,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #eehe ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #ah1 #bjad ,mr4 ,duffy 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 amend the ,communications ,act of #aicd and title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code1 to provide greater access to in-,state television broadcast programming for cable and satellite subscribers in certain counties4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,granting ,our ,people ,access to ,channel ,choice ,act of #bjad or the ,,go ,,pacc ,act of #bjad4 #b4 ,carriage of network station signals in certain counties 7a7 ,in general ,part ,i of title ,,iii of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cja et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #cdc4 ,carriage of network station signals in certain counties 7a7 ,subscriber election ,a cable operator or satellite carrier shall1 at the election of a subscriber in a covered county with respect to a television network1 provide to such subscriber-- 7#a7 retransmission of the signal of any local network station that such operator or carrier is required to retransmit to such subscriber without regard to this section2 7#b7 an in-,state1 adjacent-market network station retransmission2 or 7#c7 both such retransmissions4 7b7 ,relationship to local signal carriage requirements ,if a subscriber elects to receive only an in-,state1 adjacent-market network station retransmission under subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 the provision of such retransmission to such subscriber shall be deemed to fulfill any obligation of the cable operator or satellite carrier to provide to such subscriber the signal of a local network station under section #cch1 #fad1 or #fae2 and 7#b7 in the case of a satellite carrier that has been recognized as a qualified carrier under section #aai7;g7 of title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code1 the provision of such retransmission instead of the signal of a local network station shall not affect the status of the satellite carrier as a qualified carrier for purposes of such section and section #cdb of this ,act4 7c7 ,requirement subject to technical feasibility for satellite carriers ,a satellite carrier is required to provide a retransmission under subsection 7a7 only to the extent that such provision is technically feasible1 as determined by the ,commission4 7d7 ,treatment of in-,state1 adjacent-,market network station retransmissions by cable operators 7#a7 ,retransmission consent exception ,section #cbe7;b7 shall not apply to an in-,state1 adjacent-market network station retransmission by a cable operator to a subscriber residing in a covered county4 7#b7 ,deemed significantly viewed ,in the case of an in-,state1 adjacent-market network station retransmission by a cable operator to a subscriber residing in a covered county1 the signal of such station is deemed to be significantly viewed in such county within the meaning of section #gf4ed of the ,commission's regulations 7#dg ,c4,f4,r4 #gf4ed74 7e7 ,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the term local network station means1 with respect to a subscriber and a television network1 the network station-- 7,a7 that is affiliated with such television network2 and 7,b7 within the local market of which such subscriber is located2 7#b7 the term cable operator has the meaning given such term in section #fjb2 7#c7 the terms network station and satellite carrier have the meanings given such terms in section #aai7;d7 of title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code2 7#d7 the terms covered county and in-,state1 adjacent-market network station retransmission have the meanings given such terms in section #aai7;d7 of title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code1 except that1 in the case of a cable operator1 any reference to a satellite carrier or a subscriber of a satellite carrier shall be considered to be a reference to a cable operator or a subscriber of a cable operator1 respectively2 and 7#e7 the term local market has the meaning given such term in section #abb7;j7 of title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code4 4 7b7 ,treatment of in-,state1 adjacent-,market network station retransmissions by satellite carriers ,section #cci of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cci7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,a71 by adding at the end the following3 ,in-,state1 adjacent-market network station retransmissions to subscribers residing in covered counties shall not count toward the limit set forth in this subparagraph42 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by adding at the end the following3 7,i7 ,in-,state1 adjacent-market network station retransmissions ,nothing in this paragraph shall apply to or affect in-,state1 adjacent-market network station retransmissions to subscribers residing in covered counties4 2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7d71 by adding at the end the following3 7#f7 ,in-,state1 adjacent-market network station retransmission ,the term in-,state1 adjacent-market network station retransmission has the meaning given such term in section #aai7;d7 of title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#g7 ,covered county ,the term covered county has the meaning given such term in section #aai7;d7 of title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code4 4 7c7 ,no effect on ability ,to receive significantly viewed signals ,section #cdj7;b77#c7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cdj7;b77#c77 is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following3 or to a subscriber who elects under section #cdc7;a71 with respect to the network with which the station whose signal is being retransmitted pursuant to this section is affiliated1 to receive an in-,state1 adjacent-market network station retransmission 7as defined in section #aai7;d7 of title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code7 instead of the signal of a local network station 7as defined in section #cdc7;e774 #c4 ,availability of copyright license 7a7 ,secondary transmissions of distant television programming by satellite ,section #aai of title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b77;,b77i71 by adding at the end the following3 ,in-,state1 adjacent-market network station retransmissions to subscribers residing in covered counties shall not count toward the limit set forth in this clause42 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by inserting at the end the following new subparagraph3 7,g7 ,in-,state1 adjacent-market network station retransmissions ,nothing in this paragraph shall apply to or affect in-,state1 adjacent-market network station retransmissions to subscribers residing in covered counties4 2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#aj7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking 2 or and inserting a semicolon2 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,e71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 or2 and 7iii7 by inserting at the end the following new subparagraph3 7,f7 with respect to an in-,state1 adjacent-market network station retransmission1 is a subscriber residing in a covered county4 2 and 7,b7 by inserting at the end the following new paragraphs3 7#af7 ,in-,state1 adjacent-market network station retransmission ,the term in-,state1 adjacent-market network station retransmission means the secondary transmission by a satellite carrier of the primary transmission of any network station whose community of license is located-- 7,a7 in a subscriber's ,state2 and 7,b7 in a local market that is adjacent to the subscriber's local market4 7#ag7 ,covered county ,the term covered county means1 with respect to an in-,state1 adjacent-market network station retransmission to a subscriber1 any county to which both of the following apply3 7,a7 ,the county is one of the following counties in the ,state of ,wisconsin3 ,barron1 ,burnett1 ,dunn1 ,pierce1 ,polk1 ,st4 ,croix1 or ,washburn4 7,b7 ,the county is not in the local market of any television broadcast station that is affiliated with the same network and whose community of license is located in the subscriber's ,state4 4 7b7 ,secondary transmissions of local television programming by satellite ,section #abb7;a7 of title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b77;,a71 by inserting after under paragraph 7#a7 the following3 7or in-,state1 adjacent-market network station retransmissions instead of secondary transmissions under such paragraph1 in accordance with an election under section #cdc7;a7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd72 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#c77;,a71 by inserting after under paragraph 7#a7 the following3 7or in-,state1 adjacent-market network station retransmissions instead of secondary transmissions under such paragraph1 in accordance with an election under section #cdc7;a7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd74