[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1883 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1883

 To authorize appropriations for the promotion and development of the 
       United States national telecommunications and information 
      infrastructure, and the construction and planning of public 
            broadcasting facilities, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

              March 1 (legislative day, February 22), 1994

 Mr. Inouye (for himself, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Stevens, and Mr. Danforth) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize appropriations for the promotion and development of the 
       United States national telecommunications and information 
      infrastructure, and the construction and planning of public 
            broadcasting facilities, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration Authorization Act of 1994''.

                      TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 101. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds and declares the following:
            (1) A strong commitment to building the national 
        telecommunications and information infrastructure will promote 
        economic growth, aid the Nation's competitiveness, and increase 
        the national standard of living.
            (2) A telecommunications and information infrastructure 
        initiative that complements private sector efforts is in the 
        national interest.
            (3) Private sector investments in the United States 
        telecommunications and information infrastructure do not 
        supplant the Federal role in funding demonstration projects in 
        which advanced telecommunications capabilities are used to aid 
        the delivery of critical social services, such as education and 
        health care (particularly in rural areas), traditionally 
        supported by government.
            (4) Government funding of demonstrations and pilot projects 
        of telecommunications and information infrastructure 
        applications for health care providers, educational 
        institutions, research facilities, State and local governments, 
        public safety services, libraries, and other social service and 
        public information providers can serve as a catalyst in 
        promoting increased private sector investment in, and continued 
        development of, the national telecommunications and information 
        infrastructure.
            (5) Federal assistance in the promotion of the national 
        telecommunications and information infrastructure will use a 
        wide range of technologies, including but not limited to 
        broadcast, fiber optic cable, coaxial cable, satellite systems, 
        and microwave systems.
            (6) Providing assistance to help eligible entities connect 
        to existing and developing telecommunications networks and 
        information services is in the public interest.
            (7) The development of an advanced telecommunications and 
        information infrastructure can improve and extend the training 
        of rural health professionals and the continuity of patient 
        care in rural areas.
            (8) There are tremendous information resources in the 
        Nation, but the benefits of an advanced telecommunications and 
        information infrastructure will be enhanced when both urban and 
        rural citizens of the United States have reasonable access to 
        such existing and future information resources.
            (9) Federal support of public broadcasting has helped 
        provide valuable and useful educational and cultural programs 
        that reach nearly all citizens of the United States.
            (10) The Federal Government shall ensure that all citizens 
        of the United States have access to public telecommunications 
        services through all appropriate available telecommunications 
        distribution technologies.
            (11) Public telecommunications entities and services 
        constitute valuable local community resources for utilizing 
        electronic media to address national concerns and solve local 
        problems through community programs.
            (12) It is in the public interest to encourage partnerships 
        to adapt technologies to public service uses in a cost-
        effective manner, utilizing and maintaining existing facilities 
        where appropriate and effective, and to avoid duplicate 
        services or capacities which are currently provided by public 
        telecommunications and information entities.

SEC. 102. PURPOSE.

    (a) In General.--To facilitate the development of the national 
telecommunications and information infrastructure, the Secretary of 
Commerce is authorized to establish and maintain two separate 
assistance programs, a program for telecommunications and information 
infrastructure projects as described in subsection (b) and a program 
for public broadcasting projects as described in subsection (c).
    (b) Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Program.--The 
Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Program shall focus 
on promoting the widespread availability of advanced telecommunications 
technologies to--
            (1) enhance the delivery of diverse social services, 
        including education and health care, to the public 
        (particularly in rural areas); and
            (2) support the formation of a nationwide, multimedia, 
        high-speed, interactive infrastructure of varied information 
        technologies through interconnection and improvement.
    (c) Public Broadcasting Facilities Program.--The purpose of the 
Public Broadcasting Facilities Program is to assist, through matching 
grants, in the planning and construction of public broadcasting 
facilities in order to achieve the following objectives:
            (1) Extend delivery of public broadcasting services to as 
        many citizens of the United States as possible by the most 
        efficient and economical means, including broadcast, fiber 
        optic cable, coaxial cable, satellite systems, and microwave 
        systems.
            (2) Increase public broadcasting services and facilities 
        available to, operated by, and owned by minorities, Native 
        Americans, and women.
            (3) Strengthen the capability of existing public 
        broadcasting entities to provide public broadcasting services 
        to the public.

      TITLE II--TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE

SEC. 201. ASSISTANCE FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION 
              INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) In General.--The National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration Organization Act is amended--
            (1) by redesignating part C as part D; and
            (2) by inserting immediately after part B the following new 
        part:

      ``PART C--ASSISTANCE FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION 
                       INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

``SEC. 121. ASSISTANCE FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION 
              INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT.

    ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to assist, through 
matching grants, the development of a national telecommunications and 
information infrastructure, by the most efficient and economical means. 
The objectives of these grants are to--
            ``(1) expand telecommunications networks or systems for 
        health care providers, educational institutions, research 
        facilities, libraries, museums, State and local governments, 
        public safety services, and other social service and public 
        information providers;
            ``(2) enhance the ability, through infrastructure 
        interconnection, of health care providers, educational 
        institutions, research facilities, libraries, museums, State 
        and local governments, public safety services, and other social 
        service and public information providers to access existing and 
        new sources of information;
            ``(3) improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the 
        delivery of social services, such as education and health care, 
        to both urban and rural citizens of the United States;
            ``(4) promote innovation in the use of telecommunications 
        services and technologies by supporting telecommunications 
        demonstration projects in the delivery of social services, 
        particularly to rural and underserved populations; and
            ``(5) increase the professional productivity, personal 
        growth, and quality of life for all citizens of the United 
        States, especially traditionally underserved populations 
        thereof, through efficient access to information.
    ``(b) Criteria.--(1) The Secretary shall base determinations on 
whether to approve a grant under this section, and (subject to 
paragraph (2)) the amount of such grant, on finding that the project to 
be funded by the grant would advance one or more of the following 
goals:
            ``(A) The enhancement of the telecommunications and 
        information infrastructure for health care providers, 
        educational institutions, research facilities, libraries, 
        museums, State and local governments, public safety services, 
        and other social service and public information providers.
            ``(B) The promotion of accessibility to, and universal 
        utilization of, telecommunications and information 
        infrastructure for both urban and rural citizens of the United 
        States, especially traditionally underserved populations.
            ``(C) The development and increased use of 
        telecommunications and information infrastructure, especially 
        for education, health care, research, public safety, and other 
        social and public information service providers, with 
        demonstration projects.
            ``(D) The promotion of infrastructure interconnection and 
        interoperability.
            ``(E) The evaluation and demonstration of the efficiency 
        and efficacy of innovative telecommunications facilities, 
        systems, or networks in the provision of education, health 
        care, public safety services, and other social and public 
        information services.
    ``(2) The amount of the grant under this section shall not exceed 
50 percent of the amount determined by the Secretary to be the 
reasonable and necessary cost of the project to be funded, except that 
the Secretary may provide a grant in an amount between 50 and 75 
percent of such cost if the Secretary determines that extraordinary 
circumstances warrant.
    ``(c) Applications for Grants.--For each project proposed pursuant 
to this section there shall be submitted to the Secretary an 
application for a grant containing such information with respect to 
such project as the Secretary may require. Each applicant shall also 
provide assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that--
            ``(1) the applicant is capable of creating, operating, and 
        maintaining the facilities, systems, or networks that are the 
        subject of the application;
            ``(2) necessary funds to create, operate, and maintain such 
        facilities, systems, or networks will be available when needed;
            ``(3) the applicant has participated in comprehensive 
        planning for such facilities, systems, or networks that 
        includes an evaluation of alternative technologies and 
        coordination with appropriate Federal or State agencies, as 
        needed;
            ``(4) the applicant has not failed to utilize commercially 
        available network services to meet its communications or 
        information needs to the extent such commercial services meet 
        the needs of the applicant in the most efficient and economical 
        manner;
            ``(5) the applicant will make efficient use of the grant;
            ``(6) the applicant is--
                    ``(A) a nonprofit foundation, corporation, 
                institution, or association;
                    ``(B) a State or local government (or any agency 
                thereof), or a political or special purpose subdivision 
                of a State or local government; or
                    ``(C) any enterprise owned and operated by a State 
                or local government entity; and
            ``(7) the applicant will use any facility, system, or 
        network obtained with funds provided under this section 
        primarily to achieve objectives identified in the application 
        and will comply with regulations prescribed by the Secretary 
        with respect to resale of any capacity of such facility, 
        system, or network.
    ``(d) Training and Planning.--(1) The Secretary may fund necessary 
and reasonable expenses needed for training in the operation of the 
facilities, systems, or networks developed pursuant to this section, 
except that such expenditures shall be authorized only for a period not 
to exceed 1 year after close-out of the grant for the 
telecommunications and information infrastructure project funded under 
this section.
    ``(2) The Secretary may provide up to 100 percent of the cost of 
planning projects or studies that will promote the development or 
enhancement of the national telecommunications and information 
infrastructure. Any plans or studies conducted by or for any grant 
recipient under this section shall be provided to the Secretary. An 
applicant for a planning grant shall provide such information with 
respect to such project as the Secretary may require and shall provide 
assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that the applicant meets the 
requirements of subsection (c)(6).
    ``(e) Regulations.--The Secretary shall establish such regulations 
as may be necessary to carry out this section, including regulations 
relating to the order of priority to be used in approving applications 
and relating to determining the amount of each grant for such projects. 
As part of such regulations, the Secretary shall provide a preference 
in the award of assistance for projects that increase utilization and 
efficiency of existing telecommunications and information facilities. 
The Secretary shall seek the views of the Secretary of Education, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Federal Communications 
Commission, and the Director of the National Science Foundation in 
developing the regulations authorized under this section. Such 
regulations shall include any regulations determined by the Secretary 
to be necessary for purposes of subsection (c)(7) to prevent any 
recipient of funds under this section from using commercial resale of 
excess capacity to compete unfairly with providers of 
telecommunications services.
    ``(f) Special Consideration.--In establishing criteria for grants 
pursuant to this section, and in establishing procedures relating to 
the order of priority established in subsection (e) in approving 
applications for grants, the Secretary shall give special consideration 
to applications that would--
            ``(1) increase participation by minorities, Native 
        Americans, individuals with disabilities, women, and other 
        underserved populations in the ownership of, operation of, and 
        access to, telecommunications and information infrastructure, 
        the Secretary shall take affirmative steps to inform 
        minorities, Native Americans, individuals with disabilities, 
        women, and other underserved populations of the availability of 
        funds under this section, and to provide such other assistance 
        and information as may be appropriate; and
            ``(2) avoid duplication with existing facilities and 
        services.
    ``(g) Meritorious Application.--The Secretary shall consider 
meritorious an application for a grant--
            ``(1) to establish an integrated operational and 
        educational telecommunications network among United States 
        science centers and other users;
            ``(2) to establish comprehensive, interactive exhibits 
        which enable visitors to participate in the use of such a 
        telecommunications network, using voice, data, or video 
        connections with other sites on the network; and
            ``(3) by an applicant that, as of January 1, 1994, is an 
        existing science museum in the process of planning a major new 
        science museum facility to be located in a historically 
        significant structure located in a metropolitan area near the 
        geographic center of the United States.
    ``(h) Recovery of Funds.--If, within 5 years after completion of 
any project with respect to which a grant has been made under this 
section--
            ``(1) the applicant or other owner of such facilities or 
        infrastructure ceases to be an agency, institution, foundation, 
        corporation, association, or other entity described in 
        subsection (c)(6); or
            ``(2) such facilities or infrastructure cease to be used 
        primarily for the intended purposes of the grant project;
the United States shall be entitled to recover from the applicant or 
other owner of such facilities the amount bearing the same ratio to the 
value of such facilities at the time the applicant ceases to be such an 
entity or at the time of such determination (as determined by agreement 
of the parties or by action brought in the United States district court 
for the district in which such facilities are situated), as the amount 
of the Federal participation bore to the cost of construction of such 
facilities.
    ``(i) Recordkeeping Requirements.--Each recipient of assistance 
under this section shall keep such records as may be reasonably 
necessary to enable the Secretary to carry out the functions of the 
Secretary under this section, including a complete and itemized 
inventory of all telecommunications and information infrastructure, 
systems, or networks under the control of such recipient procured with 
funds authorized under this section; and records which fully disclose 
the amount and the disposition by such recipient of the proceeds of 
such assistance, the total cost of the project in connection with which 
such assistance is given or used, the amount and nature of that portion 
of the cost of the project supplied by other sources, and such other 
records as will facilitate an effective audit.
    ``(j) Accessibility of Records.--The Secretary and the Comptroller 
General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized 
representatives, shall have access for the purpose of audit and 
examination to any books, documents, papers, and records of any 
recipient of assistance under this section that are pertinent to 
assistance received under this section.
    ``(k) Duty to Monitor.--The Secretary shall monitor and evaluate 
selected projects, to determine whether such projects fulfill the 
objectives of this section. The Secretary shall evaluate the activities 
of this assistance program to assure that it is fulfilling its goals 
and objectives. The Secretary shall develop criteria for evaluations 
pursuant to subsection (e).
    ``(l) Clearinghouses.--(1) In carrying out the requirements of 
subsection (k), and in collecting studies pursuant to subsection (d), 
the Secretary shall provide for the collection and dissemination of 
information concerning distance learning. The Secretary shall maintain 
information on distance learning providers; receive, review, and 
analyze reports of different distance learning activities; and publish 
periodically a compilation of the reports submitted and such analysis.
    ``(2) In carrying out the requirements of subsection (k), and in 
collecting studies pursuant to subsection (d), the Secretary shall 
provide for the collection and dissemination of information concerning 
telemedicine projects. The Secretary shall maintain information on 
telemedicine projects, receive, review, and analyze reports of 
different telemedicine activities, and publish periodically a 
compilation of the reports submitted and such analysis.
    ``(m) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal year 1994 $51,000,000, for fiscal year 1995 
$100,000,000, for fiscal year 1996 $150,000,000, and for each of the 
fiscal years 1997 and 1998 such sums as may be necessary, to be used by 
the Secretary to assist in the infrastructure interconnection, or 
development of telecommunications and information infrastructure, as 
provided in this section. Sums appropriated under this section for any 
fiscal year shall remain available until expended, for payment of 
grants for projects for which applications approved by the Secretary, 
pursuant to this section, have been submitted within any fiscal year; 
and for further implementation of this section. Sums appropriated under 
this section may be used by the Secretary to cover the direct and 
indirect costs of administering the provisions of this section, for 
evaluating the effectiveness of the program and projects funded 
pursuant to this section, and for other related activities.''.
    (b) Definitions in NTIAO Act.--Section 102(a) of the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act is 
amended by adding at end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(6) The term `construction' means acquisition (including 
        acquisition by lease), installation, and modernization of 
        public broadcasting facilities and planning and preparatory 
        steps incidental to any such acquisition, installation, or 
        modernization.
            ``(7) The term `infrastructure interconnection' means an 
        association of transmission channels or telecommunication 
        circuits, switching units, or other equipment to provide the 
        means of a transfer of signals between two or more points in an 
        interconnection system or a telecommunications network or 
        networks.
            ``(8) The term `interconnection system' means any system of 
        interconnection facilities used for the distribution of 
        programs to public telecommunications entities.
            ``(9) The term `nonprofit' (as applied to any foundation, 
        corporation, association, institution, or other organization) 
        means a foundation, corporation, association, institution, or 
        organization, no part of whose net earnings inures, or may 
        lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private shareholder or 
        individual.
            ``(10) The term `public broadcasting entity' means the 
        Corporation for Public Broadcasting, any licensee or permittee 
        of a public broadcast station, or any nonprofit institution 
        engaged primarily in the production, acquisition, distribution, 
        or dissemination of educational or cultural television or radio 
        programs and related noncommercial instructional and 
        informational material.
            ``(11) The term `public broadcasting facilities' means 
        telecommunications and related equipment necessary for the 
        provision of public broadcasting services, except that such 
        term does not include the buildings to house such apparatus 
        (other than small equipment shelters that are part of satellite 
        earth stations, translators, microwave interconnection 
        facilities, and similar facilities.
            ``(12) The term `public broadcasting services' means the 
        production, acquisition, distribution, or dissemination of 
        noncommercial, educational, or cultural television or radio 
        programs and related noncommercial, instructional, and 
        informational material disseminated by public broadcasting 
        entities.
            ``(13) The term `State' includes the District of Columbia, 
        Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the 
        Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the 
        Pacific Islands.
            ``(14) The term `telecommunications and information 
        infrastructure' means the hardware and operating software 
        necessary to produce, transmit, receive, store, or distribute 
        analog or digital signals for voice, data, graphics, text, or 
        video.''.

        TITLE III--ASSISTANCE FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING FACILITIES

SEC. 301. ASSISTANCE FOR PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC 
              BROADCASTING FACILITIES.

  (a) Technical Amendments.--(1) The heading to part IV of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 390 et seq.) is amended to read 
as follows:

  ``PART IV--ASSISTANCE FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING FACILITIES; NATIONAL 
ENDOWMENT FOR CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION; CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC 
                            BROADCASTING''.

  (2) The heading to subpart A of such part IV is amended by striking 
``telecommunications'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``broadcasting''.
  (b) Declaration of Purpose.--Section 390 of the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 390) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``telecommunications'' each place it 
        appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``broadcasting'';
            (2) by striking ``including the use of broadcast and 
        nonbroadcast technologies;'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``including broadcast, fiber optic cable, coaxial cable, 
        satellite systems, and microwave systems;'' and
            (3) by striking ``television and radio stations'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``broadcasting entities''.
  (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 391 of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 391) is amended--
            (1) by striking each of the fiscal years ``1992, 1993, and 
        1994'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``1995 and 1996''; and
            (2) by striking ``telecommunications'' and inserting in 
        lieu thereof ``broadcasting''.
    (b) Grants for Construction.--(1) Section 392(a) of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 392(a)) is amended--
            (A) by striking, ``, and a 5-year plan'' and all that 
        follows in the first sentence through ``such facilities 
        requirements'';
            (B) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) the applicant is (A) a public broadcast station; (B) 
        a system of public broadcasting entities; (C) a nonprofit 
        foundation, corporation, institution, or association organized 
        primarily for educational or cultural purposes; or (D) a State 
        or local government (or any agency thereof), or a political or 
        special purpose subdivision of a State;''; and
            (C) by striking ``telecommunications'' each place it 
        appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``broadcasting''.
    (2) Section 392(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
392(b)) is amended by striking ``telecommunications'' and inserting in 
lieu thereof ``broadcasting''.
    (3) Section 392(c) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
392(c)) is amended by striking ``eligible'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``eligibility''.
    (4) Section 392(e) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
392(e)) is amended--
            (A) by inserting ``or planning'' immediately after 
        ``construction''; and
            (B) by striking ``rules and'' each place it appears.
    (5) Section 392(f) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
392(f)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(f) In establishing criteria for grants pursuant to section 393, 
and in establishing procedures relating to the order of priority 
established in subsection (e) in approving applications for grants, the 
Secretary shall give special consideration to applications which would 
increase participation by minorities, Native Americans, women, and 
populations traditionally underserved in the ownership of, and 
operation of, public broadcasting entities. The Secretary shall take 
affirmative steps to inform minorities, Native Americans, women, and 
underserved populations of the availability of funds under this 
subpart, and the localities where new public broadcasting facilities 
are needed, and to provide such other assistance and information as may 
be appropriate.''.
    (6) Section 392(g) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
392(g)) is amended--
            (A) in the introductory matter, by striking ``10 years 
        after completion of any project for construction of public 
        telecommunications facilities'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``5 years (or, if the Secretary so determines, 10 years) after 
        completion of any project for construction of facilities,'';
            (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``agency, institution, 
        foundation, corporation, association or other''; and
            (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``telecommunications'' 
        each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``broadcasting''.
    (7) Section 392(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
392(h)) is amended by striking ``telecommunications'' and inserting in 
lieu thereof ``broadcasting''.
    (8) Section 392 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 392) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(j) Section 2301.16(a)(2) of title 15, Code of Federal 
Regulations, as in effect on March 1, 1994, and any successor 
regulation thereto, shall not apply to any grant awarded to any 
consortium of Indian post-secondary educational institutions under this 
section or section 121 of the National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration Organization Act.''.
    (e) Criteria for Approval and Expenditures by Secretary.--(1) 
Section 393(a) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 393 (a)) is 
amended by striking ``telecommunications'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``broadcasting''.
    (2) Section 393(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
393(b)) is amended--
            (A) in paragraph (1)--
                    (i) by striking ``provision of new 
                telecommunications facilities'' and inserting in lieu 
                thereof ``establishment of new public broadcasting 
                facilities''; and
                    (ii) by striking ``telecommunications services'' 
                and inserting in lieu thereof ``broadcasting 
                services'';
            (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof 
        the following:
            ``(2) the improvement of the capabilities of existing 
        public broadcasting entities to provide public broadcasting 
        services, including services to underserved audiences such as 
        deaf and hearing impaired individuals and blind and visually 
        impaired individuals;'';
          (C) in paragraph (3)--
                    (i) by striking ``telecommunications'' and 
                inserting in lieu thereof ``broadcasting''; and
                    (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end; and
            (D) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting in lieu thereof 
        the following new paragraphs:
            ``(4) the expansion of the service areas or production 
        capabilities of existing public broadcasting entities; and
            ``(5) the replacement of existing equipment.''.
    (f) Long-Range Planning for Facilities.--Section 393A of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 393a) is amended by striking 
``telecommunications'' each place it appears and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``broadcasting''.

SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) Construction.--Section 397(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 
(47 U.S.C. 397(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(as applied to public telecommunications 
        facilities)'';
            (2) by striking ``telecommunications'' and inserting in 
        lieu thereof ``broadcasting''.
    (b) Nonprofit.--Section 397(8) of the Communications Act of 1934 
(47 U.S.C. 397(8)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(8) The term `nonprofit' (as applied to any foundation, 
        corporation, association, institution, or other organization) 
        means a foundation, corporation, association, institution, or 
        organization, no part of whose net earnings inures, or may 
        lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private shareholder or 
        individual.''.
    (c) Public Broadcasting Entity.--Section 397(11) of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 397(11)) is amended to read as 
follows:
            ``(11) The term `public broadcasting entity' means the 
        Corporation for Public Broadcasting, any licensee or permittee 
        of a public broadcast station, or any nonprofit institution 
        engaged primarily in the production, acquisition, distribution, 
        or dissemination of educational or cultural television or radio 
        programs and related noncommercial instructional and 
        informational material.''.
    (d) Infrastructure Interconnection.--Section 397 of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 397) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph:
            ``(18) The term `infrastructure interconnection' means an 
        association of transmission channels or telecommunication 
        circuits, switching units, or other equipment to provide the 
        means of a transfer of signals between two or more points in an 
        interconnection system or a telecommunications network or 
        networks.''.
    (e) Public Broadcasting Facilities.--Section 397 of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 397), as amended by this section, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(19) The term `public broadcasting facilities' means 
        telecommunications and related equipment necessary for the 
        provision of public broadcasting services, except that such 
        term does not include the buildings to house such apparatus 
        (other than small equipment shelters that are part of satellite 
        earth stations, translators, microwave interconnection 
        facilities, and similar facilities).''.
    (f) Public Broadcasting Services.--Section 397 of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 397), as amended by this section, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(20) The term `public broadcasting services' means the 
        production, acquisition, distribution, or dissemination of 
        noncommercial, educational, or cultural television or radio 
        programs and related noncommercial, instructional, and 
        informational material, disseminated by public broadcasting 
        entities.''.
    (g) Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure.--Section 397 
of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 397), as amended by this 
section, is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph.
            ``(21) The term `telecommunications and information 
        infrastructure' means the hardware and operating software 
        necessary to produce, transmit, receive, store, or distribute 
        analog or digital signals for voice, data graphics, text, or 
        video.''.

  TITLE IV--NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION

SEC. 401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Authorization.--Section 151 of the National Telecommunications 
and Information Administration Organization Act is amended by striking 
``$17,600,000 for fiscal year 1992 and $17,900,000 for fiscal year 
1993'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``$21,927,000 for fiscal year 
1994, $24,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and $26,000,000 for fiscal year 
1996''.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 105(c)(2) of the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ``Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary is authorized to retain and use all 
funds transferred, or previously transferred, from other Government 
agencies for all costs incurred in telecommunications research, 
engineering, and related activities by the Institute of 
Telecommunications Sciences of the NTIA in furtherance of its assigned 
functions under this section. Without further appropriations action, 
such funds received from other Government agencies shall remain 
available until expended.''.

   TITLE V--NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION

SEC. 501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Subsection (h) of section 394 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 394) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(h) There are authorized to be appropriated $6,000,000 for each 
of the fiscal years 1995 and 1996, to be used by the Secretary to carry 
out the provisions of this section. Sums appropriated under this 
subsection for any fiscal year shall remain available for contracts and 
grants for projects for which applications approved under this section 
have been submitted within one year after the last day of such fiscal 
year.''.

                       TITLE VI--PEACESAT PROGRAM

SEC. 601. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    The first sentence of section 2(d) of the Act entitled ``An Act to 
authorize appropriations for activities of the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration for fiscal years 1990 
and 1991'', approved November 15, 1990 (Public Law 101-555; 104 Stat. 
2758), is amended by striking ``$400,000 for fiscal year 1992 and 
$1,500,000 for fiscal year 1993'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
``$1,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994 and 1995''.

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