This bill would eliminate all federal funding for National Public Radio and prohibit federal funds from being used to purchase radio programs for public broadcasting stations. The legislation would affect NPR directly, as well as public radio stations that rely on federal grants and funds to acquire programming content. The bill contains several exceptions, allowing federal funds to still be used for other purposes at entities that receive federal money, and it exempts the U.S. Agency for Global Media and Defense Media Activity from the prohibition on acquiring radio programs. The measure would also modify existing funding formulas in the Communications Act to redirect public radio funding mechanisms. No specific dollar amounts or implementation timeline are included in the bill text.
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