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 97 STAT. 752 PUBLIC LAW 98-111 —OCT. 4, 1983 Claims against Cuban Government. 22 USC 1465e. Regulations. Appropriation authorization. Interference level analysis. Effective date. 22 USC 1465e note. 22 USC 1465f. FACILITY COMPENSATION SEC. 7. (a) It is the intent of the Congress that the Secretary of State should seek prompt and full settlement of United States claims against the Government of Cuba arising from Cuban interfer- ence with broadcasting in the United States. Pending the settlement of these claims, it is appropriate to provide some interim assistance to the United States broadcasters who are adversely affected by Cuban radio interference and who seek to assert their right to measures to counteract the effects of such interference. (b) Accordingly, the Agency may make payments to the United States radio broadcasting station licensees upon their application for expenses which they have incurred before, on, or after the date of this Act in mitigating, pursuant to special temporary authority from the Federal Communications Commission, the effects of activities by the Government of Cuba which directly interfere with the transmis- sion or reception of broadcasts by these licensees. Such expenses shall be limited to the costs of equipment (replaced less depreciation) and associated technical and engineering costs. (c) The Federal Communications Commission shall issue such regulations and establish such procedures for carrying out this section as the Federal Communications Commission finds appropri- ate. Such regulations shall be issued no later than one hundred and eighty days after enactment of this Act. (d) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Agency, $5,000,000 for usc in compensating United States radio broadcasting licensees pursuant to this section. Amounts appropriated under this section are authorized to be available until expended. (e) Funds appropriated for implementation of this section shall be available for a period of no more than four years following the initial broadcast occurring as a result of programs described in this Act. (f) It is the sense of the Congress that the President should establish a task force to analyze the level of interference from the operation of Cuban radio stations experienced by broadcasters in the United States and to seek a practical political and technical solution to this problem. (g) This section shall enter into effect on October 1, 1984. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS SEC. 8. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated for the United States Information Agency $14,000,000 for fiscal year 1984 and $11,000,000 for fiscal year 1985 to carry out sections 3 and 4 of this Act. The amount obligated by the United States Information Agency in ensuing fiscal years shall be sufficient to maintain broadcasts to Cuba under this Act at rates no less than the fiscal year 1985 level. (b) In addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated to the Agency for the fiscal years 1984 and 1985, there are author- ized to be appropriated to the Agency $54,800,000 for the fiscal year 1984 and $54,800,000 for the fiscal year 1985, which amounts shall be available only for expenses incurred by essential modernization of the facilities and operations of the Voice of America. (c) Amounts appropriated under this section are authorized to be made available until expended.

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