,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ecca  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ai1 #bjah,ms4   
,e%oo introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !         
,communications ,act ( #aicd to provide 
= additional disclosure requirem5ts )   
respect to cont5t f regi/]$ =eign ag5ts4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,=eign ,entities ,re=m ,act ( #bjah4
  #b4 ,disclosure requirem5ts ) respect 
to cont5t f regi/]$ =eign ag5ts  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,title ,,vii ( ! ,communications  
,act ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #fja et     
seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  #gbb4 ,disclosure requirem5ts )
 respect to cont5t f regi/]$ =eign ag5ts
  7a7 ,record ( reque/s = cov]$ "t f    
regi/]$ =eign ag5ts  7#a7  ,9 g5]al  ,a 
cov]$ provid] %all ma9ta9 a complete    
record ( a reque/ = cov]$ "t t is made  
by or on behalf ( a regi/]$ =eign ag5t4 
7#b7  ,cont5ts ( record  ,a record      
ma9ta9$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all conta9    

in=mation reg>d+-- 7,a7 :e!r ! reque/ = 
cov]$ "t is accept$ or reject$ by !     
provid]2  7,b7 ! rate 7if any7 *>g$ = ! 
cov]$ "t2  7,c7 ! date & "t 7if any7 on 
:i* ! communication is broadca/ or      
o!rwise transmitt$ by ! provid]2  7,d7 !
 class ( "t t is reque/$2  7,e7 ! "n1   
address1 & phone numb] ( a contact p]son
 = ! regi/]$ =eign ag5t 7& ( any p]son  
reque/+ ! cov]$ "t on behalf ( ! ag5t71 
& a li/ ( ! *ief executive (fic]s or    
memb]s ( ! executive committee or ( !   
bo>d ( directors ( ! ag5t 7& ( any p]son
 reque/+ ! cov]$ "t on behalf ( ! ag5t72
 &  7,f7 ! "n ( ! =eign pr9cipal ( !    
regi/]$ =eign ag5t4  7#c7 ,location2 "t 
to reta9 ,! in=mation requir$ "u ?is    
subsection %all be plac$ 9 ! onl9e      
public inspection file ho/$ by !        
,commission z soon z possible & %all be 
reta9$ 9 su* file = a p]iod ( n less ?an
 #b ye>s4 ,= purposes ( ! prec$+ s5t5ce1
 ! t]m z soon z possible means          
imm$iately abs5t unusual circum/ances4  
7b7 ,sponsor%ip id5tification           

requirem5ts  7#a7 ,applicability to     
cov]$ cont5t  7,a7 ,ann\ncem5t by /ation
 ,= purposes ( section #cag1 any cov]$  
cont5t broadca/ by a broadca/ /ation1 if
 su* /ation knew or %\ld h kn[n t !     
cont5t 0 cov]$ cont5t1 %all be treat$ z 
matt] = :i* money1 s]vice1 or o!r       
valuable consid]ation 0 paid =          
broadca/+1 reg>dless ( :e!r any su*     
consid]ation 0 paid4  7,b7 ,disclosures 
by /ation employees1 program produc]s1 &
 o!rs ,= purposes ( section #ejg-- 7i7  
any agreem5t = ! broadca/ ( cov]$       
cont5t1 betwe5 an employee ( a broadca/ 
/ation & any regi/]$ =eign ag5t :o      
develop$1 produc$1 dissem9at$1 or fund$ 
! cov]$ cont5t1 %all be treat$ z        
acceptance by ! employee & paym5t by !  
ag5t ( money1 s]vice1 or o!r valuable   
consid]ation = ! broadca/ ( su* cont5t1 
reg>dless ( :e!r any su* consid]ation 0 
paid2 &  7ii7 any agreem5t = ! inclusion
 ( cov]$ cont5t z "p ( a program or     
program matt] t is int5d$ = broadca/+   
ov] a broadca/ /ation1 betwe5 any p]son 

9 connection ) ! production or          
prep>ation ( su* program or program     
matt] & any regi/]$ =eign ag5t :o       
develop$1 produc$1 dissem9at$1 or fund$ 
! cov]$ cont5t1 %all be treat$ z        
acceptance by su* p]son & paym5t by su* 
ag5t ( money1 s]vice1 or o!r valuable   
consid]ation = su* inclusion1 reg>dless 
( :e!r any su* consid]ation 0 paid4     
7#b7 ,/atem5t requir$  7,a7 ,9          
ann\ncem5t by /ation ,9 ! case ( any    
ann\ncem5t requir$ by section #cag      
7includ+ z ! application ( su* section  
is modifi$ by ?is subsection7 ) respect 
to cov]$ cont5t1 su* ann\ncem5t %all--  
7i7 conta91 ) respect to ea* regi/]$    
=eign ag5t :o develop$1 produc$1        
dissem9at$1 or fund$ ! cov]$ cont5t--   
7,i7 ! same /atem5t z ! /atem5t requir$ 
by section #d7;b7 ( ! ,=eign ,ag5ts     
,regi/ration ,act ( #aich 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #fad7;b772 or  7,,ii7 = any su* ag5t = 
:om no /atem5t is requir$ "u su* section
 ) respect to ! cov]$ cont5t1 a simil>  
/atem5t t su* ag5t develop$1 produc$1   

dissem9at$1 or fund$ 7z ! case may be7 !
 cov]$ cont5t on behalf ( ! =eign       
pr9cipal2 &  7ii7 be made at regul> &   
p]iodic int]vals ?r\gh\t ! broadca/ ( ! 
cov]$ cont5t4  7,b7 ,9 disclosures by   
/ation employees1 program produc]s1 &   
o!rs ,9 ! case ( any disclosure requir$ 
by section #ejg 7includ+ z ! application
 ( su* section is modifi$ by ?is        
subsection7 ) respect to cov]$ cont5t1  
su* disclosure %all conta9 ! same       
in=mation z ! in=mation describ$ 9      
subp>agraph 7,a77i74  7#c7              
,applicability to cable op]ators &      
satellite provid]s ,n lat] ?an #ahj days
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1
 ! ,commission %all promulgate          
regulations t conta9--  7,a7 requirem5ts
 = cable op]ators1 ,,dbs provid]s1 &    
,,sd>s lic5sees ) respect to !          
transmission ( cov]$ cont5t t are       
comp>able to ! requirem5ts = broadca/   
/ations "u section #cag 7includ+ z !    
application ( su* section is modifi$ by 
?is subsection7 ) respect to ! broadca/ 

( cov]$ cont5t2  7,b7 requirem5ts =     
employees ( cable op]ators1 ,,dbs       
provid]s1 & ,,sd>s lic5sees ) respect to
 ! transmission ( cov]$ cont5t t are    
comp>able to ! requirem5ts = employees (
 broadca/ /ations "u section #ejg7;a7   
7includ+ z ! application ( su* section  
is modifi$ by ?is subsection7 ) respect 
to ! broadca/ ( cov]$ cont5t2  7,c7     
requirem5ts ) respect to ! inclusion (  
cov]$ cont5t 9 any program or program   
matt] t is int5d$ = transmission by any 
cable op]ator1 ,,dbs provid]1 or ,,sd>s 
lic5see t are comp>able to ! requirem5ts
 ) respect to ! inclusion ( cov]$ cont5t
 9 any program or program matt] t is    
int5d$ = broadca/+ ov] a broadca/ /ation
 "u section #ejg7;b7 7includ+ z !       
application ( su* section is modifi$ by 
?is subsection72 &  7,d7 requirem5ts )  
respect to ! supply+ ( any program or   
program matt] t is int5d$ = transmission
 by any cable op]ator1 ,,dbs provid]1 or
 ,,sd>s lic5see1 9 any case 9 :i* cov]$ 
cont5t is includ$ z a "p ( ! program or 

program matt] be+ suppli$1 t are        
comp>able to ! requirem5ts ) respect to 
! supply+ ( any program or program matt]
 t is int5d$ = broadca/+ ov] a broadca/ 
/ation1 9 any case 9 :i* cov]$ cont5t is
 includ$ z a "p ( ! program or program  
matt] be+ suppli$1 "u section #ejg7;c7  
7includ+ z ! application ( su* section  
is modifi$ by ?is subsection74  7c7     
,qu>t]ly reports  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] 
?an #ad days aft] ! end ( a cal5d> qu>t]
 dur+ :i* a cov]$ provid] receives a    
reque/ = :i* a record is requir$ to be  
ma9ta9$ "u subsection 7a71 or broadca/s 
or o!rwise transmits cov]$ cont5t = :i* 
an ann\ncem5t is requir$ by section #cag
 7includ+ z ! application ( su* section 
is modifi$ by subsection 7b77 or by !   
regulations ( ! ,commission issu$ "u    
p>agraph 7#c7 ( su* subsection1 su*     
provid] %all submit to ! ,commission1 ! 
,attorney ,g5]al1 & ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate 
a report t summ>izes any su* reque/s    
receiv$1 & any su* cov]$ cont5t broadca/
 or o!rwise transmitt$1 by su* provid]  

dur+ su* qu>t]4  7#b7 ,=m & cont5ts ,!  
,commission may issue regulations       
prescrib+ ! =m & cont5ts ( ! reports    
requir$ by p>agraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,public 
availability ,! ,commission1 ! ,attorney
 ,g5]al1 & ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all make
 ! reports submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#a7    
publicly available on _! int]net        
websites4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section3 7#a7 ,ag5t ( a =eign pr9cipal  
,! t]m ag5t ( a =eign pr9cipal has !    
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #a ( !     
,=eign ,ag5ts ,regi/ration ,act ( #aich 
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa74  7#b7 ,broadca/ "t
 ,! t]m broadca/ "t means broadca/ "t1 z
 su* t]m is us$ 9 section #cae7;e74     
7#c7 ,cableca/ "t ,! t]m cableca/ "t    
means cableca/ "t1 z su* t]m is us$ 9   
section #gf4agja ( title #dg1 ,code (   
,f$]al ,regulations4  7#d7 ,cable       
op]ator ,! t]m cable op]ator has ! mean+
 giv5 su* t]m 9 section #fjb4  7#e7     
,cov]$ cont5t ,! t]m cov]$ cont5t means 
any program or o!r matt] t--  7,a7 is   
broadca/ or o!rwise transmitt$ or int5d$

 = broadca/ or o!r transmission by a    
cov]$ provid]2 &  7,b7 is develop$1     
produc$1 dissem9at$1 or fund$ by a      
regi/]$ =eign ag5t4  7#f7 ,cov]$ provid]
 ,! t]m cov]$ provid] means a broadca/  
/ation lic5see1 cable op]ator1 ,,dbs    
provid]1 or ,,sd>s lic5see4  7#g7 ,cov]$
 "t ,! t]m cov]$ "t means-- 7,a7 )      
respect to a broadca/ /ation lic5see1   
broadca/ "t2  7,b7 ) respect to a cable 
op]ator1 cableca/ "t2  7,c7 ) respect to
 a ,,dbs provid]1 ,,dbs orig9ation "t2 &
  7,d7 ) respect to an ,,sd>s lic5see1  
,,sd>s orig9ation "t4  7#h7 ,,dbs       
orig9ation "t ,! t]m ,,dbs orig9ation "t
 means ,,dbs orig9ation "t1 z su* t]m is
 us$ 9 section #be4gja7;d7 ( title #dg1 
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations4  7#i7 ,,dbs
 provid] ,! t]m ,,dbs provid] has !     
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #be4gja7;a7
 ( title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al            
,regulations4  7#aj7 ,=eign pr9cipal ,! 
t]m =eign pr9cipal has ! mean+ giv5 su* 
t]m 9 section #a ( ! ,=eign ,ag5ts      
,regi/ration ,act ( #aich 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4

 #faa74  7#aa7 ,regi/]$ =eign ag5t ,!   
t]m regi/]$ =eign ag5t means an ag5t ( a
 =eign pr9cipal regi/]$ "u section #b ( 
! ,=eign ,ag5ts ,regi/ration ,act (     
#aich 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fab74  7#ab7      
,,sd>s lic5see ,! t]m ,,sd>s lic5see    
means a lic5see 9 ! ,satellite ,digital 
,audio ,radio ,s]vice1 z def9$ 9 section
 #be4ajc ( title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al    
,regulations4  7#ac7 ,,sd>s orig9ation  
"t ,! t]m ,,sd>s orig9ation "t means    
,,sd>s orig9ation "t1 z su* t]m is us$ 9
 section #be4gjb7;b7 ( title #dg1 ,code 
( ,f$]al ,regulations4  4  7b7          
,effective dates  7#a7 ,record ( reque/s
 = cov]$ "t f regi/]$ =eign ag5ts       
,subsection 7a7 ( section #gbb ( !      
,communications ,act ( #aicd1 z add$ by 
subsection 7a7 ( ?is section1 %all apply
 ) respect to a reque/ = cov]$ "t made  
by a regi/]$ =eign ag5t aft] ! date t is
 #ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act4  7#b7 ,sponsor%ip id5tification  
requirem5ts ,subsection 7b7 ( section   
#gbb ( ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd1 z

 add$ by subsection 7a7 ( ?is section1 &
 ! regulations promulgat$ "u p>agraph   
7#c7 ( su* subsection 7b71 %all apply-- 
7,a7 9 ! case ( an ann\ncem5t by a cov]$
 provid] "u section #cag ( !            
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #cag7 7includ+ z ! application
 ( su* section is modifi$ by su*        
subsection 7b77 or "u su* regulations1  
only if ! broadca/ or o!r transmission (
 cov]$ cont5t occurs aft] ! date t is   
#ij days aft] ! ,commission promulgates 
su* regulations2 &  7,b7 9 ! case ( a   
disclosure "u section #ejg ( !          
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #ejg7 7includ+ z ! application
 ( su* section is modifi$ by su*        
subsection 7b77 or "u su* regulations1  
only if ! acceptance or agreem5t to     
accept or paym5t or agreem5t to pay     
money1 s]vice1 or o!r valuable          
consid]ation 7or ! agreem5t 9 ! abs5ce (
 any su* consid]ation t is treat$ z su* 
acceptance & paym5t z provid$ 9 su*     
subsection 7b7 or su* regulations7 0    

made 79 ! case ( a paym5t7 or ent]$ into
 79 ! case ( an agreem5t7 aft] ! date t 
is #ij days aft] ! ,commission          
promulgates su* regulations4  7#c7      
,def9itions ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]ms   
def9$ 9 subsection 7d7 ( section #gbb ( 
! ,communications ,act ( #aicd1 z add$  
by subsection 7a7 ( ?is section1 %all h 
! mean+s giv5 su* t]ms 9 su* subsection 
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