,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #afcb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bf1 #bjag,mr4   
,moran 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,s*atz1 ,mr4    
,inh(e1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,"y1 & ,mr4
 ,udall7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to e/abli% an additional fund 
9 ! ,treasury to meet exi/+ /atutory    
obligations to reimburse co/s reasonably
 incurr$ z a result ( ! reorganization (
 broadca/ television spectrum1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,view] & ,li/5] ,protection
 ,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  
,act--  7#a7 ! t]m broadca/ radio /ation
 means any entity t is lic5s$ by !      
,commission z an ,,am1 ,,fm1            
noncomm]cial educational ,,fm1 or ,,fm  
,translator radio broadca/ /ation "u !  
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #aea et seq472  7#b7 ! t]m    
broadca/ television /ation means any--  
7,a7 full-p[] television broadca/       

/ation2 or  7,b7 l[-p[] television      
broadca/ /ation t has be5 accord$ prim>y
 /atus z a ,class ,a television lic5see 
"u section #gc4fjja7;a7 ( title #dg1    
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations2  7#c7 ! t]m
 ,commission means ! ,f$]al             
,communications ,commission2 &  7#d7 !  
t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( !     
,treasury4  #c4 ,view] & li/5]          
protection fund  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is
 e/abli%$ 9 ! ,treasury ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates a fund to be kn[n z ! ,view] &   
,li/5] ,protection ,fund4  7b7          
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to ! ,view] &
 ,li/5] ,protection ,fund su* sums z may
 be necess>y to c>ry out ! purposes ( ! 
,view] & ,li/5] ,protection ,fund4  7c7 
,purposes  7#a7 ,availability ( funds   
,if ! ,commission makes ! c]tification  
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 am\nts 9 !    
,view] & ,li/5] ,protection ,fund %all  
be available to ! ,commission to make   
any paym5ts--  7,a7 requir$ "u section  
#fdjc7;b77#d77;,a77ii7 ( ! ,middle      

,class ,tax ,relief & ,job ,creation    
,act ( #bjab 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4             
#adeb7;b77#d77;,a77ii772 or  7,b7 to a  
broadca/ television /ation or a broadca/
 radio /ation = co/s t ! /ation incurr$ 
dur+ ! reorganization ( broadca/        
television spectrum4  7#b7 ,c]tification
 ,am\nts 9 ! ,view] & ,li/5] ,protection
 ,fund %all be available to !           
,commission imm$iately ^u c]tification  
by ! ,commission to ! ,secret>y t !     
am\nts are necess>y to provide a        
reimbursem5t to a broadca/ television   
/ation or to a broadca/ radio /ation1 z 
applicable1 = a purpose describ$ 9      
p>agraph 7#a74  7d7 ,limitation ,am\nts 
made available to ! ,commission "u      
subsection 7c7 %all be available until !
 end ( fiscal ye> #bjbb4  7e7 ,unus$    
funds return$ to ! g5]al fund ( !       
,treasury ,if any am\nts rema9 9 !      
,view] & ,li/5] ,protection ,fund aft] !
 end ( fiscal ye> #bjbb1 ! ,secret>y    
%all transf] su* am\nts to ! g5]al fund 
( ! ,treasury4  #d4 ,transition p]iod = 

broadca/ television /ations  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! ,commission %all-- 7#a7 subject
 to subsection 7b71 modify ! transition 
p]iod = ! relocation ( specific broadca/
 television /ations 9 accordance ) !    
reassignm5ts ( television *annels made  
"u section #fdjc7;b7 ( ! ,middle ,class 
,tax ,relief & ,job ,creation ,act (    
#bjab 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #adeb7;b77 to      
ensure t--  7,a7 no broadca/ television 
/ation is =c$ to /op broadca/+ or       
significantly r$uce s]vice = a          
significant p]iod ( "t due to reasons   
outside ( ! control ( ! /ation2 &  7,b7 
! relocation ( broadca/ television      
/ations proce$s z effici5tly &          
effectively z possible2 &  7#b7 e/abli% 
appropriate p5alties = a broadca/       
television /ation t fails to meet any   
deadl9e adopt$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 unless 
! failure ( ! /ation to meet ! deadl9e  
is = a reason t is outside ( ! control (
 ! /ation4  7b7 ,modification           
requirem5ts ,:5 mak+ ! modification     
requir$ "u subsection 7a77#a71 !        

,commission %all make all reasonable    
ef=ts to ensure t ! modification does n 
delay ! deploym5t ( broadb& s]vices4    
#e4 ,impact on radio li/5]s  ,!         
,commission %all make all reasonable    
ef=ts to pres]ve ! cov]age area &       
population s]v$ by any broadca/ radio   
/ation t is impact$ by ! reorganization 
au?oriz$ "u section #fdjc7;b7 ( !       
,middle ,class ,tax ,relief & ,job      
,creation ,act ( #bjab 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4   
#adeb7;b774