,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #difi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #be1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,kinzinger of ,illinois 7for himself   
and ,mr4 ,courtney7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,federal      
,communications ,commission to extend to
 private land use restrictions its rule 
relating to reasonable accommodation of 
amateur service communications4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,amateur ,radio ,parity ,act of     
#bjad4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds   
the following3  7#a7 ,more than #gjj1jjj
 radio amateurs in the ,united ,states  
are licensed by the ,federal            
,communications ,commission in the      
amateur radio service4  7#b7 ,amateur   
radio1 at no cost to taxpayers1 provides
 a fertile ground for technical         
self-training in modern                 
telecommunications1 electronics         
technology1 and emergency communications

 techniques and protocols4  7#c7 ,there 
is a strong ,federal interest in the    
effective performance of amateur radio  
stations established at the residences  
of licensees4 ,such stations have been  
shown to be frequently and increasingly 
precluded by unreasonable private land  
use restrictions1 including restrictive 
covenants4  7#d7 ,federal               
,communications ,commission regulations 
have for #bh years prohibited the       
application to amateur radio stations of
 ,state and local regulations that      
preclude or fail to reasonably          
accommodate amateur service             
communications1 or that do not          
constitute the minimum practicable      
regulation to accomplish a legitimate   
,state or local purpose4 ,commission    
policy has been and is to permit        
erection of a station antenna structure 
at heights and dimensions sufficient to 
accommodate amateur service             
communications4  7#e7 ,the ,federal     
,communications ,commission has sought  

guidance and direction from ,congress   
with respect to the application of the  
,commission's limited preemption policy 
regarding amateur radio communications  
to private land use restrictions1       
including restrictive covenants4  #c4   
,accommodation of amateur service       
communications  ,not later than #abj    
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,federal ,communications 
,commission shall amend section         
#ig4ae7;b7 of title #dg1 ,code of       
,federal ,regulations1 so that such     
section prohibits application to amateur
 service communications of any private  
land use restriction1 including a       
restrictive covenant1 that--  7#a7      
precludes such communications2  7#b7    
fails to reasonably accommodate such    
communications2 or  7#c7 does not       
constitute the minimum practicable      
restriction on such communications to   
accomplish the legitimate purpose of the
 private entity seeking to enforce such 
restriction4