{"identifier":"/us/usc/t47/s303a","title":47,"num":"\u00a7\u202f303a.","heading":"Standards for children\u2019s television programming","text":"\u00a7\u202f303a.\nStandards for children\u2019s television programming\n(a)\nEstablishment\nThe Commission shall, within 30 days after\nOctober 18, 1990\nOctober 18, 1990\n(b)\nAdvertising duration limitations\nExcept as provided in subsection (c), the standards prescribed under subsection (a) shall include the requirement that each commercial television broadcast licensee shall limit the duration of advertising in children\u2019s television programming to not more than 10.5 minutes per hour on weekends and not more than 12 minutes per hour on weekdays.\n(c)\nReview of advertising duration limitations; modification\nAfter\n(1) may review and evaluate the advertising duration limitations required by subsection (b); and\n(2) may, after notice and public comment and a demonstration of the need for modification of such limitations, modify such limitations in accordance with the public interest.\n(d)\n\u201cCommercial television broadcast licensee\u201d defined\nAs used in this section, the term \u201ccommercial television broadcast licensee\u201d includes a cable operator, as defined in\nsection 522 of this title","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t47/s303a.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t47/s303a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f303a."},{"t":"heading","text":"Standards for children\u2019s television programming"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t47/s303a/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Establishment"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The Commission shall, within 30 days after ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"October 18, 1990","tail":", initiate a rulemaking proceeding to prescribe standards applicable to commercial television broadcast licensees with respect to the time devoted to commercial matter in conjunction with children\u2019s television programming. The Commission shall, within 180 days after "},{"t":"text","text":"October 18, 1990","tail":", complete the rulemaking proceeding and prescribe final standards that meet the requirements of subsection (b)."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t47/s303a/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Advertising duration limitations"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Except as provided in subsection (c), the standards prescribed under subsection (a) shall include the requirement that each commercial television broadcast licensee shall limit the duration of advertising in children\u2019s television programming to not more than 10.5 minutes per hour on weekends and not more than 12 minutes per hour on weekdays.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t47/s303a/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Review of advertising duration limitations; modification"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"After ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"January 1, 1993","tail":", the Commission\u2014"}]},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t47/s303a/c/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" may review and evaluate the advertising duration limitations required by subsection (b); and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t47/s303a/c/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" may, after notice and public comment and a demonstration of the need for modification of such limitations, modify such limitations in accordance with the public interest.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t47/s303a/d","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(d)"},{"t":"heading","text":"\u201cCommercial television broadcast licensee\u201d defined"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"As used in this section, the term \u201ccommercial television broadcast licensee\u201d includes a cable operator, as defined in ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 522 of this title","href":"/us/usc/t47/s522","tail":"."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}