[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 192 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 192

 To amend title 17, United States Code, and the Communications Act of 
1934 to include a territory or possession of the United States, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2017

 Ms. Plaskett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy 
    and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 17, United States Code, and the Communications Act of 
1934 to include a territory or possession of the United States, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Direct Broadcast Satellite Expansion 
Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. GEOGRAPHIC LIMITATIONS ON SECONDARY TRANSMISSIONS.

    (a) Geographic Limitations on Secondary Transmissions.--Section 
122(h) of title 17, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, 
including each territory or possession of the United States'' after 
``locations in the United States''.
    (b) State Defined.--Section 122(j) of title 17, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs 
        (7) and (8); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(6) State.--The term `State' means each of the several 
        States, the District of Columbia, and each territory or 
        possession of the United States.''.
    (c) Carriage of Signals of Local Stations in Certain Markets.--
Section 338(a)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
338(a)(4)) is amended by inserting ``(including a territory or 
possession of the United States)'' after ``within a State''.
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