,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dff  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #aj1 #bjai,mr4
 ,k9z+] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,c\rtney1 &    
,mr4 ,wald57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !      
,f$]al ,communications ,commission to   
am5d its rules s z to prohibit !        
application to amateur /ations ( c]ta9  
private l& use re/rictions1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,amateur ,radio ,p>ity ,act
 ( #bjai4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !  
foll[+3  7#a7 ,m ?an #gcj1jjj radio     
amateurs 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are lic5s$ by
 ! ,f$]al ,communications ,commission 9 
! amateur radio s]vices4  7#b7 ,amateur 
radio1 at no co/ to taxpay]s1 provides a
 f]tile gr\nd = te*nical self-tra9+ 9   
mod]n telecommunications1 electronics   
te*nology1 & em]g5cy communications     
te*niques & protocols4  7#c7 ,!re is a  
/rong ,f$]al int]e/ 9 ! effective       
p]=mance ( amateur /ations e/abli%$ at !

 resid5ces ( lic5sees4 ,su* /ations h   
be5 %[n to be frequ5tly & increas+ly    
preclud$ by unreasonable private l& use 
re/rictions1 includ+ re/rictive         
cov5ants4  7#d7 ,f$]al ,communications  
,commission regulations h = ?ree decades
 prohibit$ ! application to /ations 9 ! 
amateur s]vice ( ,/ate & local          
regulations t preclude or fail to       
reasonably accommodate amateur s]vice   
communications1 or t d n con/itute !    
m9imum practicable regulation to        
accompli% a legitimate ,/ate or local   
purpose4 ,commission policy has be5 & is
 to require ,/ates & localities to p]mit
 erection ( a /ation ant5na /ructure at 
heights & dim5sions suffici5t to        
accommodate amateur s]vice              
communications4  7#e7 ,! ,commission has
 s\ght guidance & direction f ,congress 
) respect to ! application ( !          
,commission's limit$ preemption policy  
reg>d+ amateur s]vice communications to 
private l& use re/rictions1 includ+     
re/rictive cov5ants4  7#f7 ,!re are     

ae/hetic & common prop]ty consid]ations 
t are uniquely applicable to private l& 
use regulations & ! community           
associations obligat$ to en=ce cov5ants1
 conditions1 & re/rictions 9            
de$-re/rict$ communities4 ,^!           
consid]ations are dissimil> to ^?       
applicable to ,/ate law & local         
ord9ances regulat+ ! same resid5tial    
amateur radio facilities4  7#g7 ,9      
recognition ( ^! consid]ations1 a       
sep>ate ,f$]al policy ?an exi/s at      
section #ig4ae7;b7 ( title #dg1 ,code ( 
,f$]al ,regulations1 is w>rant$ conc]n+ 
amateur s]vice communications 9         
de$-re/rict$ communities4  7#h7         
,community associations %\ld fairly     
adm9i/] private l& use regulations 9 !  
int]e/ ( _! communities1 :ile nev]!less 
p]mitt+ ! in/allation & ma9t5ance (     
effective outdoor amateur radio ant5nas4
 ,!re exi/ ant5na designs & in/allations
 t c be consi/5t ) ! ae/hetics &        
physical *>act]i/ics ( l& & /ructures 9 
community associations :ile accommodat+ 

communications 9 ! amateur radio        
s]vices4  #c4 ,application ( private l& 
use re/rictions to amateur /ations  7a7 
,am5dm5t ( ,,fcc rules ,n lat] ?an #abj 
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,f$]al ,communications          
,commission %all am5d section #ig4ae (  
title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 
by add+ a new p>agraph t prohibits !    
application to amateur /ations ( any    
private l& use re/riction1 includ+ a    
re/rictive cov5ant1 t--  7#a7 on its    
face or z appli$1 precludes             
communications 9 an amateur radio       
s]vice2  7#b7 fails to p]mit a lic5see 9
 an amateur radio s]vice to in/all &    
ma9ta9 an effective outdoor ant5na on   
prop]ty "u ! exclusive use or control ( 
! lic5see2 or  7#c7 does n con/itute !  
m9imum practicable re/riction on su*    
communications to accompli% ! lawful    
purposes ( a community association seek+
 to en=ce su* re/riction4  7b7          
,additional requirem5ts ,9 am5d+ its    
rules z requir$ by subsection 7a71 !    

,commission %all-- 7#a7 require any     
lic5see 9 an amateur radio s]vice to    
notify & obta9 prior approval f a       
community association conc]n+           
in/allation ( an outdoor ant5na2  7#b7  
p]mit a community association to        
prohibit in/allation ( any ant5na or    
ant5na support /ructure by a lic5see 9  
an amateur radio s]vice on common       
prop]ty n "u ! exclusive use or control 
( ! lic5see2 &  7#c7 subject to ! /&>ds 
specifi$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 (      
subsection 7a71 p]mit a community       
association to e/abli% reasonable writt5
 rules conc]n+ height1 location1 size1 &
 ae/hetic impact (1 & in/allation       
requirem5ts =1 outdoor ant5nas & support
 /ructures = ! purpose ( conduct+       
communications 9 ! amateur radio        
s]vices4  #d4 ,affirmation ( limit$     
preemption ( ,/ate & local l& use       
regulation ,! ,f$]al ,communications    
,commission may n *ange section         
#ig4ae7;b7 ( title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al  
,regulations1 :i* %all rema9 applicable 

to ,/ate & local l& use regulation (    
amateur s]vice communications4  #e4     
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,community
 association ,! t]m community           
association means any non-pr(it m&atory 
memb]%ip organization compos$ ( own]s ( 
real e/ate describ$ 9 a decl>ation (    
cov5ants or creat$ pursuant to a cov5ant
 or o!r applicable law ) respect to :i* 
a p]son1 by virtue ( ! p]son's own]%ip (
 or int]e/ 9 a unit or p>cel1 is        
obligat$ to pay = a %>e ( real e/ate    
taxes1 insurance premiums1 ma9t5ance1   
improvem5t1 s]vices1 or o!r exp5ses     
relat$ to common elem5ts1 o!r units1 or 
any o!r real e/ate o!r ?an ! unit or    
p>cel describ$ 9 ! decl>ation4  7#b7    
,t]ms def9$ 9 regulations ,! t]ms       
amateur radio s]vices1 amateur s]vice1 &
 amateur /ation h ! mean+s giv5 su* t]ms
 9 section #ig4c ( title #dg1 ,code (   
,f$]al ,regulations4