#aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #egbh ,,an ,,act ,to amend the ,communications ,act of #aicd and title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code1 to extend expiring provisions relating to the retransmission of signals of television broadcast stations1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents 7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,stela ,reauthorization ,act of #bjad4 7b7 ,table of contents ,the table of contents for this ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents4 ,sec4 #b4 ,no additional appropriations authorized4 ,title ,i--,communications ,provisions ,sec4 #aja4 ,extension of authority4 ,sec4 #ajb4 ,modification of television markets to further consumer access to relevant television programming4 ,sec4 #ajc4 ,consumer protections in retransmission consent4 ,sec4 #ajd4 ,delayed application of ,,jsa attribution rule4 ,sec4 #aje4 ,deletion or repositioning of stations during certain periods4 ,sec4 #ajf4 ,repeal of integration ban4 ,sec4 #ajg4 ,report on communications implications of statutory licensing modifications4 ,sec4 #ajh4 ,local network channel broadcast reports4 ,sec4 #aji4 ,report on designated market areas4 ,sec4 #aaj4 ,update to cable rates report4 ,sec4 #aaa4 ,administrative reforms to effective competition petitions4 ,sec4 #aab4 ,definitions4 ,title ,,ii--,copyright ,provisions ,sec4 #bja4 ,reauthorization4 ,sec4 #bjb4 ,termination of license4 ,sec4 #bjc4 ,local service area of a primary transmitter4 ,sec4 #bjd4 ,market determinations4 ,title ,,iii--,severability ,sec4 #cja4 ,severability4 #b4 ,no additional appropriations authorized ,no additional funds are authorized to carry out this ,act1 or the amendments made by this ,act4 ,this ,act1 and the amendments made by this ,act1 shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized or appropriated4 ,i ,communications ,provisions #aja4 ,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 #ajb4 ,modification of television markets to further consumer access to relevant television programming 7a7 ,in general ,section #cch of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cch7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7l7 ,market determinations 7#a7 ,in general ,following a written request1 the ,commission may1 with respect to a particular commercial television broadcast station1 include additional communities within its local market or exclude communities from such station's local market to better effectuate the purposes of this section4 7#b7 ,considerations ,in considering requests filed under paragraph 7#a71 the ,commission-- 7,a7 may determine that particular communities are part of more than one local market2 and 7,b7 shall afford particular attention to the value of localism by taking into account such factors as-- 7i7 whether the station1 or other stations located in the same area-- 7,i7 have been historically carried on the cable system or systems within such community2 or 7,,ii7 have been historically carried on the satellite carrier or carriers serving such community2 7ii7 whether the television station provides coverage or other local service to such community2 7iii7 whether modifying the local market of the television station would promote consumers' access to television broadcast station signals that originate in their ,state of residence2 7iv7 whether any other television station that is eligible to be carried by a satellite carrier in such community in fulfillment of the requirements of this section provides news coverage of issues of concern to such community or provides carriage or coverage of sporting and other events of interest to the community2 and 7v7 evidence of viewing patterns in households that subscribe and do not subscribe to the services offered by multichannel video programming distributors within the areas served by such multichannel video programming distributors in such community4 7#c7 ,carriage of signals 7,a7 ,carriage obligation ,a market determination under this subsection shall not create additional carriage obligations for a satellite carrier if it is not technically and economically feasible for such carrier to accomplish such carriage by means of its satellites in operation at the time of the determination4 7,b7 ,deletion of signals ,a satellite carrier shall not delete from carriage the signal of a commercial television broadcast station during the pendency of any proceeding under this subsection4 7#d7 ,determinations ,not later than #abj days after the date that a written request is filed under paragraph 7#a71 the ,commission shall grant or deny the request4 7#e7 ,no effect on eligibility to receive distant signals ,no modification of a commercial television broadcast station's local market pursuant to this subsection shall have any effect on the eligibility of households in the community affected by such modification to receive distant signals pursuant to section #cci1 notwithstanding subsection 7h77#a7 of this section4 4 7b7 ,conforming amendments ,section #fad7;h77#a77;,c7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ecd7;h77#a77;,c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7ii7-- 7,a7 in subclause 7,i71 by striking community and inserting community or on the satellite carrier or carriers serving such community2 7,b7 by redesignating subclauses 7,,iii7 and 7,,iv7 as subclauses 7,,iv7 and 7,v71 respectively2 7,c7 by inserting after subclause 7,,ii7 the following3 7,,iii7 whether modifying the market of the television station would promote consumers' access to television broadcast station signals that originate in their ,state of residence2 2 and 7,d7 by amending subclause 7,v71 as redesignated1 to read as follows3 7,v7 evidence of viewing patterns in households that subscribe and do not subscribe to the services offered by multichannel video programming distributors within the areas served by such multichannel video programming distributors in such community4 2 and 7#b7 by moving the margin of clause 7iv7 #b ems to the left4 7c7 ,market modification process ,the ,commission shall make information available to consumers on its website that explains the market modification process1 including-- 7#a7 who may petition to include additional communities within1 or exclude communities from1 a-- 7,a7 local market 7as defined in section #abb7;j7 of title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code72 or 7,b7 television market 7as determined under section #fad7;h77#a77;,c7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ecd7;h77#a77;,c7772 and 7#b7 the factors that the ,commission takes into account when responding to a petition described in paragraph 7#a74 7d7 ,implementation 7#a7 ,deadline for regulations ,not later than #i months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission shall promulgate regulations to implement this section and the amendments made by this section4 7#b7 ,matters for consideration ,as part of the rulemaking required by paragraph 7#a71 the ,commission shall ensure that procedures for the filing and consideration of a written request under sections #cch7l7 and #fad7;h77#a77;,c7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cch7l72 #ecd7;h77#a77;,c77 fully effectuate the purposes of the amendments made by this section1 and update what it considers to be a community for purposes of a modification of a market under section #cch7l7 or #fad7;h77#a77;,c7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd4 #ajc4 ,consumer protections in retransmission consent 7a7 ,joint retransmission consent negotiations ,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 a semicolon2 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 ,commission2 and 4 7b7 ,protections for significantly viewed and other television signals ,section #cbe7;b77#c77;,c7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cbe7;b77#c77;,c77 is further amended by adding at the end the following3 7v7 prohibit a television broadcast station from limiting the ability of a multichannel video programming distributor to carry into the local market 7as defined in section #abb7;j7 of title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code7 of such station a television signal that has been deemed significantly viewed1 within the meaning of section #gf4ed of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or any successor regulation1 or any other television broadcast signal such distributor is authorized to carry under section #cch1 #cci1 #cdj1 or #fad of this ,act1 unless such stations are directly or indirectly under common de jure control permitted by the ,commission4 4 7c7 ,good faith ,not later than #i months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission shall commence a rulemaking to review its totality of the circumstances test for good faith negotiations under clauses 7ii7 and 7iii7 of section #cbe7;b77#c77;,c7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cbe7;b77#c77;,c774 7d7 ,margin corrections ,section #cbe7;b7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cbe7;b77 is further amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#c77;,c71 by moving the margin of clause 7iii7 #d ems to the left2 and 7#b7 by moving the margin of paragraph 7#g7 #b ems to the left4 7e7 ,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 #ajd4 ,delayed application of ,,jsa attribution rule ,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 shall not be considered to be in violation of the ownership limitations of such section by reason of the application of the rule in such ,note #b7k77#b7 7as so amended7 to such agreement before the date that is #f months after the end of the period specified by the ,commission in such ,report and ,order for such a party to come into compliance with such ownership limitations4 #aje4 ,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 ,,cfr #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 #ajf4 ,repeal of integration ban 7a7 ,termination of effectiveness ,the second sentence of section #gf4abjd7;a77#a7 of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 terminates effective on the date that is #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7b7 ,removal from rules ,not later than #ede 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 7c7 ,preservation of waivers ,any waiver of section #gf4abjd7;a77#a7 of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 in effect as of the date of the enactment of this ,act or granted after such date shall be extended through ,december #ca1 #bjae4 7d7 ,working ,group 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #de days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,chairman of the ,commission shall establish a working group of technical experts representing a wide range of stakeholders1 to identify1 report1 and recommend performance objectives1 technical capabilities1 and technical standards of a not unduly burdensome1 uniform1 and technology- and platform-neutral software-based downloadable security system designed to promote the competitive availability of navigation devices in furtherance of section #fbi of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #edi74 7#b7 ,report ,not later than #i months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the working group shall file a report with the ,commission on its work under paragraph 7#a74 7#c7 ,commission assistance ,the ,chairman of the ,commission may appoint a member of the ,commission's staff-- 7,a7 to moderate and direct the work of the working group under this subsection2 and 7,b7 to provide technical assistance to members of the working group1 as appropriate4 7#d7 ,initial meeting ,the initial meeting of the working group shall take place not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #ajg4 ,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 #ajh4 ,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 #aji4 ,report on designated market areas 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ah months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains-- 7#a7 an analysis of-- 7,a7 the extent to which consumers in each local market have access to broadcast programming from television broadcast stations located outside their local market1 including through carriage by cable operators and satellite carriers of signals that are significantly viewed 7within the meaning of section #cdj of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cdj772 and 7,b7 whether there are technologically and economically feasible alternatives to the use of designated market areas to define markets that would provide consumers with more programming options and the potential impact such alternatives could have on localism and on broadcast television locally1 regionally1 and nationally2 and 7#b7 recommendations on how to foster increased localism in counties served by out-of-,state designated market areas4 7b7 ,considerations for fostering increased localism ,in making recommendations under subsection 7a77#b71 the ,commission shall consider-- 7#a7 the impact that designated market areas that cross ,state lines have on access to local programming2 7#b7 the impact that designated market areas have on local programming in rural areas2 and 7#c7 the state of local programming in ,states served exclusively by out-of-,state designated market areas4 #aaj4 ,update to cable rates report ,section #fbc7k7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #edc7k77 is amended to read as follows3 7k7 ,reports on average prices 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,commission shall annually publish statistical reports on the average rates for basic cable service and other cable programming1 and for converter boxes1 remote control units1 and other equipment of cable systems that the ,commission has found are subject to effective competition under subsection 7a77#b7 compared with cable systems that the ,commission has found are not subject to such effective competition4 7#b7 ,inclusion in annual report 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,commission shall include in its report under paragraph 7#a7 the aggregate average total amount paid by cable systems in compensation under section #cbe4 7,b7 ,form ,the ,commission shall publish information under this paragraph in a manner substantially similar to the way other comparable information is published in such report4 4 #aaa4 ,administrative reforms to effective competition petitions ,section #fbc of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #edc7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7o7 ,streamlined petition process for small cable operators 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this subsection1 the ,commission shall complete a rulemaking to establish a streamlined process for filing of an effective competition petition pursuant to this section for small cable operators1 particularly those who serve primarily rural areas4 7#b7 ,construction ,nothing in this subsection shall be construed to have any effect on the duty of a small cable operator to prove the existence of effective competition under this section4 7#c7 ,definition of small cable operator ,in this subsection1 the term small cable operator has the meaning given the term in subsection 7m77#b74 4 #aab4 ,definitions ,in this title3 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 ,,ii ,copyright ,provisions #bja4 ,reauthorization ,chapter #a of title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #aaa7;d77#c7-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking clause and inserting paragraph2 and 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking clause and inserting paragraph2 and 7#b7 in section #aai-- 7,a7 in subsection 7c77#a77;,e71 by striking #bjad and inserting #bjai2 and 7,b7 in subsection 7e71 by striking #bjad and inserting #bjai4 #bjb4 ,termination of license 7a7 ,in general ,section #aai of title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code1 as amended in section #bja1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7h7 ,termination of license ,this section shall cease to be effective on ,december #ca1 #bjai4 4 7b7 ,conforming amendment ,section #ajg7;a7 of the ,satellite ,television ,extension and ,localism ,act of #bjaj 7#ag ,u4,s4,c4 #aai note7 is repealed4 #bjc4 ,local service area of a primary transmitter ,section #aaa7;f77#d7 of title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended1 in the second sentence-- 7#a7 by inserting as defined by the rules and regulations of the ,federal ,communications ,commission1 after television station12 7#b7 by striking comprises the area within #ce miles of the transmitter site1 except that and inserting comprises the designated market area1 as defined in section #abb7;j77#b77;,c71 that encompasses the community of license of such station and any community that is located outside such designated market area that is either wholly or partially within #ce miles of the transmitter site or12 and 7#c7 by striking the number of miles shall be #bj miles and inserting wholly or partially within #bj miles of such transmitter site4 #bjd4 ,market determinations ,section #abb7;j77#b7 of title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by moving the margins of subparagraphs 7,b71 7,c71 and 7,d7 #b ems to the left2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7,e7 ,market determinations ,the local market of a commercial television broadcast station may be modified by the ,federal ,communications ,commission in accordance with section #cch7l7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cch74 4 ,,iii ,severability #cja4 ,severability ,if any provision of this ,act1 an amendment made by this ,act1 or the application of such provision or amendment to any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional1 the remainder of this ,act1 the amendments made by this ,act1 and the application of such provision or amendment to any person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby4 ,passed the ,house of ,representatives ,november #ai1 #bjad4;,clerk4