,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #egj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bg1 #bjae    
,ms4 ,mc,collum introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign 
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to discont9ue     
,radio ,m>t & ,television ,m>t broadca/s
 to ,cuba4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,/op ,wa/+ ,taxpay]     
,money on ,cuba ,broadca/+ ,act4  #b4   
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,=
 #cj ye>s1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t has
 broadca/ news & in=mation to ,cuba ) ! 
int5t to promote fre$om & democracy4    
7#b7 ,s9ce fiscal ye> #aihd1 ,congress  
has appropriat$ approximately           
#ggj1jjj1jjj to ! ,(fice ( ,cuban       
,broadca/+ to op]ate ,radio & ,,tv ,m>t1
 accord+ to ! ,congressional ,rese>*    
,s]vice4  7#c7 ,hi/orical surveys       
conduct$ by ! ,broadca/+ ,bo>d (        
,gov]nors indicate t ,radio & ,,tv ,m>t 
rea*$ an audi5ce ( less ?an #b p]c5t (  
,cuban adults 9 h\seholds ) l&l9e       
phones4  7#d7 ,! ,broadca/+ ,bo>d (     

,gov]nors has no curr5t1 valid e/imates 
( audi5ce size 9 ,cuba & !re=e is unable
 to report on ! co/ effectiv5ess ( its  
activities4  7#e7 ,radio & ,,tv ,m>t    
rec5tly 7 *>act]iz$ by m$ia s\rces z a  
symbol ( ineffectual ,cold ,w> policy & 
gov]nm5t wa/e r ?an a s]i\s democratic  
tool4  7#f7 ,on ,decemb] #ag1 #bjad1    
,presid5t ,b>ack ,obama ann\nc$ a new   
policy ( engagem5t t[>d ,cuba t w end an
 outdat$ approa* t1 = decades1 has fail$
 to advance our int]e/s1 & in/ead we w  
beg9 to normalize relations betwe5 our  
two c\ntries4  #c4 ,discont9uation (    
,radio ,m>t & ,television ,m>t          
,broadca/s to ,cuba  7a7 ,radio         
,broadca/+ to ,cuba ,act ,! ,radio      
,broadca/+ to ,cuba ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 
#adfe et seq47 is repeal$4  7b7         
,television ,broadca/+ to ,cuba ,act ,! 
,television ,broadca/+ to ,cuba ,act    
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #adfe;aa et seq47 is     
repeal$4