110 STAT. 142 PUBLIC LAW 104-104—FEB. 8, 1996 section or the alternative blocking technology described in this paragraph.". (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— Section 330(d), as redesig- 47 USC 330. nated by subsection (d)(1)(A), is amended by striking "section 303(s), and section 303(u)" and inserting in lieu thereof "and sections 303(s), 303(u), and 303(x)". 47 USC 303 note. (e) APPLICABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATES.— (1) APPLICABILITY OF RATING PROVISION.— The amendment made by subsection (b) of this section shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, but only if the Commission determines, in consultation with appropriate public interest groups and interested individuals from the private sector, that distributors of video programming have not, by such date— (A) established voluntary rules for rating video programming that contains sexual, violent, or other indecent material about which parents should be informed before it is displayed to children, and such rules are acceptable to the Commission; and (B) agreed voluntarily to broadcast signals that contain ratings of such programming. (2) EFFECTIVE DATE OF MANUFACTURING PROVISION.—In prescribing regulations to implement the amendment made by subsection (c), the Federal Communications Commission shall, after consultation with the television manufacturing industry, specify the effective date for the applicability of the requirement to the apparatus covered by such amendment, which date shall not be less than two years after the date of enactment of this Act. 47 USC 303 note. SEC. 552. TECHNOLOGY FUND. It is the policy of the United States to encourage broadcast television, cable, satellite, syndication, other video programming distributors, and relevant related industries (in consultation with appropriate public interest groups and interested individuals from the private sector) to— (1) establish a technology fund to encourage television and electronics equipment manufacturers to facilitate the development of technology which would empower parents to block programming they deem inappropriate for their children and to encourage the availability thereof to low income parents; (2) report to the viewing public on the status of the development of affordable, easy to use blocking technology; and (3) establish and promote effective procedures, standards, systems, advisories, or other mechanisms for ensuring that users have easy and complete access to the information necessary to effectively utilize blocking technology and to encourage the availability thereof to low income parents. Subtitle C—Judicial Review 47 USC 223 note. SEC. 561. EXPEDITED REVIEW. (a) THREE-JUDGE DISTRICT COURT HEARING. —Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any civil action challenging the constitutionality, on its face, of this title or any amendment made by this title, or any provision thereof, shall be heard by a district
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