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22 U.S.C. § 6203 — Establishment of the Chief Executive Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media
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**(a) Continued existence within Executive branch** The United States Agency for Global Media shall continue to exist within the Executive branch of Government as an entity described in [section 104 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section104&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Chief Executive Officer**
(1) **In general** — The head of the United States Agency for Global Media shall be a Chief Executive Officer, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, until such time as a Chief Executive Officer is appointed and has qualified, the current or acting Chief Executive Officer appointed by the Board may continue to serve and exercise the authorities and powers under this chapter.
(2) **Term** — The first Chief Executive Officer appointed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall serve for an initial term of three years.
(3) **Compensation** — A Chief Executive Officer appointed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be compensated at the annual rate of basic pay for level III of the Executive Schedule under [section 5314 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5314&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Termination of Director of International Broadcasting Bureau** Effective on December 23, 2016, the position of the Director of the International Broadcasting Bureau shall be terminated, and all of the responsibilities, offices, authorities, and immunities of the Director or the Agency under this chapter or any other Act or authority before such date shall be transferred or available to, assumed by, or overseen by the Chief Executive Officer, as head of the Agency.
**(d) Immunity from civil liability** Notwithstanding
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**(a) Continued existence within Executive branch** The United States Agency for Global Media shall continue to exist within the Executive branch of Government as an entity described in [section 104 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section104&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Chief Executive Officer**
(1) **In general** — The head of the United States Agency for Global Media shall be a Chief Executive Officer, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, until such time as a Chief Executive Officer is appointed and has qualified, the current or acting Chief Executive Officer appointed by the Board may continue to serve and exercise the authorities and powers under this chapter.
(2) **Term** — The first Chief Executive Officer appointed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall serve for an initial term of three years.
(3) **Compensation** — A Chief Executive Officer appointed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be compensated at the annual rate of basic pay for level III of the Executive Schedule under [section 5314 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5314&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Termination of Director of International Broadcasting Bureau** Effective on December 23, 2016, the position of the Director of the International Broadcasting Bureau shall be terminated, and all of the responsibilities, offices, authorities, and immunities of the Director or the Agency under this chapter or any other Act or authority before such date shall be transferred or available to, assumed by, or overseen by the Chief Executive Officer, as head of the Agency.
**(d) Immunity from civil liability** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all limitations on liability that apply to the Chief Executive Officer shall also apply to members of the boards of directors of RFE/RL, Inc., Radio Free Asia, the Open Technology Fund, the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, or any organization that consolidates such entities when such members are acting in their official capacities.
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Level III of the Executive Schedule applies to the following positions, for which the annual rate of basic pay shall be the rate determined with respect to such level under chapter 11 of title 2, as adjusted by [section 5318 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5318&num=0&edition=prelim):
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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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**(a) Authority**
(1) **In general** — Grants authorized under [section 6204 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6204&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be available to make annual grants for the purpose of promoting, consistent with United States law, unrestricted access to uncensored sources of information via the internet to enable journalists, including journalists employed by or affiliated with the Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia, the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, or any entity funded by or partnering with the United States Agency for Global Media, to create and disseminate, and for their audiences to receive, news and information consistent with the purposes, standards, and principles specified in sections 6201 and 6202 of this title.
(2) **Establishment** — There is established a grantee entity to be known as the “Open Technology Fund”, which shall carry out the provisions of this section.
**(b) Functions of the grantee** In furtherance of the mission set forth in subsection (a), the Open Technology Fund shall seek to advance freedom of the press and unrestricted access to the internet in repressive environments oversees, and shall—
(1) research, develop, implement, and maintain—
(A) technologies that circumvent techniques used by authoritarian governments, nonstate actors, and others to block or censor access to the internet, including circumvention tools that bypass internet blocking, filtering, and other censorship techniques used to limit or block legitimate access to content and information; and
(B) secure communication tools and other forms of privacy and security technology that facilitate the creation and distribution of news
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For the purpose of this title, “independent establishment” means—
(1) an establishment in the executive branch (other than the United States Postal Service or the Postal Regulatory Commission) which is not an Executive department, military department, Government corporation, or part thereof, or part of an independent establishment; and
(2) the Government Accountability Office.
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The Congress makes the following findings and declarations:
(1) It is the policy of the United States to promote the right of freedom of opinion and expression, including the freedom “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) Open communication of information and ideas among the peoples of the world contributes to international peace and stability and the promotion of such communication is in the interests of the United States.
(3) It is in the interest of the United States to support broadcasting to other nations consistent with the requirements of this chapter.
(4) The continuation of existing United States international broadcasting, and the creation of a new broadcasting service to the people of the People’s Republic of China and other countries of Asia which lack adequate sources of free information, would enhance the promotion of information and ideas, while advancing the goals of United States foreign policy.
(5) The reorganization and consolidation of United States international broadcasting will achieve important economies and strengthen the capability of the United States to use broadcasting to support freedom and democracy in a rapidly changing international environment.
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**(a) Authorities** The Chief Executive Officer shall have the following authorities:
(1) To supervise all broadcasting activities conducted pursuant to this chapter, 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) et seq.],,11 So in original. 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) et seq.], and Worldnet Television, except as provided in [section 6205(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6205/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) To review and evaluate the mission and operation of, and to assess the quality, effectiveness, and professional integrity of, all such activities within the context of the broad foreign policy objectives of the United States.
(3) To ensure that United States international broadcasting is conducted in accordance with the standards and principles contained in [section 6202 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6202&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) To review, evaluate, and determine, at least annually, after consultation with the Secretary of State, the addition or deletion of language services.
(5) To make and supervise grants and cooperative agreements for broadcasting and related activities in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter and on behalf of other agencies, accordingly.
(6) To allocate funds appropriated for international broadcasting activities among the various elements of the Agency and grantees, subject to reprogramming notification requirements in law for the reallocation of funds.
(7) To review en
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**(a) Board of RFE/RL, Incorporated** The Agency may not make any grant to RFE/RL, Incorporated, unless the certificate of incorporation of RFE/RL, Incorporated, has been amended to provide that—
(1) the Board of Directors of RFE/RL, Incorporated, shall consist of the members authorized under section 6204(a)(20) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title; and
(2) such Board of Directors shall make all major policy determinations governing the operation of RFE/RL, Incorporated, and shall appoint and fix the compensation of such managerial officers and employees of RFE/RL, Incorporated, as it considers necessary to carry out the purposes of the grant provided under this chapter.
**(b) Location of principal place of business**
(1) The Agency may not make any grant to RFE/RL, Incorporated unless the headquarters of RFE/RL, Incorporated and its senior administrative and managerial staff are in a location which ensures economy, operational effectiveness, and accountability to the Agency.
(2) Not later than 90 days after confirmation of all members of the Agency, the Agency shall provide a report to Congress on the number of administrative, managerial, and technical staff of RFE/RL, Incorporated who will be located within the metropolitan area of Washington, D.C., and the number of employees whose principal place of business will be located outside the metropolitan area of Washington, D.C.
**(c) Limitation on grant amounts** The total amount of grants made for the operating costs of RFE/RL, Incorporated, may not exceed $85,000,000 in fiscal year 2003.
**(d) Alternative grantee** If the Chief Executive Officer determines at any time that RFE/RL, Incorporated is not carrying out the functions described in this section in an effective and economical manner, the Ag
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**(a) Defined term** In this chapter—
(1) the term “grant” includes agreements under [section 6305 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section6305&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) the term “grantee” includes recipients of an agreement described in paragraph (1).
**(b) Incorporation** The Chief Executive Officer is authorized to incorporate grantees in accordance with the regular notification procedures of—
(1) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
(3) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
(4) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
**(c) Federal status** Nothing in this chapter or in any other Act, and no action taken pursuant to this chapter or any other Act, may be construed to make a grantee incorporated pursuant to subsection (b), or any other grantee or entity provided funding by the Agency, a Federal agency or instrumentality.
**(d) Leadership of grantee organizations** The chief executive officer or the equivalent official of RFE/RL Inc., Radio Free Asia, the Open Technology Fund, and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, and any other organization that is established or authorized under this chapter, shall serve at the pleasure of, and may be named by, the Chief Executive Officer of the Agency, with the concurrence of the Grantee Board and subject to the approval of the Advisory Board pursuant to [section 6205 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section6205&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 6203
editorials, broadcast by the Voice of America, which
present the views of the United States Government’’
after ‘‘policies’’, was executed by making insertion
after ‘‘policies’’ the second time it appears to reflect
the probable intent of Congress.
Subsec. (b)(4) to (10). Pub. L. 105–277, § 1323(d)(2), (3),
added par. (4) and redesignated former pars. (4) to (9) as
(5) to (10), respectively.
1994—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–415 added subsec. (c).
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.
BROADCASTING INFORMATION ON STATES
Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. B, title XXIV, § 2420,
Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–835, provided that:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Voice of America shall devote
programming each day to broadcasting information on
the individual States of the United States. The broad-
casts shall include—
‘‘(1) information on the products, tourism, and cul-
tural and educational facilities of each State;
‘‘(2) information on the potential for trade with
each State; and
‘‘(3) discussions with State officials with respect to
the matters described in paragraphs (1) and (2).
‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date
of enactment of this Act [Oct. 21, 1998], the Broad-
casting Board of Governors of the United States Infor-
mation Agency shall submit a report to Congress de-
tailing the actions that have been taken to carry out
subsection (a).
‘‘(c) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘State’
means any of the several States of the United States,
the District of Columbia, or any commonwealth or
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