[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3525 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3525

   To require the Federal Communications Commission to follow normal 
   rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for 
           noncommercial educational television broadcasters.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 24, 2000

 Mr. Oxley (for himself, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
 Coburn, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Armey, Mr. Souder, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Baker, Mr. 
 Bachus, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Burr of 
   North Carolina, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
 Skeen, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Shows, Mr. Wicker, 
    Mr. Combest, Mr. Riley, Mr. English, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Watts of 
 Oklahoma, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bryant, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
 Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Lewis 
 of Kentucky, Mr. Goode, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
Nethercutt, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Ryun of 
Kansas, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Linder, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Sam 
 Johnson of Texas, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Talent, Mr. Collins, Mr. Gordon, 
 Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Hill of Montana, 
 and Mr. Ramstad) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                       the Committee on Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To require the Federal Communications Commission to follow normal 
   rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for 
           noncommercial educational television broadcasters.

    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 ``Religious Broadcasting Freedom 
Act''.

SEC. 2. COMPLIANCE WITH RULEMAKING PROCEDURES REQUIRED.

    (a) Limitation.--After the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Federal Communications Commission shall not establish, expand, or 
otherwise modify requirements relating to the service obligations of 
noncommercial educational television stations except by means of agency 
rulemaking conducted in accordance with chapter 5 of title 5, United 
States Code, and other applicable law.
    (b) Termination of Effect of Additional Guidance.--The additional 
guidance contained in the Commission's memorandum opinion and order in 
WQED Pittsburg (FCC 99-393), adopted December 15, 1999, and released 
December 29, 1999, shall not be effective after the date of enactment 
of this Act except to the extent such guidance is prescribed in 
accordance with subsection (a).
                                 <all>