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S 1084 99th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Authorization Communications and Broadcasting Corporations and Stocks Economics and Public Finance Government corporations Government trust funds Income tax Public broadcasting Radio broadcasting Tax-exempt organizations Telecommunication policy Television

A bill to authorize appropriations of funds for activities of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 7, 1985 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 16, 1985
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 139.
May 16, 1985
Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator Danforth without amendment. With written report No. 99-61.
May 9, 1985
Committee on Commerce. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
May 7, 1985
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
May 7, 1985
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize appropriations for FY 1986 through 1988 to be used by the Secretary of Commerce to assist in the planning and construction of public telecommunications facilities. Repeals a provision that requires 75 percent of the funds appropriated for such purposes in a fiscal year to be available to extend delivery of public telecommunications services to areas not receiving such services. Authorizes appropriations, to match up to a specified amount of non-Federal contributions to public broadcasting entities, for the Public Broadcasting Fund for FY 1987 through 1990. Repeals a provision that requires that a specified portion of the amount made available to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting from the Fund be earmarked for expenses of research, training, technical assistance, engineering, instructional support, and the payment of interest on indebtedness.

Repeals provisions requiring a public telecommunications entity to refund to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting an amount of Federal funds equal to the amount of any unrelated business income tax paid by such entity.

What's happening now May 16, 1985

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 139.

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