,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #bj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ai1     
#bjai,ms4 ,ca/or ( ,florida 7= h]self1  
,mr4 ,conaway1 ,mr4 ,butt]field1 ,mr4   
,johnson ( ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,gian=te1 ,mr4   
,mc,eachin1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,rog]s 
( ,k5tucky1 ,mr4 ,gos>1 ,mr4 ,web] (    
,texas1 ,mr4 ,graves ( ,georgia1 ,mrs4  
,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 ,mr4 ,bab91 ,mr4  
,"y1 ,mr4 ,com]1 ,mr4 ,jordan1 ,mr4     
,bo/1 ,mr4 ,kelly ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4  
,cole1 ,mr4 ,keat+1 ,mr4 ,flores1 ,mr4  
,hag$orn1 ,mr4 ,craw=d1 ,mr4 ,palazzo1  
,mr4 ,o',hall]an1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 
,ryan1 ,mr4 ,k9z+]1 ,mr4 ,coll9s ( ,new 
,york1 ,ms4 ,/efanik1 ,mr4 ,turn]1 ,mr4 
,olson1 ,mr4 ,all51 ,mr4 ,*abot1 ,mr4   
,massie1 ,mr4 ,hill ( ,arkansas1 ,mr4   
,we/]man1 ,mr4 ,upton1 ,mr4 ,duncan1    
,mr4 ,walk]1 ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis (      
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1 ,mr4  
,walb]g1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez ( ,texas1 ,mr4  
,k9d1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,mr4 ,la,hood1 ,mr4   
,gro?man1 ,mr4 ,wilson ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1  

,mr4 ,latta1 ,mr4 ,williams1 ,mr4 ,budd1
 ,ms4 ,ku/] ( ,new ,hamp%ire1 ,mr4      
,long1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,arr+ton1  
,mr4 ,hice ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,%imkus1    
,mr4 ,zeld91 ,mr4 ,mead[s1 ,mr4 ,mull91 
,mr4 ,emm]1 ,mr4 ,lawson ( ,florida1    
,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,posey1 
,mr4 ,ne:\se1 ,mr4 ,womack1 ,mr4 ,wald51
 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott (      
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,h>ris1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 
,mr4 ,r\z]1 ,mr4 ,nunes1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 
,mr4 ,calv]t1 ,mr4 ,rog]s ( ,alabama1   
,mr4 ,mc,henry1 ,mr4 ,m>%all1 ,mr4      
,bu*anan1 ,mr4 ,davidson ( ,ohio1 ,mr4  
,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,mooney ( ,we/ ,virg9ia1
 ,mr4 ,loebsack1 ,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,georgia1 
,mr4 ,cuell>1 ,mr4 ,duffy1 ,mrs4 ,brooks
 ( ,indiana1 ,ms4 ,foxx ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1
 ,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick1 ,mr4 ,br[n (       
,m>yl&1 ,mr4 ,gibbs1 ,mr4 ,w5/rup1 ,mr4 
,br5dan ,f4 ,boyle ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mrs4
 ,rodg]s ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,simpson1 ,mr4
 ,dunn1 ,mr4 ,cook1 ,mr4 ,mit*ell1 ,mr4 
,/iv]s1 ,miss ,gonzlez-,coln ( ,pu]to   
,rico1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4 

,brooks ( ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,=t5b]ry1 ,mr4 
,payne1 ,mr4 ,luetkemey]1 ,mr4 ,y>mu?1  
,mr4 ,c\rtney1 ,mrs4 ,radewag51 ,mrs4   
,bu/os1 ,mr4 ,banks1 ,mr4 ,gallagh]1    
,mr4 ,smi? ( ,nebraska1 ,mr4 ,kelly (   
,mississippi1 & ,mrs4 ,wagn]7 submitt$ !
 foll[+ concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,concurr5t ,,resolution  ,support+ !   
,local ,radio ,fre$om ,act4  ,:]eas !   
,unit$ ,/ates enjoys broadca/+ & s\nd   
record+ indu/ries t are ! envy ( ! _w1  
due to ! symbiotic relation%ip t has    
exi/$ among ^! indu/ries = _m decades2  
,:]eas = ne>ly a c5tury1 ,congress has  
reject$ repeat$ calls by ! record+      
indu/ry to impose a p]=mance fee on     
local radio /ations = simply play+ music
 on ! radio & upsett+ ! mutually        
b5eficial relation%ip betwe5 local radio
 & ! record+ indu/ry2 ,:]eas local radio
 /ations provide free publicity &       
promotion to ! record+ indu/ry & p]=m]s 
( music 9 ! =m ( radio air play1        
int]views ) p]=m]s1 introduction ( new  

p]=m]s1 conc]t promotions1 & publicity t
 promotes ! sale ( music1 conc]t        
tickets1 r+ tones1 music videos &       
associat$ m]*&ise2 ,:]eas ,congress f\nd
 t ! sale ( _m s\nd record+s & ! c>e]s (
 _m p]=m]s b5efit$ consid]ably f airplay
 & o!r promotional activities provid$ by
 bo? noncomm]cial & adv]tis]-support$1  
free ov]-!-air broadca/+2 ,:]eas local  
radio broadca/]s provide t5s ( ?\s&s (  
h\rs ( ess5tial local news & wea!r      
in=mation dur+ times ( national         
em]g5cies & natural disa/]s1 z well z   
public affairs programm+1 sports1 &     
hundr$s ( millions ( doll>s ( "t =      
public s]vice ann\ncem5ts & local fund  
rais+ ef=ts = wor?y *>itable causes1 all
 ( :i* are jeop>diz$ if local radio     
/ations are =c$ to div]t rev5ues to pay 
= a new p]=mance fee2 ,:]eas !re are _m 
?\s&s ( local radio /ations t w suff]   
sev]e economic h>d%ip if any new        
p]=mance fee is impos$1 z w _m o!r small
 bus9esses t play music includ+ b>s1    
re/aurants1 retail e/abli%m5ts1 sports &

 o!r ent]ta9m5t v5ues1 %opp+ c5t]s &    
transportation facilities2 & ,:]eas !   
h>d%ip t w\ld result f a new p]=mance   
fee w\ld hurt ,am]ican bus9esses1 &     
ultimately ! ,am]ican consum]s :o rely  
on local radio = news1 wea!r1 &         
ent]ta9m5t2 & su* a p]=mance fee is n   
ju/ifi$ :5 ! curr5t sy/em has produc$ ! 
mo/ prolific & innovative broadca/+1    
music1 & s\nd record+ indu/ries 9 ! _w3 
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ,congress %\ld n   
impose any new p]=mance fee1 tax1       
royalty1 or o!r *>ge relat+ to ! public 
p]=mance ( s\nd record+s on a local     
radio /ation = broadca/+ s\nd record+s  
ov]-!-air1 or on any bus9ess = su*      
public p]=mance ( s\nd record+s4