,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bfbe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bb1    
#bjah,mr4 ,grassley 7for himself1 ,mrs4 
,feinstein1 ,ms4 ,harris1 and ,mr4      
,corker7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend title #ag1 ,united ,states  
,code1 to provide for the payment of    
performance royalties to certain        
producers1 mixers1 and sound engineers  
of sound recordings1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,allocation for     
,music ,producers ,act or the ,,amp     
,act4  #b4 ,payment of statutory        
performance royalties  7a7 ,letter of   
direction ,section #aad7;g7 of title    
#ag1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3     
7#e7 ,letter of direction  7,a7 ,in     
general ,a nonprofit collective         
designated by the ,copyright ,royalty   
,judges to distribute receipts from the 

licensing of transmissions in accordance
 with subsection 7f7 shall adopt and    
reasonably implement a policy that      
provides1 in circumstances determined by
 the collective to be appropriate1 for  
acceptance of instructions from an      
artist payee identified under           
subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,d7 of paragraph  
7#b7 to distribute1 to a producer1      
mixer1 or sound engineer who was part of
 the creative process that created a    
sound recording1 a portion of the       
payments to which the artist payee would
 otherwise be entitled from the         
licensing of transmissions of the sound 
recording4 ,in this section1 such       
instructions shall be referred to as a  
letter of direction4  7,b7 ,acceptance  
of letter ,to the extent that the       
collective accepts a letter of direction
 under subparagraph 7,a71 the person    
entitled to payment pursuant to the     
letter of direction shall1 during the   
period in which the letter of direction 
is in effect and carried out by the     

collective1 be treated for all purposes 
as the owner of the right to receive    
such payment and the artist payee       
providing the letter of direction to the
 collective shall be treated as having  
no interest in such payment4  7,c7      
,authority of collective ,this paragraph
 shall not be construed in such a manner
 so that the collective is not          
authorized to accept or act upon payment
 instructions in circumstances other    
than those to which this paragraph      
applies4  4  7b7 ,additional provisions 
for recordings fixed before ,november   
#a1 #aiie ,section #aad7;g7 of title    
#ag1 ,united ,states ,code1 as amended  
by subsection 7a71 is further amended by
 adding at the end the following3  7#f7 
,sound recordings fixed before ,november
 #a1 #aiie  7,a7 ,payment absent letter 
of direction ,a nonprofit collective    
designated by the ,copyright ,royalty   
,judges to distribute receipts from the 
licensing of transmissions in accordance
 with subsection 7f7 7in this paragraph 

referred to as the collective7 shall    
adopt and reasonably implement a policy 
that provides1 in circumstances         
determined by the collective to be      
appropriate1 for the deduction of #b    
percent of the receipts that are        
collected from the licensing of         
transmissions of a sound recording fixed
 before ,november #a1 #aiie1 but that   
are withdrawn from the amount otherwise 
payable under paragraph 7#b77;,d7 to the
 recording artist or artists featured on
 the sound recording 7or the persons    
conveying rights in the artists'        
performance in the sound recording71 and
 the distribution of such amount to one 
or more persons described in            
subparagraph 7,b71 after deduction of   
costs described in paragraph 7#c7 or    
7#d71 as applicable1 if each of the     
following requirements is met3  7i7     
,certification of attempt to obtain a   
letter of direction ,the person         
described in subparagraph 7,b7 who is to
 receive the distribution has certified 

to the collective1 under penalty of     
perjury1 that--  7,i7 for a period of at
 least #d months1 that person made      
reasonable efforts to contact the artist
 payee for such sound recording to      
request and obtain a letter of direction
 instructing the collective to pay to   
that person a portion of the royalties  
payable to the featured recording artist
 or artists2 and  7,,ii7 during the     
period beginning on the date that person
 began the reasonable efforts described 
in subclause 7,i7 and ending on the date
 of that person's certification to the  
collective1 the artist payee did not    
affirm or deny in writing the request   
for a letter of direction4  7ii7        
,collective attempt to contact artist   
,after receipt of the certification     
described in clause 7i7 and for a period
 of at least #d months before the       
collective's first distribution to the  
person described in subparagraph 7,b71  
the collective attempted1 in a          
reasonable manner as determined by the  

collective1 to notify the artist payee  
of the certification made by the person 
described in subparagraph 7,b74  7iii7  
,no objection received ,the artist payee
 did not1 as of the date that is #aj    
business days before the date on which  
the first distribution is made1 submit  
to the collective in writing an         
objection to the distribution4  7,b7    
,eligibility for payment ,a person shall
 be eligible for payment under          
subparagraph 7,a7 if the person-- 7i7 is
 a producer1 mixer1 or sound engineer of
 the sound recording2  7ii7 has entered 
into a written contract with a record   
company involved in the creation or     
lawful exploitation of the sound        
recording1 or with the recording artist 
or artists featured on the sound        
recording 7or the persons conveying     
rights in the artists' performance in   
the sound recording71 under which the   
person seeking payment is entitled to   
participate in royalty payments that are
 based on the exploitation of the sound 

recording and are payable from royalties
 otherwise payable to the recording     
artist or artists featured on the sound 
recording 7or the persons conveying     
rights in the artists' performance in   
the sound recording72  7iii7 made a     
creative contribution to the creation of
 the sound recording2 and  7iv7 submits 
a written certification to the          
collective stating1 under penalty of    
perjury1 that the person meets the      
requirements in clauses 7i7 through     
7iii7 and includes a true copy of the   
contract described in clause 7ii74  7,c7
 ,multiple certifications ,subject to   
subparagraph 7,d71 in a case in which   
more than #a person described in        
subparagraph 7,b7 has met the           
requirements for a distribution under   
subparagraph 7,a7 with respect to a     
sound recording as of the date that is  
#aj business days before the date on    
which a distribution is made1 the       
collective shall divide the #b percent  
distribution equally among all such     

persons4  7,d7 ,objection to payment    
,not later than #aj business days after 
the collective receives from the artist 
payee a written objection to a          
distribution made pursuant to           
subparagraph 7,a71 the collective shall 
cease making any further payment        
relating to such distribution4 ,in any  
case in which the collective has made   
one or more distributions pursuant to   
subparagraph 7,a7 to a person described 
in subparagraph 7,b7 before the date    
that is #aj business days after the date
 on which the collective receives from  
the artist payee an objection to such   
distribution1 the objection shall not   
affect that person's entitlement to any 
distribution made before the collective 
ceases such distribution under this     
subparagraph4  7,e7 ,ownership of the   
right to receive payments ,to the extent
 that the collective determines that a  
distribution will be made under         
subparagraph 7,a7 to a person described 
in subparagraph 7,b71 such person shall1

 during the period covered by such      
distribution1 be treated for all        
purposes as the owner of the right to   
receive such payments and the artist    
payee to which such payments would      
otherwise be payable shall be treated as
 having no interest in such payments4   
7,f7 ,artist payee defined ,in this     
paragraph1 the term artist payee means a
 person1 other than a person described  
in subparagraph 7,b71 who owns the right
 to receive all or part of the receipts 
payable under paragraph 7#b77;,d7 with  
respect to a sound recording4 ,in a case
 in which there are multiple artist     
payees with respect to a sound          
recording1 an objection by #a such payee
 shall apply only to that payee's share 
of the receipts payable under paragraph 
7#b77;,d71 and does not preclude payment
 under subparagraph 7,a7 from the share 
of an artist payee that does not so     
object4  4  7c7 ,technical and          
conforming amendments ,section #aad7;g7 
of title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code1 as 

amended by subsections 7a7 and 7b71 is  
further amended--  7#a7 in paragraph    
7#b71 in the matter preceding           
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking ,an agent
 designated and inserting ,except as    
provided for in paragraph 7#f71 a       
nonprofit collective designated by the  
,copyright ,royalty ,judges2  7#b7 in   
paragraph 7#c71 in the matter preceding 
subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,a7 by striking    
nonprofit agent designated and inserting
 nonprofit collective designated by the 
,copyright ,royalty ,judges2  7,b7 by   
striking another designated agent and   
inserting another designated nonprofit  
collective2  7,c7 by striking such      
nonprofit agent and inserting such      
nonprofit collective2 and  7,d7 by      
striking such agent and inserting such  
collective2 and  7#c7 in paragraph      
7#d7--  7,a7 by striking designated     
agent and inserting nonprofit           
collective2 and  7,b7 by striking agent 
and inserting collective each subsequent
 place it appears4  #c4 ,effective date 

,this ,act and the amendments made by   
,act shall take effect on the date of   
enactment of this ,act4