,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aib  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjag,ms4 ,plaskett introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in
 addition to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce1 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 title #ag1 ,united 
,states ,code1 and the ,communications  
,act of #aicd to include a territory or 
possession of the ,united ,states1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,direct  
,broadcast ,satellite ,expansion ,act of
 #bjag4  #b4 ,geographic limitations on 
secondary transmissions  7a7 ,geographic
 limitations on secondary transmissions 
,section #abb7;h7 of title #ag1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting 1
 including each territory or possession 

of the ,united ,states after locations  
in the ,united ,states4  7b7 ,state     
defined ,section #abb7;j7 of title #ag1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 by redesignating paragraphs 7#f7 and   
7#g7 as paragraphs 7#g7 and 7#h72 and   
7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#e7  
the following new paragraph3  7#f7      
,state ,the term ,state means each of   
the several ,states1 the ,district of   
,columbia1 and each territory or        
possession of the ,united ,states4  4   
7c7 ,carriage of signals of local       
stations in certain markets ,section    
#cch7;a77#d7 of the ,communications ,act
 of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cch7;a77#d77  
is amended by inserting 7including a    
territory or possession of the ,united  
,states7 after within a ,state4