End CPB’s two-year advance appropriations insulation
Mandate argues CPB’s advance appropriations unjustifiably insulate it from Congress’s power of the purse and should be ended.
Mandate
Mandate Ch. 8 (Media Agencies / CPB) — Defunding Through the Budgetary Process: unlike most agencies, CPB receives advance appropriations two years ahead, insulating it from Congress’s power of the purse and oversight; this special budgetary treatment is unjustified and should be ended.
Undo plan
1) Reinstate advance appropriations that give stations planning certainty for local production and equipment cycles.
2) Pair advance funding with audited financial transparency rather than eliminating advance mechanism.
3) Oppose mid-year clawbacks that strand community stations.
4) Codify bipartisan station-notification requirements for funding changes.
5) Verify: compare station outage/production cuts under annual-only vs advance funding.