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 PUBLIC LAW 98-214 —DEC. 8, 1983 97 STAT. 1469 to the appropriate committees of Congress that all indebtedness of National Public Radio related to deficits accumulated before Octo- ber 1, 1983, has been liquidated in full.". CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS SEC. 6. (a) Section 396(c)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 396(c)(1)) is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking out ", and the President of the Corporation"; and (2) by striking out the third sentence. (b)(1) Section 396(d)(1) of such Act is amended by inserting after "annually" the following: "elect one of their members to be Chair- man and'. (2) The subsection heading for section 396(d) of such Act is amend- ed by striking out "VICE CHAIRMAN" and inserting in lieu thereof "CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN". (c) Section 396(e)(1) of such Act is amended by striking out "No officer of the Corporation, other than a Vice Chairman" and insert- ing in lieu thereof "No officer of the Corporation, other than the Chairman or a Vice Chairman". ADMINISTRATION OF REGIONAL CONCENTRATION RULES FOR BROADCAST STATIONS SEC. 7. Section 310 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 310) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(e)(1) In the case of any broadcast station, and any ownership interest therein, which is excluded from the regional concentration rules by reason of the savings provision for existing facilities pro- vided by the First Report and Order adopted March 9, 1977 (docket No. 20548; 42 Fed. Reg. 16145), the exclusion shall not terminate solely by reason of changes made in the technical facilities of the station to improve its service. "(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term 'regional concentra- "Regional tion rules' means the provisions of sections 73.35, 73.240, and 73.636 concentration of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect June 1, 1983), ' •"^®^- which prohibit any party from directly or indirectly owning, operat- ing, or controlling three broadcast stations in one or several services where any two of such stations are within 100 miles of the third (measured city-to-city), and where there is a primary service contour overlap of any of the stations.". CLARIFICATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF SECTION 223 SEC. 8. (a) Section 223 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 223) is amended— (1) by striking out "$500" and inserting in lieu thereof " $50,000 "; (2) by inserting "(a)" before "Whoever"; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: Violations "(b)(1) Whoever knowingly— and penalties. "(A) in the District of Columbia or in interstate or foreign communication, by means of telephone, makes (directly or by

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