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47 U.S.C. § 327 — Naval stations; use for commercial messages; rates
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The Secretary of the Navy is authorized, unless restrained by international agreement, under the terms and conditions and at rates prescribed by him, which rates shall be just and reasonable, and which, upon complaint, shall be subject to review and revision by the Commission, to use all radio stations and apparatus, wherever located, owned by the United States and under the control of the Navy Department, (a) for the reception and transmission of press messages offered by any newspaper published in the United States, its Territories or possessions, or published by citizens of the United States in foreign countries, or by any press association of the United States, and (b) for the reception and transmission of private commercial messages between ships, between ship and shore, between localities in Alaska and between Alaska and the continental United States: Provided, That the rates fixed for the reception and transmission of all such messages, other than press messages between the Pacific coast of the United States, Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, American Samoa, the Philippine Islands, and the Orient, and between the United States and the Virgin Islands, shall not be less than the rates charged by privately owned and operated stations for like messages and service: Provided further, That the right to use such stations for any of the purposes named in this section shall terminate and cease as between any countries or localities or between any locality and privately operated ships whenever privately owned and operated stations are capable of meeting the normal communication requirements between such countries or localities or between any locality and privately operated ships, and the Commission shall have notified the Secretary of the Navy thereof.
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The Secretary of the Navy is authorized, unless restrained by international agreement, under the terms and conditions and at rates prescribed by him, which rates shall be just and reasonable, and which, upon complaint, shall be subject to review and revision by the Commission, to use all radio stations and apparatus, wherever located, owned by the United States and under the control of the Navy Department, (a) for the reception and transmission of press messages offered by any newspaper published in the United States, its Territories or possessions, or published by citizens of the United States in foreign countries, or by any press association of the United States, and (b) for the reception and transmission of private commercial messages between ships, between ship and shore, between localities in Alaska and between Alaska and the continental United States: Provided, That the rates fixed for the reception and transmission of all such messages, other than press messages between the Pacific coast of the United States, Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, American Samoa, the Philippine Islands, and the Orient, and between the United States and the Virgin Islands, shall not be less than the rates charged by privately owned and operated stations for like messages and service: Provided further, That the right to use such stations for any of the purposes named in this section shall terminate and cease as between any countries or localities or between any locality and privately operated ships whenever privately owned and operated stations are capable of meeting the normal communication requirements between such countries or localities or between any locality and privately operated ships, and the Commission shall have notified the Secretary of the Navy thereof.
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**(a) Withdrawal of American sovereignty** On the 4th day of July immediately following the expiration of a period of ten years from the date of the inauguration of the new government under the constitution provided for in this Act, the President of the United States shall by proclamation withdraw and surrender all right of possession, supervision, jurisdiction, control, or sovereignty then existing and exercised by the United States in and over the territory and people of the Philippine Islands, including all military and other reservations of the Government of the United States in the Philippines (except such naval reservations and fueling stations as are reserved under [section 1391 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section1391&num=0&edition=prelim)), and, on behalf of the United States, shall recognize the independence of the Philippine Islands as a separate and self-governing nation and acknowledge the authority and control over the same of the government instituted by the people thereof, under the constitution then in force.
**(b) Naval reservations and fueling stations** The President of the United States is authorized and empowered to enter into negotiations with the government of the Philippine Islands, not later than two years after his proclamation recognizing the independence of the Philippine Islands, for the adjustment and settlement of all questions relating to naval reservations and fueling stations of the United States in the Philippine Islands, and pending such adjustment and settlement the matter of naval reservations and fueling stations shall remain in its present status.
**(c) Property for diplomatic purposes**
(1) Whenever the President of the United States shall find that any properties in the
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### Statutory Notes
Section 51, act Aug. 13, 1912, ch. 287, § 1, 37 Stat. 302, required license for operation of apparatus for radio communication and transmission of radiograms or signals, revocable for cause, described its interstate, foreign and local aspects, exempted the United States from its requirement and provided for special call letters for every Government station and penalties and forfeiture of offending apparatus. See sections 301, 305, 312, 501, and 503 of this title.
Section 52, act Aug. 13, 1912, ch. 287, § 2, 37 Stat. 303, related to form of license, United States citizenship of licensee, and contents of license, including statement of restrictions, ownership, location, purpose, wave length, and hours for work of station, subjection to rules and regulations and to closing by the President in time of war, public peril or disaster or Government use or control with payment of just compensation. See sections 307 to 309 of this title.
Section 53, act Aug. 13, 1912, ch. 287, § 3, 37 Stat. 303, required that operators of radio apparatus be licensed, provided for one year period of suspension of license for noncompliance with rules and regulations, declared the employment of unlicensed operators to be unlawful and provided penalty therefor and authorized the issuance of temporary permits in emergencies by collector of customs to operators on a vessel. See sections 308 and 318 of this title.
Section 54, act Aug. 13, 1912, ch. 287, § 4, 37 Stat. 304, subjected private and commercial stations to certain specific regulations, provided for enforcement and waiver of regulations, for grant of special temporary licenses to conduct radio tests and experiments, and prescribed general penalty for violation of regulations and reduction and remittance of such penalty a
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### Statutory Notes
Section 85, acts Feb. 23, 1927, ch. 169, § 5, 44 Stat. 1164; Mar. 28, 1928, ch. 263, § 1, 45 Stat. 373; Mar. 4, 1929, ch. 701, § 1, 45 Stat. 1559; Dec. 18, 1929, ch. 7, § 1, 46 Stat. 50; May 19, 1932, ch. 192, 47 Stat. 160 related to powers and authority of Secretary of Commerce, appeals to Federal Radio Commission, grant of station license, and waiver affecting wave length. See sections 155, 303(l) to (p), 304, and 307 to 309 of this title.
Section 86, act Feb. 23, 1927, ch. 169, § 6, 44 Stat. 1165, related to government radio stations, regulations, control of all stations by government in national emergency and stations on vessels. See sections 305(a), (b) and 606(c) of this title.
Section 87, act Feb. 23, 1927, ch. 169, § 7, 44 Stat. 1165, related to compensation by government for use or control of stations during national emergency. See [section 606(e) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section606/e&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 88, act Feb. 23, 1927, ch. 169, § 8, 44 Stat. 1166, related to special call letters for stations and application of former [section 81 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section81&num=0&edition=prelim) to foreign ships. See sections 305(c) and 306 of this title.
Section 89, acts Feb. 23, 1927, ch. 169, § 9, 44 Stat. 1166; Mar. 28, 1928, ch. 263, §§ 3, 5, 45 Stat. 373; Mar. 4, 1929, ch. 701, § 3, 45 Stat. 1559, related to grant and renewal of station licenses and period thereof. See [section 307 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section307&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 90, act Feb. 23, 1927, ch. 169, § 10, 44 Stat. 1166, related to application for station license and co
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TITLE 47—TELECOMMUNICATIONS
§ 326
vision station elects under paragraph (3)(C) to exercise
its right to grant retransmission consent under this
subsection with respect to a satellite carrier, section
338 of this title shall not apply to the carriage of the
signal of such station by such satellite carrier.’’
Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 106–113, § 1000(a)(9) [title I,
§ 1009(a)(4)], substituted ‘‘338, 534, or 535 of this title’’ for
‘‘534 or 535 of this title’’.
Subsec. (b)(7). Pub. L. 106–113, § 1000(a)(9) [title I,
§ 1009(a)(5)], added par. (7).
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 106–113, § 1000(a)(9) [title I,
§ 1009(b)], added subsec. (e).
1992—Subsecs. (b) to (d). Pub. L. 102–385 added subsec.
(b) and redesignated former subsecs. (b) and (c) as (c)
and (d), respectively.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2019 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 116–94, div. P, title X, § 1003(d), Dec. 20, 2019,
133 Stat. 3200, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made
by this section [amending this section], and the regula-
tions promulgated by the Federal Communications
Commission under such amendments, shall not take ef-
fect before January 1 of the calendar year after the cal-
endar year in which this Act [probably means ‘‘this
title’’, which is title X of div. P of Pub. L. 116–94, ap-
proved Dec. 20, 2019] is enacted.’’
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2010 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 111–175 effective Feb. 27, 2010,
see section 307(a) of Pub. L. 111–175, set out as a note
under section 111 of Title 17, Copyrights.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1992 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 102–385, § 28, Oct. 5, 1992, 106 Stat. 1503, pro-
vided that: ‘‘Except where otherwise expressly pro-
vided, the provisions of this Act [enacting sections 334,
335, 534 to 537, 544a, 548, and 555a of this title, amending
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