Sec. 14205. Incubator program
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall amend its Report and Order in the matter of rules and policies to promote new entry and ownership diversity in the broadcasting services, MB Docket No. 17–289, FCC 18–114, adopted on August 2, 2018, to do the following: Expand the incubator program provided for in such Report and Order to permit a licensee to provide financial support or operational support, or both, to a qualifying incubated entity that owns or wants to own a television broadcast station. Expand the eligibility criteria for an incubated entity under such program to include broadcast stations owned by socially disadvantaged individuals.