,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gghb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bd1 #bjbj,mr4  
,payne 7= himself & ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,new   
,j]sey7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !         
,communications ,act ( #aicd to provide 
= m&atory cable c>riage ( l[ p[]        
television /ations %>+ facilities (     
c]ta9 full p[] comm]cial ,,vhf /ations1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,elim9at+ ,local   
,news ,des]ts ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4        
,c>riage ( l[ p[] television /ations %>+
 facilities ( c]ta9 full p[] comm]cial  
,,vhf /ations  7a7 ,c>riage rights      
,section #fad7;c7 ( ! ,communications   
,act ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ecd7;c77 is
 am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph    
7#b7 z p>agraph 7#c72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ 
aft] p>agraph 7#a7 ! foll[+3  7#b7      
,additional requirem5ts = /ations %>+   
facilities ( c]ta9 full p[] comm]cial   
,,vhf /ations  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,a cable   

op]ator ( a cable sy/em %all c>ry on su*
 sy/em1 9 addition to any qualifi$ l[   
p[] /ation su* op]ator is requir$ to    
c>ry "u p>agraph 7#a71 any television   
broadca/ /ation-- 7i7 t is a qualifi$ l[
 p[] /ation "u subp>agraph 7,b7 (       
subsection 7h77#b72 &  7ii7 ! full p[]  
comm]cial v high frequ5cy television    
broadca/ /ation describ$ 9 subsection   
7h77#b77;,b77ii77,,ii7 ) :i* su*        
qualifi$ l[ p[] /ation %>es facilities  
is 9 ! same television m>ket z su* cable
 sy/em4  7,b7 ,requirem5ts ,9 ! case ( a
 qualifi$ l[ p[] /ation t is c>ri$ "u   
subp>agraph 7,a71 su* qualifi$ l[ p[]   
/ation %all h ! same c>riage rights z ! 
full p[] comm]cial v high frequ5cy      
television broadca/ /ation describ$ 9   
subp>agraph 7,a77ii7 9 ! television     
m>ket describ$ 9 su* subp>agraph4  7,c7 
,tim+ ,! requirem5ts ( subp>agraph 7,a7 
%all apply1 ) respect to a television   
broadca/ /ation1 beg9n+ on ! date t is  
#ij days aft] ! ,commission makes a     
det]m9ation "u subp>agraph 7,b7 (       

subsection 7h77#b7 t su* /ation is a    
qualifi$ l[ p[] /ation "u su*           
subp>agraph4  4  7b7 ,qualifi$ l[ p[]   
/ation def9$ ,section #fad7;h77#b7 ( !  
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #ecd7;h77#b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 
by r$esignat+ subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh   
7,f7 z clauses 7i7 ?r\gh 7vi71          
respectively2  7#b7 by /rik+ ,! t]m &   
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m  
2  7#c7 by /rik+ ,no?+ 9 ?is p>agraph & 
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7,c7 ,rule (          
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is p>agraph  2 &   
7#d7 by ins]t+ aft] subp>agraph 7,a7 7z 
s designat$7 ! foll[+3  7,b7 ,/ations   
%>+ facilities ( c]ta9 full p[]         
comm]cial ,,vhf /ations  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,!
 t]m qualifi$ l[ p[] /ation also        
includes any television broadca/ /ation 
= :i* !re is 9 effect a det]m9ation by !
 ,commission t su* /ation is a qualifi$ 
l[ p[] /ation "u ?is subp>agraph4  7ii7 
,requirem5ts ,! ,commission %all det]m9e
 t a television broadca/ /ation is a    
qualifi$ l[ p[] /ation "u ?is           

subp>agraph if-- 7,i7 su* /ation con=ms 
to ! rules e/abli%$ = l[ p[] television 
/ations conta9$ 9 "p #gd ( title #dg1   
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations2  7,,ii7 su*
 l[ p[] /ation %>es facilities ) a      
lic5see ( a full p[] comm]cial v high   
frequ5cy television broadca/ *annel     
allocat$ to a ,/ate "u section #cca7;a72
  7,,iii7 su* l[ p[] /ation ma9ta9s its 
ma9 /udios & (fices 9 su* ,/ate2  7,,iv7
 su* ,/ate has no exclusive1 9-,/ate    
broadca/ television m>ket )9 its        
b\nd>ies1 z det]m9$ by ,niels5 ,m$ia    
,rese>* or any successor entity2  7,v7  
!re are no big #d full p[] comm]cial    
network affiliates 7,,abc1 ,,cbs1 ,,nbc1
 & ,,fox7 t are lic5s$ to1 & pr9cipally 
op]ate )91 su* ,/ate2 &  7,,vi7 su* l[  
p[] /ation provides1 = a m9imum ( #c    
h\rs p] day ,monday ?r\gh ,friday & a   
m9imum ( #b h\rs p] day on ,saturday &  
,sunday1 locally produc$ news1 public   
affairs1 & in=mational programm+ focus$ 
on1 or ( g5]al int]e/ to1 ! _m resid5ts 
& communities ?r\gh\t su* ,/ate4  7iii7 

,petition & det]m9ation ,n lat] ?an #cj 
days aft] a television broadca/ /ation  
submits to ! ,commission a petition = a 
det]m9ation t su* /ation is a qualifi$  
l[ p[] /ation "u ?is subp>agraph1 !     
,commission %all-- 7,i7 if ! ,commission
 f9ds t ! requirem5ts ( clause 7ii7 are 
met ) respect to su* /ation1 grant su*  
petition2 or  7,,ii7 if ! ,commission   
f9ds t ! requirem5ts ( clause 7ii7 are n
 met ) respect to su* /ation1 d5y su*   
petition4  7iv7 ,annual c]tification    
7,i7 ,9 g5]al ,beg9n+ on ! date t is #a 
ye> aft] ! date on :i* a qualifi$ l[ p[]
 /ation "u ?is subp>agraph is fir/ c>ri$
 on a cable sy/em "u subsection 7c77#b71
 & annually !reaft]1 su* /ation %all    
submit to ! ,commission a c]tification  
t-- 7aa7 su* /ation is provid+ locally  
produc$ news1 public affairs1 &         
in=mational programm+ z describ$ 9      
clause 7ii77,,vi72 &  7bb7 su* /ation   
commits to ! ,commission t su* /ation w 
cont9ue to provide su* locally produc$  
news1 public affairs1 & in=mational     

programm+ z describ$ 9 su* clause dur+ !
 #a-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( !      
c]tification4  7,,ii7 ,failure to c]tify
 ,if a qualifi$ l[ p[] /ation "u ?is    
subp>agraph fails to submit a           
c]tification z requir$ by subclause     
7,i71 ! ,commission may revoke !        
det]m9ation t su* /ation is a qualifi$  
l[ p[] /ation "u ?is subp>agraph4       
7,,iii7 ,s*$ule & adm9i/ration ,n lat]  
?an #cj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( 
?is subp>agraph1 ! ,commission %all by  
ord] e/abli% ! s*$ule & adm9i/ration ( !
 s*$ule = & o!r requirem5ts relat+ to ! 
adm9i/ration ( ! c]tifications requir$  
by ?is clause4  7v7 ,gr\nds = revocation
 ( det]m9ation ,! ,commission may n     
revoke a det]m9ation t a television     
broadca/ /ation is a qualifi$ l[ p[]    
/ation "u ?is subp>agraph except-- 7,i7 
z provid$ 9 clause 7iv77,,ii72 or       
7,,ii7 if ! requirem5ts ( clause 7ii7   
are no long] met ) respect to su*       
/ation4  4