3.0.0 1237 2019-11-15T21:52:45Z 2019-11-15T21:52:45Z Senate S S 2005-06-14 109 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-06-14T20:43:49Z SAVE LIVES Act 109 1268 S 2005-09-13 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9974) Related bill CRS 2005-06-14 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2005-06-14 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6486) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-06-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY N L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN D CT I. 2005-06-14 True Science, Technology, Communications Administrative fees Administrative procedure Auctions Cable television Canada Commerce Consumer education Department of the Treasury Economics and Public Finance Electronics Electronics industry Emergency Management Emergency communication systems Employee training Environmental Protection Families Federal Communications Commission Federal preemption Government Operations and Politics Government procurement Governmental investigations Grants-in-aid Grocery trade Income tax Independent regulatory commissions International Affairs International cooperation Labeling Labor and Employment Latin America Law Licenses Mexico Postal facilities Recycling industry Recycling of waste products Rescue work Retail trade Standards State laws Tax credits Taxation Television Television and children Television broadcasting Television frequency allocation Television programs Television relay systems Television stations Video display terminals Science, Technology, Communications 00 2005-06-14 Introduced in Senate 2005-08-25T20:04:24Z Spectrum Availability for Emergency-Response and Law-Enforcement to Improve Vital Emergency Services Act or SAVE LIVES Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to extend through December 31, 2008 (currently, 2006) the termination date for television broadcast licenses that authorize analog television service. Repeals provisions authorizing analog service extensions in limited circumstances. Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to take specified actions within specified deadlines for the final television channel assignment of full-power broadcast television stations authorized for digital service.

Provides deadlines for the auction of recovered analog spectrum to be used for providing public emergency services.

Directs the FCC to distribute to eligible persons analog-to-digital signal converter devices.

Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a grant program to provide enhanced interoperability of communications equipment for first responders.

Provides certain consumer education requirements regarding the transition to digital television service.

Authorizes, with a sunset, temporary digital-to-analog signal conversion for certain cable television subscribers.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax credits for qualified electronic waste (television display screens) collected from consumers and recycled.

Directs the: (1) Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to study establishing a nationwide recycling program for electronic waste; and (2) FCC to complete certain pending proceedings relating to conversion to digital television and related matters.

]]> SAVE LIVES Act Short Titles as Introduced SAVE LIVES Act Short Titles as Introduced Spectrum Availability for Emergency-Response and Law-Enforcement to Improve Vital Emergency Services Act Display Title SAVE LIVES Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to expedite the transition to digital television while helping consumers to continue to use their analog televisions. Introduced in Senate 2005-06-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s1237is/xml/BILLS-109s1237is.xml 2005-06-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.