[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8053 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8053

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit Federal funding for 
    the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 17, 2024

 Mr. Perry (for himself, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Massie, and Mr. 
    Ogles) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
   Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit Federal funding for 
    the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and for other purposes.

    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 ``No Propaganda Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDS FOR CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC 
              BROADCASTING.

    (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:
    ``(m) Prohibition on Federal Funds.--No Federal funds may be made 
available to the Corporation after the date of the enactment of the No 
Propaganda Act.''.
    (b) Corporation Prohibited From Accepting Federal Funds.--Section 
396(g) 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 the 
        date of the enactment of the No Propaganda Act.''.
    (c) Rescission.--Any unobligated balances of amounts made available 
under the heading ``Corporation for Public Broadcasting'' in the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-103; 136 Stat. 
489), the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328; 
136 Stat. 4901), or the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 
(Public Law 118-47) are hereby rescinded.
    (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 396(k)(3)(A)(iv)(II) of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 396(k)(3)(A)(iv)(II)) is amended 
by inserting ``before the date of the enactment of the No Propaganda 
Act'' after ``amounts received''.
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