Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 1.djvu/84

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104 STAT. 50 PUBLIC LAW 101-246—FEB. 16, 1990 22 USC 2456 note. 22 USC 2456 note. 22 USC 1464a. which shall be known as the 'J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board' ". (2) Section 112 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2460) is amended— (A) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and (B) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection: " (b)(1) All recipients of Fulbright Academic Exchange and Humphrey Fellowship awards shall have full academic and artistic freedom, including freedom to write, publish, and create. No award granted pursuant to this Act may be revoked or diminished on account of the political views expressed by the recipient or on account of any scholarly or artistic activity that would be subject to the protections of academic and artistic freedom normally observed in universities in the United States. The Board shall ensure that the academic and artistic freedoms of all persons receiving grants are protected. "(2) The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board shall formulate a policy on revocation of Fulbright grants which shall be made known to all grantees. Such policy shall fully protect the right to due process as well as the academic and artistic freedom of all grantees.". (b) CONTINUED SERVICE OF MEMBERS OF BOARD OF FOREIGN SCHOL- ARSHIPS.—Each member appointed to the Board of Foreign Scholarships before the date of the enactment of this Act shall continue to serve for the remainder of the term to which each such member was appointed. (c) REFERENCES IN LAW. —Any reference in any provision of law to the Board of Foreign Scholarships shall, on and after the date of enactment of this Act, be deemed to be a reference to the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. SEC. 205. USIA SATELLITE AND TELEVISION. (a) IN GENERAL. —Title V of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "SEC. 505. USIA SATELLITE AND TELEVISION. "(a) IN GENERAL.— The Director of the United States Information Agency is authorized to lease or otherwise acquire time on commercial or United States Government satellites for the purpose of transmitting materials and programs to posts and other users abroad. "(b) BROADCAST PRINCIPLES.— The Congress finds that the longterm interests of the United States are served by communicating directly with the peoples of the world by television. To be effective, the United States Information Agency must win the attention and respect of viewers. These principles will therefore govern the Agency's television broadcasts (hereinafter in this section referred to as ' USIA-TV'): "(1) USIA-TV will serve as a consistently reliable and authoritative source of news. USIA-TV news will be accurate and objective. "(2) USIA-TV will represent the United States, not any single segment of American society and will, therefore, present a balanced and comprehensive projection of significant American thought and institutions.