Sec. 97.407  Radio amateur civil emergency service.

    (a) No station may transmit in RACES unless it is an FCC-licensed 
primary, club, or military recreation station and it is certified by a 
civil defense organization as registered with that organization, or it 
is an FCC-licensed RACES station. No person may be the control operator 
of a RACES station, or may be the control operator of an amateur station 
transmitting in RACES unless that person holds a FCC-issued amateur 
operator license and is certified by a civil defense organization as 
enrolled in that organization.
    (b) The frequency bands and segments and emissions authorized to the 
control operator are available to stations transmitting communications 
in RACES on a shared basis with the amateur service. In the event of an 
emergency which necessitates the invoking of the President's War 
Emergency Powers under the provisions of Section 706 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 606, RACES stations 
and amateur stations participating in RACES may only transmit on the 
following frequencies:
    (1) The 1800-1825 kHz, 1975-2000 kHz, 3.50-3.55 MHz, 3.93-3.98 MHz, 
3.984-4.000 MHz, 7.079-7.125 MHz, 7.245-7.255 MHz, 10.10-10.15 MHz, 
14.047-14.053 MHz, 14.22-14.23 MHz, 14.331-14.350 MHz, 21.047-21.053 
MHz, 21.228-21.267 MHz, 28.55-28.75 MHz, 29.237-29.273 MHz, 29.45-29.65 
MHz, 50.35-50.75 MHz, 52-54 MHz, 144.50-145.71 MHz, 146-148 MHz, 2390-
2450 MHz segments;

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    (2) The 1.25 m, 70 cm and 23 cm bands; and
    (3) The channels at 3.997 MHz and 53.30 MHz may be used in emergency 
areas when required to make initial contact with a military unit and for 
communications with military stations on matters requiring coordination.
    (c) A RACES station may only communicate with:
    (1) Another RACES station;
    (2) An amateur station registered with a civil defense organization;
    (3) A United States Government station authorized by the responsible 
agency to communicate with RACES stations;
    (4) A station in a service regulated by the FCC whenever such 
communication is authorized by the FCC.
    (d) An amateur station registered with a civil defense organization 
may only communicate with:
    (1) A RACES station licensed to the civil defense organization with 
which the amateur station is registered;
    (2) The following stations upon authorization of the responsible 
civil defense official for the organization with which the amateur 
station is registered:
    (i) A RACES station licensed to another civil defense organization;
    (ii) An amateur station registered with the same or another civil 
defense organization;
    (iii) A United States Government station authorized by the 
responsible agency to communicate with RACES stations; and
    (iv) A station in a service regulated by the FCC whenever such 
communication is authorized by the FCC.
    (e) All communications transmitted in RACES must be specifically 
authorized by the civil defense organization for the area served. Only 
civil defense communications of the following types may be transmitted:
    (1) Messages concerning impending or actual conditions jeopardizing 
the public safety, or affecting the national defense or security during 
periods of local, regional, or national civil emergencies;
    (2) Messages directly concerning the immediate safety of life of 
individuals, the immediate protection of property, maintenance of law 
and order, alleviation of human suffering and need, and the combating of 
armed attack or sabotage;
    (3) Messages directly concerning the accumulation and dissemination 
of public information or instructions to the civilian population 
essential to the activities of the civil defense organization or other 
authorized governmental or relief agencies; and
    (4) Communications for RACES training drills and tests necessary to 
ensure the establishment and maintenance of orderly and efficient 
operation of the RACES as ordered by the responsible civil defense 
organization served. Such drills and tests may not exceed a total time 
of 1 hour per week. With the approval of the chief officer for emergency 
planning in the applicable State, Commonwealth, District or territory, 
however, such tests and drills may be conducted for a period not to 
exceed 72 hours no more than twice in any calendar year.

                Subpart F--Qualifying Examination Systems