104 STAT. 848 PUBLIC LAW 101-396 —SEPT. 28, 1990 Sept. 28, 1990 [H.R. 3265] Federal Communications Commission Authorization Act of 1990. 47 USC 609 note. Public Law 101-396 101st Congress An Act To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide authorization of appropriations for the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Federal Communications Commission Authorization Act of 1990". AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS SEC. 2. (a) Section 6 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 156) is amended to read as follows: AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS "SEC. 6. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated for the administration of this Act 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. "0)) 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. Maryland. "(c) Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) 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.". COMMERCIAL RADIO OPERATOR EXAMINATIONS SEC. 3. Section 4(f) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 154(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(5)(A) The Commission, for purposes of preparing and administering any examination for a commercial radio operator license or endorsement, may accept and employ the services of persons that the Commission determines to be qualified. Any person so employed may not receive compensation for such services, but may recover from examinees such fees as the Commission permits, considering such factors as public service and cost estimates submitted by such person. "(B) The Commission may prescribe regulations to select, oversee, sanction, and dismiss any person authorized under this paragraph to be employed by the Commission. 49-139 O - 90 (396)
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