美衆議院通過議案改組國際廣播機構

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation that would overhaul the government's international broadcasting efforts.

The bipartisan measure passed by a simple voice vote Monday. It would replace the U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors with a new International Communications Agency that would employ a fulltime CEO who would run the Voice of America.

It also would consolidate Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia and the Middle East Broadcasting Network into a non-federal agency called the Freedom News Network.

Under the legislation, VOA’s mission is defined as supporting U.S. public diplomacy efforts. Opponents of the bill, including many current and former VOA journalists, contend it would greatly reduce VOA's worldwide credibility.

But co-sponsor Ed Royce, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, says the United States needs to fight back more effectively in the war of information against countries like Russia and China.

In order to become law, the measure would have to be passed by the U.S. Senate and then be signed by President Barack Obama.美國國會衆議院通過一項議案，決定對美國政府的國際廣播工作加以改動。

衆議院兩黨議員星期一以口頭表決方式通過了這項議案。該議案規定，將以一個新設立的國際通訊署取代現有的美國廣播理事會，並將聘用一位全職總裁負責美國之音的運營。

該議案還規定，將把自由歐洲電臺自由電臺、自由亞洲電臺和中東廣播網合併成一個名爲“自由新聞網”的非聯邦機構。

按照這項議案，美國之音的使命將是支持美國政府的外交工作。包括很多美國之音記者在內的反對者認爲，這一改變將大大減弱美國之音在世界範圍的公信力。

但該議案的共同發起人、衆議院外交委員會主席羅伊斯說，美國有必要在信息戰中對俄羅斯和中國等國家進行更有效的反擊。

該議案必須在美國國會參議院獲得通過，再經美國總統奧巴馬簽署，才能成爲法律。