1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Television Viewer Protection Act of 2019 . 2. Extension of authority Section 325(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 325(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking December 31, 2019 and inserting the expiration date, if any, described in section 119(h) of title 17, United States Code ; and (2) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking January 1, 2020 each place it appears and inserting January 1, 2025 . 3. Satisfaction of good faith negotiation requirement by multichannel video programming distributors (a) Satisfaction of good faith negotiation requirement Section 325(b)(3)(C) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 325(b)(3)(C) ) is amended— (1) in clause (iv), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in clause (v), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (vi) not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Television Viewer Protection Act of 2019 , specify that a multichannel video programming distributor may satisfy its obligation to negotiate in good faith under clause (iii) with respect to a negotiation for retransmission consent under this section with a large station group or a television broadcast station by designating a qualified MVPD buying group to negotiate on its behalf, so long as the qualified MVPD buying group itself negotiates in good faith in accordance with such clause. . (b) Definitions Section 325(b)(7) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 325(b)(7) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon