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handle is hein.crs/crsmthabdjq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Order Code RS22168 Updated June 22, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Corporation for Public Broadcasting: Federal Funding Facts and Status Glenn J. McLoughlin Specialist in Science and Technology Policy Resources, Science and Industry Division Summary The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, created in 1967, receives approximately 15% of its annual funding from federal appropriations. In turn, the CPB, acting as an umbrella agency, is required to spend 89 percent of the appropriations in grants to members of Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), National Public Radio (NPR), Public Radio International (PRI), and other affiliated public television and radio broadcasters. The CPB has historically received two-year advanced appropriations. On June 9, 2005, the subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies of the House Appropriations Committee considered the Labor ,Health and Human Service and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY2006 (H.R. 3010). The subcommittee voted to reduce CPB's FY2006 appropriations (which had been passed as part of the FY2004 appropriations) from $400 million to $300 million. In addition, the subcommittee voted to eliminate advanced federal appropriations for CPB by FY2008. On June 16, 2005, the full House Appropriations Committee voted to restore $400 million in federal funding for CPB in FY2008; it also approved funding of $300 million for FY2006. (H.Rept. 109-143). This legislation will likely go to the floor of the House of Representatives either June 23 or June 24. This report will be updated as events warrant. Background The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) was created out of the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 (P.L. 90-129). The CPB was intended to provide a funding mechanism for individual public broadcasting stations, but not subject these stations to political influence or favoritism. Therefore, the CPB receives an annual appropriation, and then uses this money, in addition to foundation, corporate, individual memberships, and other funding sources, to provide grants to individual public television and radio broadcast entities. The Public Broadcasting System (PBS), National Public Radio (NPR), and Public Radio International (PRI) do not receive any direct appropriations from CPB; all of the appropriated money goes directly to member stations of these organizations. Congressional Research Service + The Library of Congress

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