119-HR1216

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House Senate President

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1216

1. Short title
2. Prohibition on Federal funding for Public Broadcasting Service and National Public Radio

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the "Defund Government-Sponsored Propaganda Act".

2. Prohibition on Federal funding for Public Broadcasting Service and National Public Radio

(a) In general - After the date of enactment of this Act, no Federal funds may, directly or indirectly, be made available to or used to support an organization described in subsection (b), including through the payment of dues to or the purchase of programming from the organization by a public broadcast station using Federal funds received by the station.

(b) Organizations described - The organizations described in this subsection are—

(1) - the organization known, as of the date of enactment of this Act, as the "Public Broadcasting Service";

(2) - the organization known, as of the date of enactment of this Act, as "National Public Radio"; and

(3) - any successor organization to an organization described in paragraph (1) or (2).

(c) Transfer of certain funds To reduce the public debt - For fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 2027, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting shall transfer to the account established by section 3113(d) of title 31, United States Code, an amount equal to the sum of the amounts allocated under clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 396(k)(3)(A) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 396(k)(3)(A)) that would have been made available to an organization described in subsection (b) but for the prohibition in subsection (a).