,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bfdc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bb1 #bjad ,mr4  
,book] 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,fis*]7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require a report by !      
,f$]al ,communications ,commission on   
designat$ m>ket areas4  #a4 ,report on  
designat$ m>ket areas  7a7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m appropriate 
congressional committees means-- 7,a7 ! 
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce & !     
,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,h\se (   
,repres5tatives2 &  7,b7 ! ,committee on
 ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation & 
! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate2 
7#b7 ! t]m ,commission means ! ,f$]al   
,communications ,commission2  7#c7 !    
t]ms designat$ m>ket area & local m>ket 
h ! mean+ giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section        
#abb7;j7 ( title #ag1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code2 &  7#d7 ! 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#g774    
7b7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7
 ,! telecommunications & m$ia policy ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates has long valu$ localism1 
competition1 & div]sity ( voices4  7#b7 
,broadca/]s play an ess5tial role 9     
provid+ critical em]g5cy al]ts1 news1 & 
in=mation t responds to ! ne$s ( _!     
communities4  7#c7 ,broadca/ television 
rema9s an important m$ium = rea*+       
communities1 ev5 z te*nological         
innovations & new =ms ( communication   
cont9ue to exp&4  7#d7 ,x is 9 ! public 
int]e/ to /udy-- 7,a7 h[ designat$ m>ket
 areas impact access to local & 9-,/ate 
programm+2 &  7,b7 h[ any defici5cies 9 
localism might be address$4  7c7 ,report
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s   
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,commission %all submit to ! appropriate
 congressional committees a report t    
conta9s-- 7,a7 an analysis (-- 7i7 !    
ext5t to :i* consum]s 9 ea* local m>ket 
h access to broadca/ programm+ f        

television broadca/ /ations locat$      
outside _! local m>ket2 &  7ii7 7,i7    
:e!r !re are alt]natives to ! use (     
designat$ m>ket areas to def9e m>kets t 
w\ld provide consum]s ) m local         
programm+ options2 &  7,,ii7 ! pot5tial 
impact ! alt]natives describ$ 9 clause  
7i7 c\ld h on localism & on broadca/    
television locally1 regionally1 &       
nationally2 &  7,b7 recomm5dations on h[
 to fo/] increas$ localism 9 ,/ates s]v$
 by out-(-,/ate designat$ m>ket areas4  
7#b7 ,consid]ations = fo/]+ increas$    
localism ,9 mak+ recomm5dations "u      
p>agraph 7#a77;,b71 ! ,commission %all  
consid]-- 7,a7 ! impact t designat$     
m>ket areas t cross ,/ate l9es h on     
access to local programm+2  7,b7 !      
impact t designat$ m>ket areas h on     
local programm+ 9 rural areas2 &  7,c7 !
 /ate ( local programm+ 9 ,/ates s]v$   
exclusively by out-(-,/ate designat$    
m>ket areas4