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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1987

101 STAT. 1374

Reports.

PUBLIC LAW 100-204—DEC. 22, 1987

employees of the Agency is not less than the number of such posts in existence on April 1, 1987. (d) SEQUESTRATION.—In the case that a sequestration order is issued pursuant to Part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901 et seq.; Public Law 99-177), the Director of the United States Information Agency may, as part of an agency wide austerity proposal, submit a report proposing a list of United States Information Agency posts to be downgraded or closed in order to comply with the sequestration order, together with a justification for the inclusion of each post on such list. Such report shall be submitted to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. SEC. 205. FORTY-YEAR LEASING AUTHORITY.

Section 801(3) of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1471(3)) is amended by striking out "twenty-five" and inserting in lieu thereof "forty". SEC. 206. UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY PROGRAMMING ON AFGHANISTAN. (a)

THE AFGHANISTAN COUNTRY PLAN.—The Director of

the

United States Information Agency shall implement a formal, comprehensive country plan on Afghanistan based on the guidelines set forth in the United States Information Agency country plan instructions for fiscal year 1988. O> REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 days after the date of t) the enactment of this Act, the Director of the United States Information Agency shall provide Congress in writing with the proposed comprehensive Afghanistan country plan. Communications SEC. 207. TELEVISION SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES INFORMATION and teleAGENCY. communications. The television and film service of the United States Information 22 USC 1463 note. Agency, including Worldnet broadcasts, shall operate under the

same criteria and conditions as are specified for the Voice of America by section 503 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1463). SEC. 208. LIMITATION ON WORLDNET FUNDING.

Funds may not be reprogrammed in fiscal years 1988 and 1989 from any program, project, or activity for Worldnet. Funds may not be transferred in fiscal years 1988 and 1989 from any other account for Worldnet. SEC. 209. AUDIENCE SURVEY OF WORLDNET PROGRAM.

(a) EARMARK.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for USIA's Worldnet Program by section 201(2), not less than $500,000 for the fiscal year 1988 shall be available only for the purpose of conducting a market survey in Europe of USIA's Worldnet programming. (b) QUALIFICATIONS OF SURVEYOR.—Such survey shall be conducted by a television market survey company which has a long established reputation for objective estimates of television audience size and which has not less than 15 years of substantial experience in estimating audience size.