Protecting Community Television Act

II 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 340 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to modify the definition of franchise fee, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES FEBRUARY 9, 2023 Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. CARDIN, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. KING, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SCHATZ, Mrs. SHA- HEEN, Ms. SMITH, Ms. WARREN, Mr. WELCH, and Mr. WYDEN) intro- duced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Com- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to modify the definition of franchise fee, 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 ‘‘Protecting Community 4 Television Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. MODIFYING THE DEFINITION OF FRANCHISE FEE. 6 Section 622(g)(1) of the Communications Act of 7 1934 (47 U.S.C. 542(g)(1)) is amended— 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:50 Feb 22, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S340.IS S340 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 340 IS (1) by striking ‘‘includes’’ and inserting 1 ‘‘means’’; and 2 (2) by inserting ‘‘other monetary’’ before ‘‘as- 3 sessment’’. 4 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:50 Feb 22, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S340.IS S340 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS