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47 U.S.C. 301: License for radio communication or transmission of energy

Created in 1982 by Public Law 97-259. Not changed since. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 1094 Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act · introduced · would change 346

How it got here

1982

  • Pub. L. 97–259 struck out "interstate and foreign" after "channels of" in first sentence, substituted "State, Territory," for "Territory" after "from one place in any" and inserted "State," after "to another place in the same" in cl. (a), and inserted "(except as provided in section 303(t) of this …

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.