,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #chjc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ba1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,cruz introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,commerce1        
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend the ,communications ,act of 
#aicd to clarify the situations in which
 the ,federal ,communications           
,commission may grant a request for the 
transfer of certain permits1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,blocking      
,evasive ,attempts to ,manipulate       
,signals ,act of #bjbj or the ,,beams   
,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,transfer of certain
 permits  ,section #cbe7;d7 of the      
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #cbe7;d77 is amended-- 7#a7 by
 inserting 7#a7 after 7d72  7#b7 by     
inserting 1 subject to paragraph 7#b71  
after prescribe1 and2 and  7#c7 by      
adding at the end the following3  7#b7  
,the ,commission may not grant such an  

application for the transfer of a permit
 described in subsection 7c7 that       
proposes a change in the primary        
language in which programming by a radio
 station described in that subsection   
will be broadcast1 unless the           
,commission separately certifies to the 
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate and the  
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives that1 in 
the judgment of the ,commission1 and in 
addition to the requirements and        
prohibitions under section #caj1 the    
programming of the radio station is not1
 and will not become1 subject to undue  
influence by a foreign government or a  
political party in power in a foreign   
country4  4