Title 47Telegraphs, Telephones, and RadiotelegraphsRelease 119-73

§391 Authorization of appropriations

Title 47 › Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part Part IV— - Assistance for Planning and Construction of Public Telecommunications Facilities; Telecommunications Demonstrations; Corporation for Public Broadcasting; General Provisions › Subpart subpart a— - assistance for planning and construction of public telecommunications facilities › § 391

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Provides $42,000,000 for each fiscal year 1992, 1993, and 1994 to the Secretary of Commerce for planning and building public telecommunications facilities. Funds for a year stay available until used for grants with applications approved by the Secretary and filed that year; funds may also pay administrative costs.

Full Legal Text

Title 47, §391

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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.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

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”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1988 Amendment Pub. L. 100–626, § 12, Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3212, provided that: “This Act and the

Amendments

made by this Act [amending this section and section 396, 398, 399, and 605 of this title and enacting provisions set out as notes under section 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 section 6 and 7(d) [amending section 396 of this title] are effective on October 1, 1989.”

Effective Date

of 1978 AmendmentAmendment 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.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

47 U.S.C. § 391

Title 47Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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