[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 492 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 492

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit Federal funding for 
    the Corporation for Public Broadcasting after fiscal year 2013.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 4, 2011

Mr. DeMint (for himself and Mr. Coburn) 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 amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit Federal funding for 
    the Corporation for Public Broadcasting after fiscal year 2013.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDS FOR CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC 
              BROADCASTING AFTER FISCAL YEAR 2013.

    (a) In General.--Section 396 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 396) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:

         ``Prohibition on Federal Funds After Fiscal Year 2013

    ``(n) No Federal funds may be made available to the Corporation for 
Public Broadcasting after fiscal year 2013.''.
    (b) Corporation Prohibited From Accepting Federal Funds.--
Subsection (g) of section 396 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 396(g)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ``subject to 
        paragraph (3)(C),'' before ``obtain''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; and'' and 
                inserting a semicolon;
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
                    ``(C) accepting funds from the Federal Government 
                after fiscal year 2013.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 396 of the Communications Act 
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 396) is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (k)(3)(A)(iv)(II), by inserting ``through 
        fiscal year 2013'' after ``amounts received''; and
            (2) in subsection (m)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``through fiscal 
                year 2013'' after ``every three years thereafter''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and through 
                fiscal year 2013,'' after ``1989,''.
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