To exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing agreements.

This bill exempts broadcast television stations from the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) amended joint sales agreement (JSA) rules if the stations were parties to a JSA that was in effect on the effective date of the amendment adopted by the FCC on March 31, 2014.

Under the FCC's amended rule, a television station that sells more than 15% of the weekly advertising time of another station in the same market is attributed an ownership interest subject to ownership limitations. The bill exempts stations from being considered in violation of such ownership limitations by reason of the amended rule if they were a party to an existing JSA that was in effect on the effective date of the amendment.

[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3148 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3148

   To exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing 
                              agreements.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 21, 2015

 Mr. Shimkus (for himself, Mr. Walden, Mr. Long, Mrs. Ellmers of North 
 Carolina, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Ruppersberger, and Mr. Tonko) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing 
                              agreements.

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

SECTION 1. EXEMPTION OF APPLICATION OF JSA ATTRIBUTION RULE FOR 
              EXISTING AGREEMENTS.

    In the case of a party to a joint sales agreement (as defined in 
Note 2(k) to section 73.3555 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations) 
that is in effect on the effective date of the amendment to Note 
2(k)(2) to such section made by the Further Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking and Report and Order adopted by the Federal Communications 
Commission on March 31, 2014 (FCC 14-28), such party shall not be 
considered to be in violation of the ownership limitations of such 
section by reason of the application of the rule in such Note 2(k)(2) 
(as so amended) to the joint sales agreement.
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