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107 STAT. 384 PUBLIC LAW 103-66 —AUG. 10, 1993 (D) take into account the relationship between the costs to the Federal Government of changing to different frequencies and the benefits that may be obtained from commercial and other non-Federal uses of the reeussigned frequencies. President.

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47 USC 924. ERAL GOVERNMENT STATIONS. "(a) IN GENERAL. —The President shall— "(1) within 6 months after receipt of a report by the Secretary under subsection (a) or (d)(1) of section 113, withdraw the assignment to a Federal Government station of any frequency which the report recommends for immediate reallocation; "(2) within either such 6-month period, limit the assignment to a Federal Government station of any frequency which the report recommends be made immediately available for mixed use under section 113(b)(2); "(3) by the delayed effective date recommended by the Secretary under section 113(e) (except as provided in subsection (b)(4) of this section), withdraw or limit the assignment to a Federal Government station of any frequency which the report recommends be reallocated or made available for mixed use on such delayed effective date; (4) assign or reassign other frequencies to Federal Government stations as necessary to adjust to such withdrawal or limitation of assignments; and "(5) transmit a notice and description to the Commission and each House of Congress of the actions taken under this subsection. "(b) EXCEPTIONS.— "(1) AUTHORITY TO SUBSTITUTE.— If the President determines that a circumstance described in paragraph (2) exists, the President— "(A) may substitute an alternative frequency or frequencies for the frequency that is subject to such determination and withdraw (or limit) the assignment of that alternative frequency in the manner required by subsection (a); and "(B) shall submit a statement of the reasons for taking the action described in subparagraph (A) to the Commission, Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. "(2) GROUNDS FOR SUBSTITUTION. —For purposes of paragraph (1), the following circumstances are described in this paragraph: "(A) the reassignment would seriously jeopardize the national defense interests of the United States; "(6) the frequency proposed for reassignment is uniquely suited to meeting important governmental needs; "(C) the reassignment would seriously jeopardize public health or safety; "(D) the reassignment will result in costs to the Federal Government that are excessive in relation to the benefits that may be obtained from commercial or other non-Federal uses of the reassigned frequency; or