,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #degb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #f1 #bjad ,mr4 ,walden 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,upton1 ,mr4 ,waxman1 and ,ms4 ,eshoo7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,communications ,act of #aicd to extend expiring provisions relating to the retransmission of signals of television broadcast stations1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,stela ,reauthorization ,act of #bjad4 #b4 ,extension of authority ,section #cbe7;b7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cbe7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b77;,c71 by striking ,december #ca1 #bjad and inserting ,december #ca1 #bjai2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#c77;,c71 by striking ,january #a1 #bjae each place it appears and inserting ,january #a1 #bjbj4 #c4 ,retransmission consent negotiations 7a7 ,in general ,section #cbe7;b77#c77;,c7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cbe7;b77#c77;,c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7ii71 by striking and at the end2 7#b7 in clause 7iii71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7iv7 prohibit a television broadcast station from coordinating negotiations or negotiating on a joint basis with another television broadcast station in the same local market 7as defined in section #abb7;j7 of title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code7 to grant retransmission consent under this section to a multichannel video programming distributor1 unless such stations are directly or indirectly under common de jure control permitted under the regulations of the ,commission4 4 7b7 ,margin correction ,section #cbe7;b77#c77;,c7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cbe7;b77#c77;,c77 is further amended by moving the margin of clause 7iii7 #d ems to the left4 7c7 ,deadline for regulations ,not later than #i months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission shall promulgate regulations to implement the amendments made by this section4 #d4 ,delayed application of ,,jsa attribution rule in case of waiver petition ,in the case of a party to a joint sales agreement 7as defined in ,note #b7k7 to section #gc4ceee of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations7 that is in effect on the effective date of the amendment to ,note #b7k77#b7 to such section made by the ,further ,notice of ,proposed ,rulemaking and ,report and ,order adopted by the ,commission on ,march #ca1 #bjad 7,,fcc #ad-bh71 and who1 not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 submits to the ,commission a petition for a waiver of the application to such agreement of the rule in such ,note #b7k77#b7 7as so amended71 such party shall not be considered to be in violation of the ownership limitations of such section by reason of the application of such rule to such agreement until the later of-- 7#a7 the date that is #ah months after the date on which the ,commission denies such petition2 or 7#b7 ,december #ca1 #bjaf4 #e4 ,deletion or repositioning of stations during certain periods 7a7 ,in general ,section #fad7;b77#i7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ecd7;b77#i77 is amended by striking the second sentence4 7b7 ,revision of rules ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission shall revise section #gf4afja of its rules 7#dg ,c4,f4,r4 #gf4afja7 and any note to such section by removing the prohibition against deletion or repositioning of a local commercial television station during a period in which major television ratings services measure the size of audiences of local television stations4 #f4 ,repeal of integration ban 7a7 ,no force or effect ,the second sentence of section #gf4abjd7;a77#a7 of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 shall have no force or effect after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7b7 ,removal from rules ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission shall complete all actions necessary to remove the sentence described in subsection 7a7 from its rules4 #g4 ,report on communications implications of statutory licensing modifications 7a7 ,study ,the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall conduct a study that analyzes and evaluates the changes to the carriage requirements currently imposed on multichannel video programming distributors under the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aea et seq47 and the regulations promulgated by the ,commission that would be required or beneficial to consumers1 and such other matters as the ,comptroller ,general considers appropriate1 if ,congress implemented a phase-out of the current statutory licensing requirements set forth under sections #aaa1 #aai1 and #abb of title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code4 ,among other things1 the study shall consider the impact such a phase-out and related changes to carriage requirements would have on consumer prices and access to programming4 7b7 ,report ,not later than #ah months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection 7a71 including any recommendations for legislative or administrative actions4 ,such report shall also include a discussion of any differences between such results and the results of the study conducted under section #cjc of the ,satellite ,television ,extension and ,localism ,act of #bjaj 7#abd ,stat4 #abee74 #h4 ,local network channel broadcast reports 7a7 ,requirement 7#a7 ,in general ,on the #bgjth day after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and on each succeeding anniversary of such #bgjth day1 each satellite carrier shall submit an annual report to the ,commission setting forth-- 7,a7 each local market in which it-- 7i7 retransmits signals of #a or more television broadcast stations with a community of license in that market2 7ii7 has commenced providing such signals in the preceding #a-year period2 and 7iii7 has ceased to provide such signals in the preceding #a-year period2 and 7,b7 detailed information regarding the use and potential use of satellite capacity for the retransmission of local signals in each local market4 7#b7 ,termination ,the requirement under paragraph 7#a7 shall cease after each satellite carrier has submitted #e reports under such paragraph4 7b7 ,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the terms local market and satellite carrier have the meaning given such terms in section #cci7;d7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cci7;d772 and 7#b7 the term television broadcast station has the meaning given such term in section #cbe7;b77#g7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cbe7;b77#g774 #i4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate4 7#b7 ,commission ,the term ,commission means the ,federal ,communications ,commission4