,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cbh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #cj1 #bjbe,mr4 
,murphy introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,communications ,act
 ( #aicd to direct ! ,f$]al             
,communications ,commission to          
promulgate regulations ) respect to     
rebates = c]ta9 video programm+         
black\ts1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/op    
,sports ,black\ts ,act4  #b4 ,rebates = 
video programm+ black\ts ,title ,,vii ( 
! ,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg     
,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq47 is am5d$ by add+
 at ! end ! foll[+3  #gbc4 ,rebates =   
video programm+ black\ts  7a7           
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ 
negotiation ,! t]m cov]$ negotiation    
means a negotiation ) respect to-- 7,a7 
retransmission cons5t ( a television    
broadca/ /ation "u section #cbe7;b72 or 
7,b7 c>riage ( video programm+ ( an     

entity t is n a television broadca/     
/ation4  7#b7 ,provid] ,! t]m provid]   
means ei!r ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,a cable    
op]ator1 z def9$ 9 section #fjb4  7,b7  
,a provid] ( direct broadca/ satellite  
s]vice1 z def9$ 9 section #cce7;b77#e74 
7#c7 ,television broadca/ /ation ,! t]m 
television broadca/ /ation has ! mean+  
giv5 ! t]m 9 section #cbe7;b77#g74  7#d7
 ,video programm+ ,! t]m video programm+
 has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #fjb4 
7b7 ,promulgation ( regulations ,n lat] 
?an #ij days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (   
?is section1 ! ,commission %all         
promulgate regulations-- 7#a7 to require
 a provid] to issue to a subscrib] ( t  
provid] a rebate ) respect to any p]iod 
dur+ :i* ! provid] d5ies t subscrib]1 z 
a result ( a cov]$ negotiation1 access  
to video programm+ t su* provid] agre$1 
at ! "t ( subscription entry or r5ewal  
7z applicable71 to provide to t         
subscrib] dur+ t p]iod2 &  7#b7 to      
e/abli% ! appropriate am\nt ( a rebate  
issu$ "u p>agraph 7#a74  4