Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

47 U.S.C. § 399

Support of political candidates prohibited

No noncommercial educational broadcasting station may support or oppose any candidate for political office.

June 19, 1934, ch. 652Pub. L. 90–129, title II, § 201(8)81 Stat. 368Pub. L. 93–84, § 287 Stat. 219Pub. L. 94–309, § 790 Stat. 685Pub. L. 97–35, title XII, § 122995 Stat. 730Pub. L. 100–626, § 10102 Stat. 3211(, title III, § 399, as added , , ; amended , , ; , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 100–6261988—, in section catchline, substituted “Support of” for “Editorializing and support of”, and in text, struck out provisions which prohibited editorializing by noncommercial educational broadcasting station which receives grant from Corporation under subpart C of this part.

Pub. L. 97–351981— revised subsec. (a) into existing provisions and, as so revised, added requirement respecting grant under subpart C of this part, and struck out subsec. (b), which related to program recording of broadcasts where issues of public importance are discussed.

Pub. L. 94–3091976—Subsec. (b)(5). added par. (5).

Pub. L. 93–841973— designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).