HR 3615 · 106th Congress · Housing and Community Development
Rural Local Broadcast Signal Act
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 525.(2000-05-02)
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Rural Local Broadcast Signal Act - Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to authorize the Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service to make loan guarantees (through a specified date) to providers of multichannel video services, including direct broadcast satellite licensees, to improve access to local television broadcasting to all households desiring such service in unserved and underserved rural areas. Requires loan guarantee approval by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Sets forth satellite carrier loan guarantee qualifications. Authorizes appropriations. Sets forth conditions under which a borrower shall be obliged to carry local broadcast signals without charge.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 3615, Rural Local Broadcast Signal Act
Mar 1, 2000Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on February 16, 2000
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 3615, Rural Local Broadcast Signal Act
Apr 6, 2000Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Commerce on March 29, 2000
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (20)
8 Democrats12 Republicans