An Act of amend the Communications Act of 1934, to extend certain authorizations for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and for certain construction grants for noncommercial educational television and radio broadcasting facilities, and for other purposes.
PL 93-84 (S.1090), enacted 08/06/1973

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PUBLIC LAW 93-84-AUG. 6, 1973 
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Public Law 93-84 
AN ACT 
August 6, 1973 
To amend the Communications Act of 1934, to extend certain authorizations for 
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the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and for certain construction grants 
for noncommercial educational television and radio broadcasting facilities, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assenribled^ That (a) section 
corporation for 
396(k) (1) of the Communications Act of 1934 is amended to read as ^"J;^^'^ Broadcast-
lOllOWS ', 
Appropriation 
"(k) (1) There is authorized to be appropriated for expenses of the ^''85°s|ar'643 
Corporation $50,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, and 
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$60,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30,1975." 
(b) Section 396(k) (2) of such Act is amended by striking out 
"1973" and inserting in lieu thereof "1975". 
(c) Section 391 of such Act is amended to read as follows: 
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"AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
"SEC. 391. There are authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal 
year ending June 30, 1974, and for the succeeding fiscal year such 
sums not to exceed $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30,1974, 
and $30,000,000 for the succeeding fiscal year, as may be necessary to 
carry out the purposes of section 390. Sums appropriated under this 
section for any fiscal year shall remain available for payment of 
grants for projects for which applications approved under section 
392, have been submitted under such section prior to the end of the 
succeeding fiscal year." 
SEC. 2. (a) Section 399 of the Communications Act of 1934 is 
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amended by inserting " ( a ) " after "SEC. 399." and by inserting at the ''Ti^s"a't!^°3^68"^' 
end thereof the following new subsection: 
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"(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), each licensee which 
receives assistance under this part after the date of the enactment of 
this subsection shall retain an audio recording of each of its broad-
casts of any program in which any issue of public importance is dis-
cussed. Each such recording shall be retained for the sixty-day period 
beginning on the date on which the licensee broadcasts such program. 
"(2) The requirements of paragraph (1) shall not apply with 
respect to a licensee's broadcast of a program if an entity designated 
by the licensee retains an audio recording of each of the licensee's 
broadcasts of such a program for the period prescribed by paragraph 
"(3) Each licensee and entity designated by a licensee under para-
graph (2) which retains a recording under paragraph (1) or (2) 
shall, in the period during which such recording is required under 
such paragraph to be retained, make a copy of such recording 
available— 
"(A) to the Commission upon its request, and 
"(B) to any other person upon payment to the licensee or 
designated entity (as the case may be) of its reasonable cost of 
making such copy. 
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"(4) The Commission shall by rule prescribe— 
"(A) the manner in which recordings required by this subsec-
tion shall be kept, and 
"(B) the conditions under which they shall be available to per-
sons other than the Commission, 
giving due regard to the goals of eliminating unnecessary expense and 
effort and minimizing administrative burdens." 
(b) The section heading for such section 399 is amended by inserting 
at the end "; RECORDINGS OF CERTAIN rRooRAMs"'. 
Approved August 6, 1973. 
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Public Law 93-85 
August 10, 1973 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
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rpp provide for a temporary extension of the authority of the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development with respect to the insurance of loans and 
mortgages, and for other purposes. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
Housing. 
States of America in Congress assembled, 
EXTENSION o r FHA INSURANCE PROGRAMS 
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SECTION 1. (a) Section 2(a) of the National Housing Act is amended 
by striking out "June 30, 1973" in the first sentence and inserting in 
lieu thereof "October 1,1973". 
(b) Section 217 of such Act is amended by striking out "June 30, 
1973" and inserting in lieu thereof "October 1,1973". 
(c) Section 221(f) of such Act is amended by striking out "June 30, 
1973" in the fifth sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "October 1, 
1973". 
(d) Section 235 (m) of such Act is amended by striking out "June 30, 
1973" and inserting in lieu thereof "October 1,1973". 
(e) Section 236 (n) of such Act is amended by striking out "June 30, 
1973" and inserting in lieu thereof "October 1,1973". 
(f) Section 809(f) of such Act is amended by striking out "June 30, 
1973" in the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "October 1, 
1973". 
(g) Section 810(k) of such Act is amended by striking out "June 30, 
1973" in the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "October 1, 
1973". 
(h) Section 1002 (a) of such Act is amended by striking out "June 30, 
1973" in the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "October 1, 
1973". 
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^^^ Scctiou 1101 (a) of such Act is amended by striking out "June 30, 
1973" in the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "October 1, 
1973". 
FLEXIBLE INTEREST RATE AUTHORITY 
SEC. 2. Section 3(a) of the Act entitled "An Act to amend chapter 
37 of title 38 of the United States Code wi^h respect to the veterans' 
home loan program, to amend the National Housing Act with respect 
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^^ interest rates on insured mortgages, and for other purposes," is 
amended by striking out "June 30,1973" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"October 1,1973". 
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