Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 96 Part 1.djvu/1132

 96 STAT. 1090

PUBLIC LAW 97-259—SEPT. 13, 1982

preparation or distribution of any publication used in preparation for obtaining amateur station operator licenses, shall not be eligible to render any service under this subparagraph. "(C)(i) The Commission, for purposes of monitoring violations of any provision of this Act (and of any regulation prescribed by the Commission under this Act) relating to the amateur radio service, may— "(I) recruit and train any individual licensed by the Commission to operate an amateur station; and "(II) accept and employ the voluntary and uncompensated services of such individual, "(ii) The Commission, for purposes of recruiting and training individuals under clause (i) and for purposes of screening, annotating, and summarizing violation reports referred under clause (i), may accept and employ the voluntary and uncompensated services of Einy amateur station operator organization. "(iii) The functions of individuals recruited and trained under this subparagraph shall be limited to— "(I) the detection of improper amateur radio transmissions; "(II) the conveyance to Commission personnel of information which is essential to the enforcement of this Act (or regulations prescribed by the Commission under this Act) relating to the amateur radio service; and "(III) issuing advisory notices, under the general direction of the Commission, to persons who apparently have violated any provision of this Act (or regulations prescribed by the Commission under this Act) relating to the amateur radio service. Nothing in this clause shall be construed to grant individuals recruited and trained under this subparagraph any authority to issue sanctions to violators or to take any enforcement action other than any action which the (Commission may prescribe by rule. "(D)(i) The Commission, for purposes of monitoring violations of any provision of this Act (and of any regulation prescribed by the Commission under this Act) relating to the citizens band radio service, may— "(I) recruit and train any citizens band radio operator; and "(II) accept and employ the voluntary and uncompensated services of such operator, "(ii) The Commission, for purposes of recruiting and training individuals under clause (i) and for purposes of screening, annotating, and summarizing violation reports referred under clause (i), may accept and employ the voluntary and uncompensated services of any citizens band radio operator organization. The Commission, in accepting and employing services of individuals under this subparagraph, shall seek to achieve a broad representation of individuals and organizations interested in citizens band radio operation, "(iii) The functions of individuals recruited and trained under this subparagraph shall be limited to— "(I) the detection of improper citizens band radio transmissions; "(II) the conveyance to Commission personnel of information which is essential to the enforcement of this Act (or regulations prescribed by the Commission under this Act) relating to the citizens band radio service; and "(III) issuing advisory notices, under the general direction of the Commission, to persons who apparently have violated any

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