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Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§1465e Compensation for Cuban interference with broadcasting in United States

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 18— - UNITED STATES INFORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V–A— - RADIO BROADCASTING TO CUBA › § 1465e

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Board can pay U.S. radio station licensees who apply for costs they paid to fight radio interference caused by the Government of Cuba. Payments can cover equipment replaced (minus depreciation) and related technical and engineering costs for work done before, on, or after October 4, 1983, under special temporary FCC authority. The FCC must set rules and procedures to carry this out no later than 180 days after October 4, 1983. Congress says the Secretary of State should try to get a quick and full settlement of U.S. claims against Cuba. Up to $5,000,000 is authorized for the Board to use. The money stays available until spent but can be used for no more than four years after the first broadcast from the programs this subchapter covers. Congress also recommends the President create a task force to study the interference and seek solutions. The law takes effect on October 1, 1984.

Full Legal Text

Title 22, §1465e

Foreign Relations and Intercourse — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)It is the intent of the Congress that the Secretary of State should seek prompt and full settlement of United States claims against the Government of Cuba arising from Cuban interference with broadcasting in the United States. Pending the settlement of these claims, it is appropriate to provide some interim assistance to the United States broadcasters who are adversely affected by Cuban radio interference and who seek to assert their right to measures to counteract the effects of such interference.
(b)Accordingly, the Board may make payments to the United States radio broadcasting station licensees upon their application for expenses which they have incurred before, on, or after October 4, 1983, in mitigating, pursuant to special temporary authority from the Federal Communications Commission, the effects of activities by the Government of Cuba which directly interfere with the transmission or reception of broadcasts by these licensees. Such expenses shall be limited to the costs of equipment replaced (less depreciation) and associated technical and engineering costs.
(c)The Federal Communications Commission shall issue such regulations and establish such procedures for carrying out this section as the Federal Communications Commission finds appropriate. Such regulations shall be issued no later than one hundred and eighty days after October 4, 1983.
(d)There are authorized to be appropriated to the Board, $5,000,000 for use in compensating United States radio broadcasting licensees pursuant to this section. Amounts appropriated under this section are authorized to be available until expended.
(e)Funds appropriated for implementation of this section shall be available for a period of no more than four years following the initial broadcast occurring as a result of programs described in this subchapter.
(f)It is the sense of the Congress that the President should establish a task force to analyze the level of interference from the operation of Cuban radio stations experienced by broadcasters in the United States and to seek a practical political and technical solution to this problem.
(g)This section shall enter into effect on October 1, 1984.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Repeal of Section Section repealed upon transmittal of determination by President under section 6063(c)(3) of this title that democratically elected government in Cuba is in power, see section 6037(c) of this title.

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act which comprises this subchapter, and not as part of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 which comprises this chapter.

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 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 105–277 effective Oct. 1, 1999, see section 1301 of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as an

Effective Date

note under section 6531 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

22 U.S.C. § 1465e

Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73