,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #hfg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #e1 #bjbe,mr4     
,lujn 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,ros51 & ,mr4    
,m>key7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,communications ,act
 ( #aicd to cl>ify t ! ,f$]al           
,communications ,commission may n take  
action aga9/ a broadca/ lic5see or any  
o!r p]son on ! basis ( viewpo9t1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,broadca/ ,fre$om &     
,indep5d5ce ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,f9d+s   
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ,f$]al 
,communications ,commission 79 ?is      
section ref]r$ to z ! ,,fcc7 0 e/abli%$ 
z an indep5d5t ag5cy by !               
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #aea et seq47 = ! purpose (   
regulat+ int]/ate & =eign comm]ce 9     
communication by wire & radio s z to    
make available1 s f> z possible1 to all 
! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 )\t discrim9ation

 on ! basis ( race1 color1 religion1    
national orig91 or sex1 a rapid1        
effici5t1 ,nation-wide1 & _w-wide wire &
 radio communication s]vice ) adequate  
facilities at reasonable *>ges'''4  7#b7
 ,commission]s at ! ,,fcc1 an indep5d5t 
ag5cy1 are confirm$ by ,congress =      
specifi$ t]ms & ! ,presid5t does n h !  
p[] to remove !m at w4  7#c7 ,!         
indep5d5ce ( ! ,,fcc is p>am\nt to !    
,,fcc c>ry+ out its mission )\t         
political pressure or intimidation4     
7#d7 ,! ,,fcc's priorities & ag5da mu/  
be set by ! ,,fcc )\t undue influ5ce f !
 ,presid5t or any advisors to !         
,presid5t :o d n "w = ! ,,fcc4  7#e7 ,z 
e/abli%$ 9 section #cbf ( !             
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #cbf71 no?+ 9 ! ,,fcc's       
au?ority %all be und]/ood or con/ru$ to 
give ! ,commission ! p[] ( c5sor%ip ov] 
! radio communications or signals       
transmitt$ by any radio /ation1 & no    
regulation or condition %all be         
promulgat$ or fix$ by ! ,commission :i* 

%all int]f]e ) ! "r ( free spee* by     
means ( radio communication4  7#f7      
,inve/igations & ?reats ( ,commission   
action or inaction mu/ n be us$ to      
suppress c]ta9 viewpo9ts or intimidate  
broadca/ lic5sees into align+ ) any     
political ag5da4  #c4 ,viewpo9t         
protection ,title ,i ( ! ,communications
 ,act ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aea et    
seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  #ad4 ,viewpo9t protection  7a7 
,prohibition aga9/ retaliation on basis 
( viewpo9t ,! ,commission may n revoke  
any lic5se or o!r au?orization (1 or    
o!rwise take action aga9/1 any p]son on 
! basis1 9 :ole or 9 "p1 ( viewpo9ts    
broadca/ or o!rwise dissem9at$ by t     
p]son or any p]son affiliat$ ) t p]son4 
7b7 ,prohibition aga9/ conditions on    
viewpo9t 9 transaction review ,!        
,commission may n place on any approval 
"u subsections 7a71 7b71 & 7c7 ( section
 #bad or section #caj7;d7 any condition 
) respect to viewpo9ts broadca/ or      
o!rwise dissem9at$ by ! p]son seek+ t   

approval1 any successor ( t p]son1 or   
any p]son affiliat$ ) t p]son or        
successor4  7c7 ,no effect on c]ta9 o!r 
au?ority ( ,commission ,no?+ 9 ?is      
section %all be con/ru$ to affect !     
au?ority ( ! ,commission to take action 
on ! basis (1 or to place a condition on
 an approval describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 )
 respect to-- 7#a7 a violation (-- 7,a7 
section #acjd ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 or conduct t w\ld con/itute a   
violation ( t section if cont5t         
dissem9at$ by means o!r ?an radio or    
television broadca/ 7 dissem9at$ by     
means ( radio or television broadca/2   
7,b7 section #acdc ( title #ah1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code2 or  7,c7 section #adfd (  
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or      
conduct t w\ld con/itute a violation ( t
 section if cont5t dissem9at$ by means  
o!r ?an radio communication 7 dissem9at$
 by means ( radio communication2 or     
7#b7 ! broadca/ or o!r dissem9ation (   
cont5t t con/itutes incitem5t "u ! ,fir/
 ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$  

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