[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2297 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2297

To require the FCC to conduct an economic study on the impact that low-
   power FM stations will have on full-power commercial FM stations.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 1, 2007

   Ms. Snowe 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 require the FCC to conduct an economic study on the impact that low-
   power FM stations will have on full-power commercial FM stations.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FCC STUDY ON IMPACT OF LPFM ON FULL-POWER COMMERCIAL FM 
              STATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall 
conduct and complete an economic study on the impact that low-power FM 
stations will have on full-power commercial FM stations.
    (b) Submission to Congress.--The Federal Communications Commission 
shall submit a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives on the findings of the study required 
under subsection (a).
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