,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bjbj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #aa1 #bjbe ,mrs4 
,blackburn introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation   
,a ,,bill  ,to codify ,executive ,ord]  
#adbij1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,free   
,am]icans f ,ideological ,report+ ,act  
or ! ,,fair ,act4  #b4 ,corporation =   
public broadca/+  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section 
#cif ( ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd   
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cif7 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7m7 ,prohibition on   
,f$]al fund+ = ,,npr & ,,pbs  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
subsection1 no ,f$]al funds may1        
directly or indirectly1 be made         
available to or us$ to support an       
organization describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71  
includ+ ?r\gh ! paym5t ( dues to or !   
pur*ase ( programm+ f ! organization by 
a public broadca/ /ation us+ ,f$]al     
funds receiv$ by ! /ation4 ,!           

,corporation %all cancel any direct &   
indirect fund+ to ! maximum ext5t all[$ 
by law & %all decl9e to provide future  
fund+ to su* organizations1 includ+ by  
ensur+ t lic5sees & p]mittees ( public  
radio & television /ations1 z well z any
 o!r recipi5ts ( funds "u ?is section1 d
 n use ,f$]al funds = su* organizations4
  7#b7 ,organizations describ$ ,!       
organizations describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph   
are--  7,a7 ! organization kn[n1 z ( !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is subsection1 z     
,national ,public ,radio2  7,b7 !       
organization kn[n1 z ( ! date ( enactm5t
 ( ?is subsection1 z ,public ,broadca/+ 
,s]vice2  7,c7 any successor            
organization to an organization describ$
 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 or 7,b72 or  7,d7   
any lic5see or p]mittee ( an            
organization describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7
 or 7,b74  7#c7 ,grants revisions ,!    
,corporation %all revise ! applicable   
,television ,community ,s]vice ,grants  
,g5]al ,provisions & ,eligibility       
,crit]ia & ,radio ,community ,s]vice    

,grants ,g5]al ,provisions &            
,eligibility ,crit]ia to prohibit direct
 or indirect fund+ to ! organizations   
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 & take all o!r 
necess>y /eps to m9imize or elim9ate its
 indirect fund+ ( su* organizations4  4 
7b7 ,te*nical & con=m+ am5dm5ts ,title  
,,iii ( ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd  
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cja et seq47 is am5d$-- 
7#a7 9 section #cif7k7 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4   
#cif7k77-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#d71 9 !    
fir/ s5t5ce1 by /rik+ 1 unless ! gov]n+ 
body & all t foll[s ?r\gh reasons =     
clos+ ! meet+ & ins]t+ a p]iod2  7,b7 by
 /rik+ p>agraph 7#i72  7,c7 by          
r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#aj71 7#aa71 &    
7#ab7 z p>agraphs 7#i71 7#aj71 & 7#aa71 
respectively2 &  7,d7 9 p>agraph 7#i71 z
 s r$esignat$1 9 subp>agraph 7,d71 by   
/rik+ p>agraphs 7#d71 7#e71 7#h71 & 7#i7
 & ins]t+ p>agraphs 7#d71 7#e71 & 7#h72 
&  7#b7 9 section #cih7;b77#a7 7#dg     
,u4,s4,c4 #cih7;b77#a771 by /rik+ by !  
,public ,broadca/+ ,s]vice & ,national  
,public ,radio 7or any successor        

organization7 &4  #c4 ,f$]al ag5cies ,! 
heads ( ea* ,f$]al ag5cy %all-- 7#a7    
id5tify & t]m9ate1 to ! maximum ext5t   
consi/5t ) applicable law1 any direct or
 indirect fund+ ( ! organizations       
describ$ 9 subsection 7m77#b7 ( section 
#cif ( ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd   
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cif71 z add$ by ?is     
,act2 &  7#b7 id5tify any rema9+ grants1
 contracts1 or o!r fund+ in/rum5ts ent]$
 into ) su* organizations & det]m9e su* 
organizations are 9 compliance ) ! t]ms 
( ^? in/rum5ts1 tak+ appropriate /eps "u
 ! t]ms ( ^? in/rum5ts if a det]m9ation 
( noncompliance is made4  #d4           
,sev]ability ,if any provision ( ?is    
,act1 or an am5dm5t made by ?is ,act1 is
 held invalid1 ! rema9d] ( ?is ,act %all
 n be affect$ !reby4 ,if ! application (
 any provision ( ?is ,act1 or an am5dm5t
 made by ?is ,act1 to any ag5cy1 p]son1 
or circum/ance is held invalid1 !       
application ( su* provision to ano!r    
ag5cy1 p]son1 or circum/ance %all n be  
affect$ !reby4  #e4 ,rules ( con/ruction

  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,no?+ 9 ?is ord] %all be 
con/ru$ to impair or o!rwise affect--   
7#a7 ! au?ority grant$ by law to an     
executive dep>tm5t or ag5cy1 or ! head  
!re(2 or  7#b7 ! functions ( ! ,director
 ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget      
relat+ to budget>y1 adm9i/rative1 or    
legislative proposals4  7b7 ,no private 
"r ( action ,?is ,act is n int5d$ to1 & 
does n1 create any "r or b5efit1        
sub/antive or proc$ural1 en=ceable at   
law or 9 equity by any p>ty aga9/ !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 its dep>tm5ts1 ag5cies1  
or entities1 its (fic]s1 employees1 or  
ag5ts1 or any o!r p]son4