22 USC § 6037 - Television broadcasting to Cuba

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s6037"
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title: "22 USC § 6037 - Television broadcasting to Cuba"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "6037"
section_name: "Television broadcasting to Cuba"
chapter_number: 69
chapter_name: "CUBAN LIBERTY AND DEMOCRATIC SOLIDARITY (LIBERTAD)"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "STRENGTHENING INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS AGAINST THE CASTRO GOVERNMENT"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 104–114, title I, § 107, Mar. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 798; Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIII, § 1335(r), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–790.)"
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# § 6037. Television broadcasting to Cuba

**(a)** **Conversion to UHF** The Director of the International Broadcasting Bureau shall implement a conversion of television broadcasting to Cuba under the Television Marti Service to ultra high frequency (UHF) broadcasting.

**(b)** **Periodic reports** March 12, 1996

Not later than 45 days after , and every three months thereafter until the conversion described in subsection (a) is fully implemented, the Director of the International Broadcasting Bureau shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on the progress made in carrying out subsection (a).

**(c)** **Termination of broadcasting authorities** section 6063(c)(3) of this title22 U.S.C. 1465aa22 U.S.C. 1465

Upon transmittal of a determination under , the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act ( and following) and the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act ( and following) are repealed.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 104–114, title I, § 107, Mar. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 798; Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIII, § 1335(r), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–790.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act, referred to in subsec. (c), is part D of title II of , , , which is classified principally to subchapter V–B (§ 1465aa et seq.) of chapter 18 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

The Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act, referred to in subsec. (c), is , , , which is classified generally to subchapter V–A (§ 1465 et seq.) of chapter 18 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

### Amendments

1998—Subsecs. (a), (b).  substituted “Director of the International Broadcasting Bureau” for “Director of the United States Information Agency”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

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