Sec. 116. AUTHORITY TO RECOVER REASSIGNED FREQUENCIES
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## SEC. 116 AUTHORITY TO RECOVER REASSIGNED FREQUENCIES **[**[47 U.S.C. 926](/us/usc/t47/s926)**]** ###
(a)Authority of President Subsequent to the withdrawal of assignment to Federal Government stations pursuant to section 114, the President may reclaim reassigned frequencies for reassignment to Federal Government stations in accordance with this section. ###
(b)Procedure for Reclaiming Frequencies ####
(1)Unallocated frequencies If the frequencies to be reclaimed have not been allocated or assigned by the Commission pursuant to the 1934 Act, the President shall follow the procedures for substitution of frequencies established by section 114(b) of this part. ####
(2)Allocated frequencies If the frequencies to be reclaimed have been allocated or assigned by the Commission, the President shall follow the procedures for substitution of frequencies established by section 114(b) of this part, except that the statement required by section 114(b)(1)(B) shall include— #####
(A)a timetable to accommodate an orderly transition for licensees to obtain new frequencies and equipment necessary for its utilization; and #####
(B)an estimate of the cost of displacing spectrum users licensed by the Commission. ###
(c)Costs of Reclaiming Frequencies The Federal Government shall bear all costs of reclaiming frequencies pursuant to this section, including the cost of equipment which is rendered unusable, the cost of relocating operations to a different frequency, and any other costs that are directly attributable to the reclaiming of the frequency pursuant to this section, and there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. ###
(d)Effective Date of Reclaimed Frequencies The Commission shall not withdraw licenses for any reclaimed frequencies until the end of the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which a statement under section 114(b)(1)(B) pertaining to such frequencies is received by the Commission. ###
(e)Effect on Other Law Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or otherwise affect the authority of the President under section 706 of the 1934 Act (47 U.S.C. 606).
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