,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bc       
7legislative day1 ,may #bb71 #bjai,mr4  
,markey 7for himself and ,ms4 ,warren7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide 
for the carriage of certain television  
broadcast stations1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,carriage of television  
broadcast stations  7a7 ,in general     
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 a cable operator may transmit to   
subscribers in ,berkshire ,county1      
,massachusetts1 in the designated market
 area of ,albany1 ,new ,york 7in this   
section referred to as the ,albany      
designated market area71 any television 
broadcast station that-- 7#a7 was       
retransmitted to subscribers located in 
,berkshire ,county in the ,albany       
designated market area on ,december #a1 
#bjaf2 and  7#b7 as of the date of      

enactment of this ,act1 is not          
retransmitted to all subscribers in     
,berkshire ,county in the ,albany       
designated market area4  7b7            
,negotiations ,a cable operator that    
engages in the retransmission described 
in subsection 7a7 shall engage in good  
faith negotiations within the meaning of
 section #gf4fe of title #dg1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations1 or any successor 
thereto1 with a television broadcast    
station regarding the terms of such     
retransmission4  7c7 ,nonduplication    
,any television broadcast station       
licensed to a community within the      
,albany designated market area may      
assert network nonduplication or        
syndicated exclusivity protections      
against any cable system in any cable   
community located in ,berkshire ,county1
 ,massachusetts4  7d7 ,rules of         
construction ,nothing in this ,act shall
 be construed-- 7#a7 to alter any       
contract provided under section #cbe of 
the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg  

,u4,s4,c4 #cbe72 or  7#b7 to affect the 
applicability of any other              
communications or copyright law related 
to the retransmission of a television   
broadcast station by a cable operator4