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‘‘(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In considering re-
quests filed under paragraph (1), the Commission— 
‘‘(A) may determine that particular com-
munities are part of more than one local mar-
ket; and 
‘‘(B) shall afford particular attention to 
the value of localism by taking into account 
such factors as— 
‘‘(i) whether the station, or other sta-
tions located in the same area— 
‘‘(I) have been historically carried 
on the cable system or systems within 
such community; or 
‘‘(II) have been historically car-
ried on the satellite carrier or carriers 
serving such community; 
‘‘(ii) whether the television station 
provides coverage or other local service to 
such community; 
‘‘(iii) whether modifying the local 
market of the television station would pro-
mote consumers’ access to television broad-
cast station signals that originate in their 
State of residence; 
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‘‘(iv) whether any other television sta-
tion that is eligible to be carried by a sat-
ellite carrier in such community in fulfill-
ment of the requirements of this section 
provides news coverage of issues of concern 
to such community or provides carriage or 
coverage of sporting and other events of 
interest to the community; and 
‘‘(v) evidence of viewing patterns in 
households that subscribe and do not sub-
scribe to the services offered by multi-
channel video programming distributors 
within the areas served by such multi-
channel video programming distributors in 
such community. 
‘‘(3) CARRIAGE OF SIGNALS.— 
‘‘(A) CARRIAGE
OBLIGATION.—A market 
determination under this subsection shall not 
create additional carriage obligations for a sat-
ellite carrier if it is not technically and economi-
cally feasible for such carrier to accomplish 
such carriage by means of its satellites in oper-
ation at the time of the determination. 
‘‘(B) DELETION OF SIGNALS.—A satellite 
carrier shall not delete from carriage the signal 
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of a commercial television broadcast station 
during the pendency of any proceeding 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 SIGNALS.—No modification of a commer-
cial television broadcast station’s local market pursu-
ant to this subsection shall have any effect on the 
eligibility of households in the community affected 
by such modification to receive distant signals pur-
suant to section 339, notwithstanding subsection 
(h)(1) of this section.’’. 
(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 ‘‘commu-
nity’’ and inserting ‘‘community or on the sat-
ellite carrier or carriers serving such commu-
nity’’; 
(B) by redesignating subclauses (III) and 
(IV) as subclauses (IV) and (V), respectively; 
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(C) by inserting after subclause (II) the 
following: 
‘‘(III) whether modifying the market 
of the television station would promote 
consumers’ access to television broadcast 
station signals that originate in their State 
of residence;’’; and 
(D) by amending subclause (V), as redesig-
nated, to read as follows: 
‘‘(V) evidence of viewing patterns in 
households that subscribe and do not sub-
scribe to the services offered by multi-
channel video programming distributors 
within the areas served by such multi-
channel 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 Com-
mission shall make information available to consumers on 
its website that explains the market modification process, 
including— 
(1) who may petition to include additional com-
munities within, or exclude communities from, a— 
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(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 regula-
tions to implement this section and the amendments 
made by this section. 
(2) MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION.—As part of 
the rulemaking required by paragraph (1), the Com-
mission shall ensure that procedures for the filing 
and consideration of a written request under sec-
tions 338(l) and 614(h)(1)(C) of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 338(l); 534(h)(1)(C)) 
fully effectuate 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. 
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SEC. 103. CONSUMER PROTECTIONS IN RETRANSMISSION 
CONSENT. 
(a) JOINT RETRANSMISSION CONSENT NEGOTIA-
TIONS.—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 coordinating 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 multi-
channel 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 TELEVISION 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 program-
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ming 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 mean-
ing of section 76.54 of title 47, Code of Federal 
Regulations, or any successor regulation, or any 
other television broadcast 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 rulemaking to review its totality of the cir-
cumstances test for good faith negotiations under clauses 
(ii) and (iii) of section 325(b)(3)(C) of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 325(b)(3)(C)). 
(d) MARGIN CORRECTIONS.—Section 325(b) of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 325(b)) is fur-
ther 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. 
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(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. 
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 Regu-
lations) that is in effect on the effective date of the amend-
ment 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 owner-
ship 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 Re-
port and Order for such a party to come into compliance 
with such ownership limitations. 
SEC. 105. DELETION OR REPOSITIONING OF STATIONS DUR-
ING CERTAIN PERIODS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 614(b)(9) of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 534(b)(9)) is amended 
by striking the second sentence. 
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(b) REVISION OF RULES.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commis-
sion 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 repositioning of a local 
commercial television station during a period in which 
major television ratings services measure the size of audi-
ences 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 Fed-
eral Regulations, terminates 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 Com-
mission shall complete all actions necessary to remove the 
sentence described in subsection (a) from its rules. 
(c) PRESERVATION OF WAIVERS.—Any waiver of sec-
tion 76.1204(a)(1) of title 47, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, 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 
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of the Commission shall establish a working group 
of technical experts representing 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 soft-
ware-based downloadable security system designed to 
promote the competitive availability of navigation de-
vices in furtherance of section 629 of the Commu-
nications 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— 
(A) to moderate and direct the work of the 
working group under this subsection; and 
(B) to provide technical assistance to mem-
bers 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. 
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SEC. 107. REPORT ON COMMUNICATIONS IMPLICATIONS OF 
STATUTORY 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 im-
posed on multichannel video programming distributors 
under the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 
et seq.) and the regulations promulgated by the Commis-
sion that would be required or beneficial to consumers, 
and such other matters as the Comptroller General con-
siders appropriate, 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 car-
riage requirements would have on consumer prices and ac-
cess 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 sub-
section (a), including any recommendations 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 
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