[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1735 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1735

          To expand the applicability of daylight saving time.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 15, 1999

   Mr. Enzi 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 expand the applicability of daylight saving time.

    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 ``Halloween Safety Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME EXTENDED TO FIRST WEEK IN NOVEMBER.

    (a) In General.--Section 3(a) of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 
U.S.C. 260a(a)) is amended by striking ``last Sunday of October'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof ``first Sunday of November''.
    (b) Effect on Existing State Elections.--Any law in effect on the 
date of the enactment of this Act which is--
            (1) adopted pursuant to section 3(a)(2) of the Uniform Time 
        Act of 1966 by a State with parts thereof in more than one time 
        zone, or
            (2) adopted pursuant to section 3(a)(1) of such Act by a 
        State that lies entirely within one time zone,
shall be held and considered to remain in effect as the exercise by 
that State of the exemption permitted by such Act unless that State, by 
law, provides that such exemption shall not apply.
    (c) Adjustment of Operating Hours of Daytime Broadcasters.--
Notwithstanding any other law or any regulation issued under any such 
law, the Federal Communications Commission shall, consistent with any 
existing treaty or other agreement, make such adjustment by general 
rules, or by interim action pending such general rules, with respect to 
hours of operation of daytime standard amplitude modulation broadcast 
stations, as may be consistent with the public interest in receiving 
interference-free service.
            (1) Such general rules, or interim action, may include 
        variances with respect to operating power and other technical 
        operating characteristics.
            (2) At any time subsequent to the adoption of such general 
        rules, such general rules may be varied with respect to 
        particular stations and areas because of the exigencies in each 
        case.
    (d) Effective Date.--This Act shall take effect upon enactment.
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