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22 U.S.C. § 6041 — Television broadcasting to Cuba
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**(a) Conversion to UHF** The Director of the International Broadcasting Bureau shall implement a conversion of television broadcasting to Cuba under the Television Marti Service to ultra high frequency (UHF) broadcasting.
**(b) Periodic reports** Not later than 45 days after March 12, 1996, and every three months thereafter until the conversion described in subsection (a) is fully implemented, the Director of the International Broadcasting Bureau shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on the progress made in carrying out subsection (a).
**(c) Termination of broadcasting authorities** Upon transmittal of a determination under [section 6063(c)(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6063/c/3&num=0&edition=prelim), the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act ([22 U.S.C. 1465aa](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1465aa&num=0&edition=prelim) and following) and the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act ([22 U.S.C. 1465](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1465&num=0&edition=prelim) and following) are repealed.
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**(a) Conversion to UHF** The Director of the International Broadcasting Bureau shall implement a conversion of television broadcasting to Cuba under the Television Marti Service to ultra high frequency (UHF) broadcasting.
**(b) Periodic reports** Not later than 45 days after March 12, 1996, and every three months thereafter until the conversion described in subsection (a) is fully implemented, the Director of the International Broadcasting Bureau shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on the progress made in carrying out subsection (a).
**(c) Termination of broadcasting authorities** Upon transmittal of a determination under [section 6063(c)(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6063/c/3&num=0&edition=prelim), the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act ([22 U.S.C. 1465aa](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1465aa&num=0&edition=prelim) and following) and the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act ([22 U.S.C. 1465](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1465&num=0&edition=prelim) and following) are repealed.
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The Congress finds and declares that—
(1) it is the policy of the United States to support the right of the people of Cuba to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers, in accordance with article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
(2) consonant with this policy, television broadcasting to Cuba may be effective in furthering the open communication of accurate information and ideas to the people of Cuba and, in particular, information about Cuba;
(3) television broadcasting to Cuba, operated in a manner not inconsistent with the broad foreign policy of the United States and in accordance with high professional standards, would be in the national interest;
(4) facilities broadcasting television programming to Cuba must be operated in a manner consistent with applicable regulations of the Federal Communications Commission, and must not affect the quality of domestic broadcast transmission or reception; and
(5) that 11 So in original. The word “that” probably should not appear. the Voice of America already broadcasts to Cuba information that represents America, not any single segment of American society, and includes a balanced and comprehensive projection of significant American thought and institutions, but that there is a need for television broadcasts to Cuba which provide news, commentary, and other information about events in Cuba and elsewhere to promote the cause of freedom in Cuba.
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The United States Information Agency (other than the Broadcasting Board of Governors and the International Broadcasting Bureau) is abolished.
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The Congress finds and declares—
(1) that it is the policy of the United States to support the right of the people of Cuba to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers, in accordance with article 19 of Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
(2) that, consonant with this policy, radio broadcasting to Cuba may be effective in furthering the open communication of accurate information and ideas to the people of Cuba, in particular information about Cuba;
(3) that such broadcasting to Cuba, operated in a manner not inconsistent with the broad foreign policy of the United States and in accordance with high professional standards, would be in the national interest; and
(4) that the Voice of America already broadcasts to Cuba information that represents America, not any single segment of American society, and includes a balanced and comprehensive projection of significant American thought and institutions but that there is a need for broadcasts to Cuba which provide news, commentary and other information about events in Cuba and elsewhere to promote the cause of freedom in Cuba.
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Page 367
TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 1465
for ‘‘Director of the United States Information Agen-
cy’’ after ‘‘statement by the’’ and for ‘‘United States
Information Agency’’ after ‘‘available to the’’.
Subsec. (e)(3). Pub. L. 105–277, § 1335(a)(1)(B), sub-
stituted
‘‘Broadcasting
Board
of
Governors’’
for
‘‘United States Information Agency’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
CHANGE OF NAME
Broadcasting Board of Governors renamed United
States Agency for Global Media pursuant to section
6204(a)(21) of this title. The renaming was effectuated
by notice to congressional appropriations committees
dated May 24, 2018, and became effective Aug. 22, 2018.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 105–277 effective Oct. 1, 1999,
see section 1301 of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as an Effec-
tive Date note under section 6531 of this title.
TELEVISION SERVICE OF USIA
Pub. L. 100–204, title II, § 207, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat.
1374, which provided that the television and film serv-
ice of the United States Information Agency was to op-
erate under same criteria and conditions as specified
for Voice of America by section 1463 of this title, was
repealed by Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIII,
§ 1336(7), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–790.
§ 1464b. Voice of America hiring practices
(a) Prohibition
After February 16, 1990, the Voice of America
shall not select candidates for employment who
must be or are preapproved for employment at
the Voice of America by a foreign government
or an entity controlled by a foreign government.
(b) Exception
The prohibition referred to in this section
shall not apply to—
(1) participants in the Voice of America’s ex-
change programs; or
(2) clerical, technical, or maintenance staff
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 1465f
1 So in original. The word ‘‘that’’ probably should not appear.
AMENDMENTS
1998—Subsecs. (b), (d). Pub. L. 105–277 substituted
‘‘Board’’ for ‘‘Agency’’.
1984—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–411 substituted ‘‘replaced
(less’’ for ‘‘(replaced less’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 105–277 effective Oct. 1, 1999,
see section 1301 of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as an Effec-
tive Date note under section 6531 of this title.
§ 1465f. Authorization of appropriations
(a) There are authorized to be appropriated for
the Broadcasting Board of Governors $14,000,000
for fiscal year 1984 and $11,000,000 for fiscal year
1985 to carry out sections 1465a and 1465b of this
title. The amount obligated by the Broadcasting
Board of Governors in ensuing fiscal years shall
be sufficient to maintain broadcasts to Cuba
under this subchapter at rates no less than the
fiscal year 1985 level.
(b) In addition to amounts otherwise author-
ized to be appropriated to the Board for the fis-
cal years 1984 and 1985, there are authorized to
be appropriated to the Board $54,800,000 for the
fiscal year 1984 and $54,800,000 for the fiscal year
1985, which amounts shall be available only for
expenses incurred by essential modernization of
the facilities and operations of the Voice of
America.
(c) Amounts appropriated under this section
are authorized to be made available until ex-
pended.
(Pub. L. 98–111, § 8, Oct. 4, 1983, 97 Stat. 752; Pub.
L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIII, § 1324(1),
(2), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–781.)
REPEAL OF SECTION
Section repealed upon transmittal of deter-
mination by President under section 6063(c)(3)
of this title that dem
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 6041
(Pub. L. 104–114, title I, § 108, Mar. 12, 1996, 110
Stat. 798.)
Executive Documents
DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS
For delegation of congressional reporting functions
of President under subsec. (a) of this section, see sec-
tion 1 of Ex. Ord. No. 13313, July 31, 2003, 68 F.R. 46075,
set out as a note under section 301 of Title 3, The Presi-
dent.
§ 6039. Authorization of support for democratic
and human rights groups and international
observers
(a) Authorization
Notwithstanding any other provision of law
(including section 6032 of this title), except for
section 2394–1 of this title and comparable noti-
fication requirements contained in any Act
making appropriations for foreign operations,
export financing, and related programs, the
President is authorized to furnish assistance and
provide other support for individuals and inde-
pendent nongovernmental organizations to sup-
port democracy-building efforts for Cuba, in-
cluding the following:
(1) Published and informational matter, such
as books, videos, and cassettes, on transitions
to democracy, human rights, and market
economies, to be made available to inde-
pendent democratic groups in Cuba.
(2) Humanitarian assistance to victims of
political repression, and their families.
(3) Support for democratic and human rights
groups in Cuba.
(4) Support for visits and permanent deploy-
ment of independent international human
rights monitors in Cuba.
(b) OAS emergency fund
(1) For support of human rights and elections
The President shall take the necessary steps
to encourage the Organization of American
States to create a special emergency fund for
the explicit purpose of deploying human rights
observers, election support, and election ob-
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