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§ 6212. Requirement for authorization of appropriations
(a) Limitation on obligation and expenditure of funds
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the fiscal year 1994 and for each subsequent fiscal year, any funds appropriated for the purposes of broadcasting subject to supervision of the Agency shall not be available for obligation or expenditure—
(1) unless such funds are appropriated pursuant to an authorization of appropriations; or
(2) in excess of the authorized level of appropriations.
(b) Subsequent authorization
(c) Application
The provisions of this section—
(1) may not be superseded, except by a provision of law which specifically repeals, modifies, or supersedes the provisions of this section; and
(2) shall not apply to, or affect in any manner, permanent appropriations, trust funds, and other similar accounts which are authorized by law and administered under or pursuant to this chapter.
(Pub. L. 103–236, title III, § 313, Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 444; Pub. L. 107–228, div. A, title V, § 507(2), Sept. 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 1394; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XII, § 1299Q(e)(9), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4025.)