,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dhjh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #ai1  
#bjbj,mr4 ,murphy introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to protect the  
independence of journalists by          
preventing undue political influence at 
the ,united ,states ,agency for ,global 
,media4  #a4 ,noninterference standards 
for ,united ,states international       
broadcasting ,section #cjc7;a7 of the   
,united ,states ,international          
,broadcasting ,act of #aiid 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #fbjb7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7  
in paragraph 7#g71 by striking and at   
the end2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#h71 by    
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7#i7 expect     
noninterference from other ,united      
,states ,government agencies or         
officials with respect to its           
journalists1 particularly any           

investigation into the private political
 views expressed by its journalists4  4 
#b4 ,responsibility of ,chief ,executive
 ,officer to protect journalists and    
other employees from undue influence and
 adverse actions based on expression of 
political views ,section #cje7;b7 of the
 ,united ,states ,international         
,broadcasting ,act of #aiid 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #fbjd7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7  
in the subsection heading1 by inserting 
and journalists after broadcasters2     
7#b7 by striking the ,board each place  
such term appears and inserting the     
,united ,states ,agency for ,global     
,media2  7#c7 by striking shall respect 
and inserting the following3 8shall--   
7#b7 respect  2 and  7#d7 by striking   
the period at the end and inserting a   
semicolon2 and  7#e7 by adding at the   
end the following3  7#b7 protect ,united
 ,states ,agency for ,global ,media     
journalists from any undue interference 
from ,united ,states ,government        
agencies or officials2 and  7#c7 ensure 

that ,united ,states ,agency for ,global
 ,media employees are judged solely on  
the basis of their adherence to         
professional standards of broadcast     
journalism in the course of their work4 
4  #c4 ,investigation of infringements  
to journalist independence by the       
,inspector ,general ,section #caj;,a of 
the ,united ,states ,international      
,broadcasting ,act of #aiid 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #fbji7 is amended-- 7#a7 in   
subsection 7a71 by striking             
,broadcasting ,board of ,governors and  
inserting ,united ,states ,agency for   
,global ,media2 and  7#b7 by adding at  
the end the following3  7c7             
,investigation of infringements to      
journalist independence ,the ,inspector 
,general of the ,department of ,state   
and the ,foreign ,service shall1 in the 
course of his or her duties1 investigate
 any potential infringements to         
journalistic independence by ,united    
,states ,agency for ,global ,media      
senior officials or other ,federal      

officials1 including informal and formal
 attempts to influence the content of   
broadcasts or to exert pressure on      
journalists4  4