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Subj: LEGISLATIVE ALERT.
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LEGISLATIVE ALERT - YOUR HELP IS NEEDED
On Friday, March 27th Representatives Michael Bilirakis (R-FL-9th)and
Ron Klink (D-PA-4th) introduced HR 3572, the Amateur Radio Spectrum
Protection Act of 1998. Mr. Bilirakis, a Republican, is the primary
sponsor;
Mr. Klink is the Democrat co-sponsor, making this a truly bipartisan
bill.
The "operational" portion of the bill is Section 3 (see below),
which, if passed, would
require the FCC to provide "equivalent replacement spectrum" if the
Commission reallocates any
primary or secondary Amateur Radio frequencies. You can look up the
full text of the bill on the House THOMAS web site at:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c105:H.R.3572:
The bill has been referred to the House Commerce
Committee. While it is too early to
offer any prognosis, it should be noted that the House only has about
fifty
days left actually
in-session before the proposed October adjournment. That means our
strategy is very straightforward -- a simple numbers game of gathering
as
many House co-sponsors as we can. With enough co-sponsors from both
sides of
the aisle, we might be able to make a convincing argument to take the
bill
up under suspension just before adjournment as they attempt to clear up
the
loose ends. Alternatively, should the bill not make the suspension
calendar,
we might be able to demonstrate enough support that it could
easily be reintroduced the following session as a simple, popular,
non-controversial measure.
Here is Section Three:
"SEC. 3. FEDERAL POLICY REGARDING REALLOCATION OF AMATEUR RADIO
SPECTRUM.
Section 303 of the Communications Act of 1934 is amended by
adding at the end the
following new subsection:
`(y) Notwithstanding subsection (c), after July 1, 1998--
`(1) make no reallocation of primary allocations of bands of
frequencies of the amateur
radio service;
`(2) not diminish the secondary allocations of bands of
frequencies to the amateur radio
service; and
`(3) make no additional allocations within such bands of
frequencies that would
substantially reduce the utility thereof to the amateur radio service;
unless the Commission, at the
same time, provides equivalent replacement
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WRITE TODAY TO YOUR CONGRESSMAN IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Ask
them
to become a co-sponsor and supporter of HR 3572, the Amateur Radio
Spectrum
Protection Act of 1998.
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