Sec. 2. Findings
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Congress makes the following findings: Federal law has required broadcasters to identify the sponsors of broadcast content since the Radio Act of 1927 ( 47 U.S.C. 81 et seq. ). The Federal Communications Commission has had the authority to adopt and enforce rules requiring the disclosure of the sponsors of commercial and political broadcasts since the passage of section 317 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 317 ). Section 317 of the Communications Act of 1934 requires the full and fair disclosure of the true identity of the sponsors of all on-air commercial and political broadcasts.
In 1944, the Federal Communications Commission adopted rules implementing section 317 of the Communications Act of 1934. Those rules remain largely in place today. While the Federal Communications Commission has periodically issued updated rules and guidance regarding its application of section 317 and its rules promulgated under that section, the Commission has not engaged in a thorough review of those rules in many decades. In a 2013 report, the Government Accountability Office recommended that the Federal Communications Commission engage in a comprehensive review of its sponsorship identification rules to ensure that such rules are reflective of the current practices of commercial and political advertisers.
Given the dramatic changes in technology in the many years since the Federal Communications Commission put forth formal guidance on these issues, the Commission should review its sponsorship identification policies to make sure that American citizens are fully apprised of the identity of entities seeking to influence them.
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