# § 391. Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated $42,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1992, 1993, and 1994, to be used by the Secretary of Commerce to assist in the planning and construction of public telecommunications facilities as provided in this subpart. Sums appropriated under this subpart for any fiscal year shall remain available until expended for payment of grants for projects for which applications approved by the Secretary pursuant to this subpart have been submitted within such fiscal year. Sums appropriated under this subpart may be used by the Secretary to cover the cost of administering the provisions of this subpart.
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**Source Credit**: (June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title III, § 391, as added Pub. L. 87–447, May 1, 1962, 76 Stat. 65; amended Pub. L. 90–129, title I, § 101, Nov. 7, 1967, 81 Stat. 365; Pub. L. 91–97, § 2, Oct. 27, 1969, 83 Stat. 146; Pub. L. 92–411, § 2, Aug. 29, 1972, 86 Stat. 643; Pub. L. 93–84, § 1(c), Aug. 6, 1973, 87 Stat. 219; Pub. L. 94–309, § 3, June 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 683; Pub. L. 95–567, title I, § 102, Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 2405; Pub. L. 97–35, title XII, § 1222, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 725; Pub. L. 99–272, title V, § 5001(a), Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 100–626, § 2, Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3207; Pub. L. 102–356, § 2, Aug. 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 949.)
## Editorial Notes
### Amendments
1992— substituted provisions authorizing appropriations of $42,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1992, 1993, and 1994 for provisions authorizing appropriations of $40,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1979, 1980, and 1981, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1982, $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1983, $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1984, $24,000,000 for fiscal year 1986, $28,000,000 for fiscal year 1987, $32,000,000 for fiscal year 1988, $36,000,000 for fiscal year 1989, $39,000,000 for fiscal year 1990, and $42,000,000 for fiscal year 1991.
1988— struck out “and” after “fiscal year 1987,” and inserted “$36,000,000 for fiscal year 1989, $39,000,000 for fiscal year 1990, and $42,000,000 for fiscal year 1991,” after “fiscal year 1988,”.
1986— struck out “and” after “1983,” and inserted “, $24,000,000 for fiscal year 1986, $28,000,000 for fiscal year 1987, and $32,000,000 for fiscal year 1988,” after “1984,”.
1981— inserted provisions authorizing appropriations for fiscal years 1982, 1983, and 1984 of $20,000,000, $15,000,000, and $12,000,000, respectively.
1978— substituted provisions authorizing appropriations of $40,000,000 for fiscal years 1979 to 1981 for provisions authorizing appropriations of $7,500,000 for through and $30,000,000 for fiscal year ending , provision that such funds would remain available until expended for provision that such funds would remain available for one year after the last day of the fiscal year, and also made allowance for the funds to be used for the cost of administering this section.
1976— substituted provision authorizing appropriation of $7,500,000 for period , through , and $30,000,000 for fiscal year ending , to assist (through matching grants) in the construction of noncommercial educational television or radio broadcasting facilities as provided in this subpart and provision that sums appropriated under this section for any fiscal year or period shall remain available for payment of grants for projects for which applications approved under have been submitted under such section within one year after the last day of such fiscal year or period for provision authorizing appropriation for fiscal year ending and for the succeeding fiscal year such sums not to exceed $25,000,000 for fiscal year ending , and $30,000,000 for the succeeding fiscal year, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of and provision that sums appropriated under this section for any fiscal year shall remain available for payment of grants for projects for which applications approved under have been submitted under such section prior to the end of the succeeding fiscal year, respectively.
1973— substituted authorization of appropriation of amounts not exceeding $25,000,000 and $30,000,000 for fiscal year ending and the succeeding fiscal year, respectively, for authorization of appropriation of amount not exceeding $25,000,000 for fiscal year ending .
1972— substituted authorization of appropriation of $25,000,000 for fiscal year ending , for authorization of $15,000,000 for such year, and struck out authorization of appropriations for fiscal years 1963 to 1972.
1969— authorized appropriations of $15,000,000 for fiscal year ending , and for each of the two succeeding fiscal years, and extended date for submission of applications from “prior to ” to “prior to ”.
1967— authorized appropriations of $10,500,000, and $12,500,000, and $15,000,000 for fiscal years ending , 1969, and 1970, and extended date for submission of applications from “prior to ”, to “prior to ”.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 1988 Amendment
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### Effective Date of 1978 Amendment
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