,i #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #egji ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #h1 #bjah,mr4 ,lance 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4 ,collins of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,gene ,green of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,mr4 ,flores1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,faso1 ,miss ,rice of ,new ,york1 and ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,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 seizure of illegal equipment2 enforcement sweeps 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 ,live pirate radio broadcasting ,section #ejc7;b77#d7 does not apply for a forfeiture penalty imposed on a person if the ,commission has direct evidence that the person is responsible for a pirate radio broadcast and such broadcast is occurring in real time4 7d7 ,facilitation ,any person who knowingly and intentionally facilitates pirate radio broadcasting shall be subject to a fine of not more than #b1jjj1jjj4 7e7 ,enforcement sweeps 7#a7 ,biannual sweeps ,not less than twice each year1 the ,commission shall assign appropriate enforcement personal 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 terminating such operations and seizing related equipment under subsection 7e74 7#b7 ,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 7#a7 ,statutes or ordinances permitted ,a ,state or local government may enact a statute or ordinance that imposes civil or criminal penalties for pirate radio broadcasting1 or for knowingly and intentionally facilitating pirate radio broadcasting1 provided that the determination whether a radio station is engaged in pirate radio broadcasting shall be made exclusively by the ,commission4 7#b7 ,commission authority preserved ,enforcement by a ,state or local government of a statute or ordinance under this section shall not preclude the ,commission or ,federal law enforcement authority from concurrently enforcing this section and section #cja of this ,act1 any other ,federal law1 or any regulation of the ,commission thereunder4 7g7 ,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