HR 1019
108th Congress
House
International Affairs
Capital investments
Censorship
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
East Asia
Economics and Public Finance
Freedom of information
Freedom of the press
Government Operations and Politics
Human rights
International broadcasting
Internet
Political persecution
Radio broadcasting
Science, Technology, Communications
Vietnam
Freedom of Information in Vietnam Act of 2003
Introduced: February 27, 2003
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Feb 27, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Feb 27, 2003
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Freedom of Information in Vietnam Act of 2003 - Declares that it is the policy of the United States to take necessary measures to overcome the jamming of Radio Free Asia by the Government of Vietnam.
Authorizes appropriations for Broadcasting Capital Improvements and for International Broadcasting Operations to: (1) carry out such policy; and (2) support surrogate radio broadcasting to Vietnam by Radio Free Asia.
Establishes in the International Broadcasting Bureau a pilot project to develop and implement a strategy to combat State-sponsored Internet jamming and persecution of persons who use the Internet by the Government of Vietnam.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
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