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 124 STAT. 1256 PUBLIC LAW 111–175—MAY 27, 2010 distributors under the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) and the regulations promulgated by the Federal Communications Commission that would be required or beneficial to consumers, and such other matters as the Comptroller General deems appropriate, if Congress implemented a phase-out of the current statutory licensing requirements set forth under sections 111, 119, and 122 of title 17, United States Code. Among other things, the study shall consider the impact such a phase-out and related changes to carriage requirements would have on consumer prices and access to programming. (b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall report to the appropriate Congressional committees the results of the study, including any recommendations for legislative or administrative actions. SEC. 304. REPORT ON IN -STATE BROADCAST PROGRAMMING. Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall submit to the appropriate Congressional committees a report containing an analysis of— (1) the number of households in a State that receive the signals of local broadcast stations assigned to a community of license that is located in a different State; (2) the extent to which consumers in each local market have access to in-state broadcast programming over the air or from a multichannel video programming distributor; and (3) whether there are alternatives to the use of designated market areas, as defined in section 122 of title 17, United States Code, to define local markets that would provide more consumers with in-state broadcast programming. SEC. 305. LOCAL NETWORK CHANNEL BROADCAST REPORTS. (a) REQUIREMENT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—On the 270th day after the date of the enactment of this Act, and on each succeeding anniversary of such 270th day, each satellite carrier shall submit an annual report to the Federal Communications Commission setting forth— (A) each local market in which it— (i) retransmits signals of 1 or more television broadcast stations with a community of license in that market; (ii) has commenced providing such signals in the preceding 1-year period; and (iii) has ceased to provide such signals in the pre- ceding 1-year period; and (B) detailed information regarding the use and poten- tial use of satellite capacity for the retransmission of local signals in each local market. (2) TERMINATION.—The requirement under paragraph (1) shall cease after each satellite carrier has submitted 5 reports under such paragraph. (b) FCC STUDY; REPORT.— (1) STUDY.—If no satellite carrier files a request for a certification under section 342 of the Communications Act of 1934 (as added by section 206 of this title) within 270 days 47 USC 338 note.