SO THE BILL (S. 1914) WAS PASSED, AS FOLLOWS:
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September G, 197'3 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -SENATE S~ 16057
permitted to vote, I would vote "nay." I
therefore withdraw my vote.
Mr. ROBERT C. BYRD. I announce
that the Senator from Missouri (Mr.
EAGLETON), the Senator frown North
Carolina (Mr. ERVIN), the Senator from
KCntUCky (Mr. HUDDLESTON), the Seria-
tor from Iowa (Mr. HUGHES) ,the Senator
from Louisiana (SVIr. JOHNSTON) , the
Senator from Utah (Mr. Moss) , and the
Senator from California (Mr. TUNNEY)
are necessarily absent.
I also announce that the Senator from
South Dakota (Mr, ADOUREZI{) is absent
because of death in the family.
Mr. GRIFFIN. I announce that the
Senators from Tennessee (Mr. BAKER
and Mr. BROCK), the Senator from New
Jersey (Mr. CASE) , the Senator from
Hawaii (Mr. FoNC>, and the Senator
from Oregon (Mr. HATFIELD) are neces-
sarily absent.
I further announce that (if present
and voting) the Senator from Tennessee
(Mr. BAKER) and the Senator from Ha-
waii (Mr. Foxe) would each vote "yea."
The result was announced-yeas 78,
nays 10, as follows:
[ No. 378 Leg.,
YEAS--78
Aiken
Fannin
Nelsen
Allen
Goldwater
Nunn
Bartlett
Gravel
Packwood
Dayh
Griffin
Pearson
Beall
Gurney
Pell
Bellmon
Hansen
Percy
Bennett
Hart
Randolph
Bentsen
Hartke
Riblcoff
Bible
Haskell
Roth
Biden
Helms
Saxbe
Brooke
Hollings
Schweiker
Buckley
Hruska
Scott, Pa.
Scott
Va
Byrd,
Inottye
,
.
Sparkman
Harry F ; Jr.
Jackson
Stafford
Byrd, Robert O. Javlts
6tennia
Cannon
Kennedy
Stevens
Chiles
Magnuson
Stevenson
Clark
Mathias
TRYt
Cook
McClure
Talm&dge
Cotton
McGee
Thurmond
Curtis
McIntyre
Tower
Doi e
Metcalf
W sicker
Domenlcl
Mondale
Williams
Dominick
Montoya
Yowtg
Eastland
Muskie
NAYS--10
Church
Long
Proxmire
Cranston
McClellan
Symington '
Fulbrlght
McGovern
Hathaway
Pastore
PRESENT AND GIVING.A LIVE PAIR, A$
PREVIOUSLY RECORDED-1
Mansfield, against. ,
NOT VOTING-13
Abourezk
Ervin
Johnston.
Baker
Fong
Moss
Brock
Hatfteld
Tunney
Case
Huddleston
Eagleton
Hughes
(1) that it is.the policy of the United
States to promote the right of freedom
of opinion and expression, including the
freedom "to seek, receive, and impart in-
formation and ideas through any media and
regardless of frontiers," in accordance with
aritcle 19 of the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights; -
(2) that open communication of informa-
tion and ideas among the peoples of the
world contributes to international ponce
and stability and that the promotion of
such communication is in the interests of
the United States;
(3) that Free Europe, Incorporated, and
the Radio Liberty Committee, Incorporated
(hereinafter referred to as Radio Free Europe
.and Radio Liberty) , have demonstrated their
effectiveness in furthering the open commu-
~ nication of Information and ideas in Eastern
Europe and .the Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics;
(4) that the continuation.. of Radio Free
Europe and Radio Liberty as independent
broadcast media, operating in a manner
not inconsistent with the broad foreign
policy objectives of the United States-and
in accordance with high professional stand-
ards, 1s in the national interest; and
(b) that in order to provide an effective
instrumentality for the continuation oP as-
sistance to Radio Free Europe and Radio
Liberty and to encourage a constructive
dialog with the peoples of the Union oP
Soviet Socialist Republics and Eastern Eu-
rope, it is desirable to establish a Hoard for
International Broadcasting.
ESTABLIBHMENT AND ORGANIZATION
SEC. 3. (a) There 1s established a Board for
International Broadcasting (hereinafter re-
ferred to as the "Board") .
(b) (1) COMPOSTTION OF BOARD.-The Board
shall consist of seven members, two of whom
shall be ex officio members. The President
shall appoint, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, flvo voting members,
one of whom he shall designate as chairman.
Not more than three of the members of the
Board appointed by the President shall be
of the same political party. The chief op-
erating executive of Radio Free Europe and
the chief operating executive of Radio Lib-
erty shall be ex officio members of the Board
and shall participate in the activities of the
Board, but shall not vote in the determina-
tions of the Board.
(2) ,SELECTION.-Members of the Board ap-
pointed by the President shall be citizens
of the United States who are not con-
currently regular full-time employees of the
United States Governmont. Such members
shall be selected by the President from
_
r So the bill (S. 1914) was passed, as
1 follows: ~~"
s. f 9I4
An act to provide for the establishment of
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to Radio -Free Europe and Radio Liber~,?J
gJld~for other purposes
'r Be it enacted by the Senate and House
to Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That this service as chief operating executives of Radio cessity of maintaining the professional in-
Act ma be cited as the "Bo d for Irite t d Free Eu-
national Broadcasting Act of roved-F~'~~'~e?2('~~'N0~'1'g? C~A-RDP~~~~~~(~ t~'1-~
b COMPENSATION.- em Ore O the Soar
DECLARATION OF PIIRPO$ES app01nt0d by the President 6ha11, while at- RECORDS; AIIDIT; CONTRIDVTORB
SEC, 2. The Congress hereby finds and tending meetings of, the Board or while. en-~ SEC. b. (a) The Board shall require that
flOOlRres-~ ?a?ed in duties relatin? to such meetin?e or Radio Free Europe and Radio LlbBrty ke0p
among Americans distinguished in tho fields
of Foreign policy or mass communications.
(3) TERM OF OFFICE OF PRESIDENTIALLY AP-
POINTED MEMHERa.-In appOlntirig the initial
voting members of the Board, the President
shall designate three of the members ap-
pointed by him to serve for a term oP three
years and two members to serve for a term
of two years. Thereafter, the term of ofllce
of each member oP the Board so appointed
shall be three years. The President shall ap-
point, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate, members to fill vacancies oc-
curring prior to the expiration of a term,
in other activities of the Board pursuant
to this section, including traveltime, be en-
titled to receive compensation equal to the
daily equivalent of the compensation pre-
scribed for level V of the Executive Schedule
under section b318 of title b, United States
Cado: Whilo away from their homes or reg-
ular places of business they may bo allowed
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu
of subsistence, as authorized by law (b U.S.C.
b703) for persons in the Government service
employed intermittently. Ex officio members
of the Board shall not be entitled to any
compensation under this Act, but may be
allowed travel expenses as provided in the
preceding sentence.
FUNCTIONS
SEC. 4. (a) The Board is authorized:
(1) to make grants to Radio Free Europe
and to Radio Liberty in order to carry out
the purposes set forth in section 2 of this
ACt;
(2) to review and evaluate the mission
and operation of Radio Free Europe and Ra-
dio Liberty, and to assess the quality, effec-
tiveness and professional integrity of their
broadcasting witllin the context of the broad
foreign policy objectives of the United States;
(3) to encourage the most efficient utl11-
zation of avallable resources by Radio Free
Europe and Radio Liberty and to undertake,
or request that Radio Free Europe or Radio
Liberty undertake, such studies as may be
necessary to identify areas in which the op-
erations of Radio Free Europe and Radio
Liberty may be made more efficient and eco-
nomical; .
(4) to develop and apply such financial
procedures, and to make such audits of Ra-
dio Free Europe and Radio Liberty as the
Board may determine are necessary, to assure
that grants are applied !n accordance with
the purposes for which such grants are made;
(6) to develop and apply such evaluative
procedures as the Board may determine are
necessary to assure that grants are applied
in a manner not inconsistent with the broad
foreign policy objectives of the United States
Government;
(8) to appoint such staff personnel as may
be necessary, subject to the provisions of
section b, United States Code, governing ap-
pointments in the competitive service, and
to fix their compensation in accordance with
the provisions of chapter 61 and subchapter
III of chapter b3 of such title relating to cias-
siflcation and General Schedule pay rates;
(7) (A) to procure temporary and Snter-
mittent personal services to the same extent
as is authorized by section 3109 of title 6,
United States Code, at rates not to exceed
the daily equivalent of the rate provided for
GS-18; and
(B) to allow those providing such services,
while away from their homes or their regular
places of business, travel expenses (includ-
ing per diem in lieu of subsistence) as au-
thorized by section 6703 of title 6, United
States Code, for persons in the Government
service employed intermittently, while so
employed;
(8) to report annually to the President
and the Congress on or before the 30th day
of October, summarizing the activities of
the Board during the year ending the pre-
ceding June 30, and reviewing and evaluat-
in which case the members so appointed shall ing the operation of Radio Free Europe and
serve for the remainder of such term. Any Radio Liberty during such year; and
member whose term has expired may serve (9) to 'prescribe such regulations as the
until his successor has been appointed and Board deems necessary to govern the man-
qualified. ner in which Sts functions shall be carried
(4) TERM OF OFFICE OF ER OFFICIO MErvi- OUt. `
BERS.-Ex oflcio members of the Board shall (b) In carrying out the Foregoing func-
serve on the Board during their terms of tions, the Board shall bear in mind the ne-
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records which fully disclose the amount and
dlaposStion of assistance provided under this
Act, the total cost o:f the undertakings or
programs in connection with which such
assistance is given or used, that portion of
the cost of the undertakings or programs
supplied by other sources, and such other
records as will facilitate an effective audit.
(b) Tho Board and the Comptroller C}en-
eral of the United States, or any of their
duly authorized representatives, shall have.
access for the purpose of audit and exami-
nation to any books, documents, papers, and
records of Radio Free Europe and Radio
Liberty which, in tyre opinion of the Board
of the Comptroller Qeneral, may be related
or pertinent to the assistance provided under
this Act.
(c) No grant maybe made under this Act
unless the radio to which the grant is to
be made agrees to make available, and does
make available, for public inspection, during
normal business hours at its principal otRce
in the United States, f~ complete list of every
person and government making a contribu-
tion to that radio during the fiscal year pre-
ceding the making of the grant and the fis-
cal year in which the grant is to be made,
the address of the person or government
making the contribution, the amount of
each such contribution, and the date the
contribution was mado.
ROLE OF THE fiECRETARY OF STATE
SEC: 8. To assist the Board 1n carrying out
its functlona, the Secretary of State shall
provide the Board with such information
regarding the foreign policy of the United
States as the Secretary may deem appro-
priate.
PVBL'IC aVPPORT
SEC, 7. The Board is authorised Ito receive
donations, bequests, devisee, gifts, and other
forms of contributions ai cash, services, and
other property, from persons, corporations,
foundations, and all other groups and ervti-
tiea, both wtihin the United 5tahes and
abroad, and, pursuant to the Federal Prop-
erty Administrative Services Act of ?1949, as?
amended, bo use, sell, or otherwise dispose of
such property for the carrying cwt of its
functlona. For the purposes of section 170,
205b, and 2622 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 19b4, as amended (28. U.S.C. 170, 206b, or
2b22), the Board shall be deemed to be a
corporation described in section 170(e) (2),
2o55(a)(a>, or 2522(a>(a> of the code, as
thr~ caso may be.
FINANCING AND IMPLEMENTATION
SEC. 8. (a) There as~e authorized to be ap-
propirated, to remain available until ex-
panded, $b0,209,000 4or fiscal year 1974. There
sro authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
year ,1974 such additional or supplemental
amounts as may be necosaary for increases
in salary, pay, retirement, or other employee
benefits authorized by law and for other non-
discretionary costs.
(b) To allow for the orderly implemen-
tation of this Act, the. Secretary of State is
authorized to make grant?a to Radio Free
Europe and to Radio Liberty under such
terms and conditions as he deems appro-
priate for their conttnued operation until a
majority of the voting members of .the Board'
have been appointed and qualified, and until
funds authorized to be appropriated under
this Act are available to the Board.
Mr. ROBERT C. BYRD. Mr. President,
I move ~to reconsider the vote by which
the bill was passed.
Mr. MAGNUSON. I move to lay that
motion on the table.
The motion to lay on the table was
REPORT ON U.S. PARTICIPATION
IN THE WORK OF THE UNITED
NATIONS-MESSAGE FROM THE
PRESIDENT
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Mc-
INTYRE) laid before the Senate a mCSSagC
from the President of the United States,
which, with the accompanying report,
was referred to the Oommittee on For-
eign Relations. The message is as fol-
lows:
To the Congress o1 the United States:
I am pleased to transmit to the Con-
gress the 27th annual report on United
States participation in the work of the
United Nations during calendar year
1972.
This report reflects the' increasing
range of 'global concerns with which
United Nations agencies are dealing. It
highlights not only the opportunities but
also the limits of operating through the
United Nations system during an era of
growing international interdependence.
In recent years, United Nations agen-
cies have came to deal increasingly with
the economic and technical agenda of
the world ixi addition to the long-stand-
ing agenda of peace. and security ques-
Lions. Indeed, as this account makes
clear, these agencies are now engaged in
some manner in virtually every govern-
mental activity that crosses national
lines.
The United States participated ac-
tively in these cooperative effalfis to help
safeguard peace and lessen world ten-
sions, to foster economic and social.
progress, and to cope with a wide array
of legal and technological problems.
Three themes characterized our par-
ticipation during 1972:
(1) Even though we recognized the
limitations of the United Nations
in salving or even abating many.
political disputes, we supported
its participation where appropri-
ate to reconcile such disputes, to
curb international terrorism and
outbreaks of violence, and to de-
vise workable arrangements far
peacekeeping operations. In order
to serve the long-term interest of
the international community, we
worked in the Gezleral Assembly,
the Security Council, and subsid-
iary bodies to have the United Na-
tions deal evenhandedly and
pragmatically with such politi-
die East, decalanization, and
human rights.
We took the lead in seeking new
arrangements and institutions to
deal with worldwide social and
technological concerns. Although
we encountered some resistance,
we pressed forward toward the
goals of assuring the safety of civil
aviation, protecting the environ-
ment, checking the illicit flow of
We stressed the importance of
having the United Nations act re-
spoxlsibly, equitably, and eflicient-
ly in ordering its. financial and
administrative affairs so that it
could carry out its tasks more ef-
foctively. Progress was mado in
holding dawn the budgets of some
agencies, budgeting procedures
were improved, and the principle
of a lower maximum ceiling for
the Uluted States assessment was
endorsed. Nevertheless, the under-
lying financial problems were not
solved and further administrative
and procedural reforms are
needed in the United Nations.
This report shows that, despite polit-
ical and administrative shortcomings,
multilateral agencies connected with the
United Nations offered practical re-
sponses to worldwide problems of press-
ing concern to the American people.
Given the fast pace of political, social,
and technological change in recent years,
it is not surprising that the record of ac-
complishments was uneven and there
were setbacks as well as successes.
During 1972 developments at the
United Nations were affected by certain
-long-term trends which both hold prom-
ise and pose problems for effective
United Nations aetioil.
-The loosening of old antagonisms,
the entry of the People's Republic
. of China into the mainstream of
United Nations work, and the grow-
ing importance of powers such as
Japan could in the long run enable
a neal?-universal United Nations to
become a more effective instrument
for dealing with serious world polit-
ical and security problems.
-However, we also have to recognize
.that the continuing tendency to use
the United Nations for propaganda
advantage and to pursue political.
rivalries makes accommodation more
difficult. For the- near term, where
the interests of its strongest mem-
bers are engaged, the organization
can deal only in a limited way with
highly contentious political ? issues.
-The emergence in United Nations
bodies and conferences of an active
majority led by a number of the
developing nations continued to
make for some distortions in deter-
mining the areas of greatest United.
Nations attention. While we fully
recognize the inherent right of all
member nations to be heard, the
voting weight of this maiority, with
its sometimes narrowly defined pre-
occupations, has tended to create
imbalance and to place strains on
the effective functioning of the
Orgarilzatl0n.
This report reflects the growing co-
hesion which has taken place among the
third world countries, notably with re-
spect to colonial. issues and to demands
that rules of international trade and aid
be altered in their favor. We were par-
agreed to. world pofzulatiom growth, pressure of bloc votin8, the organization
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