US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

22 U.S.C. § 1465b

Cuba Service

section 1465a of this title1

1 So in original. There is no Board of the International Broadcasting Bureau.
The Broadcasting Board of Governors shall establish within the International Broadcasting Bureau a Cuba Service (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Service”). The Service shall be responsible for all radio broadcasts to Cuba authorized by . The Broadcasting Board of Governors shall appoint a head of the Service and shall employ such staff as the head of the Service may need to carry out his duties. The Cuba Service shall be administered separately from other Voice of America functions and the head of the Cuba Service shall report directly to the Board  of the International Broadcasting Bureau.

Pub. L. 98–111, § 497 Stat. 750Pub. L. 103–236, title III, § 305(e)(1)108 Stat. 436Pub. L. 105–277, div. G112 Stat. 2681–779(, , ; , formerly § 305(d)(1), , ; , subdiv. A, title XIII, §§ 1323(f)(1), 1324(3), (4), (6), , , 2681–781.)

Repeal of Section

section 6063(c)(3) of this titlesection 6037(c) of this titleSection repealed upon transmittal of determination by President under that democratically elected government in Cuba is in power, see .

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act which comprises this subchapter, and not as part of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 which comprises this chapter.

Amendments

Pub. L. 105–277, § 1324(6)1998—, substituted “Board” for “Director” in last sentence.

Pub. L. 105–277, § 1324(4), which directed the amendment of this section by substituting “the International Broadcasting Bureau” for “the Voice of America”, was executed by making the substitution for text in two places to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Pub. L. 105–277, § 1324(3), which directed the substitution of “the Broadcasting Board of Governors” for “the Director of the United States Information Agency” each place it appears, was executed by substituting “Broadcasting Board of Governors” for “Director of the United States Information Agency” in two places, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Pub. L. 103–2361994— substituted “of the Voice of America” for “and the Associate Director for Broadcasting of the United States Information Agency”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

section 6204(a)(21) of this titleBroadcasting Board of Governors renamed United States Agency for Global Media pursuant to . The renaming was effectuated by notice to congressional appropriations committees dated , and became effective .

Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

Pub. L. 105–277section 1301 of Pub. L. 105–277section 6531 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .

Prohibitions

Pub. L. 114–323, title VII, § 703(b)130 Stat. 1941Pub. L. 115–94, § 11131 Stat. 2040

“(1)

In general .—

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any change to the Federal status of—
“(A)
22 U.S.C. 1465bPublic Law 98–111 the Cuba Service established pursuant to section 4 of the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act (; ) is prohibited unless such section is explicitly repealed and such service is dissolved by an Act of Congress enacted on or after the date of the enactment of this Act []; and
“(B)
22 U.S.C. 1465ccPublic Law 101–246 the Television Marti Service established by section 244(a) of Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act (; ) is prohibited unless such section is explicitly repealed and such service is dissolved by an Act of Congress enacted on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
“(2)

Definition .—

In this subsection, the term ‘change to the Federal status’, with respect to a service referred to in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1), includes privatization, subordination to a private or private-public entity, or merger with a private or public-private entity of such service.”
, , , as amended by , , , provided that: