I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6699 
To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a program 
to make grants to certain radio stations experiencing harmful inter-
ference, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 12, 2025 
Mr. SOTO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Federal Communications Commission to estab-
lish a program to make grants to certain radio stations 
experiencing harmful interference, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Communist Radio 
Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. GRANTS TO CERTAIN RADIO STATIONS EXPERI-
ENCING HARMFUL INTERFERENCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Commission shall estab-
lish a program to make grants on a competitive basis to 
enable covered radio stations experiencing harmful inter-
ference from radio transmissions originating in the Repub-
lic of Cuba to acquire and operate technology and equip-
ment to mitigate such harmful interference. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—The Commission may only award 
a grant under this section to the licensee of a covered 
radio station if— 
(1) such station has experienced harmful inter-
ference from radio transmissions originating in 
Cuba; and 
(2) such licensee submits to the Commission an 
application at such time, in such form, and con-
taining such information and assurances as the 
Commission may require. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—The licensee of a covered radio 
station that receives a grant under this section shall use 
grant funds to acquire and operate technology and equip-
ment to mitigate harmful interference experienced by such 
station from radio transmissions originating in Cuba, in 
accordance with the terms and conditions specified by the 
Commission under subsection (d). 
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(d) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—In making a grant to 
the licensee of a covered radio station under this section, 
the Commission shall specify such terms and conditions 
relating to the operation of the technology and equipment 
acquired with grant funds as the Commission considers 
appropriate in order to enable such licensee to reduce the 
effects of harmful interference to such station from radio 
transmissions originating in Cuba while avoiding harmful 
interference to other spectrum users. 
(e) TREATMENT UNDER COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 
1934.—The operation by the licensee of a covered radio 
station that receives a grant under this section of tech-
nology and equipment acquired with grant funds, to the 
extent that such operation is in accordance with the terms 
and conditions specified by the Commission under sub-
section (d) in making such grant, shall be treated as being 
in compliance with the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 151 et seq.), the regulations promulgated under 
such Act, and the license of such station. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Communications Commission. 
(2) COVERED RADIO STATION.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered radio station’’ means a radio station that— 
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