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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Farm and Ranch Risk Management
Act''.

SEC. 2. FARM AND RANCH RISK MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTS.

(a) In General.--Subpart C of part II of subchapter E of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to taxable year for
which deductions taken) is amended by inserting after section 468B the
following:

''SEC. 468C. FARM AND RANCH RISK MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTS.

''(a) Deduction Allowed.--In the case of an individual engaged in
an eligible farming business or commercial fishing, there shall be
allowed as a deduction for any taxable year the amount paid in cash by
the taxpayer during the taxable year to a Farm and Ranch Risk
Management Account (hereinafter referred to as the 'FARRM Account').
''(b) Limitation.--
''(1) Contributions.--The amount which a taxpayer may pay
into the FARRM Account for any taxable year shall not exceed 20
percent of so much of the taxable income of the taxpayer
(determined without regard to this section) which is
attributable (determined in the manner applicable under section
1301) to any eligible farming business or commercial fishing.
''(2) Distributions.--Distributions from a FARRM Account
may not be used to purchase, lease, or finance any new fishing
vessel, add capacity to any fishery, or otherwise contribute to
the overcapitalization of any fishery. The Secretary of
Commerce shall implement regulations to enforce this paragraph.
''(c) Eligible Businesses.--For purposes of this section--
''(1) Eligible farming business.--The term 'eligible
farming business' means any farming business (as defined in
section 263A(e)(4)) which is not a passive activity (within the
meaning of section 469(c)) of the taxpayer.
''(2) Commercial fishing.--The term 'commercial fishing'
has the meaning given such term by section (3) of the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C.
1802) but only if such fishing is not a passive activity
(within the meaning of section 469(c)) of the taxpayer.
''(d) FARRM Account.--For purposes of this section--
''(1) In general.--The term 'FARRM Account' means a trust
created or organized in the United States for the exclusive
benefit of the taxpayer, but only if the written governing
instrument creating the trust meets the following requirements:
''(A) No contribution will be accepted for any
taxable year in excess of the amount allowed as a
deduction under subsection (a) for such year.
''(B) The trustee is a bank (as defined in section
408(n)) or another person who demonstrates to the
satisfaction of the Secretary that the manner in which
such person will administer the trust will be
consistent with the requirements of this section.
''(C) The assets of the trust consist entirely of
cash or of obligations which have adequate stated
interest (as defined in section 1274(c)(2)) and which
pay such interest not less often than annually.
''(D) All income of the trust is distributed
currently to the grantor.
''(E) The assets of the trust will not be
commingled with other property except in a common trust
fund or common investment fund.
''(2) Account taxed as grantor trust.--The grantor of a
FARRM Account shall be treated for purposes of this title as
the owner of such Account and shall be subject to tax thereon
in accordance with subpart E of part I of subchapter J of this
chapter (relating to grantors and others treated as substantial
owners).
''(e) Inclusion of Amounts Distributed.--
''(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
there shall be includible in the gross income of the taxpayer
for any taxable year--
''(A) any amount distributed from a FARRM Account
of the taxpayer during such taxable year, and
''(B) any deemed distribution under--
''(i) subsection (f)(1) (relating to
deposits not distributed within 5 years),
''(ii) subsection (f)(2) (relating to
cessation in eligible farming business), and
''(iii) subparagraph (A) or (B) of
subsection (f)(3) (relating to prohibited
transactions and pledging account as security).
''(2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1)(A) shall not apply to--
''(A) any distribution to the extent attributable
to income of the Account, and
''(B) the distribution of any contribution paid
during a taxable year to a FARRM Account to the extent
that such contribution exceeds the limitation
applicable under subsection (b) if requirements similar
to the requirements of section 408(d)(4) are met.
For purposes of subparagraph (A), distributions shall be
treated as first attributable to income and then to other
amounts.
''(f) Special Rules.--
''(1) Tax on deposits in account which are not distributed
within 5 years.--
''(A) In general.--If, at the close of any taxable
year, there is a nonqualified balance in any FARRM
Account--
''(i) there shall be deemed distributed
from such Account during such taxable year an
amount equal to such balance, and
''(ii) the taxpayer's tax imposed by this
chapter for such taxable year shall be
increased by 10 percent of such deemed
distribution.
The preceding sentence shall not apply if an amount
equal to such nonqualified balance is distributed from
such Account to the taxpayer before the due date
(including extensions) for filing the return of tax
imposed by this chapter for such year (or, if earlier,
the date the taxpayer files such return for such year).
''(B) Nonqualified balance.--For purposes of
subparagraph (A), the term 'nonqualified balance' means
any balance in the Account on the last day of the
taxable year which is attributable to amounts deposited
in such Account before the 4th preceding taxable year.
''(C) Ordering rule.--For purposes of this
paragraph, distributions from a FARRM Account (other
than distributions of current income) shall be treated
as made from deposits in the order in which such
deposits were made, beginning with the earliest
deposits.
''(2) Cessation in eligible business.--At the close of the
first disqualification period after a period for which the
taxpayer was engaged in an eligible farming business or
commercial fishing, there shall be deemed distributed from the
FARRM Account of the taxpayer an amount equal to the balance in
such Account (if any) at the close of such disqualification
period. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term
'disqualification period' means any period of 2 consecutive
taxable years for which the taxpayer is not engaged in an
eligible farming business or commercial fishing.
''(3) Certain rules to apply.--Rules similar to the
following rules shall apply for purposes of this section:
''(A) Section 220(f)(8) (relating to treatment on
death).
''(B) Section 408(e)(2) (relating to loss of
exemption of account where individual engages in
prohibited transaction).
''(C) Section 408(e)(4) (relating to effect of
pledging account as security).
''(D) Section 408(g) (relating to community
property laws).
''(E) Section 408(h) (relating to custodial
accounts).
''(4) Time when payments deemed made.--For purposes of this
section, a taxpayer shall be deemed to have made a payment to a
FARRM Account on the last day of a taxable year if such payment
is made on account of such taxable year and is made on or
before the due date (without regard to extensions) for filing
the return of tax for such taxable year.
''(5) Individual.--For purposes of this section, the term
'individual' shall not include an estate or trust.
''(6) Deduction not allowed for self-employment tax.--The
deduction allowable by reason of subsection (a) shall not be
taken into account in determining an individual's net earnings
from self-employment (within the meaning of section 1402(a))
for purposes of chapter 2.
''(g) Reports.--The trustee of a FARRM Account shall make such
reports regarding such Account to the Secretary and to the person for
whose benefit the Account is maintained with respect to contributions,
distributions, and such other matters as the Secretary may require
under regulations. The reports required by this subsection shall be
filed at such time and in such manner and furnished to such persons at
such time and in such manner as may be required by such regulations.''.
(b) Tax on Excess Contributions.--
(1) Subsection (a) of section 4973 of such Code (relating
to tax on excess contributions to certain tax-favored accounts
and annuities) is amended by striking ''or'' at the end of
paragraph (3), by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5),
and by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
''(4) a FARRM Account (within the meaning of section
468C(d)), or''.
(2) Section 4973 of such Code is amended by adding at the
end the following:
''(g) Excess Contributions to FARRM Accounts.--For purposes of this
section, in the case of a FARRM Account (within the meaning of section
468C(d)), the term 'excess contributions' means the amount by which the
amount contributed for the taxable year to the Account exceeds the
amount which may be contributed to the Account under section 468C(b)
for such taxable year. For purposes of this subsection, any
contribution which is distributed out of the FARRM Account in a
distribution to which section 468C(e)(2)(B) applies shall be treated as
an amount not contributed.''.
(3) The section heading for section 4973 of such Code is
amended to read as follows:

''SEC. 4973. EXCESS CONTRIBUTIONS TO CERTAIN ACCOUNTS, ANNUITIES,
ETC.''.

(4) The table of sections for chapter 43 of such Code is
amended by striking the item relating to section 4973 and
inserting the following:

''Sec. 4973. Excess contributions to
certain accounts, annuities,
etc.''.
(c) Tax on Prohibited Transactions.--
(1) Subsection (c) of section 4975 of such Code (relating
to tax on prohibited transactions) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
''(6) Special rule for farrm accounts.--A person for whose
benefit a FARRM Account (within the meaning of section 468C(d))
is established shall be exempt from the tax imposed by this
section with respect to any transaction concerning such account
(which would otherwise be taxable under this section) if, with
respect to such transaction, the account ceases to be a FARRM
Account by reason of the application of section 468C(f)(3)(A)
to such account.''.
(2) Paragraph (1) of section 4975(e) of such Code is
amended by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) as
subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively, and by inserting after
subparagraph (D) the following:
''(E) a FARRM Account described in section
468C(d),''.
(d) Failure To Provide Reports on FARRM Accounts.--Paragraph (2) of
section 6693(a) of such Code (relating to failure to provide reports on
certain tax-favored accounts or annuities) is amended by redesignating
subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively,
and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
''(C) section 468C(g) (relating to FARRM
Accounts),''.
(e) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart C of
part II of subchapter E of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 468B the following:

''Sec. 468C. Farm and Ranch Risk
Management Accounts.''.
(f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
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Farm and Ranch Risk Management Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual engaged in an eligible farming or commercial fishing business a deduction for any taxable year of up to 20 percent of taxable income attributable to the eligible farming or commercial fishing business which was paid in cash by the taxpayer to a Farm and Ranch Risk Management Account (FARRM Account).Includes distributions from a FARRM account in the taxpayer's gross income, and subjects to a special ten percent surtax any distributions not made within five years of contribution. Establishes a tax on excess contributions, but exempts the taxpayer from the tax on certain prohibited transactions.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Terrorism Insurance Backstop
Extension Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TERRORISM INSURANCE PROGRAM.

(a) Program Years 4 and 5.--Paragraph (11) of section 102 of the
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 6701 note) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
''(E) Program year 4.--The term 'Program Year 4'
means the period beginning on January 1, 2006 and
ending on December 31, 2006.
''(F) Program year 5.--The term 'Program Year 5'
means the period beginning on January 1, 2007 and
ending on December 31, 2007.''.
(b) Insurer Deductible.--Paragraph (7) of section 102 of the
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 6701 note) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (H);
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ''and'' at the end;
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new
subparagraphs:
''(E) for Program Year 4, the value of an insurer's
direct earned premiums over the calendar year
immediately preceding Program Year 4, multiplied by 15
percent;
''(F) for Program Year 5, the value of an insurer's
direct earned premiums over the calendar year
immediately preceding Program Year 4, multiplied by 20
percent; and'';
(4) in subparagraph (H) (as so redesignated by paragraph
(1) of this subsection)--
(A) by striking ''(D)'' and inserting ''(F)''; and
(B) by striking ''or Program Year 3'' and inserting
''Program Year 3, Program Year 4, or Program Year 5''.
(c) Mandatory Availability.--Subsection (c) of section 103 of the
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 6701 note) is amended--
(1) by striking all of the matter that precedes
subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
''(c) Mandatory Availability.--During the Program, each entity that
meets the definition of an insurer under section 102--'';
(2) by striking paragraph (2); and
(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as
paragraphs (1) and (2) and realigning such paragraphs, as so
redesignated, so as to be indented 2 ems from the left margin.
(d) Insured Loss Shared Compensation.--Subsection (e) of section
103 of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 6701 note)
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ''or Program Year 3''
and inserting '', Program Year 3, Program Year 4, Program Year
5, or the final Program Year'';
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ''or Program Year 3'' and
inserting '', Program Year 3, Program Year 4, Program Year 5,
or the final Program Year'';
(3) in paragraph (6)--
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ''and'' at the
end;
(B) in subparagraph (C) by striking the period at
the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraphs:
''(D) for Program Year 4, the lesser of--
''(i) $17,500,000,000; and
''(ii) the aggregate amount, for all
insurers, of insured losses during such Program
Year;
''(E) for each of Program Year 5 and the Final
Program Year, the lesser of--
''(i) $20,000,000,000; and
''(ii) the aggregate amount, for all
insurers, of insured losses during such Program
Year; and''; and
(4) in paragraph (7)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ''and (C)''
and inserting ''(C), (D), and (E)''; and
(B) in subparagraphs (B) and (C), by striking ''or
(C)'' each place such term appears and inserting ''(C),
(D), or (E)''.
(e) Coverage of Group Life Insurance.--
(1) In general.--Paragraph (5) of section 102 of the
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 6701 note) is
amended in the matter that precedes subparagraph (A) by
inserting ''or group life'' after ''property and casualty''.
(2) Technical and conforming amendments.--The Terrorism
Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 6701 note) is amended--
(A) in section 102--
(i) in paragraph (1)--
(I) in subparagraph (B)(i), by
inserting ''or group life insurance''
after ''workers' compensation''; and
(II) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by
inserting ''and group life insurance''
after ''property and casualty
insurance'';
(ii) in paragraph (4)--
(I) by inserting ''or for group
life insurance'' after ''property and
casualty insurance''; and
(II) by striking ''paragraph (5)''
and inserting ''paragraph (6)'';
(iii) in paragraph (5), by inserting ''and
group life insurance'' after ''workers'
compensation''; and
(iv) in paragraph (6)--
(I) in subparagraph (A)(i), by
inserting ''property and casualty or
group life'' after ''excess'';
(II) in subparagraph (B), by
inserting ''or group life insurance
coverage'' after ''property and
casualty insurance coverage'';
(v) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through
(16) as paragraphs (6) through (17),
respectively; and
(vi) by inserting after paragraph (4), the
following new paragraph:
''(5) Group life insurance.--The term 'group life
insurance' means an insurance contract that provides term life
insurance coverage, accidental death coverage, or a combination
thereof, for a number of persons under a single contract, on
the basis of a group selection of risks.'';
(B) in section 103--
(i) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting
''(including a named beneficiary in the case of
a group life insurance policy)'' before the
second comma;
(ii) in subsection (c)--
(I) in paragraph (1) (as so
redesignated by subsection (c)(3) of
this section), by inserting ''and group
life'' after ''property and casualty'';
and
(II) in paragraph (2) (as so
redesignated by subsection (c)(3) of
this section), by inserting ''and group
life'' after ''property and casualty'';
(iii) in subsection (e)--
(I) in paragraph (6), by striking
''For'' and inserting ''Except as
provided in subparagraph (F) of this
paragraph, for'';
(II) in paragraph (6), by inserting
after subparagraph (E) (as added by
subsection (d)(3)(C) of this section)
the following new subparagraph:
''(F) for each of the periods referred to in
subparagraphs (A) through (E), the amounts provided
under such subparagraphs, as such amounts shall be
increased by the Secretary before the expiration of the
90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of
the Terrorism Insurance Backstop Extension Act of 2005,
based on the increase in the size of the Program caused
by the inclusion of group life insurance pursuant to
such Act, in proportion to the increased premiums
involved.'';
(III) in paragraph (7)(C), by
inserting ''or group life insurance''
after ''workers compensation'';
(IV) in paragraph (8)(A)(i), by
inserting ''and group life'' after
''property and casualty''; and
(V) in paragraph (8), by inserting
''or group life'' after ''property and
casualty'' each place such term appears
in subparagraphs (A)(iii) and (C); and
(iv) by striking subsection (h);
(C) in section 105(c), by inserting ''or group
life'' after ''property and casualty''; and
(D) in section 108(d)(1), by inserting ''and the
group life insurance industry'' after ''property and
casualty insurance industry''.
(3) Required rulemaking.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
Treasury shall issue final regulations to carry out this
subsection.
(f) Study on Long-Term Solutions.--Section 103 of the Terrorism
Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 6701 note) is amended by striking
subsection (i) and inserting the following new subsection:
''(h) Study on Long-Term Solutions.--By September 1, 2005, the
Secretary shall conduct a study and submit a report to the Congress on
alternatives for expanding the availability and affordability of
terrorism insurance after the termination of the Program that do not
involve a Federal financial backstop.''.
(g) Termination of Program.--
(1) Termination.--Subsection (a) of section 108 of the
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 6701 note) is
amended by striking ''December 31, 2005'' and inserting
''December 31, 2007''.
(2) Final gao study and report.--Subsection (d) of section
108 of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 6701
note) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
''(3) Final gao study and report.--The Comptroller General
of the United States shall conduct an assessment of the matters
referred to in paragraph (1) and shall submit a report to the
Congress, not later than June 30, 2007, on the results of such
study.''.

SEC. 3. FINAL PROGRAM YEAR.

(a) Definition.--Paragraph (11) of section 102 of the Terrorism
Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 6701 note), as amended by the
preceding provisions of this Act, is further amended by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:
''(G) Final program year.--The term 'Final Program
Year' means the period beginning on January, 1, 2008
and ending on December 31, 2008.''. ''.
(b) Insured Losses.--Paragraph (5) of section 102 of the Terrorism
Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 6701 note) is amended by adding
after and below subparagraph (B) the following new sentence:
''With respect to the Final Program Year, such term means only
such losses as are described in the preceding sentence that are
covered by primary or excess property and casualty insurance or
group life insurance, that is issued before January 1, 2008,
and expires not later than December 31, 2008; except that the
Secretary may exclude from insured losses for the Final Program
Year losses covered by a policy for such insurance if the
Secretary determines that the primary purpose in establishing
the particular term of the policy was obtaining compensation
under the Program for losses covered by the policy.''.
(c) Insurer Deductible.--Paragraph (7) of section 102 of the
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 6701 note), as amended
by the preceding provisions of this Act, is further amended by
inserting after subparagraph (F) the following new subparagraph:
''(G) for the Final Program Year, the value of an
insurer's direct earned premiums for the terms
remaining under any policies for insurance described in
the last sentence of paragraph (5) as of the occurrence
of the act of terrorism during such Year that results
in insured losses, as determined by the Secretary,
multiplied by 20 percent; and''.
answer:
Terrorism Insurance Backstop Extension Act of 2005 - Amends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to define: (1) the term "Program Year 4" as the period from January 1, 2006, through December 31, 2006; and (2) the term "Program Year 5" as the period from January 1, 2007, from December 31, 2007 (thereby extending the terrorism risk insurance program from 2005 through 2007).

Sets a deadline for the Secretary of the Treasury to make a final determination regarding: (1) the availability of group life insurance to both insurers and consumers; and (2) whether certain provisions of the Act shall be applied to providers of group life insurance.

Sunsets the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program after December 31, 2007.

Details the treatment of insured losses and the insurer deductible for the Final Program Year (January 1, 2008, through December 31, 2008).

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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) 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 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.
(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 customers who purchase
installation for any other services provided by the
multichannel video programming distributor.
(e) 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 and
multichannel video programming distributors in adhering to the
requirements of this section; and
(3) any other information the Commission determines
appropriate.
(f) 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.
(g) 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 $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2009 and 2010. Any amounts appropriated to carry out this Act shall
remain available until expended.
(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.
answer:
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 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.

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.