,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aegd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #af1 #bjag,mr4   
,b5 ,ray ,lujn ( ,new ,mexico introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,communications ,act 
( #aicd to cl>ify t ! ,f$]al            
,communications ,commission may n take  
action aga9/ a broadca/ lic5see or any  
o!r p]son on ! basis ( viewpo9t1 to     
cl>ify t ! ,presid5t may n direct an    
ag5cy to take su* an action1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,protect+ ,diss5t+         
,viewpo9ts & ,voices ,act ( #bjag4  #b4 
,viewpo9t protection  7a7 ,actions by   
,,fcc ,title ,i ( ! ,communications ,act
 ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aea et seq47 is
 am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #ac4 
,viewpo9t protection  7a7 ,prohibition  
aga9/ retaliation on basis ( viewpo9t ,!
 ,commission may n revoke any lic5se or 
o!r au?orization (1 or o!rwise take     
action aga9/1 any p]son on ! basis1 9   

:ole or 9 "p1 ( viewpo9ts tak51 or n    
tak51 on issues ( public importance 9   
cont5t t is broadca/ or o!rwise         
dissem9at$ by su* p]son or any p]son    
affiliat$ ) su* p]son4  7b7 ,prohibition
 aga9/ conditions on viewpo9t 9         
transaction review ,! ,commission may n 
place on any approval "u subsections    
7a71 7b71 & 7c7 ( section #bad or       
section #caj7;d7 any condition ) respect
 to viewpo9ts to be tak51 or n tak51 on 
issues ( public importance 9 cont5t     
broadca/ or o!rwise dissem9at$ by !     
p]son seek+ su* approval1 any successor 
( su* p]son1 or any p]son affiliat$ )   
su* p]son or successor4  7c7 ,no effect 
on c]ta9 o!r au?ority ( ,commission     
,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be con/ru$ to  
affect ! au?ority ( ! ,commission to    
take action on ! basis (1 or to place a 
condition on an approval describ$ 9     
subsection 7b7 ) respect to--  7#a7 a   
violation (-- 7,a7 section #acjd ( title
 #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or conduct t 
w\ld con/itute a violation ( su* section

 if cont5t dissem9at$ by means o!r ?an  
radio or television broadca/ 7          
dissem9at$ by means ( radio or          
television broadca/2  7,b7 section #acdc
 ( su* title2 or  7,c7 section #adfd (  
su* title1 or conduct t w\ld con/itute a
 violation ( su* section if cont5t      
dissem9at$ by means o!r ?an radio       
communication 7 dissem9at$ by means (   
radio communication2  7#b7 a violation  
(1 or conduct t ! ,commission has !     
au?ority to require or prohibit "u1     
section #cab7;a77#g71 #cae1 or #cag (   
?is ,act2  7#c7 any public int]e/       
obligation "u ?is ,act ( ! p]son        
broadca/+ or o!rwise dissem9at+ ! cont5t
 involv$2 or  7#d7 ! broadca/ or o!r    
dissem9ation ( cont5t t con/itutes      
incitem5t "u ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t to !      
,con/itution4  4  7b7 ,actions at       
direction ( ,presid5t  7#a7 ,retaliation
 on basis ( viewpo9t ,! ,presid5t may n 
direct an ag5cy to take any action aga9/
 any p]son on ! basis1 9 :ole or 9 "p1 (
 viewpo9ts tak51 or n tak51 on issues ( 

public importance 9 cont5t t is broadca/
 or o!rwise dissem9at$ by su* p]son or  
any p]son affiliat$ ) su* p]son4  7#b7  
,conditions on approvals or o!r         
decisions ,! ,presid5t may n direct an  
ag5cy to place on any approval or o!r   
decision )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! ag5cy any
 condition ) respect to viewpo9ts to be 
tak51 or n tak51 on issues ( public     
importance 9 cont5t broadca/ or o!rwise 
dissem9at$ by ! p]son seek+ su* approval
 or o!r decision1 any successor ( su*   
p]son1 or any p]son affiliat$ ) su*     
p]son or successor4  7#c7 ,no effect on 
c]ta9 o!r au?ority ( ,presid5t ,no?+ 9  
?is subsection %all be con/ru$ to affect
 ! au?ority ( ! ,presid5t-- 7,a7 to     
direct an ag5cy to take action on !     
basis (1 or to place a condition on an  
approval or o!r decision )9 !           
jurisdiction ( ! ag5cy1 ) respect to--  
7i7 a violation (-- 7,i7 section #acjd (
 title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or     
conduct t w\ld con/itute a violation (  
su* section if cont5t dissem9at$ by     

means o!r ?an radio or television       
broadca/ 7 dissem9at$ by means ( radio  
or television broadca/2  7,,ii7 section 
#acdc ( su* title2 or  7,,iii7 section  
#adfd ( su* title1 or conduct t w\ld    
con/itute a violation ( su* section if  
cont5t dissem9at$ by means o!r ?an radio
 communication 7 dissem9at$ by means (  
radio communication2 or  7ii7 ! broadca/
 or o!r dissem9ation ( cont5t t         
con/itutes incitem5t "u ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t
 to ! ,con/itution2 or  7,b7 to execute 
! duties ( ! ,presid5t "u any provision 
( law4  7#d7 ,ag5cy def9$ ,9 ?is        
subsection1 ! t]m ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5
 su* t]m 9 section #eea ( title #e1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4