,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eagj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #h1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,bald]son introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !
 ,communications ,act ( #aicd to pres]ve
 cable fran*is+ au?ority1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,cable ,access = ,broadb& &
 ,local ,economic ,lead]%ip ,act or !   
,,cable ,lead]%ip ,act4  #b4 ,reque/ =  
new fran*ise ,section #fba ( !          
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #eda7 is am5d$ by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+3  7g7 ,tim+ ( decision on  
reque/ = fran*ise  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]
 ?an #abj days aft] ! date on :i* a     
fran*is+ au?ority receives a complete   
reque/ = ! grant ( a fran*ise 7o!r ?an a
 r5ewal !re(71 ! fran*is+ au?ority %all 
approve or d5y su* reque/4  7#b7 ,deem$ 
grant ( new fran*ise ,if ! fran*is+     
au?ority does n approve or d5y a reque/ 
"u p>agraph 7#a7 by ! day aft] ! date on

 :i* ! "t p]iod ends "u su* p>agraph1   
su* reque/ %all be deem$ grant$ on su*  
day4  7#c7 ,applicability ,not)/&+ any  
provision ( ?is title1 ! timeframe "u   
p>agraph 7#a7 %all apply collectively to
 all proce$+s requir$ by a fran*is+     
au?ority = ! approval ( ! reque/4  7#d7 
,no toll+ ,! timeframe "u p>agraph 7#a7 
may n be toll$ by any moratorium1 :e!r  
express or de facto1 impos$ by a        
fran*is+ au?ority on ! consid]ation (   
any reque/ = a fran*ise4  7#e7 ,writt5  
decision & record ,any decision by a    
fran*is+ au?ority to d5y a complete     
reque/ = a fran*ise %all be-- 7,a7 9    
writ+2  7,b7 support$ by sub/antial     
evid5ce conta9$ 9 a writt5 record2 &    
7,c7 publicly releas$1 & provid$ to !   
reque/+ p>ty1 on ! same day su* decision
 is made4  7#f7 ,:5 reque/ consid]$     
complete2 receiv$  7,a7 ,:5 reque/      
consid]$ complete  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,= !    
purposes ( ?is subsection1 a reque/ to a
 fran*is+ au?ority %all be consid]$     
complete if ! reque/+ p>ty-- 7,i7 has   

tak5 ! fir/ proc$ural /ep )9 ! control (
 ! reque/+ p>ty t ! fran*is+ au?ority   
requires z "p ( ! process ( ! fran*is+  
au?ority = review+ reque/s relat$ to    
fran*ises2 &  7,,ii7 has n receiv$ a    
writt5 notice f ! fran*is+ au?ority )9  
#cj days aft] ! date on :i* ! reque/ is 
receiv$ by ! fran*is+ au?ority-- 7aa7   
/at+ t all ! in=mation 7includ+ any =m  
or o!r docum5t7 requir$ by ! fran*is+   
au?ority to be submitt$ = ! reque/ to be
 consid]$ complete1 has n be5 submitt$2 
7bb7 id5tify+ ! in=mation requir$ to be 
submitt$ t 0 n submitt$2 &  7cc7 t      
includes a citation to a specific       
provision ( a publicly available rule1  
regulation1 or /&>d issu$ by ! fran*is+ 
au?ority requir+ t ! in=mation be       
submitt$ ) su* a reque/4  7ii7          
,def9ition ,9 ?is subp>agraph1 ! t]m !  
date on :i* ! reque/ is receiv$ by !    
fran*is+ au?ority means-- 7,i7 9 ! case 
( a reque/ submitt$ electronically1 !   
date on :i* ! reque/ is transmitt$2     
7,,ii7 9 ! case ( a reque/ submitt$ 9   

p]son1 ! date on :i* ! reque/ is deliv]$
 to ! individual or at ! location       
specifi$ by fran*is+ au?ority = 9-p]son 
submission2 &  7,,iii7 9 ! case ( a     
reque/ submitt$ 9 any o!r mann]1 ! date 
det]m9$ "u regulations promulgat$ by !  
,commission = ! mann] 9 :i* ! reque/ is 
submitt$4  7,b7 ,:5 complete reque/     
consid]$ receiv$ ,= ! purposes ( ?is    
subsection1 a complete reque/ %all be   
consid]$ receiv$-- 7i7 except z provid$ 
9 clause 7ii71 on ! date on :i* !       
reque/+ p>ty submits to ! fran*is+      
au?ority all in=mation 7includ+ any =m  
or o!r docum5t7 requir$ by ! fran*is+   
au?ority to be submitt$ = ! reque/ to be
 consid]$ complete2 or  7ii7 9 ! case ( 
a reque/ ) respect to :i* all su*       
in=mation is n submitt$ & t is consid]$ 
complete "u subp>agraph 7,a77i7 because 
! reque/+ p>ty has n receiv$ a writt5   
notice f ! fran*is+ au?ority )9 ! p]iod 
describ$ 9 su* subp>agraph1 on ! day    
aft] ! la/ day ( su* p]iod4  4