§ 390. Declaration of purpose

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. 87–447 · 76 Stat. 64

   Enacted · 47 U.S.C. § 390

   June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title III, § 390, as added Pub. L. 87–447, May 1, 1962, 76 Stat. 64

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title III, § 390, as added Pub. L. 87–447, May 1, 1962, 76 Stat. 64

2. 1967

   Public Broadcasting Act of 1967

   Pub. L. 90–129 title I § 103(a) · 81 Stat. 365

   1. Inserted · 47 U.S.C. § 390

      Pub. L. 90–129 inserted “noncommercial” and “or radio”

   2. Substituted · 47 U.S.C. § 390

      Pub. L. 90–129 substituted “subpart” for “part”, respectively

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 90–129 inserted “noncommercial” and “or radio” and substituted “subpart” for “part”, respectively.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Section 390 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 390) is amended by inserting “noncommercial” before “educational” and by inserting “or radio” after “television”.

3. 1976

   Educational Broadcasting Facilities and Telecommunications Demonstration Act of 1976

   Pub. L. 94–309 § 2(c) · 90 Stat. 683

   1. Amended · 47 U.S.C. § 390

      Pub. L. 94–309 designated existing phrase relating to assistance in the construction of noncommercial educational broadcasting facilities as cl. (1)

   2. Added · 47 U.S.C. § 390

      Pub. L. 94–309 added cl. (2)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 94–309 designated existing phrase relating to assistance in the construction of noncommercial educational broadcasting facilities as cl. (1) and added cl. (2).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (c) Section 390 of such Act is amended to read as follows: 47 USC 390. “Sec. 390. “declaration of purpose The purposes of this subpart are (1) to assist (through matching grants) in the construction of noncommercial educational television or radio broadcasting facilities, and (2) to demonstrate (through grants or contracts) the use of telecommunications technologies for the distribution and dissemination of health, education, and other public or social service information.”.

4. 1978

   Public Telecommunications Financing Act of 1978

   Pub. L. 95–567 title I § 101 · 92 Stat. 2405

   Substituted · 47 U.S.C. § 390

   Pub. L. 95–567 expanded scope of section to authorize construction financing for telecommunications facilities other than television and radio broadcasting, and assistance in the planning, as well as the construction, of such facilities, and substituted provisions relating to the objectives of this subpart for former provision relating to the demonstration of the use of telecommunication technologies for the distribution of information

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 95–567 expanded scope of section to authorize construction financing for telecommunications facilities other than television and radio broadcasting, and assistance in the planning, as well as the construction, of such facilities, and substituted provisions relating to the objectives of this subpart for former provision relating to the demonstration of the use of telecommunication technologies for the distribution of information.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 101. declaration of purpose Section 390 of the Communications Act of 1934 is amended 47 USC 390. to read as follows: “Sec. 390. “declaration or purpose The purpose of this subpart is to assist, through matching grants, in the planning and construction of public telecommunications facilities in order to achieve the following objectives: (1) extend delivery of public telecommunications services to as many citizens of the United States as possible by the most efficient and economical means, including the use of broadcast and nonbroadcast technologies; (2) increase public telecommunications services and facilities available to, operated by, and owned by minorities and women; and (3) strengthen the capability of existing public television and radio stations to provide public telecommunications services to the public.”.

   Effective date note
   Pub. L. 95–567, title IV, § 403, Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 2424, provided that: “The provisions of this Act [enacting section 395 of this title, amending this section and sections 391, 392, 393, 394, and 396 to 398 of this title, repealing sections 392a and 395 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section, sections 392 and 396 of this title, and section 5316 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees], and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 2, 1978].”

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