#aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #egji ,,an ,,act ,to amend the ,communications ,act of #aicd to provide for enhanced penalties for pirate radio1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,preventing ,illegal ,radio ,abuse ,through ,enforcement ,act or the ,,pirate ,act4 #b4 ,pirate ,radio ,enforcement ,enhancements ,title ,v of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #eja et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #eaa4 ,enhanced penalties for pirate radio broadcasting2 enforcement sweeps2 reporting 7a7 ,increased general penalty ,any person who willfully and knowingly does or causes or suffers to be done any pirate radio broadcasting shall be subject to a fine of not more than #b1jjj1jjj4 7b7 ,violation of this ,act1 rules1 or regulations ,any person who willfully and knowingly violates this ,act or any rule1 regulation1 restriction1 or condition made or imposed by the ,commission under authority of this ,act1 or any rule1 regulation1 restriction1 or condition made or imposed by any international radio or wire communications treaty or convention1 or regulations annexed thereto1 to which the ,united ,states is or may hereafter become party1 relating to pirate radio broadcasting shall1 in addition to any other penalties provided by law1 be subject to a fine of not more than #ajj1jjj for each day during which such offense occurs1 in accordance with the limit described in subsection 7a74 7c7 ,facilitation ,any person who knowingly and intentionally facilitates pirate radio broadcasting shall be subject to a fine of not more than #b1jjj1jjj4 7d7 ,annual report ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of the ,,pirate ,act1 and annually thereafter1 the ,commission shall submit to the ,house ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce and the ,senate ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation a report summarizing the implementation of this section and associated enforcement activities for the previous fiscal year1 which may include the efforts by the ,commission to enlist the cooperation of ,federal1 ,state1 and local law enforcement personnel 7including ,united ,states ,attorneys and the ,united ,states ,marshals ,service7 for service of process1 collection of fines or forfeitures1 seizures of equipment1 and enforcement of orders4 7e7 ,enforcement sweeps 7#a7 ,annual sweeps ,not less than once each year1 the ,commission shall assign appropriate enforcement personnel to focus specific and sustained attention on the elimination of pirate radio broadcasting within the top five radio markets identified as prevalent for such broadcasts4 ,such effort shall include identifying1 locating1 and taking enforcement actions designed to terminate such operations4 7#b7 ,additional monitoring ,within #f months after conducting the enforcement sweeps required by paragraph 7#a71 the ,commission shall conduct monitoring sweeps to ascertain whether the pirate radio broadcasting identified by enforcement sweeps is continuing to broadcast and whether additional pirate radio broadcasting is occurring4 7#c7 ,no effect on remaining enforcement ,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a71 the ,commission shall not decrease or diminish the regular enforcement efforts targeted to pirate radio broadcast stations for other times of the year4 7f7 ,state and local government authority ,the ,commission may not preempt any ,state or local law prohibiting pirate radio broadcasting4 7g7 ,revision of ,commission rules required ,the ,commission shall revise its rules to require that1 absent good cause1 in any case alleging a violation of subsection 7a7 or 7b71 the ,commission shall proceed directly to issue a ,notice of ,apparent ,liability without first issuing a ,notice of ,unlicensed ,operations4 7h7 ,pirate radio broadcasting database 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this section1 and semi-annually thereafter1 the ,commission shall publish a database in a clear and legible format of all licensed radio stations operating in the ,,am and ,,fm bands4 ,the database shall be easily accessible from the ,commission home page through a direct link4 ,the database shall include the following information3 7,a7 ,each licensed station1 listed by the assigned frequency1 channel number1 or ,commission call letters4 7,b7 ,all entities that have received a ,notice of ,unlicensed ,operation1 ,notice of ,apparent ,liability1 or ,forfeiture ,order by the ,commission4 7#b7 ,clear identification ,the ,commission shall clearly identify in the database-- 7,a7 each licensed station as a station licensed by the ,commission2 and 7,b7 each entity described in paragraph 7#a77;,b7 as operating without a ,commission license or authorization4 7i7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,pirate radio broadcasting ,the term pirate radio broadcasting means the transmission of communications on spectrum frequencies between #ece to #agje k,hz or #hg4g to #ajh ,m,hz without a license issued by the ,federal ,communications ,commission1 but does not include unlicensed operations in compliance with part #ae of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4 7#b7 ,facilitates ,the term facilitates means providing access to property 7and improvements thereon7 or providing physical goods or services1 including providing housing1 facilities1 or financing1 that directly aid pirate radio broadcasting4 7#c7 ,knowingly and intentionally ,the term knowingly and intentionally means the person was previously served by the ,commission with a notice of unlicensed operations1 notice of apparent liability1 or citation for efforts to facilitate pirate radio broadcasting4 4 #c4 ,no additional funds authorized ,no additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this ,act or the amendment made by this ,act4 ,this ,act and the amendment made by this ,act shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized4 ,passed the ,house of ,representatives ,july #bc1 #bjah4;,clerk4