,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gghb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #bd1 #bjbj,mr4 ,payne 7for himself and ,mr4 ,smith of ,new ,jersey7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,communications ,act of #aicd to provide for mandatory cable carriage of low power television stations sharing facilities of certain full power commercial ,,vhf stations1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,eliminating ,local ,news ,deserts ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,carriage of low power television stations sharing facilities of certain full power commercial ,,vhf stations 7a7 ,carriage rights ,section #fad7;c7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ecd7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraph 7#b7 as paragraph 7#c72 and 7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#a7 the following3 7#b7 ,additional requirements for stations sharing facilities of certain full power commercial ,,vhf stations 7,a7 ,in general ,a cable operator of a cable system shall carry on such system1 in addition to any qualified low power station such operator is required to carry under paragraph 7#a71 any television broadcast station-- 7i7 that is a qualified low power station under subparagraph 7,b7 of subsection 7h77#b72 and 7ii7 the full power commercial very high frequency television broadcast station described in subsection 7h77#b77;,b77ii77,,ii7 with which such qualified low power station shares facilities is in the same television market as such cable system4 7,b7 ,requirements ,in the case of a qualified low power station that is carried under subparagraph 7,a71 such qualified low power station shall have the same carriage rights as the full power commercial very high frequency television broadcast station described in subparagraph 7,a77ii7 in the television market described in such subparagraph4 7,c7 ,timing ,the requirements of subparagraph 7,a7 shall apply1 with respect to a television broadcast station1 beginning on the date that is #ij days after the ,commission makes a determination under subparagraph 7,b7 of subsection 7h77#b7 that such station is a qualified low power station under such subparagraph4 4 7b7 ,qualified low power station defined ,section #fad7;h77#b7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ecd7;h77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,f7 as clauses 7i7 through 7vi71 respectively2 7#b7 by striking ,the term and inserting the following3 7,a7 ,in general ,the term 2 7#c7 by striking ,nothing in this paragraph and inserting the following3 7,c7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this paragraph 2 and 7#d7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,a7 7as so designated7 the following3 7,b7 ,stations sharing facilities of certain full power commercial ,,vhf stations 7i7 ,in general ,the term qualified low power station also includes any television broadcast station for which there is in effect a determination by the ,commission that such station is a qualified low power station under this subparagraph4 7ii7 ,requirements ,the ,commission shall determine that a television broadcast station is a qualified low power station under this subparagraph if-- 7,i7 such station conforms to the rules established for low power television stations contained in part #gd of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations2 7,,ii7 such low power station shares facilities with a licensee of a full power commercial very high frequency television broadcast channel allocated to a ,state under section #cca7;a72 7,,iii7 such low power station maintains its main studios and offices in such ,state2 7,,iv7 such ,state has no exclusive1 in-,state broadcast television market within its boundaries1 as determined by ,nielsen ,media ,research or any successor entity2 7,v7 there are no big #d full power commercial network affiliates 7,,abc1 ,,cbs1 ,,nbc1 and ,,fox7 that are licensed to1 and principally operate within1 such ,state2 and 7,,vi7 such low power station provides1 for a minimum of #c hours per day ,monday through ,friday and a minimum of #b hours per day on ,saturday and ,sunday1 locally produced news1 public affairs1 and informational programming focused on1 or of general interest to1 the many residents and communities throughout such ,state4 7iii7 ,petition and determination ,not later than #cj days after a television broadcast station submits to the ,commission a petition for a determination that such station is a qualified low power station under this subparagraph1 the ,commission shall-- 7,i7 if the ,commission finds that the requirements of clause 7ii7 are met with respect to such station1 grant such petition2 or 7,,ii7 if the ,commission finds that the requirements of clause 7ii7 are not met with respect to such station1 deny such petition4 7iv7 ,annual certification 7,i7 ,in general ,beginning on the date that is #a year after the date on which a qualified low power station under this subparagraph is first carried on a cable system under subsection 7c77#b71 and annually thereafter1 such station shall submit to the ,commission a certification that-- 7aa7 such station is providing locally produced news1 public affairs1 and informational programming as described in clause 7ii77,,vi72 and 7bb7 such station commits to the ,commission that such station will continue to provide such locally produced news1 public affairs1 and informational programming as described in such clause during the #a-year period beginning on the date of the certification4 7,,ii7 ,failure to certify ,if a qualified low power station under this subparagraph fails to submit a certification as required by subclause 7,i71 the ,commission may revoke the determination that such station is a qualified low power station under this subparagraph4 7,,iii7 ,schedule and administration ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph1 the ,commission shall by order establish the schedule and administration of the schedule for and other requirements relating to the administration of the certifications required by this clause4 7v7 ,grounds for revocation of determination ,the ,commission may not revoke a determination that a television broadcast station is a qualified low power station under this subparagraph except-- 7,i7 as provided in clause 7iv77,,ii72 or 7,,ii7 if the requirements of clause 7ii7 are no longer met with respect to such station4 4