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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1237 

To expedite the transition to digital television while helping consumers to 

continue to use their analog televisions. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 14, 2005 

Mr. MCCAIN (for himself and Mr. LIEBERMAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 

A BILL

To expedite the transition to digital television while helping 

consumers to continue to use their analog televisions.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Spectrum Availability 

5 for Emergency-Response and Law-Enforcement to Im6 prove Vital Emergency Services Act’’ or the ‘‘SAVE 

7 LIVES Act’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. SETTING A SPECIFIC DATE FOR THE AVAILABILITY 

2 OF SPECTRUM FOR PUBLIC SAFETY ORGANI3 ZATIONS AND CREATING A DEADLINE FOR 

4 TRANSITION TO DIGITAL TELEVISION. 

5 (a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 309(j)(14) of the Com6 munications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(14)) is amend7 ed— 

8 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘December 

9 31, 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2008’’; 

10 (2) by striking subparagraph (B); 

11 (3) in subparagraph (C)(i)(I), by striking ‘‘or 

12 (B)’’; 

13 (4) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘(C)(i)’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘(B)(i)’’; and 

15 (5) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and 

16 (D) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively. 

17 (b) IMPLEMENTATION.— 

18 (1) FINAL DTV ALLOTMENT TABLE OF IN-CORE

19 CHANNELS FOR FULL-POWER STATIONS.—The Fed20 eral Communications Commission (in this Act re21 ferred to as the ‘‘Commission’’) shall— 

22 (A) release by December 31, 2006, a re23 port and order in MB Docket No. 03–15 as24 signing all full-power broadcast television sta25 tions authorized in the digital television service 

26 a final channel between channels 2 and 36, in-
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1 clusive, or 38 and 51, inclusive (between fre2 quencies 54 and 698 megahertz, inclusive); and 

3 (B) conclude by July 31, 2007, any recon4 sideration of such report and order. 

5 (2) STATUS REPORTS.—Beginning February 1, 

6 2006, and ending when international coordination 

7 with Canada and Mexico of the DTV table of allot8 ments is complete, the Commission shall submit re9 ports every 6 months on the status of that inter10 national coordination to the Committee on Com11 merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 

12 and to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 

13 the House of Representatives. 

14 (3) TERMINATIONS OF ANALOG LICENSES AND

15 BROADCASTING.—The Commission shall take such 

16 actions as may be necessary to terminate all licenses 

17 for full-power broadcasting stations in the analog 

18 television service and to require the cessation of 

19 broadcasting by full-power stations in the analog tel20 evision service by January 1, 2009. 

21 SEC. 3. AUCTION OF RECOVERED SPECTRUM. 

22 (a) DEADLINE FOR AUCTION.—Section 309(j)(14) of 

23 the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(14)), 

24 as amended by section 2, is amended in subparagraph 

25 (B)— 
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1 (1) in clause (ii), by striking the second sen2 tence; and 

3 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

4 clause: 

5 ‘‘(iii) ADDITIONAL DEADLINES FOR

6 RECOVERED ANALOG SPECTRUM.— 

7 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Not earlier 

8 than 1 year after the date on which 

9 the Commission submits to Congress 

10 the report required under section 

11 7502(a) of the Intelligence Reform 

12 and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 

13 (Public Law 108–458; 118 Stat. 

14 3855), and not later than April 1, 

15 2008, the Commission shall— 

16 ‘‘(aa) conduct the auction of 

17 the licenses for recovered analog 

18 spectrum; and 

19 ‘‘(bb) not later than June 

20 30, 2008, deposit the proceeds of 

21 such auction in accordance with 

22 paragraph (8), except for those 

23 funds authorized to be used in 

24 accordance with sections 4(f) and 

25 5 of the SAVE LIVES Act. 
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1 ‘‘(II) RECOVERED ANALOG SPEC2 TRUM DEFINED.—In this clause, the 

3 term ‘recovered analog spectrum’ 

4 means the spectrum reclaimed from 

5 analog television service broadcasting 

6 under this paragraph, other than— 

7 ‘‘(aa) the spectrum required 

8 by section 337 to be made avail9 able for public safety services; 

10 ‘‘(bb) the spectrum auc11 tioned prior to the date of enact12 ment of the SAVE LIVES Act; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(cc) any spectrum des15 ignated by Congress for use by 

16 public safety services between the 

17 date of enactment of the SAVE 

18 LIVES Act and the auction de19 scribed in subclause (I).’’. 

20 (b) EXTENSION OF AUCTION AUTHORITY.—Para21 graph (11) of section 309(j) of the Communications Act 

22 of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(11)) is amended by striking 

23 ‘‘September 30, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

24 2009’’. 
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1 SEC. 4. DIGITAL TRANSITION PROGRAM. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning no earlier than Janu3 ary 1, 2008, and not later than July 1, 2008, the Commis4 sion, in consultation with commercial television broadcast 

5 licensees, shall distribute to eligible persons digital-to-ana6 log converter devices that will enable television sets that 

7 operate only with analog signal processing to continue to 

8 operate when receiving a digital signal. 

9 (b) APPLICATION.—Each eligible person seeking a 

10 digital-to-analog converter device under subsection (a) 

11 shall submit an application to the Commission at such 

12 times, in such manner, and containing such information 

13 as the Commission requires. 

14 (c) PROCUREMENT.—The provisions, rules, and regu15 lations of the Federal Property and Administrative Serv16 ices Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) shall apply to 

17 the procurement, by the Comptroller General of the 

18 United States, of the digital-to-analog converter devices 

19 described in subsection (a). 

20 (d) STUDY.—Not later than 12 months after the date 

21 of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall, in con22 sultation with commercial television broadcast licensees, 

23 consumer groups, and other interested parties, complete 

24 a study of— 

25 (1) the geographic location of eligible persons 

26 by Nielsen Designated Market Areas; 
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1 (2) the use of not only broadcast studios for 

2 distribution of such digital-to-analog converter de3 vices, but the ability of commercial television broad4 cast licensees to partner with grocery stores, elec5 tronics stores, and post offices to serve as distribu6 tion centers for such devices; and 

7 (3) the ability of the Commission and commer8 cial television broadcast licensees to partner together 

9 to develop a public communications campaign to in10 form over-the-air viewers of— 

11 (A) the need for a digital-to-analog con12 verter device; and 

13 (B) the availability of such a digital-to14 analog converter device free of charge for eligi15 ble persons. 

16 (e) ELIGIBLE PERSON DEFINED.—In this section, 

17 the term ‘‘eligible person’’ means any person relying exclu18 sively on over-the-air television broadcasts with a house19 hold income that does not exceed 200 percent of the pov20 erty line, as such line is published in the Federal Register 

21 by the Department of Health and Human Services under 

22 the authority of section 673(2) of the Community Services 

23 Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)). 

24 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

2 appropriated $468,000,000 from the proceeds of the 

3 auction of licenses for recovered analog spectrum 

4 under section 309(j)(14) of the Communications Act 

5 of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(14)). 

6 (2) DISTRIBUTION.—Of the funds authorized to 

7 be appropriated under paragraph (1)— 

8 (A) $463,000,000 shall be available to pro9 cure digital-to-analog converter devices; and 

10 (B) $5,000,000 shall be available to cover 

11 the costs of administration of the digital transi12 tion program established under this section. 

13 SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT AND AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO14 PRIATIONS FOR GRANT PROGRAM TO PRO15 VIDE ENHANCED INTEROPERABILITY OF 

16 COMMUNICATIONS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS. 

17 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM TO ASSIST FIRST

18 RESPONDERS.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 

20 Security shall establish a program to help State, 

21 local, tribal, and regional first responders— 

22 (A) acquire and deploy interoperable com23 munications equipment; 

24 (B) purchase such equipment; and 
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1 (C) train personnel in the use of such 

2 equipment. 

3 (2) COMMON STANDARDS.—The Secretary, in 

4 cooperation with the heads of other Federal depart5 ments and agencies who administer programs that 

6 provide communications-related assistance programs 

7 to State, local, and tribal public safety organizations, 

8 shall develop and implement common standards to 

9 the greatest extent practicable. 

10 (b) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for assistance 

11 under the program established in subsection (a), a State, 

12 local, tribal, or regional first responder agency shall sub13 mit an application, at such time, in such form, and con14 taining such information as the Under Secretary of Home15 land Security for Science and Technology may require, in16 cluding— 

17 (1) a detailed explanation of how assistance re18 ceived under the program would be used to improve 

19 local communications interoperability and ensure 

20 interoperability with other appropriate Federal, 

21 State, local, tribal, and regional agencies in a re22 gional or national emergency; and 

23 (2) assurance that the equipment and system 

24 would— 
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1 (A) not be incompatible with the commu2 nications architecture developed under section 

3 7303(a)(1)(E) of the Intelligence Reform Act of 

4 2004; 

5 (B) would meet any voluntary consensus 

6 standards developed under section 

7 7303(a)(1)(D) of that Act; and 

8 (C) be consistent with the common grant 

9 guidance established under section 

10 7303(a)(1)(H) of that Act. 

11 (c) REVIEW.—The Under Secretary of Homeland Se12 curity for Science and Technology shall review and ap13 prove, in the discretion of the Under Secretary, all applica14 tions submitted under subsection (b). 

15 (d) SINGLE GRANTS.—The Secretary of Homeland 

16 Security, pursuant to an application approved by the 

17 Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and 

18 Technology, may make the assistance provided under the 

19 program established in subsection (a) available to all ap20 proved applicants in the form of a single grant for a period 

21 of not more than 3 years. 

22 (e) REPORT.—Not later than January 1, 2008, the 

23 Commission shall report to the Committee on Commerce, 

24 Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Com25 mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Rep-
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1 resentatives the amount required to carry out the program 

2 described in section 4. 

3 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To the 

4 extent that proceeds from the auction of licenses for recov5 ered analog spectrum under section 309(j)(14) of the 

6 Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(14)) are 

7 available and exceed the amount required to carry out the 

8 program described in section 4, there are authorized to 

9 be appropriated from such proceeds such sums as are 

10 available to fund the grant program established under this 

11 section. 

12 SEC. 6. CONSUMER EDUCATION REGARDING THE DIGITAL 

13 TELEVISION TRANSITION. 

14 (a) COMMISSION AUTHORITY.—Section 303 of the 

15 Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 303) is amended 

16 by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

17 ‘‘(z) Require the consumer education measures speci18 fied in section 330(d) in the case of apparatus designed 

19 to receive television signals that— 

20 ‘‘(1) are shipped in interstate commerce or 

21 manufactured in the United States after 180 days 

22 after the date of enactment of the SAVE LIVES 

23 Act; and 
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1 ‘‘(2) are not capable of receiving and displaying 

2 broadcast signals in the digital television service on 

3 the channels allocated to such broadcasts.’’. 

4 (b) CONSUMER EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.—Sec5 tion 330 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 

6 330) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘sections 

8 303(s), 303(u), and 303(x)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub9 sections (s), (u), (x), and (z) of section 303’’; 

10 (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub11 section (e); and 

12 (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol13 lowing new subsection: 

14 ‘‘(d) CONSUMER EDUCATION REGARDING EQUIP15 MENT, TELEVISION RECEIVERS, AND OTHER MATERIALS

16 RELATED TO THE DIGITAL TO ANALOG CONVERSION.— 

17 ‘‘(1) REQUIREMENTS FOR MANUFACTURERS.—

18 Any manufacturer of any apparatus described in 

19 section 303(z) shall— 

20 ‘‘(A) place on the screen of any such appa21 ratus that such manufacturer ships in inter22 state commerce or manufactures in the United 

23 States after 180 days after the date of enact24 ment of the SAVE LIVES Act, a removable 
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1 label containing the warning language required 

2 by paragraph (3); and 

3 ‘‘(B) also include such warning language 

4 on the outside of the retail packaging of such 

5 apparatus in a manner that cannot be removed. 

6 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR RETAIL DISTRIBU7 TORS.—Any retail distributor shall place adjacent to 

8 each apparatus described in section 303(z) that such 

9 distributor displays for sale or rent after 180 days 

10 after the date of enactment of the SAVE LIVES 

11 Act, a separate sign containing the warning lan12 guage required by paragraph (3). 

13 ‘‘(3) WARNING LANGUAGE.— 

14 ‘‘(A) RULEMAKING PROCEEDING.—Not 

15 later than 120 days after the date of enactment 

16 of this Act, the Commission, in consultation 

17 with consumers and representatives from the 

18 broadcast, cable, and satellite industries, shall 

19 complete a rulemaking proceeding to develop 

20 warning language to be used by manufacturers 

21 and retail distributors concerning the size and 

22 format of the warning language required by this 

23 paragraph. 

24 ‘‘(B) CONTENT OF WARNING.—The warn25 ing language required by this paragraph shall 
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1 clearly inform consumers, in plain English un2 derstandable to the average consumer, of the 

3 following: 

4 ‘‘(i) After December 31, 2008, tele5 vision broadcasters will cease analog over6 the-air broadcasts and will broadcast only 

7 in digital format. 

8 ‘‘(ii) That a television set carrying the 

9 label required under paragraph (1) will no 

10 longer be able to receive broadcast pro11 gramming unless it is connected to a dig12 ital tuner, a digital-to-analog converter de13 vice, or cable, satellite, or other multi14 channel video services. 

15 ‘‘(iii) Beyond December 31, 2008, a 

16 television set carrying the label required 

17 under paragraph (1) will, however, con18 tinue to display images from devices such 

19 as DVD recorders and video game consoles 

20 or content recorded for display on an ana21 log television using devices such as VCRs, 

22 digital video recorders, or DVD recorders. 

23 ‘‘(iv) For more information regarding 

24 the transition to digital television con25 sumers should call the Federal Commu-
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1 nications Commission at 1–888–225–5322 

2 (TTY: 1–888–835–5322) or visit the Com3 mission’s website at: www.fcc.gov. 

4 ‘‘(4) ENFORCEMENT.—Any violation of the re5 quirements of this section, shall be enforced by the 

6 Federal Trade Commission as if it were an unfair or 

7 deceptive act or practice proscribed under section 

8 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act 

9 (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)). 

10 ‘‘(5) SUNSET.—The warning language required 

11 by paragraph (3) shall not apply to any manufac12 turer or retail distributor on or after January 1, 

13 2009. 

14 ‘‘(6) COMMISSION OUTREACH.—Beginning not 

15 later than 1 month after the date of enactment of 

16 the SAVE LIVES Act, the Commission shall engage 

17 in a public outreach program to educate consumers 

18 about— 

19 ‘‘(A) the deadline for termination of analog 

20 television broadcasting; and 

21 ‘‘(B) the options consumers have after 

22 such termination to continue to receive broad23 cast programming.’’ 

24 (c) PRESERVING AND EXPEDITING DIGITAL TELE25 VISION TUNER MANDATES.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall re2 quire not later than— 

3 (A) July 1, 2005, that digital television 

4 tuners be integrated into television receivers 

5 having analog tuners in the case of television 

6 sets with screen sizes 36 inches or greater; 

7 (B) March 1, 2006, that digital television 

8 tuners be integrated into television receivers 

9 having analog tuners in the case of television 

10 sets with screen sizes between 25 inches and 35 

11 inches; and 

12 (C) March 1, 2007, that digital television 

13 tuners be integrated into television receivers 

14 having analog tuners in the case of television 

15 sets with screen sizes between 14 inches and 24 

16 inches. 

17 (2) STUDY.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 

19 after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

20 Commission shall conduct a study to determine 

21 whether digital television tuners are necessary 

22 in television sets with screen sizes 13 inches or 

23 smaller. 

24 (B) MANDATES FOR TELEVISION SETS

25 WITH SCREEN SIZES 13 INCHES OR SMALLER.—
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1 Upon completion of the study required under 

2 subparagraph (A), if the Commission deter3 mines that digital television tuners are nec4 essary in television sets with screen sizes 13 

5 inches or smaller, the Commission shall enact, 

6 not later than July 1, 2008, digital television 

7 tuner mandates for such television sets. 

8 (d) INFORMED CONSUMER REQUIREMENT.—Not 

9 later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

10 the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau of the 

11 Commission shall develop and distribute to all consumers 

12 seeking to purchase a televison set a brochure that clearly 

13 describes the different options available to a consumer, in14 cluding information that— 

15 (1) in order for a consumer to receive and dis16 play a digital television signal, a consumer must 

17 have— 

18 (A) both a digital television display or 

19 monitor and a digital tuner; or 

20 (B) an integrated digital television set; 

21 (2) there is a difference between a digital tele22 vision and high-definition digital television signals 

23 and a digital television and high-definition digital 

24 television set; and 

25 (3) current televisions— 
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1 (A) are not obsolete; 

2 (B) can receive digital television signals 

3 with the use of a digital-to-analog converter de4 vice and will display such signals in an analog 

5 format; and 

6 (C) will continue to work with cable, sat7 ellite, VCRs, DVD recorders, and other devices. 

8 SEC. 7. DIGITAL TO ANALOG CONVERSION AVAILABLE FOR 

9 CABLE SUBSCRIBERS. 

10 (a) DIGITAL TO ANALOG CONVERSION PER11 MITTED.—Section 614(b) of the Communications Act of 

12 1934 (47 U.S.C. 534(b)) is amended by adding at the end 

13 the following new paragraph: 

14 ‘‘(11) DIGITAL.— 

15 ‘‘(A) DIGITAL PRIMARY VIDEO SIGNAL.—A 

16 cable operator shall carry the primary video of 

17 the digital signal of a local broadcast station in 

18 its originally broadcast format without material 

19 degradation upon such local broadcast sta20 tion’s— 

21 ‘‘(i) cessation of analog broadcasting; 

22 and 

23 ‘‘(ii) election of cable carriage under 

24 this section or section 615. 
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1 ‘‘(B) DIGITAL TO ANALOG CONVERSIONS

2 PERMITTED.—Notwithstanding subparagraph 

3 (A), the conversion by a cable operator, at any 

4 location from the cable headend through equip5 ment on the premises of a subscriber, of a dig6 ital television signal into a signal capable of 

7 being viewed by such subscriber with an analog 

8 television receiver shall be permitted subject to 

9 the conditions described in subparagraph (C). 

10 ‘‘(C) CONDITIONS ON PERMITTED

11 DOWNCONVERSION.—If a cable operator pro12 vides a converted signal for any station in a 

13 local market under subparagraph (B), that— 

14 ‘‘(i) is carried under this section or 

15 section 615; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) has ceased to broadcast in the 

17 analog television service; 

18 such cable operator shall provide such a con19 verted signal for each such station that is lo20 cated within the same local market. 

21 ‘‘(D) CONVERSION SUNSET.— 

22 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 

23 (ii), beginning not earlier than December 

24 31, 2011 and not later than December 31, 

25 2012, the Commission shall cease to im-
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1 pose on a cable operator the requirement 

2 under subparagraph (B), if the Commis3 sion determines that such requirement is 

4 not necessary to ensure the continued abil5 ity of the audiences for foreign-language 

6 and religious television broadcast stations 

7 to view the signals of such stations. 

8 ‘‘(ii) CONSIDERATIONS.—In making a 

9 determination under clause (i), the Com10 mission shall take into consideration— 

11 ‘‘(I) the penetration of digital 

12 televisions, digital receivers, and dig13 ital-to-analog converter devices among 

14 audiences of foreign-language and re15 ligious television broadcast stations; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(II) the market incentives of 

18 cable operators, in the absence of the 

19 requirement under subparagraph (B), 

20 to carry the signals of foreign-lan21 guage and religious television broad22 cast stations in the format most avail23 able to be viewed by the audiences of 

24 such stations. 
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1 ‘‘(E) REVIEW.—Not later than 1 year 

2 after the date of enactment of the SAVE 

3 LIVES Act, and every 2 years thereafter until 

4 December 31, 2012, the Commission shall re5 view the considerations described in subpara6 graph (D)(ii).’’. 

7 (b) TIERING.— 

8 (1) AMENDMENT TO COMMUNICATIONS ACT.—

9 Section 623(b)(7)(A)(iii) of the Communications Act 

10 of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 543(b)(7)(A)(iii)) is amended— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘Any signal’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘Any analog signal’’; and 

13 (B) by inserting ‘‘and a single digital video 

14 programming stream, designated by such sta15 tion, that is transmitted over-the-air by such 

16 station, and’’ after ‘‘television broadcast sta17 tion’’. 

18 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection and the 

19 amendments made by this subsection shall take ef20 fect on January 1, 2009. 

21 SEC. 8. RECYCLING OF TELEVISION SETS. 

22 (a) INDIVIDUAL TAX CREDIT FOR RECYCLING OF

23 ELECTRONIC WASTE.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subpart B of part IV of 

25 subchapter A of chapter 1 of subtitle A of the Inter-
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1 nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at 

2 the end the following new section: 

3 ‘‘SEC. 30B. CREDIT FOR RECYCLING ELECTRONIC WASTE. 

4 ‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—In the case of an eli5 gible taxpayer, there shall be allowed as a credit against 

6 the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an 

7 amount equal to $8 per unit of qualified electronic waste 

8 that is collected from consumers and recycled. 

9 ‘‘(b) DISALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—No credit shall be 

10 allowed under this section for recycling a unit of qualified 

11 electronic waste which is collected from a consumer in a 

12 State which has adopted and implemented a statewide pro13 gram in accordance with State law which mandates or pro14 vides incentives for recycling electronic waste, including a 

15 mandatory per-unit, upfront charge to consumers for the 

16 purpose of recycling electronic waste. 

17 ‘‘(c) FINAL REGULATIONS.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

19 after the date of enactment of the SAVE LIVES 

20 Act, the Secretary, after consultation with the Ad21 ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 

22 shall issue such final regulations as may be nec23 essary and appropriate to carry out this section. 

24 ‘‘(2) INCLUSION.— 
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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara2 graph (B), the regulations issued under para3 graph (1) shall include— 

4 ‘‘(i) requirements for certifying recy5 clers as eligible to recycle qualified elec6 tronic waste; 

7 ‘‘(ii) requirements to ensure that all 

8 recycling of qualified electronic waste is 

9 performed in a manner that is safe and en10 vironmentally sound; and 

11 ‘‘(iii) a provision which allows a tax 

12 credit under this section to be shared by 2 

13 or more eligible taxpayers, provided that 

14 the total tax credit for a unit of electronic 

15 waste under this section does not exceed 

16 $8. 

17 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall 

18 not certify a recycler as eligible under this sub19 section unless the recycler is— 

20 ‘‘(i) a taxpayer; or 

21 ‘‘(ii) a State or local government. 

22 ‘‘(d) TERMINATION.—This section shall not apply 

23 with respect to any unit of qualified electronic waste which 

24 is recycled after the date which is 3 years after the date 
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1 on which the final regulations issued pursuant to subpara2 graph (c) take effect. 

3 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— 

4 ‘‘(1) CATHODE RAY TUBE.—The term ‘cathode 

5 ray tube’ means a vacuum tube used to convert an 

6 electronic signal into a visual image, for use in a tel7 evision or other similar piece of electronic equip8 ment. 

9 ‘‘(2) CONSUMER.—The term ‘consumer’ 

10 means— 

11 ‘‘(A) an occupant of a single, detached 

12 dwelling unit or a single unit of a multiple 

13 dwelling unit who— 

14 ‘‘(i) has used a television or another 

15 piece of electronic equipment that contains 

16 a display screen; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) used the equipment described in 

18 subparagraph (A) at the dwelling unit of 

19 the occupant; and 

20 ‘‘(B) a commercial, educational, or other 

21 entity that discarded for recycling not more 

22 than 20 display screens per year during the 

23 previous 5 years. 

24 ‘‘(3) DISPLAY SCREEN.— 
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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘display 

2 screen’ means a cathode ray tube, flat panel 

3 screen, or other similar video display device 

4 with a screen size of greater than 4 inches, 

5 measured diagonally. 

6 ‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘display 

7 screen’ does not include commercial or indus8 trial equipment, or household appliances, that 

9 contain— 

10 ‘‘(i) a cathode ray tube; 

11 ‘‘(ii) a flat panel screen; or 

12 ‘‘(iii) another similar video device. 

13 ‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE TAXPAYER.—The term ‘eligible 

14 taxpayer’ means any person which— 

15 ‘‘(A) collects from consumers and recycles, 

16 or arranges for the recycling of, not less than 

17 5,000 units of qualified electronic waste during 

18 the taxable year of such person; 

19 ‘‘(B) submits with the tax return of such 

20 person documentation of the final destination of 

21 all units of electronic waste collected from con22 sumers during the taxable year of such person 

23 for the purpose of recycling; and 
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1 ‘‘(C) certifies that all reclamation and re2 cycling carried out by such person was per3 formed by an eligible recycler. 

4 ‘‘(5) QUALIFIED ELECTRONIC WASTE.—The 

5 term ‘qualified electronic waste’ means any display 

6 screen. 

7 ‘‘(6) RECYCLE.—The term ‘recycle’ means the 

8 performance of a process by 1 or more persons by 

9 which a display screen is— 

10 ‘‘(A) sorted; 

11 ‘‘(B) if necessary, transported; 

12 ‘‘(C) to the maximum extent practicable, 

13 separated to recover any component or com14 modity inside the display screen that can be re15 duced to raw materials or products; and 

16 ‘‘(D) treated such that any remaining ma17 terial is disposed of properly and in an environ18 mentally sound manner consistent with the 

19 Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et 

20 seq.).’’. 

21 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 

22 by this subsection shall apply with respect to elec23 tronic waste recycled after the date on which the 

24 final regulations issued pursuant to section 30B of 

25 subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
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1 of subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 

2 (as added by this subsection) take effect. 

3 (b) CONSUMER CREDIT FOR RECYCLING ELEC4 TRONIC WASTE.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subpart A of part IV of sub6 chapter A of chapter 1 of subtitle A of the Internal 

7 Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after 

8 section 25B the following new section: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 25C. CONSUMER CREDIT FOR RECYCLING ELEC10 TRONIC WASTE. 

11 ‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—In the case of an eli12 gible consumer, there shall be allowed as a credit against 

13 the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an 

14 amount equal to $15 for the recycling of 1 or more units 

15 of qualified electronic waste. 

16 ‘‘(b) FINAL REGULATIONS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

18 after the date of enactment of the SAVE LIVES 

19 Act, the Secretary, after consultation with the Ad20 ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 

21 shall issue such final regulations as may be nec22 essary and appropriate to carry out this section. 

23 ‘‘(2) INCLUSION.— 
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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara2 graph (B), the regulations issued under para3 graph (1) shall include— 

4 ‘‘(i) requirements for certifying recy5 clers as eligible to recycle qualified elec6 tronic waste; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) requirements to ensure that all 

8 recycling of qualified electronic waste is 

9 performed in a manner that is safe and en10 vironmentally sound. 

11 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall 

12 not certify a recycler as eligible under this sub13 section unless the recycler is— 

14 ‘‘(i) a taxpayer; or 

15 ‘‘(ii) a State or local government. 

16 ‘‘(c) TERMINATION.—This section shall not apply 

17 with respect to any unit of qualified electronic waste which 

18 is recycled after the date which is 3 years after the date 

19 on which the final regulations issued pursuant to sub20 section (b) take effect. 

21 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— 

22 ‘‘(1) CATHODE RAY TUBE.—The term ‘cathode 

23 ray tube’ means a vacuum tube used to convert an 

24 electronic signal into a visual image, for use in a tel-
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1 evision or other similar piece of electronic equip2 ment. 

3 ‘‘(2) CONSUMER.—The term ‘consumer’ 

4 means— 

5 ‘‘(A) an occupant of a single, detached 

6 dwelling unit or a single unit of a multiple 

7 dwelling unit who— 

8 ‘‘(i) has used a television or another 

9 piece of electronic equipment that contains 

10 a display screen; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) used the equipment described in 

12 subparagraph (A) at the dwelling unit of 

13 the occupant; and 

14 ‘‘(B) a commercial, educational, or other 

15 entity that discarded for recycling not more 

16 than 20 display screens per year during the 

17 previous 5 years. 

18 ‘‘(3) DISPLAY SCREEN.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘display 

20 screen’ means a cathode ray tube, flat panel 

21 screen, or other similar video display device 

22 with a screen size of greater than 4 inches, 

23 measured diagonally. 

24 ‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘display 

25 screen’ does not include commercial or indus-
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1 trial equipment, or household appliances, that 

2 contain— 

3 ‘‘(i) a cathode ray tube; 

4 ‘‘(ii) a flat panel screen; or 

5 ‘‘(iii) another similar video device. 

6 ‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE CONSUMER.—The term ‘eligible 

7 consumer’ means any individual— 

8 ‘‘(A) with respect to whom a credit under 

9 this section has not been allowed in any pre10 ceding taxable year; and 

11 ‘‘(B) who submits with the tax return of 

12 such individual such information as the Sec13 retary requires to document that each unit of 

14 qualified electronic waste was recycled by a re15 cycler certified by the Secretary under sub16 section (b). 

17 ‘‘(5) QUALIFIED ELECTRONIC WASTE.—The 

18 term ‘qualified electronic waste’ means any display 

19 screen. 

20 ‘‘(6) RECYCLE.—The term ‘recycle’ means the 

21 performance of a process by 1 or more persons by 

22 which a display screen is— 

23 ‘‘(A) sorted; 

24 ‘‘(B) if necessary, transported; 
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1 ‘‘(C) to the maximum extent practicable, 

2 separated to recover any component or com3 modity inside the display screen that can be re4 duced to raw materials or products; and 

5 ‘‘(D) treated such that any remaining ma6 terial is disposed of properly and in an environ7 mentally sound manner consistent with the 

8 Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et 

9 seq.).’’. 

10 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 

11 by this subsection shall apply with respect to elec12 tronic waste recycled after the date on which the 

13 final regulations issued pursuant to section 30B of 

14 subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 

15 of subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 

16 (as added by this subsection) take effect. 

17 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

18 (1) The table of sections for subpart B of part 

19 IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of subtitle A of the 

20 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by add21 ing at the end the following new item:

‘‘Sec. 30B. Credit for recycling electronic waste.’’.

22 (2) Section 26(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue 

23 Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘and 25B’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘25B, and 25C’’. 
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1 (3) The table of sections for subpart A of part 

2 IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of subtitle A of the 

3 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by in4 serting after the item relating to section 25B the fol5 lowing new item:

‘‘Sec. 25C. Consumer credit for recycling electronic waste.’’.

6 SEC. 9. STUDY OF NATIONWIDE RECYCLING PROGRAM. 

7 (a) STUDY.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 

9 Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation 

10 with appropriate executive agencies (as determined 

11 by the Administrator), shall conduct a study of the 

12 feasibility of establishing a nationwide recycling pro13 gram for electronic waste, as that term is defined 

14 under section 30B of the Internal Revenue Code of 

15 1986, that preempts any State recycling program. 

16 (2) INCLUSIONS.—The study shall include an 

17 analysis of multiple programs, including programs 

18 involving— 

19 (A) the collection of an advanced recycling 

20 fee; 

21 (B) the collection of an end-of-life fee; 

22 (C) producers of electronics assuming the 

23 responsibility and the cost of recycling elec24 tronic waste; and 
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1 (D) the extension of a tax credit for recy2 cling electronic waste. 

3 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

4 of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Envi5 ronmental Protection Agency shall submit to Congress a 

6 report describing the results of the study conducted under 

7 subsection (a); 

8 SEC. 10. COMPLETION OF CERTAIN PENDING PRO9 CEEDINGS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall complete 

11 action on and issue a final decision not later than— 

12 (1) July 31, 2007, in the Matter of Second 

13 Periodic Review of the Commission’s Rules and Poli14 cies Affecting the Conversion to Digital Television, 

15 MB Docket No. 03–15; 

16 (2) July 31, 2007, should the Commission 

17 begin a Third Periodic Review of the Commission’s 

18 Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Dig19 ital Television; 

20 (3) December 31, 2007, in the Matter of Public 

21 Interest Obligations of Television Broadcast Licens22 ees, MM Docket No. 99–360; 

23 (4) December 31, 2007, in the Matter of Stand24 ardized and Enhanced Disclosure Requirements for 
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1 Television Broadcast Licensee Public Interest Obli2 gations, MM Docket No. 00–168; 

3 (5) December 31, 2007, in the Matter of Chil4 dren’s Television Obligations Of Digital Television 

5 Broadcasters, Further Notice of Proposed Rule6 making, MM Docket No. 00–167; 

7 (6) December 31, 2007, in the proceeding on 

8 rules regarding the use of distributed transmission 

9 system technologies as referenced in paragraph 5 of 

10 MB Docket No. 03–15; and 

11 (7) December 31, 2007, in the proceeding 

12 adopting digital standards for an Emergency Alert 

13 System. 

14 (b) TWO-WAY DEVICES.— 

15 (1) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the 

16 date of enactment of this Act, and every 3 months 

17 thereafter until July 1, 2007, the parties in the mat18 ter of the Implementation of Section 304 of the 

19 Telecommunications Act of 1996, Commercial Avail20 ability of Navigation Devices, Second Report and 

21 Order, CS Docket No. 97–80, shall report to the 

22 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor23 tation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy 

24 and Commerce of the House of Representatives on 

25 the status of negotiations for two-way devices. 
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1 (2) FINAL ORDER.—Not later than December 

2 31, 2007, the Commission shall complete action on 

3 and issue a final decision in the matter of the Imple4 mentation of Section 304 of the Telecommunications 

5 Act of 1996, Commercial Availability of Navigation 

6 Devices, Second Report and Order, CS Docket No. 

7 97–80. 

8 SEC. 11. EXCEPTION TO REMOVAL AND RELOCATION OF IN9 CUMBENT BROADCAST LICENSEES OPER10 ATING BETWEEN 746 AND 806 MEGAHERTZ. 

11 Section 337(e) of the Communications Act of 1934 

12 (47 U.S.C. 337(e)) is amended by adding at the end the 

13 following new paragraph: 

14 ‘‘(3) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not 

15 apply to— 

16 ‘‘(A) television translator stations; 

17 ‘‘(B) low-power television stations; or 

18 ‘‘(C) class A television stations.’’.

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