An Act to amend the Communications Act of 1934 in order to give the Federal Communications Commission certain regulatory authority over television receiving apparatus
PL 87-529 (H.R.8031), enacted 07/10/1962

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PUBLIC LAW 87-529-JULY 10, 1%2 
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"(2) Any such civil penalty may be compromised by the Adminis-
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trator in the case of violations of titles I I I , V, VI, or XII, or any rule, 
1401,1421,1521. 
regulation, or order issued thereunder, or by the Board in the case 
of violations of titles IV or VII, or any rule, regulation, or order 
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issued thereunder, or under section 1002(i), or any term, condition, 
1441, 1482. 
Qj. lijnitation of any permit or certificate issued under title IV, or by 
the Postmaster General in the case of regulations issued by him. The 
amount of such penalty, when finally determined, or the amount agreed 
upon in compromise, may be deducted from any sums owing by the 
United States to the person charged." 
SEC. 13. Section 902(a) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 
72 Stat. 784. 
U.S.C. 1472(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
(( 
GENERAL 
"SEO. 902. (a^ Any person who knowingly and willfully violates any 
provision of this Act (except titles III, V, VI, VII, and X I I ) , or any 
order, rule, or regulation issued by the Administrator or by the Board 
under any such provision or any term, condition, or limitation of any 
certificate or permit issued under title IV, for which no penalty is 
otherwise provided in this section or in section 904, shall be deemed 
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be subject 
for the first offense to a fine of not more than $500, and for any sub-
sequent offense to a fine of not more than $2,000. If such violation is 
a continuing one, each day of such violation shall constitute a separate 
offense." 
SEC. 14. (a) That portion of the table of contents contained in 
the first section of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 which appears 
under the heading "Sec 401. Certificate of public convenience and necessity."' 
is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: 
"(n) Additional powers and duties of Board with respect to sup-
plemental air carriers." 
(b) That portion of such table of contents which appears under 
the heading "TITLE IV—AIK CABRIEB ECONOMIC REGULATION" is amended by 
adding at the end thereof the following: 
"Sec. 417. Special operating authorizations. 
"(a) Authority of Board to issue. 
"(b) Terms of authorization. 
"(c) Procedure." 
(c) That portion of such table of contents which appears under 
the heading "Sec. 901. Civil penalties." is amended by striking out 
"(a) Safety and postal offenses." and inserting in lieu thereof "(a) Safety, 
economic, and postal offenses.". 
Approved July 10, 1962. 
Public Law 87-529 
July 10, 1962 
AN ACT 
[H. R. 8031] 
rj^^ amend the Communications Act of 1934 in order to give the Federal Com-
munications Commission certain regulatory authority over television receiving 
apparatus. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
Television re- 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 303 of 
ceiving appara. 
^j^g Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 303) is amended by in-
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sertiug at the end thereof the following; 
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"(s) Have authority to require that apparatus designed to receive 
television pictures broadcast simultaneously with sound be capable of 
adequately receiving all frequencies allocated by the Commission to 
television broadcastmg when such apparatus is shipped in interstate 
commerce, or is imported from any foreign country into the United 
States, for sale or resale to the public." 
SEC. 2. Part I of title I I I of the Communications Act of 1934 is 
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amended by inserting at the end thereof a new section as follows: 
329. 
"PROHIBITION AGAINST SHIPMENT OF CERTAIN TELEVISION RECEIVERS 
"SEC. 330. (a) No person shall ship in interstate commerce, or im-
port from any foreign country into the United States, for sale or resale 
to the public, apparatus described in paragraph (s) of section 303 
unless it complies with rules prescribed by the Commission pursuant 
to the authority granted by that paragraph: Provided, That this sec-
tion shall not apply to carriers transporting such apparatus without 
trading in it. 
" (b) For the purposes of this section and section 303 (s) — 
Definitions. 
"(1) The term 'interstate commerce' means (A) commerce 
between any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, or any possession of the United States and any 
place outside thereof which is within the United States, (B) 
commerce between points in the same State, the District of Colum-
bia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or possession of the 
United States but through any place outside thereof, or (C) 
commerce wholly within the District of Columbia or any 
possession of the United States. 
"(2) The term 'United States' means the several States, the 
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the 
possessions of the United States, but does not include the Canal 
Zone." 
Approved July 10, 1962. 
Public Law 87-530 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
July lo, 1962 
To amend section 316 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to extend the 
[S. J. Res. 201] 
time by which a lease transferring a tobacco acreage allotment may be filed. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 316 of the 
Agricultural Ad-
Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 is amended by adding thereto a iustment Act of 
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new subsection (g) to read: 
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"(g) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (c) relating to 
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the filing of a lease with the county committee, the lease and transfer 
of an allotment for the 1962 crop year shall be effective if, (1) the 
Secretary finds that a lease in compliance with the provisions of this 
section was agreed upon prior to the normal planting time in the 
county, as determined by the Secretary, or June 15,1962, whichever is 
earlier, and (2) the terms of the lease are reduced to writing and 
filed in the county office in which the farms involved are located within 
twenty days of the date this subsection becomes law." 
Approved July 10, 1962.