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handle is hein.crs/crsmthabdjt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Order Code RS22168 Updated May 6, 2008 CRS Report for Congress 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 On February 6, 2008, President Bush released his FY2009 federal budget request. In this request, he called for a $200 million rescission to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) for FY2009, and an end to the advanced appropriations that CPB has received since its inception. The CPB resides in the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education appropriations bill; congressional policymakers are currently considering the FY2009 bill including the funding for CPB. The CPB receives all of its funding through federal appropriations; overall, about 15% of all public television and radio broadcasting funding comes from the federal appropriations that CPB distributes. The CPB's appropriation is allocated through a distribution formula established in its authorizing legislation. It has historically received two-year advanced appropriations. This report addresses the components of federal support for public broadcasting, as well as briefly describing those issues facing public television and public radio. This report will be updated as events warrant. Background The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) was incorporated as a private nonprofit corporation in the District of Columbia under the authority 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. CPB was also intended to provide a funding mechanism for the creation and operation of program distribution systems interconnecting the individual public broadcasting stations. Therefore, the CPB receives an annual appropriation, and then uses this money to provide grants to individual public television and radio broadcast entities, and independent program producers and distributors. The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), National Public Radio (NPR), and Public Radio International (PRI) sometimes receive direct grants from CPB, but the vast majority of the appropriated money goes directly to individual local public broadcasting stations, including most of the member stations and affiliates of these national organizations. Congressional Research Service - The Library of Congress Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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