§ 156. Authorization of appropriations

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1934

   Pub. L. 97–35 title XII § 1251(a) · 95 Stat. 357

   Enacted · 47 U.S.C. § 156

   June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title I, § 6, as added Pub. L. 97–35, title XII, § 1251(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 738

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title I, § 6, as added Pub. L. 97–35, title XII, § 1251(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 738

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) The Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 5 the following new section: “Sec. 6. “authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated for the administration of this Act by the Commission $76,900,000, together with such sums as may be necessary for increases resulting from adjustments in salary, pay, retirement, other employee benefits required by law, and other nondiscretionary costs, for each of the fiscal years 1982 and 1983.”.

2. 1983

   Federal Communications Commission Authorization Act of 1983

   Pub. L. 98–214 § 2(a) · 97 Stat. 1467

   Substituted · 47 U.S.C. § 156

   Pub. L. 98–214 substituted provisions authorizing appropriations of $91,156,000 for each of the fiscal years 1984 and 1985 for provisions authorizing appropriations of $76,900,000 for each of the fiscal years 1982 and 1983

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 98–214 substituted provisions authorizing appropriations of $91,156,000 for each of the fiscal years 1984 and 1985 for provisions authorizing appropriations of $76,900,000 for each of the fiscal years 1982 and 1983.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Section 6 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 156) is amended to read as follows: “Sec. 6. “authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated for the administration of this Act by the Commission $91,156,000, together with such sums as may be necessary for increases resulting from adjustments in salary, pay, retirement, other employee benefits required by law, and other nondiscretionary costs, for each of the fiscal years 1984 and 1985.”.

3. 1986

   Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985

   Pub. L. 99–272 title V § 5002(a)(1) · 100 Stat. 82

   Amended · 47 U.S.C. § 156

   Pub. L. 99–272 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated for the administration of this chapter by the Commission $91,156,000, together with such sums as may be necessary for increases resulting from adjustments in salary, pay, retirement, other employee benefits required by law, and other nondiscretionary costs, for each of the fiscal years 1984 and 1985.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 99–272 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated for the administration of this chapter by the Commission $91,156,000, together with such sums as may be necessary for increases resulting from adjustments in salary, pay, retirement, other employee benefits required by law, and other nondiscretionary costs, for each of the fiscal years 1984 and 1985.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) Section 6 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 156) is amended to read as follows: “Sec. 6. “authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated for the administration of this Act by the Commission $98,100,000 for fiscal year 1986 and $97,600,000 for fiscal year 1987, together with such sums as may be necessary for increases resulting from adjustments in salary, pay, retirement, other employee benefits required by law, and other nondiscretionary costs, for each of the fiscal years 1986 and 1987.”

4. 1988

   Federal Communications Commission Authorization Act of 1988

   Pub. L. 100–594 § 2(a) · 102 Stat. 3021

   Amended · 47 U.S.C. § 156

   Pub. L. 100–594 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated for the administration of this chapter by the Commission $98,100,000 for fiscal year 1986 and $97,600,000 for fiscal year 1987, together with such sums as may be necessary for increases resulting from adjustments in salary, pay, retirement, other employee benefits required by law, and other nondiscretionary costs, for each of the fiscal years 1986 and 1987.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 100–594 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated for the administration of this chapter by the Commission $98,100,000 for fiscal year 1986 and $97,600,000 for fiscal year 1987, together with such sums as may be necessary for increases resulting from adjustments in salary, pay, retirement, other employee benefits required by law, and other nondiscretionary costs, for each of the fiscal years 1986 and 1987.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Section 6 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 156) is amended to read as follows: “Sec. 6. “authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated for the administration of this Act by the Commission $107,250,000 for fiscal year 1988 and $109,250,000 for fiscal year 1989, together with such sums as may be necessary for increases resulting from adjustments in salary, pay, retirement, other employee benefits required by law, and other nondiscretionary costs, for each of the fiscal years 1988 and 1989.”.

5. 1990

   Federal Communications Commission Authorization Act of 1990

   Pub. L. 101–396 § 2(a) · 104 Stat. 848

   Amended · 47 U.S.C. § 156

   Pub. L. 101–396 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated for the administration of this chapter by the Commission $107,250,000 for fiscal year 1988 and $109,250,000 for fiscal year 1989, together with such sums as may be necessary for increases resulting from adjustments in salary, pay, retirement, other employee benefits required by law, and other nondiscretionary costs, for each of the fiscal years 1988 and 1989.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 101–396 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated for the administration of this chapter by the Commission $107,250,000 for fiscal year 1988 and $109,250,000 for fiscal year 1989, together with such sums as may be necessary for increases resulting from adjustments in salary, pay, retirement, other employee benefits required by law, and other nondiscretionary costs, for each of the fiscal years 1988 and 1989.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Section 6 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 156) is amended to read as follows: “Sec. 6. “authorization of appropriations (a) There are authorized to be appropriated for the administration of this Act by the Commission $109,831,000 for fiscal year 1990 and $119,831,000 for fiscal year 1991, together with such sums as may be necessary for increases resulting from adjustments in salary, pay, retirement, other employee benefits required by law, and other nondiscretionary costs, for each of the fiscal years 1990 and 1991. “(b) In addition to the amounts authorized to be appropriated under this section, not more than 4 percent of the amount of any fees or other charges payable to the United States which are collected by the Commission during fiscal year 1990 are authorized to be made available to the Commission until expended to defray the fully distributed costs of such fees collection. “(c) Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) for fiscal year 1991, such sums as may be necessary not to exceed $2,000,000 shall be expended for upgrading and modernizing equipment at the Commission’s electronic emissions test laboratory located in Laurel, Maryland.”.

6. 1993

   Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993

   Pub. L. 103–66 title VI § 6003(b) · 107 Stat. 312

   Added · 47 U.S.C. § 156(d)

   Pub. L. 103–66 added subsec. (d)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103–66 added subsec. (d).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Use of Regulatory Fees.— Section 6 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 156) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(d) Of the sum appropriated in any fiscal year under this section, a portion, in an amount determined under section 9(b), shall be derived from fees authorized by section 9.”.

7. 2018

   Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2018

   Pub. L. 115–141 div. P title I § 101(a) · 132 Stat. 348

   Amended · 47 U.S.C. § 156

   Pub. L. 115–141 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to authorization of appropriations for fiscal years 1990 and 1991

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 115–141 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to authorization of appropriations for fiscal years 1990 and 1991.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 101. During the current fiscal year, applicable appropriations and funds made available to the Department of Commerce by this Act shall be available for the activities specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15 U.S.C. 1514), to the extent and in the manner prescribed by the Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may be used for advanced payments not otherwise authorized only upon the certification of officials designated by the Secretary of Commerce that such payments are in the public interest.

   Effective date note
   Pub. L. 115–141, div. P, title I, § 103, Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 1086, provided that: “This title [enacting section 159a of this title, amending this section and sections 158, 159, and 309 of this title, enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 158 and 159 of this title, and repealing provisions set out as a note under this section] and the amendments made by this title shall take effect on October 1, 2018.”

7 of 7 references resolved to an enrolled provision