12 2 STA T . 2 97 2 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 29 5—J UL Y3 0 , 200 8PublicLaw1 1 0–295 110 thCongres s A n Act Tomake a t e chni ca l co r rection to s ection 30 0 9 o f the D eficit R e du ction A ct of 2 00 5.Beit e nac te dby t h e S enate and Hous eo fR e pr esentati v es of the U nited States of Am erica in C on g ress assemb l ed ,SECTION1. S H O R T TIT L E. ThisActmaybe cite d as the ‘ ‘ D T V T r a n siti o n Assistance Act ’ ’ . SEC. 2 . D T V TR A NSITION. ( a )INGE NE RAL . —S ection 30 0 8 (a) o f the Di g ita l Tele v ision Transition and Pu blic Safety Act of 2 00 5 is amended— ( 1 ) by inserting ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—’’ before ‘‘The Assistant Secretary’’
and (2) by adding at the end thereof the follo w ing
‘‘(2) US E OF F U N D S.—As soon as p racticable after the date of enactment of the DTV Transition Assistance Act , the Assistant Secretary shall ma k e a determination, which the Assistant Sec - retary may ad j ust from time to time, with respect to whether the full amount provided under paragraph (1) will be needed for payments under that paragraph. If the Assistant Secretary deter- mines that the full amount will not be needed for payments author- i z ed by paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary may use the remaining amount for consumer education and technical assistance regarding the digital television transition and the availability of the digital-to-analog converter bo x program (in addition to any amounts expended for such purpose under 3005(c)(2)(A) of this title), including partnering with, providing grants to, and con- tracting with non-profit organizations or public interest groups in achieving these efforts. If the Assistant Secretary initiates such an education program, the Assistant Secretary shall develop a plan to address the educational and technical assistance needs of vulner- able populations, such as senior citizens, individuals residing in rural and remote areas, and minorities, including, where appro- priate, education plans focusing on the need for analog pass-through digital converter boxes in areas served by low power or translator stations, and shall consider the speed with which these objectives can be accomplished to the greatest public benefit.’’. (b) FI S C AL Y EARS T O WH ICH A P PLICA B LE.—Section 300 9 (a) of the Deficit R eduction Act of 2005 (Public L aw 109 – 1 7 1) is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2009 through 2012’’; and 47USC309note.Pla n s . 47 USC 309 note. 47 USC 6 09 note. DTV T r ans i tion A ssistan c e Act. Ju l y 30 ,2 00 8[ S. 2607 ]
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