,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agba  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ah1 #bjac,mr4
 ,blum5?al 7= himself & ,mr4 ,mc,cain7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to decrease !    
frequ5cy ( sports black\ts1 to require !
 application ( ! antitru/ laws to ,major
 ,league ,baseball1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,fur!r+ ,access & ,networks = ,sports 
,act or ! ,,fans ,act4  #b4 ,def9ition  
,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m ,sports ,broadca/+   
,act ( #aifa means ! ,act ( ,septemb]   
#cj1 #aifa 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #abia et      
seq474  #c4 ,am5dm5ts to ! ,sports      
,broadca/+ ,act ( #aifa  7a7 ,elim9ation
 ( antitru/ exemption = sports black\ts 
dur+ retransmission cons5t negotiations 
,section #a ( ! ,sports ,broadca/+ ,act 
( #aifa 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #abia7 is am5d$  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 ,! antitru/  
exemption e/abli%$ "u ?is section %all n
 apply to any league ( clubs p>ticipat+ 

9 pr(essional football1 baseball1       
basketball1 or hockey conte/s t does n  
expressly prohibit sponsor$ teleca/     
lic5sees ( su* league1 & any agreem5t ) 
any video lic5see1 f int5tionally remov+
 ! live cont5t ( su* league f a         
multi*annel video programm+ di/ributor  
7z def9$ 9 section #fjb ( !             
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #ebb771 :5 su* removal occurs 
dur+ or is relat$ to a negotiation      
reg>d+ c>riage ( ! games ( su* league by
 ! multi*annel video programm+          
di/ributor44  7b7 ,elim9ation ( antitru/
 exemption = local sports black\ts      
,section #b ( ! ,sports ,broadca/+ ,act 
( #aifa 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #abib7 is am5d$  
by /rik+ 1 except )9 ! home t]ritory ( a
 memb] club ( ! league on a day :5 su*  
club is play+ a game at home4  7c7      
,availability ( games ov] ! ,int]net :]e
 n o!rwise available on television ,!   
,sports ,broadca/+ ,act ( #aifa is      
am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ sections #d  
?r\gh #f z sections #e ?r\gh #g1        

respectively2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]    
section #c ! foll[+3  #d4 7a7 ,!        
antitru/ exemption e/abli%$ "u section  
#a ( ?is ,act %all n apply to any league
 ( clubs p>ticipat+ 9 pr(essional       
football1 baseball1 basketball1 or      
hockey conte/s t does n make a sponsor$ 
teleca/ ( a cov]$ game available to     
consum]s1 = a fee or o!rwise1 us+ an    
,int]net plat=m1 9 any t]ritory 9 :i* ! 
game is n available = private view+     
?r\gh a local television broadca/ /ation
 or any available multi*annel video     
programm+ di/ributor4  7b7 ,= purposes (
 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m cov]$ game    
means a game t-- 7,a7 is play$ 9 ! home 
t]ritory ( a memb] club ( a league      
describ$ 9 subsection 7a72 &  7,b7 is n 
available = private view+ ?r\gh a local 
television broadca/ /ation or any       
available multi*annel video programm+   
di/ributor2  7#b7 ! t]m multi*annel     
video programm+ di/ributor has ! mean+  
giv5 ! t]m 9 section #fjb ( !           
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       

,u4,s4,c4 #ebb72  7#c7 ! t]m television 
broadca/ /ation has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9
 section #cbe7;b77#g7 ( !               
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #cbe7;b77#g772 &  7#d7 ! t]m  
,int]net plat=m means a deliv]y me*anism
 t uses packet-swit*$ protocol or any   
successor te*nology4  4  #d4            
,application ( ! antitru/ laws to       
pr(essional major league baseball       
,section #bg ( ! ,clayton ,act 7#ae     
,u4,s4,c4 #bf;b7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9      
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by /rik+          
subsections 7b7 ?r\gh 7d7 & ins]t+      
subsections 7b7 & 7c72 &  7,b7 by /rik+ 
directly relat+ to or affect+ employm5t 
( major league baseball play]s to play  
baseball at ! major league level2  7#b7 
9 subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 9 ! matt] prec$+
 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ 1 any conduct1 
acts1 practices or agreem5ts t d n      
directly relate to or affect employm5t (
 major league baseball play]s to play   
baseball at ! major league level1       
includ+ b n limit$ to2  7,b7 9 p>agraph 

7#c7-- 7i7 by ins]t+ or be=e fran*ise   
own]%ip2 &  7ii7 by /rik+ 1 !           
relation%ip & all t foll[s ?r\gh        
collectively2  7,c7 by /rik+ p>agraph   
7#d72 &  7,d7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs   
7#e7 & 7#f7 z p>agraphs 7#d7 & 7#e71    
respectively2  7#c7 by /rik+ subsection 
7c72 &  7#d7 by r$esignat+ subsection   
7d7 z subsection 7c74  #e4 ,effective   
date2 applicability ,! am5dm5ts made by 
?is ,act %all-- 7#a7 take effect on !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 &  7#b7     
apply to any contract or agreem5t ent]$ 
into or modifi$ by a league subject to !
 requirem5ts ( ! ,sports ,broadca/+ ,act
 ( #aifa on or aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( 
?is ,act4