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HAMDT 10 (109th)

Amendment printed in House Report 109-6 to clarify that the liability standard for non-licensees (performers, networks) is "willful and intentional"; clarify that for non- licensees to be found liable, the indecent statement must have been made "knowing or having a reason to know" that the statement would be broadcast; change the reference to the "General Accounting Office" to its new name of "Government Accountability Office"; provide that if a violator of the provisions of the Act is an individual, the financial impact of a penalty can be taken into account; require the FCC's annual indecency enforcement report to include data going back to 2000; require the GAO's indecency enforcement report to include data going back to 2000; and to require the FCC to promptly, and regularly thereafter, update its Policy Statement that provides guidance on the Indecency Standard.