S. 3104 · 111th Congress
A bill to permanently authorize Radio Free Asia, and for other purposes.
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- Senate Introduced Mar 11, 2010
- Senate Passed Jun 25, 2010
- House Passed Jun 30, 2010
- President To the President Jul 1, 2010
- President Signed Jul 13, 2010
- Law Jul 13, 2010
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) public access to accurate information is imperative for promoting government accountability and the protection of human rights; (2) Radio Free Asia (RFA) provides a vital voice to people in Asia; (3) some of the governments in Asia spend millions of dollars each year to jam RFA; and (4) Congress should provide…
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Jul 13, 2010
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on June 22, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) public access to accurate information is imperative for promoting government accountability and the protection of human rights; (2) Radio Free Asia (RFA) provides a vital voice to people in Asia; (3) some of the governments in Asia spend millions of dollars each year to jam RFA; and (4) Congress should provide additional and permanent funding for RFA.
Amends the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 to make permanent the authority of the Broadcasting Board of Governors to make grants to operate RFA.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: A bill to permanently authorize Radio Free Asia, and for other purposes.
Latest action (Jul 13, 2010): Became Public Law No: 111-202.
Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 11, 2010
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- Senate Introduced Mar 11, 2010
- Senate Passed Jun 25, 2010
- House Passed Jun 30, 2010
- President To the President Jul 1, 2010
- President Signed Jul 13, 2010
- Law Jul 13, 2010
No recorded floor vote found.