1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Television Freedom at Our Nation’s Airports Act of 2019”.
Television Freedom at Our Nation’s Airports Act of 2019
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to condition airport improvement program grants on certain assurances from airport owners and operators regarding television equipment in airport terminals.
2. AIP assurances regarding television equipment in airport terminals
Section 47107 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (a)—
in paragraph (20), by striking “and” at the end;
in paragraph (21), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(22) the owner or operator will ensure that—
“(A) television equipment in the airport’s terminals is not owned exclusively by a broadcast television network or cable television news network; and
“(B) the content displayed on such television equipment is not controlled under an agreement between the owner or operator and a broadcast television network or cable television news network.”
by adding at the end the following:
“(x) Definitions—In this section:
“(1) Broadcast television network—The term “broadcast television network” means a television network in the United States which offers an interconnected program service on a regular basis for 15 or more hours per week to at least 25 affiliated broadcast stations in 10 or more States.
“(2) Cable television news network—The term “cable television news network” means a television news network in the United States that transmits video programming to consumers on a regular basis via cable systems, fiber optic cable systems, satellite television systems, or other non-broadcast television systems.”