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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jan 21, 1993
Overseas Broadcasting Consolidation and Deficit Reduction Act of 1993 - Title I: Reduction in Government-Funded Radio and Television Broadcasting Overseas - Prohibits the use of funds for the design, construction, or operation of a radio transmitter facility in Israel. Repeals the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act. Repeals a provision of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 which authorizes a U.S. Information Agency satellite and television program. Title II: Transfer of Functions and Savings Provisions - Transfers all functions of the Board for International Broadcasting to the U.S. Information Agency. Requires the Director of the U.S. Information Agency to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan for the consolidation of transferred functions with existing activities of the Bureau for Broadcasting that includes: (1) a proposal for the reduction of broadcasting activities by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; and (2) recommendations for necessary legislative changes. Repeals the Board for International Broadcasting Act.
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Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] · D–WI
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7204-7205)
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S655-656)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S463-465)
Introduced in Senate
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