,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ecfe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #i1 #bjai,mr4
 ,flores 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,long1 & ,mr4 
,/eube7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !      
,f$]al ,communications ,commission to   
approve or d5y a lic5se transf]         
application )9 #ahj days ( submission1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,lic5se ,transf]   
,mod]nization ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,"t    
limits = ,commission action on transf]s 
& assignm5ts ,title ,,iv ( !            
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #dja et seq47 is am5d$ by add+
 at ! end ! foll[+3  #dag4 ,"t limits = 
,commission action on transf]s &        
assignm5ts  7a7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is       
section1 ! t]m cov]$ application means  
an application = ! transf] ( control or 
assignm5t ( any lic5se or au?orization  
subject to ! jurisdiction ( !           
,commission4  7b7 ,requirem5ts  7#a7 ,9 

g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 
includ+ section #cji7;e71 !             
,commission-- 7,a7 %all approve or d5y a
 cov]$ application2 &  7,b7 may n       
designate a cov]$ application = he>+1   
unless ! ,commission fir/ det]m9es by a 
majority vote t a mat]ial factual "q    
exi/s ab\t misrepres5tation or lack (   
c&or by ! applicant4  7#b7 ,det]m9ation 
,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#c71 !    
,commission %all make a det]m9ation to  
approve or d5y a cov]$ application dur+ 
! p]iod t beg9s on ! date on :i* !      
applicants provide to ! ,commission !   
la/ submission relat+ to ! application  
be=e ! ,commission issues ! initial     
public notice seek+ comm5t on !         
application & ends #ahj days !reaft]4   
7#c7 ,ext5sions  7,a7 ,9 g5]al  7i7     
,reque/ ,dur+ ! #ahj-;day review p]iod  
describ$ "u p>agraph 7#b77;,a71 !       
,commission may apply to ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,di/rict ,c\rt = ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia
 = an ext5sion ( t p]iod = an additional
 #cj days by fil+ a motion to ext5d t   

ref]5ces ?is section4  7ii7 ,c\rt       
det]m9ation ,! c\rt may grant an        
ext5sion ( ! #ahj-;day review p]iod     
reque/$ "u clause 7i7 if-- 7,i7 ! c\rt  
f9ds t ! applicants = ! transf] (       
control or assignm5t h n sub/antially   
compli$ 9 a timely mann] ) a reasonable 
reque/ by ! ,commission = in=mation2    
7,,ii7 ! ,commission %[s1 by cle> &     
conv9c+ evid5ce1 t ! ,commission is     
unable to complete review )9 ! #ahj-;day
 review p]iod2 or  7,,iii7 an ,executive
 ag5cy 7z def9$ 9 section #aje ( title  
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 has reque/$ 9  
writ+ t ! ,commission delay a           
det]m9ation p5d+ ! ,executive ag5cy's   
national security review ( ! transf] (  
control or assignm5t4  7,b7 ,additional 
ext5sions ,! ,commission may reque/1 & !
 c\rt may grant1 additional #cj-;day    
ext5sions 9 ! same mann] z an initial   
ext5sion "u subp>agraph 7,a74  7c7      
,approval abs5t ,commission action  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,a cov]$ application %all be  
deem$ approv$ )\t conditions if !       

,commission does n approve or d5y !     
application or apply = an ext5sion dur+ 
! applicable p]iod "u subsection 7b74   
7#b7 ,p5d+ litigation  7,a7 ,9 g5]al    
,except z provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 if
 ! #ahj-;day review p]iod "u subsection 
7b77#b7 has expir$1 ! ,commission may n 
d5y a cov]$ application or approve a    
cov]$ application ) conditions1 dur+ !  
p5d5cy ( any litigation relat+ to a     
reque/ by ! ,commission = an ext5sion "u
 subsection 7b77#c7 ) respect to ! cov]$
 application1 includ+ any "t dur+ :i* a 
c\rt has ent]$ a /ay p5d+ appeal or     
adm9i/rative /ay ( su* litigation4  7,b7
 ,ext5sion reque/ d5i$ aft] #ahj-;day   
review p]iod ,if a reque/ = an ext5sion 
"u subsection 7b77#c7 is d5i$ aft] !    
expiration ( ! #ahj-;day review p]iod "u
 subsection 7b77#b7--  7i7 ! ,commission
 %all make a det]m9ation to approve or  
d5y ! cov]$ application n lat] ?an #aj  
days aft] ! date on :i* ! ext5sion      
reque/ is d5i$2 &  7ii7 ! cov]$         
application %all be deem$ approv$ )\t   

conditions if ! ,commission does n      
approve or d5y ! application dur+ !     
#aj-;day p]iod describ$ 9 clause 7i74   
7d7 ,burd5 ( p]suasion %ift$ ,not)/&+   
any o!r provision ( law1 includ+ section
 #gjf ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 9
 a judicial appeal ( a ,commission      
decision to d5y a cov]$ application1 !  
,commission %all be> ! burd5 ( p]suasion
 to demon/rate t ! decision is--  7#a7  
p]mitt$ "u applicable /atutes &         
regulations2 &  7#b7 support$ by !      
requir$ am\nt ( factual evid5ce4  4  #c4
 ,te*nical & con=m+ am5dm5t ,section    
#caj7;d7 ( ! ,communications ,act (     
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #caj7;d77 is am5d$1
 9 ! second s5t5ce1 by ins]t+ be=e !    
semicolon ! foll[+3 1 except z o!rwise  
provid$ 9 section #dag4  #d4 ,effective 
date ,! am5dm5t made by section #a %all 
apply ) respect to any cov]$ application
 t is submitt$ to ! ,f$]al              
,communications ,commission on or aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4