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Calendar No. 445 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2454 

To amend title 17, United States Code, to extend expiring provisions of 

the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 10, 2014 

Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. GRASSLEY) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

JUNE 26, 2014 

Reported by Mr. LEAHY, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To amend title 17, United States Code, to extend expiring 

provisions of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010. 

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 ‘‘Satellite Television Ac5 cess Reauthorization Act of 2014’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION. 

2 Chapter 1 of title 17, United States Code, is amend3 ed— 

4 (1) in section 111(d)(3)— 

5 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

6 (A), by striking ‘‘clause’’ and inserting ‘‘para7 graph’’; and 

8 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

9 ‘‘clause’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph’’; and 

10 (2) in section 119— 

11 (A) in subsection (a)(6)(E), in the undesig12 nated matter following clause (iii), by striking 

13 ‘‘clause (i)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph 

14 (B)(i)’’; 

15 (B) in subsection (c)(1)(E), by striking 

16 ‘‘2014’’ and inserting ‘‘2019’’; 

17 (C) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2014’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘2019’’; and 

19 (D) in subsection (g)(7)(C), by inserting 

20 ‘‘the’’ before ‘‘Communications’’. 

21 SEC. 3. TERMINATION OF LICENSE. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 119 of title 17, United 

23 States Code, as amended in section 2, is amended by add24 ing at the end the following: 

25 ‘‘(h) TERMINATION OF LICENSE.—This section shall 

26 cease to be effective on December 31, 2019.’’. 


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1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 107(a) of 

2 the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 

3 2010 (17 U.S.C. 119 note) is repealed. 

4 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

5 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Satellite Television Ac6 cess Reauthorization Act of 2014’’. 

7 SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION. 

8 Chapter 1 of title 17, United States Code, is amend9 ed— 

10 (1) in section 111(d)(3)— 

11 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

12 (A), by striking ‘‘clause’’ and inserting ‘‘para13 graph’’; and 

14 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

15 ‘‘clause’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph’’; and 

16 (2) in section 119— 

17 (A) in subsection (a)(6)(E), in the undesig18 nated matter following clause (iii), by striking 

19 ‘‘clause (i)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph 

20 (B)(i)’’; 

21 (B) in subsection (c)(1)(E), by striking 

22 ‘‘2014’’ and inserting ‘‘2019’’; 

23 (C) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2014’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘2019’’; and 


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1 (D) in subsection (g)(7)(C), by inserting 

2 ‘‘the’’ before ‘‘Communications’’. 

3 SEC. 3. TERMINATION OF LICENSE. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 119 of title 17, United 

5 States Code, as amended in section 2, is amended by adding 

6 at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(h) TERMINATION OF LICENSE.—This section shall 

8 cease to be effective on December 31, 2019.’’. 

9 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 107(a) of the 

10 Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 (17 

11 U.S.C. 119 note) is repealed. 

12 SEC. 4. LOCAL SERVICE AREA OF A PRIMARY TRANSMITTER. 

13 Section 111(f)(4) of title 17, United States Code, is 

14 amended, in the second sentence— 

15 (1) by inserting ‘‘as defined by the rules and reg16 ulations of the Federal Communications Commis17 sion,’’ after ‘‘television station,’’; 

18 (2) by striking ‘‘comprises the area within 35 

19 miles of the transmitter site, except that’’ and insert20 ing ‘‘comprises the designated market area, as defined 

21 in section 122(j)(2)(C), that encompasses the commu22 nity of license of such station and any community 

23 that is located outside such designated market area 

24 that is either wholly or partially within 35 miles of 

25 the transmitter site or,’’; and 


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1 (3) by striking ‘‘the number of miles shall be 20 

2 miles’’ and inserting ‘‘wholly or partially within 20 

3 miles of such transmitter site’’. 


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Calendar No. 445 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2454 

A BILL 

To amend title 17, United States Code, to extend 

tension and Localism Act of 2010. expiring provisions of the Satellite Television ExJUNE 26, 2014 

Reported with an amendment 


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