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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 1754
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 21, 2021
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation
AN ACT
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the
Federal Communications Commission to consider market
entry barriers for socially disadvantaged individuals in
the communications marketplace report under section 13
of such Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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HR 1754 RFS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Measuring the Eco-
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nomics Driving Investments and Access for Diversity Act
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of 2021’’ or the ‘‘MEDIA Diversity Act of 2021’’.
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SEC. 2. CONSIDERING MARKET ENTRY BARRIERS FOR SO-
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CIALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS.
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Section 13(d) of the Communications Act of 1934
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(47 U.S.C. 163(d)) is amended by adding at the end the
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following:
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‘‘(4) CONSIDERING SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED
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INDIVIDUALS.—In assessing the state of competition
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under subsection (b)(1) and regulatory barriers
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under subsection (b)(3), the Commission, with the
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input of the Office of Communications Business Op-
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portunities of the Commission, shall consider market
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entry barriers for socially disadvantaged individuals
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in the communications marketplace in accordance
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with the national policy under section 257(b).’’.
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Passed the House of Representatives July 20, 2021.
Attest:
CHERYL L. JOHNSON,
Clerk.
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