Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Corporation for Public Broadcasting For payment to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (“Corporation”), as authorized by the Communications Act of 1934, an amount which shall be available within limitations specified by that Act, for the fiscal year 2012, $445,000,000: Provided, That none of the funds made available to the Corporation by this Act shall be used to pay for receptions, parties, or similar forms of entertainment for Government officials or employees: Provided further, That none of the funds made available to the Corporation by this Act shall be available or used to aid or support any program or activity from which any person is excluded, or is denied benefits, or is discriminated against, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, or sex: Provided further, That none of the funds made available to the Corporation by this Act shall be used to apply any political test or qualification in selecting, appointing, promoting, or taking any other personnel action with respect to officers, agents, and employees of the Corporation: Provided further, That none of the funds made available to the Corporation by this Act shall be used to support the Television Future Fund or any similar purpose. In addition, for payment to the Corporation for fiscal year 2010, $86,000,000 as follows:(1) $25,000,000 shall be for fiscal stabilization grants to public radio and television licensees, with no deduction for administrative or other costs of the Corporation, to maintain local programming and services and preserve jobs threatened by declines in non-Federal revenues due to the downturn in the economy, to be awarded no later than 45 days after enactment of this Act;(2) $36,000,000 shall be for costs related to digital program production, development, and distribution associated with the transition of public broadcasting to digital broadcasting, to be awarded as determined by the Corporation in consultation with public radio and television licensees or permittees, or their designated representatives; and(3) $25,000,000 is available pursuant to section 396(k)(10) of the Communications Act of 1934 for replacement and upgrade of the public radio interconnection system.123 STAT. 3275