,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eced  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bj1 #bjah,mr4   
,m\lton 7= himself & ,ms4 ,/efanik7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,communications ,act 
( #aicd to require ,unit$ ,/ates-bas$   
=eign m$ia outlets to submit semiannual 
reports to ! ,f$]al ,communications     
,commission1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,c\nt]+ ,=eign ,propag&a ,act ( #bjah4  
#b4 ,disclosure requirem5ts = ,unit$    
,/ates-bas$ =eign m$ia outlets ,title   
,,vii ( ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd  
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq47 is am5d$ by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #gba4         
,disclosure requirem5ts = ,unit$        
,/ates-bas$ =eign m$ia outlets  7a7     
,reports by outlets to ,commission ,n   
lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is section1 & n less        
frequ5tly ?an e #f mon?s !reaft]1 a     
,unit$ ,/ates-bas$ =eign m$ia outlet    

%all submit to ! ,commission a report t 
conta9s ! foll[+ in=mation3  7#a7 ,! "n 
( su* outlet4  7#b7 ,a description ( !  
relation%ip ( su* outlet to ! =eign     
pr9cipal ( su* outlet1 includ+ a        
description ( ! legal /ructure ( su*    
relation%ip & any fund+ t su* outlet    
receives f su* pr9cipal4  7b7 ,reports  
by ,commission to ,congress ,n lat] ?an 
#fj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
section1 & n less frequ5tly ?an e #f    
mon?s !reaft]1 ! ,commission %all       
transmit to ,congress a report t        
summ>izes ! cont5ts ( ! reports submitt$
 by ,unit$ ,/ates-bas$ =eign m$ia       
outlets "u subsection 7a7 dur+ ! prec$+ 
#f-mon? p]iod4  7c7 ,public availability
 ,! ,commission %all make publicly      
available on ! int]net website ( !      
,commission ea* report submitt$ by a    
,unit$ ,/ates-bas$ =eign m$ia outlet "u 
subsection 7a7 n lat] ?an ! e>li] (--   
7#a7 ! date t is #cj days aft] ! outlet 
submits ! report to ! ,commission2 or   
7#b7 ! date on :i* ! ,commission        

transmits to ,congress "u subsection 7b7
 ! report cov]+ ! #f-mon? p]iod dur+ :i*
 ! report ( ! outlet 0 submitt$ to !    
,commission "u subsection 7a74  7d7     
,/atem5t requir$ ,to be includ$ 9 video 
programm+  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,x %all be     
unlawful = a ,unit$ ,/ates-bas$ =eign   
m$ia outlet to produce or di/ribute any 
video programm+ = or 9 ! int]e/s ( a    
=eign pr9cipal ( su* outlet1 if su*     
programm+ is transmitt$1 or int5d$ =    
transmission1 by a multi*annel video    
programm+ di/ributor to consum]s 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates1 )\t includ+ 9 su*        
programm+ a conspicu\s /atem5t t !      
programm+ is produc$ or di/ribut$ by su*
 outlet on behalf ( su* =eign pr9cipal1 
& t additional in=mation is available 9 
semiannual reports ( su* outlet po/$ on 
! int]net website ( ! ,commission4 ,!   
,commission may by rule def9e :at       
con/itutes a conspicu\s /atem5t = !     
purposes ( ?is subsection4  7#b7        
,frequ5cy ,9 ! case ( video programm+ t 
is long] ?an #fj m9utes 9 duration1 !   

/atem5t requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7 %all be
 includ$ at lea/ once 9 ea* #fj-m9ute   
segm5t ( programm+4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 
?is section3 7#a7 ,=eign pr9cipal ,! t]m
 =eign pr9cipal has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m
 9 section #a7;b77#a7 ( ! ,=eign ,ag5ts 
,regi/ration ,act ( #aich 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #faa7;b77#a774  7#b7 ,multi*annel video
 programm+ di/ributor ,! t]m multi*annel
 video programm+ di/ributor has ! mean+ 
giv5 su* t]m 9 section #fjb4  7#c7      
,unit$ ,/ates-bas$ =eign m$ia outlet ,! 
t]m ,unit$ ,/ates-bas$ =eign m$ia outlet
 means an entity t--  7,a7 produces or  
di/ributes video programm+ t is         
transmitt$1 or int5d$ = transmission1 by
 a multi*annel video programm+          
di/ributor to consum]s 9 ! ,unit$       
,/ates2 &  7,b7 w\ld be an ag5t ( a     
=eign pr9cipal 7z def9$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77
 = purposes ( ! ,=eign ,ag5ts           
,regi/ration ,act ( #aich 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #faa et seq47 b = section #a7;d7 ( su* 
,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa7;d774  7#d7    
,video programm+ ,! t]m video programm+ 

has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #fjb4
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