S. 4713 · 117th Congress
A bill to authorize the Federal Communications Commission to specify additional sources from which a radio station licensee must obtain information to enable the licensee to announce that a foreign governmental entity has paid for a broadcast.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Brian Schatz
- Introduced
- 2022-08-02
- Latest action
- 2022-08-02 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
This bill requires radio station licensees to obtain information from additional sources designated by the Federal Communications Commission when verifying (for purposes of announcing) if a foreign governmental entity paid for or furnished radio programming. The bill also specifies when licensees must obtain information and sets out related recordkeeping requirements.