[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4015 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4015

          To expand the applicability of daylight saving time.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 23, 2004

 Mr. Rothman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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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 2004''.

SEC. 2. DAYLIGHT SAVINGS 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 ``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.--(1) 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any regulation issued 
under 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.
    (2) The general rules, or interim action, undertaken under 
paragraph (1) may include variances with respect to operating power and 
other technical operating characteristics.
    (3) At any time after the adoption of general rules under paragraph 
(1), the general rules may be varied with respect to particular 
stations and areas because of the exigencies in each case.
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