§ 156. — Authorization of appropriations.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 47USC156]
TITLE 47--TELEGRAPHS, TELEPHONES, AND RADIOTELEGRAPHS
CHAPTER 5--WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 156. Authorization of appropriations
(a) There are authorized to be appropriated for the administration
of this chapter by the Commission $109,831,000 for fiscal year 1990 and
$119,831,000 for fiscal year 1991, together with such sums as may be
necessary for increases resulting from adjustments in salary, pay,
retirement, other employee benefits required by law, and other
nondiscretionary costs, for each of the fiscal years 1990 and 1991.
(b) In addition to the amounts authorized to be appropriated under
this section, not more than 4 percent of the amount of any fees or other
charges payable to the United States which are collected by the
Commission during fiscal year 1990 are authorized to be made available
to the Commission until expended to defray the fully distributed costs
of such fees collection.
(c) Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) of this
section for fiscal year 1991, such sums as may be necessary not to
exceed $2,000,000 shall be expended for upgrading and modernizing
equipment at the Commission's electronic emissions test laboratory
located in Laurel, Maryland.
(d) Of the sum appropriated in any fiscal year under this section, a
portion, in an amount determined under section 159(b) of this title,
shall be derived from fees authorized by section 159 of this title.
(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title I, Sec. 6, as added Pub. L. 97-35, title
XII, Sec. 1251(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 738; amended Pub. L. 98-214,
Sec. 2(a), Dec. 8, 1983, 97 Stat. 1467; Pub. L. 99-272, title V,
Sec. 5002(a)(1), Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 100-594,
Sec. 2(a), Nov. 3, 1988, 102 Stat. 3021; Pub. L. 101-396, Sec. 2(a),
Sept. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 848; Pub. L. 103-66, title VI, Sec. 6003(b),
Aug. 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 401.)
Amendments
1993--Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103-66 added subsec. (d).
1990--Pub. L. 101-396 amended section generally. Prior to amendment,
section read as follows: ``There are authorized to be appropriated for
the administration of this chapter by the Commission $107,250,000 for
fiscal year 1988 and $109,250,000 for fiscal year 1989, together with
such sums as may be necessary for increases resulting from adjustments
in salary, pay, retirement, other employee benefits required by law, and
other nondiscretionary costs, for each of the fiscal years 1988 and
1989.''
1988--Pub. L. 100-594 amended section generally. Prior to amendment,
section read as follows: ``There are authorized to be appropriated for
the administration of this chapter by the Commission $98,100,000 for
fiscal year 1986 and $97,600,000 for fiscal year 1987, together with
such sums as may be necessary for increases resulting from adjustments
in salary, pay, retirement, other employee benefits required by law, and
other nondiscretionary costs, for each of the fiscal years 1986 and
1987.''
1986--Pub. L. 99-272 amended section generally. Prior to amendment,
section read as follows: ``There are authorized to be appropriated for
the administration of this chapter by the Commission $91,156,000,
together with such sums as may be necessary for increases resulting from
adjustments in salary, pay, retirement, other employee benefits required
by law, and other nondiscretionary costs, for each of the fiscal years
1984 and 1985.''
1983--Pub. L. 98-214 substituted provisions authorizing
appropriations of $91,156,000 for each of the fiscal years 1984 and 1985
for provisions authorizing appropriations of $76,900,000 for each of the
fiscal years 1982 and 1983.
Effective Date of 1988 Amendment
Section 2(b) of Pub. L. 100-594 provided that: ``The amendment made
by subsection (a) of this section [amending this section] shall apply
with respect to fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1987.''
Effective Date of 1986 Amendment
Section 5002(a)(2) of Pub. L. 99-272 provided that: ``The amendment
made by paragraph (1) of this subsection [amending this section] shall
apply with respect to fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1985.''
Effective Date of 1983 Amendment
Section 2(b) of Pub. L. 98-214 provided that: ``The amendment made
by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to
fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1983.''
Authorization of Appropriations
Pub. L. 104-104, title VII, Sec. 710(a), (b), Feb. 8, 1996, 110
Stat. 160, provided that:
``(a) In General.--In addition to any other sums authorized by law,
there are authorized to be appropriated to the Federal Communications
Commission such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act [see
Short Title of 1996 Amendment note set out under section 609 of this
title] and the amendments made by this Act.
``(b) Effect on Fees.--For the purposes of section 9(b)(2) (47
U.S.C. 159(b)(2)), additional amounts appropriated pursuant to
subsection (a) shall be construed to be changes in the amounts
appropriated for the performance of activities described in section 9(a)
of the Communications Act of 1934 [47 U.S.C. 159(a)].''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 154 of this title.
