Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 85 — North Korean Human Rights
§ 7813. Radio broadcasting to North Korea
Statutory text
Sense of Congress
It is the sense of Congress that the United States should—
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
expand funding for nongovernmental organization broadcasting efforts, prioritizing organizations that engage North Korean defectors in programming and broadcast services.
Report
Not later than 120 days after , the Broadcasting Board of Governors shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that—
describes the status of current United States broadcasting to North Korea; and
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.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004
Pub. L. 108–333 title I § 103 · 118 Stat. 1287
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 7813
Pub. L. 108–333, title I, § 103, Oct. 18, 2004, 118 Stat. 1291
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 108–333, title I, § 103, Oct. 18, 2004, 118 Stat. 1291Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 103. RADIO BROADCASTING TO NORTH KOREA. (a) Sense of Congress.— It is the sense of Congress that the United States should facilitate the unhindered dissemination of information in North Korea by increasing its support for radio broadcasting to North Korea, and that the Broadcasting Board of Governors should increase broadcasts 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. (b) Report.— Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 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.North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2017
Pub. L. 115–198 § 4(1) · 132 Stat. 1519
Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 7813(a)
Pub. L. 115–198, § 4(1), (3), substituted “United States should—” for “United States should”
Inserted · 22 U.S.C. § 7813(a)
Pub. L. 115–198, § 4(1), (3), inserted par. (1) designation before “facilitate”
Added · 22 U.S.C. § 7813(a)
Pub. L. 115–198, § 4(1), (3), added par. (2)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
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).Enacted provision · exact public law section
(1) by striking “that the United States should facilitate” and inserting the following: “that the United States should— “(1) facilitate” ;North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2017
Pub. L. 115–198 § 4(2) · 132 Stat. 1519
Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 7813(a)(1)
Pub. L. 115–198, § 4(2), substituted “broadcasting, including news rebroadcasting,” for “radio broadcasting”
Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 7813(a)(1)
Pub. L. 115–198, § 4(2), substituted “increase such broadcasts, including news rebroadcasts,” for “increase broadcasts”
Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 7813(a)(1)
Pub. L. 115–198, § 4(2), substituted “Voice of America; and” for “Voice of America.”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
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.”Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) in paragraph (1), as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this section— (A) by striking “radio broadcasting” and inserting “broadcasting, including news rebroadcasting,”; and (B) by striking “increase broadcasts” and inserting “increase such broadcasts, including news rebroadcasts,”; and (C) by striking “Voice of America.” and inserting the following: “Voice of America; and”; and
7 of 7 references resolved to an enrolled provision
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 , and became effective .
Credits
2004–2018 · 2 acts
Show as published
(Pub. L. 108–333, title I, § 103, , 118 Stat. 1291; Pub. L. 115–198, § 4, , 132 Stat. 1521.)