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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. R. 1211
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit Federal funding
for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY11, 2025
Mr. P
ERRY(for himself and Mr. OGLES) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition
to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit Fed-
eral funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Propaganda Act’’. 4
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDS FOR CORPORA-1
TION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING. 2
(a) I
NGENERAL.—Section 396 of the Communica-3
tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 396) is amended by adding 4
at the end the following new subsection: 5
‘‘(m) P
ROHIBITION ONFEDERALFUNDS.—No Fed-6
eral funds may be made available to the Corporation after 7
the date of the enactment of the No Propaganda Act.’’. 8
(b) C
ORPORATIONPROHIBITEDFROMACCEPTING 9
F
EDERALFUNDS.—Section 396(g) of the Communica-10
tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 396(g)) is amended— 11
(1) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘subject 12
to paragraph (3)(C),’’ before ‘‘obtain’’; and 13
(2) in paragraph (3)— 14
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; 15
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 16
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 17
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 18
(C) by adding at the end the following new 19
subparagraph: 20
‘‘(C) accepting funds from the Federal Govern-21
ment after the date of the enactment of the No 22
Propaganda Act.’’. 23
(c) R
ESCISSION.—Any unobligated balances of 24
amounts made available under the heading ‘‘Corporation 25
for Public Broadcasting’’ in the Consolidated Appropria-26
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tions Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–328; 136 Stat. 4901) 1
or the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 2
(Public Law 118–47; 138 Stat. 696) are hereby rescinded. 3
(d) C
ONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 4
396(k)(3)(A)(iv)(II) of the Communications Act of 1934 5
(47 U.S.C. 396(k)(3)(A)(iv)(II)) is amended by inserting 6
‘‘before the date of the enactment of the No Propaganda 7
Act’’ after ‘‘amounts received’’. 8
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