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HR 4189 112th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Congressional oversight Military personnel and dependents Television and film

To require the Secretary of Defense to provide an annual certification that all programming on the American Forces Radio and Television Service represents the best-faith efforts by the Department of Defense to provide programming for members of the Armed Forces and their families that communicates the policies, priorities, programs, goals, and initiatives of the Department while avoiding airing programming that exhibits values contrary to the values of the Armed Forces and the United States.

Introduced: March 8, 2012 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 23, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 8, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 8, 2012
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that programs broadcast by the American Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) should reflect the values, including equality, freedom, and service, to which members of the Armed Forces and Americans aspire, and that the AFRTS should avoid airing programming that has a history of being contrary to such values.

Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to certify annually to Congress that such AFRTS-broadcast programming represents best-faith efforts to communicate the DOD's policies, priorities, programs, goals, and initiatives while avoiding airing programming with values contrary to Armed Forces and U.S. values.

What's happening now March 23, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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