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 123STA T . 3 0 0 5PUBLIC LA W 111 –96—NOV .6, 2009 PublicLaw1 11 –96 111 thCongres s A n Act Toal lo wthefundi n g fo r the intero p era b lee m ergen cy communication s grant program established under the D igital Tele v ision Transition and P ublic S afety A ct of 20 0 5 to remain available until e x pended through fiscal year 20 1 2, and for other purposes .Beit e nac te dby t h e S enate and Hous eo fR e pr esentati v es of the U nited States of Am erica in C on g ress assemb l ed ,SECTION1.PUBL ICS AF ET Y INTE R OPERABLE CO M MUNICATIONS G RANTS. (a)Notwi t hs ta nd in g s ec tion 30 0 6 (a)( 2 )o f the D igita lT ele v ision T r ansition and Pub lic S afet yA ct of 200 5 ( 47U. S. C . 30 9 note) , su m s made available to administer the Public Safety I ntero p erable Communications G rant Program under section 309( j )( 8 )( E ) of the Communications Act of 1 934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(E)) shall remain available until e x pended, but not beyond September 30, 2012. (b) The period for performance of any investment approved under the Program as of the date of enactment of this Act shall be extended by one year, but not later than September 30, 2011, except that the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communica - tions and Information may extend, on a case-by-case basis, the period of performance for any investment approved under the Pro- gram as of that date for a period of not more than 2 years, but not later than September 30, 2012. In ma k ing a determination as to whether an extension beyond September 30, 2011, is war- ranted, the Assistant Secretary should consider the circumstances that gave rise to the need for the extension, the likelihood of completion of performance within the deadline for completion, and Det e rmina ti o n .T ime p erio d . N o v. 6,20 0 9[S . 1 69 4]