,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ffii  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ab1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,soto introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy 
& ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !     
,f$]al ,communications ,commission to   
e/abli% a program to make grants to     
c]ta9 radio /ations exp]i5c+ h>mful     
int]f]5ce1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/op    
,communi/ ,radio ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4     
,grants to c]ta9 radio /ations exp]i5c+ 
h>mful int]f]5ce  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!    
,commission %all e/abli% a program to   
make grants on a competitive basis to   
enable cov]$ radio /ations exp]i5c+     
h>mful int]f]5ce f radio transmissions  
orig9at+ 9 ! ,republic ( ,cuba to       
acquire & op]ate te*nology & equipm5t to
 mitigate su* h>mful int]f]5ce4  7b7    
,eligibility ,! ,commission may only    
aw>d a grant "u ?is section to ! lic5see
 ( a cov]$ radio /ation if-- 7#a7 su*   
/ation has exp]i5c$ h>mful int]f]5ce f  

radio transmissions orig9at+ 9 ,cuba2 & 
7#b7 su* lic5see submits to !           
,commission an application at su* "t1 9 
su* =m1 & conta9+ su* in=mation &       
assurances z ! ,commission may require4 
7c7 ,use ( funds ,! lic5see ( a cov]$   
radio /ation t receives a grant "u ?is  
section %all use grant funds to acquire 
& op]ate te*nology & equipm5t to        
mitigate h>mful int]f]5ce exp]i5c$ by   
su* /ation f radio transmissions        
orig9at+ 9 ,cuba1 9 accordance ) ! t]ms 
& conditions specifi$ by ! ,commission  
"u subsection 7d74  7d7 ,t]ms &         
conditions ,9 mak+ a grant to ! lic5see 
( a cov]$ radio /ation "u ?is section1 !
 ,commission %all specify su* t]ms &    
conditions relat+ to ! op]ation ( !     
te*nology & equipm5t acquir$ ) grant    
funds z ! ,commission consid]s          
appropriate 9 ord] to enable su* lic5see
 to r$uce ! effects ( h>mful int]f]5ce  
to su* /ation f radio transmissions     
orig9at+ 9 ,cuba :ile avoid+ h>mful     
int]f]5ce to o!r spectrum us]s4  7e7    

,treatm5t "u ,communications ,act (     
#aicd ,! op]ation by ! lic5see ( a cov]$
 radio /ation t receives a grant "u ?is 
section ( te*nology & equipm5t acquir$ )
 grant funds1 to ! ext5t t su* op]ation 
is 9 accordance ) ! t]ms & conditions   
specifi$ by ! ,commission "u subsection 
7d7 9 mak+ su* grant1 %all be treat$ z  
be+ 9 compliance ) ! ,communications    
,act ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aea et     
seq471 ! regulations promulgat$ "u su*  
,act1 & ! lic5se ( su* /ation4  7f7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,commission ,! t]m ,commission means !  
,f$]al ,communications ,commission4     
7#b7 ,cov]$ radio /ation ,! t]m cov]$   
radio /ation means a radio /ation t--   
7,a7 is lic5s$ by ! ,commission to      
engage 9 ,,am or ,,fm radio broadca/+2  
7,b7 has a small cov]age area1 z det]m9$
 by ! ,commission2 &  7,c7 is n         
affiliat$ ) any radio network or        
gov]nm5t entity4