110 HR 2917 IH: Transition Education Accountability U.S. House of Representatives 2007-06-28 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2917 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 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.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Transition Education Accountability Report Act of 2007.

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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.