To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from requiring digital television tuners in television receivers.

May 12, 2005

Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from requiring digital television tuners in television receivers.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `TV Consumer Choice Act'.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING DIGITAL TELEVISION TUNERS IN TELEVISION RECEIVERS.

(a) Prohibition- Neither section 303(s) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 303(s)) nor any other provision of such Act shall be construed to authorize the Federal Communications Commission to require, or prescribe any schedule for the implementation of, digital television reception capability in television broadcast reception equipment.

(b) Commission Actions Nullified- The requirements and schedule established by the Commission for the implementation of digital television reception capability in television broadcast reception equipment as contained in section 15.117(i) of the Commission's regulations (47 CFR 15.117(i)) as modified in FCC 02-230 (August 8, 2002), shall not be effective except as expressly hereafter provided by Act of Congress.

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