Prohibits federal funding to organizations incorporated for specified purposes related to: (1) broadcasting, transmitting, and programming over noncommercial educational radio broadcast stations, networks, and systems; (2) cooperating with foreign broadcasting systems and networks in international radio programming and broadcasting; (3) assisting and supporting such noncommercial educational radio broadcasting pursuant to the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967; or (4) acquiring radio programs from such organizations.
Requires the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, for FY2011-FY2012, to transfer to a designated Treasury account for use to reduce the public debt an amount equal to the amount allocated from the Public Broadcasting Fund for specified licensees and permittees of public radio stations, public radio programming, and for acquiring or producing certain national programming.
[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6417 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6417
To prohibit Federal funding of certain public radio programming, to
provide for the transfer of certain public radio funds to reduce the
public debt, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 17, 2010
Mr. Lamborn introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To prohibit Federal funding of certain public radio programming, to
provide for the transfer of certain public radio funds to reduce the
public debt, 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. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDING OF CERTAIN PUBLIC RADIO
PROGRAMMING.
(a) In General.--No Federal funds may be made available--
(1) to an organization that is incorporated as of the date
of the enactment of this Act for each of the purposes described
in subsection (c), or to any successor organization; or
(2) for the acquisition of radio programs (including
programs to be distributed or disseminated over the Internet)
from an organization described in paragraph (1).
(b) Rule of Construction.--Subsection (a)(2) shall not be construed
to prohibit the making available of Federal funds to any entity,
including an entity that engages in the acquisition described in such
subsection, for purposes other than such acquisition.
(c) Purposes Described.--The purposes described in this subsection
are the following:
(1) To propose, plan and develop, to acquire, purchase and
lease, to prepare, produce and record, and to distribute,
license and otherwise make available radio programs to be
broadcast over noncommercial educational radio broadcast
stations, networks and systems.
(2) To engage in research study activities with respect to
noncommercial educational radio programming and broadcasting.
(3) To lease, purchase, acquire and own, to order, have,
use and contract for, and to otherwise obtain, arrange for and
provide technical equipment and facilities for the production,
recording and distribution of radio programs for broadcast over
noncommercial educational radio stations, networks and systems.
(4) To establish and maintain one or more service or
services for the production, duplication, promotion and
circulation of radio programs on tape, cassettes, records or
any other means or mechanism suitable for noncommercial
educational transmission and broadcast thereof.
(5) To cooperate and participate with foreign broadcasting
systems and networks in all aspects of international radio
programming and broadcasting.
(6) To develop, prepare and publish information, data,
reports and other materials in support of or relating to
noncommercial educational radio programming and broadcasting.
(7) To otherwise forward and advance the development,
production, distribution and use of noncommercial educational
radio programs, materials and services, and to assist and
support noncommercial educational radio broadcasting pursuant
to the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, as it may from time to
time be amended.
(d) Definitions.--In this section, the term ``Federal funds''
means, with respect to receipt by a non-Federal entity from the Federal
Government, the following:
(1) Grants.
(2) Loans.
(3) Property.
(4) Cooperative agreements.
(5) Direct appropriations.
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN FUNDS TO REDUCE THE PUBLIC DEBT.
For fiscal years 2011 and 2012, the Corporation for Public
Broadcasting shall transfer to the account established by section
3113(d) of title 31, United States Code, an amount equal to the amount
allocated under clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 396(k)(3)(A) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 396(k)(3)(A)) that would have
been made available to an organization described in subsection (a)(1)
of section 1 or for the purpose described in subsection (a)(2) of such
section, but for the enactment of such section.
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Congressional Budget Office, the Government
Accountability Office, and the Chairman of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System have found that
unsustainable fiscal trends, driven by Federal spending,
represent a serious threat to the United States economy and the
prosperity of the American people;
(2) Government programs and services that can be funded
privately, or that are otherwise available within civil
society, should not depend on taxpayer funding;
(3) nondefense discretionary Federal spending should be
significantly decreased, and savings should be used for the
purpose of paying down the public debt; and
(4) beginning in fiscal year 2011, the annual budget
deficit should be reduced by not making available Federal funds
as prohibited by section 1.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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