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{{short description|U.S. law}}
{{short description|U.S. law}}
{{Infobox U.S. legislation
Signed in law in 1994 by U.S. President [[Bill Clinton]], this act was meant to streamline the U.S. international broadcasting and provide a cost-effective way to continue [[Radio Free Europe]]/ [[Radio Liberty]], [[Voice of America]], and [[Radio Marti]].<ref name="Raghavan">Raghavan, Sudarsan V., Stephen S. Johnson, Kristi K. Bahrenburg. Sending cross-border static: on the fate of Radio Free Europe and the influence of international broadcasting. Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 47, 1993.</ref> It placed control of the international broadcasting under the United States Information Agency.<ref>United States International Broadcasting Act, Pub. L. No. 103-236, title. III.</ref>
| shorttitle = International Broadcasting Act
| othershorttitles = {{unbulleted list|Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995|Arms Control and Nonproliferation Act of 1994|Cambodian Genocide Justice Act|Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994|Mike Mansfield Fellowship Act|Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act of 1994|Protection and Reduction of Government Secrecy Act|Spoils of War Act of 1994}}
| longtitle = An Act to authorize appropriations for the Department of State, the United States Information Agency, and related agencies, to authorize appropriations for foreign assistance programs, and for other purposes.
| colloquialacronym =
| nickname = Anti-Economic Discrimination Act of 1994
| enacted by = 103rd
| effective date = April 30, 1994
| public law url = http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/STATUTE-108/pdf/STATUTE-108-Pg382.pdf
| cite public law = 103-236
| cite statutes at large = {{usstat|108|382}} ''aka'' 108 Stat. 432
| acts amended =
| acts repealed =
| title amended = [[Title 22 of the United States Code|22 U.S.C.: Foreign Relations and Intercourse]]
| sections created = {{Usc-title-chap|22|71}} § 6201 et seq.
| sections amended =
| leghisturl = http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d103:HR02333:@@@R
| introducedin = House
| introducedbill = {{USBill|103|H.R.|2333}}
| introducedby = [[Lee H. Hamilton]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]–[[Indiana|IN]])
| introduceddate = June 8, 1993
| committees = [[United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs|House Foreign Affairs]], [[United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations|Senate Foreign Relations]], [[United States House Committee on the Judiciary|House Judiciary]]
| passedbody1 = House
| passeddate1 = June 22, 1993
| passedvote1 = 273-144, {{US House Vote|1993|252}}
| passedbody2 = Senate
| passedas2 = <!-- used if the second body changes the name of the legislation -->
| passeddate2 = February 2, 1994
| passedvote2 = 92-8 {{US Senate Vote|103|2|18}}, in lieu of {{USBill|103|S.|1281}}
| conferencedate = April 25, 1994
| passedbody3 = House
| passeddate3 = April 28, 1994
| passedvote3 = agreed voice vote
| agreedbody3 = <!-- used when the other body agrees without going into committee -->
| agreeddate3 = <!-- used when the other body agrees without going into committee -->
| agreedvote3 = <!-- used when the other body agrees without going into committee -->
| agreedbody4 = <!-- used if agreedbody3 further amends legislation -->
| agreeddate4 = <!-- used if agreedbody3 further amends legislation -->
| agreedvote4 = <!-- used if agreedbody3 further amends legislation -->
| passedbody4 = Senate
| passeddate4 = April 28, 1994
| passedvote4 = agreed unanimous consent
| signedpresident = [[Bill Clinton]]
| signeddate = April 30, 1994
| unsignedpresident = <!-- used when passed without presidential signing -->
| unsigneddate = <!-- used when passed without presidential signing -->
| vetoedpresident = <!-- used when passed by overriding presidential veto -->
| vetoeddate = <!-- used when passed by overriding presidential veto -->
| overriddenbody1 = <!-- used when passed by overriding presidential veto -->
| overriddendate1 = <!-- used when passed by overriding presidential veto -->
| overriddenvote1 = <!-- used when passed by overriding presidential veto -->
| overriddenbody2 = <!-- used when passed by overriding presidential veto -->
| overriddendate2 = <!-- used when passed by overriding presidential veto -->
| overriddenvote2 = <!-- used when passed by overriding presidential veto -->
| amendments =
| SCOTUS cases =
}}
Signed in law in 1994 by U.S. President [[Bill Clinton]], this act was meant to streamline the U.S. international broadcasting and provide a cost-effective way to continue [[Radio Free Europe]]/ [[Radio Liberty]], [[Voice of America]], and [[Radio Marti]].<ref name="Raghavan">Raghavan, Sudarsan V., Stephen S. Johnson, Kristi K. Bahrenburg. Sending cross-border static: on the fate of Radio Free Europe and the influence of international broadcasting. Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 47, 1993.</ref> It placed control of the international broadcasting under the [[United States Information Agency]].<ref>United States International Broadcasting Act, Pub. L. No. 103-236, title. III.</ref>


==History==
==History==
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[[Category:103rd United States Congress]]
[[Category:103rd United States Congress]]
[[Category:International broadcasting]]
[[Category:International broadcasting]]
[[Category:Acts of Congress]]