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[H.R. 1417 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

                  In the Senate of the United States,

                                                       October 6, 2004.
    Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
1417) entitled ``An Act to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
replace copyright arbitration royalty panels with Copyright Royalty 
Judges, and for other purposes.'', do pass with the following

                               AMENDMENT:

            Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Copyright Royalty and Distribution 
Reform Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. REFERENCE.

    Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an 
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal 
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to 
be made to a section or other provision of title 17, United States 
Code.

SEC. 3. COPYRIGHT ROYALTY JUDGE AND STAFF.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 8 is amended to read as follows:

          ``CHAPTER 8--PROCEEDINGS BY COPYRIGHT ROYALTY JUDGES

``Sec.
``801. Copyright Royalty Judges; appointment and functions.
``802. Copyright Royalty Judgeships; staff.
``803. Proceedings of Copyright Royalty Judges.
``804. Institution of proceedings.
``805. General rule for voluntarily negotiated agreements.
``Sec. 801. Copyright Royalty Judges; appointment and functions
    ``(a) Appointment.--The Librarian of Congress shall appoint 3 full-
time Copyright Royalty Judges, and shall appoint 1 of the 3 as the 
Chief Copyright Royalty Judge. The Librarian shall make appointments to 
such positions after consultation with the Register of Copyrights.
    ``(b) Functions.--Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the 
functions of the Copyright Royalty Judges shall be as follows:
            ``(1) To make determinations and adjustments of reasonable 
        terms and rates of royalty payments as provided in sections 
        112(e), 114, 115, 116, 118, 119 and 1004. The rates applicable 
        under sections 114(f)(1)(B), 115, and 116 shall be calculated 
        to achieve the following objectives:
                    ``(A) To maximize the availability of creative 
                works to the public.
                    ``(B) To afford the copyright owner a fair return 
                for his or her creative work and the copyright user a 
                fair income under existing economic conditions.
                    ``(C) To reflect the relative roles of the 
                copyright owner and the copyright user in the product 
                made available to the public with respect to relative 
                creative contribution, technological contribution, 
                capital investment, cost, risk, and contribution to the 
                opening of new markets for creative expression and 
                media for their communication.
                    ``(D) To minimize any disruptive impact on the 
                structure of the industries involved and on generally 
                prevailing industry practices.
            ``(2) To make determinations concerning the adjustment of 
        the copyright royalty rates under section 111 solely in 
        accordance with the following provisions:
                    ``(A) The rates established by section 111(d)(1)(B) 
                may be adjusted to reflect--
                            ``(i) national monetary inflation or 
                        deflation; or
                            ``(ii) changes in the average rates charged 
                        cable subscribers for the basic service of 
                        providing secondary transmissions to maintain 
                        the real constant dollar level of the royalty 
                        fee per subscriber which existed as of the date 
                        of October 19, 1976,
                except that--
                            ``(I) if the average rates charged cable 
                        system subscribers for the basic service of 
                        providing secondary transmissions are changed 
                        so that the average rates exceed national 
                        monetary inflation, no change in the rates 
                        established by section 111(d)(1)(B) shall be 
                        permitted; and
                            ``(II) no increase in the royalty fee shall 
                        be permitted based on any reduction in the 
                        average number of distant signal equivalents 
                        per subscriber.
                The Copyright Royalty Judges may consider all factors 
                relating to the maintenance of such level of payments, 
                including, as an extenuating factor, whether the 
                industry has been restrained by subscriber rate 
                regulating authorities from increasing the rates for 
                the basic service of providing secondary transmissions.
                    ``(B) In the event that the rules and regulations 
                of the Federal Communications Commission are amended at 
                any time after April 15, 1976, to permit the carriage 
                by cable systems of additional television broadcast 
                signals beyond the local service area of the primary 
                transmitters of such signals, the royalty rates 
                established by section 111(d)(1)(B) may be adjusted to 
                ensure that the rates for the additional distant signal 
                equivalents resulting from such carriage are reasonable 
                in the light of the changes effected by the amendment 
                to such rules and regulations. In determining the 
                reasonableness of rates proposed following an amendment 
                of Federal Communications Commission rules and 
                regulations, the Copyright Royalty Judges shall 
                consider, among other factors, the economic impact on 
                copyright owners and users; except that no adjustment 
                in royalty rates shall be made under this subparagraph 
                with respect to any distant signal equivalent or 
                fraction thereof represented by--
                            ``(i) carriage of any signal permitted 
                        under the rules and regulations of the Federal 
                        Communications Commission in effect on April 
                        15, 1976, or the carriage of a signal of the 
                        same type (that is, independent, network, or 
                        noncommercial educational) substituted for such 
                        permitted signal; or
                            ``(ii) a television broadcast signal first 
                        carried after April 15, 1976, pursuant to an 
                        individual waiver of the rules and regulations 
                        of the Federal Communications Commission, as 
                        such rules and regulations were in effect on 
                        April 15, 1976.
                    ``(C) In the event of any change in the rules and 
                regulations of the Federal Communications Commission 
                with respect to syndicated and sports program 
                exclusivity after April 15, 1976, the rates established 
                by section 111(d)(1)(B) may be adjusted to assure that 
                such rates are reasonable in light of the changes to 
                such rules and regulations, but any such adjustment 
                shall apply only to the affected television broadcast 
                signals carried on those systems affected by the 
                change.
                    ``(D) The gross receipts limitations established by 
                section 111(d)(1) (C) and (D) shall be adjusted to 
                reflect national monetary inflation or deflation or 
                changes in the average rates charged cable system 
                subscribers for the basic service of providing 
                secondary transmissions to maintain the real constant 
                dollar value of the exemption provided by such section, 
                and the royalty rate specified therein shall not be 
                subject to adjustment.
            ``(3)(A) To authorize the distribution, under sections 111, 
        119, and 1007, of those royalty fees collected under sections 
        111, 119, and 1005, as the case may be, to the extent that the 
        Copyright Royalty Judges have found that the distribution of 
        such fees is not subject to controversy.
            ``(B) In cases where the Copyright Royalty Judges determine 
        that controversy exists, the Copyright Royalty Judges shall 
        determine the distribution of such fees, including partial 
        distributions, in accordance with section 111, 119, or 1007, as 
        the case may be.
            ``(C) The Copyright Royalty Judges may make a partial 
        distribution of such fees during the pendency of the proceeding 
        under subparagraph (B) if all participants under section 
        803(b)(2) in the proceeding that are entitled to receive those 
        fees that are to be partially distributed--
                    ``(i) agree to such partial distribution;
                    ``(ii) sign an agreement obligating them to return 
                any excess amounts to the extent necessary to comply 
                with the final determination on the distribution of the 
                fees made under subparagraph (B);
                    ``(iii) file the agreement with the Copyright 
                Royalty Judges; and
                    ``(iv) agree that such funds are available for 
                distribution.
            ``(D) The Copyright Royalty Judges and any other officer or 
        employee acting in good faith in distributing funds under 
        subparagraph (C) shall not be held liable for the payment of 
        any excess fees under subparagraph (C). The Copyright Royalty 
        Judges shall, at the time the final determination is made, 
        calculate any such excess amounts.
            ``(4) To accept or reject royalty claims filed under 
        sections 111, 119, and 1007, on the basis of timeliness or the 
        failure to establish the basis for a claim.
            ``(5) To accept or reject rate adjustment petitions as 
        provided in section 804 and petitions to participate as 
        provided in section 803(b) (1) and (2).
            ``(6) To determine the status of a digital audio recording 
        device or a digital audio interface device under sections 1002 
        and 1003, as provided in section 1010.
            ``(7)(A) To adopt as a basis for statutory terms and rates 
        or as a basis for the distribution of statutory royalty 
        payments, an agreement concerning such matters reached among 
        some or all of the participants in a proceeding at any time 
        during the proceeding, except that--
                    ``(i) the Copyright Royalty Judges shall provide to 
                those that would be bound by the terms, rates, or other 
                determination set by any agreement in a proceeding to 
                determine royalty rates an opportunity to comment on 
                the agreement and shall provide to the other 
                participants in the proceeding under section 803(b)(2) 
                that would be bound by the terms, rates, or other 
                determination set by the agreement an opportunity to 
                comment on the agreement and object to its adoption as 
                a basis for statutory terms and rates; and
                    ``(ii) the Copyright Royalty Judges may decline to 
                adopt the agreement as a basis for statutory terms and 
                rates for participants that are not parties to the 
                agreement, if any other participant described in 
                subparagraph (A) objects to the agreement and the 
                Copyright Royalty Judges conclude, based on the record 
                before them if one exists, that the agreement does not 
                provide a reasonable basis for setting statutory terms 
                or rates.
            ``(B) License agreements voluntarily negotiated pursuant to 
        section 112(e)(5), 114(f)(3), 115(c)(3)(E)(i), 116(c), or 
        118(b) (2) or (3) that do not result in statutory terms and 
        rates shall not be subject to clauses (i) and (ii) of 
        subparagraph (A).
            ``(C) Interested parties may negotiate and agree to, and 
        the Copyright Royalty Judges may adopt, an agreement that 
        specifies as terms notice and recordkeeping requirements that 
        apply in lieu of those that would otherwise apply under 
        regulations.
            ``(8) To perform other duties, as assigned by the Register 
        of Copyrights within the Library of Congress, except as 
        provided in section 802(g) at times when Copyright Royalty 
        Judges are not engaged in performing the other duties set forth 
        in this section.
    ``(c) Rulings.--As provided in section 802(f)(1), the Copyright 
Royalty Judges may make any necessary procedural or evidentiary rulings 
in any proceeding under this chapter and may, before commencing a 
proceeding under this chapter, make any such rulings that would apply 
to the proceedings conducted by the Copyright Royalty Judges.
    ``(d) Administrative Support.--The Librarian of Congress shall 
provide the Copyright Royalty Judges with the necessary administrative 
services related to proceedings under this chapter.
    ``(e) Location in Library of Congress.--The offices of the 
Copyright Royalty Judges and staff shall be in the Library of Congress.
``Sec. 802. Copyright Royalty Judgeships; staff
    ``(a) Qualifications of Copyright Royalty Judges.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each Copyright Royalty Judge shall be an 
        attorney who has at least 7 years of legal experience. The 
        Chief Copyright Royalty Judge shall have at least 5 years of 
        experience in adjudications, arbitrations, or court trials. Of 
        the other two Copyright Royalty Judges, one shall have 
        significant knowledge of copyright law, and the other shall 
        have significant knowledge of economics. An individual may 
        serve as a Copyright Royalty Judge only if the individual is 
        free of any financial conflict of interest under subsection 
        (h).
            ``(2) Definition.--In this subsection, the term 
        `adjudication' has the meaning given that term in section 551 
        of title 5, but does not include mediation.
    ``(b) Staff.--The Chief Copyright Royalty Judge shall hire 3 full-
time staff members to assist the Copyright Royalty Judges in performing 
their functions.
    ``(c) Terms.--The individual first appointed the Chief Copyright 
Royalty Judge shall be appointed to a term of 6 years, and of the 
remaining individuals first appointed Copyright Royalty Judges, 1 shall 
be appointed to a term of 4 years, and the other shall be appointed to 
a term of 2 years. Thereafter, the terms of succeeding Copyright 
Royalty Judges shall each be 6 years. An individual serving as a 
Copyright Royalty Judge may be reappointed to subsequent terms. The 
term of a Copyright Royalty Judge shall begin when the term of the 
predecessor of that Copyright Royalty Judge ends. When the term of 
office of a Copyright Royalty Judge ends, the individual serving that 
term may continue to serve until a successor is selected.
    ``(d) Vacancies or Incapacity.--
            ``(1) Vacancies.--If a vacancy should occur in the position 
        of Copyright Royalty Judge, the Librarian of Congress shall act 
        expeditiously to fill the vacancy, and may appoint an interim 
        Copyright Royalty Judge to serve until another Copyright 
        Royalty Judge is appointed under this section. An individual 
        appointed to fill the vacancy occurring before the expiration 
        of the term for which the predecessor of that individual was 
        appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of that term.
            ``(2) Incapacity.--In the case in which a Copyright Royalty 
        Judge is temporarily unable to perform his or her duties, the 
        Librarian of Congress may appoint an interim Copyright Royalty 
        Judge to perform such duties during the period of such 
        incapacity.
    ``(e) Compensation.--
            ``(1) Judges.--The Chief Copyright Royalty Judge shall 
        receive compensation at the rate of basic pay payable for level 
        AL-1 for administrative law judges pursuant to section 5372(b) 
        of title 5, and each of the other two Copyright Royalty Judges 
        shall receive compensation at the rate of basic pay payable for 
        level AL-2 for administrative law judges pursuant to such 
        section. The compensation of the Copyright Royalty Judges shall 
        not be subject to any regulations adopted by the Office of 
        Personnel Management pursuant to its authority under section 
        5376(b)(1) of title 5.
            ``(2) Staff members.--Of the staff members appointed under 
        subsection (b)--
                    ``(A) the rate of pay of 1 staff member shall be 
                not more than the basic rate of pay payable for level 
                10 of GS-15 of the General Schedule;
                    ``(B) the rate of pay of 1 staff member shall be 
                not less than the basic rate of pay payable for GS-13 
                of the General Schedule and not more than the basic 
                rate of pay payable for level 10 of GS-14 of such 
                Schedule; and
                    ``(C) the rate of pay for the third staff member 
                shall be not less than the basic rate of pay payable 
                for GS-8 of the General Schedule and not more than the 
                basic rate of pay payable for level 10 of GS-11 of such 
                Schedule.
            ``(3) Locality pay.--All rates of pay referred to under 
        this subsection shall include locality pay.
    ``(f) Independence of Copyright Royalty Judge.--
            ``(1) In making determinations.--
                    ``(A) In general.--(i) Subject to clause (ii) of 
                this subparagraph and subparagraph (B), the Copyright 
                Royalty Judges shall have full independence in making 
                determinations concerning adjustments and 
                determinations of copyright royalty rates and terms, 
                the distribution of copyright royalties, the acceptance 
                or rejection of royalty claims, rate adjustment 
                petitions, and petitions to participate, and in issuing 
                other rulings under this title, except that the 
                Copyright Royalty Judges may consult with the Register 
                of Copyrights on any matter other than a question of 
                fact.
                    ``(ii) A Copyright Royalty Judge or Judges, or, by 
                motion to the Copyright Royalty Judge or Judges, any 
                participant in a proceeding may request an 
                interpretation by the Register of Copyrights concerning 
                any material question of substantive law (not including 
                questions of procedure before the Copyright Royalty 
                Judges, the ultimate adjustments and determinations of 
                copyright royalty rates and terms, the ultimate 
                distribution of copyright royalties, or the acceptance 
                or rejection of royalty claims, rate adjustment 
                petitions, or petitions to participate) concerning an 
                interpretation or construction of those provisions of 
                this title that are the subject of the proceeding. Any 
                such request for a written interpretation by the 
                Register of Copyrights shall be on the record. 
                Reasonable provision shall be made for comment by the 
                participants in the proceeding on the material question 
                of substantive law in such a way as to minimize 
                duplication and delay. Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), the Register of Copyrights shall 
                deliver to the Copyright Royalty Judges a response 
                within 14 days of receipt by the Register of Copyrights 
                of all of the briefs or comments of the participants. 
                Such decision shall be in writing and shall be included 
                by the Copyright Royalty Judges in the record that 
                accompanies their final determination. If such a 
                decision is timely delivered to the Copyright Royalty 
                Judges, the Copyright Royalty Judges shall apply the 
                legal interpretation embodied in the response of the 
                Register of Copyrights in resolving material questions 
                of substantive law.
                    ``(B) Novel questions.--(i) In any case in which a 
                novel material question of substantive law concerning 
                an interpretation of those provisions of this title 
                that are the subject of the proceeding is presented, 
                the Copyright Royalty Judges shall request a decision 
                of the Register of Copyrights, in writing, to resolve 
                such novel question. Reasonable provision shall be made 
                for comment on such request by the participants in the 
                proceeding, in such a way as to minimize duplication 
                and delay. The Register shall transmit his or her 
                decision to the Copyright Royalty Judges within 30 days 
                of receipt by the Register of Copyrights of all of the 
                briefs or comments of the participants. Such decision 
                shall be in writing and included by the Copyright 
                Royalty Judges in the record that accompanies their 
                final determination. If such a decision is timely 
                delivered, the Copyright Royalty Judges shall apply the 
                legal determinations embodied in the decision of the 
                Register of Copyrights in resolving material questions 
                of substantive law.
                    ``(ii) In clause (i), a `novel question of law' is 
                a question of law that has not been determined in prior 
                decisions, determinations, and rulings described in 
                section 803(a).
                    ``(C) Consultation.--Notwithstanding the provisions 
                of subparagraph (A), the Copyright Royalty Judges shall 
                consult with the Register of Copyrights with respect to 
                any determination or ruling that would require that any 
                act be performed by the Copyright Office, and any such 
                determination or ruling shall not be binding upon the 
                Register of Copyrights.
                    ``(D) Review of legal conclusions by the register 
                of copyrights.--The Register of Copyrights may review 
                for legal error the resolution by the Copyright Royalty 
                Judges of a material question of substantive law under 
                this title that underlies or is contained in a final 
                determination of the Copyright Royalty Judges. If the 
                Register of Copyrights concludes, after taking into 
                consideration the views of the participants in the 
                proceeding, that any resolution reached by the 
                Copyright Royalty Judges was in material error, the 
                Register of Copyrights shall issue a written decision 
                correcting such legal error, which shall be made part 
                of the record of the proceeding. Additionally, the 
                Register of Copyrights shall cause to be published in 
                the Federal Register such written decision together 
                with a specific identification of the legal conclusion 
                of the Copyright Royalty Judges that is determined to 
                be erroneous. As to conclusions of substantive law 
                involving an interpretation of the statutory provisions 
                of this title, the decision of the Register of 
                Copyrights shall be binding as precedent upon the 
                Copyright Royalty Judges in subsequent proceedings 
                under this chapter. When a decision has been rendered 
                pursuant to section 802(f)(1)(D), the Register of 
                Copyrights may, on the basis of and in accordance with 
                such decision, intervene as of right in any appeal of a 
                final determination of the Copyright Royalty Judges 
                pursuant to section 803(d) in the United States Court 
                of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. If, 
                prior to intervening in such an appeal, the Register of 
                Copyrights gives notification and undertakes to consult 
                with the Attorney General with respect to such 
                intervention, and the Attorney General fails within 
                reasonable period after receipt of such notification to 
                intervene in such appeal, the Register of Copyrights 
                may intervene in such appeal in his or her own name by 
                any attorney designated by the Register of Copyrights 
                for such purpose. Intervention by the Register of 
                Copyrights in his or her own name shall not preclude 
                the Attorney General from intervening on behalf of the 
                United States in such an appeal as may be otherwise 
                provided or required by law.
                    ``(E) Effect on judicial review.--Nothing in this 
                section shall be interpreted to alter the standard 
                applied by a court in reviewing legal determinations 
                involving an interpretation or construction of the 
                provisions of this title or to affect the extent to 
                which any construction or interpretation of the 
                provisions of this title shall be accorded deference by 
                a reviewing court.
            ``(2) Performance appraisals.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of law or any regulation of the Library of 
                Congress, and subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                Copyright Royalty Judges shall not receive performance 
                appraisals.
                    ``(B) Relating to sanction or removal.--To the 
                extent that the Librarian of Congress adopts 
                regulations under subsection (h) relating to the 
                sanction or removal of a Copyright Royalty Judge and 
                such regulations require documentation to establish the 
                cause of such sanction or removal, the Copyright 
                Royalty Judge may receive an appraisal related 
                specifically to the cause of the sanction or removal.
    ``(g) Inconsistent Duties Barred.--No Copyright Royalty Judge may 
undertake duties that conflict with his or her duties and 
responsibilities as a Copyright Royalty Judge.
    ``(h) Standards of Conduct.--The Librarian of Congress shall adopt 
regulations regarding the standards of conduct, including financial 
conflict of interest and restrictions against ex parte communications, 
which shall govern the Copyright Royalty Judges and the proceedings 
under this chapter.
    ``(i) Removal or Sanction.--The Librarian of Congress may sanction 
or remove a Copyright Royalty Judge for violation of the standards of 
conduct adopted under subsection (h), misconduct, neglect of duty, or 
any disqualifying physical or mental disability. Any such sanction or 
removal may be made only after notice and opportunity for a hearing, 
but the Librarian of Congress may suspend the Copyright Royalty Judge 
during the pendency of such hearing. The Librarian shall appoint an 
interim Copyright Royalty Judge during the period of any such 
suspension.
``Sec. 803. Proceedings of Copyright Royalty Judges
    ``(a) Proceedings.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Copyright Royalty Judges shall act 
        in accordance with regulations issued by the Copyright Royalty 
        Judges and the Librarian of Congress, and on the basis of a 
        written record, prior determinations and interpretations of the 
        Copyright Royalty Tribunal, Librarian of Congress, copyright 
        arbitration royalty panels, the Register of Copyrights, and the 
        Copyright Royalty Judges (to the extent those determinations 
        are not inconsistent with a decision of the Register of 
        Copyrights that was timely delivered to the Copyright Royalty 
        Judges pursuant to section 802(f)(1) (A) or (B), or with a 
        decision of the Register of Copyrights pursuant to section 
        802(f)(1)(D)), under this chapter, and decisions of the court 
        of appeals under this chapter before, on, or after the 
        effective date of the Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform 
        Act of 2004.
            ``(2) Judges acting as panel and individually.--The 
        Copyright Royalty Judges shall preside over hearings in 
        proceedings under this chapter en banc. The Chief Copyright 
        Royalty Judge may designate a Copyright Royalty Judge to 
        preside individually over such collateral and administrative 
        proceedings, and over such proceedings under paragraphs (1) 
        through (5) of subsection (b), as the Chief Judge considers 
        appropriate.
            ``(3) Determinations.--Final determinations of the 
        Copyright Royalty Judges in proceedings under this chapter 
        shall be made by majority vote. A Copyright Royalty Judge 
        dissenting from the majority on any determination under this 
        chapter may issue his or her dissenting opinion, which shall be 
        included with the determination.
    ``(b) Procedures.--
            ``(1) Initiation.--
                    ``(A) Call for petitions to participate.--(i) 
                Promptly upon a determination made under section 
                804(a), or no later than January 5 of a year specified 
                in section 804(b) (2) or (3), or as provided under 
                section 804(b)(8), or by no later than January 5 of a 
                year specified in section 804 for the commencement of a 
                proceeding if a petition has not been filed by that 
                date, the Copyright Royalty Judges shall cause to be 
                published in the Federal Register notice of 
                commencement of proceedings under this chapter calling 
                for the filing of petitions to participate in a 
                proceeding under this chapter for the purpose of making 
                the relevant determination under section 111, 112, 114, 
                115, 116, 118, 119, 1004, or 1007, as the case may be.
                    ``(ii) Petitions to participate shall be filed by 
                no later than 30 days after publication of notice of 
                commencement of a proceeding, under clause (i), except 
                that the Copyright Royalty Judges may, for substantial 
                good cause shown and if there is no prejudice to the 
                participants that have already filed petitions, accept 
                late petitions to participate at any time up to the 
                date that is 90 days before the date on which 
                participants in the proceeding are to file their 
                written direct statements. Notwithstanding the 
                preceding sentence, petitioners whose petitions are 
                filed more than 30 days after publication of notice of 
                commencement of a proceeding are not eligible to object 
                to a settlement reached during the voluntary 
                negotiation period under section 803(b)(3), and any 
                objection filed by such a petitioner shall not be taken 
                into account by the Copyright Royalty Judges.
                    ``(B) Petitions to participate.--Each petition to 
                participate in a proceeding shall describe the 
                petitioner's interest in the subject matter of the 
                proceeding. Parties with similar interests may file a 
                single petition to participate.
            ``(2) Participation in general.--Subject to paragraph (4), 
        a person may participate in a proceeding under this chapter, 
        including through the submission of briefs or other 
        information, only if--
                    ``(A) that person has filed a petition to 
                participate in accordance with paragraph (1) (either 
                individually or as a group under paragraph (1)(B)), 
                together with a filing fee of $150;
                    ``(B) the Copyright Royalty Judges have not 
                determined that the petition to participate is facially 
                invalid; and
                    ``(C) the Copyright Royalty Judges have not 
                determined, sua sponte or on the motion of another 
                participant in the proceeding, that the person lacks a 
                significant interest in the proceeding.
            ``(3) Voluntary negotiation period.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Promptly after the date for 
                filing of petitions to participate in a proceeding, the 
                Copyright Royalty Judges shall make available to all 
                participants in the proceeding a list of such 
                participants and shall initiate a voluntary negotiation 
                period among the participants.
                    ``(B) Length of proceedings.--The voluntary 
                negotiation period initiated under subparagraph (A) 
                shall be 3 months.
                    ``(C) Determination of subsequent proceedings.--At 
                the close of the voluntary negotiation proceedings, the 
                Copyright Royalty Judges shall, if further proceedings 
                under this chapter are necessary, determine whether and 
                to what extent paragraphs (4) and (5) will apply to the 
                parties.
            ``(4) Small claims procedure in distribution proceedings.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If, in a proceeding under this 
                chapter to determine the distribution of royalties, a 
                participant in the proceeding asserts a claim in the 
                amount of $10,000 or less, the Copyright Royalty Judges 
                shall decide the controversy on the basis of the filing 
                of the written direct statement by the participant, the 
                response by any opposing participant, and 1 additional 
                response by each such party. The participant asserting 
                the claim shall not be required to pay the filing fee 
                under paragraph (2).
                    ``(B) Bad faith inflation of claim.--If the 
                Copyright Royalty Judges determine that a participant 
                asserts in bad faith an amount in controversy in excess 
                of $10,000 for the purpose of avoiding a determination 
                under the procedure set forth in subparagraph (A), the 
                Copyright Royalty Judges shall impose a fine on that 
                participant in an amount not to exceed the difference 
                between the actual amount distributed and the amount 
                asserted by the participant.
            ``(5) Paper proceedings.--The Copyright Royalty Judges in 
        proceedings under this chapter may decide, sua sponte or upon 
        motion of a participant, to determine issues on the basis of 
        the filing of the written direct statement by the participant, 
        the response by any opposing participant, and one additional 
        response by each such participant. Prior to making such 
        decision to proceed on such a paper record only, the Copyright 
        Royalty Judges shall offer to all parties to the proceeding the 
        opportunity to comment on the decision. The procedure under 
        this paragraph--
                    ``(A) shall be applied in cases in which there is 
                no genuine issue of material fact, there is no need for 
                evidentiary hearings, and all participants in the 
                proceeding agree in writing to the procedure; and
                    ``(B) may be applied under such other circumstances 
                as the Copyright Royalty Judges consider appropriate.
            ``(6) Regulations.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Copyright Royalty Judges may 
                issue regulations to carry out their functions under 
                this title. All regulations issued by the Copyright 
                Royalty Judges are subject to the approval of the 
                Librarian of Congress. Not later than 120 days after 
                Copyright Royalty Judges or interim Copyright Royalty 
                Judges, as the case may be, are first appointed after 
                the enactment of the Copyright Royalty and Distribution 
                Reform Act of 2004, such judges shall issue regulations 
                to govern proceedings under this chapter.
                    ``(B) Interim regulations.--Until regulations are 
                adopted under subparagraph (A), the Copyright Royalty 
                Judges shall apply the regulations in effect under this 
                chapter on the day before the effective date of the 
                Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004, 
                to the extent such regulations are not inconsistent 
                with this chapter, except that functions carried out 
                under such regulations by the Librarian of Congress, 
                the Register of Copyrights, or copyright arbitration 
                royalty panels that, as of such date of enactment, are 
                to be carried out by the Copyright Royalty Judges under 
                this chapter, shall be carried out by the Copyright 
                Royalty Judges under such regulations.
                    ``(C) Requirements.--Regulations issued under 
                subparagraph (A) shall include the following:
                            ``(i) The written direct statements of all 
                        participants in a proceeding under paragraph 
                        (2) shall be filed by a date specified by the 
                        Copyright Royalty Judges, which may be not 
                        earlier than 4 months, and not later than 5 
                        months, after the end of the voluntary 
                        negotiation period under paragraph (3). 
                        Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the 
                        Copyright Royalty Judges may allow a 
                        participant in a proceeding to file an amended 
                        written direct statement based on new 
                        information received during the discovery 
                        process, within 15 days after the end of the 
                        discovery period specified in clause (iii).
                            ``(ii)(I) Following the submission to the 
                        Copyright Royalty Judges of written direct 
                        statements by the participants in a proceeding 
                        under paragraph (2), the judges shall meet with 
                        the participants for the purpose of setting a 
                        schedule for conducting and completing 
                        discovery. Such schedule shall be determined by 
                        the Copyright Royalty Judges.
                            ``(II) In this chapter, the term `written 
                        direct statements' means witness statements, 
                        testimony, and exhibits to be presented in the 
                        proceedings, and such other information that is 
                        necessary to establish terms and rates, or the 
                        distribution of royalty payments, as the case 
                        may be, as set forth in regulations issued by 
                        the Copyright Royalty Judges.
                            ``(iii) Hearsay may be admitted in 
                        proceedings under this chapter to the extent 
                        deemed appropriate by the Copyright Royalty 
                        Judges.
                            ``(iv) Discovery in such proceedings shall 
                        be permitted for a period of 60 days, except 
                        for discovery ordered by the Copyright Royalty 
                        Judges in connection with the resolution of 
                        motions, orders and disputes pending at the end 
                        of such period.
                            ``(v) Any participant under paragraph (2) 
                        in a proceeding under this chapter to determine 
                        royalty rates may request of an opposing 
                        participant nonprivileged documents directly 
                        related to the written direct statement or 
                        written rebuttal statement of that participant. 
                        Any objection to such a request shall be 
                        resolved by a motion or request to compel 
                        production made to the Copyright Royalty Judges 
                        according to regulations adopted by the 
                        Copyright Royalty Judges. Each motion or 
                        request to compel discovery shall be determined 
                        by the Copyright Royalty Judges, or by a 
                        Copyright Royalty Judge when permitted under 
                        subsection (a)(2). Upon such motion, the 
                        Copyright Royalty Judges may order discovery 
                        pursuant to regulations established under this 
                        paragraph.
                            ``(vi)(I) Any participant under paragraph 
                        (2) in a proceeding under this chapter to 
                        determine royalty rates may, by means of 
                        written motion or on the record, request of an 
                        opposing participant or witness other relevant 
                        information and materials if absent the 
                        discovery sought the Copyright Royalty Judges' 
                        resolution of the proceeding would be 
                        substantially impaired. In determining whether 
                        discovery will be granted under this clause, 
                        the Copyright Royalty Judges may consider--
                                    ``(aa) whether the burden or 
                                expense of producing the requested 
                                information or materials outweighs the 
                                likely benefit, taking into account the 
                                needs and resources of the 
                                participants, the importance of the 
                                issues at stake, and the probative 
                                value of the requested information or 
                                materials in resolving such issues;
                                    ``(bb) whether the requested 
                                information or materials would be 
                                unreasonably cumulative or duplicative, 
                                or are obtainable from another source 
                                that is more convenient, less 
                                burdensome, or less expensive; and
                                    ``(cc) whether the participant 
                                seeking discovery has had ample 
                                opportunity by discovery in the 
                                proceeding or by other means to obtain 
                                the information sought.
                            ``(II) This clause shall not apply to any 
                        proceeding scheduled to commence after December 
                        31, 2010.
                            ``(vii) In a proceeding under this chapter 
                        to determine royalty rates, the participants 
                        entitled to receive royalties shall 
                        collectively be permitted to take no more than 
                        10 depositions and secure responses to no more 
                        than 25 interrogatories and the participants 
                        obligated to pay royalties shall collectively 
                        be permitted to take no more than 10 
                        depositions and secure responses to no more 
                        than 25 interrogatories. The Copyright Royalty 
                        Judges shall resolve any disputes among 
                        similarly aligned participants to allocate the 
                        number of depositions or interrogatories 
                        permitted under this clause.
                            ``(viii) The rules and practices in effect 
                        on the day before the effective date of the 
                        Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act 
                        of 2004, relating to discovery in proceedings 
                        under this chapter to determine the 
                        distribution of royalty fees, shall continue to 
                        apply to such proceedings on and after such 
                        effective date.
                            ``(ix) In proceedings to determine royalty 
                        rates, the Copyright Royalty Judges may issue a 
                        subpoena commanding a participant or witness to 
                        appear and give testimony or to produce and 
                        permit inspection of documents or tangible 
                        things if the Copyright Royalty Judges' 
                        resolution of the proceeding would be 
                        substantially impaired by the absence of such 
                        testimony or production of documents or 
                        tangible things. Such subpoena shall specify 
                        with reasonable particularity the materials to 
                        be produced or the scope and nature of the 
                        required testimony. Nothing in this 
                        subparagraph shall preclude the Copyright 
                        Royalty Judges from requesting the production 
                        by a nonparticipant of information or materials 
                        relevant to the resolution by the Copyright 
                        Royalty Judges of a material issue of fact.
                            ``(x) The Copyright Royalty Judges shall 
                        order a settlement conference among the 
                        participants in the proceeding to facilitate 
                        the presentation of offers of settlement among 
                        the participants. The settlement conference 
                        shall be held during a 21-day period following 
                        the end of the discovery period and shall take 
                        place outside the presence of the Copyright 
                        Royalty Judges.
                            ``(xi) No evidence, including exhibits, may 
                        be submitted in the written direct statement or 
                        written rebuttal statement of a participant 
                        without a sponsoring witness, except where the 
                        Copyright Royalty Judges have taken official 
                        notice, or in the case of incorporation by 
                        reference of past records, or for good cause 
                        shown.
    ``(c) Determination of Copyright Royalty Judges.--
            ``(1) Timing.--The Copyright Royalty Judges shall issue 
        their determination in a proceeding not later than 11 months 
        after the conclusion of the 21-day settlement conference period 
        under subsection (b)(3)(C)(x), but, in the case of a proceeding 
        to determine successors to rates or terms that expire on a 
        specified date, in no event later than 15 days before the 
        expiration of the then current statutory rates and terms.
            ``(2) Rehearings.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Copyright Royalty Judges 
                may, in exceptional cases, upon motion of a participant 
                under subsection (b)(2), order a rehearing, after the 
                determination in a proceeding is issued under paragraph 
                (1), on such matters as the Copyright Royalty Judges 
                determine to be appropriate.
                    ``(B) Timing for filing motion.--Any motion for a 
                rehearing under subparagraph (A) may only be filed 
                within 15 days after the date on which the Copyright 
                Royalty Judges deliver their initial determination 
                concerning rates and terms to the participants in the 
                proceeding.
                    ``(C) Participation by opposing party not 
                required.--In any case in which a rehearing is ordered, 
                any opposing party shall not be required to participate 
                in the rehearing, except as provided under subsection 
                (d)(1).
                    ``(D) No negative inference.--No negative inference 
                shall be drawn from lack of participation in a 
                rehearing.
                    ``(E) Continuity of rates and terms.--(i) If the 
                decision of the Copyright Royalty Judges on any motion 
                for a rehearing is not rendered before the expiration 
                of the statutory rates and terms that were previously 
                in effect, in the case of a proceeding to determine 
                successors to rates and terms that expire on a 
                specified date, then--
                            ``(I) the initial determination of the 
                        Copyright Royalty Judges that is the subject of 
                        the rehearing motion shall be effective as of 
                        the day following the date on which the rates 
                        and terms that were previously in effect 
                        expire; and
                            ``(II) in the case of a proceeding under 
                        section 114(f)(1)(C) or 114(f)(2)(C), royalty 
                        rates and terms shall, for purposes of section 
                        114(f)(4)(B), be deemed to have been set at 
                        those rates and terms contained in the initial 
                        determination of the Copyright Royalty Judges 
                        that is the subject of the rehearing motion, as 
                        of the date of that determination.
                    ``(ii) The pendency of a motion for a rehearing 
                under this paragraph shall not relieve persons 
                obligated to make royalty payments who would be 
                affected by the determination on that motion from 
                providing the statements of account and any reports of 
                use, to the extent required, and paying the royalties 
                required under the relevant determination or 
                regulations.
                    ``(iii) Notwithstanding clause (ii), whenever 
                royalties described in clause (ii) are paid to a person 
                other than the Copyright Office, the entity designated 
                by the Copyright Royalty Judges to which such royalties 
                are paid by the copyright user (and any successor 
                thereto) shall, within 60 days after the motion for 
                rehearing is resolved or, if the motion is granted, 
                within 60 days after the rehearing is concluded, return 
                any excess amounts previously paid to the extent 
                necessary to comply with the final determination of 
                royalty rates by the Copyright Royalty Judges. Any 
                underpayment of royalties resulting from a rehearing 
                shall be paid within the same period.
            ``(3) Contents of determination.--A determination of the 
        Copyright Royalty Judges shall be supported by the written 
        record and shall set forth the findings of fact relied on by 
        the Copyright Royalty Judges. Among other terms adopted in a 
        determination, the Copyright Royalty Judges may specify notice 
        and recordkeeping requirements of users of the copyrights at 
        issue that apply in lieu of those that would otherwise apply 
        under regulations.
            ``(4) Continuing jurisdiction.--The Copyright Royalty 
        Judges may, with the approval of the Register of Copyrights, 
        issue an amendment to a written determination to correct any 
        technical or clerical errors in the determination or to modify 
        the terms, but not the rates, of royalty payments in response 
        to unforeseen circumstances that would frustrate the proper 
        implementation of such determination. Such amendment shall be 
        set forth in a written addendum to the determination that shall 
        be distributed to the participants of the proceeding and shall 
        be published in the Federal Register.
            ``(5) Protective order.--The Copyright Royalty Judges may 
        issue such orders as may be appropriate to protect confidential 
        information, including orders excluding confidential 
        information from the record of the determination that is 
        published or made available to the public, except that any 
        terms or rates of royalty payments or distributions may not be 
        excluded.
            ``(6) Publication of determination.--Following review of 
        the determination by the Register of Copyrights under section 
        802(f)(1)(D), the Librarian of Congress shall cause the 
        determination, and any corrections thereto, to be published in 
        the Federal Register. The Librarian of Congress shall also 
        publicize the determination and corrections in such other 
        manner as the Librarian considers appropriate, including, but 
        not limited to, publication on the Internet. The Librarian of 
        Congress shall also make the determination, corrections, and 
        the accompanying record available for public inspection and 
        copying.
            ``(7) Late payment.--A determination of Copyright Royalty 
        Judges may include terms with respect to late payment, but in 
        no way shall such terms prevent the copyright holder from 
        asserting other rights or remedies provided under this title.
    ``(d) Judicial Review.--
            ``(1) Appeal.--Any determination of the Copyright Royalty 
        Judges under subsection (c) may, within 30 days after the 
        publication of the determination in the Federal Register, be 
        appealed, to the United States Court of Appeals for the 
        District of Columbia Circuit, by any aggrieved participant in 
        the proceeding under subsection (b)(2) who fully participated 
        in the proceeding and who would be bound by the determination. 
        Any participant that did not participate in a rehearing may not 
        raise any issue that was the subject of that rehearing at any 
        stage of judicial review of the hearing determination. If no 
        appeal is brought within that 30-day period, the determination 
        of the Copyright Royalty Judges shall be final, and the royalty 
        fee or determination with respect to the distribution of fees, 
        as the case may be, shall take effect as set forth in paragraph 
        (2).
            ``(2) Effect of rates.--
                    ``(A) Expiration on specified date.--When this 
                title provides that the royalty rates and terms that 
                were previously in effect are to expire on a specified 
                date, any adjustment or determination by the Copyright 
                Royalty Judges of successor rates and terms for an 
                ensuing statutory license period shall be effective as 
                of the day following the date of expiration of the 
                rates and terms that were previously in effect, even if 
                the determination of the Copyright Royalty Judges is 
                rendered on a later date. A transmission service shall 
                be obligated to continue making payments under the 
                rates and terms previously in effect until such time as 
                rates and terms for the successor period are 
                established. Whenever royalties pursuant to this 
                section are paid to a person other than the Copyright 
                Office, the entity designated by the Copyright Royalty 
                Judges to which such royalties are paid by the 
                copyright user (and any successor thereto) shall, 
                within 60 days after the final determination of the 
                Copyright Royalty Judges establishing rates and terms 
                for a successor period or the exhaustion of all 
                rehearings or appeals of such determination, if any, 
                return any excess amounts previously paid to the extent 
                necessary to comply with the final determination of 
                royalty rates. Any underpayment of royalties by a 
                copyright user shall be paid to the entity designated 
                by the Copyright Royalty Judges within the same period.
                    ``(B) Other cases.--In cases where rates and terms 
                have not, prior to the inception of an activity, been 
                established for that particular activity under the 
                relevant license, such rates and terms shall be 
                retroactive to the inception of activity under the 
                relevant license covered by such rates and terms. In 
                other cases where rates and terms do not expire on a 
                specified date, successor rates and terms shall take 
                effect on the first day of the second month that begins 
                after the publication of the determination of the 
                Copyright Royalty Judges in the Federal Register, 
                except as otherwise provided in this title, or by the 
                Copyright Royalty Judges, or as agreed by the 
                participants in a proceeding that would be bound by the 
                rates and terms. Except as otherwise provided in this 
                title, the rates and terms, to the extent applicable, 
                shall remain in effect until such successor rates and 
                terms become effective.
                    ``(C) Obligation to make payments.--
                            ``(i) The pendency of an appeal under this 
                        subsection shall not relieve persons obligated 
                        to make royalty payments under section 111, 
                        112, 114, 115, 116, 118, 119, or 1003, who 
                        would be affected by the determination on 
                        appeal, from--
                                    ``(I) providing the statements of 
                                account and any report of use; and
                                    ``(II) paying the royalties 
                                required under the relevant 
                                determination or regulations.
                    ``(ii) Notwithstanding clause (i), whenever 
                royalties described in clause (i) are paid to a person 
                other than the Copyright Office, the entity designated 
                by the Copyright Royalty Judges to which such royalties 
                are paid by the copyright user (and any successor 
                thereto) shall, within 60 days after the final 
                resolution of the appeal, return any excess amounts 
                previously paid (and interest thereon, if ordered 
                pursuant to paragraph (3)) to the extent necessary to 
                comply with the final determination of royalty rates on 
                appeal. Any underpayment of royalties resulting from an 
                appeal (and interest thereon, if ordered pursuant to 
                paragraph (3)) shall be paid within the same period.
            ``(3) Jurisdiction of court.--If the court, pursuant to 
        section 706 of title 5, modifies or vacates a determination of 
        the Copyright Royalty Judges, the court may enter its own 
        determination with respect to the amount or distribution of 
        royalty fees and costs, and order the repayment of any excess 
        fees, the payment of any underpaid fees, and the payment of 
        interest pertaining respectively thereto, in accordance with 
        its final judgment. The court may also vacate the determination 
        of the Copyright Royalty Judges and remand the case to the 
        Copyright Royalty Judges for further proceedings in accordance 
        with subsection (a).
    ``(e) Administrative Matters.--
            ``(1) Deduction of costs of library of congress and 
        copyright office from filing fees.--
                    ``(A) Deduction from filing fees.--The Librarian of 
                Congress may, to the extent not otherwise provided 
                under this title, deduct from the filing fees collected 
                under subsection (b) for a particular proceeding under 
                this chapter the reasonable costs incurred by the 
                Librarian of Congress, the Copyright Office, and the 
                Copyright Royalty Judges in conducting that proceeding, 
                other than the salaries of the Copyright Royalty Judges 
                and the 3 staff members appointed under section 802(b).
                    ``(B) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
                authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
                necessary to pay the costs incurred under this chapter 
                not covered by the filing fees collected under 
                subsection (b). All funds made available pursuant to 
                this subparagraph shall remain available until 
                expended.
            ``(2) Positions required for administration of compulsory 
        licensing.--Section 307 of the Legislative Branch 
        Appropriations Act, 1994, shall not apply to employee positions 
        in the Library of Congress that are required to be filled in 
        order to carry out section 111, 112, 114, 115, 116, 118, or 119 
        or chapter 10.
``Sec. 804. Institution of proceedings
    ``(a) Filing of Petition.--With respect to proceedings referred to 
in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 801(b) concerning the 
determination or adjustment of royalty rates as provided in sections 
111, 112, 114, 115, 116, 118, 119, and 1004, during the calendar years 
specified in the schedule set forth in subsection (b), any owner or 
user of a copyrighted work whose royalty rates are specified by this 
title, or are established under this chapter before or after the 
enactment of the Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004, 
may file a petition with the Copyright Royalty Judges declaring that 
the petitioner requests a determination or adjustment of the rate. The 
Copyright Royalty Judges shall make a determination as to whether the 
petitioner has such a significant interest in the royalty rate in which 
a determination or adjustment is requested. If the Copyright Royalty 
Judges determine that the petitioner has such a significant interest, 
the Copyright Royalty Judges shall cause notice of this determination, 
with the reasons for such determination, to be published in the Federal 
Register, together with the notice of commencement of proceedings under 
this chapter. With respect to proceedings under paragraph (1) of 
section 801(b) concerning the determination or adjustment of royalty 
rates as provided in sections 112 and 114, during the calendar years 
specified in the schedule set forth in subsection (b), the Copyright 
Royalty Judges shall cause notice of commencement of proceedings under 
this chapter to be published in the Federal Register as provided in 
section 803(b)(1)(A).
    ``(b) Timing of Proceedings.--
            ``(1) Section 111 proceedings.--(A) A petition described in 
        subsection (a) to initiate proceedings under section 801(b)(2) 
        concerning the adjustment of royalty rates under section 111 to 
        which subparagraph (A) or (D) of section 801(b)(2) applies may 
        be filed during the year 2005 and in each subsequent fifth 
        calendar year.
            ``(B) In order to initiate proceedings under section 
        801(b)(2) concerning the adjustment of royalty rates under 
        section 111 to which subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 
        801(b)(2) applies, within 12 months after an event described in 
        either of those subsections, any owner or user of a copyrighted 
        work whose royalty rates are specified by section 111, or by a 
        rate established under this chapter before or after the 
        enactment of the Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act 
        of 2004, may file a petition with the Copyright Royalty Judges 
        declaring that the petitioner requests an adjustment of the 
        rate. The Copyright Royalty Judges shall then proceed as set 
        forth in subsection (a) of this section. Any change in royalty 
        rates made under this chapter pursuant to this subparagraph may 
        be reconsidered in the year 2005, and each fifth calendar year 
        thereafter, in accordance with the provisions in section 
        801(b)(3) (B) or (C), as the case may be. A petition for 
        adjustment of rates established by section 111(d)(1)(B) as a 
        result of a change is the rules and regulations of the Federal 
        Communications Commission shall set forth the change on which 
        the petition is based.
            ``(C) Any adjustment of royalty rates under section 111 
        shall take effect as of the first accounting period commencing 
        after the publication of the determination of the Copyright 
        Royalty Judges in the Federal Register, or on such other date 
        as is specified in that determination.
            ``(2) Certain section 112 proceedings.--Proceedings under 
        this chapter shall be commenced in the year 2007 to determine 
        reasonable terms and rates of royalty payments for the 
        activities described in section 112(e)(1) relating to the 
        limitation on exclusive rights specified by section 
        114(d)(1)(C)(iv), to become effective on January 1, 2009. Such 
        proceedings shall be repeated in each subsequent fifth calendar 
        year.
            ``(3) Section 114 and corresponding 112 proceedings.--
                    ``(A) For eligible nonsubscription services and new 
                subscription services.--Proceedings under this chapter 
                shall be commenced as soon as practicable after the 
                effective date of the Copyright Royalty and 
                Distribution Reform Act of 2004 to determine reasonable 
                terms and rates of royalty payments under sections 114 
                and 112 for the activities of eligible nonsubscription 
                transmission services and new subscription services, to 
                be effective for the period beginning on January 1, 
                2006, and ending on December 31, 2010. Such proceedings 
                shall next be commenced in January 2009 to determine 
                reasonable terms and rates of royalty payments, to 
                become effective on January 1, 2011. Thereafter, such 
                proceedings shall be repeated in each subsequent fifth 
                calendar year.
                    ``(B) For preexisting subscription and satellite 
                digital audio radio services.--Proceedings under this 
                chapter shall be commenced in January 2006 to determine 
                reasonable terms and rates of royalty payments under 
                sections 114 and 112 for the activities of preexisting 
                subscription services, to be effective during the 
                period beginning on January 1, 2008, and ending on 
                December 31, 2012, and preexisting satellite digital 
                audio radio services, to be effective during the period 
                beginning on January 1, 2007, and ending on December 
                31, 2012. Such proceedings shall next be commenced in 
                2011 to determine reasonable terms and rates of royalty 
                payments, to become effective on January 1, 2013. 
                Thereafter, such proceedings shall be repeated in each 
                subsequent fifth calendar year.
                    ``(C)(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
                this chapter, this subparagraph shall govern 
                proceedings commenced pursuant to section 114(f)(1)(C) 
                and 114(f)(2)(C) concerning new types of services.
                    ``(ii) Not later than 30 days after a petition to 
                determine rates and terms for a new type of service 
                that is filed by any copyright owner of sound 
                recordings, or such new type of service, indicating 
                that such new type of service is or is about to become 
                operational, the Copyright Royalty Judges shall issue a 
                notice for a proceeding to determine rates and terms 
                for such service.
                    ``(iii) The proceeding shall follow the schedule 
                set forth in such subsections (b), (c), and (d) of 
                section 803, except that--
                            ``(I) the determination shall be issued by 
                        not later than 24 months after the publication 
                        of the notice under clause (ii); and
                            ``(II) the decision shall take effect as 
                        provided in subsections (c)(2) and (d)(2) of 
                        section 803 and section 114(f)(4)(B)(ii) and 
                        (C).
                    ``(iv) The rates and terms shall remain in effect 
                for the period set forth in section 114(f)(1)(C) or 
                114(f)(2)(C), as the case may be.
            ``(4) Section 115 proceedings.--A petition described in 
        subsection (a) to initiate proceedings under section 801(b)(1) 
        concerning the adjustment or determination of royalty rates as 
        provided in section 115 may be filed in the year 2006 and in 
        each subsequent fifth calendar year, or at such other times as 
        the parties have agreed under section 115(c)(3) (B) and (C).
            ``(5) Section 116 proceedings.--(A) A petition described in 
        subsection (a) to initiate proceedings under section 801(b) 
        concerning the determination of royalty rates and terms as 
        provided in section 116 may be filed at any time within 1 year 
        after negotiated licenses authorized by section 116 are 
        terminated or expire and are not replaced by subsequent 
        agreements.
            ``(B) If a negotiated license authorized by section 116 is 
        terminated or expires and is not replaced by another such 
        license agreement which provides permission to use a quantity 
        of musical works not substantially smaller than the quantity of 
        such works performed on coin-operated phonorecord players 
        during the 1-year period ending March 1, 1989, the Copyright 
        Royalty Judges shall, upon petition filed under paragraph (1) 
        within 1 year after such termination or expiration, commence a 
        proceeding to promptly establish an interim royalty rate or 
        rates for the public performance by means of a coin-operated 
        phonorecord player of nondramatic musical works embodied in 
        phonorecords which had been subject to the terminated or 
        expired negotiated license agreement. Such rate or rates shall 
        be the same as the last such rate or rates and shall remain in 
        force until the conclusion of proceedings by the Copyright 
        Royalty Judges, in accordance with section 803, to adjust the 
        royalty rates applicable to such works, or until superseded by 
        a new negotiated license agreement, as provided in section 
        116(b).
            ``(6) Section 118 proceedings.--A petition described in 
        subsection (a) to initiate proceedings under section 801(b)(1) 
        concerning the determination of reasonable terms and rates of 
        royalty payments as provided in section 118 may be filed in the 
        year 2006 and in each subsequent fifth calendar year.
            ``(7) Section 1004 proceedings.--A petition described in 
        subsection (a) to initiate proceedings under section 801(b)(1) 
        concerning the adjustment of reasonable royalty rates under 
        section 1004 may be filed as provided in section 1004(a)(3).
            ``(8) Proceedings concerning distribution of royalty 
        fees.--With respect to proceedings under section 801(b)(3) 
        concerning the distribution of royalty fees in certain 
        circumstances under section 111, 119, or 1007, the Copyright 
        Royalty Judges shall, upon a determination that a controversy 
        exists concerning such distribution, cause to be published in 
        the Federal Register notice of commencement of proceedings 
        under this chapter.
``Sec. 805. General rule for voluntarily negotiated agreements
    ``Any rates or terms under this title that--
            ``(1) are agreed to by participants to a proceeding under 
        section 803(b)(3),
            ``(2) are adopted by the Copyright Royalty Judges as part 
        of a determination under this chapter, and
            ``(3) are in effect for a period shorter than would 
        otherwise apply under a determination pursuant to this chapter,
shall remain in effect for such period of time as would otherwise apply 
under such determination, except that the Copyright Royalty Judges 
shall adjust the rates pursuant to the voluntary negotiations to 
reflect national monetary inflation during the additional period the 
rates remain in effect.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of chapters for title 17, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to chapter 
8 and inserting the following:

``8. Proceedings by Copyright Royalty Judges................     801''.

SEC. 4. DEFINITION.

    Section 101 is amended by inserting after the definition of 
``copies'' the following:
            ``A `Copyright Royalty Judge' is a Copyright Royalty Judge 
        appointed under section 802 of this title, and includes any 
        individual serving as an interim Copyright Royalty Judge under 
        such section.''.

SEC. 5. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Cable Rates.--Section 111(d) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), in the second sentence, by striking 
        ``a copyright arbitration royalty panel'' and inserting ``the 
        Copyright Royalty Judges.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Librarian of 
                Congress'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``Copyright Royalty Judges'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) in the first sentence, by striking 
                        ``Librarian of Congress shall, upon the 
                        recommendation of the Register of Copyrights,'' 
                        and inserting ``Copyright Royalty Judges 
                        shall'';
                            (ii) in the second sentence, by striking 
                        ``Librarian determines'' and inserting 
                        ``Copyright Royalty Judges determine''; and
                            (iii) in the third sentence--
                                    (I) by striking ``Librarian'' each 
                                place it appears and inserting 
                                ``Copyright Royalty Judges''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``convene a 
                                copyright arbitration royalty panel'' 
                                and inserting ``conduct a proceeding''; 
                                and
                    (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``Librarian of 
                Congress'' and inserting ``Copyright Royalty Judges''.
    (b) Ephemeral Recordings.--Section 112(e) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by amending the first sentence to read as 
                follows: ``Proceedings under chapter 8 shall determine 
                reasonable rates and terms of royalty payments for the 
                activities specified by paragraph (1) during the 5-year 
                periods beginning on January 1 of the second year 
                following the year in which the proceedings are to be 
                commenced, or such other periods as the parties may 
                agree.''; and
                    (B) by striking the second sentence;
                    (C) in the third sentence, by striking ``Librarian 
                of Congress'' and inserting ``Copyright Royalty 
                Judges''; and
                    (D) in the fourth sentence, by striking 
                ``negotiation'';
            (2) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) by amending the first sentence to read as 
                follows: ``The schedule of reasonable rates and terms 
                determined by the Copyright Royalty Judges shall, 
                subject to paragraph (5), be binding on all copyright 
                owners of sound recordings and transmitting 
                organizations entitled to a statutory license under 
                this subsection during the 5-year period specified in 
                paragraph (3), or such other period as the parties may 
                agree.'';
                    (B) by striking ``copyright arbitration royalty 
                panel'' each subsequent place it appears and inserting 
                ``Copyright Royalty Judges'';
                    (C) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``its 
                decision'' and inserting ``their decision'';
                    (D) in the fifth sentence, by striking ``negotiated 
                as provided'' and inserting ``described''; and
                    (E) in the last sentence, by striking ``Librarian 
                of Congress'' and inserting ``Copyright Royalty 
                Judges'';
            (3) in paragraph (5), by striking ``or decision by the 
        Librarian of Congress'' and inserting ``, decision by the 
        Librarian of Congress, or determination by the Copyright 
        Royalty Judges'';
            (4) by striking paragraph (6) and redesignating paragraphs 
        (7), (8), and (9), as paragraphs (6), (7), and (8), 
        respectively; and
            (5) in paragraph (6)(A), as so redesignated, by striking 
        ``Librarian of Congress'' and inserting ``Copyright Royalty 
        Judges''.
    (c) Scope of Exclusive Rights in Sound Recordings.--Section 114(f) 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by amending the first sentence to read 
                        as follows: ``Proceedings under chapter 8 shall 
                        determine reasonable rates and terms of royalty 
                        payments for subscription transmissions by 
                        preexisting subscription services and 
                        transmissions by preexisting satellite digital 
                        audio radio services specified by subsection 
                        (d)(2) during 5-year periods beginning on 
                        January 1 of the second year following the year 
                        in which the proceedings are to be commenced, 
                        except where different transitional periods are 
                        provided in section 804(b), or such periods as 
                        the parties may agree.'';
                            (ii) in the third sentence, by striking 
                        ``Librarian of Congress'' and inserting 
                        ``Copyright Royalty Judges''; and
                            (iii) in the fourth sentence, by striking 
                        ``negotiation'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) by amending the first sentence to read 
                        as follows: ``The schedule of reasonable rates 
                        and terms determined by the Copyright Royalty 
                        Judges shall, subject to paragraph (3), be 
                        binding on all copyright owners of sound 
                        recordings and entities performing sound 
                        recordings affected by this paragraph during 
                        the 5-year period specified in subparagraph 
                        (A), a transitional period provided in section 
                        804(b), or such other period as the parties may 
                        agree.'';
                            (ii) in the second sentence, by striking 
                        ``copyright arbitration royalty panel'' and 
                        inserting ``Copyright Royalty Judges''; and
                            (iii) in the second sentence, by striking 
                        ``negotiated as provided'' and inserting 
                        ``described''; and
                    (C) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as 
                follows:
            ``(C) The procedures under subparagraphs (A) and (B) also 
        shall be initiated pursuant to a petition filed by any 
        copyright owners of sound recordings, any preexisting 
        subscription services, or any preexisting satellite digital 
        audio radio services indicating that a new type of subscription 
        digital audio transmission service on which sound recordings 
        are performed is or is about to become operational, for the 
        purpose of determining reasonable terms and rates of royalty 
        payments with respect to such new type of transmission service 
        for the period beginning with the inception of such new type of 
        service and ending on the date on which the royalty rates and 
        terms for subscription digital audio transmission services most 
        recently determined under subparagraph (A) or (B) and chapter 8 
        expire, or such other period as the parties may agree.'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by amending the first paragraph to read 
                        as follows: ``Proceedings under chapter 8 shall 
                        determine reasonable rates and terms of royalty 
                        payments for subscription transmissions by 
                        eligible nonsubscription transmission services 
                        and transmissions by new subscription services 
                        specified by subsection (d)(2) during 5-year 
                        periods beginning on January 1 of the second 
                        year following the year in which the 
                        proceedings are to be commenced, except where 
                        different transitional periods are provided in 
                        section 804(b), or such periods as the parties 
                        may agree.'';
                            (ii) in the third sentence, by striking 
                        ``Librarian of Congress'' and inserting 
                        ``Copyright Royalty Judges''; and
                            (iii) in the fourth sentence, by striking 
                        ``negotiation'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) by amending the first sentence to read 
                        as follows: ``The schedule of reasonable rates 
                        and terms determined by the Copyright Royalty 
                        Judges shall, subject to paragraph (3), be 
                        binding on all copyright owners of sound 
                        recordings and entities performing sound 
                        recordings affected by this paragraph during 
                        the 5-year period specified in subparagraph 
                        (A), a transitional period provided in section 
                        804(b), or such other period as the parties may 
                        agree.'';
                            (ii) by striking ``copyright arbitration 
                        royalty panel'' each subsequent place it 
                        appears and inserting ``Copyright Royalty 
                        Judges''; and
                            (iii) in the last sentence by striking 
                        ``negotiated as provided'' and inserting 
                        ``described in''; and
                    (C) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as 
                follows:
            ``(C) The procedures under subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall 
        also be initiated pursuant to a petition filed by any copyright 
        owners of sound recordings or any eligible nonsubscription 
        service or new subscription service indicating that a new type 
        of eligible nonsubscription service or new subscription service 
        on which sound recordings are performed is or is about to 
        become operational, for the purpose of determining reasonable 
        terms and rates of royalty payments with respect to such new 
        type of service for the period beginning with the inception of 
        such new type of service and ending on the date on which the 
        royalty rates and terms for preexisting subscription digital 
        audio transmission services or preexisting satellite digital 
        radio audio services, as the case may be, most recently 
        determined under subparagraph (A) or (B) and chapter 8 expire, 
        or such other period as the parties may agree.'';
            (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``or decision by the 
        Librarian of Congress'' and inserting ``, decision by the 
        Librarian of Congress, or determination by the Copyright 
        Royalty Judges''; and
            (4) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) by striking ``Librarian of Congress'' each 
                place it appears and inserting ``Copyright Royalty 
                Judges''; and
                    (B) by adding after the first sentence ``The notice 
                and recordkeeping rules in effect on the day before the 
                effective date of the Copyright Royalty and 
                Distribution Reform Act of 2004 shall remain in effect 
                unless and until new regulations are promulgated by the 
                Copyright Royalty Judges. If new regulations are 
                promulgated under this subparagraph, the Copyright 
                Royalty Judges shall take into account the substance 
                and effect of the rules in effect on the day before the 
                effective date of the Copyright Royalty and 
                Distribution Reform Act of 2004 and shall, to the 
                extent practicable, avoid significant disruption of the 
                functions of any designated agent authorized to collect 
                and distribute royalty fees.''.
    (d) Phonorecords of Nondramatic Musical Works.--Section 115(c)(3) 
is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ``(F)'' and 
        inserting ``(E)'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) by striking ``under this paragraph'' and 
                inserting ``under this section'';
                    (B) by inserting ``on a nonexclusive basis'' after 
                ``common agents''; and
                    (C) by striking ``subparagraphs (C) through (F)'' 
                and inserting ``this subparagraph and subparagraphs (C) 
                through (E)''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (C)--
                    (A) by amending the first sentence to read as 
                follows: ``Proceedings under chapter 8 shall determine 
                reasonable rates and terms of royalty payments for the 
                activities specified by this section during periods 
                beginning with the effective date of such rates and 
                terms, but not earlier than January 1 of the second 
                year following the year in which the petition 
                requesting the proceeding is filed, and ending on the 
                effective date of successor rates and terms, or such 
                other period as the parties may agree.'';
                    (B) in the third sentence, by striking ``Librarian 
                of Congress'' and inserting ``Copyright Royalty 
                Judges''; and
                    (C) in the fourth sentence, by striking 
                ``negotiation'';
            (4) in subparagraph (D)--
                    (A) by amending the first sentence to read as 
                follows: ``The schedule of reasonable rates and terms 
                determined by the Copyright Royalty Judges shall, 
                subject to subparagraph (E), be binding on all 
                copyright owners of nondramatic musical works and 
                persons entitled to obtain a compulsory license under 
                subsection (a)(1) during the period specified in 
                subparagraph (C), such other period as may be 
                determined pursuant to subparagraphs (B) and (C), or 
                such other period as the parties may agree.'';
                    (B) in the third sentence, by striking ``copyright 
                arbitration royalty panel'' and inserting ``Copyright 
                Royalty Judges''; and
                    (C) in the third sentence, by striking ``negotiated 
                as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C)'' and 
                inserting ``described'';
            (5) in subparagraph (E)--
                    (A) in clause (i)--
                            (i) in the first sentence, by striking 
                        ``Librarian of Congress'' and inserting 
                        ``Librarian of Congress, Copyright Royalty 
                        Judges, or a copyright arbitration royalty 
                        panel to the extent those determinations were 
                        accepted by the Librarian of Congress''; and
                            (ii) in the second sentence, by striking 
                        ``(C), (D) or (F) shall be given effect'' and 
                        inserting ``(C) or (D) shall be given effect as 
                        to digital phonorecord deliveries''; and
                    (B) in clause (ii)(I), by striking ``(C), (D) or 
                (F)'' each place it appears and inserting ``(C) or 
                (D)''; and
            (6) by striking subparagraph (F) and redesignating 
        subparagraphs (G) through (L) as subparagraphs (F) through (K), 
        respectively.
    (e) Coin-Operated Phonorecord Players.--Section 116 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
        follows:
            ``(2) Chapter 8 proceeding.--Parties not subject to such a 
        negotiation may have the terms and rates and the division of 
        fees described in paragraph (1) determined in a proceeding in 
        accordance with the provisions of chapter 8.''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                ``Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel Determinations'' 
                and inserting ``Determinations by Copyright Royalty 
                Judges''; and
                    (B) by striking ``a copyright arbitration royalty 
                panel'' and inserting ``the Copyright Royalty Judges''.
    (f) Use of Certain Works in Connection With Noncommercial 
Broadcasting.--Section 118 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the first sentence, by striking 
                        ``Librarian of Congress'' and inserting 
                        ``Copyright Royalty Judges''; and
                            (ii) by striking the second and third 
                        sentences;
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Librarian of 
                Congress:'' and all that follows through the end of the 
                sentence and inserting ``Librarian of Congress, a 
                copyright arbitration royalty panel, or the Copyright 
                Royalty Judges, to the extent that they were accepted 
                by the Librarian of Congress, if copies of such 
                agreements are filed with the Copyright Royalty Judges 
                within 30 days of execution in accordance with 
                regulations that the Copyright Royalty Judges shall 
                issue.''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in the second sentence--
                                    (I) by striking ``copyright 
                                arbitration royalty panel'' and 
                                inserting ``Copyright Royalty Judges''; 
                                and
                                    (II) by striking ``paragraph (2).'' 
                                and inserting ``paragraph (2) or 
                                (3).'';
                            (ii) in the last sentence, by striking 
                        ```Librarian of Congress'' and inserting 
                        ``Copyright Royalty Judges''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``(3) In'' and all that 
                        follows through the end of the first sentence 
                        and inserting the following:
            ``(3) Voluntary negotiation proceedings initiated pursuant 
        to a petition filed under section 804(a) for the purpose of 
        determining a schedule of terms and rates of royalty payments 
        by public broadcasting entities to copyright owners in works 
        specified by this subsection and the proportionate division of 
        fees paid among various copyright owners shall cover the 5-year 
        period beginning on January 1 of the second year following the 
        year in which the petition is filed. The parties to each 
        negotiation proceeding shall bear their own costs.
            ``(4) In the absence of license agreements negotiated under 
        paragraph (2) or (3), the Copyright Royalty Judges shall, 
        pursuant to chapter 8, conduct a proceeding to determine and 
        publish in the Federal Register a schedule of rates and terms 
        which, subject to paragraph (2), shall be binding on all owners 
        of copyright in works specified by this subsection and public 
        broadcasting entities, regardless of whether such copyright 
        owners have submitted proposals to the Copyright Royalty 
        Judges.'';
            (2) by striking subsection (c) and redesignating 
        subsections (d) through (g) as subsections (c) through (f), 
        respectively;
            (3) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, in the matter 
        preceding paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``(b)(2)'' and inserting ``(b)(2) 
                or (3)'';
                    (B) by striking ``(b)(3)'' and inserting 
                ``(b)(4)''; and
                    (C) by striking ``a copyright arbitration royalty 
                panel under subsection (b)(3)'' and inserting ``the 
                Copyright Royalty Judges under subsection (b)(3), to 
                the extent that they were accepted by the Librarian of 
                Congress'';
            (4) in subsection (d), as so redesignated--
                    (A) by striking ``in the Copyright Office'' and 
                inserting ``with the Copyright Royalty Judges''; and
                    (B) by striking ``Register of Copyrights shall 
                prescribe'' and inserting ``Copyright Royalty Judges 
                shall prescribe as provided in section 803(b)(6)''; and
            (5) in subsection (f), as so redesignated, by striking 
        ``(d)'' and inserting ``(c)''.
    (g) Secondary Transmissions by Satellite Carriers.--Section 119(b) 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Librarian of Congress'' 
        and inserting ``Copyright Royalty Judges''; and
            (2) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Librarian of 
                Congress'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``Copyright Royalty Judges''; and
                    (B) by amending subparagraphs (B) and (C) to read 
                as follows:
                    ``(B) Determination of controversy; 
                distributions.--After the first day of August of each 
                year, the Copyright Royalty Judges shall determine 
                whether there exists a controversy concerning the 
                distribution of royalty fees. If the Copyright Royalty 
                Judges determine that no such controversy exists, the 
                Librarian of Congress shall, after deducting reasonable 
                administrative costs under this paragraph, distribute 
                such fees to the copyright owners entitled to receive 
                them, or to their designated agents. If the Copyright 
                Royalty Judges find the existence of a controversy, the 
                Copyright Royalty Judges shall, pursuant to chapter 8 
                of this title, conduct a proceeding to determine the 
                distribution of royalty fees.
                    ``(C) Withholding of fees during controversy.--
                During the pendency of any proceeding under this 
                subsection, the Copyright Royalty Judges shall withhold 
                from distribution an amount sufficient to satisfy all 
                claims with respect to which a controversy exists, but 
                shall have the discretion to proceed to distribute any 
                amounts that are not in controversy.''.
    (h) Digital Audio Recording Devices.--
            (1) Royalty payments.--Section 1004(a)(3) is amended by 
        striking ``Librarian of Congress'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``Copyright Royalty Judges''.
            (2) Entitlement to royalty payments.--Section 1006(c) is 
        amended by striking ``Librarian of Congress shall convene a 
        copyright arbitration royalty panel which'' and inserting 
        ``Copyright Royalty Judges''.
            (3) Procedures for distributing royalty payments.--Section 
        1007 is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by amending paragraph (1) to 
                read as follows:
            ``(1) Filing of claims.--During the first 2 months of each 
        calendar year, every interested copyright party seeking to 
        receive royalty payments to which such party is entitled under 
        section 1006 shall file with the Copyright Royalty Judges a 
        claim for payments collected during the preceding year in such 
        form and manner as the Copyright Royalty Judges shall prescribe 
        by regulation.''; and
                    (B) by amending subsections (b) and (c) to read as 
                follows:
    ``(b) Distribution of Payments in the Absence of a Dispute.--After 
the period established for the filing of claims under subsection (a), 
in each year, the Copyright Royalty Judges shall determine whether 
there exists a controversy concerning the distribution of royalty 
payments under section 1006(c). If the Copyright Royalty Judges 
determine that no such controversy exists, the Librarian of Congress 
shall, within 30 days after such determination, authorize the 
distribution of the royalty payments as set forth in the agreements 
regarding the distribution of royalty payments entered into pursuant to 
subsection (a). The Librarian of Congress shall, before such royalty 
payments are distributed, deduct the reasonable administrative costs 
incurred by the Librarian under this section.
    ``(c) Resolution of Disputes.--If the Copyright Royalty Judges find 
the existence of a controversy, the Copyright Royalty Judges shall, 
pursuant to chapter 8 of this title, conduct a proceeding to determine 
the distribution of royalty payments. During the pendency of such a 
proceeding, the Copyright Royalty Judges shall withhold from 
distribution an amount sufficient to satisfy all claims with respect to 
which a controversy exists, but shall, to the extent feasible, 
authorize the distribution of any amounts that are not in controversy. 
The Librarian of Congress shall, before such royalty payments are 
distributed, deduct the reasonable administrative costs incurred by the 
Librarian under this section.''.
            (4) Determination of certain disputes.--(A) Section 1010 is 
        amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 1010. Determination of certain disputes
    ``(a) Scope of Determination.--Before the date of first 
distribution in the United States of a digital audio recording device 
or a digital audio interface device, any party manufacturing, 
importing, or distributing such device, and any interested copyright 
party may mutually agree to petition the Copyright Royalty Judges to 
determine whether such device is subject to section 1002, or the basis 
on which royalty payments for such device are to be made under section 
1003.
    ``(b) Initiation of Proceedings.--The parties under subsection (a) 
shall file the petition with the Copyright Royalty Judges requesting 
the commencement of a proceeding. Within 2 weeks after receiving such a 
petition, the Chief Copyright Royalty Judge shall cause notice to be 
published in the Federal Register of the initiation of the proceeding.
    ``(c) Stay of Judicial Proceedings.--Any civil action brought under 
section 1009 against a party to a proceeding under this section shall, 
on application of one of the parties to the proceeding, be stayed until 
completion of the proceeding.
    ``(d) Proceeding.--The Copyright Royalty Judges shall conduct a 
proceeding with respect to the matter concerned, in accordance with 
such procedures as the Copyright Royalty Judges may adopt. The 
Copyright Royalty Judges shall act on the basis of a fully documented 
written record. Any party to the proceeding may submit relevant 
information and proposals to the Copyright Royalty Judges. The parties 
to the proceeding shall each bear their respective costs of 
participation.
    ``(e) Judicial Review.--Any determination of the Copyright Royalty 
Judges under subsection (d) may be appealed, by a party to the 
proceeding, in accordance with section 803(d) of this title. The 
pendency of an appeal under this subsection shall not stay the 
determination of the Copyright Royalty Judges. If the court modifies 
the determination of the Copyright Royalty Judges, the court shall have 
jurisdiction to enter its own decision in accordance with its final 
judgment. The court may further vacate the determination of the 
Copyright Royalty Judges and remand the case for proceedings as 
provided in this section.''.
            (B) The item relating to section 1010 in the table of 
        sections for chapter 10 is amended to read as follows:

``1010. Determination of certain disputes.''.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TRANSITION PROVISIONS.

    (a) Effective Date.--This Act and the amendments made by this Act 
shall take effect 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
except that the Librarian of Congress shall appoint 1 or more interim 
Copyright Royalty Judges under section 802(d) of title 17, United 
States Code, as amended by this Act, within 90 days after such date of 
enactment to carry out the functions of the Copyright Royalty Judges 
under title 17, United States Code, to the extent that Copyright 
Royalty Judges provided for in section 801(a) of title 17, United 
States Code, as amended by this Act, have not been appointed before the 
end of that 90-day period.
    (b) Transition Provisions.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the 
        amendments made by this Act shall not affect any proceedings 
        commenced, petitions filed, or voluntary agreements entered 
        into before the date of enactment of this Act under the 
        provisions of title 17, United States Code, as amended by this 
        Act, and pending on such date of enactment. Such proceedings 
        shall continue, determinations made in such proceedings, and 
        appeals taken therefrom, as if this Act had not been enacted, 
        and shall continue in effect until modified under title 17, 
        United States Code, as amended by this Act. Such petitions 
        filed and voluntary agreements entered into shall remain in 
        effect as if this Act had not been enacted. For purposes of 
        this paragraph, the Librarian of Congress may determine whether 
        a proceeding has commenced. The Librarian of Congress may 
        terminate any proceeding commenced before the date of enactment 
        of this Act pursuant to chapter 8 of title 17, United States 
        Code, and any proceeding so terminated shall become null and 
        void. In such cases, the Copyright Royalty Judges may initiate 
        a new proceeding in accordance with regulations adopted 
        pursuant to section 803(b)(6) of title 17, United States Code.
            (2) Certain royalty rates proceedings.--Notwithstanding any 
        other provision of law, proceedings to determine royalty rates 
        pursuant to section 119(c) of title 17, United States Code, 
        shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of title 17, 
        United States Code, and the rules and practices in effect under 
        that chapter on the day before any provision of this Act takes 
        effect.
            (3) Pending proceedings.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), 
        any proceedings to establish or adjust rates and terms for the 
        statutory licenses under section 114(f)(2) or 112(e) of title 
        17, United States Code, for a statutory period commencing on or 
        after January 1, 2005, shall be terminated upon the date of 
        enactment of this Act and shall be null and void. The rates and 
        terms in effect under section 114(f)(2) or 112(e) of title 17, 
        United States Code, on December 31, 2004, for new subscription 
        services, eligible nonsubscription services, and services 
        exempt under section 114(d)(1)(C)(iv) of such title, and the 
        rates and terms published in the Federal Register under the 
        authority of the Small Webcaster Settlement Act of 2002 (17 
        U.S.C. 114 note; Public Law 107-321) (including the amendments 
        made by that Act) for the years 2003 through 2004, as well as 
        any notice and recordkeeping provisions adopted pursuant 
        thereto, shall remain in effect until the later of the first 
        applicable effective date for successor terms and rates 
        specified in section 804(b) (2) or (3)(A) of title 17, United 
        States Code, or such later date as the parties may agree or the 
        Copyright Royalty Judges may establish. For the period 
        commencing January 1, 2005, an eligible small webcaster or a 
        noncommercial webcaster, as defined in the regulations 
        published by the Register of Copyrights pursuant to the Small 
        Webcaster Settlement Act of 2002 (17 U.S.C. 114 note; Public 
        Law 107-321) (including the amendments made by that Act), may 
        elect to be subject to the rates and terms published in those 
        regulations by complying with the procedures governing the 
        election process set forth in those regulations not later than 
        the first date on which the webcaster would be obligated to 
        make a royalty payment for such period. Until successor terms 
        and rates have been established for the period commencing 
        January 1, 2006, licensees shall continue to make royalty 
        payments at the rates and on the terms previously in effect, 
        subject to retroactive adjustment when successor rates and 
        terms for such services are established.
            (4) Interim proceedings.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), 
        as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, 
        the Copyright Royalty Judges or interim Copyright Royalty 
        Judges shall publish the notice described in section 
        803(b)(1)(A) of title 17, United States Code, as amended by 
        this Act, to initiate a proceeding to establish or adjust rates 
        and terms for the statutory licenses under section 114(f)(2) or 
        112(e) of title 17, United States Code, for new subscription 
        services and eligible nonsubscription services for the period 
        commencing January 1, 2006. The Copyright Royalty Judges or 
        Interim Copyright Royalty Judges are authorized to cause that 
        proceeding to take place as provided in subsection (b) of 
        section 803 of that title within the time periods set forth in 
        that subsection. Notwithstanding section 803(c)(1) of that 
        title, the Copyright Royalty Judges shall not be required to 
        issue their determination in that proceeding before the 
        expiration of the statutory rates and terms in effect on 
        December 31, 2004.
    (c) Existing Appropriations.--Any funds made available in an 
appropriations Act to carry out chapter 8 of title 17, United States 
Code, shall be available to the extent necessary to carry out this 
section.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
108th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 1417

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                               AMENDMENT