RADIO BROADCASTING TO IRAN IN THE FARSI LANGUAGE.

SEC. 2417. RADIO BROADCASTING TO IRAN IN THE FARSI LANGUAGE. (a) Radio Free Iran.—Not more than $2,000,000 of the funds made available under section 2401(a)(4) of this division for each of the fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for grants to RFE/RL, Incorporated, shall be available only for surrogate radio broadcasting by RFE/RL, Incorporated, to the Iranian people in the Farsi language, such broadcasts to be designated as “Radio Free Iran”. (b) Report to Congress.—Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Broadcasting Board of Governors of the United States Information Agency shall submit a detailed report to Congress describing the costs, implementation, and plans for creation of the surrogate broadcasting service described in subsection (a). (c) Availability of Funds.—None of the funds made available under subsection (a) may be made available until submission of the report required under subsection (b).