[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 339 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 339

   To extend the expiration date of coupons issued under the digital 
                   television converter box program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 8, 2009

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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To extend the expiration date of coupons issued under the digital 
                   television converter box program.

    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 ``Digital Television Coupon 
Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. COUPON EXPIRATION EXTENSION.

    (a) Amendment.--Section 3005(c)(1)(C) of the Digital Television 
Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-171; 120 Stat. 
23) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(C) No expiration.--All coupons issued under this 
                section shall expire at the close of March 31, 2009.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to any coupon issued under section 3005 of the Digital Television 
Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 on or after the date of 
enactment of such Act.
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