Nothing contained in this part shall be deemed (1) to amend any other provision of, or requirement under, this chapter; or (2) except to the extent authorized in subsection (b), to authorize any department, agency, officer, or employee of the United States to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over public telecommunications, or over the Corporation or any of its grantees or contractors, or over the charter or bylaws of the Corporation, or over the curriculum, program of instruction, or personnel of any educational institution, school system, or public telecommunications entity.
the Secretary shall direct the Corporation to reduce or suspend any further payments of funds under this part to the recipient and the Corporation shall comply with such directive. Resumption of payments shall take place only when the Secretary certifies to the Corporation that the recipient has entered into a compliance agreement approved by the Secretary. A recipient whose funds have been reduced or suspended under this paragraph may apply at any time to the Secretary for such certification.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize any department, agency, officer, or employee of the United States to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over the content or distribution of public telecommunications programs and services, or over the curriculum or program of instruction of any educational institution or school system.
1 See References in Text note below.
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EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThis part, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b)(5), commences with section 390 of this title.This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original "this Act", meaning act June 19, 1934, ch. 652, 48 Stat. 1064, known as the Communications Act of 1934, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 609 of this title and Tables.Subpart C, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), (3)(A), was redesignated subpart D by Pub. L. 101-437, title II, §203(a)(2), Oct. 17, 1990, 104 Stat. 998.
AMENDMENTS2018-Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 115-141 struck out "The Corporation shall submit a summary of such report to the President and the Congress as part of the report required in section 396(i) of this title." after "by the Secretary.".1988-Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 100-626, §9(b), inserted "in accordance with the equal employment opportunity regulations of the Commission," before "and no person".1978- Pub. L. 95-567designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituted "public telecommunications entity" and "public telecommunications" for "educational broadcasting station or system" and "educational television or radio broadcasting", respectively, and added subsecs. (b) and (c).1967- Pub. L. 90-129, §§103(g), 201, inserted "or radio" and ", or over the Corporation or any of its grantees or contractors, or over the charter or bylaws of the Corporation," before and after "broadcasting", where first appearing, respectively.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1978 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 95-567 effective Nov. 2, 1978, see section 403 of Pub. L. 95-567 set out as a note under section 390 of this title.