An amendment to the Energy and Commerce Committee amendment. The amendment strikes the criteria in the bill for selecting the frequency for the Station and substitutes that the Board may prepare or obtain material that is suitable for radio broadcasting, and then pay stations that broadcast to Cuba already, to broadcast the material. The amendment also adds a stipulation to the use of the Marathon, Florida facility. The stipulation is that the government must choose a non-AM frequency and that the Marathon facilities must be convertible to that frequency.

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Amendment Number
756
Description
An amendment to the Energy and Commerce Committee amendment. The amendment strikes the criteria in the bill for selecting the frequency for the Station and substitutes that the Board may prepare or obtain material that is suitable for radio broadcasting, and then pay stations that broadcast to Cuba already, to broadcast the material. The amendment also adds a stipulation to the use of the Marathon, Florida facility. The stipulation is that the government must choose a non-AM frequency and that the Marathon facilities must be convertible to that frequency.
Purpose
An amendment to the Energy and Commerce Committee amendment. The amendment strikes the criteria in the bill for selecting the frequency for the Station and substitutes that the Board may prepare or obtain material that is suitable for radio broadcasting, and then pay stations that broadcast to Cuba already, to broadcast the material. The amendment also adds a stipulation to the use of the Marathon, Florida facility. The stipulation is that the government must choose a non-AM frequency and that the Marathon facilities must be convertible to that frequency.
Congress
97
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Aug 10, 1982
Latest Action Text
Amendment Failed of Passage in Committee of Whole by Recorded Vote: 78 - 284 (Record Vote No: 259).
Submitted Date
Aug 10, 1982
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 14, 2021
Amendment 756 — Informed