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appropriation of $6,893,000 and the Senate approved $282,346,000 with a direct
appropriation of $1,000,000. The FCC is allocated up to $85,000,000 to administer
the spectrum auctions program. The law includes the following specific items:
Up to $600,000 for land and structure
* Up to $500,000 for care and improvement of grounds and repair to
buildings
* Up to $4,000 for official reception and representation expenses
* Purchase and hire of vehicles (no amount given)
Special counsel fees (no amount given)
Fees as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 (which limits the maximum
earnings of experts and consultants)
Collection of $280,098,000 in section 9 fees
-- The sum appropriated to be reduced as section 9 fees are collected
-- Fees in excess of $280,098,000 to be available in FY2006.
Proceeds up to $85,000,000 from any auctions may be retained and
made available for obligation for FY2006.
Other sections of P.L. 108-447 will also have an impact on the FCC. First,
section 634 of prohibits the FCC from " modifying, amending, or changing its rules
or regulations for universal service support payments to implement the February 27,
2004, recommendations of the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service
regarding single connection or primary line restrictions on universal service support
payments." (For more information on this item, please refer to In the Matter of
Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96-45,
RECOMMENDED DECISION, FCC 04J-1, February 27, 2004. This document is
available online at [http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs-public/attachmatch/
FCC-04J-1A1.pdf].) Second, section638 allows the FCC to sell monitoring facilities
in Hawaii and California. Finally, P.L. 108-447 included the Satellite Home Viewer
Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 in Title IX. (The Satellite Home Viewer
Extension and Reauthorization Act, H.R. 4501, was introduced by Representative
Fred Upton and was reported out of the House on July 22, 2004. See House Report
108-634 for additional information.)
The conference agreement also includes, by reference, language from both the
House and Senate reports.House report:
* Set forth public notice requirements for broadcast applications
* Set forth requirements for ravel payments
* Included language regarding the FCC's accounting system, stating
that Congress expected the FCC to differentiate between the costs of
auctions and other costs.
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