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1/ This column represents the changes from the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, as amended by the Public Broadcasting Financing Act of 1975, to the new Public Telecommunications Financing Act of 1978.

2/ This column expresses CPB's interpretation of the Congressional intent in the change of selected provisions, based on language from the Conference Report, relevant portions of the House and Senate Reports and House and Senate Floor debate. The statements listed in this column are not intended to describe particular future polices, plans, or actions of CPB

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SEC. 396(e) (1)

SEC. 396 (g) (1) (A)

1) Use of term "public" radio and TV

2) Use of media for educational and cultural as well as instructional purposes

1) Encourages the growth of nonbroadcast telecommunications technologies

1) Use of new terminology public telecommunications and services

1) Amended to delete reference to first chairman of the Board of CPB

1) Salary ceiling for officers,
and employees of CPB
equivalent to Executive

Schedule Level I, presently
$66,000. (see also Sec. 396
(k) (10) for restrictions
on salaries for officers

and employees of PBS and NPR).
Provision not intended to
reduce salaries of current
officers or employees nor
allow any current officers
or employees not presently
over the ceiling to receive
an increase to more than
Executive Schedule Level I.
Freezes salaries of those
presently over Level I.

1) CPB authorized to facili-
tate the development of
public telecommunications
in which programs of high
quality, diversity,
creativity, excellence, and
innovation, which are obtained
from diverse sources, will be
made available to public
telecommunications entities

Expands program qualities. Expands entities who may receive programs

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