Sec. 2. Authorization of appropriations
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Section 6 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 156 ) is amended to read as follows: There are authorized to be appropriated for the administration of this Act by the Commission, other than the activities described in subsection (b), $361,116,000 for fiscal year 2017 and $348,711,000 for fiscal year 2018, together with such sums as may be necessary for increases resulting from adjustments in salary, pay, retirement, other employee benefits required by law, and other nondiscretionary costs, for each such fiscal year.
Of the amounts appropriated under subsection (a), not less than $11,751,000 for fiscal year 2017 and not less than $11,904,000 for fiscal year 2018 shall be for salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General of the Commission. Of the amounts appropriated under subsection
(a)for fiscal year 2017, such sums as may be necessary not to exceed $16,867,000 shall remain available until expended for necessary expenses of the Commission associated with moving to a new facility or reconfiguring the existing facility to significantly reduce space consumption. Of the sum appropriated in any fiscal year under this section, a portion, in an amount determined under section 9(b), shall be derived from fees authorized by section 9. . Section 309(j)(8)(B) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B) ) is amended to read as follows: Notwithstanding subparagraph
(A)and subject to clause
(ii)of this subparagraph, the salaries and expenses account of the Commission shall retain as an offsetting collection such sums as may be necessary from such proceeds for the costs of developing and implementing the program required by this subsection. Such offsetting collections shall be available for obligation subject to the terms and conditions of the receiving appropriations account, and shall be deposited in such accounts on a quarterly basis. Such offsetting collections are authorized to remain available until expended. No sums may be retained under this subparagraph during any fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1998, if the annual report of the Commission under section 4(k) for the second preceding fiscal year fails to include in the itemized statement required by paragraph
(3)of such section a statement of each expenditure made for purposes of conducting competitive bidding under this subsection during such second preceding fiscal year. Proceeds from the use of a competitive bidding system under this subsection that may be retained and made available for obligation under clause
(i)shall not exceed $124,000,000 for fiscal year 2017 and $110,750,000 for fiscal year 2018. .
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