22 U.S.C. § 7813 — Radio broadcasting to North Korea

(a) Sense of Congress Congress states that the United States should—(1) help information reach North Korea^* without obstruction by increasing support for broadcasting, including news rebroadcasts, to North Korea, and that the Broadcasting Board of Governors should increase those broadcasts from current levels, aiming for 12 hours of broadcasting per day, including Radio Free Asia and Voice of America broadcasts; and (2) increase funding for nongovernmental organization broadcasting, giving priority to organizations that involve North Korean defectors in programming and broadcast services. (b) Report No later than 120 days after October 18, 2004, the Broadcasting Board of Governors must send the appropriate congressional committees^* a report that—(1) describes the status of current United States broadcasting to North Korea; and (2) describes a plan for increasing the broadcasts to 12 hours per day, including the technical and financial requirements needed to carry out the plan.