international communications policy

international communications policy Sec. 601. (a) The Congress finds that— (1) a series of multilateral meetings scheduled to convene in 1978 and 1979 (including the twentieth General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization; the Thirty-second United Nations General Assembly; the United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development; and the World Administrative Radio Conference of the International Telecommunications Union) will address a complex variety of international communications and information issues and will likely, through the promulgation of binding agreements relating to such issues, have a significant and lasting effect on the free flow of information and ideas among the countries of the world; and (2) since the United States is the leading user of communications channels and information in the world, the United States Government should have a comprehensive policy regarding the various communications and information issues that have entered92 STAT. 985 international discussions and should establish an effective mechanism by which to develop and coordinate United States policy on such issues, (b) Not later than January 20, 1979, the President shall transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and to the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations and the chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, a report describing fully and completely— (1) procedures the President has established by which to develop and maintain a comprehensive United States policy regarding international communications and information issues; and (2) goals and positions of the United States with regard to anticipated international meetings which will address communications and information issues. The President shall transmit supplementary reports to the Congress as modifications, if any, occur in such goals and positions.