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S.2215
Sponsor: Sen Hutchinson, Y. Tim (introduced 3/8/2000)
Latest Major Action: 3/8/2000 Referred to Senate committee
Title: A bill to clarify the treatment of nonprofit entities as noncommercial educational or public broadcast stations under the Communications Act of 1934.
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3/8/2000:
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Sen Smith, Bob - 3/27/2000


SUMMARY AS OF:
3/8/2000--Introduced.

Noncommercial Broadcasting Eligibility Act of 2000 - Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to treat a nonprofit private foundation, corporation, or association (entity) as a noncommercial educational broadcast station or public broadcast station, for purposes of FCC licensing requirements, if the majority of the radio or television broadcast by such entity is substantially related to a tax-exempt purpose as defined under the Internal Revenue Code. Directs the FCC to use tax-exempt standards of the Internal Revenue Service for making such determination.