§ 1464b. — Voice of America hiring practices.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC1464b]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 18--UNITED STATES INFORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
SUBCHAPTER V--DISSEMINATION ABROAD OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNITED
STATES
Sec. 1464b. Voice of America hiring practices
(a) Prohibition
After February 16, 1990, the Voice of America shall not select
candidates for employment who must be or are preapproved for employment
at the Voice of America by a foreign government or an entity controlled
by a foreign government.
(b) Exception
The prohibition referred to in this section shall not apply to--
(1) participants in the Voice of America's exchange programs; or
(2) clerical, technical, or maintenance staff at Voice of
America offices in foreign countries.
(c) Report
If the Broadcasting Board of Governors determines that the
prohibition under subsection (a) of this section would require the
termination of a specific Voice of America foreign language service,
then, not less than 90 days before the Board begins to recruit such
candidates, the Board shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations
of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives a report concerning--
(1) the number and location of speakers of the applicable
foreign language who could be recruited by the Voice of America
without violating this section; and
(2) the efforts made by the Voice of America to recruit such
individuals for employment.
(Jan. 27, 1948, ch. 36, title V, Sec. 506, as added Pub. L. 101-246,
title II, Sec. 232, Feb. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 57; amended Pub. L. 105-
277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIII, Sec. 1335(a)(2), Oct. 21, 1998, 112
Stat. 2681-787.)
Amendments
1998--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105-277, in introductory provisions,
substituted ``Broadcasting Board of Governors'' for ``Director of the
United States Information Agency'', ``Board begins'' for ``Agency
begins'', and ``Board shall'' for ``Director shall''.
Change of Name
Committee on Foreign Affairs of House of Representatives treated as
referring to Committee on International Relations of House of
Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a note
preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.
Effective Date of 1998 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 105-277 effective Oct. 1, 1999, see section
1301 of Pub. L. 105-277, set out as an Effective Date note under section
6531 of this title.
