‘‘(c)(1) With respect to any secondary transmission 
that is made by a cable system or by a satellite carrier 
of a performance or display of a work embodied in a pri-
mary transmission and is actionable as an act of infringe-
ment under section 111, a television broadcast station 
holding a copyright or other license to transmit or perform 
the same version of that work shall, for purposes of sub-
section (b), be treated as a legal or beneficial owner if such 
secondary transmission occurs within the designated mar-
ket area of that station. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘des-
ignated market area’ means a designated market area, as 
determined by Nielsen Media Research and published in 
the 1999–2000 Nielsen Station Index Directory and 
Nielsen Station Index United States Television Household 
Estimates or any successor publication.’’; 
(5) in section 511(a), by striking ‘‘122’’ and in-
serting ‘‘121’’; 
(6) in section 708(a)— 
(A) in paragraph (8), by inserting ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (9), by striking the semi-
colon and inserting a period; 
(C) by striking paragraphs (10) and (11); 
and 
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(D) by striking ‘‘Fees established under 
paragraphs (10) and (11) shall be reasonable 
and may not exceed one-half of the cost nec-
essary to cover reasonable expenses incurred by 
the Copyright Office for the collection and ad-
ministration of the statements of account and 
any royalty fees deposited with such state-
ments.’’; 
(7) in section 801— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1) by striking 
‘‘119,’’; 
(ii) by striking paragraph (2); 
(iii) by redesignating paragraphs (3), 
(4), (5), (6), (7), and (8) as paragraphs 
(2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7), respectively; 
and 
(iv) in paragraph (2), as so redesig-
nated— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘, as the case may be,’’; 
(II) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking ‘‘, as the case may be’’; and 
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(III) in subparagraph (C), by 
striking ‘‘section 804(b)(8)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 804(b)(7)’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘sections 111, 119, and’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘section’’; 
and 
(C) by striking ‘‘111, 119, or’’ each place 
it appears; 
(8) in section 803— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(i)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘111,’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘119,’’; and 
(iii) in subclause (V), by striking ‘‘, 
except that the publication of notice re-
quirement shall not apply in the case of 
proceedings under section 111 that are 
scheduled to commence in 2005’’; 
(B) in subsection (d)(2)(C)(i)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘111,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘119,’’; and 
(C) in subsection (e)(2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘111,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘118, or 119’’ and in-
serting ‘‘or 118’’; and 
(9) in section 804— 
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(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1) and 
(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘111,’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘119,’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (1); 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (2), 
(3), (4), (5), (6), (7), and (8) as para-
graphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7), 
respectively; and 
(iii) in paragraph (7), as so redesig-
nated— 
(I) 
by 
striking 
‘‘section 
801(b)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
801(b)(2)’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘111, 119, or’’. 
SEC. 4. REPEAL OF COMMISSION’S RULES RELATED TO 
REGULATORY INTERVENTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Communications 
Commission shall take all actions necessary to— 
(1) repeal section 73.658 of the Commission’s 
rules (47 CFR 73.658); 
(2) repeal subpart D of part 76 of the Commis-
sion’s rules, except to the extent such subpart re-
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lates to the carriage of qualified noncommercial edu-
cational television stations consistent with the 
amendments made by this Act; 
(3) repeal subpart F of part 76 of the Commis-
sion’s rules; 
(4) modify subpart S of part 76 of the Commis-
sion’s rules by eliminating any requirements relating 
to network nonduplication and syndicated exclusivity 
for open video systems; and 
(5) modify the broadcast ownership limitations 
set forth in section 73.3555 of the Commission’s 
rules (47 CFR 73.3555) by eliminating the restric-
tions on the number of broadcast television stations 
that a person or entity may directly or indirectly 
own, operate, or control in the same designated mar-
ket area (as such term is defined under section 
501(c)(2) of title 17, United States Code), as de-
scribed in paragraph (b) of such section 73.3555. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON REIMPOSING CERTAIN ELIMI-
NATED RULES.—The Federal Communications Commis-
sion may not reimpose— 
(1) the radio-television cross-ownership rule, as 
described in paragraph (c) of section 73.3555 of the 
Commission’s rules (47 CFR 73.3555), as in effect 
on November 15, 2017; or 
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