Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 95.djvu/759

 PUBLIC LAW 97-35—AUG. 13, 1981

95 STAT. 733

senting public interest groups, and other persons and organizations which have an interest in public broadcasting. (h) The Commission shall be exempt from section 10(e), section 10(f), and section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix). (i) The Commission shall submit a report to the Congress contain- Report to ing the results of the study required in'subsection (a)(1) not later than Congress. July 1, 1982. Such report shall include an evaluation of each option with respect to the development of additional sources of revenue, and shall include recommendations for such legislative or other action as the Commission considers necessary or appropriate. (j)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Commission shall Termination, terminate at the end of the 90-day period following the date of the submission of the report required in subsection (i). (2) If the Commission decides to establish the demonstration program specified in section 1233, then the Commission shall reconvene after the termination of the demonstration program conducted under section 1233 for the purpose of carrying out the functions of the Commission specified in section 1233(e). The Commission shall terminate at the end of the 90-day period following the date of the submission of the report required in section 1233(e). DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM REGARDING ADVERTISING

SEC. 1233. (a) The Temporary Commission on Alternative Financ- 47 USC 396 note, ing for Public Telecommunications established in section 1232 may establish a demonstration program in accordance with this section for the purpose of determining the feasibility of permitting public television station licensees and public radio station licensees to broadcast advertising announcements. If the Commission decides to establish such demonstration program, then the Commission shall establish and carry out such demonstration program in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) through subsection (f). (b)(l)(A) The Commission shall establish the demonstration program as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act. The Commission shall permit public broadcast station licensees to begin the broadcasting of qualifying advertising not later than January 1, 1982, except that such licensees may begin such advertising before such date if the Commission completes the establishment of the demonstration program before such date. (B) Such broadcasting of qualifying advertising shall be carried out Termination, during the 18-month period beginning January 1, 1982 (or beginning on such earlier date as may be authorized by the Commission under subparagraph (A)), except that such broadcasting of qualifying advertising shall terminate not later than June 30, 1983. The demonstration program shall terminate at the end of such period. (2)(A) The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, in consultation with the Commission, shall select not more than 10 public television station licensees and not more than 10 public radio station licensees to participate in the demonstration program. (B) Such selection shall be made from among licensees which have expressed to the Corporation a desire to participate in the demonstration program, except that any public television station licensee or public radio station licensee which is represented on the Commission under section 1232(b)(3) shall not be eligible to participate in the demonstration program.

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