Sec. 3. Viewpoint protection
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Title I of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 151 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Commission may not revoke any license or other authorization of, or otherwise take action against, any person on the basis, in whole or in part, of viewpoints broadcast or otherwise disseminated by that person or any person affiliated with that person. The Commission may not place on any approval under subsections (a), (b), and
(c)of section 214 or section 310(d) any condition with respect to viewpoints broadcast or otherwise disseminated by the person seeking that approval, any successor of that person, or any person affiliated with that person or successor. Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the authority of the Commission to take action on the basis of, or to place a condition on an approval described in subsection
(b)with respect to— a violation of— section 1304 of title 18, United States Code, or conduct that would constitute a violation of that section if content disseminated by means other than radio or television broadcast were disseminated by means of radio or television broadcast; section 1343 of title 18, United States Code; or section 1464 of title 18, United States Code, or conduct that would constitute a violation of that section if content disseminated by means other than radio communication were disseminated by means of radio communication; or the broadcast or other dissemination of content that constitutes incitement under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. .
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