,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cgai  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ab1         
#bjac,ms4 ,e%oo 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,l(gr57
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,communications ,act
 ( #aicd to facilitate retransmission   
cons5t negotiations betwe5 television   
broadca/ /ations & multi*annel video    
programm+ di/ributors1 to provide great]
 subscrib] *oice 9 cable s]vice ti]s1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,video ,consum]s ,h
 ,options 9 ,*oos+ ,ent]ta9m5t ,act (   
#bjac or ! ,video ,,*oice ,act ( #bjac4 
#b4 ,c>riage dur+ retransmission cons5t 
negotiation impasse ,section            
#cbe7;b77#c7 ( ! ,communications ,act ( 
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cbe7;b77#c77 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,d7  
,if a negotiation = a replacem5t or     
ext5d$ retransmission cons5t agreem5t   
betwe5 a television broadca/ /ation & a 
multi*annel video programm+ di/ributor  

rea*es an impasse t results 9 !         
expiration ( ! c>riage rights ( !       
multi*annel video programm+ di/ributor1 
! ,commission may1 not)/&+ p>agraph     
7#a77;,a71 au?orize int]im c>riage ( su*
 /ation by su* di/ributor p5d+ !        
conclusion ( a new agreem5t4  4  #c4    
,prohibition ( agreem5ts condition$ on  
c>riage ( affiliat$ programm+  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,section #cbe7;b7 ( !             
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #cbe7;b77 is am5d$ by         
r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#g7 z p>agraph 7#h7
 & ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#f7 ! foll[+3  
7#g7 ,a television broadca/ /ation t    
elects to ex]cise its "r to grant       
retransmission cons5t "u ?is subsection 
may n ent] into a retransmission cons5t 
agreem5t ) a multi*annel video programm+
 di/ributor t is directly or indirectly 
condition$ on c>riage ( any o!r         
programm+ affiliat$ ) su* /ation 7or ) a
 p]son :o owns or controls1 is own$ or  
controll$ by1 or is "u common own]%ip or
 control ) su* /ation74  4  7b7 ,no     

effect on prior agreem5ts ,! am5dm5t    
made by subsection 7a7 %all apply )     
respect to retransmission cons5t        
agreem5ts ent]$ into aft] ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #d4 ,rulemak+ on  
block+ ( onl9e cont5t dur+ negotiations 
,n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,f$]al           
,communications ,commission %all        
complete a rulemak+ proce$+ to det]m9e  
:e!r1 dur+ retransmission cons5t        
negotiations or aft] ! p>ties to su*    
negotiations rea* an impasse result+ 9 !
 expiration ( an exi/+ retransmission   
cons5t agreem5t1 ! block+ ( onl9e cont5t
 own$ by or affiliat$ ) a television    
broadca/ /ation 7or a p]son :o owns or  
controls1 is own$ or controll$ by1 or is
 "u common own]%ip or control ) su*     
/ation7 con/itutes a failure to         
negotiate 9 good fai? "u section        
#cbe7;b77#c77;,c77ii7 ( !               
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #cbe7;b77#c77;,c77ii774  #e4  
,cable s]vice ti]s  7a7 ,cont5ts ( basic

 s]vice ti] ,section #fbc7;b77#g77;,a7 (
 ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg    
,u4,s4,c4 #edc7;b77#g77;,a77 is am5d$ by
 /rik+ clause 7iii74  7b7               
,retransmission cons5t s]vice ti]  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,section #fbc7;b7 ( !          
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #edc7;b77 is am5d$ by add+ at 
! end ! foll[+3  7#i7 ,retransmission   
cons5t s]vice ti]  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea*   
cable op]ator ( a cable sy/em %all (f]  
its subscrib]s a sep>ately available    
retransmission cons5t s]vice ti] t      
consi/s only ( ! signal ( ea* television
 broadca/ /ation elect+ retransmission  
cons5t "u section #cbe7;b7 t is c>ri$ on
 ! cable sy/em4  7,b7 ,subject to rate  
regulation ,! retransmission cons5t     
s]vice ti] describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7  
%all be subject to rate regulation "u   
?is ,act to ! same ext5t z ! basic      
s]vice ti] describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#g74  4 
7#b7 ,prohibition on c]ta9 bundl+       
,section #fbc7;b77#h77;,a7 ( !          
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       

,u4,s4,c4 #edc7;b77#h77;,a77 is am5d$ to
 read z foll[s3  7,a7 ,prohibition ,a   
cable op]ator may n require !           
subscription to any ti] o!r ?an ! basic 
s]vice ti] requir$ by p>agraph 7#g7 z a 
condition ( access to1 or discrim9ate   
betwe5 subscrib]s to ! basic s]vice ti] 
& o!r subscrib]s ) reg>d to ! rates *>g$
 =-- 7i7 video programm+ (f]$ on a p]   
*annel or p] program basis2 or  7ii7 !  
retransmission cons5t s]vice ti]        
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#i74  4  7#c7      
,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section                
#fbc7;a77#b77;,a7 ( ! ,communications   
,act ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4             
#edc7;a77#b77;,a77 is am5d$ by /rik+    
basic cable s]vice & ins]t+ ! basic     
s]vice ti] describ$ 9 subsection        
7b77#g74  7c7 ,effective date ,!        
am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all take  
effect on ! date t is #f mon?s aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #f4 ,,fcc
 /udy ( sports programm+ co/s ,= ! fir/ 
ye> t beg9s aft] ! date t is #f mon?s   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act &   

ea* ye> !reaft]1 ! ,f$]al               
,communications ,commission %all conduct
 a /udy & submit to ,congress a report  
on ! co/s paid by multi*annel video     
programm+ di/ributors 7z def9$ 9 section
 #fjb ( ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd  
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ebb77 = c>riage (       
regional & national television sports   
networks 9 ! top #bj regional sports    
m>kets1 z det]m9$ by ! ,commission4