,i #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ecca ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #ai1 #bjah,ms4 ,eshoo introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,communications ,act of #aicd to provide for additional disclosure requirements with respect to content from registered foreign agents4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,foreign ,entities ,reform ,act of #bjah4 #b4 ,disclosure requirements with respect to content from registered foreign agents 7a7 ,in general ,title ,,vii of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #gbb4 ,disclosure requirements with respect to content from registered foreign agents 7a7 ,record of requests for covered time from registered foreign agents 7#a7 ,in general ,a covered provider shall maintain a complete record of a request for covered time that is made by or on behalf of a registered foreign agent4 7#b7 ,contents of record ,a record maintained under paragraph 7#a7 shall contain information regarding-- 7,a7 whether the request for covered time is accepted or rejected by the provider2 7,b7 the rate 7if any7 charged for the covered time2 7,c7 the date and time 7if any7 on which the communication is broadcast or otherwise transmitted by the provider2 7,d7 the class of time that is requested2 7,e7 the name1 address1 and phone number of a contact person for the registered foreign agent 7and of any person requesting the covered time on behalf of the agent71 and a list of the chief executive officers or members of the executive committee or of the board of directors of the agent 7and of any person requesting the covered time on behalf of the agent72 and 7,f7 the name of the foreign principal of the registered foreign agent4 7#c7 ,location2 time to retain ,the information required under this subsection shall be placed in the online public inspection file hosted by the ,commission as soon as possible and shall be retained in such file for a period of not less than #b years4 ,for purposes of the preceding sentence1 the term as soon as possible means immediately absent unusual circumstances4 7b7 ,sponsorship identification requirements 7#a7 ,applicability to covered content 7,a7 ,announcement by station ,for purposes of section #cag1 any covered content broadcast by a broadcast station1 if such station knew or should have known that the content was covered content1 shall be treated as matter for which money1 service1 or other valuable consideration was paid for broadcasting1 regardless of whether any such consideration was paid4 7,b7 ,disclosures by station employees1 program producers1 and others ,for purposes of section #ejg-- 7i7 any agreement for the broadcast of covered content1 between an employee of a broadcast station and any registered foreign agent who developed1 produced1 disseminated1 or funded the covered content1 shall be treated as acceptance by the employee and payment by the agent of money1 service1 or other valuable consideration for the broadcast of such content1 regardless of whether any such consideration was paid2 and 7ii7 any agreement for the inclusion of covered content as part of a program or program matter that is intended for broadcasting over a broadcast station1 between any person in connection with the production or preparation of such program or program matter and any registered foreign agent who developed1 produced1 disseminated1 or funded the covered content1 shall be treated as acceptance by such person and payment by such agent of money1 service1 or other valuable consideration for such inclusion1 regardless of whether any such consideration was paid4 7#b7 ,statement required 7,a7 ,in announcement by station ,in the case of any announcement required by section #cag 7including as the application of such section is modified by this subsection7 with respect to covered content1 such announcement shall-- 7i7 contain1 with respect to each registered foreign agent who developed1 produced1 disseminated1 or funded the covered content-- 7,i7 the same statement as the statement required by section #d7;b7 of the ,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act of #aich 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fad7;b772 or 7,,ii7 for any such agent for whom no statement is required under such section with respect to the covered content1 a similar statement that such agent developed1 produced1 disseminated1 or funded 7as the case may be7 the covered content on behalf of the foreign principal2 and 7ii7 be made at regular and periodic intervals throughout the broadcast of the covered content4 7,b7 ,in disclosures by station employees1 program producers1 and others ,in the case of any disclosure required by section #ejg 7including as the application of such section is modified by this subsection7 with respect to covered content1 such disclosure shall contain the same information as the information described in subparagraph 7,a77i74 7#c7 ,applicability to cable operators and satellite providers ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this section1 the ,commission shall promulgate regulations that contain-- 7,a7 requirements for cable operators1 ,,dbs providers1 and ,,sdars licensees with respect to the transmission of covered content that are comparable to the requirements for broadcast stations under section #cag 7including as the application of such section is modified by this subsection7 with respect to the broadcast of covered content2 7,b7 requirements for employees of cable operators1 ,,dbs providers1 and ,,sdars licensees with respect to the transmission of covered content that are comparable to the requirements for employees of broadcast stations under section #ejg7;a7 7including as the application of such section is modified by this subsection7 with respect to the broadcast of covered content2 7,c7 requirements with respect to the inclusion of covered content in any program or program matter that is intended for transmission by any cable operator1 ,,dbs provider1 or ,,sdars licensee that are comparable to the requirements with respect to the inclusion of covered content in any program or program matter that is intended for broadcasting over a broadcast station under section #ejg7;b7 7including as the application of such section is modified by this subsection72 and 7,d7 requirements with respect to the supplying of any program or program matter that is intended for transmission by any cable operator1 ,,dbs provider1 or ,,sdars licensee1 in any case in which covered content is included as a part of the program or program matter being supplied1 that are comparable to the requirements with respect to the supplying of any program or program matter that is intended for broadcasting over a broadcast station1 in any case in which covered content is included as a part of the program or program matter being supplied1 under section #ejg7;c7 7including as the application of such section is modified by this subsection74 7c7 ,quarterly reports 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ad days after the end of a calendar quarter during which a covered provider receives a request for which a record is required to be maintained under subsection 7a71 or broadcasts or otherwise transmits covered content for which an announcement is required by section #cag 7including as the application of such section is modified by subsection 7b77 or by the regulations of the ,commission issued under paragraph 7#c7 of such subsection1 such provider shall submit to the ,commission1 the ,attorney ,general1 and the ,secretary of ,state a report that summarizes any such requests received1 and any such covered content broadcast or otherwise transmitted1 by such provider during such quarter4 7#b7 ,form and contents ,the ,commission may issue regulations prescribing the form and contents of the reports required by paragraph 7#a74 7#c7 ,public availability ,the ,commission1 the ,attorney ,general1 and the ,secretary of ,state shall make the reports submitted under paragraph 7#a7 publicly available on their internet websites4 7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,agent of a foreign principal ,the term agent of a foreign principal has the meaning given such term in section #a of the ,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act of #aich 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa74 7#b7 ,broadcast time ,the term broadcast time means broadcast time1 as such term is used in section #cae7;e74 7#c7 ,cablecast time ,the term cablecast time means cablecast time1 as such term is used in section #gf4agja of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4 7#d7 ,cable operator ,the term cable operator has the meaning given such term in section #fjb4 7#e7 ,covered content ,the term covered content means any program or other matter that-- 7,a7 is broadcast or otherwise transmitted or intended for broadcast or other transmission by a covered provider2 and 7,b7 is developed1 produced1 disseminated1 or funded by a registered foreign agent4 7#f7 ,covered provider ,the term covered provider means a broadcast station licensee1 cable operator1 ,,dbs provider1 or ,,sdars licensee4 7#g7 ,covered time ,the term covered time means-- 7,a7 with respect to a broadcast station licensee1 broadcast time2 7,b7 with respect to a cable operator1 cablecast time2 7,c7 with respect to a ,,dbs provider1 ,,dbs origination time2 and 7,d7 with respect to an ,,sdars licensee1 ,,sdars origination time4 7#h7 ,,dbs origination time ,the term ,,dbs origination time means ,,dbs origination time1 as such term is used in section #be4gja7;d7 of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4 7#i7 ,,dbs provider ,the term ,,dbs provider has the meaning given such term in section #be4gja7;a7 of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4 7#aj7 ,foreign principal ,the term foreign principal has the meaning given such term in section #a of the ,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act of #aich 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa74 7#aa7 ,registered foreign agent ,the term registered foreign agent means an agent of a foreign principal registered under section #b of the ,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act of #aich 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fab74 7#ab7 ,,sdars licensee ,the term ,,sdars licensee means a licensee in the ,satellite ,digital ,audio ,radio ,service1 as defined in section #be4ajc of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4 7#ac7 ,,sdars origination time ,the term ,,sdars origination time means ,,sdars origination time1 as such term is used in section #be4gjb7;b7 of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4 4 7b7 ,effective dates 7#a7 ,record of requests for covered time from registered foreign agents ,subsection 7a7 of section #gbb of the ,communications ,act of #aicd1 as added by subsection 7a7 of this section1 shall apply with respect to a request for covered time made by a registered foreign agent after the date that is #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7#b7 ,sponsorship identification requirements ,subsection 7b7 of section #gbb of the ,communications ,act of #aicd1 as added by subsection 7a7 of this section1 and the regulations promulgated under paragraph 7#c7 of such subsection 7b71 shall apply-- 7,a7 in the case of an announcement by a covered provider under section #cag of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cag7 7including as the application of such section is modified by such subsection 7b77 or under such regulations1 only if the broadcast or other transmission of covered content occurs after the date that is #ij days after the ,commission promulgates such regulations2 and 7,b7 in the case of a disclosure under section #ejg of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ejg7 7including as the application of such section is modified by such subsection 7b77 or under such regulations1 only if the acceptance or agreement to accept or payment or agreement to pay money1 service1 or other valuable consideration 7or the agreement in the absence of any such consideration that is treated as such acceptance and payment as provided in such subsection 7b7 or such regulations7 was made 7in the case of a payment7 or entered into 7in the case of an agreement7 after the date that is #ij days after the ,commission promulgates such regulations4 7#c7 ,definitions ,in this subsection1 the terms defined in subsection 7d7 of section #gbb of the ,communications ,act of #aicd1 as added by subsection 7a7 of this section1 shall have the meanings given such terms in such subsection 7d74