§7813 — Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse | U.S. Code

Summary

The United States should boost broadcasts into North Korea. It should add news rebroadcasts and work toward 12 hours of programming each day from outlets like Radio Free Asia and Voice of America. The law also calls for more funding for nongovernmental broadcasters, especially groups that use North Korean defectors in programs. Within 120 days after October 18, 2004, the Broadcasting Board of Governors must report to Congress on current U.S. broadcasts to North Korea and provide a plan to reach 12 hours daily, including the technical needs and cost details.

Title 22, §7813

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(a)It is the sense of Congress that the United States should—

(1)facilitate the unhindered dissemination of information in North Korea by increasing its support for broadcasting, including news rebroadcasting, to North Korea, and that the Broadcasting Board of Governors should increase such broadcasts, including news rebroadcasts, to North Korea from current levels, with a goal of providing 12-hour-per-day broadcasting to North Korea, including broadcasts by Radio Free Asia and Voice of America; and

(2)expand funding for nongovernmental organization broadcasting efforts, prioritizing organizations that engage North Korean defectors in programming and broadcast services.

(b)Not later than 120 days after October 18, 2004, the Broadcasting Board of Governors shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that—

(1)describes the status of current United States broadcasting to North Korea; and

(2)outlines a plan for increasing such broadcasts to 12 hours per day, including a detailed description of the technical and fiscal requirements necessary to implement the plan.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–198, § 4(1), (3), substituted “United States should—” for “United States should”, inserted par. (1) designation before “facilitate”, and added par. (2). Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 115–198, § 4(2), substituted “broadcasting, including news rebroadcasting,” for “radio broadcasting”, “increase such broadcasts, including news rebroadcasts,” for “increase broadcasts”, and “Voice of America; and” for “Voice of America.”

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.

§7813 Radio Broadcasting to North Korea