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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. Cus. 256, 263 . 1928 . 373 wh ere an d that the m ateria ls or servic es are necess ary to enabl e the Government of the United States to participate in said exposition for the purposes enumerated in that resolution without regard to ed contracts, etc., waiv- th e provisi ons of se ction 370 9 of the Revised Statutes, or of an y other R.S ., sec . 3709, p .733. Act regulating or limiting the expenditure of public moneys : Pro- Ae ao, is and vouch- vided, That this authority shall not be construed to waive the sub- era to be submitted. mission of accounts and vouchers to the General Accounting Office for audit. Approved, March 27, 1928. March 28, 1928. CHAP. 263 .-An Act Continuing for one year the powers and authority of 	[S .2317.1 the Federal Radio Commission under the Radio Act of 1927, and for other [Public No. 198.1 purp oses. Be it enacted b y the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That all th e powe rs Radio sAct of 1a. and authority vested in the Federal Radio Commission by the Radio R adio Commi ssio ncon - ti nued unt Il March 16, Act of 1927, approved February 23, 1927, shall continue to be 192sed until March 16, vested in and exercised by the commission until March 16, 1929 ; and Vol.44, p. 1162. wherever any reference is made in such Act to the period of one ye ar aft er the first meeti ng of the co mmissio n, suc h refe rence shall be held to mean the period of two years after the first meeting of the commission. SEC. 2. The period during which the members of the commission tended d of salar y ex- shall receive compensation at the rate of $10,000 per annum is hereby extended until March 16, 1929. SEC. 3 . Prior to January 1, 1930, the licensing authority shall L imita tion on li- Y licensing t enses pri or to Janu ary grant no license or renewal of license under the Radio Act of 1927 1,1930 . for a broadcasting station for a eriod to exceed three months and no license or renewal of license for any other class of station for a period to exceed one year. SEC. 4. The term of office of each member of the commission shall miss T e'on. i of present com. expire on February 23, 1929, and thereafter commissioners shall be Commissionersthere. appointed for terms of two, three, four, five, and six years, respec- after s tively, as provided in the Radio Act of 1927. SEC. 5 . The second paragraph of section 9 of the Radio Act of amended. Vol. 44, p. 1166, 1927 is amended to read as follows It is hereby declared that the of all the zones established Equal allocation of Y people broadcasting liclicense to by section 2 of this Act are entitled to equality of radio broadcasting allvo~ s 44, . p. 1162. se rvice, both of tra nsmiss ion an d of r eceptio n, and in or der to pro- vide said equality the licensing authority shall as nearly as possible make and maintain an equal allocation of broadcasting licenses, of hands of frequency or wave lengths, of periods of time for operation, and of station power, to each of said zones when and in so far as there are applications therefor ; lications therefor ; and shall make a fair and equitable tional to Allpionoo- population of allocation of licenses, wave lengths, time for operation, and station each State, etc. power to each of the States, the District of Columbia, the Territories and possessions of the United States within each zone, according General pow ers of to population. The licensing authority shall carry into effect the licensing authority. equal ity o f bro adca sting serv ice herei nbefo re di rect ed, w henev er ne cessar y or p roper, by gr anting or re fusing licens es or renewa ls of licenses, by changing periods of time for operation, and by increasing or decre asing statio n powe r, whe n appl ication s are made f or lic enses or renewals of licenses : Provided, That if and when there is a lack Proviso. Tempo rary lic enses of applications from any zone for the proportionate share of licenses, to other zones if pro. POT tio nat o wave lengths, time of operation, or station power to which such zone applied for . share not is entitl ed, the l icensing authority may issu e license s for the balance of the proportion not applied for from any zone, to applicants from other zones for a temporary period of ninety days each, and shall

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