[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 879 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 879

   To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to exempt licenses in the 
    instructional television fixed service from competitive bidding.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 25, 1999

 Ms. Woolsey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to exempt licenses in the 
    instructional television fixed service from competitive bidding.

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

SECTION. 1. EXEMPTION FROM COMPETITIVE BIDDING.

    Section 309(j)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
309(j)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) 
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) for stations in the instructional television 
                fixed service.''.
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