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 PUBLIC LAW 106-286—OCT. 10, 2000 114 STAT. 907 as the next order of business of the Council during the same session; and (2) the United States should be prepared to aggressively counter any effort by any WTO member, upon the approval of the General Council of the WTO of the terms and conditions of the accession of the People's Republic of China to the WTO, to block the accession of Taiwan to the WTO. TITLE VII—RELATED ISSUES SEC. 701. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR BROADCASTING 22 USC 7001. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND INTERNATIONAL BROAD- CASTING OPERATIONS. (a) BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.— In addition to such sums as may otherwise be authorized to be appropriated, there are authorized to be appropriated for "Department of State and Related Agency, Related Agency, Broadcasting Board of Governors, Broadcasting Capital Improvements" $65,000,000 for the fiscal year 2001. (b) INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS.— (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —In addition to such sums as are otherwise authorized to be appropriated, there are authorized to be appropriated $34,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2001 and 2002 for "Department of State and Related Agency, Related Agency, Broadcasting Board of Governors, International Broadcasting Operations" for the purposes under paragraph (2). (2) USES OF FUNDS. —In addition to other authorized purposes, funds appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be used for the following: (A) To increase personnel for the program development office to enhance marketing programming in the People's Republic of China and neighboring countries. (B) To enable Radio Free Asia's expansion of news research, production, call-in show capability, and web site/ Internet enhancement for the People's Republic of China and neighboring countries.

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