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“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to Calendar No. 439, S. 3104. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the bill by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 3104) to permanently authorize Radio Free Asia, and for other purposes. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, which had been reported from the Committee on Foreign Relations, with an amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following: SECTION 1. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Radio Free Asia (referred to in this Act as ``RFA'')-- (A) was authorized under section 309 of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6208); (B) was incorporated as a private, non-profit corporation in March 1996 in the hope that its operations would soon be obviated by the global advancement of democracy; and (C) is headquartered in Washington, DC, with additional offices in Bangkok, Hong Kong, Phnom Penh, Seoul, Ankara, and Taipei. (2) RFA broadcasts serve as substitutes for indigenous free media in regions lacking free media outlets. (3) The mission of RFA is ``to provide accurate and timely news and information to Asian countries whose governments prohibit access to a free press'' in order to enable informed decisionmaking by the people within Asia.…”