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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 re-
ceive broadcast transmissions after the public broadcast 
spectrum changes to digital after December 31, 2006. 
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 ‘‘TV Truth Act of 
2005’’.
SEC. 2. NOTICE TO CONSUMERS REGARDING ANALOG 
TELEVISIONS. 
(a) MANUFACTURER LABELING REQUIREMENT.—It 
is unlawful for any manufacturer of an analog television 
to ship such a television in interstate commerce unless the 
disclosure required in subsection (d) is displayed— 
(1) on a removable label placed on the screen 
of such television; and 
(2) in a clear and conspicuous manner, on the 
outside of the retail packaging of such television. 
(b) RETAIL NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—It is unlawful 
for any retail distributor to sell at retail or rent any analog 
television unless such distributor places adjacent to such 
television, a sign containing the disclosure required by 
subsection (d). 
(c) INTERNET SALES NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—It is 
unlawful to sell, by means of an Internet transaction, any 
analog television unless, prior to the conclusion of such 
sale and as part of such Internet transaction, the seller 
provides the buyer with a clear and conspicuous notice 
containing the disclosure required by subsection (d). 
(d) CONTENT OF DISCLOSURE.—The disclosure re-
quired by this section shall state, in both English and 
Spanish languages, the following: ‘‘THIS ANALOG TEL-
EVISION WILL NO LONGER RECEIVE A BROAD-
CAST TELEVISION SIGNAL WITHOUT ADDI-
TIONAL EQUIPMENT AS EARLY AS DECEMBER 
31, 2006, WHEN U.S. FEDERAL LAW WILL RE-
QUIRE BROADCAST TELEVISION TRANSMISSION 
TO CHANGE FROM ANALOG SERVICE TO DIG-
ITAL SERVICE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 
THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
AT 1–888–225–5322 (TTY: 1–888–835–5322) OR 
VISIT 
THE 
COMMISSION’S 
WEBSITES 
AT: 
www.dtv.gov or www.fcc.gov.’’ 
SEC. 3. ANALOG TELEVISION DEFINED. 
As used in this Act, the term ‘‘analog television’’ 
means an apparatus designed to receive television signals 
that is not capable of receiving and displaying signals in 
the digital television service on the channels allocated to 
such broadcasts. 
SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT BY THE FTC. 
A violation of this Act shall be treated as a violation 
of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice 
prescribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade 
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)). The Federal 
Trade Commission shall enforce this Act in the same man-
ner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction 
as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Fed-
eral Trade Commission Act were incorporated into and 
made a part of this Act.
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall take effect on the date that is 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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