2014 US Code
Title 47 - Telecommunications (Sections 1 - 1473)
Chapter 11 - Commercial Mobile Service Alerts (Sections 1201 - 1205)
Sec. 1204 - Grant program for remote community alert systems

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 47 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 47 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS
CHAPTER 11 - COMMERCIAL MOBILE SERVICE ALERTS
Sec. 1204 - Grant program for remote community alert systems
Containssection 1204
Date2014
Laws In Effect As Of DateJanuary 5, 2015
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 109-347, title VI, §605, Oct. 13, 2006, 120 Stat. 1940.
Statutes at Large Reference120 Stat. 1940
Public and Private LawPublic Law 109-347

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47 U.S.C. § 1204 (2014)
§1204. Grant program for remote community alert systems(a) Grant program

The Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall establish a program under which grants may be made to provide for outdoor alerting technologies in remote communities effectively unserved by commercial mobile service (as determined by the Federal Communications Commission within 180 days after October 13, 2006) for the purpose of enabling residents of those communities to receive emergency alerts.

(b) Applications and conditions

In conducting the program, the Under Secretary—

(1) shall establish a notification and application procedure; and

(2) may establish such conditions, and require such assurances, as may be appropriate to ensure the efficiency and integrity of the grant program.

(c) Sunset

The Under Secretary may not make grants under subsection (a) more than 5 years after October 13, 2006.

(d) Limitation

The sum of the amounts awarded for all fiscal years as grants under this section may not exceed $10,000,000.

(Pub. L. 109–347, title VI, §605, Oct. 13, 2006, 120 Stat. 1940.)

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