3.0.0 1046 2023-01-15T15:48:20Z 2023-01-15T15:48:20Z Senate S S 2003-05-13 108 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2003-09-03T22:02:30Z Markup by 2003-06-19T21:20:23Z Referred to 2003-05-13T19:35:16Z S. Rept. 108-141 Preservation of Localism, Program Diversity, and Competition in Television Broadcast Service Act of 2003 108 2052 HR 2003-05-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. Identical bill CRS 2003-09-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11505) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-09-03 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 270. Calendars 2003-09-03 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator McCain with an amendment. With written report No. 108-141. Additional views filed. Committee 2003-09-03 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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[D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2003-09-05 False 2003-07-25T04:00:00Z S. 1046, Preservation of Localism, Program Diversity, and Competition in Television Broadcast Service Act of 2003 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/14669 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on June 19, 2003</p> 2003-07-25T04:00:00Z S. 1046, Preservation of Localism, Program Diversity, and Competition in Television Broadcast Service Act of 2003 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14669 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on June 19, 2003 Science, Technology, Communications Administrative procedure Commerce Competition Corporate divestiture Economic concentration Federal Communications Commission Government Operations and Politics Independent regulatory commissions Law Licenses Newspapers Public meetings Radio stations Television broadcasting Television frequency allocation Television industry Television stations Science, Technology, Communications 00 2003-05-13 Introduced in Senate 2003-07-25T14:51:07Z 01 2003-09-03 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2003-11-06T20:34:53Z Preservation of Localism, Program Diversity, and Competition in Television Broadcast Service Act of 2003 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from permitting any license for a commercial television broadcast station to be granted, transferred, or assigned to any party if such action would result in that party owning, operating, controlling, or having a cognizable interest in stations which have an aggregate national audience reach exceeding 35 percent. Requires any party currently having licenses in excess of such limit to divest as necessary to comply with such limit within one year.

(Sec. 4) Prohibits any party, after one year after the enactment of this Act, from exceeding the caps on local radio ownership established by the FCC in its media ownership proceeding.

(Sec. 5) Amends the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to require the FCC: (1) to biennially review its broadcast media ownership rules (current law) and to change, repeal, or retain such rules, as appropriate; and (2) before changing, repealing, or retaining a rule, to hold at least five public hearings in different areas of the United States.

(Sec. 7) Declares null and void the cross-media limits rule adopted by the FCC on June 2, 2003. Reinstates the previous rules pertaining to broadcast-newspaper and radio-television cross-ownership, to be applied retroactively to such date.

Allows the public utility commission of a State of a small (rural) market with a Designated Market Area of 150 or higher to recommend, on a case-by-case basis, that the FCC grant a waiver of its cross-ownership rules if the public utility commission finds that the proposed transaction for which the waiver is required will enhance local news and information, promote the financial stability of a newspaper, radio station, or television station, or otherwise promote the public interest. Authorizes the FCC to approve such recommendation within 60 days unless there is compelling evidence that the related transaction would be contrary to the public interest.

]]> Preservation of Localism, Program Diversity, and Competition in Television Broadcast Service Act of 2003 Display Title Preservation of Localism, Program Diversity, and Competition in Television Broadcast Service Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to preserve localism, to foster and promote the diversity of television programming, to foster and promote competition, and to prevent excessive concentration of ownership of the nation's television broadcast stations. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Preservation of Localism, Program Diversity, and Competition in Television Broadcast Service Act of 2003 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Preservation of Localism, Program Diversity, and Competition in Television Broadcast Service Act of 2003 S Senate Popular Titles FCC Media Ownership bill 9 Library of Congress Reported to Senate 2003-09-03T04:00:00Z Introduced in Senate 2003-05-13T04:00:00Z 2003-09-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11505) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.