,,ii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #baeb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #ba1 #bjba,mr4 ,lujn introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,federal ,communications ,commission to promulgate regulations requiring material in the online public inspection file of a covered entity to be made available in a format that is machine-readable4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,fair and ,clear ,campaign ,transparency ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,on ,may #i1 #bjac1 ,president ,barack ,obama issued ,executive ,order #acfdb 7#gh ,fed4 ,reg4 #bhaaa 7,may #ad1 #bjac771 which made open and machine-readable data the new default for ,federal ,government information4 7#b7 ,open data principles are essential for transparency and efficiency in government4 7#c7 ,in #bjab1 the ,federal ,communications ,commission required television broadcast stations to post on an online database hosted by the ,commission certain materials in the files that those stations are required to maintain and make available for public inspection1 including important information about the purchasing of political advertisements4 ,in #bjaf1 the ,commission extended the online public inspection file requirement to providers of cable and satellite television service1 radio broadcast stations1 and providers of satellite radio service4 7#d7 ,the ,commission declined to require those materials to be machine-readable1 deciding at the time that it was more important to get the information online faster4 7#e7 ,machine readability is a critical component of open government and provides interested parties with the necessary access to evaluate data in a more comprehensive way4 #c4 ,material in online public inspection file required to be in machine-readable format 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,commission ,the term ,commission means the ,federal ,communications ,commission4 7#b7 ,covered entity ,the term covered entity means a full-powered television broadcast station1 class ,a television system1 ,,am or ,,fm radio broadcast station1 cable operator1 direct broadcast satellite service provider1 satellite digital audio radio service provider1 or any other entity to which an online public inspection file requirement applies4 7#c7 ,machine-readable ,the term machine-readable means1 with respect to the format of material in a public inspection file1 that the format supports-- 7,a7 the automated searching for particular text within and among documents2 7,b7 the bulk downloading of data contained in the material2 7,c7 the aggregation1 manipulation1 sorting1 and analysis of the data contained in the material2 and 7,d7 any other functionality that the ,commission considers appropriate4 7#d7 ,online public inspection file requirement ,the term online public inspection file requirement means a requirement for a covered entity to make material in the public inspection file of the entity available on1 or upload the material to1 the online public file database hosted by the ,commission4 7#e7 ,political file ,the term political file means1 with respect to a covered entity1 the file that the entity is required to maintain and make available for public inspection under section #cae7;e7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cae7;e77 or under any similar requirement applicable to the entity that is administered by the ,commission4 7#f7 ,public inspection file ,the term public inspection file1 with respect to a covered entity-- 7,a7 means the file or files that the entity is required to maintain and make available for public inspection under section #be4gja1 #be4gjb1 #gc4cebf1 #gc4cebg1 or #gf4agjj of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or any successor regulation71 as applicable to the entity1 or under any similar requirement applicable to the entity that is administered by the ,commission2 and 7,b7 includes any political file that the entity is required to maintain and make available for public inspection4 7b7 ,regulations ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission shall promulgate regulations that require a covered entity1 to the extent that the entity is required to make material in the public inspection file of the entity available on1 or upload the material to1 the online public file database hosted by the ,commission1 to make the material available or upload the material in a format that is machine-readable4 7c7 ,applicability 7#a7 ,covered entities 7,a7 ,in general ,except as provided in subparagraph 7,b71 the regulations promulgated under subsection 7b7 shall apply-- 7i7 to a covered entity for which an online public inspection file requirement is in effect on the date of the promulgation of such regulations-- 7,i7 with respect to the political file portion of the public inspection file1 beginning not later than the date that is #fj days after the date of such promulgation2 and 7,,ii7 with respect to the other portions of the public inspection file1 at the same time as the regulations apply under subclause 7,i7 with respect to the political file portion of the public inspection file or as soon thereafter as the ,commission considers practicable2 and 7ii7 to a covered entity for which an online public inspection file requirement becomes effective after the date of the promulgation of the regulations-- 7,i7 with respect to the political file portion of the public inspection file1 beginning on the later of-- 7aa7 the date of applicability of the regulations under clause 7i77,i72 or 7bb7 the date on which the online public inspection file requirement becomes effective for the entity2 and 7,,ii7 with respect to the other portions of the public inspection file1 at the same time as the regulations apply under subclause 7,i7 with respect to the political file portion of the public inspection file or as soon thereafter as the ,commission considers practicable4 7,b7 ,extensions for good cause ,the ,commission may extend a deadline under subparagraph 7,a7 for a specific covered entity or a group of covered entities for good cause4 7#b7 ,new material only ,the regulations promulgated under subsection 7b7 shall apply only to material in the public inspection file of a covered entity that is newly generated on or after the date of the promulgation of the regulations4