HR 1027 · 106th Congress · Commerce
Copyright Compulsory License Improvement Act
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: See H.R.1554.(1999-04-27)
Plain Language Summary
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Satellite Television Improvement Act - Amends Federal copyright law to repeal the following requirements or conditions relating to secondary transmissions of local television (TV) broadcast signals by satellite carriers: (1) the limit of such transmissions to unserved households; (2) the requirement of submitting subscriber lists to networks; (3) violation of territorial restrictions on the statutory license for network stations; (4) transitional signal intensity measurement procedures; (5) recovery of signal measurement costs in civil actions; and (6) prohibition against network stations conducting such measurements. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit a cable system or other multichannel video programming distributor from retransmitting the signal of a broadcast TV station, except: (1) with express authority of the station; or (2) in accordance with provisions of this Act which provide for the carriage of local TV signals by satellite carriers. Provides exceptions. Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to commence a rulemaking proceeding to revise regulations governing the exercise by TV broadcast stations of the right to grant retransmission consent …
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 1027, Copyright Compulsory License Improvement Act
Apr 13, 1999Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 24, 1999
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office