#aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#cdje  ,,an ,,act  ,to require the      
,federal ,communications ,commission to 
issue a rule providing that certain low 
power television stations may be        
accorded primary status as ,class ,a    
television licensees1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,low ,power         
,protection ,act4  #b4 ,low power ,,tv  
stations  7a7 ,definitions ,in this     
section-- 7#a7 the term ,commission     
means the ,federal ,communications      
,commission2  7#b7 the term ,designated 
,market ,area means-- 7,a7 a ,designated
 ,market ,area determined by ,nielsen   
,media ,research or any successor       
entity2 or  7,b7 a ,designated ,market  
,area under a system of dividing        
television broadcast station licensees  
into local markets using a system that  
the ,commission determines is equivalent
 to the system established by ,nielsen  
,media ,research2 and  7#c7 the term low
 power ,,tv station has the meaning     

given the term digital low power ,,tv   
station in section #gd4gja of title #dg1
 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or any 
successor regulation4  7b7 ,purpose ,the
 purpose of this section is to provide  
low power ,,tv stations with a limited  
window of opportunity to apply for the  
opportunity to be accorded primary      
status as ,class ,a television          
licensees4  7c7 ,rulemaking  7#a7 ,in   
general ,not later than #ij days after  
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,commission shall issue a notice of     
proposed rulemaking to issue a rule that
 contains the requirements described in 
this subsection4  7#b7 ,requirements    
7,a7 ,in general ,the rule with respect 
to which the ,commission is required to 
issue notice under paragraph 7#a7 shall 
provide that1 during the #a-year period 
beginning on the date on which that rule
 takes effect1 a low power ,,tv station 
may apply to the ,commission to be      
accorded primary status as a ,class ,a  
television licensee under section       

#gc4fjja of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal
 ,regulations1 or any successor         
regulation4  7,b7 ,considerations ,the  
,commission may approve an application  
submitted under subparagraph 7,a7 if the
 low power ,,tv station submitting the  
application-- 7i7 satisfies-- 7,i7      
section #ccf7;f77#b7 of the             
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #ccf7;f77#b77 and the rules   
issued under that section1 including the
 requirements under such section        
#ccf7;f77#b7 with respect to locally    
produced programming1 except that1 for  
the purposes of this subclause1 the     
period described in the matter preceding
 subclause 7,i7 of subparagraph 7,a77i7 
of such section #ccf7;f77#b7 shall be   
construed to be the #ij-;day period     
preceding the date of enactment of this 
,act2 and  7,,ii7 paragraphs 7b71 7c71  
and 7d7 of #gc4fjja of title #dg1 ,code 
of ,federal ,regulations1 or any        
successor regulation2  7ii7 demonstrates
 to the ,commission that the ,class ,a  

station for which the license is sought 
will not cause any interference         
described in section #ccf7;f77#g7 of the
 ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg     
,u4,s4,c4 #ccf7;f77#g772 and  7iii7 as  
of the date of enactment of this ,act1  
operates in a ,designated ,market ,area 
with not more than #ie1jjj television   
households4  7#c7 ,applicability of     
license ,a license that accords primary 
status as a ,class ,a television        
licensee to a low power ,,tv station as 
a result of the rule with respect to    
which the ,commission is required to    
issue notice under paragraph 7#a7       
shall-- 7,a7 be subject to the same     
license terms and renewal standards as a
 license for a full power television    
broadcast station1 except as otherwise  
expressly provided in this subsection2  
and  7,b7 require the low power ,,tv    
station to remain in compliance with    
paragraph 7#b77;,b7 during the term of  
the license4  7d7 ,reporting ,not later 
than #a year after the date of enactment

 of this ,act1 the ,commission shall    
submit to the ,committee on ,commerce1  
,science1 and ,transportation of the    
,senate and the ,committee on ,energy   
and ,commerce of the ,house of          
,representatives a report regarding the 
implementation of this section1 which   
shall include-- 7#a7 a list of the      
current1 as of the date on which the    
report is submitted1 licensees that have
 been accorded primary status as ,class 
,a television licensees2 and  7#b7 of   
the licensees described in paragraph    
7#a71 an identification of each such    
licensee that has been accorded the     
status described in that paragraph      
because of the implementation of this   
section4  7e7 ,rule of construction     
,nothing in this section may be         
construed to affect a decision of the   
,commission relating to completion of   
the transition1 relocation1 or          
reimbursement of entities as a result of
 the systems of competitive bidding     
conducted pursuant to title ,,vi of the 

,middle ,class ,tax ,relief and ,job    
,creation ,act of #bjab 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4  
#adja et seq471 and the amendments made 
by that title1 that are collectively    
commonly referred to as the ,television 
,broadcast ,incentive ,auction4  ,passed
 the ,senate ,december #ba1             
#bjbb4,secretary