,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gcfd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #be1 #bjbj,mr4  
,long introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !         
,communications ,act ( #aicd to pres]ve 
cable fran*is+ au?ority1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,cable ,access = ,broadb& &
 ,local ,economic ,lead]%ip ,act or !   
,,cable ,lead]%ip ,act4  #b4            
,pres]vation ( cable fran*is+ au?ority  
,section #fba ( ! ,communications ,act (
 #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #eda7 is am5d$ by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7g7 ,tim+ (    
decisions on reque/s = fran*ises & o!r  
au?orizations  7#a7 ,reque/ = new       
fran*ise ,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] !   
date on :i* a fran*is+ au?ority receives
 a complete reque/ = ! grant ( a        
fran*ise 7o!r ?an a r5ewal !re(71 !     
fran*is+ au?ority %all approve or d5y   
su* reque/4  7#b7 ,nonem]g5cy reque/s   
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] 

a fran*is+ au?ority receives a complete 
nonem]g5cy reque/1 z det]m9$ by !       
,commission1 f a cable op]ator =        
au?orization to modify or upgrade a     
cable sy/em or facilities = ! cable     
sy/em1 ! fran*is+ au?ority %all grant or
 d5y su* reque/4  7,b7 ,d5ial (         
nonem]g5cy reque/ ,any decision by a    
fran*is+ au?ority to d5y a nonem]g5cy   
reque/ describ$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all
 be-- 7i7 9 writ+2  7ii7 support$ by    
sub/antial evid5ce conta9$ 9 a writt5   
record2 &  7iii7 publicly releas$1      
contemporane\sly ) ! decision4  7#c7    
,deem$ grants  7,a7 ,deem$ grant ( new  
fran*ise ,if ! fran*is+ au?ority does n 
grant or d5y a reque/ "u p>agraph 7#a7  
by ! day aft] ! date on :i* ! "t p]iod  
ends "u su* p>agraph1 su* reque/ %all be
 deem$ grant$ on su* day4  7,b7 ,deem$  
grant ( nonem]g5cy reque/ ,if fran*is+  
au?ority does n grant or d5y su* reque/ 
by ! day aft] ! date on :i* ! "t p]iod  
ends "u su* p>agraph or d5ies su*       
reque/1 b fails to comply ) p>agraph    

7#b77;,b7 ) respect to ! d5ial1 su*     
reque/ %all be deem$ grant$ on su* day4 
7#d7 ,:5 reque/ consid]$ complete2      
receiv$ ,= ! purposes ( ?is subsection1 
a reque/ "u ?is subsection %all be      
consid]$-- 7,a7 complete if-- 7i7 !     
cable op]ator makes ! reque/ by submitt+
 to ! fran*is+ au?ority ! =m requir$ to 
be us$ = mak+ ! reque/2  7ii7 ! =m      
submitt$ conta9s all ( ! in=mation      
specifi$ by ! =m z be+ requir$ to be    
includ$ 9 =m2 &  7iii7 ! cable op]ator  
has n receiv$ a writt5 notice f !       
fran*is+ au?ority )9 #aj bus9ess days   
aft] ! date on :i* ! reque/ is receiv$  
by ! fran*is+ au?ority-- 7,i7 /at+ t !  
=m does n conta9 all ( ! in=mation      
requir$ to be includ$ 9 ! =m2 &  7,,ii7 
id5tify+ ! in=mation requir$ to be      
includ$ 9 ! =m t 0 n includ$2 &  7,b7   
receiv$ by ! fran*is+ au?ority-- 7i7 9 !
 case ( a reque/ submitt$               
electronically1 on ! date on :i* ! =m   
requir$ to be us$ = mak+ ! reque/ is    
transmitt$2  7ii7 9 ! case ( a reque/   

submitt$ 9 p]son1 on ! date on :i* ! =m 
requir$ to be us$ = mak+ ! reque/ is    
deliv]$ to ! individual or at ! location
 specifi$ 9 ! =m = 9-p]son submission2 &
  7iii7 9 ! case ( a reque/ submitt$ 9  
any o!r mann]1 on ! date det]m9$ by !   
fran*is+ au?ority = ! mann] 9 :i* !     
reque/ is made4  4