(a) In generalThe Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service shall exercise the same authorities with respect to the United States Agency for Global Media as the Inspector General exercises under the Inspector General Act of 1978 [5 U.S.C. App.] and section 3929 of this title with respect to the Department of State.
(b) Respect for journalistic integrity of broadcastersThe Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service shall respect the journalistic integrity of all the broadcasters covered by this chapter and may not evaluate the philosophical or political perspectives reflected in the content of broadcasts.
Structure US Code
Title 22— FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 71— UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING
§ 6201. Congressional findings and declaration of purposes
§ 6202. Standards and principles
§ 6203. Establishment of the Chief Executive Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media
§ 6204. Authorities of Chief Executive Officer
§ 6205. Establishment of the International Broadcasting Advisory Board
§ 6206. Grantee corporate boards of directors
§ 6207. Limits on grants for Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty
§ 6209. Incorporation and non-Federal status of broadcasting entities
§ 6209a. Inspector General authorities
§ 6209b. Role of the Secretary of State in foreign policy guidance
§ 6210. Preservation of American jobs
§ 6212. Requirement for authorization of appropriations
§ 6215. Establishment of Radio Free Afghanistan