PUBLIC LAW 101-246—FEB. 16, 1990 104 STAT. 61 SEC. 244. TELEVISION MARTI SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES INFORMA- Establishment. TION AGENCY. 22 USC 1465cc. (a) TELEVISION MARTI SERVICE.— The Director of the United States Information Agency shall establish within the Voice of America a Television Marti Service. The Service shall be responsible for all television broadcasts to Cuba authorized by this part. The Director of the United States Information Agency shall appoint a head of the Service who shall report directly to the Director of the Voice of America. The head of the Service shall employ such staff as the head of the Service may need to carry out the duties of the Service. (b) USE OF EXISTING FACILITIES OF THE USIA. —To assure consistency of presentation and efficiency of operations in conducting the activities authorized under this part, the Television Marti Service shall make maximum feasible utilization of Agency facilities and management support, including Voice of America: Cuba Service, Voice of America, and the United States Information Agency Television Service. (c) USIA AUTHORITY.—The Agency may carry out the purposes of this part by means of grants, leases, or contracts (subject to the availability of appropriations), or such other means as the Agency determines will be most effective. SEC. 245. AMENDMENTS TO THE RADIO BROADCASTING TO CUBA ACT. (a) ADVISORY BOARD FOR CUBA BROADCASTING. —Section 5 of the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 1465c) is amended— (1) by amending the heading to read as follows: "ADVISORY BOARD FOR CUBA BROADCASTING"; (2) by amending subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows: "(a) There is established within the Office of the President the President of U.S. Advisory Board for Cuba Broadcasting (hereafter in this Act referred to as the 'Board'). The Board shall consist of nine members, appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, of whom not more thaii five shall be members of the same political party. The President shall designate one member of the Board to serve as chairperson. "(b) The Board shall review the effectiveness of the activities carried out under this Act and the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act and shall make recommendations to the President and the Director and Associate Director for Broadcasting of the United States Information Agency as it may consider necessary."; (3) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows: "(d) The head of the Cuba Service and the head of the Television Marti Service shall serve, ex officio, as members of the Board."; and (4) in the last sentence of subsection (e) by striking out "The ex officio member" and inserting in lieu thereof "The ex officio members". (b) REFERENCES. — A reference in any provision of law to the "Advisory Board for Radio Broadcasting to Cuba" shall be considered to be a reference to the "Advisory Board for Cuba Broadcasting". (c) CONTINUED SERVICE OF MEMBERS OF BOARD.—Each member of the Advisory Board for Radio Broadcasting to Cuba as in existence on the day before the effective date of the amendment made by subsection (a) shall continue to serve for the remainder of the term to which such member was appointed as a member of the Advisory Board for Cuba Broadcasting. 22 USC 1465c note. 22 USC 1465c note.
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