[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H.R. 2917 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2917

To require the Federal Communications Commission to report on measures 
 being taken to inform the public of the transition to digital format 
                        television broadcasting.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 28, 2007

 Mr. Butterfield (for himself, Ms. Berkley, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Meeks of 
   New York, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Mr. Lewis of 
   Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Federal Communications Commission to report on measures 
 being taken to inform the public of the transition to digital format 
                        television broadcasting.

    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 ``Transition Education Accountability 
Report Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. REPORT REQUIRED.

    (a) Report Required.--Within 60 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall submit a report 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate describing the measures taken by the Commission, the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration, and other agencies 
of the Federal Government to inform the public of the transition to 
digital format television broadcasting and the termination of 
broadcasting in analog format. Such report shall include--
            (1) the measures taken directly by agencies of the 
        Government to so inform the public;
            (2) the efforts undertaken to enlist the voluntary efforts 
        of programming producers, distributors, broadcasters, cable 
        operators, satellite carriers, and others in developing, 
        distributing, and transmitting public service announcements 
        that will so inform the public; and
            (3) the identity and affiliations of important contributors 
        to those voluntary efforts.
    (b) Public Dissemination.--The Federal Communications Commission 
shall provide for the public dissemination of the report required by 
subsection (a), which shall include--
            (1) posting of the report on the Internet website of the 
        Commission; and
            (2) transmission of the report to the Digital Television 
        Transition Coalition.
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