S 22 · 96th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications
First Amendment Clarification Act of 1979
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Introduced2
Committee3
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House5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.(1979-01-15)
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First Amendment Clarification Act of 1979 - States that, under the Communications Act of 1934, the term "public interest, convenience, and necessity" shall not be construed to give the Federal Communications Commission jurisdiction to require the provision of broadcast time to any person for the expression of any viewpoint. Repeals the authority of the Commission under such Act to revoke a station license or construction permit for willful or repeated failure of a station to grant or sell broadcast time to a candidate for Federal elective office. Repeals the requirement that a licensee grant equal opportunities to all political candidates to use the licensee's broadcasting station. Repeals the prohibition under such Act against editorializing and support of political candidates by noncommercial educational broadcasting stations.…
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