A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, with respect to penalties and forfeitures.

Provides that any person pursuant to the Communications Act of 1934 who: (1) willfully or repeatedly fails to operate a radio station substantially as set forth in a license, permit or other instrument or authorization; (2) willfully or repeatedly fails to observe any of the provisions of this Act or of any certificate, rule, regulation, or order of the Federal Communication Commission prescribed under authority of this Act or under authority of any agreement, treaty or convention binding on the United States; or (3) violates specified sections of such Act or specified sections of title 18 of the United States Code (Crimes and Criminal); shall forfeit to the United States a sum not to exceed $2,000.

States that such forfeiture liability shall not attach to any person unless a written notice of apparent liability shall have been issued by the Commission, and such notice has been received by such person or the Commission shall have sent such notice by registered or certified mail to the last known address of such person.

Specifies instances under which no forfeiture liability shall not attach. Provides that the total forfeiture imposed for the acts or omissions set forth in any notice of apparent liability issued hereunder shall not exceed: (1) in the case of a common carrier subject to this Act, a broadcast station licensee or permittee, or a person engaged in distributing to the public broadcast signals by wire or engaged in distributing to the public other program services by wire if such activity is the subject of Commission regulation, $20,000; and (2) in the case of any other person, $5,000.