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 PUBLIC LAW 104-104—FEB. 8, 1996 110 STAT. 131 section (f) in the same manner as if that person were an employee of the Commission.". (f) DELEGATION OF EQUIPMENT TESTING AND CERTIFICATION TO PRIVATE LABORATORIES.—Section 302 (47 U.S.C. 302) is amended 47 USC 302a. by adding at the end the following: "(e) The Commission may— "(1) authorize the use of private organizations for testing and certifying the compliance of devices or home electronic equipment and systems with regulations promulgated under this section; "(2) accept as prima facie evidence of such compliance the certification by any such organization; and "(3) establish such qualifications and standards as it deems appropriate for such private organizations, testing, and certification.". (g) MAKING LICENSE MODIFICATION UNIFORM. — Section 303(f) (47 U.S.C. 303(f)) is amended by striking "unless, after a public hearing," and inserting "unless". (h) ELIMINATE FCC JURISDICTION OVER GOVERNMENT-OWNED SHIP RADIO STATIONS.— (1) Section 305 (47 U.S.C. 305) is amended by striking subsection (b) and redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as (b) and (c), respectively. (2) Section 382(2) (47 U.S.C. 382(2)) is amended by striking "except a vessel of the United States Maritime Administration, the Inland and Coastwise Waterways Service, or the Panama Canal Company,". (i) PERMIT OPERATION OF DOMESTIC SHIP AND AIRCRAFT RADIOS WITHOUT LICENSE.— Section 307(e) (47 U.S.C. 307(e)) is amended to read as follows: "(e)(1) Notwithstanding any license requirement established in this Act, if the Commission determines that such authorization serves the public interest, convenience, and necessity, the Commission may by rule authorize the operation of radio stations without individual licenses in the following radio services: (A) the citizens band radio service; (B) the radio control service; (C) the aviation radio service for aircraft stations operated on domestic flights when such aircraft are not otherwise required to carry a radio station; and (D) the maritime radio service for ship stations navigated on domestic voyages when such ships are not otherwise required to carry a radio station. "(2) Any radio station operator who is authorized by the Commission to operate without an individual license shall comply with all other provisions of this Act and with rules prescribed by the Commission under this Act. "(3) For purposes of this subsection, the terms 'citizens band radio service', 'radio control service', 'aircraft station' and 'ship station' shall have the meanings given them by the Commission by rule.". (j) EXPEDITED LICENSING FOR FIXED MICROWAVE SERVICE.— Section 309(b)(2) (47 U.S.C. 309(b)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (G) as subparagraphs (A) through (F), respectively. (k) FOREIGN DIRECTORS. —Section 310(b) (47 U.S.C. 310(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3), by striking "of which any officer or director is an alien or"; and

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