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To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any subscriber in the State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions of local network stations... (Introduced in House)

HR 602 IH

110th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 602

To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any subscriber in the State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions of local network stations in that State.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 22, 2007

Mr. BOREN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any subscriber in the State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions of local network stations in that State.

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

SECTION 1. SECONDARY TRANSMISSIONS TO SUBSCRIBERS IN OKLAHOMA.

Section 119(a)(2)(C) of title 17, United States Code, is amended--

(1) in clause (v), by striking `and (iv)' and inserting `(iv), and (v)';

(2) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (vi); and

(3) by inserting after clause (iv) the following new clause:

`(v) SUBSCRIBERS IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA-

`(I) ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE TRANSMISSIONS OF LOCAL STATIONS IN OKLAHOMA- With respect to any subscriber described in subclause (II), the statutory license provided for in subparagraph (A) shall apply to the secondary transmission by a satellite carrier to that subscriber of primary transmissions of network stations located in the State of Oklahoma.

`(II) ELIGIBLE SUBSCRIBERS- Subclause (I) applies to any subscriber who--

`(aa) resides in the State of Oklahoma but does not receive the secondary transmissions of any network station located in that State because of the assignment of the subscriber to a local market receiving secondary transmissions of network stations located in another State; and

`(bb) elects to receive the secondary transmissions of network stations located in the State of Oklahoma instead of the secondary transmissions of network stations located in that other State.'.

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