[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2020 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2020
To codify Executive Order 14290, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 11, 2025
Mrs. Blackburn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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A BILL
To codify Executive Order 14290, and for other purposes.
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 ``Free Americans from Ideological
Reporting Act'' or the ``FAIR Act''.
SEC. 2. CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING.
(a) In General.--Section 396 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 396) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(m) Prohibition on Federal Funding for NPR and PBS.--
``(1) In general.--After the date of enactment of this
subsection, no Federal funds may, directly or indirectly, be
made available to or used to support an organization described
in paragraph (2), 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.
The Corporation shall cancel any direct and indirect funding to
the maximum extent allowed by law and shall decline to provide
future funding to such organizations, including by ensuring
that licensees and permittees of public radio and television
stations, as well as any other recipients of funds under this
section, do not use Federal funds for such organizations.
``(2) Organizations described.--The organizations described
in this paragraph are--
``(A) the organization known, as of the date of
enactment of this subsection, as `National Public
Radio';
``(B) the organization known, as of the date of
enactment of this subsection, as `Public Broadcasting
Service';
``(C) any successor organization to an organization
described in subparagraph (A) or (B); or
``(D) any licensee or permittee of an organization
described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
``(3) Grants revisions.--The Corporation shall revise the
applicable Television Community Service Grants General
Provisions and Eligibility Criteria and Radio Community Service
Grants General Provisions and Eligibility Criteria to prohibit
direct or indirect funding to the organizations described in
paragraph (2) and take all other necessary steps to minimize or
eliminate its indirect funding of such organizations.''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Title III of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 396(k) (47 U.S.C. 396(k))--
(A) in paragraph (4), in the first sentence, by
striking ``, unless the governing body'' and all that
follows through ``reasons for closing the meeting'' and
inserting a period;
(B) by striking paragraph (9);
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (10), (11), and
(12) as paragraphs (9), (10), and (11), respectively;
and
(D) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated, in
subparagraph (D), by striking ``paragraphs (4), (5),
(8), and (9)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (4), (5), and
(8)''; and
(2) in section 398(b)(1) (47 U.S.C. 398(b)(1)), by striking
``by the Public Broadcasting Service and National Public Radio
(or any successor organization) and''.
SEC. 3. FEDERAL AGENCIES.
The heads of each Federal agency shall--
(1) identify and terminate, to the maximum extent
consistent with applicable law, any direct or indirect funding
of the organizations described in subsection (m)(2) of section
396 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 396), as added
by this Act; and
(2) identify any remaining grants, contracts, or other
funding instruments entered into with such organizations and
determine such organizations are in compliance with the terms
of those instruments, taking appropriate steps under the terms
of those instruments if a determination of noncompliance is
made.
SEC. 4. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this Act, or an amendment made by this Act, is
held invalid, the remainder of this Act shall not be affected thereby.
If the application of any provision of this Act, or an amendment made
by this Act, to any agency, person, or circumstance is held invalid,
the application of such provision to another agency, person, or
circumstance shall not be affected thereby.
SEC. 5. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.
(a) In General.--Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair
or otherwise affect--
(1) the authority granted by law to an executive department
or agency, or the head thereof; or
(2) the functions of the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or
legislative proposals.
(b) No Private Right of Action.--This Act is not intended to, and
does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States,
its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or
agents, or any other person.
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