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To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit Federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting after fiscal year 2019.

H.R. 727 · 115th Congress · Jan 30, 2017 · Lineage

A BILL

Section 1 Prohibition on Federal funds for Corporation for Public Broadcasting after fiscal year 2019

(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:

“(n) Prohibition on Federal funds after fiscal year 2019—No Federal funds may be made available to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting after fiscal year 2019.”

(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 2019.”

(c)
Conforming amendments— Such section is further amended—
(1)
in subsection (k)(3)(A)(iv)(II), by inserting “through fiscal year 2019” after “amounts received”; and
(2)
in subsection (m)—
(A)
in paragraph (1), by inserting “through fiscal year 2019” after “every three years thereafter”; and
(B)
in paragraph (2), by inserting “and through fiscal year 2019,” after “1989,”.