22 USC § 1464b - Voice of America hiring practices

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title: "22 USC § 1464b - Voice of America hiring practices"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "1464b"
section_name: "Voice of America hiring practices"
chapter_number: 18
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES INFORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "DISSEMINATION ABROAD OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNITED STATES"
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last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Jan. 27, 1948, ch. 36, title V, § 506, as added Pub. L. 101–246, title II, § 232, Feb. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 57; amended Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIII, § 1335(a)(2), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–787.)"
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# § 1464b. Voice of America hiring practices

**(a)** **Prohibition** February 16, 1990

After , the Voice of America shall not select candidates for employment who must be or are preapproved for employment at the Voice of America by a foreign government or an entity controlled by a foreign government.

**(b)** **Exception** The prohibition referred to in this section shall not apply to—

**(1)** participants in the Voice of America’s exchange programs; or

**(2)** clerical, technical, or maintenance staff at Voice of America offices in foreign countries.

**(c)** **Report** If the Broadcasting Board of Governors determines that the prohibition under subsection (a) would require the termination of a specific Voice of America foreign language service, then, not less than 90 days before the Board begins to recruit such candidates, the Board shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report concerning—

**(1)** the number and location of speakers of the applicable foreign language who could be recruited by the Voice of America without violating this section; and

**(2)** the efforts made by the Voice of America to recruit such individuals for employment.

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**Source Credit**: (Jan. 27, 1948, ch. 36, title V, § 506, as added Pub. L. 101–246, title II, § 232, Feb. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 57; amended Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIII, § 1335(a)(2), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–787.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1998—Subsec. (c). , in introductory provisions, substituted “Broadcasting Board of Governors” for “Director of the United States Information Agency”, “Board begins” for “Agency begins”, and “Board shall” for “Director shall”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

Broadcasting 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

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .