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Board for International Broadcasting Act

Board for International Broadcasting Act

Act Details

Board for International Broadcasting Act was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1973-05-31 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 93 United States Congress by Charles Harting Percy in relation with: Broadcasting, International affairs.

Board for International Broadcasting Act became law (1) in the United States on 1973-10-19

It was referred to the following Committee(s): (2)

Senate Foreign Relations (SSFR)
House Foreign Affairs (HSFA)

Charles Harting Percy, member of the US congress
Charles Harting Percy, Republican, Senator from Illinois

The proposal had the following cosponsors:

Howard Henry Baker, Republican, Senator, from Tennessee, district 2
James Glenn Beall, Republican, Senator, from Maryland
Wallace Foster Bennett, Republican, Senator, from Utah
Marlow Webster Cook, Republican, Senator, from Kentucky
Norris H. Cotton, Republican, Senator, from New Hampshire
Carl Thomas Curtis, Republican, Senator, from Nebraska
Robert Dole, Senator, from Kansas
Hiram Leong Fong, Republican, Senator, from Hawaii
Robert Paul Griffin, Republican, Senator, from Michigan
Clifford Peter Hansen, Republican, Senator, from Wyoming
Roman Lee Hruska, Republican, Senator, from Nebraska
Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Democrat, Senator, from Minnesota
Gale William Mcgee, Democrat, Senator, from Wyoming
Thomas James Mcintyre, Democrat, Senator, from New Hampshire
Richard Schultz Schweiker, Republican, Senator, from Pennsylvania
Hugh Doggett Scott, Republican, Senator, from Pennsylvania
Adlai Ewing Stevenson, Democrat, Representative, from Illinois, district 13
Strom Thurmond, Senator, from South Carolina
John Goodwin Tower, Republican, Senator, from Texas
Milton Young, Senator, from North Dakota

Act Overview

  • Number: 1914 (3)
  • Official Title as Introduced: An Act to provide for the establishment of the Board for International Broadcasting, to authorize the continuation of assistance to Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty, and for other purposes (4)
  • Short Title: Board for International Broadcasting Act
  • Date First Introduced: 1973-05-31
  • Sponsor Name: Milton Young
  • Assignment Process: See Committe Assignments (5)
  • Latest Major Activity/Action: Enacted
  • Date Enacted (signed, in general (6), by President): 1973-10-19
  • Type: s (7)
  • Main Topic: International affairs
  • Related Bills: (8)

    hres549-93, Reason: rule, Type: bill
    hr8144-93, Reason: identical, Type: bill

  • Summary of Board for International Broadcasting Act: Govtrack. Authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress.
  • Primary Source: Congress Website

Text of the Board for International Broadcasting Act

(LATEST SUMMARY) Board for International Broadcasting Act – Establishes a Board for International Broadcasting. Provides that the Board shall consist of seven members two of whom shall be ex officio members. States that the President shall appoint by and with the advice and consent of the Senate five voting members one of whom he shall designate as chairman. Sets forth the terms and compensation of the Board. Authorizes the Board to perform specified functions including: (1) to make grants to Radio Free Europe and to Radio Liberty; (2) to review and evaluate the mission and operation of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty and to assess the quality effectiveness and professional integrity of their broadcasting within the context of the broad foreign policy objectives of the United States; and (3) to encourage the most efficient utilization of available resources by Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty and to undertake or request that Radio Free or Radio Liberty undertake such studies as may be necessary to identify areas in which the operations of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty may be made more efficient and economical. Provides for an audit of the books documents papers and records of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty by the Board and the Comptroller General. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1974 to carry out the purposes and provisions of this Act.

Act Notes

  • [Note 1] An Act (like Board for International Broadcasting Act) or a resolution cannot become a law in the United States until it has been approved (passed) in identical form by both the House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as signed by the President (but see (5)). If the two bodys of the Congress versions of an Act are not identical, one of the bodies might decide to take a further vote to adopt the bill (see more about the Congress process here). An Act may be pass in identical form with or without amendments and with or without conference. (see more about Enrollment).
  • [Note 2] Proposals are referred to committees for preliminary consideration, then debated, amended, and passed (or rejected) by the full House or Senate. To prevent endless shuttling of bills between the House and Senate, bills like Board for International Broadcasting Act are referred to joint committees made up of members of both houses.
  • [Note 3] For more information regarding this legislative proposal, go to THOMAS, select “Bill Number,” search on (Board for International Broadcasting Act)
  • [Note 4] An Act to provide for the establishment of the Board for International Broadcasting, to authorize the continuation of assistance to Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty, and for other purposes. The current official title of a bill is always present, assigned at introduction (for example, in this case, on 1973-05-31) and can be revised any time. This type of titles are sentences.
  • [Note 5] The Act is referred to the appropriate committee by the Speaker of any of the two Houses. Bills are placed on the calendar of the committee to which they have been assigned. See Assignment Process.
  • [Note 6] Regarding exceptions to President´s approval, a bill that is not signed (returned unsigned) by the President can still become law if at lest two thirds of each of the two bodys of the Congress votes to pass it, which is an infrequent case. See also Presidential Veto.
  • [Note 7] Legislative Proposal types can be: hr, hres, hjres, hconres, s, sres, sjres, sconres. A bill originating in the Senate is designated by the letter “S”, and a bill originating from the House of Representatives begins with “H.R.”, followed, in both cases, by its individual number which it retains throughout all its parliamentary process.
  • [Note 8] For information regarding related bill/s to Board for International Broadcasting Act, go to THOMAS.

Analysis

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Broadcasting
International affairs

Further Reading

  • “How our laws are made”, Edward F Willett; Jack Brooks, Washington, U.S. G.P.O.
  • “To make all laws : the Congress of the United States, 1789-1989”, James H Hutson- Washington, Library of Congress.
  • “Bills introduced and laws enacted: selected legislative statistics, 1947-1990”, Rozanne M Barry; Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

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  2. An Act to authorize appropriations for the Board for International Broadcasting for fiscal year 1976; and to promote improved relations between the United States, Greece, and Turkey, to assist in the solution of the refugee problem of Cyprus, and to otherwise strengthen the North Atlantic Alliance
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  10. Educational Broadcasting Facilities And Telecommunications Demonstration Act Of 1976
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