Title 47 — Telecommunications
Chapter 15 — Secure and Trusted Communications Networks
§ 1602. Prohibition on use of certain Federal subsidies
Statutory text
In general
Prohibition
A Federal subsidy that is made available through a program administered by the Commission and that provides funds to be used for the capital expenditures necessary for the provision of advanced communications service may not be used to—
purchase, rent, lease, or otherwise obtain any covered communications equipment or service; or
maintain any covered communications equipment or service previously purchased, rented, leased, or otherwise obtained.
Timing
Paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to any covered communications equipment or service beginning on the date that is 60 days after the date on which the Commission places such equipment or service on the list required by section 1601(a) of this title. In the case of any covered communications equipment or service that is on the initial list published under such section, such equipment or service shall be treated as being placed on the list on the date on which such list is published.
Completion of proceeding
Not later than 180 days after , the Commission shall adopt a Report and Order to implement subsection (a). If the Commission has, before , taken action that in whole or in part implements subsection (a), the Commission is not required to revisit such action, but only to the extent such action is consistent with this section.
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.
Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019
Pub. L. 116–124 § 3 · 134 Stat. 158
Enacted · 47 U.S.C. § 1602
(Pub. L. 116–124, § 3, Mar. 12, 2020, 134 Stat. 159.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 116–124, § 3, Mar. 12, 2020, 134 Stat. 159.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON USE OF CERTAIN FEDERAL SUBSIDIES. (a) In General.— (1) Prohibition.— A Federal subsidy that is made available through a program administered by the Commission and that provides funds to be used for the capital expenditures necessary for the provision of advanced communications service may not be used to— (A) purchase, rent, lease, or otherwise obtain any covered communications equipment or service; or (B) maintain any covered communications equipment or service previously purchased, rented, leased, or otherwise obtained. (2) Timing.— Applicability. Effective date. Time period. Paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to any covered communications equipment or service beginning on the date that is 60 days after the date on which the Commission places such equipment or service on the list required by section 2(a). In the case of any covered communications equipment or service that is on the initial list published under such section, such equipment or service shall be treated as being placed on the list on the date on which such list is published. (b) Completion of Proceeding.— Deadline. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall adopt a Report and Order to implement subsection (a). If the Commission has, before the date of the enactment of this Act, taken action that in whole or in part implements subsection (a), the Commission is not required to revisit such action, but only to the extent such action is consistent with this section.
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