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‘‘(6) The term ‘construction’ means acquisition
(including acquisition by lease), installation and
modernization of public broadcasting facilities, and
planning and preparatory steps incidental to any
such acquisition, installation, or modernization.
‘‘(7) The term ‘interconnection’ means the use
of an association of transmission channels or tele-
communication circuits, switching units, or other
equipment to provide the means of a transfer of sig-
nals between two or more points in a telecommuni-
cations network or networks or the use of an inter-
connection system.
‘‘(8) The term ‘interconnection system’ means
any system of facilities used for the distribution of
programs to public telecommunications entities (as
such term is defined in section 397 of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 397).
‘‘(9) The term ‘public broadcasting facilities’
means telecommunications and related equipment
necessary for the provision of public broadcasting
services, except that such term does not include the
buildings to house such apparatus (other than small
equipment shelters that are part of satellite Earth
stations, translators, microwave interconnection fa-
cilities, and similar facilities).
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‘‘(10) The term ‘public broadcasting services’
means the production, acquisition, distribution, or
dissemination of noncommercial, educational, or cul-
tural programs and related noncommercial and in-
structional and informational material disseminated
by entities licensed by the Federal Communications
Commission as noncommercial educational broadcast
stations.
‘‘(11) The term ‘nonprofit’ (as applied to any
foundation, corporation, or association) means a
foundation, corporation, or association, no part of
the net earnings of which inures, or may lawfully
inure, to the benefit of any private shareholder or in-
dividual.
‘‘(12) The term ‘public broadcasting entity’
means the Corporation, any licensee or permittee of
a public broadcast station, or any nonprofit institu-
tion engaged primarily in the production, acquisi-
tion, distribution, or dissemination of educational
and cultural television or radio programs.
‘‘(13) The term ‘State’ includes the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the North-
ern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the
Pacific Islands.’’.
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(2) DELEGATION.—Section 103(b)(3)(B) of
The National Telecommunications and Information
Administration Organization Act is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(B) shall assign to the Assistant Sec-
retary and the NTIA the administration of
parts C through E of this title.’’.
(3) COMMUNICATIONS
ACT
AMENDMENTS.—
Part IV of title III of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 390 et seq.) is amended—
(A) by striking subparts A, B, and C (47
U.S.C. 390–395);
(B) by redesignating subparts D and E as
subparts A and B; and
(C) in section 397—
(i) by amending paragraph (1) to read
as follows:
‘‘(1) The term ‘construction’ means acquisition (in-
cluding acquisition by lease), installation and moderniza-
tion of public broadcasting facilities, and planning and
preparatory steps incidental to any such acquisition, in-
stallation, or modernization.’’;
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking
‘‘subpart D’’ and inserting ‘‘subpart A’’;
(iii) by striking paragraph (10);
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(iv) by amending paragraph (15) to
read as follows:
‘‘(15) The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of
Health and Human Services.’’; and
(v) by redesignating paragraphs (11)
through (17) as paragraphs (10) through
(16), respectively.
SEC. 4. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NTIA.
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 151 of the National Tele-
communications and Information Administration Organi-
zation Act is amended by striking ‘‘$17,600,000 for fiscal
year 1992 and $17,900,000 for fiscal year 1993’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$28,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1995 and
1996’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 105(c)(2) of
such Act is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘The Secretary is authorized to retain and use all funds
transferred, or previously transferred, from other Govern-
ment agencies for all costs incurred in telecommunications
research, engineering, and related activities by the Insti-
tute for Telecommunications Sciences of the NTLA in fur-
therance of its assigned functions under this section. Such
funds received from other Government agencies shall re-
main available until expended.’’.
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SEC. 5. STUDY REQUIRED.
Part F of the National Telecommunications and In-
formation Administration Organization Act (as redesig-
nated by section 3(a)(1) of this Act) is amended by adding
at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 156. STUDY AND REPORT ON SATELLITE-BASED EDU-
CATIONAL NETWORK FOR AFRICAN CHIL-
DREN.
‘‘(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—Within 6 months following
enactment of this section, the National Telecommuni-
cations and Information Administration shall conduct a
feasibility study to identify the opportunities, facilities,
programming and other resources necessary to establish
networks using modern telecommunications technologies
for the purpose of providing educational and other train-
ing essential to ensure growth and opportunities in Africa.
The study shall pay particular attention to the educational
needs of children residing in rural and remote areas, and
to the opportunities to address those needs. In conducting
such study, the National Telecommunications and Infor-
mation Administration shall identify resources and pro-
grams of governmental, nongovernmental, and multi-
national agencies that may be deployed promptly and eco-
nomically. The study shall identify any legal, procedural,
or technical impediments to the establishment of such a