Italian American One Voice Coalition

Founded 1993

Chairman email: Dr. Emanuele Alfano

Ethnic and Minority Bias Clearinghouse Act of 1999 (Introduced in the House) 106th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 125 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish an ethnic and minority affairs section. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 6, 1999 Mr. ENGEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish an ethnic and minority affairs section. 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 `Ethnic and Minority Bias Clearinghouse Act of 1999'. SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF ETHNIC AND MINORITY AFFAIRS SECTION. (a) IN GENERAL- Section 5 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 155) is amended by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection: `(f)(1) There shall be established within the Commission an ethnic and minority affairs section. Such ethnic and minority affairs section shall-- (A) establish a clearinghouse for complaints, grievances, and opinions relating to radio, television, and cable television broadcast programming and their depiction of ethnic and minority groups; (B) collect, analyze, and prepare information from public and private agencies relating to the portrayal of ethnic and minority groups by radio, television, and cable television broadcast programming, and furnish such information, upon request and without charge, to public and private agencies that serve the needs and interests of such groups; (C) conduct an annual conference which shall be designed to focus public attention upon the images of ethnic and minority groups depicted by radio, television, and cable television broadcast programming, discuss the impact which these images have on such groups, and encourage the participation of such individuals and public and private organizations that serve the interests of such groups; and `(D) prepare and transmit to Congress an annual report which details the activities of the ethnic and minority affairs section, including a compilation of all complaints, grievances, and opinions filed under paragraph (1). `(2) The chairman of the Commission shall establish an advisory committee to assist the ethnic and minority affairs section in implementing the annual conference pursuant to paragraph (1)(C). The advisory committee shall be composed of 15 members chosen from among radio and television broadcasters and program producers, educators, representatives from the mental health community, and leaders from ethnic and minority communities.'. (b) TIME LIMIT- Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall establish the ethnic and minority affairs section referred to in section 5(f) of the Communications Act of 1934 as amended by this Act.
The Italian American One Voice Coalition is a national network of activists enabling the 25 million members of the Italian American community to act as one united voice when dealing with defamation, discrimination and negative stereotyping of our grand culture and heritage. Email comments, link suggestions - Web Master Chairman email: Dr. Emanuele Alfano Copyright 1999-2006 © - Italian American One Voice Coalition

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