,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dgif  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #g1 #bjbb,mr4
 ,paul introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to repeal ! limitations on    
multiple own]%ip ( radio & television   
/ations impos$ by ! ,f$]al              
,communications ,commission1 to prohibit
 ! ,f$]al ,communications ,commission f 
limit+ common own]%ip ( daily newspap]s 
& full-p[] broadca/ /ations1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,local ,news & ,broadca/   
,m$ia ,pres]vation ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4   
,regulation ( broadca/ own]%ip by !     
,f$]al ,communications ,commission  7a7 
,repeal ( multiple broadca/ /ation      
own]%ip rules  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,f$]al  
,communications ,commission may n impose
 any limitation on ! numb] ( radio or   
television /ations-- 7,a7 t a p]son or  
entity may directly or indirectly own1  
op]ate1 or control2 or  7,b7 9 :i* a    

p]son or entity may h a cognizable      
int]e/4  7#b7 ,regulations ,9 accordance
 ) p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,f$]al              
,communications ,commission %all repeal 
section #gc4ceee ( title #dg1 ,code (   
,f$]al ,regulations4  7#c7 ,te*nical &  
con=m+ am5dm5t ,section #bjb ( !        
,telecommunications ,act ( #aiif        
7,public ,law #ajd-ajd2 #aaj ,/at4 #ajh7
 is am5d$ by /rik+ subsections 7a7 ?r\gh
 7d7 & 7h74  7b7 ,prohibition on        
limitation ( newspap] & broadca/ /ation 
cross-,own]%ip ,! ,f$]al ,communications
 ,commission may n impose any limitation
 on ! ability ( a p]son or entity to own
 #a or m daily newspap]s & #a or m      
full-p[] broadca/ /ations4  #c4 ,clayton
 ,act ,section #g ( ! ,clayton ,act 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ah7 is am5d$ by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+3  ,= purposes ( an         
acquisition describ$ 9 ?is section1 !   
m>ket %>e 9 any geographic m>ket ( !    
television broadca/+ m>ket1 ! radio     
broadca/+ m>ket1 or ! daily newspap]    
publication m>ket 7or any relevant      

product m>ket )9 su* m>kets7 ( ! acquir+
 p]son z a result ( ! acquisition %all n
 be consid]$ to sub/antially less5      
competition or to t5d to create a       
monopoly4  4  #d4 ,safe h>bor = c]ta9   
collective negotiations  7a7 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,antitru/ laws ,! 
t]m antitru/ laws-- 7,a7 has ! mean+    
giv5 ! t]m 9 subsection 7a7 ( ! fir/    
section ( ! ,clayton ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #ab72 &  7,b7 includes-- 7i7 section #e
 ( ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #de7 to ! ext5t t section    
applies to unfair me?ods ( competition2 
&  7ii7 any ,/ate law 7includ+          
regulations7 t prohibits or p5alizes !  
conduct describ$ 91 or is o!rwise       
inconsi/5t )1 subsection 7b74  7#b7     
,news cont5t creator ,! t]m news cont5t 
creator means-- 7,a7 any pr9t1 broadca/1
 or digital news organization t-- 7i7   
has a d$icat$ pr(essional editorial /aff
 t creates & di/ributes orig9al news &  
relat$ cont5t conc]n+ local1 national1  
or int]national matt]s ( public int]e/  

on at lea/ a weekly basis2 &  7ii7 is   
comm]cially m>ket$ ?r\gh subscriptions1 
adv]tis+1 or sponsor%ip2 &  7,b7 7i7    
provides orig9al news & relat$ cont5t1 )
 ! editorial cont5t consi/+ ( n less ?an
 #be p]c5t curr5t news & relat$ cont5t2 
or  7ii7 broadca/s orig9al news & relat$
 cont5t pursuant to a lic5se grant$ by !
 ,f$]al ,communications ,commission "u  
title ,,iii ( ! ,communications ,act (  
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cja et seq474     
7#c7 ,onl9e cont5t di/ributor ,! t]m    
onl9e cont5t di/ributor means any entity
 t-- 7,a7 op]ates a website or o!r onl9e
 s]vice t displays1 di/ributes1 or      
directs us]s to news articles1 works (  
j\rnalism1 or o!r cont5t on ! int]net t 
is g5]at$ by ?ird-p>ty news cont5t      
creators2 &  7,b7 has n few] ?an        
#a1jjj1jjj1jjj mon?ly active us]s1 9 !  
aggregate1 ( all ( its websites or onl9e
 s]vices worldwide4  7b7 ,limitation (  
liability ,a news cont5t creator may n  
be held liable "u ! antitru/ laws =     
engag+ 9 negotiations ) any o!r news    

cont5t creator dur+ ! #d-ye> p]iod      
beg9n+ on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act  
to collectively )hold cont5t f1 or      
negotiate )1 an onl9e cont5t di/ributor 
reg>d+ ! t]ms on :i* ! news cont5t ( !  
news cont5t creator may be di/ribut$ by 
! onl9e cont5t di/ributor1 if-- 7#a7 !  
negotiations ) ! onl9e cont5t           
di/ributor-- 7,a7 are n limit$ to price2
  7,b7 are nondiscrim9atory z to        
simil>ly situat$ news cont5t creators2  
7,c7 directly relate to ! quality1      
accuracy1 attribution or br&+1 &        
int]op]ability ( news2 &  7,d7 p]ta9 to 
t]ms t w\ld be available to all news    
cont5t creators2  7#b7 ! coord9ation    
betwe5 ! news cont5t creators is        
directly relat$ to & reasonably necess>y
 = negotiations ) an onl9e cont5t       
di/ributor t are o!rwise consi/5t ) ?is 
,act2 &  7#c7 ! negotiations d n involve
 any p]son t is n a news cont5t creator 
or an onl9e cont5t di/ributor4  7c7     
,rule ( con/ruction ,except z provid$ 9 
?is ,act1 ?is ,act %all n be con/ru$ to 

modify1 impair1 or sup]s$e ! op]ation ( 
! antitru/ laws4