To exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing agreements.

Bill: 114-hr-3148
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15]
Introduced: 2015-07-21
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Marketing and advertising
Latest action: action_date: 2015-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill exempts broadcast television stations from the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) amended joint sales agreement (JSA) rules if the stations were parties to a JSA that was in effect on the effective date of the amendment adopted by the FCC on March 31, 2014. </p> <p>Under the FCC's amended rule, a television station that sells more than 15% of the weekly advertising time of another station in the same market is attributed an ownership interest subject to ownership limitations. The bill exempts stations from being considered in violation of such ownership limitations by reason of the amended rule if they were a party to an existing JSA that was in effect on the effective date of the amendment.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3148 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 21, 2015 Mr. Shimkus (for himself, Mr. Walden , Mr. Long , Mrs. Ellmers of North Carolina , Mr. Schrader , Mr. Ruppersberger , and Mr. Tonko ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing agreements.

1. Exemption of application of JSA attribution rule for existing agreements In the case of a party to a joint sales agreement (as defined in Note 2(k) to section 73.3555 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations) that is in effect on the effective date of the amendment to Note 2(k)(2) to such section made by the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Report and Order adopted by the Federal Communications Commission on March 31, 2014 (FCC 14–28), such party shall not be considered to be in violation of the ownership limitations of such section by reason of the application of the rule in such Note 2(k)(2) (as so amended) to the joint sales agreement.