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 PUBLIC LAW 94-309—JUNE 5, 1976

90 STAT. e>83

Public Law 94-309 94th Congress An Act To extend the Educational Broadcasting Facilities Program and to provide authority for the support of demonstrations in telecommunications technologies for the distribution of health, education, and public or social service information, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Educational Broadcasting Facilities and Telecommunications Demonstration Act of 1976". PURPOSE

SEC. 2. (a) Part IV of title III of the Communications Act of 1934 is amended by striking out the heading of such part and inserting in

June 5, 1976 [H.R. 9 6 3 0 ] '

Educational Broadcasting Facilities and Telecommunications Demonstration Act of 1976. 47 USC 390 note. 47 USC 390.

lieu thereof "ASSISTANCE FOR NONCOMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING F A C I L I T I E S; TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEMONSTRATIONS; CORPORATION FOR P U B L I C BROADCASTING".

(b) Subpart A of such part is amended by striking out the heading of such subpart and inserting in lieu thereof "ASSISTANCE FOR NONCOMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FACILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEMONSTRATIONS".

(c) Section 390 of such Act is amended to read as follows:

47 USC 390.

DECLARATION OF PURPOSE

" SEC. 390. The purposes of this subpart are (1) to assist (through matching grants) in the construction of noncommercial educational television or radio broadcasting facilities, and (2) to demonstrate (through g r a n t s o r contracts) the use of telecommunications technologies for the distribution and dissemination of health, education, and other public or social service information.". AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 3. Section 391 of the Communications Act of 1934 is amended 47 USC 391. to read as follows: " SEC. 391. There are authorized to be appropriated $7,500,000 for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, and $30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, to assist (through matching grants) in the construction of noncommercial educational television or radio broadcasting facilities as provided in this subpart. Sums appropriated under this section for any fiscal year or period shall remain available for payment of g r a n t s for projects for which applications approved under section 392 have been submitted under such section within one year after the last d a y of such fiscal year o r period.". CRITERIA FOR BROADCAST FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION

SEC. 4. (a) Section 392(a)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 is 47 USC 392. amended by striking out clause (C) and inserting in lieu thereof " (C) a public or private nonprofit college or university or other educational

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