,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ccad  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ae1 #bjbc ,mr4  
,burgess introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !         
,communications ,act ( #aicd to prohibit
 fran*is+ au?orities f requir+ approval 
= ! sale ( cable sy/ems1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,consum] ,access to        
,broadb& = ,local ,economies &          
,competition ,act or ! ,,cable          
,competition ,act4  #b4 ,sales ( cable  
sy/ems  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #fbg ( !  
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #edg7 is am5d$ to read z      
foll[s3  #fbg4 ,conditions ( sale or    
transf]  7a7 ,value ( cable sy/em ^u    
sale or transf]  7#a7 ,aft] d5ial (     
fran*ise r5ewal ,if a r5ewal ( a        
fran*ise held by a cable op]ator is d5i$
 & ! fran*is+ au?ority acquires own]%ip 
( ! cable sy/em or effects a transf] (  
own]%ip ( ! sy/em to ano!r p]son1 any   

su* acquisition or transf] %all be at   
fair m>ket value1 det]m9$ on ! basis ( !
 cable sy/em valu$ z a go+ conc]n b ) no
 value allocat$ to ! fran*ise itself4   
7#b7 ,aft] revocation ( fran*ise = cause
 ,if a fran*ise held by a cable op]ator 
is revok$ = cause & ! fran*is+ au?ority 
acquires own]%ip ( ! cable sy/em or     
effects a transf] ( own]%ip ( ! sy/em to
 ano!r p]son1 any su* acquisition or    
transf] %all be at fair m>ket value1    
det]m9$ on ! basis ( ! cable sy/em valu$
 z a go+ conc]n b ) no value allocat$ to
 ! fran*ise itself4  7b7 ,limitations on
 au?ority ( fran*is+ au?ority ) respect 
to transf] ( fran*ise  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a 
fran*is+ au?ority may n-- 7,a7 preclude 
a cable op]ator f transf]r+ a fran*ise  
to any p]son to :i* su* fran*ise 0 n    
initially grant$2 or  7,b7 require a    
cable op]ator to :i* a fran*ise 0       
initially grant$ to receive approval f !
 fran*is+ au?ority = ! transf] ( su*    
fran*ise to a p]son :o accepts all ( !  
t]ms ( ! fran*ise 9 effect = ! cable    

op]ator at ! "t ( ! transf]4  7#b7      
,notification ,9 ! case ( ! transf] ( a 
fran*ise to a p]son to :i* su* fran*ise 
0 n orig9ally grant$1 a fran*is+        
au?ority may require a cable op]ator to 
:i* a fran*ise 0 initially grant$ to1 n 
lat] ?an #ae days aft] a transf] ( a    
fran*ise1 notify ! fran*is+ au?ority 9  
writ+ ( su* transf]4  7#c7 ,transf] ( a 
fran*ise def9$ ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m 
transf] ( a fran*ise means ! transf] or 
assignm5t ( any rights "u a fran*ise    
?r\gh any transaction1 includ+ ?r\gh--  
7,a7 a m]g] involv+ ! cable op]ator or  
cable sy/em2  7,b7 a sale ( ! cable     
op]ator or cable sy/em2  7,c7 an        
assignm5t ( ! cable op]ator or a cable  
sy/em2  7,d7 a re/ructur+ ( a cable     
op]ator or a cable sy/em2 or  7,e7 !    
transf] ( control ( a cable op]ator or a
 cable sy/em4  4  7b7 ,effective date   
,?is section1 & ! am5dm5t made by       
subsection 7a71 %all take effect #f     
mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act4  7c7 ,application ,?is section1 & 

! am5dm5t made by subsection 7a71 %all  
apply to a fran*ise grant$--  7#a7 on or
 aft] ! effective date e/abli%$ by      
subsection 7b72 or  7#b7 be=e su* date1 
if--  7,a7 su* fran*ise 7includ+ any    
r5ewal t]m !re(7 is 9 effect on su*     
date2 or  7,b7 su* fran*ise is expir$ & 
! cable op]ator has cont9u$ to p]=m "u !
 provisions ( su* fran*ise z if su*     
fran*ise 7 n expir$4