broadcasting transparency

broadcasting transparencySec. 7041. (a) Of the funds appropriated in this Act under the heading “International Broadcasting Operations” for Middle East Broadcasting Networks, 10 percent of the funds shall not be available for obligation until the Broadcasting Board of Governors reports to the Committee on Appropriations on—(1) The results of the independent outside evaluation of Alhurra programming to examine its journalistic integrity and adherence to standards and principles of the United States International Broadcasting Act; and(2) Whether the directives in the explanatory statement accompanying the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 (division J of Public Law 110–161) regarding Alhurra have been implemented and are operational.(b) The Office of the Inspector General of the Department of State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors shall monitor adherence to the standards of the Journalistic Code of Ethics of the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, as updated in May 2007.