in the District of Columbia or the Federal Government, 
the action may be taken on the next succeeding business 
day, and is effective as of the date when the period ex-
pired.’’. 
(3) Section 802(f)(1)(A) is amended—
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘clause (ii) of 
this subparagraph and subparagraph (B)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subparagraph (B) and clause (ii) of 
this subparagraph’’; and 
(B) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(ii) One or more Copyright Royalty 
Judges may, or by motion to the Copyright 
Royalty Judges, any participant in a proceeding 
may, request from the Register of Copyrights 
an interpretation of any material questions of 
substantive law that relate to the construction 
of provisions of this title and arise in the course 
of the proceeding. Any request for a written in-
terpretation shall be in writing and on the 
record, and reasonable provision shall be made 
to permit participants in the proceeding to com-
ment on the material questions of substantive 
law in a manner that minimizes duplication and 
delay. Except as provided in subparagraph (B),
the Register of Copyrights shall deliver to the 
Copyright Royalty Judges a written response 
within 14 days after the receipt of all briefs and 
comments from the participants. The Copyright 
Royalty Judges shall apply the legal interpreta-
tion embodied in the response of the Register of 
Copyrights if it is timely delivered, and the re-
sponse shall be included in the record that ac-
companies the final determination. The author-
ity under this clause shall not be construed to 
authorize the Register of Copyrights to provide 
an interpretation of questions of procedure be-
fore the Copyright Royalty Judges, the ultimate 
adjustments and determinations of copyright 
royalty rates and terms, the ultimate distribu-
tion of copyright royalties, or the acceptance or 
rejection of royalty claims, rate adjustment pe-
titions, or petitions to participate in a pro-
ceeding.’’. 
(4) Section 802(f)(1)(D) is amended by insert-
ing a comma after ‘‘undertakes to consult with’’. 
(5) Section 803(a)(1) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘The Copyright’’ and in-
serting ‘‘The Copyright Royalty Judges shall 
act in accordance with this title, and to the ex-
tent not inconsistent with this title, in accord-
ance with subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, 
in carrying out the purposes set forth in section 
801. The Copyright’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘Congress, the Reg-
ister of Copyrights,’’ the following: ‘‘copyright 
arbitration royalty panels (to the extent those 
determinations are not inconsistent with a deci-
sion of the Librarian of Congress or the Reg-
ister of Copyrights),’’. 
(6) Section 803(b) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1)(A)(i)(V)—
(i) by striking ‘‘in the case of’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the publication of notice require-
ment shall not apply in the case of’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘, such notice may not 
be published.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking‘‘, 
together with a filing fee of $150’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and