,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ida ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #bh1 #bjai ,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself and ,mr4 ,booker7 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 clarify the obligations of licensees under section #cca of that ,act1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,section #cca ,obligation ,clarification ,act4 #b4 ,licensee requirements 7a7 ,in general ,section #cca of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cca7 is amended by striking subsection 7a7 and inserting the following3 7a7 ,television stations in underserved ,states 7#a7 ,channel allocation 7,a7 ,commission policy ,it shall be the policy of the ,commission to allocate channels for commercial television broadcasting in a manner which ensures that not less than #a very high frequency channel and not less than #a ultra high frequency channel shall be allocated to each ,state1 if technically feasible4 7,b7 ,reallocation of very high frequency channels and ultra high frequency channels ,in any case in which a licensee of a very high frequency commercial television broadcast station or an ultra high frequency commercial television broadcast station notifies the ,commission to the effect that such licensee will agree to the reallocation of its channel to a community within a ,state in which1 at the time of such notification1 there is allocated no very high frequency commercial television broadcast channel or ultra high frequency commercial television broadcast channel1 as applicable1 the ,commission shall1 notwithstanding any other provision of law1 order such reallocation and issue a license to such licensee for that purpose under section #cjg4 7#b7 ,licensee requirements ,each licensee of a commercial television broadcast station that receives a license under paragraph 7#a77;,b7 shall-- 7,a7 broadcast on the channel of the licensee not fewer than #ad hours of common local programming per week1 not fewer than #g hours of which shall be broadcast between the hours of #f3jj p4m4 and midnight2 7,b7 include as part of the common local programming broadcast under subparagraph 7,a7 a substantial amount of particularized local content2 7,c7 maintain a broadcast studio in the station's community of license for each license so received2 7,d7 file with the ,commission a quarterly disclosure of all programming broadcast under subparagraph 7,a7 during the period covered by the disclosure1 which-- 7i7 shall include a separate list of programming included under subparagraph 7,b7 with a detailed explanation of how that programming satisfies the requirements of subparagraph 7,b72 and 7ii7 the ,commission shall make publicly available2 and 7,e7 when developing the programming described in subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b71 or any public service announcement broadcast on the channel of the licensee1 consult with community leaders and members of the general public in the market served by the station4 7#c7 ,effect of changes to ultra high frequency station ,if a licensee that holds a license issued under paragraph 7#a77;,b7 changes from a very high frequency commercial television broadcast station to an ultra high frequency commercial television broadcast station-- 7,a7 the licensee shall ensure that the change does not affect any special service obligation imposed on the licensee because of the fact that the licensee received the license under that paragraph1 without regard to whether the ,commission imposed the obligation-- 7i7 by rule or order2 or 7ii7 as part of the grant or renewal of the license2 and 7,b7 the ,commission may not directly or indirectly reduce or eliminate the special service obligation described in subparagraph 7,a7 because of that change4 7#d7 ,definition ,in this subsection1 the term particularized local content means programming-- 7,a7 aired on a commercial television broadcast channel by a licensee that receives a license under paragraph 7#a77;,b72 and 7,b7 that-- 7i7 has specific1 articulable1 and particularized appeal for the community to which the channel described in subparagraph 7,a7 is reallocated under paragraph 7#a77;,b7 that is separate and distinct from the general national or local television market appeal2 7ii7 includes news or public affairs information about the ,state1 or the region of the ,state1 in which the community described in clause 7i7 is located2 and 7iii7 is responsive to the unique concerns of the community described in clause 7i7 as part of a ,state that lacks a television market that is centered in that ,state4 4 7b7 ,rulemaking 7#a7 ,definitions ,in this subsection-- 7,a7 the term ,commission means the ,federal ,communications ,commission2 and 7,b7 the term section #cca means section #cca of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cca71 as amended by subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,rules ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission shall issue final rules to implement the amendments made by subsection 7a74 7#c7 ,requirements ,the rules required under paragraph 7#b7 shall-- 7,a7 contain specific procedures and requirements for how an individual who lives in a community to which a commercial television broadcast channel is reallocated under subsection 7a77#a77;,b7 of section #cca can challenge whether the licensee with respect to that channel has satisfied the requirements of the licensee under section #cca1 particularly when that licensee seeks to renew the license with respect to that channel2 7,b7 include guidance regarding what type of evidence the ,commission shall accept and review in determining whether a licensee described in subparagraph 7,a7 is satisfying the requirements of the licensee under section #cca2 and 7,c7 ensure that the procedure by which an individual described in subparagraph 7,a7 can participate in the review by the ,commission of a licensee described in that subparagraph-- 7i7 is simple and straightforward2 and 7ii7 includes holding community forums as necessary4