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22 U.S.C. § 1461b

Indemnification of owners of short-wave radio facilities against loss or damage

United States · Title 22 — FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE · Status: effective

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22 U.S.C. § 1461b, Indemnification of owners of short-wave radio facilities against loss or damage, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/456008
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Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 1341, 1342, 1349 to 1351 and subchapter II of chapter 15 of title 31, the United States Information Agency is authorized, in making contracts for the use of international shortwave radio stations and facilities, to agree on behalf of the United States to indemnify the owners and operators of said radio stations and facilities from such funds as may be hereafter appropriated for the purpose against loss or damage on account of injury to persons or property arising from such use of said radio stations and facilities.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 95-431(H.R. 12934)1978-10-10
    Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1979
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 97-241(S. 1193)1982-08-24
    An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1982 and 1983 for the Department of State, the International Communications Agency, and the Board for International Broadcasting, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally