110 HR 7157 IH: Radio All Digital Channel Receiver U.S. House of Representatives 2008-09-26 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 2d Session H. R. 7157 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 26, 2008 Mr. Markey (for himself, Ms. Lee, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, and Mr. Souder) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require that radios used in the satellite digital radio service be capable of receiving terrestrial digital radio signals.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Radio All Digital Channel Receiver Act.

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Mandating terrestrial digital radio receivers

(a)

Commission Authority

Section 303 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 303) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (z)Require that apparatus shipped in interstate commerce or manufactured in the United States that is designed to receive signals broadcast in both the satellite digital audio radio service and the terrestrial AM or FM radio broadcast service be equipped with technology that is capable of receiving and playing digital radio signals as transmitted by terrestrial AM or FM stations. . (b)

Prohibition

Section 330 of such Act (47 U.S.C. 330) is amended— (1)by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and (2)by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d)(1)Except as provided in paragraph (2), no person shall ship in interstate commerce or manufacture in the United States apparatus described in section 303(z) of this Act unless such apparatus complies with the rules prescribed by the Commission pursuant to the authority granted by that section. (2)This subsection shall not apply to carriers transporting apparatus referred to in paragraph (1) without trading in such apparatus. . (c)

Deadline for Commission Action

The Federal Communications Commission shall take all actions necessary to prescribe rules pursuant to the amendments made by this section within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.