§924 Withdrawal or limitation of assignment to Federal Government stations

Summary

Within 6 months after the Secretary sends certain reports under section 923, the President must stop Federal government stations from using any radio frequency the report says should be reallocated right away. The President must also limit Federal use of any frequency the report says should be opened for shared (mixed) use, follow any later effective date the Secretary recommends under section 923(e) to stop or limit use, move Federal stations to other frequencies if needed, and send a notice explaining what was done to the Commission and both Houses of Congress. If the President finds a serious problem, he may pick a different frequency instead and stop or limit Federal use of that alternate frequency, but he must explain why to the Commission, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Serious problems include threats to national defense, unique government needs, risks to public health or safety, excessive costs to the government, or disruption of amateur radio users. A substituted frequency must meet the criteria in section 923(a). If an action cannot be finished by the delayed date the Secretary recommends under section 923(e), or would leave a frequency unused because of the Commission’s plan under section 925, the President may set a later date (and must tell the same committees and the Commission why) or substitute other frequencies as allowed above.