Title 47 — Telegraphs, Telephones, and RadiotelegraphsRelease 119-73

§1204 Grant program for remote community alert systems

Title 47 › Chapter CHAPTER 11— - COMMERCIAL MOBILE SERVICE ALERTS › § 1204

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, working with the Secretary of Homeland Security, must set up a grant program to pay for outdoor alert systems in remote communities that the Federal Communications Commission identifies within 180 days after October 13, 2006 as lacking commercial cell service. The goal is to help residents get emergency alerts. The Under Secretary must create how people are notified and how to apply. They can set rules and require assurances so grants are used properly. Grants cannot be made more than 5 years after October 13, 2006, and total awards for all years may not exceed $10,000,000.

Full Legal Text

Title 47, §1204

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(a)The Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall establish a program under which grants may be made to provide for outdoor alerting technologies in remote communities effectively unserved by commercial mobile service (as determined by the Federal Communications Commission within 180 days after October 13, 2006) for the purpose of enabling residents of those communities to receive emergency alerts.

(b)In conducting the program, the Under Secretary—

(1)shall establish a notification and application procedure; and

(2)may establish such conditions, and require such assurances, as may be appropriate to ensure the efficiency and integrity of the grant program.

(c)The Under Secretary may not make grants under subsection (a) more than 5 years after October 13, 2006.

(d)The sum of the amounts awarded for all fiscal years as grants under this section may not exceed $10,000,000.

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Citation

47 U.S.C. § 1204

Title 47 — Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73