{"identifier":"/us/usc/t22/s6215","title":22,"num":"\u00a7\u202f6215.","heading":"Establishment of Radio Free Afghanistan","text":"\u00a7\u202f6215.\nEstablishment of Radio Free Afghanistan\n(a)\nRequirement of a detailed plan\nNot later than 15 days after\nMarch 11, 2002\n(b)\nGrant authority\n(1)\nIn general\nEffective 15 days after\nMarch 11, 2002\n(2)\nSupersedes existing limitation on total annual grant amounts\nGrants made to RFE/RL, Incorporated, during the fiscal year 2002 for support of Radio Free Afghanistan may be made without regard to section 308(c) of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (\n22 U.S.C. 6207(c)\n(c)\nAvailable authorities\nIn addition to the authorities in this section, the authorities applicable to carry out United States Government broadcasting activities under the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 [\n22 U.S.C. 1431\n22 U.S.C. 6201\n(d)\nStandards; oversight\nRadio Free Afghanistan shall adhere to the same standards of professionalism and accountability, and shall be subject to the same oversight mechanisms, as other services of RFE/RL, Incorporated.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t22/s6215.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t22/s6215","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f6215."},{"t":"heading","text":"Establishment of Radio Free Afghanistan"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t22/s6215/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Requirement of a detailed plan"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Not later than 15 days after ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"March 11, 2002","tail":", RFE/RL, Incorporated, shall submit to the Broadcasting Board of Governors a report setting forth a detailed plan for the provision by RFE/RL, Incorporated, of surrogate broadcasting services in the Dari and Pashto languages to Afghanistan. Such broadcasting services shall be known as \u201cRadio Free Afghanistan\u201d."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t22/s6215/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Grant authority"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s6215/b/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In general"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Effective 15 days after ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"March 11, 2002","tail":", or the date on which the report required by subsection (a) is submitted, whichever is later, the Broadcasting Board of Governors is authorized to make grants to support Radio Free Afghanistan."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t22/s6215/b/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Supersedes existing limitation on total annual grant amounts"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Grants made to RFE/RL, Incorporated, during the fiscal year 2002 for support of Radio Free Afghanistan may be made without regard to section 308(c) of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"22 U.S.C. 6207(c)","href":"/us/usc/t22/s6207/c","tail":")."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t22/s6215/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Available authorities"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"In addition to the authorities in this section, the authorities applicable to carry out United States Government broadcasting activities under the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 [","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"22 U.S.C. 1431","href":"/us/usc/t22/s1431","tail":" et seq.], the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 ["},{"t":"ref","text":"22 U.S.C. 6201","href":"/us/usc/t22/s6201","tail":" et seq.], the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998, and other provisions of law consistent with such purpose may be used to carry out the grant authority of subsection (b)."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t22/s6215/d","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(d)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Standards; oversight"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Radio Free Afghanistan shall adhere to the same standards of professionalism and accountability, and shall be subject to the same oversight mechanisms, as other services of RFE/RL, Incorporated.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}