[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2701 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2701

 To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide remedies for losses 
 occasioned by unreasonable delay in the processing of certain Federal 
                  Communications Commission licenses.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 4, 1999

   Mr. Hyde introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide remedies for losses 
 occasioned by unreasonable delay in the processing of certain Federal 
                  Communications Commission licenses.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Justice for MAS Applicants Act of 
1999''.

SEC. 2. COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS REMEDY.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 91 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1510. Certain claims against Federal Communications Commission
    ``The United States Court of Federal Claims shall have jurisdiction 
to hear and determine any claim for interest on monies held by the 
Federal Communications Commission (hereinafter in this section referred 
to as the `FCC') in connection with a Multiple Address System 
application filed for the use of the 932-932.5/941-941.5 MHz band under 
General Docket No. 82-243 and eventually dismissed by FCC WT Docket No. 
97-81, and reimbursement for any direct expenses incurred in connection 
with the application. The Court shall award such interest at the rate 
established by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to Public Law 92-
41 (85 Stat. 97) and shall also award such expenses as the court 
determines were so incurred.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 91 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following:

``1510. Certain claims against Federal Communications Commission.''.
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