I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 192 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2017 Ms. Plaskett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend title 17, United States Code, and the Communications Act of 1934 to include a territory or possession of the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Direct Broadcast Satellite Expansion Act of 2017 . 2. Geographic limitations on secondary transmissions (a) Geographic limitations on secondary transmissions Section 122(h) of title 17, United States Code, is amended by inserting , including each territory or possession of the United States after locations in the United States . (b) State defined Section 122(j) of title 17, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (7) and (8); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph: (6) State The term State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and each territory or possession of the United States. . (c) Carriage of signals of local stations in certain markets Section 338(a)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 338(a)(4) ) is amended by inserting (including a territory or possession of the United States) after within a State .