47 U.S.C. § 926 : US Code - Section 926: Authority to recover reassigned frequencies

Search 47 U.S.C. § 926 : US Code - Section 926: Authority to recover reassigned frequencies

(a) Authority of President
Subsequent to the withdrawal of assignment to Federal Government
stations pursuant to section 924 of this title, the President may
reclaim reassigned frequencies for reassignment to Federal
Government stations in accordance with this section.
(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 [47 U.S.C.
151 et seq.], the President shall follow the procedures for
substitution of frequencies established by section 924(b) of this
title.
(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
924(b) of this title, except that the statement required by
section 924(b)(1)(B) of this title 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
equipment 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 924(b)(1)(B) of this title
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
affect the authority of the President under section 706 of the 1934
Act (47 U.S.C. 606).