2014 US Code
Title 22 - Foreign Relations and Intercourse (Sections 1 - 9141)
Chapter 18 - United States Information and Educational Exchange Programs (Sections 1431 - 1480)
Subchapter V - Dissemination Abroad of Information About the United States (Sections 1461 - 1464b)
Sec. 1464b - Voice of America hiring practices
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE CHAPTER 18 - UNITED STATES INFORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS SUBCHAPTER V - DISSEMINATION ABROAD OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNITED STATES Sec. 1464b - Voice of America hiring practices |
| Contains | section 1464b |
| Date | 2014 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Jan. 27, 1948, ch. 36, title V, §506, as added Pub. L. 101-246, title II, §232, Feb. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 57; amended Pub. L. 105-277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIII, §1335(a)(2), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-787. |
| Statutes at Large References | 104 Stat. 57 112 Stat. 2681-787 |
| Public and Private Laws | Public Law 101-246, Public Law 105-277 |
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After February 16, 1990, the Voice of America shall not select candidates for employment who must be or are preapproved for employment at the Voice of America by a foreign government or an entity controlled by a foreign government.
(b) ExceptionThe prohibition referred to in this section shall not apply to—
(1) participants in the Voice of America's exchange programs; or
(2) clerical, technical, or maintenance staff at Voice of America offices in foreign countries.
(c) ReportIf the Broadcasting Board of Governors determines that the prohibition under subsection (a) would require the termination of a specific Voice of America foreign language service, then, not less than 90 days before the Board begins to recruit such candidates, the Board shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report concerning—
(1) the number and location of speakers of the applicable foreign language who could be recruited by the Voice of America without violating this section; and
(2) the efforts made by the Voice of America to recruit such individuals for employment.
(Jan. 27, 1948, ch. 36, title V, §506, as added Pub. L. 101–246, title II, §232, Feb. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 57; amended Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIII, §1335(a)(2), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–787.)
AMENDMENTS1998—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105–277, in introductory provisions, substituted "Broadcasting Board of Governors" for "Director of the United States Information Agency", "Board begins" for "Agency begins", and "Board shall" for "Director shall".
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 105–277 effective Oct. 1, 1999, see section 1301 of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as an Effective Date note under section 6531 of this title.
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