TELEVISION PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1990
Public Law 101-650
TELEVISION PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1990
650
101-650
Statute Compilation
United States House of Representatives
Office of the Legislative Counsel
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Television Program Improvement Act of 1990
Federal Judgeship Act of 1990
Judicial Improvements Act of 1990
12450
101
1990-12-01
TELEVISION PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1990
[Public Law 101-650]
[This act has not been amended]
[Currency: This publication is a compilation of the text of Public Law 101-650. It was last amended by the public law listed in the As Amended Through note above and below at the bottom of each page of the pdf version and reflects current law through the date of the enactment of the public law listed at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/comps/]
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="V">TITLE V—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TELEVISION PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT </heading>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/101/650/tV/s501" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="501">SEC. 501. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t47/s303c">47 U.S.C. 303c</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TELEVISION PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/101/650/tV/s501/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Short Title.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">This section may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote"><inline style="-uslm-dtd:short-title">Television Program Improvement Act of 1990</inline></shortTitle>”.</content><footnote id="ID09B6648B9D2F41C2B98E0FE25E647094" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">1</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">This Act was title V of the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990, Public Law 101–650, 104 Stat. 5089, approved Dec. 1, 1990.</p></footnote>
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<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/101/650/tV/s501/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Definitions.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">For purposes of this section—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/101/650/tV/s501/b/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">antitrust laws</term>” has the meaning given it in subsection (a) of the first section of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12(a)), except that such term includes section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45) to the extent that such section 5 applies to unfair methods of competition;</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/101/650/tV/s501/b/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">person in the television industry</term>” means a television network, any entity which produces programming (including theatrical motion pictures) for telecasting or telecasts programming, the National Cable Television Association, the Association of Independent Television Stations, Incorporated, the National Association of Broadcasters, the Motion Picture Association of America, the Community Antenna Television Association, and each of the networks' affiliate organizations, and shall include any individual acting on behalf of such person; and</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/101/650/tV/s501/b/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">the term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">telecast</term>” means—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/101/650/tV/s501/b/3/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to broadcast by a television broadcast station; or</content>
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<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/101/650/tV/s501/b/3/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">to transmit by a cable television system or a satellite television distribution service.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/101/650/tV/s501/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Exemption.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The antitrust laws shall not apply to any joint discussion, consideration, review, action, or agreement by or among persons in the television industry for the purpose of, and limited to, developing and disseminating voluntary guidelines designed to alleviate the negative impact of violence in telecast material.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/101/650/tV/s501/d" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Limitations.—</heading><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/101/650/tV/s501/d/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The exemption provided in subsection (c) shall not apply to any joint discussion, consideration, review, action, or agreement which results in a boycott of any person.</content></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/101/650/tV/s501/d/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The exemption provided in subsection (c) shall apply only to any joint discussion, consideration, review, action, or agreement engaged in only during the 3-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section.</content>
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