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 118 STAT. 1291 PUBLIC LAW 108–333—OCT. 18, 2004 (2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under paragraph (1) are author ized to remain available until expended. SEC. 103. RADIO BROADCASTING TO NORTH KOREA. (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the United States should facilitate the unhindered dissemination of information in North Korea by increasing its support for radio broadcasting to North Korea, and that the Broadcasting Board of Governors should increase broadcasts to North Korea from cur rent levels, with a goal of providing 12 hour per day broadcasting to North Korea, including broadcasts by Radio Free Asia and Voice of America. (b) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Broadcasting Board of Governors shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that— (1) describes the status of current United States broad casting to North Korea; and (2) outlines a plan for increasing such broadcasts to 12 hours per day, including a detailed description of the technical and fiscal requirements necessary to implement the plan. SEC. 104. ACTIONS TO PROMOTE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION. (a) ACTIONS.—The President is authorized to take such actions as may be necessary to increase the availability of information inside North Korea by increasing the availability of sources of information not controlled by the Government of North Korea, including sources such as radios capable of receiving broadcasting from outside North Korea. (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the President $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2005 through 2008 to carry out subsection (a). (2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under paragraph (1) are author ized to remain available until expended. (c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enact ment of this Act, and in each of the 3 years thereafter, the Secretary of State, after consultation with the heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report, in classified form, on actions taken pursuant to this section. SEC. 105. UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS. It is the sense of Congress that the United Nations has a significant role to play in promoting and improving human rights in North Korea, and that— (1) the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) has taken positive steps by adopting Resolution 2003/ 10 and Resolution 2004/13 on the situation of human rights in North Korea, and particularly by requesting the appointment of a Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in North Korea; and (2) the severe human rights violations within North Korea warrant country specific attention and reporting by the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, the Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances, the Special 22 USC 7815. President. 22 USC 7814. 22 USC 7813.

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