Sec. 105. PERFORMING RIGHTS SOCIETY CONSENT DECREES
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## SEC. 105 PERFORMING RIGHTS SOCIETY CONSENT DECREES **[**[17 U.S.C. 106 note](/us/usc/t17/s106)**]** ###
(a)Definition In this section, the term “performing rights society” has the meaning given the term in section 101 of title 17, United States Code. ###
(b)Notification of Review ####
(1)In general The Department of Justice shall provide timely briefings upon request of any Member of the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives regarding the status of a review in progress of a consent decree between the United States and a performing rights society. ####
(2)Confidentiality and deliberative process In accordance with applicable rules relating to confidentiality and agency deliberative process, the Department of Justice shall share with such Members of Congress detailed and timely information and pertinent documents related to the consent decree review. ###
(c)Action Before Motion to Terminate ####
(1)In general Before filing with the appropriate district court of the United States a motion to terminate a consent decree between the United States and a performing rights society, including a motion to terminate a consent decree after the passage of a specified period of time, the Department of Justice shall— #####
(A)notify Members of Congress and committees of Congress described in subsection (b); and #####
(B)provide to such Members of Congress and committees information regarding the impact of the proposed termination on the market for licensing the public performance of musical works should the motion be granted. ####
(2)Notification #####
(A)In general During the notification described in paragraph (1), and not later than a reasonable time before the date on which the Department of Justice files with the appropriate district court of the United States a motion to terminate a consent decree between the United States and a performing rights society, the Department of Justice should submit to the chairmen and ranking members of the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a written notification of the intent of the Department of Justice to file the motion. #####
(B)Contents The notification provided in subparagraph
(A)shall include a written report to the chairmen and ranking members of the Committee on the Judiciary of Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives setting forth— ######
(i)an explanation of the process used by the Department of Justice to review the consent decree; ######
(ii)a summary of the public comments received by the Department of Justice during the review by the Department; and ######
(iii)other information provided to Congress under paragraph (1)(B). ###
(d)Scope This section applies only to a consent decree between the United States and a performing rights society.
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