[Congressional Bills 103th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 1485 Reported in Senate (RS)] Calendar No. 422 103d CONGRESS 2d Session S. 1485 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To extend certain satellite carrier compulsory licenses, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ May 5 (legislative day, May 2), 1994 Reported with an amendment Calendar No. 422 103d CONGRESS 2d Session S. 1485 To extend certain satellite carrier compulsory licenses, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 22 (legislative day, September 7), 1993 Mr. DeConcini (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Heflin, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Hatch, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Craig, and Mr. Pressler) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary May 5 (legislative day, May 2), 1994 Reported by Mr. Biden, with an amendment [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To extend certain satellite carrier compulsory licenses, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, -S-E-C-T-I-O-N -1-. -S-H-O-R-T -T-I-T-L-E-. -T-h-i-s -A-c-t -m-a-y -b-e -c-i-t-e-d -a-s -t-h-e -`-`-S-a-t-e-l-l-i-t-e -C-a-r-r-i-e-r -C-o-m-p-u-l-s-o-r-y -L-i-c-e-n-s-e -E-x-t-e-n-s-i-o-n -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-9-3-'-'-. -S-E-C-. -2-. -S-T-A-T-U-T-O-R-Y -L-I-C-E-N-S-E -F-O-R -S-A-T-E-L-L-I-T-E -C-A-R-R-I-E-R-S-. -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-9 -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -1-7-, -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e-, -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d--- -(-1-) -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-)-(-2-)--- -(-A-) -i-n -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-C-)--- -(-i-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -o-u-t -`-`-9-0 -d-a-y-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -t-h-e -S-a-t-e-l-l-i-t-e -H-o-m-e -V-i-e-w-e-r -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-8-8-, -o-r-'-'-; -(-i-i-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -o-u-t -`-`-w-h-i-c-h-e-v-e-r -i-s -l-a-t-e-r-,-'-'-; -(-i-i-i-) -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-n-a-m-e -a-n-d-'-' -a-f-t-e-r -`-`-i-d-e-n-t-i-f-y-i-n-g -(-b-y-'-' -e-a-c-h -p-l-a-c-e -i-t -a-p-p-e-a-r-s-; -a-n-d -(-i-v-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -o-u-t -`-`-, -o-n -o-r -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -t-h-e -S-a-t-e-l-l-i-t-e -H-o-m-e -V-i-e-w-e-r -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-8-8-,-'-'-; -a-n-d -(-B-) -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-: -`-`-(-D-) -S-a-m-p-l-e -s-i-t-e -m-e-a-s-u-r-e-m-e-n-t-s-.----O-n -o-r -b-e-f-o-r-e -J-a-n-u-a-r-y -1-, -1-9-9-5-, -a-n-d -t-h-e-r-e-a-f-t-e-r -o-n -o-r -b-e-f-o-r-e -e-a-c-h -J-a-n-u-a-r-y -1-, -u-p-o-n -t-h-e -r-e-q-u-e-s-t -o-f -a -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -e-a-c-h -s-a-t-e-l-l-i-t-e -c-a-r-r-i-e-r -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-C-) -s-h-a-l-l-, -j-o-i-n-t-l-y -w-i-t-h -t-h-a-t -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-, -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -m-e-a-s-u-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -o-f -t-h-e -r-e-c-e-p-t-i-o-n -o-f -o-v-e-r---t-h-e---a-i-r -t-e-l-e-v-i-s-i-o-n -b-r-o-a-d-c-a-s-t -s-i-g-n-a-l-s -o-f -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -s-t-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-d -w-i-t-h -t-h-a-t -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-. -T-h-e -f-o-r-e-g-o-i-n-g -m-e-a-s-u-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-e-d -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -p-r-e-d-i-c-t-e-d -G-r-a-d-e -B -c-o-n-t-o-u-r-s -o-f -u-p -t-o -5 -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-d -s-t-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-e-l-e-c-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -a-n-d -t-a-k-e-n -a-t -u-p -t-o -2-0 -s-u-b-s-c-r-i-b-e-r -h-o-u-s-e-h-o-l-d-s -p-e-r -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-d -s-t-a-t-i-o-n -t-h-a-t -a-r-e -s-e-l-e-c-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-.-'-'-; -(-2-) -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-)-(-5-)-(-C-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -o-u-t -`-`-t-h-e -S-a-t-e-l-l-i-t-e -H-o-m-e -V-i-e-w-e-r -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-8-8-'-' -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n -l-i-e-u -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -`-`-t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-'-'-; -(-3-) -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-b-)-(-1-)-(-B-)--- -(-A-) -i-n -c-l-a-u-s-e -(-i-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -o-u-t -`-`-1-2 -c-e-n-t-s-'-' -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n -l-i-e-u -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -`-`-1-7-.-5 -c-e-n-t-s -p-e-r -s-u-b-s-c-r-i-b-e-r -i-n -t-h-e -c-a-s-e -o-f -s-u-p-e-r-s-t-a-t-i-o-n-s -n-o-t -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -s-y-n-d-i-c-a-t-e-d -e-x-c-l-u-s-i-v-i-t-y -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -C-o-m-m-u-n-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -1-4 -c-e-n-t-s -p-e-r -s-u-b-s-c-r-i-b-e-r -i-n -t-h-e -c-a-s-e -o-f -s-u-p-e-r-s-t-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -s-u-c-h -s-y-n-d-i-c-a-t-e-d -e-x-c-l-u-s-i-v-i-t-y-'-'-; -a-n-d -(-B-) -i-n -c-l-a-u-s-e -(-i-i-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -o-u-t -`-`-3-'-' -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n -l-i-e-u -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -`-`-6-'-'-; -(-4-) -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-c-)--- -(-A-) -i-n -t-h-e -h-e-a-d-i-n-g -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -o-u-t -`-`-D-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-'-' -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n -l-i-e-u -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -`-`-A-d-j-u-s-t-m-e-n-t-'-'-; -(-B-) -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-)--- -(-i-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -o-u-t -`-`-D-e-c-e-m-b-e-r -3-1-, -1-9-9-2-, -u-n-l-e-s-s-'-'-; -a-n-d -(-i-i-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -o-u-t -`-`-A-f-t-e-r -t-h-a-t -d-a-t-e-,-'-' -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n -l-i-e-u -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -`-`-A-l-l -a-d-j-u-s-t-m-e-n-t-s -o-f-'-'-; -(-C-) -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-)--- -(-i-) -i-n -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-A-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -o-u-t -`-`-J-u-l-y -1-, -1-9-9-1-,-'-' -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n -l-i-e-u -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -`-`-J-a-n-u-a-r-y -1-, -1-9-9-6-, -a-n-d -e-v-e-r-y -5 -y-e-a-r-s -t-h-e-r-e-a-f-t-e-r-,-'-'-; -a-n-d -(-i-i-) -i-n -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-D-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -o-u-t -`-`-u-n-t-i-l -D-e-c-e-m-b-e-r -3-1-, -1-9-9-4-'-' -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n -l-i-e-u -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -`-`-i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -t-e-r-m-s -o-f -t-h-e -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-'-'-; -a-n-d -(-D-) -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-3-)--- -(-i-) -i-n -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-A-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -o-u-t -`-`-D-e-c-e-m-b-e-r -3-1-, -1-9-9-1-,-'-' -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n -l-i-e-u -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -`-`-J-u-l-y -1-, -1-9-9-6-, -a-n-d -e-v-e-r-y -5 -y-e-a-r-s -t-h-e-r-e-a-f-t-e-r-,-'-'-; -(-i-i-) -i-n -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-E-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -o-u-t -`-`-6-0-'-' -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n -l-i-e-u -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -`-`-1-8-0-'-'-; -a-n-d -(-i-i-i-) -i-n -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-G-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -o-u-t -`-`-, -o-r -u-n-t-i-l -D-e-c-e-m-b-e-r -3-1-, -1-9-9-4-'-'-; -a-n-d -(-5-) -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-d-)--- -(-A-) -b-y -a-m-e-n-d-i-n-g -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-) -t-o -r-e-a-d -a-s -f-o-l-l-o-w-s-: -`-`-(-2-) -N-e-t-w-o-r-k -s-t-a-t-i-o-n-.----T-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-n-e-t-w-o-r-k -s-t-a-t-i-o-n-' -m-e-a-n-s -a -t-e-l-e-v-i-s-i-o-n -b-r-o-a-d-c-a-s-t -s-t-a-t-i-o-n-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -a-n-y -t-r-a-n-s-l-a-t-o-r -s-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -t-e-r-r-e-s-t-r-i-a-l -s-a-t-e-l-l-i-t-e -s-t-a-t-i-o-n -t-h-a-t -r-e-b-r-o-a-d-c-a-s-t-s -a-l-l -o-r -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-a-l-l-y -a-l-l -o-f -t-h-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-m-i-n-g -b-r-o-a-d-c-a-s-t -b-y -a -n-e-t-w-o-r-k -s-t-a-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-a-t -i-s -o-w-n-e-d -o-r -o-p-e-r-a-t-e-d -b-y-, -o-r -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-d -w-i-t-h-, -o-n-e -o-r -m-o-r-e -o-f -t-h-e -t-e-l-e-v-i-s-i-o-n -n-e-t-w-o-r-k-s -i-n -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -w-h-i-c-h -o-f-f-e-r -a-n -i-n-t-e-r-c-o-n-n-e-c-t-e-d -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -o-n -a -r-e-g-u-l-a-r -b-a-s-i-s -f-o-r -1-5 -o-r -m-o-r-e -h-o-u-r-s -p-e-r -w-e-e-k -t-o -a-t -l-e-a-s-t -2-5 -o-f -i-t-s -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-e-d -t-e-l-e-v-i-s-i-o-n -l-i-c-e-n-s-e-e-s -i-n -1-0 -o-r -m-o-r-e -S-t-a-t-e-s-.-'-'-; -a-n-d -(-B-) -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-6-) -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-, -a-n-d -o-p-e-r-a-t-e-s -i-n -t-h-e -F-i-x-e-d -S-a-t-e-l-l-i-t-e -S-e-r-v-i-c-e -u-n-d-e-r -p-a-r-t -2-5 -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -4-7 -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-d-e -o-f -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -R-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -o-r -t-h-e -D-i-r-e-c-t -B-r-o-a-d-c-a-s-t -S-a-t-e-l-l-i-t-e -S-e-r-v-i-c-e -u-n-d-e-r -p-a-r-t -1-0-0 -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -4-7 -o-f -t-h-e -C-o-d-e -o-f -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -R-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-,-'-' -a-f-t-e-r -`-`-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-'-'-. -S-E-C-. -3-. -C-A-B-L-E -C-O-M-P-U-L-S-O-R-Y -L-I-C-E-N-S-E-. -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-1-(-f-) -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -1-7-, -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e-, -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -r-e-l-a-t-i-n-g -t-o -t-h-e -d-e-f-i-n-i-t-i-o-n -o-f -`-`-c-a-b-l-e -s-y-s-t-e-m-'-' -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -o-u-t -`-`-w-i-r-e-s-, -c-a-b-l-e-s-'-' -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n -l-i-e-u -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -`-`-w-i-r-e-s-, -m-i-c-r-o-w-a-v-e -c-a-b-l-e-s-, -t-e-r-r-e-s-t-r-i-a-l-l-y -b-a-s-e-d -t-r-a-n-s-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -p-a-t-h-s-,-'-'-. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Satellite Compulsory License Extension Act of 1994''. SEC. 2. STATUTORY LICENSE FOR SATELLITE CARRIERS. Section 119 of title 17, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(2)(C)-- (A) by striking out ``90 days after the effective date of the Satellite Home Viewer Act of 1988, or''; (B) by striking out ``whichever is later,''; (C) by inserting ``name and'' after ``identifying (by'' each place it appears; and (D) by striking out ``, on or after the effective date of the Satellite Home Viewer Act of 1988,''; (2) in subsection (a)(5)-- (A) in subparagraph (C) by striking out ``the Satellite Home Viewer Act of 1988'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``this section''; and (B) by adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraphs: ``(D) Burden of proof.--In any action brought under this subsection, the satellite carrier shall have the burden of proof (in the case of a primary transmission by a network station) that a subscriber is an unserved household. ``(E) Signal intensity measurement; loser pays.-- ``(i) Grade b contour.--(I) Within the Grade B Contour, upon a challenge by a network affiliate regarding whether a subscriber is an unserved household, the satellite carrier shall-- ``(aa) deauthorize service to that household; or ``(bb) conduct a measurement of the signal intensity of the subscriber's household to determine whether the household is unserved. ``(II) If the carrier conducts a signal intensity measurement under subclause (I) and the measurement indicates that-- ``(aa) the household is not an unserved household, the carrier shall immediately deauthorize the service to that household; or ``(bb) the household is an unserved household, the affiliate challenging the service shall reimburse the carrier for the costs of the signal measurement, within 45 days after receipt of the measurement results and a statement of the costs. ``(III)(aa) Notwithstanding subclause (II), a carrier may not be required to test in excess of 5 percent of the subscribers that have subscribed to service before the effective date of the Satellite Compulsory License Extension Act of 1994, within any market during a calendar year. ``(bb) If a network affiliate challenges whether a subscriber is an unserved household in excess of the 5 percent of the subscribers within any market, the affiliate may conduct its own signal intensity measurement. If such measurement indicates that the household is not an unserved household, the carrier shall immediately deauthorize service to that household and reimburse the affiliate, within 45 days after receipt of the measurement and a statement of costs. ``(ii) Outside the grade b contour.--(I) Outside the Grade B Contour, if a network affiliate challenges whether a subscriber is an unserved household the affiliate shall conduct a signal intensity measurement of the subscriber's household to determine whether the household is unserved. ``(II) If the affiliate conducts a signal intensity measurement under subclause (I) and the measurement indicates that-- ``(aa) the household is not an unserved household, the affiliate shall forward the results to the carrier who shall immediately deauthorize service to the household, and reimburse the affiliate within 45 days after receipt of the results and a statement of the costs; or ``(bb) the household is an unserved household, the affiliate shall pay the costs of the measurement. ``(iii) Recovery of measurement costs in a civil action.--In any civil action filed relating to the eligibility of subscribing households, a challenging affiliate shall reimburse a carrier for any signal intensity measurement that indicates the household is an unserved household.''; (3) in subsection (b)(1)(B)-- (A) in clause (i) by striking out ``12 cents'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``17.5 cents per subscriber in the case of superstations not subject to syndicated exclusivity under the regulations of the Federal Communications Commission, and 14 cents per subscriber in the case of superstations subject to such syndicated exclusivity''; and (B) in clause (ii) by striking out ``3'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``6''; (4) in subsection (c)-- (A) in the heading for paragraph (1) by striking out ``Determination'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Adjustment''; (B) in paragraph (1)-- (i) by striking out ``December 31, 1992, unless''; and (ii) by striking out ``After that date,'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``All adjustments of''; (C) in paragraph (2)-- (i) in subparagraph (A) by striking out ``July 1, 1991,'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``January 1, 1996,''; and (ii) in subparagraph (D) by striking out ``until December 31, 1994'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``in accordance with the terms of the agreement''; and (D) in paragraph (3)(A) by striking out ``December 31, 1991,'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``July 1, 1996,''; and (5) in subsection (d)-- (A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: ``(2) Network station.--The term `network station' means-- ``(A) a television broadcast station, including any translator station or terrestrial satellite station that rebroadcasts all or substantially all of the programming broadcast by a network station, that is owned or operated by, or affiliated with, one or more of the television networks in the United States which offer an interconnected program service on a regular basis for 15 or more hours per week to at least 25 of its affiliated television licensees in 10 or more States; or ``(B) any noncommercial educational station, as defined in section 111(f) of this title, that is a member of the public broadcasting service.''; and (B) in paragraph (6) by inserting ``and operates in the Fixed Satellite Service under part 25 of title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations or the Direct Broadcast Satellite Service under part 100 of title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations,'' after ``Commission,''. SEC. 3. CABLE COMPULSORY LICENSE. Section 111(f) of title 17, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in the paragraph relating to the definition of ``cable system'' by striking out ``wires, cables'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``wires, microwave, cables''; and (2) in the paragraph relating to the definition of ``local service area of a primary transmitter''-- (A) by striking out ``comprises the area'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``comprises either the area''; and (B) by inserting after ``April 15, 1976,'' the following: ``or such station's television market as defined in section 76.55(e) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on September 18, 1993), or any subsequent modifications to such television market made pursuant to section 76.55(e) or 76.59 of title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations,''. SEC. 4. TERMINATION. (a) Expiration of Amendments.--Section 119 of title 17, United States Code, as amended by section 2 of this Act, ceases to be effective on December 31, 1999. (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 207 of the Satellite Home Viewer Act of 1988 (17 U.S.C. 119 note) is repealed. SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. (a) In General.--Except as provided under subsection (b), the provisions of this Act and amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Burden of Proof Provisions.--The provisions of section 119(a)(5)(D) of title 17, United States Code, (as added by section 2(2)(B) of this Act) relating to the burden of proof of satellite carriers, shall take effect on January 1, 1997, with respect to civil actions relating to the eligibility of subscribers who subscribed to service as an unserved household before the date of the enactment of this Act.