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105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4759

To require the Federal Communications Commission to repeal redundant

reporting and recordkeeping requirements, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OCTOBER 9, 1998

Mr. OXLEY (for himself, and Mr. HALL of Texas) introduced the following

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce

A BILL

To require the Federal Communications Commission to repeal redundant reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 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. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Communications Per5 sonnel Paperwork Reduction Act of 1998’’.

6 SEC. 2. REPEAL OF REDUNDANT REPORTING AND RECORD7 KEEPING REQUIREMENTS.

8 (a) REPEAL OF REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—Section

9 4 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 154)
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1 is amended by adding at the end the following new sub2 section:

3 ‘‘(p) Within 30 days after the date of enactment of

4 this subsection, the Commission shall repeal the following

5 provisions of its regulations:

6 ‘‘(1) section 21.307 (47 C.F.R. 21.307), other

7 than paragraph (a) thereof;

8 ‘‘(2) section 22.321 (47 C.F.R. 22.321), other

9 than the first undesignated paragraph thereof;

10 ‘‘(3) section 23.55 (47 C.F.R. 23.55), other

11 than paragraph (a) thereof;

12 ‘‘(4) section 73.2080 (47 C.F.R. 73.2080),

13 other than paragraph (a) thereof;

14 ‘‘(5) subpart E of part 76 (47 C.F.R. 76.71 et

15 seq.), other than section 76.73(a);

16 ‘‘(6) section 90.168 (47 C.F.R. 90.168), other

17 than the first undesignated paragraph thereof; and

18 ‘‘(7) section 100.51 (47 C.F.R. 100.51), other

19 than paragraph (a) thereof.’’.

20 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

21 (1) Paragraph (11) of section 396(k) of the

22 Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.

23 396(k)(11)) is repealed.

24 (2) Section 398(b) of such Act (47 U.S.C.

25 398(b)) is amended to read as follows:
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1 ‘‘(b) Equal opportunity in employment shall be af2 forded to all persons by the Public Broadcasting Service

3 and National Public Radio (or any successor organization)

4 and by all public telecommunications entities receiving

5 funds pursuant to subpart C, and no person shall be sub6 jected to discrimination in employment by any recipient

7 on the grounds of race, color, religion, national origin, or

8 sex.’’.

9 (3) Section 634 of such Act (47 U.S.C. 554) is

10 amended by striking subsections (c) through (i).

11 SEC. 3. EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION BY COMMISSION

12 PROHIBITED.

13 Section 4 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47

14 U.S.C. 154) is further amended by adding at the end the

15 following new subsection:

16 ‘‘(q) The Commission shall not discriminate in em17 ployment, or grant any preference in employment, on the

18 basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, or sex.’’.

19 SEC. 4. SAVINGS PROVISION.

20 Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this

21 Act shall be construed to amend, limit, or otherwise affect

22 the provisions of any law relating to employment discrimi23 nation, other than the provisions of the Communications

24 Act of 1934 amended by this Act.

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