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and economically feasible for such carrier to accomplish 
such carriage by means of its satellites in operation at 
the time of the determination. 
‘‘(B) DELETION OF SIGNALS.—A satellite carrier shall 
not delete from carriage the signal of a commercial tele-
vision broadcast station during the pendency of any pro-
ceeding under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) DETERMINATIONS.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date that a written request is filed under paragraph (1), the 
Commission shall grant or deny the request. 
‘‘(5) NO EFFECT ON ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE DISTANT SIG-
NALS.—No modification of a commercial television broadcast 
station’s local market pursuant to this subsection shall have 
any effect on the eligibility of households in the community 
affected by such modification to receive distant signals pursuant 
to section 339, notwithstanding subsection (h)(1) of this sec-
tion.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 614(h)(1)(C) of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 534(h)(1)(C)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (ii)— 
(A) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘community’’ and 
inserting ‘‘community or on the satellite carrier or carriers 
serving such community’’; 
(B) by redesignating subclauses (III) and (IV) as sub-
clauses (IV) and (V), respectively; 
(C) by inserting after subclause (II) the following: 
‘‘(III) whether modifying the market of the tele-
vision station would promote consumers’ access to tele-
vision broadcast station signals that originate in their 
State of residence;’’; and 
(D) by amending subclause (V), as redesignated, to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(V) evidence of viewing patterns in households 
that subscribe and do not subscribe to the services 
offered by multichannel video programming distribu-
tors within the areas served by such multichannel 
video programming distributors in such community.’’; 
and 
(2) by moving the margin of clause (iv) 2 ems to the 
left. 
(c) MARKET MODIFICATION PROCESS.—The Commission shall 
make information available to consumers on its website that 
explains the market modification process, including— 
(1) who may petition to include additional communities 
within, or exclude communities from, a— 
(A) local market (as defined in section 122(j) of title 
17, United States Code); or 
(B) television market (as determined under section 
614(h)(1)(C) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
534(h)(1)(C))); and 
(2) the factors that the Commission takes into account 
when responding to a petition described in paragraph (1). 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) DEADLINE FOR REGULATIONS.—Not later than 9 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission 
shall promulgate regulations to implement this section and 
the amendments made by this section.
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(2) MATTERS
FOR
CONSIDERATION.—As part of the rule-
making required by paragraph (1), the Commission shall ensure 
that procedures for the filing and consideration of a written 
request under sections 338(l) and 614(h)(1)(C) of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 338(l); 534(h)(1)(C)) fully effec-
tuate the purposes of the amendments made by this section, 
and update what it considers to be a community for purposes 
of a modification of a market under section 338(l) or 614(h)(1)(C) 
of the Communications Act of 1934. 
SEC. 103. CONSUMER PROTECTIONS IN RETRANSMISSION CONSENT. 
(a) JOINT RETRANSMISSION CONSENT NEGOTIATIONS.—Section 
325(b)(3)(C) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
325(b)(3)(C)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) prohibit a television broadcast station from coordi-
nating negotiations or negotiating on a joint basis with another 
television broadcast station in the same local market (as defined 
in section 122(j) of title 17, United States Code) to grant re-
transmission consent under this section to a multichannel video 
programming distributor, unless such stations are directly or 
indirectly under common de jure control permitted under the 
regulations of the Commission; and’’. 
(b) PROTECTIONS FOR SIGNIFICANTLY VIEWED AND OTHER TELE-
VISION SIGNALS.—Section 325(b)(3)(C) of the Communications Act 
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 325(b)(3)(C)) is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(v) prohibit a television broadcast station from limiting 
the ability of a multichannel video programming distributor 
to carry into the local market (as defined in section 122(j) 
of title 17, United States Code) of such station a television 
signal that has been deemed significantly viewed, within the 
meaning of section 76.54 of title 47, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, or any successor regulation, or any other television broad-
cast signal such distributor is authorized to carry under section 
338, 339, 340, or 614 of this Act, unless such stations are 
directly or indirectly under common de jure control permitted 
by the Commission.’’. 
(c) GOOD FAITH.—Not later than 9 months after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall commence a rule-
making to review its totality of the circumstances test for good 
faith negotiations under clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 325(b)(3)(C) 
of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 325(b)(3)(C)). 
(d) MARGIN CORRECTIONS.—Section 325(b) of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 325(b)) is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)(C), by moving the margin of clause 
(iii) 4 ems to the left; and 
(2) by moving the margin of paragraph (7) 2 ems to the 
left. 
(e) DEADLINE
FOR REGULATIONS.—Not later than 9 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall 
promulgate regulations to implement the amendments made by 
this section.
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SEC. 104. DELAYED APPLICATION OF JSA ATTRIBUTION RULE. 
A party to a joint sales agreement (as defined in Note 2(k) 
to section 73.3555 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations) that 
is in effect on the effective date of the amendment to Note 2(k)(2) 
to such section made by the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
and Report and Order adopted by the Commission on March 31, 
2014 (FCC 14–28), shall not be considered to be in violation of 
the ownership limitations of such section by reason of the applica-
tion of the rule in such Note 2(k)(2) (as so amended) to such 
agreement before the date that is 6 months after the end of the 
period specified by the Commission in such Report and Order for 
such a party to come into compliance with such ownership limita-
tions. 
SEC. 105. DELETION OR REPOSITIONING OF STATIONS DURING CER-
TAIN PERIODS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 614(b)(9) of the Communications Act 
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 534(b)(9)) is amended by striking the second 
sentence. 
(b) REVISION
OF RULES.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall revise 
section 76.1601 of its rules (47 CFR 76.1601) and any note to 
such section by removing the prohibition against deletion or repo-
sitioning of a local commercial television station during a period 
in which major television ratings services measure the size of 
audiences of local television stations. 
SEC. 106. REPEAL OF INTEGRATION BAN. 
(a) TERMINATION OF EFFECTIVENESS.—The second sentence of 
section 76.1204(a)(1) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, termi-
nates effective on the date that is 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(b) REMOVAL FROM RULES.—Not later than 545 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall complete 
all actions necessary to remove the sentence described in subsection 
(a) from its rules. 
(c) PRESERVATION
OF
WAIVERS.—Any waiver of section 
76.1204(a)(1) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, in effect 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act or granted after such 
date shall be extended through December 31, 2015. 
(d) WORKING GROUP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Chairman of the Commission 
shall establish a working group of technical experts rep-
resenting a wide range of stakeholders, to identify, report, 
and recommend performance objectives, technical capabilities, 
and technical standards of a not unduly burdensome, uniform, 
and 
technology- 
and 
platform-neutral 
software-based 
downloadable security system designed to promote the competi-
tive availability of navigation devices in furtherance of section 
629 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 549). 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 9 months after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the working group shall file a report 
with the Commission on its work under paragraph (1). 
(3) COMMISSION
ASSISTANCE.—The Chairman of the 
Commission may appoint a member of the Commission’s staff—
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(A) to moderate and direct the work of the working 
group under this subsection; and 
(B) to provide technical assistance to members of the 
working group, as appropriate. 
(4) INITIAL MEETING.—The initial meeting of the working 
group shall take place not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 107. REPORT ON COMMUNICATIONS IMPLICATIONS OF STATU-
TORY LICENSING MODIFICATIONS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a study that analyzes and evaluates the changes to the 
carriage requirements currently imposed on multichannel video 
programming distributors under the Communications Act of 1934 
(47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) and the regulations promulgated by the 
Commission that would be required or beneficial to consumers, 
and such other matters as the Comptroller General considers appro-
priate, if Congress implemented a phase-out of the current statutory 
licensing requirements set forth under sections 111, 119, and 122 
of title 17, United States Code. Among other things, the study 
shall consider the impact such a phase-out and related changes 
to carriage requirements would have on consumer prices and access 
to programming. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report on the results 
of the study conducted under subsection (a), including any rec-
ommendations for legislative or administrative actions. Such report 
shall also include a discussion of any differences between such 
results and the results of the study conducted under section 303 
of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 
(124 Stat. 1255). 
SEC. 108. LOCAL NETWORK CHANNEL BROADCAST REPORTS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—On the 270th day after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and on each succeeding anniversary 
of such 270th day, each satellite carrier shall submit an annual 
report to the Commission setting forth— 
(A) each local market in which it— 
(i) retransmits signals of 1 or more television 
broadcast stations with a community of license in that 
market; 
(ii) has commenced providing such signals in the 
preceding 1-year period; and 
(iii) has ceased to provide such signals in the pre-
ceding 1-year period; and 
(B) detailed information regarding the use and poten-
tial use of satellite capacity for the retransmission of local 
signals in each local market. 
(2) TERMINATION.—The requirement under paragraph (1) 
shall cease after each satellite carrier has submitted 5 reports 
under such paragraph. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the terms ‘‘local market’’ and ‘‘satellite carrier’’ have 
the meaning given such terms in section 339(d) of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 339(d)); and