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license to transmit or perform the same version of that
work shall, for purposes of subsection (b) of this section,
be treated as a legal or beneficial owner if such secondary
transmission occurs within the local market of that sta-
tion.’’.
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
The table of sections for chapter 1 of title 17, United
States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating
to section 121 the following:
‘‘122. Limitations on exclusive rights; secondary transmissions by satellite car-
riers within local market.’’.
SEC. 203. EXTENSION OF EFFECT OF AMENDMENTS TO SEC-
TION 119 OF TITLE 17, UNITED STATES CODE.
Section 4(a) of the Satellite Home Viewer Act of
1994 (17 U.S.C. 119 note; Public Law 103–369; 108
Stat. 3481) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 1999’’
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2004’’.
SEC. 204. COMPUTATION OF ROYALTY FEES FOR SAT-
ELLITE CARRIERS.
Section 119(c) of title 17, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(4) REDUCTION.—
‘‘(A) SUPERSTATION.—The rate of the
royalty fee in effect on January 1, 1998, pay-
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able in each case under subsection (b)(1)(B)(i)
shall be reduced by 30 percent.
‘‘(B) NETWORK.—The rate of the royalty
fee in effect on January 1, 1998, payable under
subsection (b)(1)(B)(ii) shall be reduced by 45
percent.
‘‘(5) 
PUBLIC
BROADCASTING
SERVICE
AS
AGENT.—For purposes of section 802, with respect
to royalty fees paid by satellite carriers for re-
transmitting the Public Broadcasting Service sat-
ellite feed, the Public Broadcasting Service shall be
the agent for all public television copyright claimants
and all Public Broadcasting Service member sta-
tions.’’.
SEC. 205. PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE SATELLITE
FEED; DEFINITIONS.
(a) SECONDARY TRANSMISSIONS.—Section 119(a)(1)
of title 17, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking the paragraph heading and in-
serting ‘‘(1) SUPERSTATIONS AND PBS SATELLITE
FEED.—’’;
(2) by inserting ‘‘or by the Public Broadcasting
Service satellite feed’’ after ‘‘superstation’’; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In the
case of the Public Broadcasting Service satellite
feed, subsequent to—
‘‘(A) the date when a majority of sub-
scribers to satellite carriers are able to receive
the signal of at least one noncommercial edu-
cational television broadcast station from their
satellite carrier within such stations’ local mar-
ket; or
‘‘(B) 2 years after the effective date of the
Satellite Copyright Compulsory License Im-
provement Act,
whichever is earlier, the statutory license created by
this section shall be conditioned on certification of
support pursuant to section 396(n) of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934.’’.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 119(d) of title 17, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(12) PUBLIC
BROADCASTING
SERVICE
SAT-
ELLITE
FEED.—The term ‘Public Broadcasting
Service satellite feed’ means the national satellite
feed distributed by the Public Broadcasting Service
consisting of educational and informational program-
ming intended for private home viewing, to which
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the Public Broadcasting Service holds national ter-
restrial broadcast rights.
‘‘(13) LOCAL MARKET.—The term ‘local mar-
ket’ has the meaning given that term in section
122(j)(2).
‘‘(14) TELEVISION BROADCAST STATION.—The
term ‘television broadcast station’ has the meaning
given that term in section 122(j)(5).’’.
SEC. 206. DISTANT SIGNAL RETRANSMISSIONS.
Section 119 of title 17, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(6)’’
and inserting ‘‘(5)’’;
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by striking
‘‘(2) NETWORK STATIONS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provi-
sions of subparagraphs (B) and (C) of this
paragraph and paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and
(6)’’ and inserting:
‘‘(2) NETWORK STATIONS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provi-
sions of subparagraph (B) of this paragraph
and paragraphs (3), (4), and (5)’’; and
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(ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and
redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (B);
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘(2)(C)’’
and inserting ‘‘(2)(B)’’; and
(D) by striking paragraphs (5), (8), (9),
and (10) and redesignating paragraphs (6) and
(7) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and
(2) in subsection (d), by striking paragraphs
(10) and (11).
SEC. 207. APPLICATION OF FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION REGULATIONS.
Section 119(a) of title 17, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘the satellite
carrier is in compliance with the rules, regulations,
or authorizations of the Federal Communications
Commission governing the carriage of television
broadcast station signals,’’ after ‘‘satellite carrier to
the public for private home viewing,’’;
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘the satellite
carrier is in compliance with the rules, regulations,
or authorizations of the Federal Communications
Commission governing the carriage of television