,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bfhb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #aj1 #bjai,mr4   
,rog]s ( ,alabama 7= himself & ,mr4     
,ru%7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !         
,communications ,act ( #aicd to require 
multi*annel video programm+ di/ributors 
to c>ry rural video programm+1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,agricultural ,news &      
,rural ,cont5t ,act ( #bjai4  #b4       
,c>riage ( rural video programm+  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  #gbc4 ,c>riage ( rural video   
programm+  7a7 ,c>riage requirem5ts     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a multi*annel video      
programm+ di/ributor ) #e1jjj or m      
subscrib]s %all use at lea/ #a p]c5t ( !
 *annel capacity ( su* di/ributor to    
transmit or di/ribute to all ( !        
subscrib]s ( su* di/ributor *annels (   

video programm+ t pr$om9antly s]ve !    
ne$s & int]e/s ( rural ,am]ica4  7#b7   
,mann] ( transmission or di/ribution ,9 
transmitt+ or di/ribut+ *annels "u      
p>agraph 7#a71 a multi*annel video      
programm+ di/ributor %all--  7,a7 use ! 
same transmission or di/ribution        
te*nology t ! multi*annel video         
programm+ di/ributor uses to transmit or
 di/ribute ! majority ( ! high-def9ition
 *annels or programs ( su* di/ributor2  
7,b7 include su* *annels 9 ! mo/ basic  
ti] or package ( su* di/ributor su* t e 
subscrib] ( su* di/ributor may access   
su* *annels2 &  7,c7 place su* *annels 9
 an appropriate news *annel             
neighborhood4  7b7 ,disclosure          
requirem5ts ,a multi*annel video        
programm+ di/ributor t is subject to    
subsection 7a7 %all--  7#a7 prom95tly   
display1 on a publicly available        
website1 a li/ ( ! *annels ( video      
programm+ t pr$om9antly s]ve ! ne$s &   
int]e/s ( rural ,am]ica includ$ 9 ! mo/ 
basic ti] or package ( su* di/ributor2 &

  7#b7 disclose ! in=mation describ$ 9  
p>agraph 7#a7 at ! po9t ( sale4  7c7    
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7       
,*annels ( video programm+ t pr$om9antly
 s]ve ! ne$s & int]e/s ( rural ,am]ica  
,! t]m *annels ( video programm+ t      
pr$om9antly s]ve ! ne$s & int]e/s (     
rural ,am]ica means unaffiliat$ &       
indep5d5t *annels on :i* a majority ( ! 
video programm+ p] week is d$icat$ to-- 
7,a7 rural news & agricultural wea!r    
=eca/s2  7,b7 in=mation f ! commodity   
m>kets 7includ+ f ! ,*icago ,m]cantile  
,ex*ange & ! ,*icago ,bo>d ( ,trade72   
7,c7 programm+ focus$ on rural heal?c>e1
 rural developm5t1 & rural education2 & 
7,d7 o!r cont5t relat+ to ! ne$s &      
int]e/s ( f>m]s & ran*]s & ! rural      
life/yle4  7#b7 ,*annel neighborhood ,! 
t]m *annel neighborhood means a portion 
( ! *annel l9e-up ( a multi*annel video 
programm+ di/ributor1 or an area on a   
navigation m5u ( su* a di/ributor1 (f]+ 
simil> programm+4  7#c7 ,multi*annel    
video programm+ di/ributor ,! t]m       

multi*annel video programm+ di/ributor  
has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #fjb4
  7#d7 ,unaffiliat$ & indep5d5t ,! t]m  
unaffiliat$ & indep5d5t means1 ) respect
 to a *annel & a multi*annel video      
programm+ di/ributor1 t su* *annel is n 
v]tically integrat$ )1 own$ or controll$
 by1 or "u common own]%ip or control )1 
su* di/ributor4  7#e7 ,video programm+  
,! t]m video programm+ has ! mean+ giv5 
su* t]m 9 section #fjb4  4  7b7         
,effective date ,! am5dm5t made by      
subsection 7a7 %all apply beg9n+ on !   
date t is #cj days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4