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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 2789
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 and title 17, United States
Code, to extend expiring provisions relating to the retransmission of
signals of television broadcast stations, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
Mr. WICKER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
A BILL
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 and title 17,
United States Code, to extend expiring provisions relat-
ing to the retransmission of signals of television broad-
cast stations, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Satellite Television Ac-
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cess Reauthorization Act of 2019’’ or the ‘‘STAR Act of
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2019’’.
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.
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Section 325(b) of the Communications Act of 1934
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(47 U.S.C. 325(b)) is amended—
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(1) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ‘‘December
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31, 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’; and
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(2) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ‘‘January
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1, 2020’’ each place that term appears and inserting
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‘‘January 1, 2025’’.
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SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION.
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Section 119 of title 17, United States Code, is
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amended—
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(1) in subsection (c)(1)(E), by striking ‘‘2019’’
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and inserting ‘‘2024’’; and
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(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2019’’ and
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inserting ‘‘2024’’.
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