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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to authorize owners and operators of wireless microphones operating on a primary basis in the VHF bands and on a secondary basis in the UHF bands to have access to the geolocation database maintained to prohibit the operation of unlicensed TV band devices on protected frequencies.</p> <p>Specifies registration sites (for the purpose of identifying locations to be protected through database registration).</p>]]></text>
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