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Written findings, requirement. 76 Stat. 529; 80 Stat. 850.

Contract authorizations, exception.

Ante, p. 289.

PUBLIC LAW 90-379-JULY 5, 1968

[82 STAT.

" (B) appropriations currently available for procurement of the type of services concerned, and not otherwise obligated; or " (C) funds appropriated for those payments." SEC. 2. Section 2310(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (A) by inserting "section 2306(g)(1),-' after the words "section 2306(c)," after the first time those words appear; (B) by inserting after " (3) " the words "support the findings required by section 2306(g)(1), (4) "; (C) by striking out " (4) " and inserting in place thereof " (5) ", and (D) by striking out " (5) " and inserting in place thereof SEC. 3. Section 2311 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out "under clauses (11)-(16) of section 2304(a) of this title" and by inserting in place thereof "(1) under clauses (11)-(16) of section 2304(a) of this title, and (2) authorizing contracts in excess of three years under section 2306(g) of this title." Approved July 5, 1968.

Public Law 90-379 July 5, 1968 [H. R. 14910]

Communications Act of 1934, amendment. 48 Stat. 1064. 47 USC 609 and note.

AN ACT To amend the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to give the Federal Communicatiims Commission authority to prescribe regulations for the manufacture, import, sale, shipment, or use of devices which cause harmful interference to radio reception.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, is further amended by adding thereto a new section 302 to read as follows: "DEVICES WHICH INTERFERE WITH RADIO RECEPTION

Exceptions.

"SEC. 302. (a) The Commission may, consistent with the public interest, convenience, and necessity, make reasonable regulations governing the interference potential of devices which in their operation are capable of emitting radio frequency energy by radiation, conduction, or other means in sufficient degree to cause harmful interference to radio communications. Such regulations shall be applicable to the manufacture, import, sale, offer for sale, shipment, or use of such devices. " (b) No person shall manufacture, import, sell, offer for sale, ship, or use devices which fail to comply with regulations promulgated pursuant to this section. "(c) The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to carriers transporting such devices without trading in them, to devices manufactured solely for export, to the manufacture, assembly, or installation of devices for its own use by a public utility engaged in providing electric service, or to devices for use by the Government of the United States or any agency thereof. Devices for use by the Government of the United States or any agency thereof shall be developed, procured, or otherwise acquired, including offshore procurement, under United States Government criteria, standards, or specifications designed to achieve the common objective of reducing interference to radio reception, taking into account the unique needs of national defense and security." Approved July 5, 1968.

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