Bill > HR3805

This bill seeks to modify the definition of "franchise fee" in the Communications Act of 1934, specifically in Section 622(g)(1). The proposed changes involve two key linguistic adjustments: first, replacing the word "includes" with "means", which could potentially narrow the interpretation of what constitutes a franchise fee, and second, adding the phrase "other monetary" before the word "assessment", which might expand the types of monetary charges that can be considered a franchise fee. By changing the language from "includes" to "means", the bill appears to be attempting to provide more precise legal language around how franchise fees are defined. The bill is formally titled the "Protecting Community Television Act", suggesting it is intended to have some impact on local community television regulations or funding. While the specific implications of these linguistic changes are not entirely clear from the text, they seem designed to offer greater clarity or potentially modify how franchise fees are understood and applied in the context of communications law.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3805/all-info