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47 U.S.C. 554: Equal employment opportunity

Created in 1984 by Public Law 98-549. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Federal Communications Commission (2).

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

1994Pub. L. 103-414

1992Pub. L. 102-385

1984Pub. L. 98-549added it

47 U.S.C. 554Equal employment opportunity

(a)Entities within scope of coverage

(b)Discrimination prohibited

(c)Equal opportunity programs; establishment; maintenance; execution; terms

(d)Revision of rules; required provisions; annual statistical report; notice and comment on amendments

(e)Annual certification of compliance; periodic investigation of employment practices

(f)Substantial failure to comply; penalties; notice to public and franchising authorities

(g)Discrimination complaints; investigation; enforcement

(h)"Cable operator" defined; owners of multiple unit dwellings

(i)Regulatory powers of States and franchising authorities; nonexclusive nature of remedies and enforcement provisions; covered franchises

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

How it got here

1994

Pub. L. 103–414 substituted "section 522(7)(A)" for "section 522(6)(A)". · (h)

1992

Pub. L. 102–385, §22(b), amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: "Not later than 270 days after the effective date of this section, and after notice and opportunity for hearing, the Commission shall prescribe rules to carry out this section." · (d)
Pub. L. 102–385, §22(c), amended par. (3) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (3) read as follows: "Such rules also shall require an entity specified in subsection (a) with more than 5 full-time employees to file with the Commission an annual statistical report identifying by race a… · (d)
Pub. L. 102–385, §22(d), substituted "$500" for "$200". · (f)
Pub. L. 102–385, §22(e), inserted before period at end "and any multichannel video programming distributor". · (h)

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.