Sec. 10. sense of congress
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## Sec. 10 sense of congress ###
(a)The Congress finds that— ####
(1)more than four hundred and thirty-five thousand four hundred radio amateurs in the United States are licensed by the Federal Communications Commission upon examination in radio regulations, technical principles, and the international Morse code; ####
(2)by international treaty and the Federal Communications Commission regulation, the amateur is authorized to operate his or her station in a radio service of intercommunications and technical investigations solely with a personal aim and without pecuniary interest; ####
(3)among the basic purposes for the Amateur Radio Service is the provision of voluntary, noncommencial radio service, particularly emergency communications; and ####
(4)volunteer amateur radio emergency communications services have consistently and reliably been provided before, during, and after floods, tornadoes, forest fires, earthquakes, blizzards, train wrecks, chemical spills, and other disasters. ###
(b)It is the sense of the Congress that— ####
(1)it strongly encourages and supports the Amateur Radio Service and its emergency communications efforts; and ####
(2)Government agencies shall take into account the valuable contributions made by amateur radio operators when considering actions affecting the Amateur Radio Service.