,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gccf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #be1 #bjbj,mr4  
,burgess introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !         
,communications ,act ( #aicd to prohibit
 fran*is+ au?orities f requir+ approval 
= ! sale ( cable sy/ems1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,consum] ,access to        
,broadb& = ,local ,economies &          
,competition ,act or ! ,,cable          
,competition ,act4  #b4 ,sales ( cable  
sy/ems  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #fba ( !  
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #eda7 is am5d$ by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+3  7g7 7#a7 ,a fran*is+     
au?ority may n-- 7,a7 preclude a cable  
op]ator f transf]r+ a fran*ise to a     
p]son to :i* su* fran*ise 0 n initially 
grant$2 or  7,b7 require a cable op]ator
 to :i* a fran*ise is initially grant$  
to receive approval f ! fran*is+        
au?ority = ! transf] ( su* fran*ise to a

 p]son :o to :i* su* fran*ise 0 n       
initially grant$4  7#b7 ,9 ! case ( !   
transf] ( a fran*ise to a p]son to :i*  
su* fran*ise 0 n orig9ally grant$1 a    
fran*is+ au?ority may require a cable   
op]ator to :i* a fran*ise 0 initially   
grant$ to1 n lat] ?an #ae days aft] a   
transf] ( a fran*ise1 notify ! fran*is+ 
au?ority 9 writ+ ( su* transf]4  7#c7 ,9
 ?is subsection1 ! t]m transf] means !  
assignm5t rights "u a fran*ise ?r\gh any
 transaction1 includ+ a m]g]1 sale1     
assignm5t1 re/ructur+1 or transf] (     
control ( a cable op]ator or a cable    
sy/em4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,?is     
section1 & ! am5dm5t made by subsection 
7a71 %all take effect #f mon?s aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7c7      
,application ,?is section1 & ! am5dm5t  
made by subsection 7a7 %all apply to a  
fran*ise grant$-- 7#a7 on or aft] !     
effective date e/abli%$ by subsection   
7b72 or  7#b7 be=e su* date1 if su*     
fran*ise 7includ+ any r5ewal t]m !re(7  
is 9 effect on su* date4