March 11, 2002
On Monday, March 11, 2002, the President signed into law, H.R. 2998, the "Radio Free Afghanistan Act," which authorizes the establishment of and appropriations for Radio Free Afghanistan.
George W. Bush, Statement by the Press Secretary Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/279574