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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1465aa. Findings and purposes
The Congress finds and declares that -
(1) it is the policy of the United States to support the right
of the people of Cuba to seek, receive, and impart information
and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers, in
accordance with article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights;
(2) consonant with this policy, television broadcasting to Cuba
may be effective in furthering the open communication of accurate
information and ideas to the people of Cuba and, in particular,
information about Cuba;
(3) television broadcasting to Cuba, operated in a manner not
inconsistent with the broad foreign policy of the United States
and in accordance with high professional standards, would be in
the national interest;
(4) facilities broadcasting television programming to Cuba must
be operated in a manner consistent with applicable regulations of
the Federal Communications Commission, and must not affect the
quality of domestic broadcast transmission or reception; and
(5) that (!1) the Voice of America already broadcasts to Cuba
information that represents America, not any single segment of
American society, and includes a balanced and comprehensive
projection of significant American thought and institutions, but
that there is a need for television broadcasts to Cuba which
provide news, commentary, and other information about events in
Cuba and elsewhere to promote the cause of freedom in Cuba.
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