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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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 17, 2010 

Mr. LAMBORN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce 

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. 

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

3 SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDING OF CER4 TAIN PUBLIC RADIO PROGRAMMING. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—No Federal funds may be made 

6 available— 

7 (1) to an organization that is incorporated as of 

8 the date of the enactment of this Act for each of the 


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1 purposes described in subsection (c), or to any suc2 cessor organization; or 

3 (2) for the acquisition of radio programs (in4 cluding programs to be distributed or disseminated 

5 over the Internet) from an organization described in 

6 paragraph (1). 

7 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Subsection (a)(2) 

8 shall not be construed to prohibit the making available of 

9 Federal funds to any entity, including an entity that en10 gages in the acquisition described in such subsection, for 

11 purposes other than such acquisition. 

12 (c) PURPOSES DESCRIBED.—The purposes described 

13 in this subsection are the following: 

14 (1) To propose, plan and develop, to acquire, 

15 purchase and lease, to prepare, produce and record, 

16 and to distribute, license and otherwise make avail17 able radio programs to be broadcast over non18 commercial educational radio broadcast stations, 

19 networks and systems. 

20 (2) To engage in research study activities with 

21 respect to noncommercial educational radio pro22 gramming and broadcasting. 

23 (3) To lease, purchase, acquire and own, to 

24 order, have, use and contract for, and to otherwise 

25 obtain, arrange for and provide technical equipment 


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1 and facilities for the production, recording and dis2 tribution of radio programs for broadcast over non3 commercial educational radio stations, networks and 

4 systems. 

5 (4) To establish and maintain one or more serv6 ice or services for the production, duplication, pro7 motion and circulation of radio programs on tape, 

8 cassettes, records or any other means or mechanism 

9 suitable for noncommercial educational transmission 

10 and broadcast thereof. 

11 (5) To cooperate and participate with foreign 

12 broadcasting systems and networks in all aspects of 

13 international radio programming and broadcasting. 

14 (6) To develop, prepare and publish informa15 tion, data, reports and other materials in support of 

16 or relating to noncommercial educational radio pro17 gramming and broadcasting. 

18 (7) To otherwise forward and advance the de19 velopment, production, distribution and use of non20 commercial educational radio programs, materials 

21 and services, and to assist and support noncommer22 cial educational radio broadcasting pursuant to the 

23 Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, as it may from 

24 time to time be amended. 


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1 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘‘Fed2 eral funds’’ means, with respect to receipt by a non-Fed3 eral entity from the Federal Government, the following: 

4 (1) Grants. 

5 (2) Loans. 

6 (3) Property. 

7 (4) Cooperative agreements. 

8 (5) Direct appropriations. 

9 SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN FUNDS TO REDUCE THE 

10 PUBLIC DEBT. 

11 For fiscal years 2011 and 2012, the Corporation for 

12 Public Broadcasting shall transfer to the account estab13 lished by section 3113(d) of title 31, United States Code, 

14 an amount equal to the amount allocated under clauses 

15 (ii) and (iii) of section 396(k)(3)(A) of the Communica16 tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 396(k)(3)(A)) that would 

17 have been made available to an organization described in 

18 subsection (a)(1) of section 1 or for the purpose described 

19 in subsection (a)(2) of such section, but for the enactment 

20 of such section. 

21 SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

22 It is the sense of Congress that— 

23 (1) the Congressional Budget Office, the Gov24 ernment Accountability Office, and the Chairman of 

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1 tem have found that unsustainable fiscal trends, 

2 driven by Federal spending, represent a serious 

3 threat to the United States economy and the pros4 perity of the American people; 

5 (2) Government programs and services that can 

6 be funded privately, or that are otherwise available 

7 within civil society, should not depend on taxpayer 

8 funding; 

9 (3) nondefense discretionary Federal spending 

10 should be significantly decreased, and savings should 

11 be used for the purpose of paying down the public 

12 debt; and 

13 (4) beginning in fiscal year 2011, the annual 

14 budget deficit should be reduced by not making 

15 available Federal funds as prohibited by section 1. 

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