,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ebij  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #aj1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,communications ,act 
( #aicd to am5d provisions relat+ to    
fran*ise t]m & t]m9ation & provisions   
relat+ to ! elim9ation or modification (
 requirem5ts 9 fran*ises1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,cable ,transp>5cy ,act4   
#b4 ,cable fran*ise t]m & t]m9ation  7a7
 ,elim9ation or modification (          
requirem5t 9 fran*ise ,section #fbe ( ! 
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #ede7 is am5d$ to read z      
foll[s3  #fbe4 ,elim9ation or           
modification ( requirem5t 9 fran*ise    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,dur+ ! p]iod 9 :i* a      
fran*ise is 9 effect1 ! cable op]ator   
may obta9 ! elim9ation or modification (
 any requirem5t 9 ! fran*ise by submitt+
 to ! fran*is+ au?ority a reque/ = !    

elim9ation or modification ( su*        
requirem5t4  7b7 ,elim9ation or         
modification ( requirem5t 9 fran*ise    
7#a7 ,requirem5t ,! fran*is+ au?ority   
%all elim9ate or modify a requirem5t 9  
accordance ) a complete reque/ submitt$ 
"u subsection 7a7 n lat] ?an #abj days  
aft] receiv+ su* reque/ if ! cable      
op]ator demon/rates 9 ! reque/--  7,a7  
good cause = ! elim9ation or            
modification ( ! requirem5t1 includ+ !  
ne$ to elim9ate or modify ! requirem5t--
 7i7 to con=m to an applicable ,f$]al or
 ,/ate law2  7ii7 to address *anges 9   
te*nology2 or  7iii7 9 ! case ( a       
requirem5t applicable to ! cable        
op]ator1 due to comm]cial               
impracticability2 &  7,b7 t ! mix1      
quality1 & level ( cable s]vices requir$
 by ! fran*ise at ! "t ! fran*ise 0     
grant$ w be ma9ta9$ not)/&+ ! elim9ation
 or modification ( ! requirem5t2  7#b7  
,def9ition ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m     
comm]cial impracticability means t x is 
comm]cially impracticable = ! op]ator to

 comply ) ! requirem5t z a result ( a   
*ange 9 conditions :i* is beyond !      
control ( ! op]ator & ! nonoccurr5ce (  
:i* 0 a basic assumption on :i* !       
requirem5t 0 bas$4  7c7 ,deem$          
elim9ation or modification ,except 9 !  
case ( a reque/ = ! elim9ation or       
modification ( a requirem5t = s]vices   
relat+ to public1 educational1 or       
gov]nm5tal access1 if ! fran*is+        
au?ority fails to approve or d5y !      
complete reque/ submitt$ "u subsection  
7a7 by ! date describ$ "u subsection    
7b71 ! requirem5t %all be deem$ elim9at$
 or modifi$ 9 accordance ) ! reque/ on !
 day aft] su* date4  7d7 ,appeal  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,any cable op]ator ^: reque/ = 
elim9ation or modification ( a          
requirem5t 9 a fran*ise "u subsection   
7a7 has be5 d5i$ by a f9al decision ( a 
fran*is+ au?ority may seek judicial     
review ( ! decision pursuant to !       
provisions ( section #fce4  7#b7 ,grant 
( reque/ ,9 ! case ( any propos$        
elim9ation or modification ( a          

requirem5t 9 a fran*ise "u subsection   
7a71 ! c\rt %all grant su* elim9ation or
 modification only if ! cable op]ator   
demon/rates to ! c\rt t ! /&>ds 9       
subsection 7b7 h be5 met4  7e7 ,:5      
reque/ consid]$ complete  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,= ! purposes ( ?is section1 a reque/ to
 a fran*is+ au?ority %all be consid]$   
complete if ! cable op]ator--  7,a7 has 
tak5 ! fir/ proc$ural /ep )9 ! control (
 ! cable op]ator t ! fran*is+ au?ority  
requires z "p ( ! process e/abli%$ by ! 
fran*is+ au?ority = review+ any reque/s 
relat$ to fran*ises2 &  7,b7 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--  7i7 /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]$ complete has n  
be5 submitt$2  7ii7 id5tify+ ! in=mation
 requir$ to be submitt$ t 0 n submitt$2 
&  7iii7 id5tify+ ! publicly available  
rules1 regulations1 or /&>ds issu$ by ! 

fran*is+ au?ority requir+ t ! in=mation 
be submitt$ ) su* a reque/4  7#b7       
,def9ition ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m !   
date on :i* ! reque/ is receiv$ by !    
fran*is+ au?ority means--  7,a7 9 ! case
 ( a reque/ submitt$ electronically1 !  
date on :i* ! reque/ is transmitt$2     
7,b7 9 ! case ( a reque/ submitt$ 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,c7 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$4  4  7b7 ,9 g5]al ,section #fbf
 ( ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg  
,u4,s4,c4 #edf7 is am5d$ to read z      
foll[s3  #fbf4 ,fran*ise t]m & t]m9ation
  7a7 ,fran*ise t]m ,a fran*ise %all    
cont9ue 9 effect 7)\t any requirem5t =  
r5ewal7 until ! date on :i* ! fran*ise  
is revok$ or t]m9at$ 9 accordance )     
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,limits  7#a7      
,prohibition aga9/ revocation2 t]m9ation

 ,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 a   
fran*ise may n be--  7,a7 revok$ by a   
fran*is+ au?ority2  7,b7 t]m9at$ by a   
cable op]ator2 or  7,c7 revok$ or       
t]m9at$ by op]ation ( law1 includ+ by a 
t]m 9 a fran*ise t revokes or t]m9ates  
su* fran*ise on a specific date1 aft] a 
p]iod ( "t1 or ^u ! occurr5ce ( an ev5t4
  7#b7 ,:5 t]m9ation or revocation (    
fran*ise p]mitt$  7,a7 ,t]m9ation by    
cable op]ator  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,a cable    
op]ator may t]m9ate a fran*ise by       
submitt+ to ! fran*is+ au?ority a writt5
 reque/ = ! fran*is+ au?ority to revoke 
su* fran*ise4  7ii7 ,"t ( revocation ,if
 ! cable op]ator submits a complete     
reque/ "u clause 7i71 ! fran*is+        
au?ority %all revoke ! fran*ise on !    
date t is #ij days aft] ! fran*is+      
au?ority receives su* reque/4  7iii7    
,deem$ to be revok$ ,if a fran*is+      
au?ority does n approve a reque/ by !   
date requir$ "u clause 7ii71 ! fran*ise 
is deem$ revok$ on ! day aft] su* date4 
7,b7 ,t]m9ation by fran*is+ au?ority ,a 

fran*is+ au?ority may revoke a fran*ise 
if ! fran*is+ au?ority-- 7i7 f9ds t !   
cable op]ator has kn[+ly & willfully    
fail$ to sub/antially meet a mat]ial    
requirem5t impos$ by ! fran*ise2  7ii7  
provides ! cable op]ator a reasonable   
opportunity to cure su* failure1 aft]   
:i* ! cable op]ator fails to cure su*   
failure2 &  7iii7 does n waive ! mat]ial
 requirem5t or acquiesce ) ! failure to 
sub/antially meet su* requirem5t4  7c7  
,review ( revocation ( fran*ise by      
fran*is+ au?ority  7#a7 ,adm9i/rative or
 judicial review ,) respect to a        
det]m9ation by a fran*is+ au?ority to   
revoke a fran*ise "u subsection         
7b77#b77;,b71 a cable op]ator may-- 7,a7
 petition ! ,commission = review ( su*  
det]m9ation2 or  7,b7 seek judicial     
review ( su* det]m9ation pursuant to !  
provisions ( #fce4  7#b7 ,commission    
review ,) respect to a petition = !     
review ( a det]m9ation br\ght "u        
p>agraph 7#a77;,a71 ! ,commission %all--
  7,a7 review ! det]m9ation de novo2 &  

7,b7 invalidate ! det]m9ation if1 bas$  
on ! evid5ce pres5t$ dur+ ! review1 !   
,commission det]m9es t ! fran*is+       
au?ority has n demon/rat$ by a          
prepond]ance ( ! evid5ce t ! fran*is+   
au?ority revok$ ! fran*ise 9 accordance 
) subsection 7b77#b77;,b74  7#c7 ,/ay ( 
det]m9ation to revoke fran*ise ,a       
revocation ( a fran*ise "u subsection   
7b77#b77;,b7 may be /ay$-- 7,a7 9 ! case
 ! cable op]ator petitions ! ,commission
 = review ( ! det]m9ation on :i* su*    
revocation is bas$1 by ! ,commission2 & 
7,b7 9 ! case ! cable op]ator seeks     
judicial review ( ! det]m9ation on :i*  
su* revocation is bas$1 by ! c\rt 9 :i* 
! cable op]ator seeks judicial review ( 
! det]m9ation4  4  7c7 ,te*nical &      
con=m+ am5dm5ts ,! ,communications ,act 
( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aea et seq47 is 
am5d$--  7#a7 9 section #fja-- 7,a7 9   
p>agraph 7#d71 by /rik+ ! semicolon at !
 end & ins]t+ 2 &2  7,b7 by /rik+       
p>agraph 7#e72 &  7,c7 by r$esignat+    
p>agraph 7#f7 z p>agraph 7#e72  7#b7 9  

section #fjb7i7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ initial2
 &  7,b7 by /rik+ 1 or r5ewal !re(      
7includ+ a r5ewal ( an au?orization :i* 
has be5 grant$ subject to section       
#fbf712  7#c7 9 section #faa7;b71 by    
/rik+ & may require z "p ( a cable      
op]ator's proposal = a fran*ise r5ewal1 
subject to section #fbf2  7#d7 9 section
 #fab7;b77#c7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ or z "p ( 
a proposal = r5ewal1 subject to section 
#fbf12 &  7,b7 by /rik+ 1 or proposal = 
r5ewal !re(12  7#e7 9 section           
#fba7;b77#c7--  7,a7 9 subp>agraph      
7,c77ii71 by /rik+ or fran*ise r5ewal2 &
  7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,d7--  7i7 by     
/rik+ initial2 &  7ii7 by /rik+ 1 a     
fran*ise r5ewal12  7#f7 9 section #fbd--
 7,a7 9 subsection 7b77#a71 by /rik+    
7includ+ reque/s = r5ewal proposals1    
subject to section #fbf72 &  7,b7 9     
subsection 7d77#a71 by /rik+ or r5ewal  
!re(2 &  7#g7 9 section #fce;,a7a71 by  
/rik+ r5ewal14  7d7 ,effective date2    
application  7#a7 ,effective date ,?is  
section1 & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is       

section1 %all take effect #f mon?s aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#b7   
,application ,?is section1 & ! am5dm5ts 
made by ?is section1 %all apply to a    
fran*ise grant$-- 7,a7 on or aft] !     
effective date e/abli%$ by p>agraph     
7#a72 or  7,b7 be=e su* date1 if-- 7i7  
su* fran*ise 7includ+1 any r5ewal !re(  
be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act7 is 
9 effect on su* date2 or  7ii7 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