,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eehe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ah1 #bjad  
,mr4 ,duffy introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &   
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ! ,judici>y1 = a p]iod to be         
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !          
,communications ,act ( #aicd & title    
#ag1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to provide    
great] access to 9-,/ate television     
broadca/ programm+ = cable & satellite  
subscrib]s 9 c]ta9 c\nties4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,grant+ 
,our ,p ,access to ,*annel ,*oice ,act (
 #bjad or ! ,,g ,,pacc ,act ( #bjad4    
#b4 ,c>riage ( network /ation signals 9 
c]ta9 c\nties  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,"p ,i (    
title ,,iii ( ! ,communications ,act (  
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cja et seq47 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #cdc4 
,c>riage ( network /ation signals 9     

c]ta9 c\nties  7a7 ,subscrib] election  
,a cable op]ator or satellite c>ri]     
%all1 at ! election ( a subscrib] 9 a   
cov]$ c\nty ) respect to a television   
network1 provide to su* subscrib]--     
7#a7 retransmission ( ! signal ( any    
local network /ation t su* op]ator or   
c>ri] is requir$ to retransmit to su*   
subscrib] )\t reg>d to ?is section2     
7#b7 an 9-,/ate1 adjac5t-m>ket network  
/ation retransmission2 or  7#c7 bo? su* 
retransmissions4  7b7 ,relation%ip to   
local signal c>riage requirem5ts ,if a  
subscrib] elects to receive only an     
9-,/ate1 adjac5t-m>ket network /ation   
retransmission "u subsection 7a7--  7#a7
 ! provision ( su* retransmission to su*
 subscrib] %all be deem$ to fulfill any 
obligation ( ! cable op]ator or         
satellite c>ri] to provide to su*       
subscrib] ! signal ( a local network    
/ation "u section #cch1 #fad1 or #fae2 &
  7#b7 9 ! case ( a satellite c>ri] t   
has be5 recogniz$ z a qualifi$ c>ri] "u 
section #aai7;g7 ( title #ag1 ,unit$    

,/ates ,code1 ! provision ( su*         
retransmission in/ead ( ! signal ( a    
local network /ation %all n affect !    
/atus ( ! satellite c>ri] z a qualifi$  
c>ri] = purposes ( su* section & section
 #cdb ( ?is ,act4  7c7 ,requirem5t      
subject to te*nical feasibility =       
satellite c>ri]s ,a satellite c>ri] is  
requir$ to provide a retransmission "u  
subsection 7a7 only to ! ext5t t su*    
provision is te*nically feasible1 z     
det]m9$ by ! ,commission4  7d7 ,treatm5t
 ( 9-,/ate1 adjac5t-,m>ket network      
/ation retransmissions by cable op]ators
  7#a7 ,retransmission cons5t exception 
,section #cbe7;b7 %all n apply to an    
9-,/ate1 adjac5t-m>ket network /ation   
retransmission by a cable op]ator to a  
subscrib] resid+ 9 a cov]$ c\nty4  7#b7 
,deem$ significantly view$ ,9 ! case (  
an 9-,/ate1 adjac5t-m>ket network /ation
 retransmission by a cable op]ator to a 
subscrib] resid+ 9 a cov]$ c\nty1 !     
signal ( su* /ation is deem$ to be      
significantly view$ 9 su* c\nty )9 !    

mean+ ( section #gf4ed ( ! ,commission's
 regulations 7#dg ,c4,f4,r4 #gf4ed74    
7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section--  7#a7 !
 t]m local network /ation means1 )      
respect to a subscrib] & a television   
network1 ! network /ation--  7,a7 t is  
affiliat$ ) su* television network2 &   
7,b7 )9 ! local m>ket ( :i* su*         
subscrib] is locat$2  7#b7 ! t]m cable  
op]ator has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9      
section #fjb2  7#c7 ! t]ms network      
/ation & satellite c>ri] h ! mean+s giv5
 su* t]ms 9 section #aai7;d7 ( title    
#ag1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  7#d7 ! t]ms  
cov]$ c\nty & 9-,/ate1 adjac5t-m>ket    
network /ation retransmission h ! mean+s
 giv5 su* t]ms 9 section #aai7;d7 (     
title #ag1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 except  
t1 9 ! case ( a cable op]ator1 any      
ref]5ce to a satellite c>ri] or a       
subscrib] ( a satellite c>ri] %all be   
consid]$ to be a ref]5ce to a cable     
op]ator or a subscrib] ( a cable        
op]ator1 respectively2 &  7#e7 ! t]m    
local m>ket has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9  

section #abb7;j7 ( title #ag1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code4  4  7b7 ,treatm5t (       
9-,/ate1 adjac5t-,m>ket network /ation  
retransmissions by satellite c>ri]s     
,section #cci ( ! ,communications ,act (
 #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cci7 is am5d$--  
7#a7 9 subsection 7a7--  7,a7 9 p>agraph
 7#a77;,a71 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  
,9-,/ate1 adjac5t-m>ket network /ation  
retransmissions to subscrib]s resid+ 9  
cov]$ c\nties %all n c\nt t[>d ! limit  
set =? 9 ?is subp>agraph42 &  7,b7 9    
p>agraph 7#b71 by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  7,i7 ,9-,/ate1 adjac5t-m>ket   
network /ation retransmissions ,no?+ 9  
?is p>agraph %all apply to or affect    
9-,/ate1 adjac5t-m>ket network /ation   
retransmissions to subscrib]s resid+ 9  
cov]$ c\nties4  2 &  7#b7 9 subsection  
7d71 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#f7   
,9-,/ate1 adjac5t-m>ket network /ation  
retransmission ,! t]m 9-,/ate1          
adjac5t-m>ket network /ation            
retransmission has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 
9 section #aai7;d7 ( title #ag1 ,unit$  

,/ates ,code4  7#g7 ,cov]$ c\nty ,! t]m 
cov]$ c\nty has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9  
section #aai7;d7 ( title #ag1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code4  4  7c7 ,no effect on     
ability ,to receive significantly view$ 
signals ,section #cdj7;b77#c7 ( !       
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #cdj7;b77#c77 is am5d$ by     
ins]t+ be=e ! p]iod at ! end ! foll[+3  
or to a subscrib] :o elects "u section  
#cdc7;a71 ) respect to ! network ) :i* !
 /ation ^: signal is be+ retransmitt$   
pursuant to ?is section is affiliat$1 to
 receive an 9-,/ate1 adjac5t-m>ket      
network /ation retransmission 7z def9$ 9
 section #aai7;d7 ( title #ag1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code7 in/ead ( ! signal ( a     
local network /ation 7z def9$ 9 section 
#cdc7;e774  #c4 ,availability (         
copyright lic5se  7a7 ,second>y         
transmissions ( di/ant television       
programm+ by satellite ,section #aai (  
title #ag1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection 7a7--  7,a7 9
 p>agraph 7#b77;,b77i71 by add+ at ! end

 ! foll[+3 ,9-,/ate1 adjac5t-m>ket      
network /ation retransmissions to       
subscrib]s resid+ 9 cov]$ c\nties %all n
 c\nt t[>d ! limit set =? 9 ?is clause42
 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 by ins]t+ at !
 end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,g7    
,9-,/ate1 adjac5t-m>ket network /ation  
retransmissions ,no?+ 9 ?is p>agraph    
%all apply to or affect 9-,/ate1        
adjac5t-m>ket network /ation            
retransmissions to subscrib]s resid+ 9  
cov]$ c\nties4  2 &  7#b7 9 subsection  
7d7--  7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#aj7--  7i7 9   
subp>agraph 7,d71 by /rik+ 2 or & ins]t+
 a semicolon2  7ii7 9 subp>agraph 7,e71 
by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 or2
 &  7iii7 by ins]t+ at ! end ! foll[+   
new subp>agraph3  7,f7 ) respect to an  
9-,/ate1 adjac5t-m>ket network /ation   
retransmission1 is a subscrib] resid+ 9 
a cov]$ c\nty4  2 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ at !
 end ! foll[+ new p>agraphs3  7#af7     
,9-,/ate1 adjac5t-m>ket network /ation  
retransmission ,! t]m 9-,/ate1          
adjac5t-m>ket network /ation            

retransmission means ! second>y         
transmission by a satellite c>ri] ( !   
prim>y transmission ( any network /ation
 ^: community ( lic5se is locat$--  7,a7
 9 a subscrib]'s ,/ate2 &  7,b7 9 a     
local m>ket t is adjac5t to !           
subscrib]'s local m>ket4  7#ag7 ,cov]$  
c\nty ,! t]m cov]$ c\nty means1 )       
respect to an 9-,/ate1 adjac5t-m>ket    
network /ation retransmission to a      
subscrib]1 any c\nty to :i* bo? ( !     
foll[+ apply3  7,a7 ,! c\nty is "o ( !  
foll[+ c\nties 9 ! ,/ate ( ,wiscons93   
,b>ron1 ,burnett1 ,dunn1 ,pi]ce1 ,polk1 
,/4 ,croix1 or ,wa%burn4  7,b7 ,! c\nty 
is n 9 ! local m>ket ( any television   
broadca/ /ation t is affiliat$ ) ! same 
network & ^: community ( lic5se is      
locat$ 9 ! subscrib]'s ,/ate4  4  7b7   
,second>y transmissions ( local         
television programm+ by satellite       
,section #abb7;a7 ( title #ag1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9        
p>agraph 7#b77;,a71 by ins]t+ aft] "u   
p>agraph 7#a7 ! foll[+3 7or 9-,/ate1    

adjac5t-m>ket network /ation            
retransmissions in/ead ( second>y       
transmissions "u su* p>agraph1 9        
accordance ) an election "u section     
#cdc7;a7 ( ! ,communications ,act (     
#aicd72 &  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#c77;,a71 by
 ins]t+ aft] "u p>agraph 7#a7 ! foll[+3 
7or 9-,/ate1 adjac5t-m>ket network      
/ation retransmissions in/ead ( second>y
 transmissions "u su* p>agraph1 9       
accordance ) an election "u section     
#cdc7;a7 ( ! ,communications ,act (     
#aicd74