NONDISCRIMINATION IN CARRIAGE OF HIGH DEFINITION DIGITAL SIGNALS OF NONCOMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION STATIONS.

SEC. 207. NONDISCRIMINATION IN CARRIAGE OF HIGH DEFINITION DIGITAL SIGNALS OF NONCOMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION STATIONS.(a) In General.—Section 338(a) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(5) Nondiscrimination in carriage of high definition signals of noncommercial educational television stations.—“(A) Existing carriage of high definition signals.—If, before the date of enactment of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010, an eligible satellite carrier is providing, under section 122 of title 17, United States Code, any secondary transmissions in high definition format to subscribers located within the local market of a television broadcast station of a primary transmission made by that station, then such satellite carrier shall carry the signals in high-definition format of qualified noncommercial educational television stations located within that local market in accordance with the following schedule:“(i) By December 31, 2010, in at least 50 percent of the markets in which such satellite carrier provides such secondary transmissions in high definition format.“(ii) By December 31, 2011, in every market in which such satellite carrier provides such secondary transmissions in high definition format.“(B) New initiation of service.—If, on or after the date of enactment of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010, an eligible satellite carrier initiates the provision, under section 122 of title 17, United States Code, of any secondary transmissions in high definition format to subscribers located within the local market of a television broadcast station of a primary transmission made by that station, then such satellite carrier shall carry the signals in high-definition format of all qualified noncommercial educational television stations located within that local market.”.(b) Definitions.—Section 338(k) is amended—(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (8) as paragraphs (3) through (9), respectively;(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:“(2) Eligible satellite carrier.—The term ‘eligible satellite carrier’ means any satellite carrier that is not a party to a carriage contract that—“(A) governs carriage of at least 30 qualified noncommercial educational television stations; and“(B) is in force and effect within 150 days after the date of enactment of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010.”;(3) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (9) (as previously redesignated) as paragraphs (7) through (10), respectively; and(4) by inserting after paragraph (5) (as so redesignated) the following new paragraph:124 STAT. 1254 “(6) Qualified noncommercial educational television station.—The term ‘qualified noncommercial educational television station’ means any full-power television broadcast station that—“(A) under the rules and regulations of the Commission in effect on March 29, 1990, is licensed by the Commission as a noncommercial educational broadcast station and is owned and operated by a public agency, nonprofit foundation, nonprofit corporation, or nonprofit association; and“(B) has as its licensee an entity that is eligible to receive a community service grant, or any successor grant thereto, from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, or any successor organization thereto, on the basis of the formula set forth in section 396(k)(6)(B) of this title.”.