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 PUBLIC LAW 95-567—NOV. 2, 1978

92 STAT. 2409

LONG-RANGE P L A N N I N G FOR FACILITIES

SEC. 105. Section 394 of the Communications Act of 1934 is amended 47 USC 394. to read as follows: " L O N G - R A N G E P L A N N I N G FOR FACILITIES

"SEC. 394. (a) The Secretary, in consultation with the Corporation, public telecommunications entities, and as appropriate with other parties, shall develop a long-range plan to accomplish the objectives set forth in section 390. Such plan shall include a detailed 5-year Post, p. 2405. projection of the broadcast and nonbroadcast public telecommunications facilities required to meet such objectives, and the expenditures necessary to provide such facilities, "(b) The plan required in subsection (a) shall be updated annu- Report to ally, and a summary of the activities of the Secretary in implement- President and ing the plan, shall be submitted concurrently to the President and Congress. the Congress not later than the 31st day of December of each year.". MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SEC. 106. (a) The heading for part IV of title III of the Communi37 USC 390. cations Act of 1934 is amended to read as follows: "PART IV—ASSISTANCE FOR PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES; TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEMONSTRATIONS; CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING".

(b) The heading for subpart A of part IV of title III of the Communications Act of 1934 is amended to read as follows: "Subpart A—Assistance for Public Telecommunications Facilities". (c) The position of Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 5 USC 5316 note. Communications and Information, established in Department of Commerce Organization Order Numbered 10-10 (effective March 26, 1978), shall be compensated at the rate of pay in effect from time to Compensation, time for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code. TITLE II—TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEMONSTRATIONS ASSISTANCE FOR DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS

SEC. 201. Part IV of title III of the Communications Act of 1934 is amended by striking out section 392A and section 395, by redesig- 47 USC 392a, nating subpart B and subpart C as subpart C and subpart D, respec- ^9^tively, and by inserting after subpart A the following new subpart: "Subpart B—Telecommunications Demonstrations " A S S I S T A N C E FOR DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS

"SEC. 395. (a) It is the purpose of this subpart to promote the 47 USC 395. development of nonbroadcast telecommunications facilities and services for the transmission, distribution, and delivery of health, edu. <, cation, and public or social service information. The Secretary is authorized, upon receipt of an application in such form and containing such information as he may by regulation require, to make grants

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