47 U.S.C. § 344 — Repealed. Pub. L. 117–58, div. F, title VI,

Page 213 TITLE 47—TELECOMMUNICATIONS § 344 affidavit with the Commission 30 months after such status was granted stating that, to the best of the affiant’s knowledge, it is in compliance with the requirements for a qualified carrier. (e) Definitions For the purposes of this section: (1) Designated market area The term ‘‘designated market area’’ has the meaning given such term in section 122(j)(2)(C) of title 17. (2) Good quality satellite signal (A) In general The term ‘‘good quality satellite signal’’ means— (i) a satellite signal whose power level as designed shall achieve reception and de- modulation of the signal at an availability level of at least 99.7 percent using— (I) models of satellite antennas nor- mally used by the satellite carrier’s sub- scribers; and (II) the same calculation methodology used by the satellite carrier to deter- mine predicted signal availability in the top 100 designated market areas; and (ii) taking into account whether a signal is in standard definition format or high definition format, compression method- ology, modulation, error correction, power level, and utilization of advances in tech- nology that do not circumvent the intent of this section to provide for non-discrimi- natory treatment with respect to any com- parable television broadcast station sig- nal, a video signal transmitted by a sat- ellite carrier such that— (I) the satellite carrier treats all tele- vision broadcast stations’ signals the same with respect to statistical multiplexer prioritization; and (II) the number of video signals in the relevant satellite transponder is not more than the then current greatest number of video signals carried on any equivalent transponder serving the top 100 designated market areas. (B) Determination For the purposes of subparagraph (A), the top 100 designated market areas shall be as determined by Nielsen Media Research and published in the Nielsen Station Index Di- rectory and Nielsen Station Index United States Television Household Estimates or any successor publication as of the date of a satellite carrier’s application for certifi- cation under this section. (June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title III, § 342, as added Pub. L. 111–175, title II, § 206, May 27, 2010, 124 Stat. 1250.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 119(g) of title 17, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (d), was redesignated section 119(f) of title 17 by Pub. L. 116–94, div. P, title XI, § 1102(a)(6), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3203. The date of enactment of the Satellite Television Ex- tension and Localism Act of 2010, referred to in subsecs. (a)(2) and (b)(1), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 111–175, which shall be deemed to refer to Feb. 27, 2010, see section 307(a) of Pub. L. 111–175, set out as an Effec- tive Date of 2010 Amendment note under section 111 of Title 17, Copyrights. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Feb. 27, 2010, see section 307(a) of Pub. L. 111–175, set out as an Effective Date of 2010 Amendment note under section 111 of Title 17, Copy- rights. § 343. Conditions on commercial terrestrial oper- ations (a) In general The Commission shall not permit commercial terrestrial operations in the 1525–1559 megahertz band or the 1626.5–1660.5 megahertz band until the date that is 90 days after the Commission re- solves concerns of widespread harmful inter- ference by such operations in such band to cov- ered GPS devices. (b) Notice to Congress (1) In general At the conclusion of the decision regarding whether to permit such operations in such band, the Commission shall submit to the con- gressional committees described in paragraph (2) official copies of the documents containing the final decision of the Commission. If the de- cision is to permit such operations in such band, such documents shall contain or be ac- companied by an explanation of how the con- cerns described in subsection (a) have been re- solved. (2) Congressional committees described The congressional committees described in this paragraph are the following: (A) The Committee on Energy and Com- merce and the Committee on Armed Serv- ices of the House of Representatives. (B) The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. (c) Covered GPS device defined In this section, the term ‘‘covered GPS de- vice’’ means a Global Positioning System device of the Department of Defense. (June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title III, § 343, as added Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XVI, § 1698(a), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2641.) § 344. Repealed. Pub. L. 117–58, div. F, title VI, § 60602(b), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1249 Section, act June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title III, § 344, as added and amended Pub. L. 117–58, div. F, title VI, § 60602, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1246, established a tele- communications interagency working group to develop recommendations to address the workforce needs of the telecommunications industry and required a report containing its recommendations to be submitted to Congress no later than 1 year after the date on which the working group was established. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Pub. L. 117–58, div. F, title VI, § 60602(b), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1249, provided that: ‘‘Section 344 of the Com- Page 214 TITLE 47—TELECOMMUNICATIONS § 345 munications Act of 1934 [47 U.S.C. 344], as added by sub- section (a), shall be repealed on the day after the date on which the interagency working group established under subsection (b)(1) of that section [working group established Jan. 14, 2022] submits the report to Congress under subsection (g) of that section [report submitted Jan. 13, 2023].’’ § 345. Protection of survivors of domestic vio- lence, human trafficking, and related crimes (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Abuser The term ‘‘abuser’’ means an individual who has committed or allegedly committed a cov- ered act against— (A) an individual who seeks relief under subsection (b); or (B) an individual in the care of an indi- vidual who seeks relief under subsection (b). (2) Covered act (A) In general The term ‘‘covered act’’ means conduct that constitutes— (i) a crime described in section 12291(a)of title 34, including domestic violence, dat- ing violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking; (ii) an act or practice described in para- graph (11) or (12) of section 7102 of title 22 (relating to severe forms of trafficking in persons and sex trafficking, respectively); or (iii) an act under State law, Tribal law, or the Uniform Code of Military Justice that is similar to an offense described in clause (i) or (ii). (B) Conviction not required Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be con- strued to require a criminal conviction or any other determination of a court in order for conduct to constitute a covered act. (3) Covered provider The term ‘‘covered provider’’ means a pro- vider of a private mobile service or commer- cial mobile service, as those terms are defined in section 332(d) of this title. (4) Primary account holder The term ‘‘primary account holder’’ means an individual who is a party to a mobile serv- ice contract with a covered provider. (5) Shared mobile service contract The term ‘‘shared mobile service contract’’— (A) means a mobile service contract for an account that includes not less than 2 con- sumers; and (B) does not include enterprise services of- fered by a covered provider. (6) Survivor The term ‘‘survivor’’ means an individual who is not less than 18 years old and— (A) against whom a covered act has been committed or allegedly committed; or (B) who cares for another individual against whom a covered act has been com- mitted or allegedly committed (provided that the individual providing care did not commit or allegedly commit the covered act). (b) Separation of lines from shared mobile serv- ice contract (1) In general Not later than 2 business days after receiv- ing a completed line separation request from a survivor pursuant to subsection (c), a covered provider shall, as applicable, with respect to a shared mobile service contract under which the survivor and the abuser each use a line— (A) separate the line of the survivor, and the line of any individual in the care of the survivor, from the shared mobile service contract; or (B) separate the line of the abuser from the shared mobile service contract. (2) Limitations on penalties, fees, and other re- quirements Except as provided in paragraphs (5) through (7), a covered provider may not make separa- tion of a line from a shared mobile service contract under paragraph (1) contingent on any requirement other than the requirements under subsection (c), including— (A) payment of a fee, penalty, or other charge; (B) maintaining contractual or billing re- sponsibility of a separated line with the pro- vider; (C) approval of separation by the primary account holder, if the primary account hold- er is not the survivor; (D) a prohibition or limitation, including one described in subparagraph (A), on num- ber portability, provided such portability is technically feasible, or a request to change phone numbers; (E) a prohibition or limitation on the sepa- ration of lines as a result of arrears accrued by the account; (F) an increase in the rate charged for the mobile service plan of the primary account holder with respect to service on any re- maining line or lines; or (G) any other limitation or requirement not listed under subsection (c). (3) Rule of construction Nothing in paragraph (2) shall be construed to require a covered provider to provide a rate plan for the primary account holder that is not otherwise commercially available. (4) Remote option A covered provider shall offer a survivor the ability to submit a line separation request under subsection (c) through secure remote means that are easily navigable, provided that remote options are commercially available and technically feasible. (5) Responsibility for transferred telephone numbers Notwithstanding paragraph (2), beginning on the date on which a covered provider transfers billing responsibilities for and use of a tele- phone number or numbers to a survivor under paragraph (1)(A) in response to a line separa-