,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agdh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #e1 #bjai,mr4    
,blum5?al introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to decrease !  
frequ5cy ( sports black\ts1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,fur!r+ ,access & ,networks
 = ,sports ,act4  #b4 ,def9ition ,9 ?is 
,act1 ! t]m ,sports ,broadca/+ ,act (   
#aifa means ! ,act ( ,septemb] #cj1     
#aifa 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #abia et seq474    
#c4 ,am5dm5ts to ! ,sports ,broadca/+   
,act ( #aifa  7a7 ,elim9ation ( antitru/
 exemption = sports black\ts dur+       
retransmission cons5t negotiations      
,section #a ( ! ,sports ,broadca/+ ,act 
( #aifa 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #abia7 is am5d$  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 ,! antitru/  
exemption e/abli%$ "u ?is section %all n
 apply1 & ! antitru/ laws %all apply1 to
 any league ( clubs p>ticipat+ 9        
pr(essional football1 baseball1         
basketball1 or hockey conte/s to ! ext5t

 t ! league does n expressly prohibit   
sponsor$ teleca/ lic5sees ( su* league1 
& any agreem5t ) any video lic5see1 f   
int5tionally remov+ ! live cont5t ( su* 
league f a multi*annel video programm+  
di/ributor 7z def9$ 9 section #fjb ( !  
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #ebb771 :5 su* removal occurs 
dur+ or is relat$ to a negotiation      
reg>d+ c>riage ( ! games ( su* league by
 ! multi*annel video programm+          
di/ributor44  7b7 ,elim9ation ( antitru/
 exemption = local sports black\ts      
,section #b ( ! ,sports ,broadca/+ ,act 
( #aifa 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #abib7 is am5d$  
by /rik+ 1 except )9 ! home t]ritory ( a
 memb] club ( ! league on a day :5 su*  
club is play+ a game at home4  7c7      
,availability ( games ov] ! int]net :]e 
n o!rwise available on television ,!    
,sports ,broadca/+ ,act ( #aifa is      
am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ sections #d  
?r\gh #f z sections #e ?r\gh #g1        
respectively2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]    
section #c ! foll[+3  #d4  7a7 ,!       

antitru/ exemption e/abli%$ "u section  
#a ( ?is ,act %all n apply1 & ! antitru/
 laws %all apply1 to any league ( clubs 
p>ticipat+ 9 pr(essional football1      
baseball1 basketball1 or hockey conte/s 
to ! ext5t t ! league does n make a     
sponsor$ teleca/ ( a cov]$ game         
available to consum]s1 = a fee or       
o!rwise1 us+ an int]net plat=m1 9 any   
t]ritory 9 :i* ! game is n available =  
private view+ ?r\gh a local television  
broadca/ /ation or any available        
multi*annel video programm+ di/ributor4 
7b7 ,= purposes ( ?is section-- 7#a7 !  
t]m cov]$ game means a game t--  7,a7 is
 play$ 9 ! home t]ritory ( a memb] club 
( a league describ$ 9 subsection 7a72 & 
7,b7 is n available = private view+     
?r\gh a local television broadca/ /ation
 or any available multi*annel video     
programm+ di/ributor2  7#b7 ! t]m       
int]net plat=m means a deliv]y me*anism 
t uses packet-swit*$ protocol or any    
successor te*nology2  7#c7 ! t]m        
multi*annel video programm+ di/ributor  

has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #fjb ( 
! ,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg     
,u4,s4,c4 #ebb72 &  7#d7 ! t]m          
television broadca/ /ation has ! mean+  
giv5 ! t]m 9 section #cbe7;b77#g7 ( !   
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #cbe7;b77#g774  4  #d4        
,effective date2 applicability ,!       
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all--  7#a7  
take effect on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act2 &  7#b7 apply to any contract or  
agreem5t ent]$ into or modifi$ by a     
league subject to ! requirem5ts ( !     
,sports ,broadca/+ ,act ( #aifa on or   
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4