110 HR 602 IH: To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to U.S. House of Representatives 2007-01-22 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 602 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 22, 2007 Mr. Boren introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any subscriber in the State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions of local network stations in that State.

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Secondary transmissions to subscribers in Oklahoma

Section 119(a)(2)(C) of title 17, United States Code, is amended— (1)in clause (v), by striking and (iv) and inserting (iv), and (v); (2)by redesignating clause (v) as clause (vi); and (3)by inserting after clause (iv) the following new clause: (v)

Subscribers in the State of Oklahoma

(I)

Eligibility to receive transmissions of local stations in Oklahoma

With respect to any subscriber described in subclause (II), the statutory license provided for in subparagraph (A) shall apply to the secondary transmission by a satellite carrier to that subscriber of primary transmissions of network stations located in the State of Oklahoma. (II)

Eligible subscribers

Subclause (I) applies to any subscriber who— (aa)resides in the State of Oklahoma but does not receive the secondary transmissions of any network station located in that State because of the assignment of the subscriber to a local market receiving secondary transmissions of network stations located in another State; and (bb)elects to receive the secondary transmissions of network stations located in the State of Oklahoma instead of the secondary transmissions of network stations located in that other State. .