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[CITE: 47USC391]

 
          TITLE 47--TELEGRAPHS, TELEPHONES, AND RADIOTELEGRAPHS
 
                 CHAPTER 5--WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION
 
          SUBCHAPTER III--SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO
 
      Part IV--Assistance for Planning and Construction of Public 
   Telecommunications Facilities; Telecommunications Demonstrations; 
         Corporation for Public Broadcasting; General Provisions
 
     subpart a--assistance for planning and construction of public 
                      telecommunications facilities
 
Sec. 391. Authorization of appropriations

    There are authorized to be appropriated $42,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 1992, 1993, and 1994, to be used by the Secretary of 
Commerce to assist in the planning and construction of public 
telecommunications facilities as provided in this subpart. Sums 
appropriated under this subpart for any fiscal year shall remain 
available until expended for payment of grants for projects for which 
applications approved by the Secretary pursuant to this subpart have 
been submitted within such fiscal year. Sums appropriated under this 
subpart may be used by the Secretary to cover the cost of administering 
the provisions of this subpart.

(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title III, Sec. 391, as added Pub. L. 87-447, 
May 1, 1962, 76 Stat. 65; amended Pub. L. 90-129, title I, Sec. 101, 
Nov. 7, 1967, 81 Stat. 365; Pub. L. 91-97, Sec. 2, Oct. 27, 1969, 83 
Stat. 146; Pub. L. 92-411, Sec. 2, Aug. 29, 1972, 86 Stat. 643; Pub. L. 
93-84, Sec. 1(c), Aug. 6, 1973, 87 Stat. 219; Pub. L. 94-309, Sec. 3, 
June 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 683; Pub. L. 95-567, title I, Sec. 102, Nov. 2, 
1978, 92 Stat. 2405; Pub. L. 97-35, title XII, Sec. 1222, Aug. 13, 1981, 
95 Stat. 725; Pub. L. 99-272, title V, Sec. 5001(a), Apr. 7, 1986, 100 
Stat. 117; Pub. L. 100-626, Sec. 2, Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3207; Pub. 
L. 102-356, Sec. 2, Aug. 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 949.)


                               Amendments

    1992--Pub. L. 102-356 substituted provisions authorizing 
appropriations of $42,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1992, 1993, 
and 1994 for provisions authorizing appropriations of $40,000,000 for 
each of the fiscal years 1979, 1980, and 1981, $20,000,000 for fiscal 
year 1982, $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1983, $12,000,000 for fiscal year 
1984, $24,000,000 for fiscal year 1986, $28,000,000 for fiscal year 
1987, $32,000,000 for fiscal year 1988, $36,000,000 for fiscal year 
1989, $39,000,000 for fiscal year 1990, and $42,000,000 for fiscal year 
1991.
    1988--Pub. L. 100-626 struck out ``and'' after ``fiscal year 1987,'' 
and inserted ``$36,000,000 for fiscal year 1989, $39,000,000 for fiscal 
year 1990, and $42,000,000 for fiscal year 1991,'' after ``fiscal year 
1988,''.
    1986--Pub. L. 99-272 struck out ``and'' after ``1983,'' and inserted 
``, $24,000,000 for fiscal year 1986, $28,000,000 for fiscal year 1987, 
and $32,000,000 for fiscal year 1988,'' after ``1984,''.
    1981--Pub. L. 97-35 inserted provisions authorizing appropriations 
for fiscal years 1982, 1983, and 1984 of $20,000,000, $15,000,000, and 
$12,000,000, respectively.
    1978--Pub. L. 95-567 substituted provisions authorizing 
appropriations of $40,000,000 for fiscal years 1979 to 1981 for 
provisions authorizing appropriations of $7,500,000 for July 1, 1976 
through September 30, 1976 and $30,000,000 for fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1977, provision that such funds would remain available 
until expended for provision that such funds would remain available for 
one year after the last day of the fiscal year, and also made allowance 
for the funds to be used for the cost of administering this section.
    1976--Pub. L. 94-309 substituted provision authorizing appropriation 
of $7,500,000 for period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, and 
$30,000,000 for fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, to assist 
(through matching grants) in the construction of noncommercial 
educational television or radio broadcasting facilities as provided in 
this subpart and provision that sums appropriated under this section for 
any fiscal year or period shall remain available for payment of grants 
for projects for which applications approved under section 392 of this 
title have been submitted under such section within one year after the 
last day of such fiscal year or period for provision authorizing 
appropriation for fiscal year ending June 30, 1974 and for the 
succeeding fiscal year such sums not to exceed $25,000,000 for fiscal 
year ending June 30, 1974, and $30,000,000 for the succeeding fiscal 
year, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of section 390 of 
this title and provision that sums appropriated under this section for 
any fiscal year shall remain available for payment of grants for 
projects for which applications approved under section 392 of this title 
have been submitted under such section prior to the end of the 
succeeding fiscal year, respectively.
    1973--Pub. L. 93-84 substituted authorization of appropriation of 
amounts not exceeding $25,000,000 and $30,000,000 for fiscal year ending 
June 30, 1974 and the succeeding fiscal year, respectively, for 
authorization of appropriation of amount not exceeding $25,000,000 for 
fiscal year ending June 30, 1973.
    1972--Pub. L. 92-411 substituted authorization of appropriation of 
$25,000,000 for fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, for authorization of 
$15,000,000 for such year, and struck out authorization of 
appropriations for fiscal years 1963 to 1972.
    1969--Pub. L. 91-97 authorized appropriations of $15,000,000 for 
fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and for each of the two succeeding 
fiscal years, and extended date for submission of applications from 
``prior to July 1, 1971'' to ``prior to July 1, 1974''.
    1967--Pub. L. 90-129 authorized appropriations of $10,500,000, and 
$12,500,000, and $15,000,000 for fiscal years ending June 30, 1968, 
1969, and 1970, and extended date for submission of applications from 
``prior to July 1, 1968'', to ``prior to July 1, 1971''.


                    Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

    Section 12 of Pub. L. 100-626 provided that: ``This Act and the 
amendments made by this Act [amending this section and sections 396, 
398, 399, and 605 of this title and enacting provisions set out as notes 
under sections 396 and 609 of this title] are effective on the date of 
enactment of this Act [Nov. 7, 1988], except that the amendments made by 
sections 6 and 7(d) [amending section 396 of this title] are effective 
on October 1, 1989.''


                    Effective Date of 1978 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 95-567 effective Nov. 2, 1978, see section 403 
of Pub. L. 95-567, set out as a note under section 390 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 393, 902 of this title.
