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(Pub. L. 106–553, §1(a)(2) [title X, §1002], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2762, 2762A–128.)
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, and was translated as reading “this title” meaning title X of H.R. 5548, as enacted by Pub. L. 106–553, §1(a)(2), Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2762, 2762A–128, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Title X enacted this chapter and amended section 339 of this title. For complete classification of title X to the Code, see Short Title note set out below and Tables.
Pub. L. 106–553, §1(a)(2) [title X, §1001], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2762, 2762A–128, provided that: “This title [title X of H.R. 5548, as enacted by section 1(a)(2) of Pub. L. 106–553, enacting this chapter and amending section 339 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Launching Our Communities’ Access to Local Television Act of 2000’.”
§1102. LOCAL Television Loan Guarantee Board
There is established the LOCAL Television Loan Guarantee Board (in this chapter referred to as the “Board”).
Subject to paragraph (2), the Board shall consist of the following members:
(D) The Secretary of Commerce, or the designee of the Secretary.
(2) Requirement as to designees
An individual may not be designated a member of the Board under paragraph (1) unless the individual is an officer of the United States pursuant to an appointment by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(c) Functions of the Board
The Board shall determine whether or not to approve loan guarantees under this chapter. The Board shall make such determinations consistent with the purpose of this chapter and in accordance with this subsection and section 1103 1 of this title.
(2) Consultation authorized
In carrying out its functions under this chapter, the Board shall consult with such departments and agencies of the Federal Government as the Board considers appropriate, including the Department of Commerce, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Justice, the Department of the Interior, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
A department or agency consulted by the Board under subparagraph (A) shall provide the Board such expertise and assistance as the Board requires to carry out its functions under this chapter.
(3) Approval by majority vote
The determination of the Board to approve a loan guarantee under this chapter shall be by an affirmative vote of not less than 3 members of the Board.
(Pub. L. 106–553, §1(a)(2) [title X, §1003], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2762, 2762A–128.)
Section 1103 of this title, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), was in the original “section 4”, and was translated as reading “section 1004”, meaning section 1004 of title X of H.R. 5548, as enacted by Pub. L. 106–553, §1(a)(2), to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Pub. L. 106–553 does not contain a section 4 and section 1004 relates to approval of loan guarantees.
§1103. Approval of loan guarantees
(a) Authority to approve loan guarantees
Subject to the provisions of this section and consistent with the purpose of this chapter, the Board may approve loan guarantees under this chapter.
The Administrator (as defined in section 1104 of this title), under the direction of and for approval by the Board, shall prescribe regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter and shall do so not later than 120 days after funds authorized to be appropriated under section 1109 of this title have been appropriated in a bill signed into law.
(A) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the Board from requiring, to the extent and under circumstances considered appropriate by the Board, that affiliates of an applicant be subject to certain obligations of the applicant as a condition to the approval or maintenance of a loan guarantee under this chapter.
(c) Authority limited by appropriations acts
The Board may approve loan guarantees under this chapter only to the extent provided for in advance in appropriations Acts, and the Board may accept credit risk premiums from a non-Federal source in order to cover the cost of a loan guarantee under this chapter, to the extent that appropriations of budget authority are insufficient to cover such costs.
(d) Requirements and criteria applicable to approval
The Board shall utilize the underwriting criteria developed under subsection (g) of this section, and any relevant information provided by the departments and agencies with which the Board consults under section 1102 of this title, to determine which loans may be eligible for a loan guarantee under this chapter.
In addition to meeting the underwriting criteria under paragraph (1), a loan may not be guaranteed under this chapter unless—
(B) the proceeds of the loan will not be used for operating, advertising, or promotion expenses, or for the acquisition of licenses for the use of spectrum in any competitive bidding under section 309(j) of this title;
(D)(i) the loan—
(ii) if the loan is provided by a lender described in clause (i)(II) and the Board determines that the making of the loan by such lender will cause a decline in such lender's debt rating as described in that clause, the Board at its discretion may disapprove the loan guarantee on this basis;
(v) for purposes of clause (i)(I)(bb), the term “net equity” means the value of the total assets of the entity, less the total liabilities of the entity, as recorded under generally accepted accounting principles for the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date on which the subject loan is approved;
(3) Protection of United States financial interests
The Board may not approve the guarantee of a loan under this chapter unless—
(iii) the value of collateral provided by an applicant is at least equal to the unpaid balance of the loan amount covered by the loan guarantee (the “Amount” for purposes of this clause); and if the value of collateral provided by an applicant is less than the Amount, the additional required collateral is provided by any affiliate of the applicant;
(1) Type of market
(A) Priority considerations
To the maximum extent practicable, the Board shall give priority in the approval of loan guarantees under this chapter in the following order:
Within each category, the Board shall consider the project's estimated cost per household and shall give priority to those projects that provide the highest quality service at the lowest cost per household.
(B) Additional consideration
The Board should give additional consideration to projects that also provide high-speed Internet service.
The Board may not approve a loan guarantee under this chapter for a project that—
(i) is designed primarily to serve 1 or more of the top 40 designated market areas (as that term is defined in section 122(j) of title 17); or
The Board shall consider other factors, which shall include projects that would—
(3) Further consideration
In implementing this chapter, the Board shall support the use of loan guarantees for projects that would serve households not likely to be served in the absence of loan guarantees under this chapter.
(f) Guarantee limits
(1) Limitation on aggregate value of loans
The aggregate value of all loans for which loan guarantees are issued under this chapter (including the unguaranteed portion of such loans) may not exceed $1,250,000,000.
(2) Guarantee level
A loan guarantee issued under this chapter may not exceed an amount equal to 80 percent of a loan meeting in its entirety the requirements of subsection (d)(2)(A) of this section. If only a portion of a loan meets the requirements of that subsection, the Board shall determine that percentage of the loan meeting such requirements (the “applicable portion”) and may issue a loan guarantee in an amount not exceeding 80 percent of the applicable portion.
(g) Underwriting criteria
Within the period provided for under subsection (b)(1) of this section, the Board shall, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and an independent public accounting firm, develop underwriting criteria relating to the guarantee of loans that are consistent with the purpose of this chapter, including appropriate collateral and cash flow levels for loans guaranteed under this chapter, and such other matters as the Board considers appropriate.
(h) Credit risk premiums
(1) Establishment and acceptance
The Board may establish and approve the acceptance of credit risk premiums with respect to a loan guarantee under this chapter in order to cover the cost, as defined in section 661a(5) of title 2, of the loan guarantee. To the extent that appropriations of budget authority are insufficient to cover the cost, as so determined, of a loan guarantee under this chapter, credit risk premiums shall be accepted from a non-Federal source under this subsection on behalf of the applicant for the loan guarantee.
(B) Authority limited by appropriations Acts
Credit risk premiums under this subsection shall be imposed only to the extent provided for in advance in appropriations Acts.
The Board shall determine the amount of any credit risk premium to be accepted with respect to a loan guarantee under this chapter on the basis of—
To the extent that appropriations of budget authority are sufficient to cover the cost, as determined under section 661a(5) of title 2, of loan guarantees under this chapter, the credit risk premium with respect to each loan guarantee shall be reduced proportionately.
Credit risk premiums under this subsection shall be paid to an account (the “Escrow Account”) established in the Treasury which shall accrue interest and such interest shall be retained by the account, subject to subparagraph (D).
(D) Deductions from Escrow Account
If a default occurs with respect to any loan guaranteed under this chapter and the default is not cured in accordance with the terms of the underlying loan or loan guarantee agreement, the Administrator, in accordance with subsections (i) and (j) of section 1104 of this title, shall liquidate, or shall cause to be liquidated, all assets collateralizing such loan as to which it has a lien or security interest. Any shortfall between the proceeds of the liquidation net of costs and expenses relating to the liquidation, and the guarantee amount paid pursuant to this chapter shall be deducted from funds in the Escrow Account and credited to the Administrator for payment of such shortfall. At such time as determined under subsection (d)(2)(E) of this section when all loans guaranteed under this chapter have been repaid or otherwise satisfied in accordance with this chapter and the regulations promulgated hereunder, remaining funds in the Escrow Account, if any, shall be refunded, on a pro rata basis, to applicants whose loans guaranteed under this chapter were not in default, or where any default was cured in accordance with the terms of the underlying loan or loan guarantee agreement.
(i) Limitations on guarantees for certain cable operators
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no loan guarantee under this chapter may be granted or used to provide funds for a project that extends, upgrades, or enhances the services provided over any cable system to an area that, as of December 21, 2000, is covered by a cable franchise agreement that expressly obligates a cable system operator to serve such area.
The decision of the Board to approve or disapprove the making of a loan guarantee under this chapter shall not be subject to judicial review.
(k) Applicability of APA
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (j) of this section, the provisions of subchapter II of chapter 5 and chapter 7 of title 5 (commonly referred to as the Administrative Procedure Act), shall apply to actions taken under this chapter.
(Pub. L. 106–553, §1(a)(2) [title X, §1004], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2762, 2762A–129; Pub. L. 107–171, title VI, §6404(b)(1), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 430; Pub. L. 110–289, div. A, title II, §1216(f), July 30, 2008, 122 Stat. 2792.)
2008—Subsec. (d)(2)(D)(iii). Pub. L. 110–289 substituted “Federal Housing Finance Agency” for “Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, the Federal Housing Finance Board”.
2002—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 107–171, §6404(b)(1)(A), made technical amendments to references in original Act which appear in text as references to sections 1104 and 1109 of this title.
Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 107–171, §6404(b)(1)(B), made technical amendment to reference in original Act which appears in text as a reference to section 1102 of this title.
Subsec. (h)(2)(D). Pub. L. 107–171, §6404(b)(1)(C), made technical amendment to reference in original Act which appears in text as a reference to section 1104 of this title.
§1104. Administration of loan guarantees
The Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service (in this chapter referred to as the “Administrator”) shall issue and otherwise administer loan guarantees that have been approved by the Board in accordance with sections 1102 and 1103 of this title.
(b) Security for protection of United States financial interests
An applicant shall agree to such terms and conditions as are satisfactory, in the judgment of the Board, to ensure that, as long as any principal or interest is due and payable on a loan guaranteed under this chapter, the applicant—
(A) shall maintain assets, equipment, facilities, and operations on a continuing basis;
(B) shall not make any discretionary dividend payments that impair its ability to repay obligations guaranteed under this chapter;
(D) shall submit to, and cooperate fully with, any audit of the applicant under section 1105(a)(2) of this title.
(A) Existence of adequate collateral
An applicant shall provide the Board such documentation as is necessary, in the judgment of the Board, to provide satisfactory evidence that appropriate and adequate collateral secures a loan guaranteed under this chapter.
(B) Form of collateral
Collateral required by subparagraph (A) shall consist solely of assets of the applicant, any affiliate of the applicant, or both (whichever the Board considers appropriate), including primary assets to be used in the delivery of signals for which the loan is guaranteed.
(C) Review of valuation
The value of collateral securing a loan guaranteed under this chapter may be reviewed by the Board, and may be adjusted downward by the Board if the Board reasonably believes such adjustment is appropriate.
(3) Lien on interests in assets
Upon the Board's approval of a loan guarantee under this chapter, the Administrator shall have liens on assets securing the loan, which shall be superior to all other liens on such assets, and the value of the assets (based on a determination satisfactory to the Board) subject to the liens shall be at least equal to the unpaid balance of the loan amount covered by the loan guarantee, or that value approved by the Board under section 1103(d)(3)(B)(iii) of this title.
(4) Perfected security interest
With respect to a loan guaranteed under this chapter, the Administrator and the lender shall have a perfected security interest in assets securing the loan that are fully sufficient to protect the financial interests of the United States and the lender.
In accordance with practices in the private capital market, as determined by the Board, the applicant for a loan guarantee under this chapter shall obtain, at its expense, insurance sufficient to protect the financial interests of the United States, as determined by the Board.
The holder of a loan guarantee under this chapter may assign the loan guaranteed under this chapter in whole or in part, subject to such requirements as the Board may prescribe.
(d) Expiration of loan guarantee upon stripping
Notwithstanding subsections (c), (e), and (h) of this section, a loan guarantee under this chapter shall have no force or effect if any part of the guaranteed portion of the loan is transferred separate and apart from the unguaranteed portion of the loan.
The Board may approve the adjustment of any term or condition of a loan guarantee or a loan guaranteed under this chapter, including the rate of interest, time of payment of principal or interest, or security requirements only if—
(3) the adjustment is consistent with the underwriting criteria developed under section 1103(g) of this title;
(4) the adjustment does not adversely affect the interest of the Federal Government in the assets or collateral of the applicant;
(5) the adjustment does not adversely affect the ability of the applicant to repay the loan; and
(6) the National Telecommunications and Information Administration has been consulted by the Board regarding the adjustment.
(f) Performance schedules
(1) Performance schedules
An applicant for a loan guarantee under this chapter for a project covered by section 1103(e)(1) 1 of this title shall enter into stipulated performance schedules with the Administrator with respect to the signals to be provided through the project.
A loan guarantee under this chapter shall be incontestable—
(l) Breach of conditions
The Administrator shall commence a civil action in a court of appropriate jurisdiction to enjoin any activity which the Board finds is in violation of this chapter, the regulations under this chapter, or any conditions which were duly agreed to, and to secure any other appropriate relief, including relief against any affiliate of the applicant.
No attachment or execution may be issued against the Administrator or any property in the control of the Administrator pursuant to this chapter before the entry of a final judgment (as to which all rights of appeal have expired) by a Federal, State, or other court of competent jurisdiction against the Administrator in a proceeding for such action.
The Board shall charge and collect from an applicant for a loan guarantee under this chapter a fee to cover the cost of the Board in making necessary determinations and findings with respect to the loan guarantee application under this chapter. The amount of the fee shall be reasonable.
(2) Loan guarantee origination fee
The Board shall charge, and the Administrator may collect, a loan guarantee origination fee with respect to the issuance of a loan guarantee under this chapter.
(3) Use of fees collected
Any fee collected under this subsection shall be used, subject to subparagraph (B), to offset administrative costs under this chapter, including costs of the Board and of the Administrator.
The authority provided by this subsection shall be effective only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriations Acts.
(C) Limitation on fees
The aggregate amount of fees imposed by this subsection shall not exceed the actual amount of administrative costs under this chapter.
(o) Requirements relating to affiliates
The United States shall be indemnified by any affiliate (acceptable to the Board) of an applicant for a loan guarantee under this chapter for any losses that the United States incurs as a result of—
(A) a judgment against the applicant or any of its affiliates;
(B) any breach by the applicant or any of its affiliates of their obligations under the loan guarantee agreement;
(C) any violation of the provisions of this chapter, and the regulations prescribed under this chapter, by the applicant or any of its affiliates;
(D) any penalties incurred by the applicant or any of its affiliates for any reason, including violation of a stipulated performance schedule under subsection (f) of this section; and
(E) any other circumstances that the Board considers appropriate.
(2) Limitation on transfer of loan proceeds
An applicant for a loan guarantee under this chapter may not transfer any part of the proceeds of the loan to an affiliate.
(p) Effect of bankruptcy
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever any person or entity is indebted to the United States as a result of any loan guarantee issued under this chapter and such person or entity is insolvent or is a debtor in a case under title 11, the debts due to the United States shall be satisfied first.
(2) A discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 shall not release a person or entity from an obligation to the United States in connection with a loan guarantee under this chapter.
(Pub. L. 106–553, §1(a)(2) [title X, §1005], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2762, 2762A–134; Pub. L. 107–171, title VI, §6404(b)(2), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 430.)
Section 1103(e)(1) of this title, referred to in subsec. (f)(1), was in the original a reference to section 4(e)(1), and was translated as referring to section 1004(e)(1) of title X of H.R. 5548, as enacted by Pub. L. 106–553, §1(a)(2), to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Pub. L. 106–553 does not contain a section 4 and section 1004 relates to projects to be given priority for loan guarantees.
2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–171, §6404(b)(2)(A), made technical amendments to references in original Act which appear in text as references to sections 1102 and 1103 of this title.
Subsec. (b)(1)(D). Pub. L. 107–171, §6404(b)(2)(B)(i), made technical amendment to reference in original Act which appears in text as a reference to section 1105(a)(2) of this title.
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 107–171, §6404(b)(2)(B)(ii), made technical amendment to reference in original Act which appears in text as a reference to section 1103(d)(3)(B)(iii) of this title.
Subsec. (e)(3). Pub. L. 107–171, §6404(b)(2)(C), made technical amendment to reference in original Act which appears in text as a reference to section 1103(g) of this title.
§1105. Annual audit
(1) the administration of the provisions of this chapter; and
(2) the financial position of each applicant who receives a loan guarantee under this chapter, including the nature, amount, and purpose of investments made by the applicant.
(Pub. L. 106–553, §1(a)(2) [title X, §1006], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2762, 2762A–138.)
§1106. Improved cellular service in rural areas
(a) Reinstatement of applicants as tentative selectees
Notwithstanding the order of the Federal Communications Commission in the proceeding described in paragraph (3), the Commission shall—
(A) reinstate each applicant as a tentative selectee under the covered rural service area licensing proceeding; and
(B) permit each applicant to amend its application, to the extent necessary to update factual information and to comply with the rules of the Commission, at any time before the Commission's final licensing action in the covered rural service area licensing proceeding.
(2) Exemption from petitions to deny
For purposes of the amended applications filed pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), the provisions of section 309(d)(1) of this title shall not apply.
The proceeding described in this paragraph is the proceeding of the Commission In re Applications of Cellwave Telephone Services L.P., Futurewave General Partners L.P., and Great Western Cellular Partners, 7 FCC Rcd No. 19 (1992).
(b) Continuation of license proceeding; fee assessment
(1) Award of licenses
The Commission shall award licenses under the covered rural service area licensing proceeding within 90 days after December 21, 2000.
(2) Service requirements
The Commission shall provide that, as a condition of an applicant receiving a license pursuant to the covered rural service area licensing proceeding, the applicant shall provide cellular radiotelephone service to subscribers in accordance with sections 22.946 and 22.947 of the Commission's rules (47 CFR 22.946, 22.947); except that the time period applicable under section 22.947 of the Commission's rules (or any successor rule) to the applicants identified in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (d)(1) of this section shall be 3 years rather than 5 years and the waiver authority of the Commission shall apply to such 3-year period.
(3) Calculation of license fee
The Commission shall establish a fee for each of the licenses under the covered rural service area licensing proceeding. In determining the amount of the fee, the Commission shall consider—
(i) the average price paid per person served in the Commission's Cellular Unserved Auction (Auction No. 12); and
(ii) the settlement payments required to be paid by the permittees pursuant to the consent decree set forth in the Commission's order, In re the Tellesis Partners (7 FCC Rcd 3168 (1992)), multiplying such payments by two.
(B) Notice of fee
Within 30 days after the date an applicant files the amended application permitted by subsection (a)(1)(B) of this section, the Commission shall notify each applicant of the fee established for the license associated with its application.
(4) Payment for licenses
No later than 18 months after the date that an applicant is granted a license, each applicant shall pay to the Commission the fee established pursuant to paragraph (3) for the license granted to the applicant under paragraph (1).
(5) Auction authority
If, after the amendment of an application pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(B) of this section, the Commission finds that the applicant is ineligible for grant of a license to provide cellular radiotelephone services for a rural service area or the applicant does not meet the requirements under paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Commission shall grant the license for which the applicant is the tentative selectee ( 1 pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(B) of this section by competitive bidding pursuant to section 309(j) of this title.
During the 5-year period that begins on the date that an applicant is granted any license pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the Commission may not authorize the transfer or assignment of that license under section 310 of this title. Nothing in this chapter may be construed to prohibit any applicant granted a license pursuant to subsection (a) of this section from contracting with other licensees to improve cellular telephone service.
The term “applicant” means—
(A) Great Western Cellular Partners, a California general partnership chosen by the Commission as tentative selectee for RSA #492 on May 4, 1989;
(B) Monroe Telephone Services L.P., a Delaware limited partnership chosen by the Commission as tentative selectee for RSA #370 on August 24, 1989 (formerly Cellwave Telephone Services L.P.); and
(C) FutureWave General Partners L.P., a Delaware limited partnership chosen by the Commission as tentative selectee for RSA #615 on May 25, 1990.
(3) Covered rural service area licensing proceeding
The term “covered rural service area licensing proceeding” means the proceeding of the Commission for the grant of cellular radiotelephone licenses for rural service areas #492 (Minnesota 11), #370 (Florida 11), and #615 (Pennsylvania 4).
(4) Tentative selectee
The term “tentative selectee” means a party that has been selected by the Commission under a licensing proceeding for grant of a license, but has not yet been granted the license because the Commission has not yet determined whether the party is qualified under the Commission's rules for grant of the license.
(Pub. L. 106–553, §1(a)(2) [title X, §1007], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2762, 2762A–138.)
This chapter, referred to subsec. (c), was in the original “this Act”, and was translated as reading “this title”. See References in Text note set out under section 1101 of this title.
§1107. Sunset
(Pub. L. 106–553, §1(a)(2) [title X, §1009], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2762, 2762A–140.)
§1108. Definitions
The term “affiliate”—
(A) means any person or entity that controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, another person or entity; and
(B) may include any individual who is a director or senior management officer of an affiliate, a shareholder controlling more than 25 percent of the voting securities of an affiliate, or more than 25 percent of the ownership interest in an affiliate not organized in stock form.
(2) Nonserved area
The term “nonserved area” means any area that—
(A) is outside the grade B contour (as determined using standards employed by the Federal Communications Commission) of the local television broadcast signals serving a particular designated market area; and
(B) does not have access to such signals by any commercial, for profit, multichannel video provider.
(3) Underserved area
The term “underserved area” means any area that—
(B) has access to local television broadcast signals from not more than one commercial, for-profit multichannel video provider.
(Pub. L. 106–553, §1(a)(2) [title X, §1010], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2762, 2762A–140.)
The Communications Act of 1934, referred to in par. (4), is act June 19, 1934, ch. 652, 48 Stat. 1064, as amended, which is classified principally to chapter 5 (§151 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 609 of this title and Tables.
§1109. Authorizations of appropriations
(ii) Release date
(I) the date the Secretary determines that at least 75 percent of the designated market areas (as defined in section 122(j) of title 17) not in the top 40 designated market areas described in section 1103(e)(1)(C)(i) of this title have access to local television broadcast signals for virtually all households (as determined by the Secretary); or
(II) December 31, 2006.
(Pub. L. 106–553, §1(a)(2) [title X, §1011], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2762, 2762A–141; Pub. L. 107–171, title VI, §6404(a), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 429.)
§1110. Prevention of interference to direct broadcast satellite services
(a) Testing for harmful interference
(b) Technical demonstration
(1) Direct broadcast satellite frequency band
(Pub. L. 106–553, §1(a)(2) [title X, §1012], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2762, 2762A–141.)