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47 U.S.C. § 317 — Announcement of payment for broadcast
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**(a) Disclosure of person furnishing**
(1) All matter broadcast by any radio station for which any money, service or other valuable consideration is directly or indirectly paid, or promised to or charged or accepted by, the station so broadcasting, from any person, shall, at the time the same is so broadcast, be announced as paid for or furnished, as the case may be, by such person: Provided, That “service or other valuable consideration” shall not include any service or property furnished without charge or at a nominal charge for use on, or in connection with, a broadcast unless it is so furnished in consideration for an identification in a broadcast of any person, product, service, trademark, or brand name beyond an identification which is reasonably related to the use of such service or property on the broadcast.
(2) Nothing in this section shall preclude the Commission from requiring that an appropriate announcement shall be made at the time of the broadcast in the case of any political program or any program involving the discussion of any controversial issue for which any films, records, transcriptions, talent, scripts, or other material or service of any kind have been furnished, without charge or at a nominal charge, directly or indirectly, as an inducement to the broadcast of such program.
**(b) Disclosure to station of payments** In any case where a report has been made to a radio station, as required by [section 508 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section508&num=0&edition=prelim), of circumstances which would have required an announcement under this section had the consideration been received by such radio station, an appropriate announcement shall be made by such radio station.
**(c) Acquiring informat
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**(a) Disclosure of person furnishing**
(1) All matter broadcast by any radio station for which any money, service or other valuable consideration is directly or indirectly paid, or promised to or charged or accepted by, the station so broadcasting, from any person, shall, at the time the same is so broadcast, be announced as paid for or furnished, as the case may be, by such person: Provided, That “service or other valuable consideration” shall not include any service or property furnished without charge or at a nominal charge for use on, or in connection with, a broadcast unless it is so furnished in consideration for an identification in a broadcast of any person, product, service, trademark, or brand name beyond an identification which is reasonably related to the use of such service or property on the broadcast.
(2) Nothing in this section shall preclude the Commission from requiring that an appropriate announcement shall be made at the time of the broadcast in the case of any political program or any program involving the discussion of any controversial issue for which any films, records, transcriptions, talent, scripts, or other material or service of any kind have been furnished, without charge or at a nominal charge, directly or indirectly, as an inducement to the broadcast of such program.
**(b) Disclosure to station of payments** In any case where a report has been made to a radio station, as required by [section 508 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section508&num=0&edition=prelim), of circumstances which would have required an announcement under this section had the consideration been received by such radio station, an appropriate announcement shall be made by such radio station.
**(c) Acquiring information from station employees** The licensee of each radio station shall exercise reasonable diligence to obtain from its employees, and from other persons with whom it deals directly in connection with any program or program matter for broadcast, information to enable such licensee to make the announcement required by this section.
**(d) Waiver of announcement** The Commission may waive the requirement of an announcement as provided in this section in any case or class of cases with respect to which it determines that the public interest, convenience, or necessity does not require the broadcasting of such announcement.
**(e) Rules and regulations** The Commission shall prescribe appropriate rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
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**(a) Payments to station employees** Subject to subsection (d), any employee of a radio station who accepts or agrees to accept from any person (other than such station), or any person (other than such station) who pays or agrees to pay such employee, any money, service or other valuable consideration for the broadcast of any matter over such station shall, in advance of such broadcast, disclose the fact of such acceptance or agreement to such station.
**(b) Production or preparation of programs** Subject to subsection (d), any person who, in connection with the production or preparation of any program or program matter which is intended for broadcasting over any radio station, accepts or agrees to accept, or pays or agrees to pay, any money, service or other valuable consideration for the inclusion of any matter as a part of such program or program matter, shall, in advance of such broadcast, disclose the fact of such acceptance or payment or agreement to the payee’s employer, or to the person for whom such program or program matter is being produced, or to the licensee of such station over which such program is broadcast.
**(c) Supplying of program or program matter** Subject to subsection (d), any person who supplies to any other person any program or program matter which is intended for broadcasting over any radio station shall, in advance of such broadcast, disclose to such other person any information of which he has knowledge, or which has been disclosed to him, as to any money, service or other valuable consideration which any person has paid or accepted, or has agreed to pay or accept, for the inclusion of any matter as a part of such program or program matter.
**(d) Waiver of announcements under section 317(d)** The provisions of this section requiring the
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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
§ 317
tion] made by the first section of this Act, to ascertain
whether such amendment has proved to be effective and
practicable.
‘‘(b) To assist the Congress in making its reexamina-
tions of such amendment, the Federal Communications
Commission shall include in each annual report it
makes to Congress a statement setting forth (1) the in-
formation and data used by it in determining questions
arising from or connected with such amendment, and
(2) such recommendations as it deems necessary in the
public interest.’’
SUSPENSION OF EQUAL TIME PROVISIONS FOR 1960
CAMPAIGN
Pub. L. 86–677, Aug. 24, 1960, 74 Stat. 554, suspended
that part of subsec. (a) of this section, which requires
any licensee of a broadcast station who permits any
person who is a legally qualified candidate for any pub-
lic office to use a broadcasting station to afford equal
opportunities to all other such candidates for that of-
fice in the use of such broadcasting station, for the pe-
riod of the 1960 presidential and vice presidential cam-
paigns with respect to nominees for the offices of Presi-
dent and Vice President of the United States. The Fed-
eral Communications Commission was directed to
make a report to the Congress, not later than March 1,
1961, with respect to the effect of the provisions of Pub.
L. 86–677 and any recommendations the Commission
might have for amendments to this chapter as a result
of experience under the provisions of Pub. L. 86–677.
§ 316. Modification by Commission of station li-
censes or construction permits; burden of
proof
(a)(1) Any station license or construction per-
mit may be modified by the Commission either
for a limited time or for the duration of the
term thereof, if in the judgment of the Commis-
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