Suppose the U.S. Congress plans to enact a law redefining the scope of obscene, indecent, and profane language to be punished after a broadcast. In order to enforce the law, Congress must create a new agency or delegate enforcement power to a specialized office within the FCC.

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Congress delegated enforcement powers to the FCC at the time the agency was created. The FCC is continuingly responsible for administering and enforcing laws passed by Congress which fall in the FCC's jurisdiction.