AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

SEC. 121. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS. (a) In General.—The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out United States Government broadcasting activities under the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994, the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act, the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act, and the Foreign Affairs 116 STAT. 1361Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998, and to carry out other authorities in law consistent with such purposes: (1) International broadcasting operations.— (A) In general.—For “International Broadcasting Operations”, $485,823,000 for the fiscal year 2003. (B) Allocation of funds.—Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by subparagraph (A) for the fiscal year 2003, there is authorized to be available for Radio Free Asia $35,000,000 for the fiscal year 2003. (2) Broadcasting capital improvements.—For “Broadcasting Capital Improvements”, $13,740,000 for the fiscal year 2003. (3) Broadcasting to Cuba.—For “Broadcasting to Cuba”, $25,923,000 for the fiscal year 2003. (b) Continuation of Additional Authorization for Broadcasting to the People’s Republic of China and Neighboring Countries.—Section 701 of Public Law 106-286 (22 U.S.C. 7001) is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by striking “2001” and inserting “2003”; and (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking “2001 and 2002” and inserting “2001, 2002, and 2003”. (c) Additional Authorization of Appropriations for Middle East Radio Network of Voice of America.—In addition to such amounts as are made available for the Middle East Radio Network of Voice of America pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under subsection (a), there is authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for the fiscal year 2003 for the Middle East Radio Network of Voice of America.