HR 5896 · 93th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

A bill to amend subsection (b) of section 214 and subsection (c)(1) of section 222 of the Communication Act of 1934, as amended, in order to designate the Secretary of Defense (rather than the Secretaries of the Army and the Navy) as the person entitled to receive official notice of the filing of certain applications in the common carrier service and to provide notice to the Secretary of State where under section 214 applications involve service to foreign ports.

Introduced 1973-03-20· Sponsored by Rep. Staggers, Harley O. [D-WV-2]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.(1973-03-20)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Designates the Secretary of Defense (rather than the Secretaries of the Army and the Navy) as the person entitled to receive official notice of the filing of applications in the common carrier service and to provide notice to the Secretary of State where, under the Communications Act of 1934, applications involve service to foreign ports. (Amends 47 U.S.C. 214(b) and 22 (c)(1))…

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican