103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4522
AN ACT
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to extend the
authorization of appropriations of the Federal Commu-
nications Commission, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Communica-
tions Commission Authorization Act of 1994’’.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
6 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 156)
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated for the ad-
ministration of this Act by the Commission $186,000,000
for fiscal year 1995, together with such sums as may be
necessary for increases resulting from adjustments in sal-
ary, pay, retirement, other employee benefits required by
law, and other nondiscretionary costs, for fiscal year 1995.
Of the sum appropriated in each fiscal year under this
section, a portion, in an amount determined under section
9(b), shall be derived from fees authorized by section 9.’’.
(b) TRAVEL AND REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM.—Sub-
section (g) of section 4 of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 154) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (2), and
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as (2).
(c) COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT FROM OLDER AMER-
ICANS.—Section 6(a) of the Federal Communications
Commission Authorization Act of 1988 (47 U.S.C. 154
note) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 1992 and 1993’’
and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 1995’’.
(d) HAWAII MONITORING STATION.—Section 9(a) of
the Federal Communications Commission Authorization
Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–594; 102 Stat. 3024) is
amended by striking ‘‘1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994’’ and
inserting ‘‘1995,’’.
SEC. 3. APPLICATION FEES.
(a) SCHEDULE OF APPLICATION FEES FOR PCS.—
The schedule of application fees in section 8(g) of such
Act is amended by adding, at the end of the portion under
the heading ‘‘COMMON CARRIER SERVICES’’, the following
new item:
‘‘23. Personal communications services
‘‘a. Initial or new application .......................................................
230
‘‘b. Amendment to pending application .......................................
‘‘c. Application for assignment or transfer of control .................
230
‘‘d. Application for renewal of license ..........................................
‘‘e. Request for special temporary authority ...............................
200
‘‘f. Notification of completion of construction .............................
‘‘g. Request to combine service areas ..........................................
50’’.
(b) VANITY CALL SIGNS.—
(1) LIFETIME LICENSE FEES.—
(A) AMENDMENT.—The schedule of appli-
cation fees in section 8(g) of such Act is further
amended by adding, at the end of the portion
under the heading ‘‘PRIVATE RADIO SERVICES’’,
the following new item:
‘‘11. Amateur vanity call signs ........................................................
150.00’’.
(B) TREATMENT
OF
RECEIPTS.—Moneys
received from fees established under the amend-
ment made by this subsection shall be deposited
as an offsetting collection in, and credited to,
the account providing appropriations to carry
out the functions of the Commission.
(2) TERMINATION
OF
ANNUAL
REGULATORY
FEES.—The schedule of regulatory fees in section