STANDARDS AND PRINCIPLES.

SEC. 303. STANDARDS AND PRINCIPLES. (a) Broadcasting Standards.— United States international broadcasting shall— (1) be consistent with the broad foreign policy objectives of the United States; (2) be consistent with the international telecommunications policies and treaty obligations of the United States; (3) not duplicate the activities of private United States broadcasters; (4) not duplicate the activities of government supported broadcasting entities of other democratic nations; (5) be conducted in accordance with the highest professional standards of broadcast journalism; (6) be based on reliable information about its potential audience; and (7) be designed so as to effectively reach a significant audience. (b) Broadcasting Principles.— United States international broadcasting shall include— (1) news which is consistently reliable and authoritative, accurate, objective, and comprehensive; (2) a balanced and comprehensive projection of United States thought and institutions, reflecting the diversity of United States culture and society; (3) clear and effective presentation of the policies of the United States Government and responsible discussion and opinion on those policies; (4) programming to meet needs which remain unserved by the totality of media voices available to the people of certain nations; (5) information about developments in each significant region of the world; (6) a variety of opinions and voices from within particular nations and regions prevented by censorship or repression from speaking to their fellow countrymen; (7) reliable research capacity to meet the criteria under this section; (8) adequate transmitter and relay capacity to support the activities described in this section; and 108 STAT. 434 (9) training and technical support for independent indigenous media through government agencies or private United States entities.