,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dhjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #ai1 #bjbj,mr4 
,murphy introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,=eign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
protect ! indep5d5ce ( j\rnali/s by     
prev5t+ undue political influ5ce at !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,global ,m$ia4   
#a4 ,non9t]f]5ce /&>ds = ,unit$ ,/ates  
int]national broadca/+ ,section #cjc7;a7
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,int]national        
,broadca/+ ,act ( #aiid 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4  
#fbjb7;a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph   
7#g71 by /rik+ & at ! end2  7#b7 9      
p>agraph 7#h71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end
 & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  7#i7 expect non9t]f]5ce f o!r
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t ag5cies or     
(ficials ) respect to its j\rnali/s1    
p>ticul>ly any inve/igation into !      
private political views express$ by its 
j\rnali/s4  4  #b4 ,responsibility (    
,*ief ,executive ,(fic] to protect      
j\rnali/s & o!r employees f undue       

influ5ce & adv]se actions bas$ on       
expression ( political views ,section   
#cje7;b7 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,int]national
 ,broadca/+ ,act ( #aiid 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 
#fbjd7;b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 !          
subsection head+1 by ins]t+ & j\rnali/s 
aft] broadca/]s2  7#b7 by /rik+ ! ,bo>d 
ea* place su* t]m appe>s & ins]t+ !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,global ,m$ia2   
7#c7 by /rik+ %all respect & ins]t+ !   
foll[+3 8%all--  7#b7 respect  2 &  7#d7
 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ a   
semicolon2 &  7#e7 by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+3  7#b7 protect ,unit$ ,/ates     
,ag5cy = ,global ,m$ia j\rnali/s f any  
undue int]f]5ce f ,unit$ ,/ates         
,gov]nm5t ag5cies or (ficials2 &  7#c7  
ensure t ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,global 
,m$ia employees are judg$ solely on !   
basis ( _! adh]5ce to pr(essional /&>ds 
( broadca/ j\rnalism 9 ! c\rse ( _! "w4 
4  #c4 ,inve/igation ( infr+em5ts to    
j\rnali/ indep5d5ce by ! ,inspector     
,g5]al ,section #caj;,a ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,int]national ,broadca/+ ,act (  

#aiid 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fbji7 is am5d$--  
7#a7 9 subsection 7a71 by /rik+         
,broadca/+ ,bo>d ( ,gov]nors & ins]t+   
,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,global ,m$ia2 & 
7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7c7    
,inve/igation ( infr+em5ts to j\rnali/  
indep5d5ce ,! ,inspector ,g5]al ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate & ! ,=eign ,s]vice    
%all1 9 ! c\rse ( 8 or h] duties1       
inve/igate any pot5tial infr+em5ts to   
j\rnali/ic indep5d5ce by ,unit$ ,/ates  
,ag5cy = ,global ,m$ia s5ior (ficials or
 o!r ,f$]al (ficials1 includ+ in=mal &  
=mal attempts to influ5ce ! cont5t (    
broadca/s or to ex]t pressure on        
j\rnali/s4  4