§ 1109. — Authorization of appropriations.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 47USC1109]
TITLE 47--TELEGRAPHS, TELEPHONES, AND RADIOTELEGRAPHS
CHAPTER 10--LOCAL TV
Sec. 1109. Authorizations of appropriations
(a) Cost of loan guarantees
(1) Authorization of appropriations
For the cost of the loans guaranteed under this chapter,
including the cost of modifying the loans, as defined in section
661a of title 2, there are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
years 2001 through 2006, such amounts as may be necessary.
(2) Commodity Credit Corporation funds
(A) In general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subject to
subparagraph (B), in addition to amounts made available under
paragraph (1), of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation,
the Secretary of Agriculture shall make available for loan
guarantees to carry out this chapter $80,000,000 for the period
beginning on May 13, 2002, and ending on December 31, 2006, to
remain available until expended.
(B) Broadband loans and loan guarantees
(i) In general
Amounts made available under subparagraph (A) that are
not obligated as of the release date described in clause
(ii) shall be available to the Secretary to make loans and
loan guarantees under section 950bb of title 7.
(ii) Release date
For purposes of clause (i), the release date is the date
that is the earlier of--
(I) the date the Secretary determines that at least
75 percent of the designated market areas (as defined in
section 122(j) of title 17) not in the top 40 designated
market areas described in section 1103(e)(1)(C)(i) of
this title have access to local television broadcast
signals for virtually all households (as determined by
the Secretary); or
(II) December 31, 2006.
(C) Advanced appropriations
Subsections (c) and (h)(1)(B) of section 1103 of this title
and section 1104(n)(3)(B) of this title shall not apply to
amounts made available under this paragraph.
(b) Cost of administration
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, other than to
cover costs under subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Availability
Any amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorizations of
appropriations in subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall remain
available until expended.
(Pub. L. 106-553, Sec. 1(a)(2) [title X, Sec. 1011], Dec. 21, 2000, 114
Stat. 2762, 2762A-141; Pub. L. 107-171, title VI, Sec. 6404(a), May 13,
2002, 116 Stat. 429.)
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1) and (b), was in the
original ``this Act'', and was translated as reading ``this title''. See
References in Text note set out under section 1101 of this title.
Amendments
2002--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107-171 designated existing provisions as
par. (1), inserted heading, and added par. (2).
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1103 of this title; title 7
section 950bb.
