Title 47, Telegraphs, Telephones, and RadiotelegraphsRelease 119-110

§1404 National Security Restrictions on Use of Funds and Auction Participation

Title 47 › CHAPTER 13 — PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM AUCTIONS › § 1404

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Federal money from subchapter II or III must not be used to pay anyone who has been barred for national security reasons from getting a government contract. A person barred by a federal agency for national security reasons cannot take part in competitive bidding under section 309(j). That ban covers auctions required by this chapter and auctions for spectrum rights made available under clause (i) of subparagraph (G) of paragraph (8) of section 309(j), as added by section 6402. "Person described" means someone a federal agency has barred from bidding on a contract, joining an auction, or receiving a grant for national security reasons.

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Title 47, §1404

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(a)Use of funds
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)Auction participation
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)Person described
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

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Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110