,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cbh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #cj1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,murphy introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the              
,communications ,act of #aicd to direct 
the ,federal ,communications ,commission
 to promulgate regulations with respect 
to rebates for certain video programming
 blackouts1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,stop ,sports ,blackouts ,act4  #b4
 ,rebates for video programming         
blackouts ,title ,,vii of the           
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq47 is amended by   
adding at the end the following3  #gbc4 
,rebates for video programming blackouts
  7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3    
7#a7 ,covered negotiation ,the term     
covered negotiation means a negotiation 
with respect to-- 7,a7 retransmission   

consent of a television broadcast       
station under section #cbe7;b72 or  7,b7
 carriage of video programming of an    
entity that is not a television         
broadcast station4  7#b7 ,provider ,the 
term provider means either of the       
following3 7,a7 ,a cable operator1 as   
defined in section #fjb4  7,b7 ,a       
provider of direct broadcast satellite  
service1 as defined in section          
#cce7;b77#e74  7#c7 ,television         
broadcast station ,the term television  
broadcast station has the meaning given 
the term in section #cbe7;b77#g74  7#d7 
,video programming ,the term video      
programming has the meaning given the   
term in section #fjb4  7b7 ,promulgation
 of regulations ,not later than #ij days
 after the date of enactment of this    
section1 the ,commission shall          
promulgate regulations-- 7#a7 to require
 a provider to issue to a subscriber of 
that provider a rebate with respect to  
any period during which the provider    
denies that subscriber1 as a result of a

 covered negotiation1 access to video   
programming that such provider agreed1  
at the time of subscription entry or    
renewal 7as applicable71 to provide to  
that subscriber during that period2 and 
7#b7 to establish the appropriate amount
 of a rebate issued under paragraph     
7#a74  4