,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #egji  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #h1 #bjah,mr4    
,lance 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4    
,coll9s ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,g5e ,gre5 ( 
,texas1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1  
,mr4 ,flores1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,k+ (  
,new ,york1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney (
 ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,faso1
 ,miss ,rice ( ,new ,york1 & ,mr4 ,sean 
,patrick ,maloney ( ,new ,york7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,communications ,act 
( #aicd to provide = enhanc$ p5alties = 
pirate radio1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,prev5t+ ,illegal ,radio ,abuse ,?r\gh  
,en=cem5t ,act or ! ,,pirate ,act4  #b4 
,pirate ,radio ,en=cem5t ,enhancem5ts   
,title ,v ( ! ,communications ,act (    
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #eja et seq47 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
section3  #eaa4 ,enhanc$ p5alties =     
pirate radio broadca/+2 seizure (       

illegal equipm5t2 en=cem5t sweeps  7a7  
,increas$ g5]al p5alty ,any p]son :o    
willfully & kn[+ly does or causes or    
suff]s to be done any pirate radio      
broadca/+ %all be subject to a f9e ( n m
 ?an #b1jjj1jjj4  7b7 ,violation ( ?is  
,act1 rules1 or regulations ,any p]son  
:o willfully & kn[+ly violates ?is ,act 
or any rule1 regulation1 re/riction1 or 
condition made or impos$ by !           
,commission "u au?ority ( ?is ,act1 or  
any rule1 regulation1 re/riction1 or    
condition made or impos$ by any         
int]national radio or wire              
communications treaty or conv5tion1 or  
regulations annex$ !reto1 to :i* !      
,unit$ ,/ates is or may h]eaft] become  
p>ty1 relat+ to pirate radio broadca/+  
%all1 9 addition to any o!r p5alties    
provid$ by law1 be subject to a f9e ( n 
m ?an #ajj1jjj = ea* day dur+ :i* su*   
(f5se occurs1 9 accordance ) ! limit    
describ$ 9 subsection 7a74  7c7 ,live   
pirate radio broadca/+ ,section         
#ejc7;b77#d7 does n apply = a =feiture  

p5alty impos$ on a p]son if !           
,commission has direct evid5ce t ! p]son
 is responsible = a pirate radio        
broadca/ & su* broadca/ is occurr+ 9    
real "t4  7d7 ,facilitation ,any p]son  
:o kn[+ly & int5tionally facilitates    
pirate radio broadca/+ %all be subject  
to a f9e ( n m ?an #b1jjj1jjj4  7e7     
,en=cem5t sweeps  7#a7 ,biannual sweeps 
,n less ?an twice ea* ye>1 ! ,commission
 %all assign appropriate en=cem5t       
p]sonal to focus specific & su/a9$      
att5tion on ! elim9ation ( pirate radio 
broadca/+ )9 ! top five radio m>kets    
id5tifi$ z preval5t = su* broadca/s4    
,su* ef=t %all include id5tify+1 locat+1
 & t]m9at+ su* op]ations & seiz+ relat$ 
equipm5t "u subsection 7e74  7#b7 ,no   
effect on rema9+ en=cem5t ,not)/&+      
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,commission %all n     
decrease or dim9i% ! regul> en=cem5t    
ef=ts t>get$ to pirate radio broadca/   
/ations = o!r times ( ! ye>4  7f7 ,/ate 
& local gov]nm5t au?ority  7#a7 ,/atutes
 or ord9ances p]mitt$ ,a ,/ate or local 

gov]nm5t may enact a /atute or ord9ance 
t imposes civil or crim9al p5alties =   
pirate radio broadca/+1 or = kn[+ly &   
int5tionally facilitat+ pirate radio    
broadca/+1 provid$ t ! det]m9ation :e!r 
a radio /ation is engag$ 9 pirate radio 
broadca/+ %all be made exclusively by ! 
,commission4  7#b7 ,commission au?ority 
pres]v$ ,en=cem5t by a ,/ate or local   
gov]nm5t ( a /atute or ord9ance "u ?is  
section %all n preclude ! ,commission or
 ,f$]al law en=cem5t au?ority f         
concurr5tly en=c+ ?is section & section 
#cja ( ?is ,act1 any o!r ,f$]al law1 or 
any regulation ( ! ,commission !reund]4 
7g7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,pirate radio broadca/+ ,! t]m pirate   
radio broadca/+ means ! transmission (  
communications on spectrum frequ5cies   
betwe5 #ece to #agje k,hz or #hg4g to   
#ajh ,m,hz )\t a lic5se issu$ by !      
,f$]al ,communications ,commission1 b   
does n include unlic5s$ op]ations 9     
compliance ) "p #ae ( title #dg1 ,code (
 ,f$]al ,regulations4  7#b7 ,facilitates

 ,! t]m facilitates means provid+ access
 to prop]ty 7& improvem5ts !reon7 or    
provid+ physical goods or s]vices1      
includ+ provid+ h\s+1 facilities1 or    
f9anc+1 t directly aid pirate radio     
broadca/+4  7#c7 ,kn[+ly & int5tionally 
,! t]m kn[+ly & int5tionally means !    
p]son 0 previ\sly s]v$ by ! ,commission 
) a notice ( unlic5s$ op]ations1 notice 
( app>5t liability1 or citation = ef=ts 
to facilitate pirate radio broadca/+4  4