Sec. 103. CONSUMER PROTECTIONS IN RETRANSMISSION CONSENT
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## SEC. 103 CONSUMER PROTECTIONS IN RETRANSMISSION CONSENT ###
(a)Joint Retransmission Consent Negotiations Section 325(b)(3)(C) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 325(b)(3)(C)) is amended— ####
(1)in clause (ii), by striking “and” at the end; ####
(2)in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and ####
(3)by adding at the end the following: > > ###### “(iv) > > prohibit a television broadcast station from coordinating negotiations or negotiating on a joint basis with another television broadcast station in the same local market (as defined in section 122(j) of title 17, United States Code) to grant retransmission consent under this section to a multichannel video programming distributor, unless such stations are directly or indirectly under common de jure control permitted under the regulations of the Commission; and” > . ###
(b)Protections for Significantly Viewed and Other Television Signals Section 325(b)(3)(C) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 325(b)(3)(C)) is further amended by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(v) > > prohibit a television broadcast station from limiting the ability of a multichannel video programming distributor to carry into the local market (as defined in section 122(j) of title 17, United States Code) of such station a television signal that has been deemed significantly viewed, within the meaning of section 76.54 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation, or any other television broadcast signal such distributor is authorized to carry under section 338, 339, 340, or 614 of this Act, unless such stations are directly or indirectly under common de jure control permitted by the Commission.” > . ###
(c)Good Faith **[**[47 U.S.C. 325 note](/us/usc/t47/s325)**]** Not later than 9 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall commence a rulemaking to review its totality of the circumstances test for good faith negotiations under clauses
(ii)and
(iii)of section 325(b)(3)(C) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 325(b)(3)(C)). ###
(d)Margin Corrections Section 325(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 325(b)) is further amended— ####
(1)in paragraph (3)(C), by moving the margin of clause
(iii)4 ems to the left; and ####
(2)by moving the margin of paragraph
(7)2 ems to the left. ###
(e)Deadline for regulations **[**[47 U.S.C. 325 note](/us/usc/t47/s325)**]** Not later than 9 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall promulgate regulations to implement the amendments made by this section.
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