PUBLIC LAW 97-35—AUG. 13, 1981
95 STAT. 735
(4) The Commission shall prescribe regulations which establish Regulations. requiremente relating to the sale of broadcast time for advertisements during the demonstration program. Such regulations may authorize— (A) the assignment of broadcast time for advertisements through a ^rstem of random selection; (B) the sme of broadcast time for advertisements which will be broadcast at the beginning or at the end of particular programs, or during particular portions of the broadcast day; or (C) any other method for the sale of broadcast time which the Commission considers appropriate. (5) The Commission shall have authority to prescribe regulations under paragraph (3) and paragraph (4) which establish different criteria and requirements applicable to the various licensees participating in the demonstration program, to the extent the Commission considers the establishment of such different criteria and requirements to be necessary to assist the Commission in preparing the report, and making the recommendations, required in subsection (e). (6) Any issue regarding compliance with the provisions of this subsection shall be resolved by the Federal Communications Commission in accordance with its authority under the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.). (e)(1) The Commission, as soon as practicable after the termination Report to of the demonstration program under subsection (b)(l)(A), shall ana- Congress. lyze the results of the demonstration program and shall submit a report to each House of the Congress regarding the demonstration program. Such report shall be submitted not later than October 1, 1983, and shall include— (A) an examination of whether qualifying advertising had any influence or effect upon programming broadcast by the public broadcast station licensees involved; (B) an analysis of the reaction of audiences to the broadcasting of such qualiQring advertising; (C) an examination of the extent to which businesses and other organizations engaged in the purchase of broadcast time for the broadcast of qualifying advertising; (D) an analysis of whether the broadcasting of qualifying advertising had any impact upon the underwriting of programs; and (E) any other findings or information which the Commission considers appropriate. (2) Such report also shall include such recommendations for legislative or other action as the Commission considers appropriate, including a recommendation regarding whether public broadcast stations should be permitted to broadcast qualifying advertising on a permanent basis. Definitions. (f) For purposes of this section: (1) The term "Commission" means the Temporary Commission on Alternative Financing for Public Telecommunications established in section 1232. (2) The term "demonstration program" means the demonstration program which the Commission is authorized to establish in accordance with this section. (3) The terms "public broadcast station", "public television station", and "public radio station" have the same meaning as the term "public broadcast station" in section 397(6) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 397(6)).
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