PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

Congress says the United States should make it easier for people in North Korea to get outside news. It asks for more support for broadcasts, including rebroadcasting news, and wants the Broadcasting Board of Governors to increase those broadcasts with a goal of providing 12 hours per day, including programs from Radio Free Asia and Voice of America. Congress also wants more money for nonprofit broadcasters, giving priority to groups that use North Korean defectors in their programs and services. The Broadcasting Board of Governors must, within 120 days after October 18, 2004, send a report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes current U.S. broadcasting to North Korea and gives a plan to reach 12 hours per day, with details on the technical needs and costs to do it.

Title 22, §7813

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(a)Sense of Congress

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)Report

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