,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ai1      
#bjai,ms4 ,gabbard introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,communications
 ,act of #aicd to reinstate the         
obligation of broadcast licensees to    
afford reasonable opportunity for the   
discussion of conflicting views on      
issues of public importance 7commonly   
known as the ,fairness ,doctrine74  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,restore the ,fairness ,doctrine    
,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,fairness doctrine  
,section #cae of the ,communications    
,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cae7 is   
amended--  7#a7 by redesignating        
subsections 7a7 through 7e7 as          
subsections 7b7 through 7f71            
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
before subsection 7b71 as so            
redesignated1 the following3  7a7       
,public interest obligation ,to cover   

publicly important issues ,a broadcast  
licensee shall afford reasonable        
opportunity for the discussion of       
conflicting views on issues of public   
importance4 ,the enforcement and        
application of the requirement imposed  
by this subsection shall be consistent  
with the rules and policies of the      
,commission in effect on ,january #a1   
#aihg1 including sections #gc4aibj and  
#gc4aicj 7relating to personal attacks  
and political editorials1 respectively7 
of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal         
,regulations 7as in effect on such      
date74  4