#aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4    
#bahc  ,,an ,,act  ,unit$ ,/ates        
int]national programm+ to ,ukra9e &     
neighbor+ regions4  #a4 ,,f9d+s ,,&     
,,decl>ations  7a7 ,congress f9ds &     
decl>es ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ,russian     
,gov]nm5t has delib]ately block$ !      
,ukra9ian p's access to unc5sor$ s\rces 
( in=mation & has provid$ alt]native    
news & in=mation t is bo? inaccurate &  
inflammatory2  7#b7 ,unit$ ,/ates       
int]national programm+ exi/s to advance 
! ,unit$ ,/ates int]e/s & values by     
pres5t+ accurate & compreh5sive news &  
in=mation1 :i* is ! f\ndation =         
democratic gov]nance2  7#c7 ,! op9ions &
 views ( ! ,ukra9ian p1 especially ^? p 
locat$ 9 ! ea/]n regions & ,crimea1 are 
n be+ accurately repres5t$ 9 ,russian   
dom9at$ mass m$ia2  7#d7 ,russian =ces h
 seiz$ m ?an five television /ations 9  
,crimea & tak5 ov] transmissions1 swit*+
 to a #bd_/g ,russian propag&a =mat2 ?is
 increase 9 programm+ augm5ts ! already 
robu/ pro-,russian programm+ to ,ukra9e2

  7#e7 ,unit$ ,/ates int]national       
programm+ has ! pot5tial to combat ?is  
anti-democratic propag&a4  7b7          
,programm+ ,radio ,free ,europe_/,radio 
,lib]ty 7,,rfe_/,,rl71 ,incorporat$1 & !
 ,voice ( ,am]ica s]vice to ,ukra9e &   
neighbor+ regions %all-- 7#a7 provide   
news & in=mation t is accessible1       
cr$ible1 & accurate2  7#b7 emphasize    
inve/igative & analytical j\rnalism to  
highlight inconsi/5cies & mis9=mation   
provid$ by ,russian or pro-,russian m$ia
 outlets2  7#c7 prioritize programm+ to 
areas :]e access to unc5sor$ s\rces (   
in=mation is limit$ or non-exi/5t1      
especially populations s]vic$ by        
,russian support$ m$ia outlets2  7#d7   
increase ! numb] ( report]s &           
organizational pres5ce 9 ea/]n ,ukra9e1 
especially 9 ,crimea2  7#e7 promote     
democratic processes1 respect = human   
rights1 fre$om ( ! press1 & t]ritorial  
sov]eignty2 &  7#f7 take necess>y       
prep>atory /eps to cont9ue & increase   
programm+ & cont5t t promotes democracy 

& gov]nm5t transp>5cy 9 ,russia4  7c7   
,programm+ surge ,,rfe_/,,rl1           
,incorporat$1 & ,voice ( ,am]ica        
programm+ to ,ukra9e & neighbor+ regions
 %all-- 7#a7 prioritize programm+ to    
ea/]n ,ukra9e1 includ+ ,crimea1 &       
,moldova1 & to e?nic & l+ui/ic ,russian 
populations1 z well z to ,tat>          
m9orities2  7#b7 prioritize news &      
in=mation t directly contributes to !   
t>get audi5ces' und]/&+ ( political &   
economic developm5ts 9 ,ukra9e &        
,moldova1 includ+ c\nt]+ mis9=mation t  
may orig9ate f o!r news outlets1        
especially ,russian support$ news       
outlets2  7#c7 provide programm+ cont5t 
#bd h\rs a day1 sev5 days a week to     
t>get populations1 us+ all available &  
effective di/ribution outlets1 includ+--
 7,a7 at lea/ #h weekly h\rs ( total    
orig9al television & video cont5t 9     
,ukra9ian1 ,russian1 & ,tat> languages1 
n inclusive ( live video /ream+ cov]age 
( break+ news1 to be di/ribut$ on       
satellite1 digital1 & ?r\gh regional    

television affiliates by ! ,voice (     
,am]ica2 &  7,b7 at lea/ #ad weekly h\rs
 ! total audio cont5t 9 ,ukra9ian1      
,russian1 & ,tat> languages to be       
di/ribut$ on satellite1 digital1 & ?r\gh
 regional radio affiliates (            
,,rfe_/,,rl1 ,incorporat$2  7#d7 exp& ! 
use1 audi5ce1 & audi5ce engagem5t (     
mobile news & multim$ia plat=ms by      
,,rfe_/,,rl1 ,incorporat$1 & ! ,voice ( 
,am]ica1 includ+ ?r\gh ,int]net-bas$    
social network+ plat=ms2 &  7#e7 p>tn] )
 private sector broadca/]s & affiliates 
to seek & />t co-production = new1      
orig9al cont5t1 :5 possible1 to increase
 di/ribution4  7d7 ,au?orization (      
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ = fiscal ye> #bjad1 9       
addition to funds o!rwise made available
 = su* purposes1 up to #aj1jjj1jjj to   
c>ry out programm+ 9 ! ,ukra9ian1       
,balkan1 ,russian1 & ,tat> language     
s]vices ( ,,rfe_/,,rl1 ,incorporat$1 & !
 ,voice ( ,am]ica1 = ! purpose ( bol/]+ 
exi/+ ,unit$ ,/ates programm+ to ! p (  

,ukra9e & neighbor+ regions1 & increas+ 
programm+ capacity & jamm+ circumv5tion 
te*nology to ov]come any disruptions to 
s]vice4  7e7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ae    
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,broadca/+ ,bo>d ( ,gov]nors    
%all submit to ! ,committees on ,=eign  
,affairs & ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives & ! ,committees on      
,=eign ,relations & ,appropriations ( ! 
,s5ate a detail$ report on plans to     
increase broadca/s pursuant to          
subsections 7a7 & 7b74  ,pass$ ! ,s5ate 
,m>* #bg1 #bjad4  ,secret>y