§ 744. — Reports to Congress.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 47USC744]
TITLE 47--TELEGRAPHS, TELEPHONES, AND RADIOTELEGRAPHS
CHAPTER 6--COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE SYSTEM
SUBCHAPTER IV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 744. Reports to Congress
The corporation shall transmit to the President and the Congress,
annually and at such other times as it deems desirable, a comprehensive
and detailed report of its operations, activities, and accomplishments
under this chapter.
(Pub. L. 87-624, title IV, Sec. 404, Aug. 31, 1962, 76 Stat. 426; Pub.
L. 103-414, title III, Sec. 304(b)(4), Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4297;
Pub. L. 104-66, title II, Sec. 2051(a), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 729.)
Termination of Section
Section to cease to be effective on the effective date of a
Commission order determining under section 761(b)(2) of this title
that INTELSAT privatization is consistent with criteria in sections
763 and 763a of this title, see section 765d(4) of this title.
Amendments
1995--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104-66, which directed that this section
be amended by striking out subsec. (c), could not be executed, because
of a prior amendment by Pub. L. 103-414. See 1994 Amendment note below.
1994--Pub. L. 103-414 redesignated subsec. (b) as entire section and
struck out subsecs. (a) and (c) which read as follows:
``(a) The President shall transmit to the Congress in January of
each year a report which shall include a comprehensive description of
the activities and accomplishments during the preceding calendar year
under the national program referred to in section 721(a)(1) of this
title, together with an evaluation of such activities and
accomplishments in terms of the attainment of the objectives of this
chapter and any recommendations for additional legislative or other
action which the President may consider necessary or desirable for the
attainment of such objectives.
``(c) The Commission shall transmit to the Congress, annually and at
such other times as it deems desirable, (i) a report of its activities
and actions on anticompetitive practices as they apply to the
communications satellite programs; (ii) an evaluation of such activities
and actions taken by it within the scope of its authority with a view to
recommending such additional legislation which the Commission may
consider necessary in the public interest; and (iii) an evaluation of
the capital structure of the corporation so as to assure the Congress
that such structure is consistent with the most efficient and economical
operation of the corporation.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 765d, 904 of this title.
