Skip to content

Title 47 — Telecommunications

Chapter 15 — Secure and Trusted Communications Networks

§ 1605. Hold harmless

Statutory text

In the case of a person who is a winner of the Connect America Fund Phase II auction, has not yet been authorized to receive Connect America Fund Phase II support, and demonstrates an inability to reasonably meet the build-out and service obligations of such person under Connect America Fund Phase II without using equipment or services prohibited under this chapter, such person may withdraw the application of such person for Connect America Fund Phase II support without being found in default or subject to forfeiture. The Commission may set a deadline to make such a withdrawal that is not earlier than the date that is 60 days after .

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. Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019

    Pub. L. 116–124 § 6 · 134 Stat. 158

    Enacted · 47 U.S.C. § 1605

    (Pub. L. 116–124, § 6, Mar. 12, 2020, 134 Stat. 167.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 116–124, § 6, Mar. 12, 2020, 134 Stat. 167.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 6. HOLD HARMLESS.   In the case of a person who is a winner of the Connect America Fund Phase II auction, has not yet been authorized to receive Connect America Fund Phase II support, and demonstrates an inability to reasonably meet the build-out and service obligations of such person under Connect America Fund Phase II without using equipment or services prohibited under this Act, such person may withdraw the application of such person for Connect America Fund Phase II support without being found in default or subject to forfeiture. Deadline. Time period. The Commission may set a deadline to make such a withdrawal that is not earlier than the date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 116–124, § 6, , 134 Stat. 167.)

Parsed from the official OLRC USLM XML in data/usc_all/usc47.xml · release point 119-108 · OLRC build 2026-09-09

USLM identifier /us/usc/t47/s1605