To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit Federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting after fiscal year 2023.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3411 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3411

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit Federal funding for 
    the Corporation for Public Broadcasting after fiscal year 2023.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 20, 2021

 Mr. Lamborn (for himself, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Steube, Mr. Massie, Mr. 
Gosar, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Good of Virginia, and Mr. Duncan) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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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 2023.

    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 2023.

    (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 After Fiscal Year 2023.--No 
Federal funds may be made available to the Corporation for Public 
Broadcasting after fiscal year 2023.''.
    (b) Corporation Prohibited From Accepting Federal Funds.--
Subsection (g) of such section 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 2023.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (k)(3)(A)(iv)(II) of such 
section is amended by inserting ``through fiscal year 2023'' after 
``amounts received''.
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