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 113 STAT. 766 PUBLIC LAW 106-65—OCT. 5, 1999 (D) Three shall be appointed by the majority leader of the Senate. (E) Two shall be appointed by the minority leader of the Senate. (3) The Commission shall review and make recommendations regarding the celebration of the victory in the Cold War, to include the date of the celebration, usage of facilities, participation of the Armed Forces, and expenditure of funds. (4) The Secretary shall— (A) consult with the Commission on matters relating to the celebration of the victory in the Cold War; (B) reimburse Commission members for expenses relating to participation of Commission members in Commission activities from funds made available under subsection (c); and (C) provide the Commission with administrative support. (5) The Commission shall be co-chaired by two members as follows: (A) One selected by and from among those appointed pursuant to subparagraphs (A), (C), and (E) of paragraph (2). (B) One selected by and from among those appointed pursuant to subparagraphs (B) and (D) of paragraph (2). Subtitle G—Other Matters SEC. 1061. DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD TASK FORCE ON USE OF TELE- VISION AND RADIO AS A PROPAGANDA INSTRUMENT IN TIME OF MILITARY CONFLICT. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF TASK FORCE.— The Secretary of Defense shall establish a task force of the Defense Science Board to examine— (1) the use of radio and television broadcasting as a propaganda instrument in time of military conflict; and (2) the adequacy of the capabilities of the Armed Forces to make such uses of radio and television during conflicts such as the conflict in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the spring of 1999. (b) DUTIES OF TASK FORCE. —The task force shall assess and develop recommendations as to the appropriate capabilities, if any, that the Armed Forces should have to broadcast radio and television into a region in time of military conflict so as to ensure that the general public in that region is exposed to the facts of the conflict. In making that assessment and developing those recommendations, the task force shall review the following: (1) The capabilities of the Armed Forces to develop programming and to make broadcasts that can reach a large segment of the general public in a country such as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. (2) The potential of various Department of Defense airborne or land-based mechanisms to have capabilities described in paragraph (1), including improvements to the EC-130 Commando Solo aircraft and the use of other airborne platforms, unmanned aerial vehicles, and land-based transmitters in conjunction with satellites. (3) Other issues relating to the use of television and radio as a propaganda instrument in time of conflict.

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