article: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Public Broadcasting Reauthorization Act of 2004''. SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (a) Corporation for Public Broadcasting.--Section 396(k)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 396(k)(1)) is amended by striking subparagraphs (B) through (F) and inserting the following: ``(B) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Fund, for each of the fiscal years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011, an amount equal to 40 percent of the total amount of non-Federal financial support received by public broadcasting entities during the second fiscal year preceding each such fiscal year, except that the amount so appropriated shall not exceed-- ``(i) $416,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; ``(ii) $432,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; ``(iii) $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; ``(iv) $468,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and ``(v) $487,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. ``(C) In addition to any amounts authorized under any other provision of this or any other Act, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Fund, (notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection) specifically for transition from the use of analog to digital technology for the provision of public telecommunications services and for the acquisition or production of digital programming of local, regional, and national interest-- ``(i) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; ``(ii) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; ``(iii) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; ``(iv) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and ``(v) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2009. ``(D) Funds appropriated under this subsection shall remain available until expended and shall be disbursed by the Secretary of the Treasury for obligation and expenditure as soon after appropriation as practicable. The Corporation shall distribute funds authorized by subparagraph (C) and allocated to public broadcast stations under this subsection as expeditiously as practicable when made available by the Secretary of the Treasury, and in a manner that is determined, in consultation with public radio and television licensees or permittees and their designated representatives.''. (b) Public Broadcasting Interconnection System.--Section 396(k)(10) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 396(k)(10)) is amended by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting the following: ``(B) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Satellite Interconnection Fund $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2005. If the amount appropriated to the Satellite Interconnection Fund for fiscal year 2005 is less than $250,000,000, the amount by which that sum exceeds the amount appropriated is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 2006 through 2008 until the full $250,000,000 has been appropriated to the Fund. Funds appropriated to the Satellite Interconnection Fund shall remain available until expended. ``(C) The Secretary of the Treasury shall make available and disburse to the Corporation, at the beginning of fiscal year 2005 and of each succeeding fiscal year thereafter, such funds as have been appropriated to the Satellite Interconnection Fund for the fiscal year in which such disbursement is to be made.''. (c) Public Telecommunications Facilities Program Grants.--Section 391 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 391) is amended-- (1) by striking ``$42,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1992, 1993, and 1994,'' and inserting ``$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, $52,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $54,008,000 for fiscal year 2007, $56,240,000 for fiscal year 2008, $58,490,000 for fiscal year 2009, $60,820,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $63,250,000 for fiscal year 2011,''; and (2) by striking ``facilities'' each place it occurs and inserting ``facilities, including analog and digital broadcast facilities and equipment,''. SEC. 3. RECOUPMENT OF FUNDS BY CORPORATION. Section 396(k) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 396(k)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(13) Funds may not be distributed pursuant to this section to any public broadcast station unless it agrees that, upon request by the Corporation, at such time as it ceases to provide public telecommunications services or transfers or assigns its broadcast license or permit to an entity that will not provide public telecommunications services (as defined in section 397(14) of this Act), it will-- ``(A) return any or all unexpended funds for all grants made by the Corporation; and ``(B) with respect to grants made by the Corporation during the prior 5 years for the purchase or construction of public telecommunications facilities, return an amount that is no more than an amount bearing the same ratio to the current value of such facilities at the time of cessation of public telecommunications service as the ratio that the Corporation's contribution bore to the total cost of purchasing or constructing such facilities.''. SEC. 4. REDEFINITION OF PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TO INCLUDE NEW TECHNOLOGIES. (a) Transition and Programming Authorization.--Section 396(k)(1)(C) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 396(k)(1)(C)), as amended by section 2(a) of this Act, is further amended by striking ``public broadcasting services,'' and inserting ``public telecommunications services,''. (b) Public Telecommunications Services To Include New Technologies.--Section 397(14) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C 397(14)) is amended to read as follows: ``(14) The term `public telecommunications services' means noncommercial educational and cultural-- ``(A) radio and television programming or other content; and ``(B) instructional or informational material (including data) transmitted electronically.''. SEC. 5. LOCAL CONTENT, PROGRAMMING, AND SERVICES. Section 396(k)(7) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 396(k)(7)) is amended by striking ``to the production and acquisition of programming.'' and inserting ``to the support of content, programming, and services, especially those that serve the needs and interests of the recipient's local community.''.
summary: Public Broadcasting Reauthorization Act of 2004 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize appropriations for: (1) FY 2007 through 2011 for the Public Broadcasting Fund, including funds for FY 2005 through 2009 specifically for transition from the use of analog to digital technology for the provision of public telecommunication services and for acquisition or production of digital programming of local, regional, and national interest; (2) FY 2005 for the Satellite Interconnection Fund, including for FY 2006 through 2008 up to the amount authorized for FY 2005 if the amount appropriated is less; and (3) FY 2005 through 2011 for public telecommunications facilities programs, including analog and digital broadcast facilities and equipment. Provides for recoupment by the Public Broadcasting Corporation of unexpended funds from a public broadcast station that ceases to provide public telecommunications services, or transfers its license or permit to an entity that will not provide such services. Redefines "public broadcast services" as "public telecommunications services," namely noncommercial educational and cultural: (1) radio and television programming or other content; and (2) instructional or informational material (including data) transmitted electronically. Revises the authority of licensees and permittees of public radio stations to use funds distributed by the Corporation at their discretion for purposes related primarily to the production and acquisition of programming. Authorizes such recipients to use such funds primarily for the support of content, programming, and services, especially those that serve the needs and interests of the recipient's local community.