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§334 Limitation on Revision of Equal Employment Opportunity Regulations
Title 47 › Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part I— General Provisions › § 334
Summary
The Commission must keep the TV stations' equal-employment rules and reporting forms as of September 1, 1992, unless this law allows changes. It must add a midterm review, tell stations what hiring improvements are needed, and may only make minor technical or clerical edits.
Full Legal Text
Title 47, §334
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(a)Except as specifically provided in this section, the Commission shall not revise—
(1)the regulations concerning equal employment opportunity as in effect on September 1, 1992 (47 C.F.R. 73.2080) as such regulations apply to television broadcast station licensees and permittees; or
(2)the forms used by such licensees and permittees to report pertinent employment data to the Commission.
(b)The Commission shall revise the regulations described in subsection (a) to require a midterm review of television broadcast station licensees’ employment practices and to require the Commission to inform such licensees of necessary improvements in recruitment practices identified as a consequence of such review.
(c)The Commission may revise the regulations described in subsection (a) to make nonsubstantive technical or clerical revisions in such regulations as necessary to reflect changes in technology, terminology, or Commission organization.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective 60 days after Oct. 5, 1992, see section 28 of Pub. L. 102–385, set out as an
Effective Date
of 1992 Amendment note under section 325 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
47 U.S.C. § 334
Title 47 — Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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