[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3262 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3262

 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to make inapplicable certain 
    political broadcasting provisions to noncommercial educational 
                         broadcasting stations.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            October 30 (legislative day, September 22), 2000

 Mr. Jeffords, 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 amend the Communications Act of 1934 to make inapplicable certain 
    political broadcasting provisions to noncommercial educational 
                         broadcasting 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 ``Public Broadcasting Integrity Act of 
2000''.
    Sec. 2. (a) Inapplicability of Political Broadcasting Provisions to 
Noncommercial Educational Broadcast Stations.--Section 312(a)(7) of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 312(a)(7)) is amended by 
inserting ``, other than a noncommercial educational broadcast 
station,'' after ``use of a broadcasting station''.
    (b) Current Regulations.--Consistent with the requirements of 
subsection (c), the Federal Communications Commission shall amend 
section 73.1944 of its rules to provide that such section does not 
apply to noncommercial educational broadcast stations.
    (c) Rulemaking.--
            (1) Limitation.--After the date of the enactment of this 
        Act, the Commission shall not establish, expand, or otherwise 
        modify requirements relating to the service obligations of 
        noncommercial educational radio or television stations except 
        by means of agency rulemaking conducted in accordance with 
        chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, and other applicable 
        law (including the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b)).
            (2) Deadline.--The Commission shall prescribe such 
        revisions to its regulations as may be necessary to comply with 
        the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) not later than 
        270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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