§ 331. Very high frequency stations and AM radio stations

Footnotes

1. 1 So in original. Probably should be followed by “of”.
2. 2 See References in Text note below.

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. 97–248 title III § 355 · 96 Stat. 324

   Enacted · 47 U.S.C. § 331

   June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title III, § 331, as added Pub. L. 97–248, title III, § 355, Sept. 3, 1982, 96 Stat. 641

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title III, § 331, as added Pub. L. 97–248, title III, § 355, Sept. 3, 1982, 96 Stat. 641

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 355. AMENDMENT TO COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1934. Title III of the Communications Act of 1934 is amended by inserting immediately after section 330 therein the following new section: “very high frequency stations “Sec. 331. It shall be the policy of the Federal Communications 47 USC 331. Commission to allocate channels for very high frequency commercial television broadcasting in a manner which ensures that not less than one such channel shall be allocated to each State, if technically feasible. In any case in which licensee of a very high frequency commercial television broadcast station notifies the Commission to the effect that such licensee will agree to the reallocation of its channel to a community within a State in which there is allocated no very high frequency commercial television broadcast channel at the time such notification, the Commission shall, notwithstanding any other provision of law, order such reallocation and issue a license to such licensee for that purpose pursuant to such notification for a term of not to exceed 5 years as provided in section 307(d) of the Communications Act of 1934.” 47 USC 307.

2. 1991

   Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991

   Pub. L. 102–243 § 4 · 105 Stat. 2394

   1. Inserted · 47 U.S.C. § 331

      Pub. L. 102–243 inserted “and AM radio stations” in section catchline

   2. Amended · 47 U.S.C. § 331

      Pub. L. 102–243 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

   3. Inserted · 47 U.S.C. § 331

      Pub. L. 102–243 inserted heading

   4. Added · 47 U.S.C. § 331

      Pub. L. 102–243 added subsec. (b)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 102–243 inserted “and AM radio stations” in section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 4. AM RADIO SERVICE. 47 USC 331. Section 331 of the Communications Act of 1934 is amended— (1) in the heading of such section, by inserting “and am radio stations” after “television stations”; (2) by inserting “(a) Very High Frequency Stations.—” after “Sec. 331.”; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(b) AM Radio Stations.— It shall be the policy of the Commission, in any case in which the licensee of an existing AM daytime-only station located in a community with a population of more than 100,000 persons that lacks a local full-time aural station licensed to that community and that is located within a Class I station primary service area notifies the Commission that such licensee seeks to provide full-time service, to ensure that such a licensee is able to place a principal community contour signal over its entire community Reports. of license 24 hours a day, if technically feasible. The Commission shall report to the appropriate committees of Congress within 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act on how it intends to meet this policy goal.”.

3. 1994

   Pub. L. 103–414 title III § 303(a)(18) · 108 Stat. 4279

   Amended · 47 U.S.C. § 331

   Pub. L. 103–414 amended section catchline generally

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 103–414 amended section catchline generally.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (18) in section 331, by amending the heading of such section 47 USC 331. to read as follows:

4. 2018

   Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018

   Pub. L. 115–141 div. P title IV § 402(i)(5) · 132 Stat. 348

   Struck · 47 U.S.C. § 331(b)

   Pub. L. 115–141 struck out at end: “The Commission shall report to the appropriate committees of Congress within 30 days after December 20, 1991, on how it intends to meet this policy goal.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–141 struck out at end: “The Commission shall report to the appropriate committees of Congress within 30 days after December 20, 1991, on how it intends to meet this policy goal.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 402. (a) The amounts made available by this title for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission may be reprogrammed for any program, project, or activity, and the Commission shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days prior to the use of any proposed reprogramming that would cause any program funding level to increase or decrease by more than $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, during the time period covered by this Act. (b) (1) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may waive the notification requirement in subsection (a) if compliance with such requirement would pose a substantial risk to human health, the environment, welfare, or national security. (2) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of any waiver under paragraph (1) as soon as practicable, but not later than 3 days after the date of the activity to which a requirement or restriction would otherwise have applied. Such notice shall include an explanation of the substantial risk under paragraph (1) that permitted such waiver and shall provide a detailed report to the Committees of such waiver and changes to funding levels to programs, projects, or activities. (c) Except as provided in subsections (a), (b), and (d), the amounts made available by this title for “Nuclear Regulatory Commission—Salaries and Expenses” shall be expended as directed in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (d) None of the funds provided for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds are denied or restricted by this Act. (e) The Commission shall provide a monthly report to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, which includes the following for each program, project, or activity, including any prior year appropriations— (1) total budget authority; (2) total unobligated balances; and (3) total unliquidated obligations.

7 of 7 references resolved to an enrolled provision