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 112 STAT. 2681-777 PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 "Inspector General, United States Information Agency.". (d) AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC LAW 103-236. — Subsections (i) and (j) of section 308 of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6207 (i) and (j)) are amended— (1) by striking "Inspector General of the United States Information Agenc/' each place it appears and inserting "Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service"; and (2) by striking ", the Director of the United States Information Agency,". (e) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS. — T here are transferred to the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service the functions that the Office of Inspector General of the United States Information Agency exercised before the effective date of this title (including all related functions of the Inspector General of the United States Information Agency). CHAPTER 3—INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING 22 USC 6541. SEC. 1321. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF PUR- POSE. Congress finds that— (1) it is the policy of the United States to promote the right of freedom of opinion and expression, including the freedom "to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers", in accordance with Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; (2) open communication of information and ideas among the peoples of the world contributes to international peace and stability, and the promotion of such communication is in the interests of the United States; (3) it is in the interest of the United States to support broadcasting to other nations consistent with the requirements of this chapter and the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994; and (4) international broadcasting is, and should remain, an essential instrument of United States foreign policy. SEC. 1322. CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOV- ERNORS. Section 304(a) of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6203(a)) is amended to read as follows: " (a) CONTINUED EXISTENCE WITHIN EXECUTIVE BRANCH.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— The Broadcasting Board of Governors shall continue to exist within the Executive branch of Government as an entity described in section 104 of title 5, United States Code. " (2) RETENTION OF EXISTING BOARD MEMBERS.—The members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors appointed by the President pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(A) before the effective date of title XIII of the Foreign Affairs Agencies Consolidation Act of 1998 and holding office as of that date may serve the remainder of their terms of office without reappointment. "(3) INSPECTOR GENERAL AUTHORITIES.— "(A) IN GENERAL.— The Inspector General of the Depgirtment of State and the Foreign Service shall exercise the same authorities with respect to the Broadcasting

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