1.This Act may be cited as the
Spectrum Availability for
Emergency-Response and Law-Enforcement to Improve Vital Emergency Services
Act
or the SAVE LIVES Act
.
2.Setting a specific
date for the availability of spectrum for public safety organizations and
creating a deadline for transition to digital television
(a)Section 309(j)(14) of the Communications
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(14)) is amended—
(1)in subparagraph (A), by striking
December 31, 2006
and inserting December 31,
2008
;
(2)by striking subparagraph (B);
(3)in subparagraph (C)(i)(I), by striking
or (B)
;
(4)in subparagraph (D), by striking
(C)(i)
and inserting (B)(i)
; and
(5)by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D)
as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively.
(b)
(1)Final DTV
allotment table of in-core channels for full-power stationsThe Federal Communications Commission (in
this Act referred to as the Commission
) shall—
(A)release by December 31, 2006, a report and
order in MB Docket No. 03–15 assigning all full-power broadcast television
stations authorized in the digital television service a final channel between
channels 2 and 36, inclusive, or 38 and 51, inclusive (between frequencies 54
and 698 megahertz, inclusive); and
(B)conclude by July 31, 2007, any
reconsideration of such report and order.
(2)Beginning February 1,
2006, and ending when international coordination with Canada and Mexico of the
DTV table of allotments is complete, the Commission shall submit reports every
6 months on the status of that international coordination to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.
(3)Terminations of
analog licenses and broadcastingThe Commission shall take such actions as
may be necessary to terminate all licenses for full-power broadcasting stations
in the analog television service and to require the cessation of broadcasting
by full-power stations in the analog television service by January 1,
2009.
3.Auction of recovered
spectrum
(a)Section 309(j)(14) of
the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(14)), as amended by section 2,
is amended in subparagraph (B)—
(1)in clause (ii), by striking the second
sentence; and
(2)by adding at the end the following new
clause:
(iii)Additional
deadlines for recovered analog spectrum
(I)Not earlier than 1
year after the date on which the Commission submits to Congress the report
required under section 7502(a) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458; 118 Stat. 3855), and not later than
April 1, 2008, the Commission shall—
- (aa)conduct the auction of the licenses for
recovered analog spectrum; and
- (bb)not later than June 30, 2008, deposit the
proceeds of such auction in accordance with paragraph (8), except for those
funds authorized to be used in accordance with sections 4(f) and 5 of the SAVE
LIVES Act.
(II)Recovered
analog spectrum definedIn
this clause, the term recovered analog spectrum means the spectrum
reclaimed from analog television service broadcasting under this paragraph,
other than—
- (aa)the spectrum required by section 337 to be
made available for public safety services;
- (bb)the spectrum auctioned prior to the date of
enactment of the SAVE LIVES Act; and
- (cc)any spectrum designated by Congress for use
by public safety services between the date of enactment of the SAVE LIVES Act
and the auction described in subclause
(I).
.
(b)Extension of
auction authorityParagraph
(11) of section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(11))
is amended by striking September 30, 2007
and inserting
September 30, 2009
.
4.Digital transition
program
(a)Beginning no earlier
than January 1, 2008, and not later than July 1, 2008, the Commission, in
consultation with commercial television broadcast licensees, shall distribute
to eligible persons digital-to-analog converter devices that will enable
television sets that operate only with analog signal processing to continue to
operate when receiving a digital signal.
(b)Each eligible person seeking a
digital-to-analog converter device under subsection (a) shall submit an
application to the Commission at such times, in such manner, and containing
such information as the Commission requires.
(c)The provisions, rules, and regulations of
the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et
seq.) shall apply to the procurement, by the Comptroller General of the United
States, of the digital-to-analog converter devices described in subsection
(a).
(d)Not later than 12 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall, in consultation with commercial
television broadcast licensees, consumer groups, and other interested parties,
complete a study of—
(1)the geographic location of eligible persons
by Nielsen Designated Market Areas;
(2)the use of not only broadcast studios for
distribution of such digital-to-analog converter devices, but the ability of
commercial television broadcast licensees to partner with grocery stores,
electronics stores, and post offices to serve as distribution centers for such
devices; and
(3)the ability of the Commission and
commercial television broadcast licensees to partner together to develop a
public communications campaign to inform over-the-air viewers of—
(A)the need for a digital-to-analog converter
device; and
(B)the availability of such a
digital-to-analog converter device free of charge for eligible persons.
(e)In this section, the
term eligible person
means any person relying exclusively on
over-the-air television broadcasts with a household income that does not exceed
200 percent of the poverty line, as such line is published in the Federal
Register by the Department of Health and Human Services under the authority of
section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C.
9902(2)).
(f)Authorization
of appropriations
(1)There are authorized
to be appropriated $468,000,000 from the proceeds of the auction of licenses
for recovered analog spectrum under section 309(j)(14) of the Communications
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(14)).
(2)Of the funds authorized to be appropriated
under paragraph (1)—
(A)$463,000,000 shall be available to procure
digital-to-analog converter devices; and
(B)$5,000,000 shall be available to cover the
costs of administration of the digital transition program established under
this section.
5.Establishment and
authorization of appropriations for grant program to provide enhanced
interoperability of communications for first responders
(a)Establishment
of program to assist first responders
(1)The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall establish a program to help State, local, tribal, and
regional first responders—
(A)acquire and deploy interoperable
communications equipment;
(B)purchase such equipment; and
(C)train personnel in the use of such
equipment.
(2)The Secretary, in
cooperation with the heads of other Federal departments and agencies who
administer programs that provide communications-related assistance programs to
State, local, and tribal public safety organizations, shall develop and
implement common standards to the greatest extent practicable.
(b)To be eligible for assistance under the
program established in subsection (a), a State, local, tribal, or regional
first responder agency shall submit an application, at such time, in such form,
and containing such information as the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for
Science and Technology may require, including—
(1)a detailed explanation of how assistance
received under the program would be used to improve local communications
interoperability and ensure interoperability with other appropriate Federal,
State, local, tribal, and regional agencies in a regional or national
emergency; and
(2)assurance that the equipment and system
would—
(A)not be incompatible with the communications
architecture developed under section 7303(a)(1)(E) of the Intelligence Reform
Act of 2004;
(B)would meet any voluntary consensus
standards developed under section 7303(a)(1)(D) of that Act; and
(C)be consistent with the common grant
guidance established under section 7303(a)(1)(H) of that Act.
(c)The Under Secretary of Homeland Security
for Science and Technology shall review and approve, in the discretion of the
Under Secretary, all applications submitted under subsection (b).
(d)The Secretary of
Homeland Security, pursuant to an application approved by the Under Secretary
of Homeland Security for Science and Technology, may make the assistance
provided under the program established in subsection (a) available to all
approved applicants in the form of a single grant for a period of not more than
3 years.
(e)Not later than January 1, 2008, the
Commission shall report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the
House of Representatives the amount required to carry out the program described
in section 4.
(f)Authorization
of appropriationsTo the
extent that proceeds from the auction of licenses for recovered analog spectrum
under section 309(j)(14) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
309(j)(14)) are available and exceed the amount required to carry out the
program described in section 4, there are authorized to be appropriated from
such proceeds such sums as are available to fund the grant program established
under this section.
6.Consumer education
regarding the digital television transition
(a)Section 303 of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 303) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
(z)Require the consumer education measures
specified in section 330(d) in the case of apparatus designed to receive
television signals that—
(1)are shipped in interstate commerce or
manufactured in the United States after 180 days after the date of enactment of
the SAVE LIVES Act; and
(2)are not capable of receiving and displaying
broadcast signals in the digital television service on the channels allocated
to such
broadcasts.
.
(b)Consumer
education requirementsSection 330 of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 330) is amended—
(1)in subsection (d), by striking
sections 303(s), 303(u), and 303(x)
and inserting
subsections (s), (u), (x), and (z) of section 303
;
(2)by redesignating subsection (d) as
subsection (e); and
(3)by inserting after subsection (c) the
following new subsection:
(d)Consumer
education regarding equipment, television receivers, and other materials
related to the digital to analog conversion
(1)Requirements for
manufacturersAny
manufacturer of any apparatus described in section 303(z) shall—
(A)place on the screen of any such apparatus
that such manufacturer ships in interstate commerce or manufactures in the
United States after 180 days after the date of enactment of the SAVE LIVES Act,
a removable label containing the warning language required by
paragraph (3); and
(B)also include such warning language on the
outside of the retail packaging of such apparatus in a manner that cannot be
removed.
(2)Requirements for
retail distributorsAny
retail distributor shall place adjacent to each apparatus described in section
303(z) that such distributor displays for sale or rent after 180 days after the
date of enactment of the SAVE LIVES Act, a separate sign containing the warning
language required by
paragraph (3).
(3)
(A)Not later than 120
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission, in consultation
with consumers and representatives from the broadcast, cable, and satellite
industries, shall complete a rulemaking proceeding to develop warning language
to be used by manufacturers and retail distributors concerning the size and
format of the warning language required by this paragraph.
(B)The warning language
required by this paragraph shall clearly inform consumers, in plain English
understandable to the average consumer, of the following:
(i)After December 31, 2008, television
broadcasters will cease analog over-the-air broadcasts and will broadcast only
in digital format.
(ii)That a television set carrying the label
required under paragraph (1) will no longer be able to receive broadcast
programming unless it is connected to a digital tuner, a digital-to-analog
converter device, or cable, satellite, or other multichannel video
services.
(iii)Beyond December 31, 2008, a television set
carrying the label required under paragraph (1) will, however, continue to
display images from devices such as DVD recorders and video game consoles or
content recorded for display on an analog television using devices such as
VCRs, digital video recorders, or DVD recorders.
(iv)For more information regarding the
transition to digital television consumers should call the Federal
Communications Commission at 1–888–225–5322 (TTY: 1–888–835–5322) or visit the
Commission’s website at: www.fcc.gov.
(4)Any violation of the requirements of this
section, shall be enforced by the Federal Trade Commission as if it were an
unfair or deceptive act or practice proscribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the
Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)).
(5)The warning language required by paragraph
(3) shall not apply to any manufacturer or retail distributor on or after
January 1, 2009.
(6)Beginning not later
than 1 month after the date of enactment of the SAVE LIVES Act, the Commission
shall engage in a public outreach program to educate consumers about—
(A)the deadline for termination of analog
television broadcasting; and
(B)the options consumers have after such
termination to continue to receive broadcast
programming.
(c)Preserving and
expediting digital television tuner mandates
(1)The Commission shall
require not later than—
(A)July 1, 2005, that digital television
tuners be integrated into television receivers having analog tuners in the case
of television sets with screen sizes 36 inches or greater;
(B)March 1, 2006, that digital television
tuners be integrated into television receivers having analog tuners in the case
of television sets with screen sizes between 25 inches and 35 inches;
and
(C)March 1, 2007, that digital television
tuners be integrated into television receivers having analog tuners in the case
of television sets with screen sizes between 14 inches and 24 inches.
(2)
(A)Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall conduct a study
to determine whether digital television tuners are necessary in television sets
with screen sizes 13 inches or smaller.
(B)Mandates for
television sets with screen sizes 13 inches or smallerUpon completion of the study required under
subparagraph (A), if the Commission determines that digital television tuners
are necessary in television sets with screen sizes 13 inches or smaller, the
Commission shall enact, not later than July 1, 2008, digital television tuner
mandates for such television sets.
(d)Informed
consumer requirementNot
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau of the Commission shall develop and distribute to
all consumers seeking to purchase a televison set a brochure that clearly
describes the different options available to a consumer, including information
that—
(1)in order for a consumer to receive and
display a digital television signal, a consumer must have—
(A)both a digital television display or
monitor and a digital tuner; or
(B)an integrated digital television
set;
(2)there is a difference between a digital
television and high-definition digital television signals and a digital
television and high-definition digital television set; and
(3)current televisions—
(A)are not obsolete;
(B)can receive digital television signals with
the use of a digital-to-analog converter device and will display such signals
in an analog format; and
(C)will continue to work with cable,
satellite, VCRs, DVD recorders, and other devices.
7.Digital to analog
conversion available for cable subscribers
(a)Digital to
analog conversion permittedSection 614(b) of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 534(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
(11)
(A)Digital primary
video signalA cable operator
shall carry the primary video of the digital signal of a local broadcast
station in its originally broadcast format without material degradation upon
such local broadcast station's—
(i)cessation of analog broadcasting;
and
(ii)election of cable carriage under this
section or section 615.
(B)Digital to
analog conversions permittedNotwithstanding subparagraph (A), the
conversion by a cable operator, at any location from the cable headend through
equipment on the premises of a subscriber, of a digital television signal into
a signal capable of being viewed by such subscriber with an analog television
receiver shall be permitted subject to the conditions described in subparagraph
(C).
(C)Conditions on
permitted downconversionIf a
cable operator provides a converted signal for any station in a local market
under subparagraph (B), that—
(i)is carried under this section or section
615; and
(ii)has ceased to broadcast in the analog
television service;
such cable operator shall provide
such a converted signal for each such station that is located within the same
local market.(D)
(i)Subject to clause
(ii), beginning not earlier than December 31, 2011 and not later than December
31, 2012, the Commission shall cease to impose on a cable operator the
requirement under subparagraph
(B), if the Commission determines that such requirement is not
necessary to ensure the continued ability of the audiences for foreign-language
and religious television broadcast stations to view the signals of such
stations.
(ii)In making a determination under clause (i),
the Commission shall take into consideration—
(I)the penetration of digital televisions,
digital receivers, and digital-to-analog converter devices among audiences of
foreign-language and religious television broadcast stations; and
(II)the market incentives of cable operators,
in the absence of the requirement under subparagraph (B), to carry the signals
of foreign-language and religious television broadcast stations in the format
most available to be viewed by the audiences of such stations.
(E)Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the SAVE LIVES Act, and every 2 years thereafter until December
31, 2012, the Commission shall review the considerations described in
subparagraph
(D)(ii).
.
(b)
(1)Amendment to
Communications ActSection
623(b)(7)(A)(iii) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
543(b)(7)(A)(iii)) is amended—
(A)by striking Any signal
and
inserting Any analog signal
; and
(B)by inserting and a single digital
video programming stream, designated by such station, that is transmitted
over-the-air by such station, and
after television broadcast
station
.
(2)This subsection and the
amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on January 1, 2009.
8.Recycling of
television sets
(a)Individual tax
credit for recycling of electronic waste
(1)Subpart B of part IV
of subchapter A of chapter 1 of subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
30B.Credit for recycling
electronic waste
(a)In the case of an
eligible taxpayer, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed
by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to $8 per unit of
qualified electronic waste that is collected from consumers and
recycled.
(b)No credit shall be
allowed under this section for recycling a unit of qualified electronic waste
which is collected from a consumer in a State which has adopted and implemented
a statewide program in accordance with State law which mandates or provides
incentives for recycling electronic waste, including a mandatory per-unit,
upfront charge to consumers for the purpose of recycling electronic
waste.
(c)
(1)Not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of the SAVE LIVES Act, the Secretary, after
consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency,
shall issue such final regulations as may be necessary and appropriate to carry
out this section.
(2)
(A)Subject to
subparagraph (B), the regulations issued under paragraph (1) shall
include—
(i)requirements for certifying recyclers as
eligible to recycle qualified electronic waste;
(ii)requirements to ensure that all recycling
of qualified electronic waste is performed in a manner that is safe and
environmentally sound; and
(iii)a provision which allows a tax credit under
this section to be shared by 2 or more eligible taxpayers, provided that the
total tax credit for a unit of electronic waste under this section does not
exceed $8.
(B)The Secretary shall not certify a recycler
as eligible under this subsection unless the recycler is—
(i)a taxpayer; or
(ii)a State or local government.
(d)This section shall not apply with respect
to any unit of qualified electronic waste which is recycled after the date
which is 3 years after the date on which the final regulations issued pursuant
to subparagraph (c) take effect.
(e)As used in this section—
(1)The term cathode
ray tube means a vacuum tube used to convert an electronic signal into a
visual image, for use in a television or other similar piece of electronic
equipment.
(2)The term consumer
means—
(A)an occupant of a single, detached dwelling
unit or a single unit of a multiple dwelling unit who—
(i)has used a television or another piece of
electronic equipment that contains a display screen; and
(ii)used the equipment described in
subparagraph (A) at the dwelling unit of the occupant; and
(B)a commercial, educational, or other entity
that discarded for recycling not more than 20 display screens per year during
the previous 5 years.
(3)
(A)The term
display screen means a cathode ray tube, flat panel screen, or
other similar video display device with a screen size of greater than 4 inches,
measured diagonally.
(B)The term display screen does
not include commercial or industrial equipment, or household appliances, that
contain—
(i)a cathode ray tube;
(ii)a flat panel screen; or
(iii)another similar video device.
(4)The term
eligible taxpayer means any person which—
(A)collects from consumers and recycles, or
arranges for the recycling of, not less than 5,000 units of qualified
electronic waste during the taxable year of such person;
(B)submits with the tax return of such person
documentation of the final destination of all units of electronic waste
collected from consumers during the taxable year of such person for the purpose
of recycling; and
(C)certifies that all reclamation and
recycling carried out by such person was performed by an eligible
recycler.
(5)Qualified
electronic wasteThe term
qualified electronic waste means any display screen.
(6)The term recycle means the
performance of a process by 1 or more persons by which a display screen
is—
(A)sorted;
(B)if necessary, transported;
(C)to the maximum extent practicable,
separated to recover any component or commodity inside the display screen that
can be reduced to raw materials or products; and
(D)treated such that any remaining material is
disposed of properly and in an environmentally sound manner consistent with the
Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C.
6901 et
seq.).
.
(2)The amendment made by
this subsection shall apply with respect to electronic waste recycled after the
date on which the final regulations issued pursuant to section 30B of subpart B
of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of subtitle A of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (as added by this subsection) take effect.
(b)Consumer credit
for recycling electronic waste
(1)Subpart A of part IV
of subchapter A of chapter 1 of subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by inserting after section 25B the following new section:
25C.Consumer credit for
recycling electronic waste
(a)In the case of an
eligible consumer, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed
by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to $15 for the recycling
of 1 or more units of qualified electronic waste.
(b)
(1)Not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of the SAVE LIVES Act, the Secretary, after
consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency,
shall issue such final regulations as may be necessary and appropriate to carry
out this section.
(2)
(A)Subject to
subparagraph (B), the regulations issued under paragraph (1) shall
include—
(i)requirements for certifying recyclers as
eligible to recycle qualified electronic waste; and
(ii)requirements to ensure that all recycling
of qualified electronic waste is performed in a manner that is safe and
environmentally sound.
(B)The Secretary shall not certify a recycler
as eligible under this subsection unless the recycler is—
(i)a taxpayer; or
(ii)a State or local government.
(c)This section shall not apply with respect
to any unit of qualified electronic waste which is recycled after the date
which is 3 years after the date on which the final regulations issued pursuant
to subsection (b) take effect.
(d)As used in this section—
(1)The term cathode
ray tube means a vacuum tube used to convert an electronic signal into a
visual image, for use in a television or other similar piece of electronic
equipment.
(2)The term consumer
means—
(A)an occupant of a single, detached dwelling
unit or a single unit of a multiple dwelling unit who—
(i)has used a television or another piece of
electronic equipment that contains a display screen; and
(ii)used the equipment described in
subparagraph (A) at the dwelling unit of the occupant; and
(B)a commercial, educational, or other entity
that discarded for recycling not more than 20 display screens per year during
the previous 5 years.
(3)
(A)The term
display screen means a cathode ray tube, flat panel screen, or
other similar video display device with a screen size of greater than 4 inches,
measured diagonally.
(B)The term display screen does
not include commercial or industrial equipment, or household appliances, that
contain—
(i)a cathode ray tube;
(ii)a flat panel screen; or
(iii)another similar video device.
(4)The term
eligible consumer means any individual—
(A)with respect to whom a credit under this
section has not been allowed in any preceding taxable year; and
(B)who submits with the tax return of such
individual such information as the Secretary requires to document that each
unit of qualified electronic waste was recycled by a recycler certified by the
Secretary under subsection (b).
(5)Qualified
electronic wasteThe term
qualified electronic waste means any display screen.
(6)The term recycle means the
performance of a process by 1 or more persons by which a display screen
is—
(A)sorted;
(B)if necessary, transported;
(C)to the maximum extent practicable,
separated to recover any component or commodity inside the display screen that
can be reduced to raw materials or products; and
(D)treated such that any remaining material is
disposed of properly and in an environmentally sound manner consistent with the
Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C.
6901 et
seq.).
.
(2)The amendment made by
this subsection shall apply with respect to electronic waste recycled after the
date on which the final regulations issued pursuant to section 30B of subpart A
of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of subtitle A of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (as added by this subsection) take effect.
(c)
(1)The table of sections for subpart B of part
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
Sec. 30B. Credit for recycling
electronic
waste.
.
(2)Section 26(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by striking and 25B
and inserting
25B, and 25C
.
(3)The table of sections for subpart A of part
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 25B the
following new item:
Sec. 25C. Consumer credit for
recycling electronic
waste.
.
9.Study of nationwide
recycling program
(a)
(1)The Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with appropriate executive
agencies (as determined by the Administrator), shall conduct a study of the
feasibility of establishing a nationwide recycling program for electronic
waste, as that term is defined under section 30B of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, that preempts any State recycling program.
(2)The study shall include an analysis of
multiple programs, including programs involving—
(A)the collection of an advanced recycling
fee;
(B)the collection of an end-of-life
fee;
(C)producers of electronics assuming the
responsibility and the cost of recycling electronic waste; and
(D)the extension of a tax credit for recycling
electronic waste.
(b)Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
shall submit to Congress a report describing the results of the study conducted
under subsection (a);
10.Completion of certain
pending proceedings
(a)The Commission shall
complete action on and issue a final decision not later than—
(1)July 31, 2007, in the Matter of Second
Periodic Review of the Commission's Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion
to Digital Television, MB Docket No. 03–15;
(2)July 31, 2007, should the Commission begin
a Third Periodic Review of the Commission's Rules and Policies Affecting the
Conversion to Digital Television;
(3)December 31, 2007, in the Matter of Public
Interest Obligations of Television Broadcast Licensees, MM Docket No.
99–360;
(4)December 31, 2007, in the Matter of
Standardized and Enhanced Disclosure Requirements for Television Broadcast
Licensee Public Interest Obligations, MM Docket No. 00–168;
(5)December 31, 2007, in the Matter of
Children's Television Obligations Of Digital Television Broadcasters, Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, MM Docket No. 00–167;
(6)December 31, 2007, in the proceeding on
rules regarding the use of distributed transmission system technologies as
referenced in paragraph 5 of MB Docket No. 03–15; and
(7)December 31, 2007, in the proceeding
adopting digital standards for an Emergency Alert System.
(b)
(1)Not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, and every 3 months thereafter until July 1, 2007, the
parties in the matter of the Implementation of Section 304 of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996, Commercial Availability of Navigation Devices,
Second Report and Order, CS Docket No. 97–80, shall report to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy
and Commerce of the House of Representatives on the status of negotiations for
two-way devices.
(2)Not later than December
31, 2007, the Commission shall complete action on and issue a final decision in
the matter of the Implementation of Section 304 of the Telecommunications Act
of 1996, Commercial Availability of Navigation Devices, Second Report and
Order, CS Docket No. 97–80.
11.Exception to removal
and relocation of incumbent broadcast licensees operating between 746 and 806
megahertzSection 337(e) of
the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 337(e)) is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
(3)Paragraph (1) shall not apply to—
(A)television translator stations;
(B)low-power television stations; or
(C)class A television
stations.
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