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 97 STAT. 1038 PUBLIC LAW 98-164—NOV. 22, 1983 Incorporated (commonly known as Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty); and (3) electronic jamming of international broadcasts violates at least four international agreements: Article 35(1) of the Interna- 28 UST 2495. tional Telecommunications Union Convention, Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 19 of the Inter- national Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (commonly known as the Helsinki Accords), (b) It is the sense of the Congress that the President should urge the Government of the Soviet Union to terminate its jamming of the broadcasts of the Voice of America and RFE/RL, Incorporated. The Asia TITLE IV—THE ASIA FOUNDATION Foundation Act. SHORT TITLE 22 USC 4401 SEC. 401. This title may be cited as "The Asia Foundation Act". note. FINDINGS 22 USC 4401. SEC. 402. The Congress finds that— (1) The Asia Foundation, a private nonprofit corporation incorporated in 1954 in the State of California, has long been active in promoting Asian-American friendship and cooperation and in lending encouragement and assistance to Asians in their own efforts to develop more open, more just, and more demo- cratic societies; (2) The Asia Foundation's commitment to strengthening indigenous Asian institutions which further stable national development, constructive social change, equitable economic growth, and cooperative international relationships is fully con- sistent with and supportive of long-term United States interests in Asia; (3) The Asia Foundation, as a private organization, is able to conduct programs in response to Asian initiatives that would be difficult or impossible for an official United States instrumen- tality, and it is in a position in Asia to respond quickly and flexibly to meet new opportunities; (4) in recognition of the valuable contributions of The Asia Foundation to long-range United States foreign policy interests, the United States Government has, through a variety of agen- cies, provided financial support for The Asia Foundation; and (5) it is in the interest of the United States, and the further strengthening of Asian-American friendship and cooperation, to establish a more permanent mechanism for United States Gov- ernment financial support for the ongoing activities of The Asia Foundation, while preserving the independent character of the Foundation. GRANTS TO THE ASIA FOUNDATION 22 USC 4402. SEC. 403. (a) The Secretary of State shall make an annual grant to The Asia Foundation with the funds made available under section 404. Such grants shall be in general support of the Foundation's programs and operations. The terms and conditions of grants pursu-

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