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(3) REPORT.—The Commission and the Assist-
ant Secretary shall transmit a report to the Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation and the House of Representatives Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 2 years after the inception 
of the pilot program describing the results of the pro-
gram and suggesting appropriate procedures for ex-
panding the program as appropriate. 
(c) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECH-
NOLOGY RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director of the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology shall continue to 
support research and support standards development in ad-
vanced information and communications technologies fo-
cused on enhancing or facilitating the availability and af-
fordability of advanced communications services to all 
Americans, in order to implement the Institute’s respon-
sibilities under section 2(c)(12) of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 272(c)(12)). The 
Director shall support intramural research and cooperative 
research with institutions of higher education (as defined 
in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1001(a)) and industry. 
SEC. 1017. FORBEARANCE. 
Section 10(c) (47 U.S.C. 160(c)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘deemed granted’’ and inserting 
‘‘voted on by the Commission’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘by majority vote’’ after ‘‘part’’ 
in the last sentence. 
SEC. 1018. DEADLINE FOR CERTAIN COMMISSION PRO-
CEEDINGS. 
The Federal Communications Commission shall com-
plete its proceedings on special access rates (FCC Docket 
Nos. 05–25 and 01–321) not later than 270 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
TITLE XI—LOCAL COMMUNITY 
RADIO ACT 
SEC. 1101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Local Community 
Radio Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 1102. REPEAL OF PRIOR LAW. 
Section 632 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, 
and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–553; 114 Stat. 2762A– 
111), is repealed. 
SEC. 1103. MINIMUM DISTANCE SEPARATION REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
The Federal Communications Commission shall mod-
ify its rules to eliminate third-adjacent minimum distance 
separation requirements between— 
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(1) low-power FM stations; and 
(2) full-service FM stations, FM translator sta-
tions, and FM booster stations. 
SEC. 1104. PROTECTION OF RADIO READING SERVICES. 
The Federal Communications Commission shall retain 
its rules that provide third-adjacent channel protection for 
full-power non-commercial FM stations that broadcast 
radio reading services via a subcarrier frequency from po-
tential low-power FM station interference. 
SEC. 1105. ENSURING AVAILABILITY OF SPECTRUM FOR 
LPFM STATIONS. 
The Federal Communications Commission when li-
censing FM translator stations shall ensure— 
(1) that licenses are available to both FM trans-
lator stations and low-power FM stations; and 
(2) that such decisions are made based on the 
needs of the local community. 
SEC. 
1106. 
FEDERAL 
COMMUNICATIONS 
COMMISSION 
RULES. 
The Federal Communications Commission shall retain 
its rules that provide third-adjacent channel protection for 
full-power FM stations that are licensed in significantly 
populated States with more than 3,000,000 housing units 
and a population density greater than 1,000 people per 
square mile land area. 
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