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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``International Insurance Capital 
Standards Accountability Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the Secretary of the Treasury, Board of Governors of 
        the Federal Reserve System, and Director of the Federal 
        Insurance Office shall support increasing transparency at any 
        global insurance or international standard-setting regulatory 
        or supervisory forum in which they participate, including 
        supporting and advocating for greater public observer access to 
        working groups and committee meetings of the International 
        Association of Insurance Supervisors; and
            (2) to the extent that the Secretary of the Treasury, Board 
        of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and Director of the 
        Federal Insurance Office take a position or reasonably intend 
        to take a position on an insurance proposal by a global 
        insurance regulatory or supervisory forum, the Secretary of the 
        Treasury, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and 
        Director of the Federal Insurance Office shall achieve 
        consensus positions with State insurance regulators through the 
        National Association of Insurance Commissioners, when they are 
        United States participants in negotiations on insurance issues 
        before the International Association of Insurance Supervisors, 
        Financial Stability Board, or any other international forum of 
        financial regulators or supervisors that considers such issues.

SEC. 3. INSURANCE POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the Insurance Policy 
Advisory Committee on International Capital Standards and Other 
Insurance Issues at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System.
    (b) Membership.--The Commission shall be composed of not more than 
21 members, all of whom represent a diverse set of expert perspectives 
from the various sectors of the United States insurance industry, 
including life insurance, property and casualty insurance and 
reinsurance, agents and brokers, academics, consumer advocates, or 
experts on issues facing underserved insurance communities and 
consumers.

SEC. 4. REPORTS.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Reports and testimony by secretary of the treasury and 
        chairman of the federal reserve.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury and 
                the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, or their designee, 
                shall submit to the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
                Committee of the Senate, and the Financial Services 
                Committee of the House of Representatives, an annual 
                report and provide annual testimony to the Banking, 
                Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee of the Senate, and 
                the Financial Services Committee of the House of 
                Representatives on the efforts of the Secretary and the 
                Chairman with the National Association of Insurance 
                Commissioners with respect to global insurance 
                regulatory or supervisory forums, including--
                            (i) a description of the insurance 
                        regulatory or supervisory standard-setting 
                        issues under discussion at international 
                        standard-setting bodies, including the 
                        Financial Stability Board and the International 
                        Association of Insurance Supervisors;
                            (ii) a description of the effects that 
                        proposals discussed at international insurance 
                        regulatory or supervisory forums of insurance 
                        could have on consumer and insurance markets in 
                        the United States;
                            (iii) a description of any position taken 
                        by the Secretary of the Treasury, Board of 
                        Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and 
                        Director of the Federal Insurance Office in 
                        international insurance discussions; and
                            (iv) a description of the efforts by the 
                        Secretary of the Treasury, Director of the 
                        Federal Insurance Office, and the Board of 
                        Governors of the Federal Reserve System to 
                        increase transparency at the Financial 
                        Stability Board with respect to insurance 
                        proposals and the International Association of 
                        Insurance Supervisors, including efforts to 
                        provide additional public access to working 
                        groups and committees of the International 
                        Association of Insurance Supervisors.
                    (B) Termination.--This paragraph shall terminate on 
                December 31, 2018.
            (2) Reports and testimony by national association of 
        insurance commissioners.--The National Association of Insurance 
        Commissioners may provide testimony to Congress on the issues 
        described in paragraph (1)(A).
            (3) Joint report by the chairman of the federal reserve and 
        the director of the federal insurance office.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury, 
                Chairman of the Federal Reserve, and the Director of 
                the Federal Insurance Office shall, in consultation 
                with the National Association of Insurance 
                Commissioners, complete a study on, and submit to 
                Congress a report on the results of the study, the 
                impact on consumers and markets in the United States 
                before supporting or consenting to the adoption of any 
                key elements in any international insurance proposal or 
                international insurance capital standard.
                    (B) Notice and comment.--
                            (i) Notice.--The Secretary of the Treasury, 
                        Chairman of the Federal Reserve, and the 
                        Director of the Federal Insurance Office shall 
                        provide notice before the date on which 
                        drafting the report is commenced and after the 
                        date on which the draft of the report is 
                        completed.
                            (ii) Opportunity for comment.--There shall 
                        be an opportunity for public comment for a 
                        period beginning on the date on which the 
                        report is submitted under subparagraph (A) and 
                        ending on the date that is 60 days after the 
                        date on which the report is submitted.
                    (C) Review by comptroller general.--The Secretary 
                of the Treasury, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, and 
                the Director of the Federal Insurance Office shall 
                submit to the Comptroller General of the United States 
                the report described in subparagraph (A) for review.
            (4) Report on reduction in transparency.--Not later than 
        180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Chairman 
        of the Federal Reserve and the Secretary of the Treasury, or 
        their designees, shall submit to Congress a report and provide 
        testimony to Congress on the efforts of the Chairman and the 
        Secretary to increase transparency at meetings of the 
        International Association of Insurance Supervisors.
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International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2015 This bill establishes at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System the Insurance Policy Advisory Committee on International Capital Standards and Other Insurance Issues, a 21-member committee representing diverse expert perspectives from the U.S. insurance industry (including life insurance, property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, agents and brokers, academics, consumer advocates, or experts on issues facing underserved insurance communities and consumers).  The Secretary of the Treasury and the Board Chairman shall report annually to certain congressional committees on their efforts with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners regarding global insurance regulatory or supervisory forums. The Secretary, the Board Chairman, and the Director of the Federal Insurance Office, before supporting or consenting to the adoption of any key element in any international insurance proposal or international insurance capital standard, must study its impact upon U.S. markets and consumers.  The Secretary and the Board Chairman must also report, as well as testify to Congress on their efforts to increase transparency at meetings of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Alexis Agin Identity Theft 
Protection Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON DISTRIBUTION OF DEATH INFORMATION FURNISHED TO OR 
              MAINTAINED BY THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 205(r) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 405(r)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, and to ensure 
        completeness, timeliness, and accuracy of,'' after 
        ``transmitting'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
    ``(3) The Commissioner of Social Security shall, to the extent 
feasible, provide for the use of information regarding deceased 
individuals furnished to or maintained by the Commissioner, subject to 
such safeguards as the Commissioner of Social Security determines are 
necessary or appropriate to protect the information from unauthorized 
use or disclosure, to any Federal or State agency providing or 
administering Federally funded benefits to individuals, other than 
benefits under this Act, through a cooperative arrangement with such 
agency designed to ensure proper payment of those benefits with respect 
to such individuals if--
            ``(A) under such arrangement the agency provides 
        reimbursement to the Commissioner of Social Security for the 
        reasonable costs of carrying out such arrangement, including 
        the reasonable costs associated with the collection and 
        maintenance of information regarding deceased individuals 
        furnished to the Commissioner pursuant to paragraph (1); and
            ``(B) such arrangement does not conflict with the duties of 
        the Commissioner of Social Security under paragraph (1).'';
            (3) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``or in benefit and 
        pension plans for employees of the States or local 
        governments'' after ``by the States'';
            (4) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
    ``(5)(A) The Commissioner of Social Security may use or provide for 
the use of information regarding deceased individuals furnished to or 
maintained by the Commissioner, subject to such safeguards as the 
Commissioner of Social Security determines are necessary or appropriate 
to protect the information from unauthorized use or disclosure, 
provided the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (3) 
are met and such information is provided--
            ``(i) to any Federal agency through a cooperative agreement 
        with such agency for the purpose of law enforcement or tax 
        administration; or
            ``(ii) for statistical and research activities conducted by 
        Federal and State agencies.
    ``(B) A Federal or State agency may disclose death information 
obtained from the Commissioner to a contractor for the purposes of 
assisting with such law enforcement, tax administration, or statistical 
and research activities, provided that the agency ensures, at a 
minimum, that the contractor fulfills the requirements of clauses (ii) 
and (iv) of paragraph (7)(E).'';
            (5) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:
    ``(7)(A) For purposes of this paragraph, death information shall 
consist of information regarding deceased individuals maintained by the 
Commissioner of Social Security, except for information furnished to or 
maintained by the Commissioner pursuant to paragraphs (1) or (2), and 
the death information to be provided shall consist only of the name, 
social security number, date of birth, and date of death of a deceased 
individual.''
    ``(B) The Commissioner may disclose death information under this 
paragraph to the Secretary of Defense provided that--
            ``(i) the Secretary uses the information provided solely 
        for the purpose of assisting in the identification of 
        unidentified remains, and
            ``(ii) the Secretary enforces requirements similar to those 
        in clauses (i), (ii), (iv), (v), (vi), and (vii) with respect 
        to any contractor the Secretary hires to assist in such 
        identifications.
    ``(C) The Commissioner of Social Security may disclose death 
information, except for information furnished to or maintained by the 
Commissioner of Social Security pursuant to paragraphs (1) or (2), 
provided the requirements of this paragraph and the requirements of 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (3) are met.
    ``(D) The Commissioner may disclose--
            ``(i) to any entity, information maintained by the 
        Commissioner concerning individuals whose date of death 
        occurred at least 3 calendar years prior to the year that the 
        entity requests such information pursuant to a written 
        agreement; and
            ``(ii) to any entity `certified' by the Commissioner under 
        subparagraph (E), information maintained by the Commissioner 
        concerning individuals whose date of death does not satisfy the 
        requirements of clause (i), pursuant to a written agreement 
        between the Commissioner and the entity.
    ``(E) For purposes of this paragraph an entity is `certified' only 
if the Commissioner--
            ``(i) establishes procedures to certify and decertify 
        entities eligible to obtain such information;
            ``(ii) includes in the agreement with such an entity 
        provisions to require such entity to safeguard the information 
        provided, assure that the information is used only for the 
        purpose which was the basis for the certification, assure that 
        the information is not disclosed by the entity to any other 
        entity, and include contractual penalties, including monetary 
        penalties and loss of certification, for the violation of any 
        requirements imposed by the Commissioner as a condition of 
        receiving the information;
            ``(iii) requires that the entity demonstrate that--
                    ``(I) it has a legitimate business need for the 
                information, which shall include a requirement that the 
                information regarding a deceased individual will aid in 
                preventing financial harm to the entity or to a 
                customer or client of the entity or will aid in 
                permitting the entity to fulfill an obligation to a 
                beneficiary of an individual that is contingent upon 
                the death of such individual; or
                    ``(II) it has a legitimate interest in preventing 
                fraud or unauthorized financial transactions;
            ``(iv) requires that the entity demonstrate that it has 
        infrastructure and procedures in place to prevent wrongful 
        access to or the disclosure of information provided by the 
        Commissioner;
            ``(v) determines that the entity has adequate experience 
        and expertise in maintaining the confidentiality and security 
        of information;
            ``(vi) includes such other requirements and restrictions as 
        the Commissioner deems appropriate to assure the 
        confidentiality of the information; and
            ``(vii) requires that the entity permit periodic and 
        unscheduled audits of the entity to assure compliance with the 
        requirements established by the Commissioner.
    ``(F) The Commissioner shall establish application and other fees 
to be paid by entities seeking to be certified or to maintain 
certification under this paragraph so that the Commissioner is fully 
reimbursed for all costs associated with development of the 
certification process, evaluating applications, auditing compliance 
with the requirements established by the Commissioner, inspecting 
records and assuring compliance with contract requirements, and any 
other costs associated with assuring continuing eligibility for 
certification under this paragraph.
    ``(G) For purposes of this paragraph, the terms `entity' or 
`entities' includes `individual' and `individuals' respectively.
    ``(H) The Commissioner may delegate any of the activities under 
this paragraph to another agency and may perform any activity through a 
contractor, provided that the delegation or contract requires such 
agency or contractor to comply with all requirements of this section 
and of the implementing policies developed by the Commissioner.'';
            (6) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(10) Information related to a deceased individual received by the 
Commissioner of Social Security other than as described in paragraph 
(1) shall be treated for purposes of paragraph (6) in the same manner 
as information received as described in paragraph (1).''.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act and each year thereafter through 2019, the Commissioner of 
Social Security shall submit to the Committee on Finance of the Senate 
and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a 
report describing the entities certified by the Commissioner under 
section 205(r)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(r)(7)) 
during the preceding year and their compliance with the requirements of 
subparagraph (E) of such section.
    (c) Effective Dates.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        amendments made by this section take effect on the date that is 
        60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Exception.--The amendment made by subsection (a)(6) 
        shall take effect on January 1, 2014.
    (d) Sunset.--Subparagraphs (C) through (H) of section 205(r)(7) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(r)(7)) (as amended by subsection 
(a)) shall cease to be effective on January 1, 2019, except that--
            (1) clauses (ii) and (iv) of subparagraph (E) of such 
        section shall continue to apply for purposes of section 
        205(r)(5)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 405(r)(5)(B)) (as amended 
        by subsection (a)).
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Alexis Agin Identity Theft Protection Act of 2013 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to revise the treatment of death information furnished to or maintained by the Social Security Administration (SSA). Authorizes the Commissioner of Social Security to use or provide such information to federal and state agencies for statistical and research activities or to any federal agency for law enforcement or tax administration purposes. Authorizes disclosure of such information by: (1) federal and state agencies to contractors to assist with similar activities, (2) the Commissioner to entities concerning certain individuals who died more than three years earlier as well as to entities certified by the Commissioner, and (3) the Commissioner to the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to assist in the identification of remains. 


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Satellite Access to Local Stations 
Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS; SECONDARY TRANSMISSIONS BY 
              SATELLITE CARRIERS WITHIN LOCAL MARKETS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 17, United States Code, is 
amended by adding after section 121 the following new section:
``Sec. 122. Limitations on exclusive rights; secondary transmissions by 
              satellite carriers within local markets
    ``(a) Secondary Transmissions of Television Broadcast Stations by 
Satellite Carriers.--A secondary transmission of a primary transmission 
of a television broadcast station into the station's local market shall 
be subject to statutory licensing under this section if--
            ``(1) the secondary transmission is made by a satellite 
        carrier to the public;
            ``(2) the secondary transmission is permissible under the 
        rules, regulations, or authorizations of the Federal 
        Communications Commission; and
            ``(3) the satellite carrier makes a direct or indirect 
        charge for the secondary transmission to--
                    ``(A) each subscriber receiving the secondary 
                transmission; or
                    ``(B) a distributor that has contracted with the 
                satellite carrier for direct or indirect delivery of 
                the secondary transmission to the public.
    ``(b) Reporting Requirements.--A satellite carrier whose secondary 
transmissions are subject to statutory licensing under subsection (a) 
shall, on a semiannual basis, submit to the Register of Copyrights, in 
accordance with requirements that the Register shall prescribe by 
regulation, a statement of account, covering the preceding 6-month 
period, specifying--
            ``(1) the names and locations of all television broadcast 
        stations whose signals were secondarily transmitted within the 
        local markets of those stations at any time during that period; 
        and
            ``(2) the total number of, and addresses provided by, all 
        subscribers receiving those secondary transmissions.
    ``(c) No Royalty Fee Required.--A satellite carrier whose secondary 
transmissions are subject to statutory licensing under subsection (a) 
shall have no royalty obligation for such secondary transmissions.
    ``(d) Noncompliance With Reporting Requirements.--Notwithstanding 
subsection (a), the willful or repeated secondary transmission to the 
public by a satellite carrier of a television broadcast station and 
embodying a performance or display of a work is actionable as an act of 
infringement under section 501, and is fully subject to the remedies 
provided under sections 502 through 506 and 509, if the satellite 
carrier has not submitted the statement of account required under 
subsection (b).
    ``(e) Definitions.--As used in this section--
            ``(1) Distributor.--The term `distributor' means an entity 
        that contracts to distribute secondary transmissions from a 
        satellite carrier and, either as a single channel or in a 
        package with other programming, provides the secondary 
        transmission either directly to subscribers or indirectly 
        through other program distribution entities.
            ``(2) Local market.--The `local market' of a television 
        broadcast station has the meaning given that term in section 
        337(g) of the Communications Act of 1934.
            ``(3) Television broadcast station.--The term `television 
        broadcast station' means an over-the-air, commercial, or 
        noncommercial television broadcast station licensed by the 
        Federal Communications Commission under subpart E of part 73 of 
        title 47, Code of Federal Regulations.
            ``(4) Subscriber.--The term `subscriber' means a person or 
        entity that receives a secondary transmission service by means 
of a secondary transmission from a satellite and pays a fee for the 
service, directly or indirectly, to the satellite carrier or to a 
distributor.
            ``(5) Other terms.--The terms `satellite carrier' and 
        `secondary transmission' have the meanings given such terms 
        under section 119(d).''.
    (b) 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 carriers within local markets.''.

SEC. 3. RETRANSMISSION CONSENT.

    Section 325(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 325(b)) 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(b)(1)'' and all that follows through the 
        end of paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
    ``(b)(1) No cable system or other multichannel video programming 
distributor shall retransmit the signal of a broadcasting station, or 
any part thereof, except--
            ``(A) with the express authority of the station;
            ``(B) pursuant to section 614, in the case of a station 
        electing, in accordance with this subsection, to assert the 
        right to carriage under such section; or
            ``(C) pursuant to section 337, in the case of a station 
        electing, in accordance with this subsection, to assert the 
        right to carriage under such section.''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following:
    ``(C) Within 45 days after the effective date of the Satellite 
Access to Local Stations Act, the Commission shall commence a 
rulemaking proceeding to revise the regulations governing the exercise 
by television broadcast stations of the right to grant retransmission 
consent under this subsection. Such regulations shall establish 
election time periods that correspond with those regulations adopted 
under subparagraph (B). The rulemaking shall be completed within 180 
days after the effective date of the Satellite Access to Local Stations 
Act.''.

SEC. 4. MUST-CARRY FOR SATELLITE CARRIERS RETRANSMITTING TELEVISION 
              BROADCAST SIGNALS.

    Title III of the Communications Act of 1934 is amended by inserting 
after section 336 the following new section:

``SEC. 337. CARRIAGE OF LOCAL TELEVISION SIGNALS BY SATELLITE CARRIERS.

    ``(a) Carriage Obligations.--Each satellite carrier providing 
secondary transmissions of a television broadcast station to 
subscribers located within the local market of such station shall offer 
to carry all television broadcast stations located within that local 
market, subject to section 325(b), except that the carriage obligations 
of this section shall not apply to satellite carriers that do not 
retransmit the signals of broadcast television stations pursuant to the 
statutory license under section 122 of title 17, United States Code. 
Carriage of additional television broadcast stations within the local 
market shall be at the discretion of the satellite carrier, subject to 
section 325(b).
    ``(b) Duplication Not Required.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), a 
satellite carrier shall not be required to offer to carry the signal of 
any local television broadcast station that substantially duplicates 
the signal of another local television broadcast station which is 
secondarily transmitted by the satellite carrier, or to offer to carry 
the signals of more that one local television broadcast station 
affiliated with a particular broadcast network (as the term is defined 
by regulation).
    ``(c) Carriage of All Local Television Stations on Contiguous 
Channels.--All local television broadcast stations retransmitted by a 
satellite carrier to subscribers in the stations' local markets shall 
be made available to subscribers in their local markets on contiguous 
channels and in a nondiscriminatory manner on any navigational device, 
on-screen program guide, or menu.
    ``(d) Compensation for Carriage.--A satellite carrier shall not 
accept or request monetary payment or other valuable consideration in 
exchange either for carriage of local television broadcast stations in 
accordance with the requirements of this section or for channel 
positioning rights provided to such stations under this section, except 
that any such station may be required to bear the costs associated with 
delivering a good quality signal to the principal headend of the 
satellite carrier. No station carried in accordance with the 
requirements of this section shall be required to bear the costs of 
delivering a good quality signal to a location other than the principal 
headend of the satellite carrier.
    ``(e) Remedies.--
            ``(1) Complaints by broadcast stations.--Whenever a local 
        television broadcast station believes that a satellite carrier 
        has failed to meet its obligations under this section, such 
        station shall notify the carrier, in writing, of the alleged 
        failure and identify its reasons for believing that the 
        satellite carrier is obligated to offer to carry the signal of 
        such station or has otherwise failed to comply with other 
requirements of this section. The satellite carrier shall, within 30 
days after such written notification, respond in writing to such 
notification and either begin carrying the signal of such station in 
accordance with the terms requested or state its reasons for believing 
that it is not obligated to carry such signal or is in compliance with 
other requirements of this section. A local television broadcast 
station that is denied carriage in accordance with this section by a 
satellite carrier may obtain review of such denial by filing a 
complaint with the Commission. Such complaint shall allege the manner 
in which such satellite carrier has failed to meet its obligations and 
the basis for such allegations. A failure by a satellite carrier to 
carry a local television broadcast station within its local market if 
there has been a change in that station's local market, or to carry a 
local broadcast television station that is significantly viewed outside 
its local market due to technical limitations of that satellite 
carrier's existing facilities, shall not constitute a failure by the 
satellite carrier to comply with its obligations under this section.
            ``(2) Opportunity to respond.--The Commission shall afford 
        such satellite carrier an opportunity to present data and 
        arguments to establish that there has been no failure to meet 
        its obligations under this section.
            ``(3) Remedial actions; dismissal.--Within 120 days after 
        the date a complaint is filed, the Commission shall determine 
        whether the satellite carrier has met its obligations under 
        this section. If the Commission determines that the satellite 
        carrier has failed to meet such obligations, the Commission 
        shall order the satellite carrier, in the case of an obligation 
        to carry a station, to begin carriage of the station and to 
        continue such carriage for at least 12 months. If the 
        Commission determines that the satellite carrier has fully met 
        the requirements of this section, it shall dismiss the 
        complaint.
    ``(f) Regulations by Commission.--Within 180 days after the 
effective date of this section, the Commission shall, following a 
rulemaking proceeding, issue regulations implementing the requirements 
imposed by this section.
    ``(g) Definitions.--As used in this section:
            ``(1) Television broadcast station.--The term `television 
        broadcast station' means a full-power television broadcast 
        station, and does not include a low-power or translator 
        television broadcast station.
            ``(2) Local market.--The term `local market' means the 
        designated market area in which a station is located and--
                    ``(A) for a commercial television broadcast station 
                located in any of the 150 largest designated market 
                areas, all commercial television broadcast stations 
                licensed to a community within the same designated 
                market area are within the same local market;
                    ``(B) for a commercial television broadcast station 
                that is located in a designated market area that is not 
                one of the 150 largest, the local market includes all 
                commercial television broadcast stations licensed to a 
                community within the same designated market area, and 
                may also include any station that is significantly 
                viewed, as such term is defined in section 76.54 of the 
                title 47, Code of Federal Regulations; and
                    ``(C) for a noncommercial educational television 
                broadcast station, the local market includes any 
                station that is licensed to a community within the same 
                designated market area as the noncommercial educational 
                television broadcast station.
            ``(3) Designated market area.--The term `designated market 
        area' means a designated market area, as determined by the 
        Nielsen Media Research and published in the DMA Market and 
        Demographic Report.
            ``(4) Principal headend of the satellite carrier.--The term 
        `principal headend of the satellite carrier' means the 
        reception point in the local market of a broadcast television 
        station or in a market contiguous to the local market of a 
        broadcast television station at which the satellite carrier 
        initially receives the signal of the station for purposes of 
        transmission of such signals to the facility which uplinks the 
        signals to the carrier's satellites for secondary transmission 
        to the satellite carrier's subscribers.
            ``(5) Secondary transmission.--The term `secondary 
        transmission' has the meaning given that term in section 119(d) 
        of title 17, United States Code.''.

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on 
January 1, 1999.
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Satellite Access to Local Stations Act - Amends Federal copyright law to cite circumstances under which the secondary transmission by a satellite carrier of a primary transmission of a television broadcast station into the station's local market shall be subject to statutory licensing.  Sets forth reporting requirements for a satellite carrier whose secondary transmissions are subject to such licensing requirements. 
Precludes any royalty obligation for such secondary transmissions. States that noncompliance with such reporting requirements by a satellite carrier of a television broadcast station is actionable as an act of infringement and fully subject to copyright remedies. 
Amends the Communications Act of 1934 regarding the retransmission of broadcasting station signals.  Prohibits cable systems and other multichannel video programming distributors from retransmitting a broadcasting station's signal without the station's express consent. Directs the Federal Communications Commission to commence a rulemaking proceeding to revise regulations governing the exercise by television broadcast stations of the right to grant retransmission consent. 
Prescribes requirements for the carriage of local television signals by satellite carriers, including:  (1) carriage obligations; (2) carriage of all local television stations on contiguous channels and in a nondiscriminatory manner on any navigational device, on-screen guide, or menu; (3) compensation for carriage; and (4) remedies for failure to meet obligations.