1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Furthering Access and Networks for Sports Act . 2. Definition In this Act, the term Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 means the Act of September 30, 1961 ( 15 U.S.C. 1291 et seq.). 3. Amendments to the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 (a) Elimination of antitrust exemption for sports blackouts during retransmission consent negotiations Section 1 of the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 ( 15 U.S.C. 1291 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The antitrust exemption established under this section shall not apply, and the antitrust laws shall apply, to any league of clubs participating in professional football, baseball, basketball, or hockey contests to the extent that the league does not expressly prohibit sponsored telecast licensees of such league, and any agreement with any video licensee, from intentionally removing the live content of such league from a multichannel video programming distributor (as defined in section 602 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 522 )), when such removal occurs during or is related to a negotiation regarding carriage of the games of such league by the multichannel video programming distributor. . (b) Elimination of antitrust exemption for local sports blackouts Section 2 of the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 ( 15 U.S.C. 1292 ) is amended by striking , except within the home territory of a member club of the league on a day when such club is playing a game at home . (c) Availability of games over the internet where not otherwise available on television The Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 is amended— (1) by redesignating sections 4 through 6 as sections 5 through 7, respectively