#aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4    
#cdje  ,,an ,,act  ,to require ! ,f$]al 
,communications ,commission to issue a  
rule provid+ t c]ta9 l[ p[] television  
/ations may be accord$ prim>y /atus z   
,class ,a television lic5sees1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,l[ ,p[] ,protection ,act4 
#b4 ,l[ p[] ,,tv /ations  7a7           
,def9itions ,9 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m 
,commission means ! ,f$]al              
,communications ,commission2  7#b7 ! t]m
 ,designat$ ,m>ket ,area means-- 7,a7 a 
,designat$ ,m>ket ,area det]m9$ by      
,niels5 ,m$ia ,rese>* or any successor  
entity2 or  7,b7 a ,designat$ ,m>ket    
,area "u a sy/em ( divid+ television    
broadca/ /ation lic5sees into local     
m>kets us+ a sy/em t ! ,commission      
det]m9es is equival5t to ! sy/em        
e/abli%$ by ,niels5 ,m$ia ,rese>*2 &    
7#c7 ! t]m l[ p[] ,,tv /ation has !     
mean+ giv5 ! t]m digital l[ p[] ,,tv    
/ation 9 section #gd4gja ( title #dg1   
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 or any     

successor regulation4  7b7 ,purpose ,!  
purpose ( ?is section is to provide l[  
p[] ,,tv /ations ) a limit$ w9d[ (      
opportunity to apply = ! opportunity to 
be accord$ prim>y /atus z ,class ,a     
television lic5sees4  7c7 ,rulemak+     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,commission %all issue a notice (       
propos$ rulemak+ to issue a rule t      
conta9s ! requirem5ts describ$ 9 ?is    
subsection4  7#b7 ,requirem5ts  7,a7 ,9 
g5]al ,! rule ) respect to :i* !        
,commission is requir$ to issue notice  
"u p>agraph 7#a7 %all provide t1 dur+ ! 
#a-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! date on :i* t  
rule takes effect1 a l[ p[] ,,tv /ation 
may apply to ! ,commission to be accord$
 prim>y /atus z a ,class ,a television  
lic5see "u section #gc4fjja ( title #dg1
 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 or any    
successor regulation4  7,b7             
,consid]ations ,! ,commission may       
approve an application submitt$ "u      
subp>agraph 7,a7 if ! l[ p[] ,,tv /ation

 submitt+ ! application-- 7i7           
satisfies-- 7,i7 section #ccf7;f77#b7 ( 
! ,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg     
,u4,s4,c4 #ccf7;f77#b77 & ! rules issu$ 
"u t section1 includ+ ! requirem5ts "u  
su* section #ccf7;f77#b7 ) respect to   
locally produc$ programm+1 except t1 = !
 purposes ( ?is subclause1 ! p]iod      
describ$ 9 ! matt] prec$+ subclause 7,i7
 ( subp>agraph 7,a77i7 ( su* section    
#ccf7;f77#b7 %all be con/ru$ to be !    
#ij-;day p]iod prec$+ ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act2 &  7,,ii7 p>agraphs 7b71    
7c71 & 7d7 ( #gc4fjja ( title #dg1 ,code
 ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 or any successor
 regulation2  7ii7 demon/rates to !     
,commission t ! ,class ,a /ation = :i* !
 lic5se is s\ght w n cause any int]f]5ce
 describ$ 9 section #ccf7;f77#g7 ( !    
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #ccf7;f77#g772 &  7iii7 z ( ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 op]ates 9 a 
,designat$ ,m>ket ,area ) n m ?an       
#ie1jjj television h\seholds4  7#c7     
,applicability ( lic5se ,a lic5se t     

accords prim>y /atus z a ,class ,a      
television lic5see to a l[ p[] ,,tv     
/ation z a result ( ! rule ) respect to 
:i* ! ,commission is requir$ to issue   
notice "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all-- 7,a7 be  
subject to ! same lic5se t]ms & r5ewal  
/&>ds z a lic5se = a full p[] television
 broadca/ /ation1 except z o!rwise      
expressly provid$ 9 ?is subsection2 &   
7,b7 require ! l[ p[] ,,tv /ation to    
rema9 9 compliance ) p>agraph 7#b77;,b7 
dur+ ! t]m ( ! lic5se4  7d7 ,report+ ,n 
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 ! ,commission %all submit to 
! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &    
,transportation ( ! ,s5ate & !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report reg>d+ 
! implem5tation ( ?is section1 :i* %all 
include-- 7#a7 a li/ ( ! curr5t1 z ( !  
date on :i* ! report is submitt$1       
lic5sees t h be5 accord$ prim>y /atus z 
,class ,a television lic5sees2 &  7#b7 (
 ! lic5sees describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 an
 id5tification ( ea* su* lic5see t has  

be5 accord$ ! /atus describ$ 9 t        
p>agraph because ( ! implem5tation ( ?is
 section4  7e7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+
 9 ?is section may be con/ru$ to affect 
a decision ( ! ,commission relat+ to    
completion ( ! transition1 relocation1  
or reimbursem5t ( entities z a result ( 
! sy/ems ( competitive bidd+ conduct$   
pursuant to title ,,vi ( ! ,middle      
,class ,tax ,relief & ,job ,creation    
,act ( #bjab 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #adja et    
seq471 & ! am5dm5ts made by t title1 t  
are collectively commonly ref]r$ to z ! 
,television ,broadca/ ,inc5tive         
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