,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfcb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ae1 
#bjah ,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,booker7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to provide that the special service  
obligations of a licensee under section 
#cca7;a7 of the ,communications ,act of 
#aicd shall continue to apply even if   
the licensee changes from a very high   
frequency station to an ultra high      
frequency station4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,section 
#cca ,obligation ,clarification ,act4   
#b4 ,special service obligations of     
certain licensees of ultra high         
frequency stations ,section #cca7;a7 of 
the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg  
,u4,s4,c4 #cca7;a77 is amended--  7#a7  
by striking ,it shall be and inserting  
the following3  7#a7 ,in general ,it    
shall be  2  7#b7 by striking ,in any   

case and inserting the following3  7#b7 
,reallocation to certain communities ,in
 any case  2 and  7#c7 by adding at the 
end the following3  7#c7 ,effect of     
change to ultra high frequency station  
,if a licensee that holds a license     
issued under paragraph 7#b7 changes from
 a very high frequency commercial       
television broadcast station to an ultra
 high frequency commercial television   
broadcast station--  7,a7 the change    
shall not affect any special service    
obligations imposed on the licensee as a
 result of the licensee obtaining the   
license under paragraph 7#b71 without   
regard to whether the ,commission       
imposed the obligations--  7i7 by rule  
or order2 or  7ii7 as part of the grant 
or renewal of the license2 and  7,b7 the
 ,commission may not directly or        
indirectly reduce or eliminate the      
special service obligations described in
 subparagraph 7,a7 because of the       
change4  4