for costs incurred to resolve mutually exclusive appli-
cations, including costs incurred in any auction of 
available channels. 
(b) FUNDING.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.—There is estab-
lished in the Treasury of the United States a fund to 
be known as the Translator and Low Power Station 
Relocation Fund. 
(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Amounts in the Trans-
lator and Low Power Station Relocation Fund 
shall be available to the Commission to make 
payments required by subsection (a)(1). 
(B) AVAILABILITY AFTER APRIL 13, 2020.— 
Amounts in the Translator and Low Power Sta-
tion Relocation Fund shall not be available to 
the Commission to make payments required by 
subsection (a)(1) after April 13, 2020, unless, be-
fore making any such payments after such date, 
the Commission submits to Congress a certifi-
cation that such payments are necessary to reim-
burse costs reasonably incurred by a television 
translator station or low power television station 
on or after January 1, 2017, in order for such 
station to relocate its television service from one 
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channel to another channel or otherwise modify 
its facility as a result of the reorganization of 
broadcast television spectrum under subsection 
(b) of section 6403 of the Middle Class Tax Relief 
and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1452). 
(3) UNUSED FUNDS RESCINDED AND DEPOSITED 
INTO THE GENERAL FUND OF THE TREASURY.— 
(A) RESCISSION AND DEPOSIT.—If any un-
obligated amounts remain in the Translator and 
Low Power Station Relocation Fund after the 
date described in subparagraph (B), such 
amounts shall be rescinded and deposited into 
the general fund of the Treasury, where such 
amounts shall be dedicated for the sole purpose 
of deficit reduction. 
(B) DATE DESCRIBED.—The date described 
in this subparagraph is the earlier of— 
(i) the date of a certification by the 
Commission under subparagraph (C) that 
all reimbursements pursuant to subsection 
(a)(1) have been made; or 
(ii) July 3, 2023. 
(C) CERTIFICATION.—If all reimbursements 
pursuant to subsection (a)(1) have been made be-
fore July 3, 2023, the Commission shall submit 
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to the Secretary of the Treasury a certification 
that all such reimbursements have been made. 
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The amount of auction 
proceeds that the salaries and expenses account of the Com-
mission is required to retain under section 309(j)(8)(B) of 
the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B)), 
including from the proceeds of the forward auction under 
section 6403 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Cre-
ation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1452), shall be sufficient to 
cover the administrative costs incurred by the Commission 
in making any reimbursements out of the Translator and 
Low Power Station Relocation Fund. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) LOW
POWER
TELEVISION
STATION.—The 
term ‘‘low power television station’’ means a low 
power TV station (as defined in section 74.701 of title 
47, Code of Federal Regulations) that was licensed 
and transmitting for at least 9 of the 12 months prior 
to April 13, 2017. For purposes of the preceding sen-
tence, the operation of analog and digital companion 
facilities may be combined. 
(2) TELEVISION
TRANSLATOR
STATION.—The 
term ‘‘television translator station’’ means a tele-
vision broadcast translator station (as defined in sec-
tion 74.701 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations) 
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that was licensed and transmitting for at least 9 of 
the 12 months prior to April 13, 2017. For purposes 
of the preceding sentence, the operation of analog and 
digital companion facilities may be combined. 
SEC. 603. PAYMENT OF RELOCATION COSTS OF FM BROAD-
CAST STATIONS. 
(a) PAYMENT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made avail-
able under subsection (b)(2), the Commission shall re-
imburse costs reasonably incurred by an FM broad-
cast station for facilities necessary for such station to 
reasonably minimize disruption of service as a result 
of the reorganization of broadcast television spectrum 
under subsection (b) of section 6403 of the Middle 
Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 
U.S.C. 1452). 
(2) LIMITATION.—The Commission may not 
make reimbursements under paragraph (1) for lost 
revenues. 
(3) DUPLICATIVE PAYMENTS PROHIBITED.—If an 
FM broadcast station has received a payment for in-
terim facilities from the licensee of a television broad-
cast station that was reimbursed for such payment 
under subsection (b)(4)(A)(i) of such section 6403 (in-
cluding from amounts made available under section 
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601 of this title), or from any other source, such FM 
broadcast station may not receive any reimburse-
ments under paragraph (1). 
(b) FUNDING.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.—There is estab-
lished in the Treasury of the United States a fund to 
be known as the FM Broadcast Station Relocation 
Fund. 
(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Amounts in the FM 
Broadcast Station Relocation Fund shall be 
available to the Commission to make payments 
required by subsection (a)(1). 
(B) AVAILABILITY AFTER APRIL 13, 2020.— 
Amounts in the FM Broadcast Station Reloca-
tion Fund shall not be available to the Commis-
sion to make payments required by subsection 
(a)(1) after April 13, 2020, unless, before making 
any such payments after such date, the Commis-
sion submits to Congress a certification that such 
payments are necessary to reimburse costs rea-
sonably incurred by an FM broadcast station for 
facilities necessary for such station to reasonably 
minimize disruption of service as a result of the 
reorganization of broadcast television spectrum 
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