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 100 STAT. 1783-67

PUBLIC LAW 99-500—OCT. 18, 1986

until September 30, 1988, for research and policy studies: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Federal Communications Commission, during fiscal year 1987, may recover the costs incurred to assess and collect charges authorized by section 5002 of Public Law 99-272 from receipts generated by such charges: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated to the Federal Communications Commission by this Act may be used to diminish the number of VHF channel assignments reserved for noncommercial educational television stations in the Television Table of Assignments (section 73.606 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations): Provided further. That funds appropriated to the Federal Communications Commission by this Act shall be used to consider alternative means of administration and enforcement of the Fairness Doctrine and to report to the Congress by September 30, 1987. FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C 5901-02; $11,600,000: Provided, That not to exceed $1,500 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Commission, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representation expenses; the sum of $65,000,000: Provided, That the funds appropriated in this paragraph are subject to the limitations and provisions of sections 10(a) and 10(c) (notwithstanding section 10(e)), 11(b), 18, and 20 of the Federal Trade Commission Improvements Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-252; 94 Stat. 374): Provided further. That (a) The Federal Trade Commission shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and to the Appropriations Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives the information specified in subsection (b) of this section every 6 months during fiscal year 1987. A report containing such information shall be submitted when the Commission submits its annual report to the Congress during such fiscal year, and such report may be included in the annual report. A separate report containing such information shall be submitted 6 months after the date of submission of any such annual report. Each such report shall contain such information for the period since the last submission under this section. (b) Each such report shall list and describe, with respect to instances in which predatory pricing practices have been suspected or alleged— (1) each complaint made, orally or in writing, to the offices of the Commission;

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