Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 116 Part 2.djvu/611

 PUBLIC LAW 107-228—SEPT. 30, 2002 116 STAT. 1393 (2) by striking "United States Information Agency" and inserting "Broadcasting Board of Governors". SEC. 504. PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTING PILOT PROGRAM. 22 USC 6206 (a) IN GENERAL.— The Director of the International Broadcasting Bureau (in this section referred to as the "Director") may estabhsh a pilot program (in this section referred to as the "program") for the purpose of hiring United States citizens or aliens as personal services contractors, without regard to Civil Service and classification laws, for service in the United States as broadcasters, producers, and writers in the International Broadcasting Bureau to respond to new or emerging broadcast needs or to augment broadcast services. (b) CONDITIONS. — The Director is authorized to use the authority of subsection (a) subject to the following conditions: (1) The Director determines that existing personnel resources are insufficient and the need is not of permanent duration. (2) The Director approves each employment of a personal services contractor. (3) The contract length, including options, may not exceed 2 years, unless the Director makes a finding that exceptional circumstances justify an extension of up to one additional year. (4) Not more than a total of 60 United States citizens or aliens are employed at any one time as personal services contractors under the program. (c) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY. —The authority to award personal services contracts under the pilot program authorized by this section shall terminate on December 31, 2005. A contract entered into prior to the termination date under this subsection may remain in effect for a period not to exceed 6 months after such termination date. SEC. 505. TRAVEL BY VOICE OF AMERICA CORRESPONDENTS. (a) EXEMPTION FROM RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SECRETARY.— Section 103(a)(1)(A) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4802(a)(1)(A)) is amended in the parenthetical clause by inserting "Voice of America correspondents on official assignment and" after "other than". (b) EXEMPTION FROM CHIEF OF MISSION RESPONSIBILITIES.— Section 207 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927) is amended— (1) in the parenthetical clause in subsection (a)(1), by inserting "Voice of America correspondents on official assignment and" after "except for"; (2) in the parenthetical clause in subsection (a)(2), by inserting "Voice of America correspondents on official assignment and" after "except for"; and (3) in the parenthetical clause in subsection (b), by inserting "Voice of America correspondents on official assignment and" after "except for". SEC. 506. REPORT ON BROADCASTING PERSONNEL. Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of Deadline, this Act, the Broadcasting Board of Grovernors shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report regarding senior personnel of the United States Broadcasting Board of Governors and efforts to diversify the workforce. The report shall include

�