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47 U.S.C. § 1413 — Enforcement

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47 U.S.C. § 1413 — Enforcement

**(a) In general** The Commission shall implement and enforce this chapter as if this chapter is a part of the Communications Act of 1934 ([47 U.S.C. 151](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section151&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.). A violation of this chapter, or a regulation promulgated under this chapter, shall be considered to be a violation of the Communications Act of 1934, or a regulation promulgated under such Act, respectively. **(b) Exceptions** (1) **Other agencies** — Subsection (a) does not apply in the case of a provision of this chapter that is expressly required to be carried out by an agency (as defined in [section 551 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section551&num=0&edition=prelim)) other than the Commission. (2) **NTIA regulations** — The Assistant Secretary may promulgate such regulations as are necessary to implement and enforce any provision of this chapter that is expressly required to be carried out by the Assistant Secretary.

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**(a) In general** The Commission shall implement and enforce this chapter as if this chapter is a part of the Communications Act of 1934 ([47 U.S.C. 151](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section151&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.). A violation of this chapter, or a regulation promulgated under this chapter, shall be considered to be a violation of the Communications Act of 1934, or a regulation promulgated under such Act, respectively. **(b) Exceptions** (1) **Other agencies** — Subsection (a) does not apply in the case of a provision of this chapter that is expressly required to be carried out by an agency (as defined in [section 551 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section551&num=0&edition=prelim)) other than the Commission. (2) **NTIA regulations** — The Assistant Secretary may promulgate such regulations as are necessary to implement and enforce any provision of this chapter that is expressly required to be carried out by the Assistant Secretary.

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5 U.S.C. § 551 — Definitions

For the purpose of this subchapter— (1) “agency” means each authority of the Government of the United States, whether or not it is within or subject to review by another agency, but does not include— (A) the Congress; (B) the courts of the United States; (C) the governments of the territories or possessions of the United States; (D) the government of the District of Columbia; or except as to the requirements of [section 552 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section552&num=0&edition=prelim)— (E) agencies composed of representatives of the parties or of representatives of organizations of the parties to the disputes determined by them; (F) courts martial and military commissions; (G) military authority exercised in the field in time of war or in occupied territory; or (H) functions conferred by sections 1738, 1739, 1743, and 1744 of title 12; subchapter II of chapter 471 of title 49; or sections 1884, 1891–1902, and former section 1641(b)(2), of title 50, appendix; 11 See References in Text note below. (2) “person” includes an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or public or private organization other than an agency; (3) “party” includes a person or agency named or admitted as a party, or properly seeking and entitled as of right to be admitted as a party, in an agency proceeding, and a person or agency admitted by an agency as a party for limited purposes; (4) “rule” means the whole or a part of an agency statement of general or particular applicability and future effect designed to implement, interpret, or prescribe law or policy or describing the organization, procedure, or practice requirements of an agency and includes the approval or prescription for the future of rates, wa

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47 U.S.C. § 609 — Short title

This chapter may be cited as the “Communications Act of 1934.”

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47 U.S.C. § 151 — Purposes of chapter; Federal Communications Commission created

For the purpose of regulating interstate and foreign commerce in communication by wire and radio so as to make available, so far as possible, to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, a rapid, efficient, Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service with adequate facilities at reasonable charges, for the purpose of the national defense, for the purpose of promoting safety of life and property through the use of wire and radio communications, and for the purpose of securing a more effective execution of this policy by centralizing authority heretofore granted by law to several agencies and by granting additional authority with respect to interstate and foreign commerce in wire and radio communication, there is created a commission to be known as the “Federal Communications Commission”, which shall be constituted as hereinafter provided, and which shall execute and enforce the provisions of this chapter.

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47 U.S.C. § 615a–1 — Duty to provide 9–1–1 and enhanced 9–1–1 service

**(a) Duties** It shall be the duty of each IP-enabled voice service provider to provide 9–1–1 service and enhanced 9–1–1 service to its subscribers in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Communications Commission, as in effect on the date of enactment of the New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008 and as such requirements may be modified by the Commission from time to time. **(b) Parity for IP-enabled voice service providers** An IP-enabled voice service provider that seeks capabilities to provide 9–1–1 and enhanced 9–1–1 service from an entity with ownership or control over such capabilities, to comply with its obligations under subsection (a), shall, for the exclusive purpose of complying with such obligations, have a right of access to such capabilities, including interconnection, to provide 9–1–1 and enhanced 9–1–1 service on the same rates, terms, and conditions that are provided to a provider of commercial mobile service (as such term is defined in section 332(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 ([47 U.S.C. 332(d)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section332/d&num=0&edition=prelim))), subject to such regulations as the Commission prescribes under subsection (c). **(c) Regulations** The Commission— (1) within 90 days after the date of enactment of the New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008, shall issue regulations implementing such Act, including regulations that— (A) ensure that IP-enabled voice service providers have the ability to exercise their rights under subsection (b); (B) take into account any technical, network security, or information privacy requirements that are specific to IP-enabled voice services; and (C) provide, with respect to any capabilities that

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47 U.S.C. § 1413 — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–260, div. FF, title IX,

Page 434 TITLE 47—TELECOMMUNICATIONS § 1404 is classified principally to chapter 5 (§ 151 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 609 of this title and Tables. § 1404. National security restrictions on use of funds and auction participation (a) Use of funds No funds made available by subchapter II or III may be used to make payments under a con- tract to a person described in subsection (c). (b) Auction participation A person described in subsection (c) may not participate in a system of competitive bidding under section 309(j) of this title— (1) that is required to be conducted by this chapter; or (2) in which any spectrum usage rights for which licenses are being assigned were made available under clause (i) of subparagraph (G) of paragraph (8) of such section, as added by section 6402. (c) Person described A person described in this subsection is a per- son who has been, for reasons of national secu- rity, barred by any agency of the Federal Gov- ernment from bidding on a contract, partici- pating in an auction, or receiving a grant. (Pub. L. 112–96, title VI, § 6004, Feb. 22, 2012, 126 Stat. 205.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 6402, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is section 6402 of Pub. L. 112–96, which amended section 309 of this title. SUBCHAPTER I—REALLOCATION OF PUBLIC SAFETY SPECTRUM § 1411. Reallocation of D block to public safety (a) In general The Commission shall reallocate the 700 MHz D block spectrum for use by public safety enti- ties in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. (b) Omitted (Pub. L. 112–96, title VI, § 6101, Feb. 22, 2012, 126 Stat. 205.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original

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47 U.S.C. § 151 — Purposes of chapter; Federal Communica-

Page 12 TITLE 47—TELECOMMUNICATIONS § 151 Sec. 561. Scrambling of sexually explicit adult video service programming. 562. Requirements relating to charges for covered services. PART V—VIDEO PROGRAMMING SERVICES PROVIDED BY TELEPHONE COMPANIES 571. Regulatory treatment of video programming services. 572. Prohibition on buy outs. 573. Establishment of open video systems. SUBCHAPTER VI—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 601. Interstate Commerce Commission and Post- master General; duties, powers, and func- tions transferred to Commission. 602, 603. Repealed. 604. Effect of transfer. 605. Unauthorized publication or use of commu- nications. 606. War powers of President. 607. Effective date of chapter. 608. Separability. 609. Short title. 610. Telephone service for disabled. 611. Closed-captioning of public service announce- ments. 612. Syndicated exclusivity. 613. Video programming accessibility. 614. Telecommunications Development Fund. 615. Support for universal emergency telephone number. 615a. Service provider parity of protection. 615a–1. Duty to provide 9–1–1 and enhanced 9–1–1 serv- ice. 615b. Definitions. 615c. Emergency Access Advisory Committee. 616. Internet protocol-based relay services. 617. Access to advanced communications services and equipment. 618. Enforcement and recordkeeping obligations. 619. Internet browsers built into telephones used with public mobile services. 620. Relay services for deaf-blind individuals. 621. Rulemaking on loud commercials required. 622. Optional electronic labeling of communica- tions equipment. 623. Configuration of multi-line telephone sys- tems for direct dialing of 9–1–1. 624. Disclosure requirements for United States- based foreign media outlets. SUBCHAPTER VI

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