123STA T . 331 8PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 7—DE C.1 6, 2 0 0 9suchp u r p o s e s ,f u nd s av a il a b le under t his headin gm a y be used to ma k e payments necessary to fulfill the U nited S tates ’ obligations under the P acific Salmon T reaty .RELA TE D A G E NCYBROADC A STING BOARD O F GO VE RNORS INTERNATIONA LB ROADCASTING O P ERATIONS F or necessary e x penses to enable the Broadcasting Board of Governors ( BBG ) , as authori z ed, to carry out international commu - nication activities, including the purchase, rent, construction, and improvement of facilities for radio and television transmission and reception and purchase, lease, and installation of necessary e q uip- ment for radio and television transmission and reception to Cuba, and to make and supervise grants for radio and television broad- casting to the M iddle East, $73 3,7 8 8, 0 00, of w hich not more than $ 5 ,500,000 may be made available for non-salary and benefits expenses for T V Marti broadcasts to Cuba
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d, That of the total amount in this heading, not to exceed $ 16 ,000 may be used for official receptions within the United States as authorized, not to exceed $35,000 may be used for representation abroad as author- ized, and not to exceed $3 9 ,000 may be used for official reception and representation expenses of Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty: Provided fu r th er, That the authority provided by section 50 4 (c) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2 003 (Public Law 107-228
22 U.S.C. 6206 note) shall remain in effect through September 30, 2010: Provided further, That not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the BBG shall report to the Committees on Appropriations that all BBG language services and grantees, including the broadcasters to the Middle East, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, have processes and policies, including appropriate management and editorial controls, to require that programming abide by the standards and principles set forth in the United States I nternational Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6202(a) and (b)) and the relevant j ournalistic code of ethics, and not provide an open platform for terrorists or those who support terrorists: Provided further, That the BBG shall notify the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of any determination by the Board that any of its broadcast entities, including its grantee organiza- tions, was found to be in violation of the principles, standards, or journalistic code of ethics referenced in the previous proviso: Provided further, That in addition to funds made available under this heading, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, up to $2,000,000 in receipts from advertising and revenue from busi- ness ventures, up to $500,000 in receipts from cooperating inter- national organizations, and up to $1,000,000 in receipts from privatization efforts of the Voice of America and the International Broadcasting Bureau, to remain available until expended for car- rying out authorized purposes. Notif i ca tio n.De a dl ine. Deadline. R e p o r t s . Ex tension date. 2 2 USC6 2 0 6 note.
