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 96 STAT. 296

PUBLIC LAW 97-241—AUG. 24, 1982 AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 402. Subparagraph (A) of section 8(a)(l) of the Board for International Broadcasting Act of 1973 (22 U.S.C. 2877(a)(l)(A)) is amended to read as follows: "(A) $86,519,000 for the fiscal year 1982 and $98,317,000 for the fiscal year 1983; and". MEMBERSHIP OF THE RFE/RL BOARD AND THE BOARD FOR INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING

SEC. 403. (a) The Board for International Broadcasting Act of 1973 (22 U.S.C. 2871-2879) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING AND THE RFE/RL BOARD "SEC. 11. (a) Effective 60 days after the date of enactment of this section, no grant may be made under this Act to RFE/RL, Incorporated, unless the certificate of incorporation of RFE/RL, Incorporated, has been amended to provide that— "(1) the Board of Directors of RFE/RL, Incorporated, shall consist of the members of the Board for International Broadcasting and of no other members, except that the member of the Board for International Broadcasting who is an ex officio member of that Board because of his or her position as chief operating executive of RFE/RL, Incorporated, may participate in the activities of the Board of Directors but may not vote in the determinations of the Board of Directors; and "(2) such Board of Directors shall make all major policy determinations governing the operation of RFE/RL, Incorporated, and shall appoint and fix the compensation of such managerial officers and employees of RFE/RL^ Incorporated, as it deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. "G)) Compliance with the requirement of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) shall not be construed to make RFE/RL, Incorporated, a Federal agency or instrumentality.". (b)(1) Section 3(b)(l) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2872(b)(l)) is amended to read as follows: "(b)(1) COMPOSITION OF BOARD.—The Board shall consist of ten members, one of whom shall be an ex officio member. The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, nine voting members, one of whom the President shall designate as chairman. Not more than five of the members of the Board appointed by the President shall be of the same political party. The chief operating executive of RFE/RL, Incorporated, shall be an ex officio member of the Board and may participate in the activities of the Board, but may not vote in the determinations of the Board.". (2) Sections 3(b)(3) and (4) of that Act (22 U.S.C. 28720)) (3) and (4)) are amended to read as follows: "MERGER OF THE BOARD FOR

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Functions.

"(3) TERM OF OFFICE OF PRESIDENTIALLY APPOINTED MEMBERS.—

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The term of office of each member of the Board appointed by the President shall be three years, except that the terms of office of the individuals initially appointed as the four additional voting members of the Board who are provided for by the Board for Intemational Broadcasting Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1982 and 1983,

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