S 141 · 99th Congress · International Affairs

A bill to amend the Board for International Broadcasting Act of 1973 to provide for a special Radio Liberty program of Russian language broadcasting for the Jewish population of the Soviet Union.

Introduced 1985-01-03· Sponsored by Sen. Hawkins, Paula [R-FL]· Senate

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House
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Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.(1985-01-03)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Board for International Broadcasting Act of 1973 to direct the Board for International Broadcasting to require Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Incorporated, to establish a Russian language program, to be known as Radio Maccabee, for the Jewish population of the Soviet Union. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 and 1987 for such program.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (11)

5 Democrats6 Republicans