SA 287. Mr. ALLARD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4, to make the United States more secure by implementing unfinished recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to fight the war on terror more effectively, to improve homeland security, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. CABLE CARRIAGE OF TELEVISON BROADCAST SIGNALS.
Part I of title III of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 342. CARRIAGE OF SIGNALS TO CERTAIN TELEVISION MARKET AREAS.
``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each cable operator providing service in an eligible area may elect to carry the primary signal of any network station located in the capital of the State in which such area is located.
``(b) Definitions.--As used in this section:
``(1) ELIGIBLE AREA.--The term `eligible area' means 1 of 2 counties that--
``(A) are all in a single State;
``(B) on the date of enactment of this section, were each located in--
``(i) the 46th largest designated market area for the year 2005 according to Nielsen Media Research; and
``(ii) a designated market area comprised principally of counties located in another State; and
``(C) as a group had a total number of television households that when combined did not exceed 30,000 for the year 2005 according to Nielsen Media Research.
``(2) NETWORK STATION.--The term `network station' has the same meaning as in section 119(d) of title 17, United States Code.''.
SEC. __. SATELLITE CARRIAGE OF TELEVISION BROADCAST SIGNALS.
Section 119(a)(2)(C) of title 17, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (vi);
(2) by inserting after clause (v) the following:
``(v) FURTHER ADDITIONAL STATIONS.--If 2 adjacent counties in a single State are in a local market comprised principally of counties located in another State, the statutory license provided for in subparagraph (A) shall apply to the secondary transmission by a satellite carrier to subscribers in those 2 counties of the primary transmissions of any network station located in the capital of the State in which such 2 counties are located, if--
``(I) the 2 counties are located in the 46th largest designated market area for the year 2005 according to Nielsen Media Research; and
``(II) the total number of television households in the 2 counties combined did not exceed 30,000 for the year 2005 according to Nielsen Media Research.''; and
(3) in clause (vi) as redesignated, by striking ``and (iv)'' and inserting ``(iv), and (v)''.
(As printed in the Congressional Record for the Senate on Feb 28, 2007.)