Section 303 Clerical and Technical Amendments

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(a) AMENDMENTS TO THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1934- The Communications Act of 1934 is amended--

(1) in section 4(f)(3), by striking `overtime exceeds beyond' and inserting `overtime extends beyond';

(2) in section 5, by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e);

(3) in section 8(d)(2), by striking `payment of a' and inserting `payment of an';

(4) in the schedule contained in section 8(g), in item 7.f. under the heading `EQUIPMENT APPROVAL SERVICES/EXPERIMENTAL RADIO' by striking `Additional Charge' and inserting `Additional Application Fee';

(5) in section 9(f)(1), by inserting before the second sentence the following:

`(2) INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS- ';

(6) in the schedule contained in section 9(g), in the item pertaining to interactive video data services under the private radio bureau, insert `95' after `47 C.F.R. Part';

(7) in section 220(a)--

(A) by inserting `(1)' after `(a)'; and

(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

`(2) The Commission shall, by rule, prescribe a uniform system of accounts for use by telephone companies. Such uniform system shall require that each common carrier shall maintain a system of accounting methods, procedures, and techniques (including accounts and supporting records and memoranda) which shall ensure a proper allocation of all costs to and among telecommunications services, facilities, and products (and to and among classes of such services, facilities, and products) which are developed, manufactured, or offered by such common carrier.';

(8) in section 220(b), by striking `clasess' and inserting `classes';

(9) in section 223(b)(3), by striking `defendant restrict access' and inserting `defendant restricted access';

(10) in section 226(d), by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively;

(11) in section 227(b)(2)(C), by striking `paragraphs' and inserting `paragraph';

(12) in section 227(e)(2), by striking `national database' and inserting `national database';

(13) in section 228(c), by redesignating the second paragraph (2) and paragraphs (3) through (6) as paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively;

(14) in section 228(c)(6)(D), by striking `conservation' and inserting `conversation';

(15) in section 308(c), by striking `May 24, 1921' and inserting `May 27, 1921';

(16) in section 309(c)(2)(F), by striking `section 325(b)' and inserting `section 325(c)';

(17) in section 309(i)(4)(A), by striking `Communications Technical Amendments Act of 1982' and inserting `Communications Amendments Act of 1982';

(18) in section 331, by amending the heading of such section to read as follows:

`VERY HIGH FREQUENCY STATIONS AND AM RADIO STATIONS';

(19) in section 358, by striking `(a)';

(20) in part III of title III--

(A) by inserting before section 381 the following heading:
`VESSELS TRANSPORTING MORE THAN SIX PASSENGERS FOR HIRE REQUIRED TO BE EQUIPPED WITH RADIO TELEPHONE';
(B) by inserting before section 382 the following heading:
`VESSELS EXCEPTED FROM RADIO TELEPHONE REQUIREMENT';
(C) by inserting before section 383 the following heading:
`EXEMPTIONS BY COMMISSION';
(D) by inserting before section 384 the following heading:
`AUTHORITY OF COMMISSION; OPERATIONS, INSTALLATIONS, AND ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT';
(E) by inserting before section 385 the following heading:
`INSPECTIONS'; AND
(F) by inserting before section 386 the following heading:
`FORFEITURES';

(21) in section 410(c), by striking `, as referred to in sections 202(b) and 205(f) of the Interstate Commerce Act,';

(22) in section 613(b)(2), by inserting a comma after `pole' and after `line';

(23) in section 624(d)(2)(A), by inserting `of' after `viewing';

(24) in section 634(h)(1), by striking `section 602(6)(A)' and inserting `section 602(7)(A)';

(25) in section 705(d)(6), by striking `subsection (d)' and inserting `subsection (e)';

(26) in section 705(e)(3)(A), by striking `paragraph (4) of subsection (d)' and inserting `paragraph (4) of this subsection';

(27) in section 705, by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) (as added by Public Law 100-667) as subsections (g) and (h); and

(28) in section 705(h) (as so redesignated), by striking `subsection (f)' and inserting `subsection (g)'.

(b) AMENDMENTS TO THE COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE ACT OF 1962- The Communications Satellite Act of 1962 is amended--

(1) in section 303(a)--

(A) by striking `section 27(d)' and inserting `section 327(d)';
(B) by striking `sec. 29-911(d)' and inserting `sec. 29-327(d)';
(C) by striking `section 36' and inserting `section 336'; and
(D) by striking `sec. 29-916d' and inserting `section 29-336(d)';

(2) in section 304(d), by striking `paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5) of section 310(a)' and inserting `subsection (a) and paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (b) of section 310'; and

(3) in section 304(e)--

(A) by striking `section 45(b)' and inserting `section 345(b)'; and
(B) by striking `sec. 29-920(b)' and inserting `sec. 29-345(b)'; and

(4) in sections 502(b) and 503(a)(1), by striking `the Communications Satellite Corporation' and inserting `the communications satellite corporation established pursuant to title III of this Act'.

(c) AMENDMENT TO THE CHILDREN'S TELEVISION ACT OF 1990- Section 103(a) of the Children's Television Act of 1990 (47 U.S.C. 303b(a)) is amended by striking `noncommerical' and inserting `noncommercial'.

(d) AMENDMENTS TO THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1992- Section 205(1) of the Telecommunications Authorization Act of 1992 is amended--

(1) by inserting an open parenthesis before `other than'; and

(2) by inserting a comma after `stations)'.

(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- Section 1253 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 is repealed.

(f) STYLISTIC CONSISTENCY- The Communications Act of 1934 and the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 are amended so that the section designation and section heading of each section of such Acts shall be in the form and typeface of the section designation and heading of this section.