[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[H.R. 2892 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2892

      To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the 
        dissemination of indecent material on cable television.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 7, 1997

Mr. Hall of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Hunter) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
      To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the 
        dissemination of indecent material on cable television.

    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 ``Family Viewing Cable Television Act 
of 1997''.

SEC. 2. DISSEMINATION OF INDECENT MATERIAL ON CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 71 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 1464 the following:
``Sec. 1464A. Dissemination of indecent material on cable television
    ``(a) Whoever knowingly disseminates any indecent material on any 
channel provided to all subscribers as part of a basic cable television 
package shall be imprisoned not more than two years or fined under this 
title, or both.
    ``(b) As used in this section, the term `basic cable television 
package' means those channels provided by any means for a basic cable 
subscription fee to all cable subscribers, including `basic cable 
service' and `other programming service' as those terms are defined in 
section 602 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 522), but does 
not include separate channels that are provided to subscribers upon 
specific request, whether or not a separate or additional fee is 
charged.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 71 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 1464 the following new item:

``1464A. Dissemination of indecent material on cable television.''.
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