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PUBLIC LAW 93-108-SEPT. 19, 1973

being played shall be valid or have any force or effect. The right to broadcast such game by means of television at such time and in such area shall be made available, by the person or persons having such right, to a television broadcast licensee on reasonable terms and conditions unless the broadcasting by means of television of such ^ame at such time and in such area would be a telecasting which section 3 of Public Law 87-331, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1293), is intended to prevent. " (b) If any person violates subsection (a) of this section, any interested person may commence a civil action for injunctive relief restraining such violation in any United States district court for a district in which the defendant resides or has an agent. In any such action, the court may award the cost of the suit including reasonable attorneys' fees. "(c) For the purposes of this section: "(1) The term 'professional sports club' includes any professional football, baseball, basketball, or hockey club. "(2) The term 'league television contract' means any joint agreement by or among professional sports clubs by which any league of such clubs sells or otherwise transfers all or any part of the rights of such league's member clubs in the sponsored telecasting of the games engaged in or conducted by such clubs. "(3) The term 'agreement' includes any contract, arrangement, or other understanding. " (4) The term 'available for purchase by the general public', when used with respect to tickets of admission for seats at a game or games to be {)layed by a professional sports club, means only those tickets on sale at the stadium where such game or games are to be played, or, if such tickets are not sold at such stadium, only those tickets on sale at the box office closest to such stadium.^ " (d) The Commission shall conduct a continuing study of the effect of this section and shall, not later than April 15 of each year, submit a report to the Committee on Commerce of the Senate and the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives with respect thereto. Such report shall include pertinent statistics and data and any recommendations for legislation relating to the broadcasting of professional football, baseball, basketball, and hockey games which the Commission determines would serve the public interest.". SEC. 2. Section 331 of the Communications Act of 1934 (as added by the first section of this Act) is repealed effective December 31, 1975. Approved September 14, 1973.

75 Stat. 732; 80 Stat. 1515. Injunctive relief.

Definitions.

Study, report to c o n g r e s s i o n a l committees.

Repeal.

Public Law 93-108 JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the President to proclaim the period of September Ify, 1973 through October 15, 1973, as "Johnny Horizon '76 Clean Up America Month".

September 19, 1973 [ H. J. R e s. 695]

Resoli^ed by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President is hereby ^^ohnny^ Horizon authorized and requested to issue a proclamation designating the AmericaMomh. period of September 15, 1973, through October 15, 1973, as "Johnny Designation auHorizon '76 Clean U p America Month", and calling upon the people °"^^ ^°"* of the United States to observe such period with appropriate activities. Approved September 19, 1973.

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