,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cbah  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #ba1  
#bjbj,mr4 ,markey 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,baldwin1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,mr4 ,cardin1    
,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4  
,murphy1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,merkley1   
,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4  
,wyden1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,ms4 ,hirono1
 ,ms4 ,warren1 and ,ms4 ,klobuchar7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
the ,communications ,act of #aicd to    
modify the definition of franchise fee1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,protecting ,community ,television ,act4
  #b4 ,modifying the definition of      
franchise fee ,section #fbb7;g77#a7 of  
the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg  
,u4,s4,c4 #edb7;g77#a77 is amended--    
7#a7 by striking includes and inserting 
means2 and  7#b7 by inserting other     

monetary before assessment4