47 U.S.C. § 926 — Authority to recover reassigned frequencies

(a) Authority of President Subsequent to the withdrawal of assignment^* to Federal Government stations under section 924 of this title , the President may reclaim reassigned frequencies for reassignment to Federal Government stations under 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^* under the 1934 Act^* [ 47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.], the President must follow the procedures for substitution of frequencies established by section 924(b) of this title . (2) Allocated frequencies If the frequencies to be reclaimed have been allocated or assigned by the Commission, the President must follow the procedures for substitution of frequencies established by section 924(b) of this title , except that the statement required by section 924(b)(1)(B) of this title must 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 must bear all costs of reclaiming frequencies under 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 under this section, and there are authorized to be appropriated whatever amounts are necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. (d) Effective date of reclaimed frequencies The Commission must not withdraw licenses for any reclaimed frequencies until the end of the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which a statement under section 924(b)(1)(B) of this title pertaining to such frequencies is received by the Commission. (e) Effect on other law Nothing in this section should be read as limiting or otherwise affecting the authority of the President under section 706 of the 1934 Act ( 47 U.S.C. 606 ).