programming over network distribution systems from ac-
quiring unreasonable proportions of such programming 
from subsidiaries or affiliates contrary to the public inter-
est in the goals of diversity and competition in the media 
marketplace. 
‘‘(b) MINIMUM STANDARDS.—The rules required by 
subsection (a) shall, at a minimum— 
‘‘(1) for any of the four largest national tele-
vision networks, prohibit such network from distrib-
uting network produced programming over such net-
work in an amount that exceeds, for any month, 
more than 60 percent of their primetime program-
ming; 
‘‘(2) for any other national television network, 
other than a network described in paragraph (3), 
prohibit such network from distributing network 
produced programming over such network in an 
amount that exceeds, for any month, more than 70 
percent of their primetime programming; 
‘‘(3) for a national television network that has 
been in operation for less than 3 years, prohibit such 
network from distributing network produced pro-
gramming over such network in an amount that ex-
ceeds, for any month, more than 90 percent of their 
primetime programming;
‘‘(4) for a cable network that is owned or con-
trolled by a large cable operator or by a national tel-
evision network, prohibit such network from distrib-
uting network produced programming over such net-
works in an amount that exceeds, for any month, 
more than 65 percent of their primetime program-
ming; and 
‘‘(5) for any other cable networks, prohibit such 
network from distributing network produced pro-
gramming over such network in an amount that ex-
ceeds, for any month, more than 75 percent of their 
primetime programming. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: 
‘‘(1) NETWORK
PRODUCED
PROGRAMMING.— 
The term ‘network produced programming’ means 
programming that is owned or produced by an entity 
controlled by or affiliated with the same entity own-
ing or controlling the network, or one over which the 
network has sole or joint creative control, acts as the 
distributor, or has a financial interest, but does not 
include programming that is owned or produced, or 
under the sole creative control, by an affiliated tele-
vision broadcast station that is not owned or con-
trolled by such network.
‘‘(2) PRIMETIME
PROGRAMMING.—The term 
‘primetime 
programming’ 
means 
programming 
broadcast during the hours of 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., 
Monday through Sunday, but does not include news-
casts, sports programs, or telecasts of feature films. 
‘‘(3) CABLE NETWORK.—The term ‘cable net-
work’ means a cable channel that broadcasts video 
programming which is primarily intended for the di-
rect receipt by a cable operator or a satellite oper-
ator for their retransmission to cable or satellite 
subscribers, but does not include a cable channel 
that reaches less than 16 million cable households. 
‘‘(4) LARGE
CABLE
OPERATOR.—The term 
‘large cable operator’ means a cable operator, as 
such term is defined in section 602, that has 
3,000,000 or more subscribers in the aggregate na-
tionwide.’’. 
SEC. 9. IMPLEMENTATION. 
Within 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall com-
plete all actions necessary to prescribe regulations, or 
changes in regulations, to carry out the amendments made 
by this Act. 
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