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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3032 

To require manufacturers and retailers to provide disclosure to consumers 

that analog televisions will no longer receive broadcast transmissions 

after the public broadcast spectrum changes to digital after December 

31, 2006. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 22, 2005 

Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas (for himself and Mr. GONZALEZ) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To require manufacturers and retailers to provide disclosure 

to consumers that analog televisions will no longer receive broadcast transmissions after the public broadcast 

spectrum changes to digital after December 31, 2006. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘TV Truth Act of 

5 2005’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. NOTICE TO CONSUMERS REGARDING ANALOG 

2 TELEVISIONS. 

3 (a) MANUFACTURER LABELING REQUIREMENT.—It 

4 is unlawful for any manufacturer of an analog television 

5 to ship such a television in interstate commerce unless the 

6 disclosure required in subsection (d) is displayed— 

7 (1) on a removable label placed on the screen 

8 of such television; and 

9 (2) in a clear and conspicuous manner, on the 

10 outside of the retail packaging of such television. 

11 (b) RETAIL NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—It is unlawful 

12 for any retail distributor to sell at retail or rent any analog 

13 television unless such distributor places adjacent to such 

14 television, a sign containing the disclosure required by 

15 subsection (d). 

16 (c) INTERNET SALES NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—It is 

17 unlawful to sell, by means of an Internet transaction, any 

18 analog television unless, prior to the conclusion of such 

19 sale and as part of such Internet transaction, the seller 

20 provides the buyer with a clear and conspicuous notice 

21 containing the disclosure required by subsection (d). 

22 (d) CONTENT OF DISCLOSURE.—The disclosure re23 quired by this section shall state, in both English and 

24 Spanish languages, the following: ‘‘THIS ANALOG TEL25 EVISION WILL NO LONGER RECEIVE A BROAD26 CAST TELEVISION SIGNAL WITHOUT ADDI-
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1 TIONAL EQUIPMENT AS EARLY AS DECEMBER 

2 31, 2006, WHEN U.S. FEDERAL LAW WILL RE3 QUIRE BROADCAST TELEVISION TRANSMISSION 

4 TO CHANGE FROM ANALOG SERVICE TO DIG5 ITAL SERVICE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 

6 THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 

7 AT 1–888–225–5322 (TTY: 1–888–835–5322) OR 

8 VISIT THE COMMISSION’S WEBSITES AT: 

9 www.dtv.gov or www.fcc.gov.’’ 

10 SEC. 3. ANALOG TELEVISION DEFINED. 

11 As used in this Act, the term ‘‘analog television’’ 

12 means an apparatus designed to receive television signals 

13 that is not capable of receiving and displaying signals in 

14 the digital television service on the channels allocated to 

15 such broadcasts. 

16 SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT BY THE FTC. 

17 A violation of this Act shall be treated as a violation 

18 of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice 

19 prescribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade 

20 Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)). The Federal 

21 Trade Commission shall enforce this Act in the same man22 ner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction 

23 as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Fed24 eral Trade Commission Act were incorporated into and 

25 made a part of this Act. 
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1 SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

2 This Act shall take effect on the date that is 90 days 

3 after the date of enactment of this Act. 

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