An Act to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that certain aliens admitted to the United States for permanent residence shall be eligible to operate amateur radio stations in the United States and to hold licenses for their stations
PL 92-81 (S.485), enacted 08/10/1971

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PUBLIC LAW 92-81-AUG. 10, 1971 
[85 STAT. 
SEC. 408. The Secivtaiy of Labor and the Secretary of Health, Edu-
cation, and Welfare are authorized to transfer unexpended balances 
of prior appropriations to accounts corresponding to current appro-
priations provided in this Act: Provided^ That such transferred 
balances are used for the same purpose, and for the same periods of 
time, for which they were originally appropriated. 
Short title. 
This Act may be cited as the "Departments of Labor-, and Health, 
Education, and AVelfaie, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 
1972". 
Approved August 10, 1971. 
Public Law 92-81 
August 10. 1971 
^^ ACT 
[s. 485] 
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that certain aliens admitted 
to the United States for permanent residence shall be eligible to operate ama-
teur radio stations in the United States and to hold licenses for their stations. 
66 Stat. 254. 
note 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
Amateur radio 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 303(1) 
^ opera^tionby 
of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 303(1)) is amended 
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by inserting at the end thereof a new paragraph as follows: 
78'*stat!'202°^^' 
"(^) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Com-
mission may issue licenses for the operation of amateur radio stations 
to aliens admitted to the United States for permanent residence who 
have filed under section 334(f) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1445(f)) a declaration of intention to become a citizen 
of the United States: Provided, That when an application for a license 
is received by the Commission, it shall notify the appropriate 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 license may then be granted 
unless the Commission shall determine that information received from 
such agencies necessitates denial of the request. Other provisions of this 
5JJSC prec. 551 ^^^ ^^^j^ ^f ^^^ Administrative Procedure Act shall not be applicable 
to any request or application for or modification, suspension, or cancel-
lation of any such license." 
SEC. 2. Section 310(a) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
78 Stat. 202. 
310(a)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 
paragraph: 
"Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, a license for an 
amateur radio station may be granted to and held by an alien admitted 
to the United States for permanent residence who has filed under sec-
tion 334(f) of the Immigration and Nationalitj^ Act (8 U.S.C. 1445 
(f)) a declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United 
States: Provided, That when an application for a license is received 
by the Commission, it shall notify the appropriate 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 license may then be granted unless the 
Commission 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 applicable to any 
request or application for or modification, suspension, or cancellation 
of any such license." 
Approved August 10, 1971.