An Act to amend sections 303 and 310 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to provide that the Federal Communications Commission may issue authorizations, but not licenses, for alien amateur radio operators to operate their amateur radio stations in the United States, its possessions, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico provided there is in effect a bilateral agreement between the United States and the alien's government for such operation by United States amateurs on a reciprocal basis
PL 88-313 (S.920), enacted 05/28/1964

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PUBLIC LAW 88-313-MAY 28, 1964 
[78 STAT. 
May 28, 1964 
[S. 920] 
Public Law 88-313 
AN ACT 
To amend sections 303 and 310 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 
to provide that the Federal Communications Commission may issue authoriza-
tions, but not licenses, for alien amateur radio operators to operate their 
amateur radio stations in the United States, its possessions, and the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico provided there is in effect a bilateral agreement between 
the United States and the alien's government for such operation by United 
States amateurs on a reciprocal basis. 
Amateur radio 
operators, aliens. 
Operation of sta-
tions in U.S. 
48 Stat. 1082; 
72 Stat. 981. 
Bilateral agree-
ments. 
60 Stat. 237. 
5 u s e 1001 
note. 
48 Stat. 1086; 
72 Stat. 981. 
47 u s e 310. 
Nonapplic abil-
ity. 
60 Stat. 237. 
5 u s e 1001 
note. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That subsection (1) 
of section 303 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 303) 
is amended— 
(1) by inserting " (1)" immediately after " (1)"; and 
(2) by adding at the end of such subsection the following: 
"(2) Notwithstanding section 301 of this Act and paragraph (1) 
of this subsection, the Commission may issue authorizations, under 
such conditions and terms as it may prescribe, to permit an alien 
licensed by his government as an amateur radio operator to 
operate his amateur radio station licensed by his government in 
the United States, its possessions, and the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico provided there is in effect a bilateral agreement 
between the United States and the alien's government for such 
operation on a reciprocal basis by United States amateur radio 
operators: Provided^ That when an application for an authori-
zation is received by the Commission, it shall notify the appropri-
ate agencies of the Government of such fact, and such agencies 
shall forthwith furnish to the Commission such information in 
their possession as bears upon the compatibility of the request 
with the national security: And 
provided 
further^ That the 
requested authorization may then be granted unless the Commis-
sion shall determine that information received from such agen-
cies necessitates denial of the request. Other provisions of this 
Act and of the Administrative Procedure Act shall not be appli-
cable to any request or application for or modification, suspen-
sion, or cancellation of any such authorization." 
SEC. 2. Subsection (a) of section 310 of the Communications Act 
of 1934 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "Not-
withstanding section 301 of this Act and paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
this subsection, the Commission may issue authorizations, under such 
conditions and terms as it may prescribe, to permit an alien licensed 
by his government as an amateur radio operator to operate his ama-
teur radio station licensed by his government in the United States, its 
possessions, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico provided there is 
in effect a bilateral agreement between the United States and the 
alien's government for such operation on a reciprocal basis by United 
States amateur radio operators: Provided^ That when an application 
for an authorization is received by the Commission, it shall notify the 
appropriate agencies of the Government of such fact, and such agen-
cies shall forthwith furnish to the Commission such information in 
their possession as bears upon the compatibility of the request with 
the national security: And provided 
further^ That the requested 
authorization may then be granted unless the Commission shall deter-
mine that information received from such agencies necessitates denial 
of the request. 
Other provisions of this Act and of the Admin-
istrative Procedure Act shall not be applicable to any request 
or application for or modification, suspension, or cancellation of 
any such authorization." 
Approved May 28, 1964.