PUBLIC LAW 107-228—SEPT. 30, 2002 116 STAT. 1361 Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998, and to carry out other authorities in law consistent with such purposes: (1) INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS.— (A) IN GENERAL.— For "International Broadcasting Operations", $485,823,000 for the fiscal year 2003. (B) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. —Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by subparagraph (A) for the fiscal year 2003, there is authorized to be available for Radio Free Asia $35,000,000 for the fiscal year 2003. (2) BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.—For "Broadcasting Capital Improvements", $13,740,000 for the fiscal year 2003. (3) BROADCASTING TO CUBA.— For "Broadcasting to Cuba", $25,923,000 for the fiscal year 2003. (b) CONTINUATION OF ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION FOR BROAD- CASTING TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES.— Section 701 of Public Law 106-286 (22 U.S.C. 7001) is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by striking "2001" and inserting "2003"; and (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking "2001 and 2002" and inserting "2001, 2002, and 2003". (c) ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MIDDLE EAST RADIO NETWORK OF VOICE OF AMERICA. —In addition to such amounts as are made available for the Middle East Radio Network of Voice of America pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under subsection (a), there is authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for the fiscal year 2003 for the Middle East Radio Network of Voice of America. TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES Subtitle A—Basic Authorities and Activities SEC. 201. EMERGENCY EVACUATION SERVICES. Section 4(b)(2)(A) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2671(b)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows: "(A) the evacuation when their lives are endangered by war, civil unrest, or natural disaster of— "(i) United States Government employees and their dependents; and "(ii) private United States citizens or third-country nationals, on a reimbursable basis to the maximum extent practicable, with such reimbursements to be credited to the applicable Department of State appropriation and to remain available until expended, except that no reimbursement under this clause shall be paid that is greater than the amount the person evacuated would have been charged for a reasonable commercial air fare immediately prior to the events giving rise to the evacuation;".
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