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Q: SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL PORTION OF THE LITTLE SANDY RIVER 
              WATERSHED IN THE BULL RUN WATERSHED MANAGEMENT UNIT, 
              OREGON.

    (a) In General.--Public Law 95-200 (16 U.S.C. 482b note) is amended 
by striking section 1 and inserting the following:

``SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT UNIT; 
              DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.

    ``(a) Establishment.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is established, subject to valid 
        existing rights, a special resources management unit in the 
        State of Oregon comprising approximately 98,272 acres, as 
        depicted on a map dated September, 1998, and entitled `Bull Run 
        Watershed Management Unit'.
            ``(2) Map.--The map described in paragraph (1) shall be on 
        file and available for public inspection in the offices of the 
        Regional Forester-Pacific Northwest Region, Forest Service, 
        Department of Agriculture, and in the offices of the State 
        Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the 
        Interior.
            ``(3) Boundary adjustments.--Minor adjustments in the 
        boundaries of the unit may be made from time to time by the 
        Secretary after consultation with the city and appropriate 
        public notice and hearings.
    ``(b) Definition of Secretary.--In this Act, the term `Secretary' 
means--
            ``(1) with respect to land administered by the Secretary of 
        Agriculture, the Secretary of Agriculture; and
            ``(2) with respect to land administered by the Secretary of 
        the Interior, the Secretary of the Interior.''.
    (b) Conforming and Technical Amendments.--
            (1) Secretary.--Public Law 95-200 (16 U.S.C. 482b note) is 
        amended by striking ``Secretary of Agriculture'' each place it 
        appears (except subsection (b) of section 1, as added by 
        subsection (a), and except in the amendments made by paragraph 
        (2)) and inserting ``Secretary''.
            (2) Applicable law.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 2(a) of Public Law 95-200 
                (16 U.S.C. 482b note) is amended by striking 
                ``applicable to National Forest System lands'' and 
                inserting ``applicable to National Forest System land 
                (in the case of land administered by the Secretary of 
                Agriculture) or applicable to land under the 
                administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land 
                Management (in the case of land administered by the 
                Secretary of the Interior)''.
                    (B) Management plans.--The first sentence of 
                section 2(c) of Public Law 95-200 (16 U.S.C. 482b note) 
                is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``subsection (a) or (b)'' 
                        and inserting ``subsections (a) and (b)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``, through the 
                        maintenance'' and inserting ``(in the case of 
                        land administered by the Secretary of 
                        Agriculture) or section 202 of the Federal Land 
                        Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
                        1712) (in the case of land administered by the 
                        Secretary of the Interior), through the 
                        maintenance''.

SEC. 2. MANAGEMENT.

    (a) Timber Harvesting Restrictions.--Section 2(b) of Public Law 95-
200 (16 U.S.C. 482b note) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and 
inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
        shall prohibit the cutting of trees on Federal land in the 
        entire unit, as designated in section 1 and depicted on the map 
        referred to in that section.''.
    (b) Repeal of Management Exception.--The Oregon Resource 
Conservation Act of 1996 (division B of Public Law 104-208) is amended 
by striking section 606 (110 Stat. 3009-543).
    (c) Repeal of Duplicative Enactment.--Section 1026 of division I of 
the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 
104-333; 110 Stat. 4228) and the amendments made by that section are 
repealed.
    (d) Water Rights.--Nothing in this section strengthens, diminishes, 
or has any other effect on water rights held by any person or entity.

SEC. 3. LAND EXCHANGE.

    (a) Land Exchange.--Upon application by the city of Portland, 
Oregon (referred to in this section as the ``city''), the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall enter into negotiations with the city for the 
transfer of National Forest System land underlying the city's Bull Run 
water supply facilities to the city in exchange for city-owned land 
lying within the boundaries of any unit of the National Forest System 
in Oregon or Washington.
    (b) Time for Exchange.--Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary 
shall expedite the negotiations, if the city applies for a land 
exchange under subsection (a), and shall complete such a land exchange 
not later than September 30, 2001.
    (c) Applicability of Other Laws.--Except as provided in subsection 
(d), any land exchange under this section shall be carried out in 
accordance with section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716) and other applicable law.
    (d) Exception to Single State Limitation on Exchange.--The 
requirement that Federal and non-Federal parcels of land exchanged for 
each other must be located within the same State, as specified in the 
Act entitled ``An Act to Consolidate National Forest Lands'', approved 
March 20, 1922 (16 U.S.C. 485), and the first sentence of section 
206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1716(b)), shall not apply to the land exchange authorized by this 
section.

A: Amends Federal law to reestablish and add acreage to the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit in Oregon. 
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture or the Interior, as applicable, to prohibit the cutting of trees on Federal land in the entire unit. 
Repeals a provision of the:  (1) Oregon Resource Conservation Act of 1996 which requires certain Unit lands that are not contained in the Bull Run River Drainage to be managed in accordance with the law establishing the Unit; and (2) Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 regarding the Unit. 
Requires the Secretary of Agriculture:  (1) upon application by the city of Portland, Oregon, to enter into negotiations with the city for the transfer of National Forest System land underlying the city's Bull Run water supply facilities to the city in exchange for city- owned land lying within the boundaries of any unit of the National Forest System in Oregon or Washington; and (2) to expedite the negotiations and complete such land exchange not later than September 30, 2001.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Positive Train Control Enforcement 
and Implementation Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. ENSURING SAFE IMPLEMENTATION OF POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL ON 
              POISONOUS OR TOXIC-BY-INHALATION AND PASSENGER RAIL 
              LINES.

    Section 20157 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``18 months after the date of 
                enactment of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008'' 
                and inserting ``60 days after the date of enactment of 
                the Positive Train Control Enforcement and 
                Implementation Act of 2015'';
                    (B) by striking ``develop'' and inserting 
                ``revise'';
                    (C) by striking ``December 31, 2015'' and inserting 
                ``December 31, 2018, or the deadline determined 
                appropriate by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph 
                (2)''; and
                    (D) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``parts'' and 
                inserting ``sections'';
            (2) by striking subsection (a)(2) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(2) Authority to extend deadline.--
                    ``(A) The Secretary may extend the deadline 
                described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, 
                applicable to each carrier or entity required to submit 
                a plan under paragraph (1), for a period not to exceed 
                12 months if such a carrier or entity demonstrates to 
                the satisfaction of the Secretary that such carrier or 
                entity--
                            ``(i) will not be able to implement a 
                        positive train control system by the deadline 
                        described in paragraph (1) due to technical, 
                        programmatic, or operational challenges, such 
                        as availability of public funding, spectrum, 
                        technology, and interoperability standards;
                            ``(ii) has taken actions to address such 
                        challenges and mitigate risks to successful 
                        implementation of a positive train control 
                        system; and
                            ``(iii) has made good faith efforts to 
                        implement the plan described in paragraph (1).
                    ``(B)(i) The Secretary may grant an additional one-
                time extension of the deadline described in paragraph 
                (1), applicable to each carrier or entity required to 
                submit a plan under paragraph (1), not to exceed 12 
                months, if such a carrier or entity, or a group 
                thereof, is not able to fully implement a positive 
                train control system on or before the date that is the 
                last day of the extension granted under subparagraph 
                (A), and such carrier or entity--
                            ``(I) demonstrates to the satisfaction of 
                        the Secretary that implementing a positive 
                        train control system was delayed due to 1 or 
                        more circumstances beyond the control of the 
                        carrier or entity, such as a delay in Federal 
                        approval of a plan, testing, or certification; 
                        or
                            ``(II) demonstrates to the satisfaction of 
                        the Secretary--
                                    ``(aa) that such carrier or entity 
                                will not be able to implement a 
                                positive train control system by the 
                                deadline described in paragraph (1) due 
                                to technical, programmatic, or 
                                operational challenges;
                                    ``(bb) due diligence in its efforts 
                                to fully implement a positive train 
                                control system; and
                                    ``(cc) that substantial progress 
                                has been made in deploying positive 
                                train control, to the extent feasible.
                    ``(ii) A demonstrating carrier or entity under 
                clause (i) must certify to the Secretary in writing 
                that such carrier or entity will be in full compliance 
                with the requirements of this section on or before the 
                date that is the last date of the extension granted 
                under clause (i).
            ``(3) Implementation.--
                    ``(A) The revised plan shall--
                            ``(i) describe how the railroad carrier or 
                        entity will provide for interoperability of the 
                        system with movements of trains of other 
                        railroad carriers or entities over its lines;
                            ``(ii) to the extent practical, provide for 
                        implementation of the system in a manner that 
                        addresses areas of greater risk before areas of 
                        lesser risk;
                            ``(iii) comply with this section and 
                        subpart I of part 236 of title 49, Code of 
                        Federal Regulations; and
                            ``(iv) include a detailed schedule and 
                        sequence for fully implementing a positive 
                        train control system in accordance with this 
                        section and such regulations.
                    ``(B) The railroad carrier shall implement a 
                positive train control system in accordance with such 
                plan.'';
            (3) by striking subsections (c) and (d) and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(c) Progress Reports.--Not later than January 1, 2017, and 
annually thereafter until full implementation of positive train control 
systems has been completed, each railroad carrier or entity required to 
revise and transmit a plan under subsection (a) shall submit to the 
Secretary a report on the progress of such carrier or entity toward 
implementing positive train control systems.
    ``(d) Reports.--
            ``(1) Congressional notification.--Not later than April 1, 
        2018, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation of the Senate a report on the progress of the 
        railroad carriers in implementing positive train control 
        systems.
            ``(2) Public availability.--The Secretary shall make 
        available to the public on the Department of Transportation's 
        Internet Web site each progress report submitted pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) and subsection (c).''; and
            (4) in subsection (h)--
                    (A) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Provisional operation.--In lieu of the requirements 
        of paragraph (1), the Secretary may authorize a railroad 
        carrier or other entity to commence operation in revenue 
        service of a positive train control system or component to the 
        extent necessary to enable the safe implementation of positive 
        train control systems in phases.''.

A: Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015 This bill extends deadlines and modifies requirements for railroad carriers and providers of intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation to implement positive train control (PTC) systems.  (A PTC system is a communications and signaling system designed to prevent train-to-train collisions, over-speed derailments, incursions into established work zone limits, and the movement of a train through a switch left in the wrong position. Railroads which carry passengers or have high-volume freight traffic with certain hazardous materials are required to implement a PTC system.)  Within 60 days of enactment of this bill, each Class I railroad carrier (the largest operators by revenue) and provider of intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation must submit to the Department of Transportation (DOT) a plan for implementing PTC by December 31, 2018, instead of the December 31, 2015, deadline required under current law. DOT may extend the deadline if specified requirements are met.  The revised plan must include a detailed schedule and sequence for fully implementing PTC in a manner that complies with specified regulations, and railroads must implement PTC in accordance with the plan.  DOT may authorize a railroad carrier or other entity to begin the provisional operation of a PTC system without the required certification if it is necessary to enable the safe implementation of PTC in phases. 
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Digital TV Transition Fairness 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act, the following definitions shall apply:
            (1) Assistant secretary.--The term ``Assistant Secretary'' 
        means the Assistant Secretary for Communications and 
        Information of the Department of Commerce.
            (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
        Communications Commission.
            (3) Digital-to-analog converter box.--The term ``digital-
        to-analog converter box'' has the same meaning as in section 
        3005(d) of the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety 
        Act of 2005.
            (4) Local market.--The term ``local market'' has the same 
        meaning as in section 122(j) of title 17, United States Code.
            (5) Multichannel video programming distributor.--The term 
        ``multichannel video programming distributor'' has the same 
        meaning as in section 602(13) of the Communications Act of 
        1934.
            (6) Television broadcast station.--The term ``television 
        broadcast station'' has the same meaning as in section 
        325(b)(7) of the Communications Act of 1934.

SEC. 3. DIGITAL VIEWERSHIP COUPON PROGRAM.

    (a) Creation of Program.--The Assistant Secretary, in coordination 
and consultation with the Commission, shall implement and administer a 
program through which households or individuals in the United States 
may obtain coupons that can be applied toward--
            (1) the cost to install a digital-to-analog converter box;
            (2) the purchase of an indoor or outdoor antenna, or both 
        if needed, to facilitate the reception and display of signals 
        of channels broadcast in digital television service;
            (3) the cost to install any antenna described in paragraph 
        (2); and
            (4) the cost to install, or the cost of any other equipment 
        needed to receive and display, basic broadcast television 
        service, as such service is described in section 4.
    (b) Program Specifications.--
            (1) Eligibility.--
                    (A) Household or individual.--Any household or 
                individual that was or is eligible for a digital-to-
                analog converter box coupon under the coupon program 
                established under section 3005 of the Digital 
                Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 
                shall be eligible to receive a coupon under the coupon 
                program established under this section.
                    (B) Product eligibility.--The Assistant Secretary, 
                in consultation with the Commission, shall determine 
                minimum standards for which types of antennas, 
                installation providers, and other companies are 
                eligible to participate in the coupon program 
                established under this section. Such minimum standards 
                shall be established not later than 30 days after the 
                date of enactment of this Act.
                    (C) Limitation.--No household or individual may be 
                eligible to participate in the coupon program 
                established under this section if--
                            (i) on the date of enactment of this Act, 
                        the household or individual was receiving 
                        broadcast television that it had purchased from 
                        a multichannel video programming distributor; 
                        or
                            (ii) after the date of enactment of this 
                        Act, the household or individual purchases 
                        television broadcasts, other than basic 
                        broadcast television service described in 
                        section 4, from a multichannel video 
                        programming distributor.
            (2) Request.--A household or individual may obtain coupons 
        under this section by making a request as required by the 
        regulations implementing this section.
            (3) Coupon value.--The Assistant Secretary shall determine 
        the value of any coupons issued under this section, provided 
        that the value of any single coupon does not exceed $80. In 
        making the determination of the value of any single coupon, the 
        Assistant Secretary shall consider the purpose for which the 
        requesting household or individual is requesting the coupon and 
        the types of costs to which the coupon will be applied.
            (4) Duration.--All coupons issued under this section shall 
        expire upon the later of the date of termination of the program 
        established under this section or 90 days.
            (5) Termination.--The program established under this 
        section shall terminate on the date that is 18 months after the 
        date on which the first coupon under this section is issued.
    (c) Consumer Education.--The Assistant Secretary shall develop, in 
consultation with the Commission and broadcast and television industry 
representatives, an Internet website and a toll-free telephone hotline 
accessible to consumers that have degraded or lost signals or channels 
as a result of the full power transition from analog to digital 
television that is to occur on February 17, 2009. The website and 
telephone hotline shall provide relevant information in order to assist 
consumers in determining--
            (1) if the purchase or installation of an outdoor or indoor 
        antenna will assist the consumer in resolving or improving 
        their digital television reception problems; and
            (2) what options are available to them should they find 
        that purchasing an outdoor or indoor antenna will not assist in 
        resolving or improving their digital television reception.
    (d) Anti-Fraud Protections.--The Assistant Secretary shall develop, 
in consultation with the Commission, anti-fraud measures and procedures 
to ensure that only eligible households and individuals receive a 
coupon issued under this section.
    (e) Reporting Requirement.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 month after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, and every 7 days thereafter, the 
        National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
        shall make publicly available on its website the--
                    (A) number of requests for coupons under this 
                section;
                    (B) number of coupons issued under this section;
                    (C) amount of each coupon issued, including the 
                total amount of all such issued coupons;
                    (D) types of costs to which each such issued coupon 
                will be applied, as such costs are self-reported on the 
                application of each household or individual;
                    (E) number of issued coupons that have been 
                redeemed; and
                    (F) amount of unobligated and unexpended funds that 
                remain from the amounts authorized under section 6.
            (2) Termination.--The requirement described under paragraph 
        (1) shall terminate 3 months after the last coupon under this 
        section is issued.

SEC. 4. BASIC BROADCAST TELEVISION SERVICE.

    (a) Requirement.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall promulgate rules 
        requiring that each multichannel video programming distributor, 
        who provides broadcast television for a local market, provide 
        to eligible consumers in that local market access to basic 
        broadcast television service, as such service is described in 
        subsection (b).
            (2) Safe harbor.--
                    (A) In general.--The retransmission or secondary 
                transmission of any televison broadcast station by a 
                multichannel video programming distributor pursuant to 
                paragraph (1) shall not be subject to any prohibitions 
                on such activities as described under sections 325 and 
                338 of the Communications Act of 1934 or under section 
                122 of title 17, United States Code, and any such 
                distributor shall be immune from any civil liability 
                related to fulfilling the requirements under paragraph 
                (1).
                    (B) Fee exemption.--In promulgating rules under 
                paragraph (1), the Commission shall require that each 
                television broadcast station--
                            (i) grant consent to multichannel video 
                        programming distributors to retransmit the 
                        signal of such broadcasting station only for 
                        the purposes of fulfilling the requirements 
                        under paragraph (1); and
                            (ii) waive any fees or charges that are 
                        customarily or usually applied for the grant of 
                        such consent.
    (b) Basic Broadcast Television Service.--Any rule promulgated under 
subsection (a) relating to the definition of basic broadcast television 
service shall ensure that, at a minimum, such service includes the 
transmission, retransmission, or secondary transmission of the over-
the-air signal of any nonsubscription television broadcast station 
located within the local market.
    (c) Eligible Consumers.--
            (1) In general.--For purposes of this section, an 
        ``eligible consumer'' is a consumer--
                    (A) whose primary residence is located in a local 
                market where at least 1 television broadcast station 
                has certified to the Commission that channel signal 
                loss has occurred as a result of the transition from 
                analog to digital television that is to occur on 
                February 17, 2009; and
                    (B) who does not currently subscribe to a 
                multichannel video programming service at his or her 
                primary residence.
            (2) Loss of eligibility; purchase of additional service.--
        If at any time after purchasing basic broadcast television 
        service pursuant to this section, an eligible consumer 
        purchases any additional channel service from a multichannel 
        video programming distributor, such consumer shall no longer be 
        eligible to purchase such basic broadcast television service.
    (d) Additional Cost Requirements.--In promulgating rules under 
subsection (a), the Commission shall ensure that--
            (1) the cost to purchase basic broadcast television service 
        does not exceed $10 per month, except that such maximum monthly 
        fee shall be adjusted annually in accordance with the annual 
        percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index of the Bureau 
        of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor in increments of 
        $1 only when the percentage increase in such index, when 
        applied to the maximum monthly fee, produces dollar increases 
        that exceed $1; and
            (2) a multichannel video programming distributor providing 
        such basic broadcast service may not charge installation costs 
        for such service that are in excess of the regular market rate 
        charged to normal non-basic broadcast television service 
        customers who purchase installation for any other services 
        provided by the multichannel video programming distributor.
    (e) Anti-Fraud Protections.--The Commission shall develop anti-
fraud measures and procedures to ensure that only eligible consumers 
are provided access to basic broadcast television service under the 
terms of this section.
    (f) Report to Congress.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and every 12 months thereafter, the Commission 
shall submit a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives on--
            (1) the number of eligible consumers who have purchased 
        basic broadcast television service;
            (2) the problems encountered by eligible consumers, 
        multichannel video programming distributors, television 
        broadcasters, or the Commission in adhering to or implementing 
        the requirements of this section; and
            (3) any other information the Commission determines 
        appropriate.
    (g) Public Availability.--The Commission shall make any report 
required under subsection (e) available to the public on its website in 
a searchable and downloadable manner.
    (h) Termination Only by Act of Congress.--This section may be 
limited, canceled, terminated, or rescinded only by an Act of Congress.

SEC. 5. OUTREACH CAMPAIGN.

    (a) In General.--The Commission, in consultation and coordination 
with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 
the Administrator of the Administration on Aging, the heads of any 
other relevant Federal agency, State and local agencies, the broadcast, 
cable, satellite, and other telecommunications industries, and 
nonprofit, religious, community-based, and other similar organizations, 
shall carry out an education and outreach campaign to inform and 
educate consumers on the availability, benefits, and advantages of the 
programs and requirements established under this Act.
    (b) Requirements.--The education and outreach campaign required 
under subsection (a) shall, at a minimum--
            (1) begin immediately upon the date of enactment of this 
        Act;
            (2) involve dissemination of information over radio, 
        television, the Internet, and other electronic media, as well 
        other traditional nonelectronic media;
            (3) require that each agency described in subsection (a) 
        maintain information relating to the programs and requirements 
        established under this Act on the website of such agency; and
            (4) require efforts to inform and educate all relevant 
        consumers, in particular those consumers--
                    (A) in vulnerable populations such as--
                            (i) senior citizens;
                            (ii) consumers living in rural and tribal 
                        areas;
                            (iii) non-English speaking consumers;
                            (iv) consumers with disabilities; and
                            (v) low-income consumers; and
                    (B) located in a local market where channel signal 
                loss as a result of the full power transition from 
                analog to digital television that is to occur on 
                February 17, 2009, is likely or predicted to be likely.
    (c) Provision of Funds.--The Commission may distribute funds to 
nonprofit, religious, community-based, and other similar organizations 
to assist with the education and outreach campaign required under this 
section.
    (d) Website.--Each Federal agency participating in the education 
and outreach campaign required under this section shall work to ensure 
the existence and operation of a single website accessible by the 
public that shall serve as the clearinghouse for all information 
relating to this Act and the programs established by this Act.

SEC. 6. FUNDING.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this Act $700,000,000 for fiscal years 2009 
and 2010, of which--
            (1) $600,000,000 shall be made available to the Assistant 
        Secretary to carry out the digital viewership coupon program 
        established under section 3; and
            (2) $100,000,000 shall be made available to the Commission 
        to carry out the requirements of sections 4 and 5.
    (b) Transfer of Funds in the Digital Television Transition and 
Public Safety Fund.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
funds remaining in the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety 
Fund established under section 309(j)(8)(E) of the Communications Act 
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(E)) shall, upon the expiration of the 
digital-to-analog converter box program established under section 3005 
of the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005, be 
used to cary out the provisions of this Act.

A:
Digital TV Transition Fairness Act - Requires the Department of Commerce to implement and administer a program to obtain coupons that can be applied toward: (1) the cost to install a digital-to-analog converter box; (2) the purchase and installation of an indoor or outdoor antenna, or both if needed, to facilitate the reception and display of signals of channels broadcast in digital television service; and (3) the cost to install, or the cost of any other equipment needed to receive and display, basic broadcast television service.

Sets forth consumer and product eligibility criteria.

Provides for a website and telephone hotline to provide relevant information to assist consumers that have degraded or lost signals or channels as a result of the full power transition from analog to digital television that is to occur on February 17, 2009.

Requires the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to develop anti-fraud measures and procedures to ensure that only eligible households and individuals receive a coupon.

Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to promulgate rules requiring that each multichannel video programming distributor providing broadcast television for a local market provide to eligible consumers in that local market access to basic broadcast television service. Requires the FCC to develop anti-fraud measures and procedures to ensure that only eligible consumers are provided access to basic broadcast television service.

Directs the FCC to carry out an education and outreach campaign to inform and educate consumers on the availability, benefits, and advantages of the programs and requirements established under this Act.
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