Title 47 — Telegraphs, Telephones, and RadiotelegraphsRelease 119-73
§1404 National security restrictions on use of funds and auction participation
Title 47 › Chapter CHAPTER 13— - PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM AUCTIONS › § 1404
Summary
Funds from subchapter II or III cannot be used to pay anyone a federal agency has barred for national-security reasons. That person also may not join required competitive bidding under section 309(j) or auctions for spectrum made available under clause (i) of subparagraph (G) of paragraph (8) of that section.
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Title 47, §1404
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(a)No funds made available by subchapter II or III may be used to make payments under a contract to a person described in subsection (c).
(b)A person described in subsection (c) may not participate in a system of competitive bidding under section 309(j) of this title—
(1)that is required to be conducted by this chapter; or
(2)in which any spectrum usage rights for which licenses are being assigned were made available under clause (i) of subparagraph (G) of paragraph (8) of such section, as added by section 6402.
(c)A person described in this subsection is a person who has been, for reasons of national security, barred by any agency of the Federal Government from bidding on a contract, participating in an auction, or receiving a grant.
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section 6402, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is section 6402 of Pub. L. 112–96, which amended section 309 of this title.
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47 U.S.C. § 1404
Title 47 — Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73