47 U.S.C. § 334
Section 334 · Limitation on revision of equal employment opportunity regulations
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 1 court decisions — leading case MD/DC/DE Broadcasters Ass'n v. Federal Communications Commission (2001)
Most recently applied in MD/DC/DE Broadcasters Ass'n v. Federal Communications Commission (January 2001)
Except as specifically provided in this section, the Commission shall not revise—
(1) the regulations concerning equal employment opportunity as in effect on September 1, 1992 (47 C.F.R. 73.2080) as such regulations apply to television broadcast station licensees and permittees; or
(2) the forms used by such licensees and permittees to report pertinent employment data to the Commission.
The Commission shall revise the regulations described in subsection (a) of this section to require a midterm review of television broadcast station licensees’ employment practices and to require the Commission to inform such licensees of necessary improvements in recruitment practices identified as a consequence of such review.
The Commission may revise the regulations described in subsection (a) of this section to make nonsubstantive technical or clerical revisions in such regulations as necessary to reflect changes in technology, terminology, or Commission organization.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Effective Date
Section effective 60 days after Oct. 5, 1992, see section 28 of Pub. L. 102–385, set out as an Effective Date of 1992 Amendment note under section 325 of this title.