To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit Federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting after fiscal year 2019.

Bill: 115-hr-727
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]
Introduced: 2017-01-30
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies

Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Latest action: action_date: 2017-02-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting after FY2019.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 727 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 30, 2017 Mr. Lamborn introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit Federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting after fiscal year 2019.

1. Prohibition on Federal funds for Corporation for Public Broadcasting after fiscal year 2019 (a) In general Section 396 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 396 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (n) Prohibition on Federal funds after fiscal year 2019 No Federal funds may be made available to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting after fiscal year 2019. . (b) Corporation prohibited from accepting Federal funds Subsection (g) of such section is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting subject to paragraph (3)(C), before obtain ; and (2) in paragraph (3)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) accepting funds from the Federal Government after fiscal year 2019. . (c) Conforming amendments Such section is further amended— (1) in subsection (k)(3)(A)(iv)(II), by inserting through fiscal year 2019 after amounts received ; and (2) in subsection (m)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting through fiscal year 2019 after every three years thereafter ; and (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting and through fiscal year 2019, after 1989, .