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PUBLIC LAW 97-000—MMMM. DD, 1981

95 STAT. 730

PUBLIC LAW 97-35—AUG. 13, 1981 subdivision of a State, or a public agency)" after "public broadcast station". (3) Section 396(k)(9)(E) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 396(k)(9)(E)) is amended by inserting "(other than any station which is owned and operated by a State, a political or special purpose subdivision of a State, or a public agency)" after "public broadcast station". RECORDS AND AUDIT

SEC. 1228. (a) Section 396(1)(1)(A) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 396(1)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting ", except that such requirement shall not preclude shared auditing arrangements between any public telecommunications entity and its licensee where such licensee is a public or private institution" after "United States". (b) Section 396(1)(3)(B) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 396(1)(3)(B)) is amended— (1) in clause (ii) thereof, by striking out "an annual" and inserting in lieu thereof "a biannual"; and (2) in clause (iii) thereof, by striking out "annually" and inserting in lieu thereof "biannually". EDITORIAUZING AND SUPPORT OP POLITICAL CANDIDATES PROHIBITED

SEC. 1229. Section 399 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 399) is amended to read as follows: "EDITORIAUZING AND SUPPORT OF POLITICAL CANDIDATES PROHIBITED

47 USC 396.

"SEC. 399. No noncommercial educational broadcasting station which receives a grant from the Corporation under subpart C of this part may engage in editorializing. No noncommercial educational broadcasting station may support or oppose any candidate for political office.". U S E O F BUSINESS OR INSTITUTIONAL LOGOGRAMS

SEC. 1230. Subpart D of part IV of title III of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 397) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "USE OF BUSINESS OR INSTITUTIONAL LOGOGRAMS

"Business or lo^o *ram"^ 47^lfsc'399A.

"SEC. 399A: (a) For purposes of this section, the term 'business or institutional logogram means any aural or visual letters or words, or ^^Y symbol or sign, which is used for the exclusive purpose of identifying any corporation, company, or other organization, and which is not used for the purpose of promoting the products, services, or facilities of such corporation, company, or other organization. "(b) Each public television station and each public radio station shall be authorized to broadcast announcements which include the use of any business or institutional logogram and which include a reference to the location of the corporation, company, or other organization involved, except that such announcements may not interrupt regular programming. "(c) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to limit the authority of the Commission to prescribe regulations relating to the manner in which logograms may be used to identify corporations, companies, or other organizations.".