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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Community Access Preservation Act''
or the ''CAP Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.

(a) In General.--Section 611 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 531) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (h); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new
subsections:
''(f) Equivalence.--
''(1) In general.--In the case of any franchise under which
channel capacity is designated under subsection (b), such
channel capacity shall be--
''(A) at least equivalent in quality,
accessibility, functionality, and placement to--
''(i) channel capacity used for required
carriage of local commercial television
stations, as defined in section 614(h)(1); or
''(ii) if no such stations are required to
be carried, the channel capacity used to carry
the primary signal of the network-affiliated
commercial television stations carried on the
cable system; and
''(B) provided to and viewable by every subscriber
of a cable system without additional service or
equipment charges.
''(2) Signal quality and content.--A cable operator shall--
''(A) carry signals for public, educational, or
governmental use from the point of origin of such
signals to subscribers without material degradation and
without altering or removing content provided as part
of the public, educational, or governmental use; and
''(B) provide facilities adequate to fulfill such
requirements.
''(3) Waiver.--The requirements of paragraph (1) may be
waived by a franchising authority if the franchise contains an
explicit provision that such requirements shall not apply and
such provision was adopted after a proceeding the conduct of
which afforded the public adequate notice and an opportunity to
participate.
''(4) Enforcement.--The requirements of this subsection may
be enforced by a franchising authority or by the Commission.
''(5) Additional requirements.--Nothing in this subsection
prevents a franchising authority from establishing additional
requirements with respect to the quality, accessibility,
functionality, placement, and provision of channel capacity
designated for public, educational, or governmental use.
''(g) Preservation of Public, Educational, and Governmental Use.--
''(1) Study.--Within 180 days after the date of enactment
of the Community Access Preservation Act, the Commission shall
submit to Congress a report containing--
''(A) an analysis of the impact of the enactment of
State video service franchising laws since 2005 on
public, educational, and governmental use of cable
systems;
''(B) an analysis of the impact of the conversion
from analog to digital transmission technologies on
public, educational, and governmental use of cable
systems; and
''(C) recommendations for changes required to this
Act to preserve and advance localism and public,
educational, and governmental use of advanced
communications systems.
''(2) Support.--In States that adopted legislation
affecting cable system franchising requirements relating to
support for public, educational, or governmental use of a cable
system that became effective after May 31, 2005, a cable
operator shall, notwithstanding such legislation--
''(A) pay to any political subdivision in which the
operator provides service the greater of--
''(i) the historical support that the
operator, or its predecessor, provided for
public, educational, or governmental use of the
cable system in such subdivision in accordance
with this subsection; or
''(ii) the amount of any cash payment that
the operator is required to pay to such
subdivision under such State legislation
affecting cable system franchising
requirements;
''(B) carry signals for public, educational, or
governmental use from the point of origin of such
signals to subscribers and provide facilities adequate
to fulfill such requirements in accordance with
subsection (f)(2); and
''(C) provide at least the number of channels for
public, educational, or governmental use that it was
providing as of May 31, 2005.
''(3) Calculation of historical support.--Historical
support includes the value of all support provided for public,
educational, or governmental use, including in-kind support and
free services. The cable operator shall pay support equal to
the greater of--
''(A) the value of the support provided in the most
recent calendar year prior to the effective date of
such State legislation affecting cable system
franchising requirements; or
''(B) the value of the annual average support
provided over the term of the franchise pursuant to
which it operated prior to such effective date, taking
into account the time value of money.
''(4) Payments.--The amounts owed to the political
subdivision under paragraph (2)(A) shall be paid annually, in
quarterly installments, with the first payment being due 30
days after the date of enactment of the Community Access
Preservation Act.
''(5) Uses; disputes.--
''(A) Uses.--Support provided to any State or local
political subdivision under this subsection shall be
dedicated to public, educational, or governmental use
of channel capacity.
''(B) Disputes.--If there is a dispute as to
amounts owed under this subsection, undisputed amounts
shall be paid, and the Commission shall determine on an
expedited basis what, if any, additional amounts are
owed.''.
(b) Franchise Fee Definition.--Section 622(g)(2) of such Act (47
U.S.C. 542(g)(2)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ''in the case of any
franchise in effect on the date of the enactment of this
title,'';
(2) by striking subparagraph (C); and
(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as
subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively.
(c) Cable Service Definition.--Section 602(6) of such Act (47
U.S.C. 522(6)) is amended by striking ''means'' and inserting ''means,
regardless of the technology or transmission protocol used in the
provision of service''.
Community Access Preservation Act or the CAP Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require, with a specified waiver authority, that public, educational, and government (PEG) channels be: (1) carried in the same channel capacity as local commercial television channels, or if no such stations are required to be carried, in the same channel capacity as network-affiliated commercial television stations carried on cable; and (2) provided to every cable subscriber without additional service or equipment charges.

Requires a cable operator to: (1) carry PEG signals to subscribers without material degradation and without altering content; and (2) provide facilities adequate to fulfill such requirements.

Requires cable operators in states that have adopted statewide franchising to: (1) make PEG support payments equal to the greater of the cash payment required under state law or the value of historically-provided PEG support; (2) carry PEG signals from the point of origin to subscribers; and (3) provide at least the number of channels for PEG use provided as of May 31, 2005.