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107 STAT. 386 PUBLIC LAW 103-66—AUG. 10, 1993 "(C) the safety of life and property in accordance with the policies of section 1 of the 1934 Act (47 U.S.C. 151); "(3) address (A) the feasibility of reedlocating portions of the spectrum from current commercial and other non-Federal uses to provide for more efficient use of the spectnmi, and (B) innovation and marketplace developments that may affect the relative efficiencies of different spectrum allocations; "(4) not prevent the Commission from allocating frequencies, and assigning licenses to use frequencies, not included in the plan; and "(5) not preclude the Commission from making changes to the plan in future proceedings. 47 USC 926. «SEC. 116. AUTHORITY TO RECOVER REASSIGNED FREQUENCIES. "(a) AUTHORITY OF PRESIDENT.—Subsequent to the withdrawal of assignment to Federal Government stations pursuant to section 114, the President may reclaim reassigned frequencies for reassignment to Federal Government stations in accordance with this section. President. «(b) PROCEDURE FOR RECLAIMING FREQUENCIES.— "(1) UNALLOCATED FREQUENCIES.— If the frequencies to be reclaimed have not been allocated or assigned by the Commission pursuant to the 1934 Act, the President shall follow the procedures for substitution of frequencies established by section 114(b) of this part. "(2) ALLOCATED FREQUENCIES.— If the frequencies to be reclaimed have been allocated or assigned by the Commission, the President shall follow the procedures for substitution of frequencies established by section 114(b) of this part, except that the statement required by section 114(b)(l)(B) shall include— "(A) a timetable to accommodate an orderly transition for licensees to obtain new frequencies and equipment necessary for its utilization; and "(B) an estimate of the cost of displacing spectrum users licensed by the Commission. "(c) COSTS OF RECLAIMING FREQUENCIES. — The Federal Government shall bear all costs of reclaiming frequencies pursuant to this section, including the cost of e(|iupment which is rendered unusable, the cost of relocating operations to a different frequency, and any other costs that are directly attributable to the reclaiming of the frequency pursuant to this section, and there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. "(d) EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECLAIMED FREQUENCIES. —The Commission shall not withdraw licenses for any reclaimed frequencies until the end of the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which a statement under section 114(b)(l)(B) pertaining to such frequencies is received by the Commission. "(e) EFFECT ON OTHER LAW.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or otherwise £dfect the authority of the President under section 706 of the 1934 Act (47 U.S.C. 606). 47 USC 927. «SEC. 117. EXISTING ALLOCATION AND TRANSFER AUTHORITY RETAINED. "(a) ADDITIONAL REALLOCATION.— Nothing in this part prevents or limits additional reallocation of spectrum from the Federal Government to other users.