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H.R. 1267 101st Congress House

High Definition Television Competitiveness Act of 1989

Official title: To stimulate the design, development, and manufacture of high definition television technology, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 2, 1989 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Antitrust lawCommercializationCongressional reporting requirementsForeign Trade and International Finance
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Government procurementGovernment spendingHigh definition televisionIncome taxIndustrial policyInternational tradeJoint venturesResearch and developmentResearch and development tax creditStandardsTax deductionsTelevision broadcasting
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Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 27, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.
Mar 13, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.
Mar 7, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Science, Research and Technology.
Mar 6, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Mar 2, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Government Operations.
Mar 2, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
Mar 2, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Mar 2, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 2, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 2, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 27, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

High Definition Television Competitiveness Act of 1989 - Title I: Tax Incentives for Research and Development - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal: (1) the termination date of the tax credit for increasing research activities; and (2) provisions denying the tax deduction for amounts allowed as a research credit.

Title II: Authority to Engage in Joint Actions to Promote Development - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the application of antitrust laws to any cooperative high definition television (HDTV) enterprise engaged in a joint research, development, or production venture with respect to which certain notification has been given.

Title III: Federal Support for Development Initiatives - Requires the Secretary of Commerce to establish: (1) a program to provide general financial assistance to cooperative HDTV enterprises to promote the discovery, development, and commercialization of HDTV technology; and (2) a separate program to provide financial assistance to support pilot manufacturing projects and experimental community demonstration related to HDTV technology. Requires the Secretary to award such financial assistance competitively.

Requires the Secretary to submit to each House of the Congress and the President: (1) quarterly reports on the state of progress of the research, development, and commercialization assisted under this title; and (2) a comprehensive report on the results of the financial assistance provided under this title. Authorizes appropriations.

Title IV: Coordination of Federal Procurement of HDTV Technology - Requires the Secretary to submit to each House of the Congress recommendations for establishing a mechanism to coordinate procurements of HDTV technology by specified Federal agencies.

Title V: International Trade - Requires the Secretary to submit a report to the President and the Congress on the implications for international trade of HDTV technology.

Title VI: HDTV Broadcast Standard - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize to be appropriated to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) $500,000 for FY 1989 to enable the FCC to prescribe a broadcast standard for HDTV.

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