,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cgbj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,december #ab1 #bjac,mr4 ,scalise 7for himself and ,mr4 ,gardner7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to repeal certain provisions of the ,communications ,act of #aicd1 title #ag of the ,united ,states ,code1 and the regulations of the ,federal ,communications ,commission that intervened in the television marketplace1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,next ,generation ,television ,marketplace ,act4 #b4 ,repeal of regulatory intervention in the television marketplace under the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7a7 ,in general ,the following sections of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aea et seq47 are hereby repealed3 7#a7 ,section #cci 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cci74 7#b7 ,section #cdj 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cdj74 7#c7 ,section #cda 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cda74 7#d7 ,section #cdb 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cdb74 7#e7 ,section #fab 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ecb74 7#f7 ,section #fad 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ecd74 7#g7 ,section #gab 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #fab74 7b7 ,additional repeal ,section #cbe of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cbe7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking subsections 7b7 and 7e72 and 7#b7 by redesignating subsections 7c7 and 7d7 as subsections 7b7 and 7c71 respectively4 7c7 ,amendments 7#a7 ,section #cch ,section #cch of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cch7 is amended to read as follows3 #cch4 ,,carriage ,,of ,,local ,,television ,,signals ,,by ,,satellite ,,carriers 7a7 ,carriage ,obligations 7#a7 ,in general ,each satellite carrier providing signals of a qualified noncommercial educational television station in that station's local market shall carry upon request the signals of all qualified noncommercial educational television stations located within that local market4 7#b7 ,low power station carriage optional ,no low power television station shall be entitled to insist on carriage under this section1 nor shall any such carriage be considered in connection with the requirements of subsection 7c74 7b7 ,good ,signal ,required ,a qualified noncommercial educational television station asserting its right to carriage under subsection 7a7 shall be required to bear the costs associated with delivering a good quality signal to the designated local receive facility of the satellite carrier or to another facility that is acceptable to at least one-half the stations asserting the right to carriage in the local market4 7c7 ,duplication ,not ,required ,the ,commission shall prescribe regulations limiting the carriage requirements under subsection 7a7 of satellite carriers with respect to the carriage of multiple qualified noncommercial educational television stations4 ,to the extent possible1 such regulations shall provide the same degree of carriage by satellite carriers of such multiple stations as is provided by cable systems under section #fae4 7d7 ,channel ,positioning ,no satellite carrier shall be required to provide the signal of a qualified noncommercial educational television station to subscribers in that station's local market on any particular channel number or to provide the signals in any particular order1 except that the satellite carrier shall retransmit the signal of the qualified noncommercial educational television station to subscribers in the station's local market on channels reasonably contiguous with other television broadcast channels and provide access to such station's signals at a nondiscriminatory price and in a nondiscriminatory manner on any navigational device1 on-screen program guide1 or menu4 7e7 ,compensation for ,carriage ,a satellite carrier shall not accept or request monetary payment or other valuable consideration in exchange either for carriage of qualified noncommercial educational television stations in fulfillment of the requirements of this section or for channel positioning rights provided to such stations under this section1 except that any such station may be required to bear the costs associated with delivering a good quality signal to the local receive facility of the satellite carrier4 7f7 ,remedies 7#a7 ,complaints by broadcast stations ,whenever a qualified noncommercial educational television station believes that a satellite carrier has failed to meet its obligations under subsections 7b7 through 7e71 such station shall notify the carrier1 in writing1 of the alleged failure and identify its reasons for believing that the satellite carrier failed to comply with such obligations4 ,the satellite carrier shall1 within #cj days after such written notification1 respond in writing to such notification and comply with such obligations or state its reasons for believing that it is in compliance with such obligations4 ,a qualified noncommercial educational television station that disputes a response by a satellite carrier that it is in compliance with such obligations may obtain review of such denial or response by filing a complaint with the ,commission4 ,such complaint shall allege the manner in which such satellite carrier has failed to meet its obligations and the basis for such allegations4 7#b7 ,opportunity to respond ,the ,commission shall afford the satellite carrier against which a complaint is filed under paragraph 7#a7 an opportunity to present data and arguments to establish that there has been no failure to meet its obligations under this section4 7#c7 ,remedial actions2 dismissal ,within #abj days after the date a complaint is filed under paragraph 7#a71 the ,commission shall determine whether the satellite carrier has met its obligations under subsections 7b7 through 7e74 ,if the ,commission determines that the satellite carrier has failed to meet such obligations1 the ,commission shall order the satellite carrier to take appropriate remedial action4 ,if the ,commission determines that the satellite carrier has fully met the requirements of such subsections1 the ,commission shall dismiss the complaint4 7g7 ,privacy ,rights of ,satellite ,subscribers 7#a7 ,notice ,at the time of entering into an agreement to provide any satellite service or other service to a subscriber and at least once a year thereafter1 a satellite carrier shall provide notice in the form of a separate1 written statement to such subscriber that clearly and conspicuously informs the subscriber of-- 7,a7 the nature of personally identifiable information collected or to be collected with respect to the subscriber and the nature of the use of such information2 7,b7 the nature1 frequency1 and purpose of any disclosure which may be made of such information1 including an identification of the types of persons to whom the disclosure may be made2 7,c7 the period during which such information will be maintained by the satellite carrier2 7,d7 the times and place at which the subscriber may have access to such information in accordance with paragraph 7#e72 and 7,e7 the limitations provided by this subsection with respect to the collection and disclosure of information by a satellite carrier and the right of the subscriber under paragraphs 7#g7 and 7#i7 to enforce such limitations4 ,in the case of subscribers who have entered into such an agreement before ,february #f1 #bjje1 such notice shall be provided within #ahj days of such date and at least once a year thereafter4 7#b7 ,definitions ,for purposes of this subsection1 other than paragraph 7#i7-- 7,a7 the term personally identifiable information does not include any record of aggregate data which does not identify particular persons2 7,b7 the term other service includes any wire or radio communications service provided using any of the facilities of a satellite carrier that are used in the provision of satellite service2 and 7,c7 the term satellite carrier includes1 in addition to persons within the definition of satellite carrier1 any person who-- 7i7 is owned or controlled by1 or under common ownership or control with1 a satellite carrier2 and 7ii7 provides any wire or radio communications service4 7#c7 ,prohibitions 7,a7 ,consent to collection ,except as provided in subparagraph 7,b71 a satellite carrier shall not use any facilities used by the satellite carrier to collect personally identifiable information concerning any subscriber without the prior written or electronic consent of the subscriber concerned4 7,b7 ,exceptions ,a satellite carrier may use such facilities to collect such information in order to-- 7i7 obtain information necessary to render a satellite service or other service provided by the satellite carrier to the subscriber2 or 7ii7 detect unauthorized reception of satellite communications4 7#d7 ,disclosure 7,a7 ,consent to disclosure ,except as provided in subparagraph 7,b71 a satellite carrier shall not disclose personally identifiable information concerning any subscriber without the prior written or electronic consent of the subscriber concerned and shall take such actions as are necessary to prevent unauthorized access to such information by a person other than the subscriber or satellite carrier4 7,b7 ,exceptions ,a satellite carrier may disclose such information if the disclosure is-- 7i7 necessary to render1 or conduct a legitimate business activity related to1 a satellite service or other service provided by the satellite carrier to the subscriber2 7ii7 subject to paragraph 7#i71 made pursuant to a court order authorizing such disclosure1 if the subscriber is notified of such order by the person to whom the order is directed2 7iii7 a disclosure of the names and addresses of subscribers to any satellite service or other service1 if-- 7,i7 the satellite carrier has provided the subscriber the opportunity to prohibit or limit such disclosure2 and 7,,ii7 the disclosure does not reveal1 directly or indirectly1 the-- 7aa7 extent of any viewing or other use by the subscriber of a satellite service or other service provided by the satellite carrier2 or 7bb7 the nature of any transaction made by the subscriber over any facilities used by the satellite carrier2 or 7iv7 to a government entity as authorized under chapter #aai1 #aba1 or #bjf of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 except that such disclosure shall not include records revealing satellite subscriber selection of video programming from a satellite carrier4 7#e7 ,access by subscriber ,a satellite subscriber shall be provided access to all personally identifiable information regarding that subscriber which is collected and maintained by a satellite carrier4 ,such information shall be made available to the subscriber at reasonable times and at a convenient place designated by such satellite carrier4 ,a satellite subscriber shall be provided reasonable opportunity to correct any error in such information4 7#f7 ,destruction of information ,a satellite carrier shall destroy personally identifiable information if the information is no longer necessary for the purpose for which it was collected and there are no pending requests or orders for access to such information under paragraph 7#e7 or pursuant to a court order4 7#g7 ,penalties ,any person aggrieved by any act of a satellite carrier in violation of this subsection may bring a civil action in a ,united ,states district court4 ,the court may award-- 7,a7 actual damages but not less than liquidated damages computed at the rate of #ajj a day for each day of violation or #a1jjj1 whichever is higher2 7,b7 punitive damages2 and 7,c7 reasonable attorneys' fees and other litigation costs reasonably incurred4 ,the remedy provided by this subsection shall be in addition to any other lawful remedy available to a satellite subscriber4 7#h7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit any ,state from enacting or enforcing laws consistent with this subsection for the protection of subscriber privacy4 7#i7 ,court orders ,except as provided in paragraph 7#d77;,b77iv71 a governmental entity may obtain personally identifiable information concerning a satellite subscriber pursuant to a court order only if1 in the court proceeding relevant to such court order-- 7,a7 such entity offers clear and convincing evidence that the subject of the information is reasonably suspected of engaging in criminal activity and that the information sought would be material evidence in the case2 and 7,b7 the subject of the information is afforded the opportunity to appear and contest such entity's claim4 7h7 ,regulations by ,commission ,the regulations prescribed under this section shall include requirements on satellite carriers that are comparable to the requirements on cable operators under paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of section #fae7;g74 7i7 ,definitions ,as used in this section3 7#a7 ,distributor ,the term distributor means an entity that contracts to distribute secondary transmissions from a satellite carrier and1 either as a single channel or in a package with other programming1 provides the secondary transmission either directly to individual subscribers or indirectly through other program distribution entities4 7#b7 ,local receive facility ,the term local receive facility means the reception point in each local market which a satellite carrier designates for delivery of the signal of the station for purposes of retransmission4 7#c7 ,local market 7,a7 ,in general ,the term local market1 in the case of a qualified noncommercial educational television station1 means the designated market area in which a station is located and includes any station that is licensed to a community within the same designated market area as such station4 7,b7 ,county of license ,in addition to the area described in subparagraph 7,a71 a station's local market includes the county in which the station's community of license is located4 7,c7 ,designated market area ,for purposes of subparagraph 7,a71 the term designated market area means a designated market area1 as determined by ,nielsen ,media ,research and published in the #aiii-bjjj ,nielsen ,station ,index ,directory and ,nielsen ,station ,index ,united ,states ,television ,household ,estimates or any successor publication4 7,d7 ,certain areas outside of any designated market area ,any census area1 borough1 or other area in the ,state of ,alaska that is outside of a designated market area1 as determined by ,nielsen ,media ,research1 shall be deemed to be part of one of the local markets in the ,state of ,alaska4 ,a satellite carrier may determine which local market in the ,state of ,alaska will be deemed to be the relevant local market in connection with each subscriber in such census area1 borough1 or other area4 7#d7 ,low power television station ,the term low power television station means a low power television station as defined under section #gd4gja7;f7 of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 as in effect on ,june #a1 #bjjd4 ,for purposes of this paragraph1 the term low power television station includes a low power television station that has been accorded primary status as a ,class ,a television licensee under section #gc4fjja7;a7 of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4 7#e7 ,qualified noncommercial educational television station ,the term qualified noncommercial educational television station has the meaning given such term in section #fae4 7#f7 ,satellite carrier ,the term satellite carrier has the meaning given such term in section #aaa7;c7 of title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#g7 ,subscriber ,the term subscriber means a person or entity that receives a secondary transmission service from a satellite carrier and pays a fee for the service1 directly or indirectly1 to the satellite carrier or to a distributor4 4 7#b7 ,section #fbc ,section #fbc of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #edc7 is amended to read as follows3 #fbc4 ,regulation of rates and broadcast signal carriage ,no ,federal agency1 ,state1 or franchising authority may regulate-- 7#a7 the rates for the provision of the service of a multichannel video programming distributor2 or 7#b7 the retransmission of television broadcast signals by a multichannel video programming distributor except in accordance with the requirements of sections #cch and #fae related to qualified noncommercial educational television stations4 4 7d7 ,conforming amendments 7#a7 ,section #cji ,section #cji7;c77#b77;,f7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cji7;c77#b77;,f77 is amended by striking section #cbe7;c7 and inserting section #cbe7;b74 7#b7 ,section #ccf ,section #ccf7;b77#c7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ccf7;b77#c77 is amended by striking #fad or4 7#c7 ,section #fac ,section #fac of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ecc7 is amended by striking subsection 7a74 7#d7 ,section #fae ,section #fae of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ece7 is amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking ,in addition to the carriage requirements set forth in section #fad1 each and inserting ,each2 7,b7 by striking subsection 7f72 and 7,c7 in subsection 7l71 by striking paragraph 7#a7 and inserting the following3 7#a7 ,qualified noncommercial educational television station 7,a7 ,in general ,the term qualified noncommercial educational television station means any full-power television broadcast station which-- 7i7 under the rules and regulations of the ,commission in effect on ,march #bi1 #aiij1 is licensed by the ,commission as a noncommercial educational television broadcast station and is owned and operated by a public agency1 nonprofit foundation1 nonprofit corporation1 or nonprofit association2 or 7ii7 is owned and operated by a municipality and transmits predominantly noncommercial programs for educational purposes4 7,b7 ,inclusions ,such term includes-- 7i7 the translator of any noncommercial educational television station with five watts or higher power serving the franchise area2 7ii7 a full-service station or translator if such station or translator is licensed to a channel reserved for noncommercial educational use pursuant to section #gc4fjf of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or any successor regulations thereto2 and 7iii7 such stations and translators operating on channels not so reserved as the ,commission determines are qualified as noncommercial educational stations4 4 7#e7 ,section #fba ,section #fba7;b77#c77;,d7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #eda7;b77#c77;,d77 is amended by striking sections #faa and #fab and inserting section #faa4 7#f7 ,section #fbb ,section #fbb7;c7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #edb7;c77 is amended by striking pursuant to section #fbc4 7#g7 ,section #fbe ,section #fbe of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ede7 is amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7c7-- 7i7 by striking rearrange1 replace1 and inserting replace2 7ii7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking 2 or and inserting a period2 7iii7 by striking paragraph 7#b72 and 7iv7 by striking franchise if-- and all that follows through such service is no longer and inserting franchise if such service is no longer2 and 7,b7 in subsection 7d71 by striking 1 if the rates and all that follows and inserting a period4 7#h7 ,section #fcb ,section #fcb7;c7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #eeb7;c77 is amended by striking section #fbc7;b77#f7 or4 7#i7 ,section #fce ,section #fce7;c7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #eee7;c77 is amended by striking #fad or each place it appears4 7#aj7 ,section #fch ,section #fch of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #eeh7 is amended by striking or on any other channel obtained under section #fab or under similar arrangements4 7#aa7 ,section #fec ,section #fec of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #egc7 is amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7b77#a7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking 1 #fad12 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by adding and at the end2 and 7iii7 by striking subparagraph 7,d7 and redesignating subparagraph 7,e7 as subparagraph 7,d72 and 7,b7 in subsection 7c77#a7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 by striking 7other than subsection 7a7 thereof72 and 7,,ii7 by striking #fbc7;f712 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,i7 by striking 1 #fad12 and 7,,ii7 by striking 1 and section #cbe of title ,,iii12 and 7iii7 in subparagraph 7,c7-- 7,i7 by striking sections #fab and #fag and inserting section #fag2 and 7,,ii7 by striking #fbc7;f714 #c4 ,repeal of regulatory intervention in the television marketplace under the ,copyright ,act 7a7 ,in general 7#a7 ,repeal ,sections #aai1 #abb1 and #eaj of title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code1 are hereby repealed4 7#b7 ,conforming amendments ,the table of sections at the beginning of-- 7,a7 chapter #a of title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking the items related to sections #aai and #abb2 and 7,b7 chapter #e of title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking the item related to section #eaj4 7b7 ,amendments ,section #aaa of title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by striking local service area of such station and inserting designated market area 7as defined in section #eja7;f77#b772 and 7ii7 by striking or after the semicolon2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7 by striking or after the semicolon2 and 7,c7 by amending paragraph 7#d7 to read as follows3 7#d7 the secondary transmission-- 7,a7 is made by-- 7i7 a cable system in accordance with section #fae of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ece72 or 7ii7 a satellite carrier in accordance with section #cch of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cch72 and 7,b7 is consistent with the rules1 regulations1 and authorizations of the ,federal ,communications ,commission2 or 2 7#b7 in subsection 7b7 by striking subsections 7a7 and 7c7 and inserting subsection 7a72 7#c7 by striking subsections 7c71 7d71 and 7e72 7#d7 by redesignating subsection 7f7 as subsection 7c72 and 7#e7 in subsection 7c71 as so redesignated-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking the second sentence2 7,b7 by striking paragraphs 7#d7 through 7#ac72 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following new paragraphs3 7#d7 ,satellite carrier ,the term satellite carrier means an entity that uses the facilities of a satellite or satellite service licensed by the ,federal ,communications ,commission and operates in the ,fixed-,satellite ,service or the ,direct ,broadcast ,satellite ,service under part #be of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 to establish and operate a channel of communications for point-to-multipoint distribution of television station signals1 and that owns or leases a capacity or service on a satellite in order to provide such point-to-multipoint distribution1 except to the extent that such entity provides such distribution pursuant to tariff under the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aea et seq471 other than for private home viewing4 7#e7 ,private home viewing ,the term private home viewing means the viewing1 for private use in a household by means of satellite reception equipment that is operated by an individual in that household and that serves only such household1 of a secondary transmission delivered by a satellite carrier of a primary transmission of a television station licensed by the ,federal ,communications ,commission4 4 7c7 ,conforming amendments ,title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #ajf1 by striking #abb and inserting #aba2 7#b7 in section #aaj7h71 by striking section #aaa7;f7 and inserting section #aaa7;c72 7#c7 in section #aad7;d77#a77;,b77iii71 by striking section #aaa7;f7 and inserting section #aaa7;c72 7#d7 in section #eja-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking #abb and inserting #aba2 7,b7 by striking subsections 7c71 7d71 and 7e72 and 7,c7 by amending subsection 7f7 to read as follows3 7f7 7#a7 ,with respect to any secondary transmission that is made by a cable system or by a satellite carrier of a performance or display of a work embodied in a primary transmission and is actionable as an act of infringement under section #aaa1 a television broadcast station holding a copyright or other license to transmit or perform the same version of that work shall1 for purposes of subsection 7b71 be treated as a legal or beneficial owner if such secondary transmission occurs within the designated market area of that station4 7#b7 ,for purposes of this subsection1 the term designated market area means a designated market area1 as determined by ,nielsen ,media ,research and published in the #aiii-bjjj ,nielsen ,station ,index ,directory and ,nielsen ,station ,index ,united ,states ,television ,household ,estimates or any successor publication4 2 7#e7 in section #eaa7;a71 by striking #abb and inserting #aba2 7#f7 in section #gjh7;a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#h71 by inserting and after the semicolon2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#i71 by striking the semicolon and inserting a period2 7,c7 by striking paragraphs 7#aj7 and 7#aa72 and 7,d7 by striking ,fees established under paragraphs 7#aj7 and 7#aa7 shall be reasonable and may not exceed one-half of the cost necessary to cover reasonable expenses incurred by the ,copyright ,office for the collection and administration of the statements of account and any royalty fees deposited with such statements42 7#g7 in section #hja-- 7,a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#a7 by striking #aai12 7ii7 by striking paragraph 7#b72 7iii7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#c71 7#d71 7#e71 7#f71 7#g71 and 7#h7 as paragraphs 7#b71 7#c71 7#d71 7#e71 7#f71 and 7#g71 respectively2 and 7iv7 in paragraph 7#b71 as so redesignated-- 7,i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking 1 as the case may be12 7,,ii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking 1 as the case may be2 and 7,,iii7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking section #hjd7;b77#h7 and inserting section #hjd7;b77#g72 7,b7 by striking sections #aaa1 #aai1 and each place it appears and inserting section2 and 7,c7 by striking #aaa1 #aai1 or each place it appears2 7#h7 in section #hjc-- 7,a7 in subsection 7b77#a77;,a77i7-- 7i7 by striking #aaa12 7ii7 by striking #aai12 and 7iii7 in subclause 7,v71 by striking 1 except that the publication of notice requirement shall not apply in the case of proceedings under section #aaa that are scheduled to commence in #bjje2 7,b7 in subsection 7d77#b77;,c77i7-- 7i7 by striking #aaa12 and 7ii7 by striking #aai12 and 7,c7 in subsection 7e77#b7-- 7i7 by striking #aaa12 and 7ii7 by striking #aah1 or #aai and inserting or #aah2 and 7#i7 in section #hjd-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7i7 by striking paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 and inserting paragraph 7#a72 7ii7 by striking #aaa12 and 7iii7 by striking #aai12 and 7,b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7i7 by striking paragraph 7#a72 7ii7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#b71 7#c71 7#d71 7#e71 7#f71 7#g71 and 7#h7 as paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 7#c71 7#d71 7#e71 7#f71 and 7#g71 respectively2 and 7iii7 in paragraph 7#g71 as so redesignated-- 7,i7 by striking section #hja7;b77#c7 and inserting section #hja7;b77#b72 and 7,,ii7 by striking #aaa1 #aai1 or4 #d4 ,repeal of ,commission's rules related to regulatory intervention ,the ,federal ,communications ,commission shall take all actions necessary to-- 7#a7 repeal section #gc4feh of the ,commission's rules 7#dg ,,cfr #gc4feh72 7#b7 repeal subpart ,d of part #gf of the ,commission's rules1 except to the extent such subpart relates to the carriage of qualified noncommercial educational television stations consistent with the amendments made by this ,act2 7#c7 repeal subpart ,f of part #gf of the ,commission's rules2 7#d7 modify subpart ,s of part #gf of the ,commission's rules by eliminating any requirements relating to network nonduplication1 syndicated exclusivity1 and sports blackout for open video systems2 and 7#e7 modify the broadcast ownership limitations set forth in section #gc4ceee of the ,commission's rules 7#dg ,,cfr #gc4ceee7 by eliminating-- 7,a7 the restrictions on the number of broadcast television stations that a person or entity may directly or indirectly own1 operate1 or control in the same designated market area 7as such term is defined under section #eja7;f77#b7 of title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code71 as described in paragraph 7b7 of such section #gc4ceee2 7,b7 the radio-television cross-ownership rule1 as described in paragraph 7c7 of such section #gc4ceee2 and 7,c7 the limitations on the direct or indirect ownership1 operation1 or control of a broadcast television station by a person or entity that directly or indirectly owns1 operates1 or controls a daily newspaper1 as that term was defined in note #f to section #gc4ceee of the ,commission's rules 7#dg ,,cfr #gc4ceee7 in effect on ,october #a1 #bjaa1 as described in paragraph 7d7 of such section #gc4ceee4 #e4 ,effective date ,except as provided in section #f1 this ,act1 and the amendments made by this ,act1 shall take effect on ,january #a1 #bjah4 #f4 ,continued collection and distribution of previously due royalties ,notwithstanding section #e1 the collection and distribution of royalties due for secondary transmissions made pursuant to sections #aaa and #aai of title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code1 prior to ,january #a1 #bjah1 shall continue to be governed by such title and the rules of the ,register of ,copyrights and ,copyright ,royalty ,judges as in effect prior to the date of enactment of this ,act until such time as the ,register certifies that all royalties collected pursuant to such provisions have been distributed4