116 STAT. 2116 PUBLIC LAW 107-295—NOV. 25, 2002 "(8) The acquisition and maintenance of interim search and rescue command center communications equipment. "(9) Any other requirements that the Secretary beheves will increase the safe operation of the search and rescue centers. "(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.— It is the sense of the Congress that the Secretary should establish, implement, and maintain minimum standards necessary to ensure that an individual on duty or watch in a Coast Guard search and rescue command center facility does not work more than 12 hours in a 24-hour period, except in an emergency or unforeseen circumstances. "(c) DEFINITION. —For the purposes of this section, the term 'search and rescue center facility' means a Coast Guard shore facility that maintains a search and rescue mission coordination and communications watch. "(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS. — The Secretary shall provide a quarterly written report to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, describing the status of implementation of the standards described in subsection (b), including a list of the facilities at which such standards have or have not been implemented.". 14 USC 676 note. (b) PRESCRIPTION OF STANDARDS.— The Secretary shall prescribe the standards required under section 675(a) of title 14, United States Code, as enacted by subsection (a) of this section, before January 1, 2003. (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.— The table of sections for chapter 17 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking the second item relating to a section 673 and the item relating to a section 674 and inserting the following: "674. Small boat station capability. "675. Small boat station clostires. "676. Search and rescue center standards.". 14 USC 92 note. SEC. 406. VHF COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES. (a) The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may authorize a person providing commercial VHF communications services to place commercial VHF communications equipment on real property under the administrative control of the Coast Guard (including towers) subject to any terms agreed to by the parties. The Secretary and that commercial VHF communications service provider also may enter into an agreement providing for VHF communications services to the Coast Guard (including digital selective calling and radio direction finding services) at a discounted rate or price based on providing such access to real property under the administrative control of the Coast Guard. (b) Commercial VHF communication equipment placed on real property under the administrative control of the Coast Guard under this section shall not interfere in any manner with any current or future Coast Guard communication equipment. (c) Nothing in this section shall affect the rights or obligations of the United States under section 704(c) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (47 U.S.C. 332 note) with respect to the availability of property or under section 359(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 357(d)) with respect to charges for transmission of distress messages.
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