To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit Federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting after fiscal year 2021.

Bill: 116-hr-3393
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]
Introduced: 2019-06-20
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies

Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-06-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill prohibits federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting after FY2021.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3393 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 20, 2019 Mr. Lamborn (for himself, Mr. McClintock , Mr. Biggs , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Rooney of Florida , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Babin , Mr. Norman , Mr. Wright , and Mr. Mooney of West Virginia ) 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 2021.

1. Prohibition on Federal funds for Corporation for Public Broadcasting after fiscal year 2021 (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: (m) Prohibition on Federal funds after fiscal year 2021 No Federal funds may be made available to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting after fiscal year 2021. . (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 2021. . (c) Conforming amendment Subsection (k)(3)(A)(iv)(II) of such section is amended by inserting through fiscal year 2021 after amounts received .