[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3439 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3439

  To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from establishing 
  rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 17, 1999

 Mr. Oxley (for himself, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. 
   Ehrlich) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from establishing 
  rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations.

    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 ``Radio Broadcasting Preservation Act 
of 1999''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION.

    (a) Rules Prohibited.--Notwithstanding section 303 of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 303), the Federal Communications 
Commission shall not prescribe rules authorizing the operation of new, 
low power FM radio stations, or establishing a low power radio service, 
as proposed in MM Docket No. 99-25.
    (b) Termination of Previously Prescribed Rules.--Any rules 
prescribed by the Federal Communications Commission before the date of 
enactment of this Act that would be in violation of the prohibition in 
subsection (a) if prescribed after such date shall cease to be 
effective on such date. Any low power radio licenses issued pursuant to 
such rules before such date shall be void.
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