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‘‘(7) SUNSET.—The requirements of this sub-
section, excluding the consumer alert labeling provi-
sion described in paragraph (3), shall cease to apply 
to manufacturers and retailers on December 1, 
2009.’’. 
(b) DTV WORKING GROUP ON CONSUMER EDUCATION, 
OUTREACH, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Within 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications 
Commission shall establish an advisory committee, to 
be known as the DTV Working Group, to consult with 
State and local governments and the National Tele-
communications and Information Administration to 
promote consumer outreach and to provide logistical 
assistance on a market-by-market basis to consumers 
with special needs, including the converter box sub-
sidy program. The Working Group shall ensure that 
the digital-to-analog converter box subsidy program 
authorized under section 3005 of Digital Television 
Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 (Public 
Law 109-171; 120 Stat. 24) includes a means by 
which to reach and assist elderly, disabled, low-in-
come, and non-English speaking households with the 
delivery and installation of such converter boxes. 
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(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Commission shall ap-
point to the DTV Working Group representatives of 
groups involved with the transition to digital tele-
vision, including the Commission, the National Tele-
communications and Information Administration, 
other Federal agencies, commercial and noncommer-
cial television broadcasters, multichannel video pro-
gramming distributors, consumer electronics manu-
facturers and manufacturers of peripheral devices, 
broadcast antenna and tuner manufacturers, retail 
providers of consumer electronics equipment, as well 
as providers of low-income assistance programs, edu-
cational institutions, community groups, consumers, 
and public interest groups (including the Television 
Ratings Oversight Monitoring Board, the American 
Association of Retired Persons, the American Associa-
tion of People with Disabilities, and the Seniors Coa-
lition). Members of the DTV Working Group shall 
serve without compensation and shall not be consid-
ered Federal employees by reason of their service on 
the advisory committee. 
(3) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the DTV Work-
ing Group are— 
(A) to advise the Commission through writ-
ten recommendations submitted not later than 
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July 15, 2007, about the creation and implemen-
tation of a national plan to inform consumers 
about the digital television transition as required 
by section 330(d)(4) of the Communications Act 
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 330(d)(6)); 
(B) to ensure that the Commission’s na-
tional plan includes— 
(i) at a minimum, recommended pro-
cedures for public service announcements by 
broadcasters, toll-free information hotlines, 
and retail displays or notices, and any 
other media or non-media outreach methods 
the Commission determines necessary, in-
cluding methods for reaching consumers 
after February 17, 2009; 
(ii) a requirement that all licensed 
broadcasters in a designated market area 
submit a joint plan to the Commission and 
the DTV Working Group, not later 4 
months after the Commission initiates its 
public outreach program under section 
330(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 
(47 U.S.C. 330(d)), that addresses the pub-
lic outreach and public service announce-
ment requirements required by this title to 
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inform consumers in those areas of the tran-
sition to digital television and that— 
(I) includes a description of how 
each commercial television broadcaster 
will fulfill the public service announce-
ment requirements required under sec-
tion 330(d)(7) of the Communications 
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 330(d)(7)); 
(II) includes market research by 
each commercial television broadcaster 
regarding projected consumer demand 
for converter boxes in their designated 
market area; and 
(III) will be shared with retailers 
inside their designated market area so 
that such retailers may stock the ap-
propriate amount of converter boxes to 
meet the needs of consumers within 
each designated market area; 
(C) to work with the Commission and the 
National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration to ensure that the digital-to-ana-
log converter box subsidy program is adminis-
tered in a manner such that those consumers 
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