[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 117 (Thursday, August 18, 1994)]
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               LOCAL SERVICE AREA OF PRIMARY TRANSMITTER

  Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. President, I send a bill to the desk on behalf of 
Senators Hutchison and Hatch and ask for its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows.

       A bill (S. 2406) to amend title 17, United States Code, 
     relating to the definition of local service area of a primary 
     transmitter, and for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the bill (S. 2406) was considered, ordered 
to a third reading, read the third time, and passed, as follows:

                                S. 2406

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

     SECTION 1. LOCAL SERVICE AREA OF A PRIMARY TRANSMITTER.

       (a) In General.--Section 111(f) of title 17, United States 
     Code, is amended in the paragraph relating to the definition 
     of ``local service area of a primary transmitter''--
       (1) by striking out ``comprises the area'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``comprises either the area''; and
       (2) by inserting after ``April 15, 1976,'' the following: 
     ``or such station's television market as defined in section 
     76.55(e) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations (as in 
     effect on September 18, 1993), or any subsequent 
     modifications to such television market made pursuant to 
     section 76.55(e) or 76.59 of title 47 of the Code of Federal 
     Regulations,''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made under subsection 
     (a), relating to the definition of the local service area of 
     a primary transmitter, shall take effect on July 1, 1994.

  Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
  Mr. FORD. I move to lay that motion on the table.
  The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.

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