[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 505 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 505

  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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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 14, 2009

  Mr. Boren introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. 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.''.
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