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47 U.S.C. 330: Prohibition against shipment of certain television receivers

Created in 1962 by Public Law 87-529. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 47 U.S.C. 303, 47 U.S.C. 613.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Federal Communications Commission (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2010

    • Pub. L. 111–260, in first sentence substituted "303(u) and (z)" for "303(u)", in second sentence substituted "Such rules shall provide performance and display standards for such built-in decoder circuitry or capability designed to display closed captioned video programming, the transmi… Law text · (b)

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–104, §551(d)(1)(B), added subsec. (c). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (d). (Telecommunications Act of 1996) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 104–104, §551(d)(2), in introductory provisions substituted "and sections 303(s), 303(u), and 303(x) of this title" for "section 303(s) of this title, and section 303(u) of this title". (Telecommunications Act of 1996) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 104–104, §551(d)(1)(B), redesignated subsec. (c) as (d). (Telecommunications Act of 1996) Law text · (d)

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–431 added subsec. (b), redesignated former subsec. (b) as (c), and substituted ", section 303(s) of this title, and section 303(u) of this title" for "and section 303(s) of this title". · (b), (c)

    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.