H.R. 3216, the Children's Television Act of 1985--a bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to increase the availability of educational and informational television programs for children, deals with establishing a quantifiable children's programming guideline. This bill would establish substantial burdens under the license renewal process for broadcasters who fail to provide a minimum of 7 hours per week of educational programming for children, at least 5 of which must air Monday through Friday. Testimonies given at the hearings for H.R. 3216 address such concerns as the programming needs of children; the efforts broadcasters are currently making to meet these needs; the adequacy of the efforts to meet the programming needs; and whether the proposed standards would improve programming for children. Testimony was given by the following agencies and corporations: (1) Belo Broadcasting Corporation, (2) Texas State Teachers Association, (3) Washington Center for Public Policy Research, (3) American Psychological Association, (4) American Electronics Association, (5) Association of Independent Television Stations, (6) WTTG-TV in Washington, D.C., (7) Mission: American Youth, (8) Dallas County PTA, (9) University of Houston School of Communications, (10) Action for Chidren's Television, (11) Television Information Office, (12) Texas Children's Hospital, (13) Purdue University School of Communications, (14) Columbia University Gannett Center for Media Studies, (15) Telepictures Corporation, (16) Toy Manufacturers of America, and (17) Dallas County Federation of Teachers. (HOD)