PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The law says the State Department must try to get Cuba to pay for damage from Cuban radio interference. While those claims are being settled, a Board may pay back U.S. radio station licensees for costs they spent to fight the interference. Stations can apply for expenses they had before, on, or after October 4, 1983. Payments cover replaced equipment (minus depreciation) and related technical and engineering costs. The Federal Communications Commission must write rules and procedures no later than 180 days after October 4, 1983. Up to $5,000,000 is authorized for these payments and may remain available until expended, but funds must be used within four years after the first broadcast from the programs covered by this subchapter. Congress asks the President to create a task force to study the interference and seek political and technical solutions. The law takes effect on October 1, 1984.

Title 22, §1465e

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(a)Interim assistance to United States broadcasters

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)Money payments pursuant to authority from Federal Communications Commission

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)Regulations and procedures

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)Authorization of appropriations

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)Four-year availability for appropriated funds

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)Presidential task force

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)Effective Date

This section shall enter into effect on October 1, 1984.

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.

§1465e Compensation for Cuban Interference with Broadcasting in United States

Summary

Title 22, §1465e

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