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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 3288 

To reauthorize and reform the National Telecommunications and Information 

Administration, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 30, 2021 

Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. THUNE) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation 

A BILL 

To reauthorize and reform the National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘NTIA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2021’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

TITLE I—NTIA REAUTHORIZATION AND REFORM 

Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 


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Sec. 102. Under Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. 

Sec. 103. Coordination of executive branch views on matters before the Federal 

Communications Commission. 

Sec. 104. Modernization of agency mission. 

TITLE II—OTHER MATTERS 

Sec. 201. Promotion of workforce programs. 

Sec. 202. Improved coordination between the FCC and the NTIA. 

Sec. 203. World Radiocommunication Conference ambassador. 

TITLE III—EFFECTIVE DATE 

Sec. 301. Effective date. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 

4 means the Federal Communications Commission. 

5 (2) NTIA.—The term ‘‘NTIA’’ means the Na6 tional Telecommunications and Information Admin7 istration. 

8 TITLE I—NTIA REAUTHORIZA9 TION AND REFORM 

10 SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

11 Section 151 of the National Telecommunications and 

12 Information Administration Organization Act (Public Law 

13 102–538; 106 Stat. 3533) is amended— 

14 (1) by striking ‘‘1992 and’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘1992,’’; and 

16 (2) by inserting ‘‘and $52,831,000 for each of 

17 fiscal years 2022 and 2023,’’ after ‘‘1993,’’. 


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1 SEC. 102. UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR COMMU2 NICATIONS AND INFORMATION. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 103(a)(2) of the National 

4 Telecommunications and Information Administration Or5 ganization Act (47 U.S.C. 902(a)(2)) is amended by strik6 ing ‘‘Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communica7 tions and Information’’ and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary 

8 of Commerce for Communications and Information’’. 

9 (b) PAY.—Subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 5, 

10 United States Code, is amended— 

11 (1) in section 5314, by striking ‘‘and Under 

12 Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary of Commerce for 

14 Travel and Tourism, and Under Secretary of Com15 merce for Communications and Information’’; and 

16 (2) in section 5315, by striking ‘‘(11)’’ after 

17 ‘‘Assistant Secretaries of Commerce’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘(10)’’. 

19 (c) DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 103(a) of the Na21 tional Telecommunications and Information Admin22 istration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 902(a)), as 

23 amended by subsection (a) of this section, is amend24 ed by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(3) DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY.—The Dep2 uty Under Secretary of Commerce for Communica3 tions and Information— 

4 ‘‘(A) shall be the principal policy advisor of 

5 the Under Secretary; 

6 ‘‘(B) shall perform such other functions as 

7 the Under Secretary shall from time to time as8 sign or delegate; and 

9 ‘‘(C) shall act as Under Secretary during 

10 the absence or disability of the Under Secretary 

11 or in the event of a vacancy in the office of the 

12 Under Secretary.’’. 

13 (2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND14 MENT.—Section 106(c) of the Public Telecommuni15 cations Financing Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 5316 note; 

16 Public Law 95–567) is amended by striking ‘‘The 

17 position of Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce 

18 for Communications and Information, established in 

19 Department of Commerce Organization Order Num20 bered 10-10 (effective March 26, 1978),’’ and insert21 ing ‘‘The position of Deputy Under Secretary of 

22 Commerce for Communications and Information, es23 tablished under section 103(a) of the National Tele24 communications and Information Administration Or25 ganization Act (47 U.S.C. 902(a)),’’. 


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1 (d) CONTINUATION IN OFFICE.—The individual serv2 ing as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Commu3 nications and Information and the individual serving as 

4 the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Commu5 nications and Information on the day before the effective 

6 date under section 301 of this Act may serve as the Under 

7 Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Informa8 tion and the Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for 

9 Communications and Information, respectively, on and 

10 after that effective date without the need for renomination 

11 or reappointment. 

12 (e) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

13 (1) COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1934.—Section 

14 344(d)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934 (as 

15 added by section 60602(a) of the Infrastructure In16 vestment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58)) is 

17 amended by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ and in18 serting ‘‘Under Secretary’’. 

19 (2) NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND IN20 FORMATION ADMINISTRATION ORGANIZATION ACT.— 

21 The National Telecommunications and Information 

22 Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 901 et 

23 seq.) is amended by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ 

24 each place the term appears and inserting ‘‘Under 

25 Secretary’’. 


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1 (3) HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002.—Sec2 tion 1805(d)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 

3 2002 (6 U.S.C. 575(d)(2)) is amended by striking 

4 ‘‘Assistant Secretary for Communications and Infor5 mation of the Department of Commerce’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘Under Secretary of Commerce for Communica7 tions and Information’’. 

8 (4) AGRICULTURE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF

9 2018.—Section 6212 of the Agriculture Improvement 

10 Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 950bb–6) is amended— 

11 (A) in subsection (d)(1), in the heading, by 

12 striking ‘‘ASSISTANT SECRETARY’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘UNDER SECRETARY’’; and 

14 (B) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ each 

15 place the term appears and inserting ‘‘Under 

16 Secretary’’. 

17 (5) EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIA18 TIONS ACT FOR DEFENSE, THE GLOBAL WAR ON

19 TERROR, AND TSUNAMI RELIEF, 2005.—Section 303 

20 of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act 

21 for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsu22 nami Relief, 2005 (8 U.S.C. 1721 note; Public Law 

23 109–13) is repealed. 


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1 (6) BROADBAND DATA IMPROVEMENT ACT.— 

2 Section 214 of the Broadband Data Improvement 

3 Act (15 U.S.C. 6554) is amended— 

4 (A) in subsection (a), in the matter pre5 ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Assistant 

6 Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary’’; 

7 (B) by striking subsection (b); and 

8 (C) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub9 section (b). 

10 (7) ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN GLOBAL AND

11 NATIONAL COMMERCE ACT.—Section 103(c) of the 

12 Electronic Signatures in Global and National Com13 merce Act (15 U.S.C. 7003(c)) is amended— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘EXCEPTIONS.—’’ and all 

15 that follows through ‘‘DETERMINATIONS.—If’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘EXCEPTIONS.—If’’; and 

17 (B) by striking ‘‘such exceptions’’ and in18 serting ‘‘of the exceptions in subsections (a) 

19 and (b)’’. 

20 (8) TITLE 17, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 

21 1201 of title 17, United States Code, is amended— 

22 (A) in subsection (a)(1)(C), in the matter 

23 preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘Assistant Sec24 retary for Communications and Information of 

25 the Department of Commerce’’ and inserting 


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1 ‘‘Under Secretary of Commerce for Commu2 nications and Information’’; and 

3 (B) in subsection (g), by striking para4 graph (5). 

5 (9) UNLOCKING CONSUMER CHOICE AND WIRE6 LESS COMPETITION ACT.—Section 2(b) of the 

7 Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competi8 tion Act (17 U.S.C. 1201 note; Public Law 113– 

9 144) is amended by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary 

10 for Communications and Information of the Depart11 ment of Commerce’’ and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary 

12 of Commerce for Communications and Information’’. 

13 (10) IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF

14 THE 9/11 COMMISSION ACT OF 2007.—Section 

15 2201(d) of the Implementing Recommendations of 

16 the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 247d– 

17 3 note; Public Law 110–53) is repealed. 

18 (11) COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE ACT OF

19 1962.—Section 625(a)(1) of the Communications 

20 Satellite Act of 1962 (47 U.S.C. 763d(a)(1)) is 

21 amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 

22 by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘Under Secretary of Commerce’’. 


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1 (12) SPECTRUM PIPELINE ACT OF 2015.—The 

2 Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2015 (47 U.S.C. 921 note; 

3 title X of Public Law 114–74) is amended— 

4 (A) in section 1002(1), in the heading, by 

5 striking ‘‘ASSISTANT SECRETARY’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘UNDER SECRETARY’’; and 

7 (B) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ each 

8 place the term appears and inserting ‘‘Under 

9 Secretary’’. 

10 (13) WARNING, ALERT, AND RESPONSE NET11 WORK ACT.—Section 606 of the Warning, Alert, and 

12 Response Network Act (47 U.S.C. 1205) is amend13 ed— 

14 (A) in subsection (b), in the first sentence, 

15 by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary of Commerce 

16 for Communications and Information’’ and in17 serting ‘‘Under Secretary of Commerce for 

18 Communications and Information’’; and 

19 (B) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ each 

20 place the term appears and inserting ‘‘Under 

21 Secretary’’. 

22 (14) AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT

23 ACT OF 2009.—Section 6001 of the American Recov24 ery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (47 U.S.C. 1305) 

25 is amended by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ each 


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1 place the term appears and inserting ‘‘Under Sec2 retary’’. 

3 (15) MIDDLE CLASS TAX RELIEF AND JOB CRE4 ATION ACT OF 2012.—Title VI of the Middle Class 

5 Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 

6 1401 et seq.) is amended— 

7 (A) in section 6001 (47 U.S.C. 1401)— 

8 (i) by striking paragraph (4); 

9 (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (5) 

10 through (31) as paragraphs (4) through 

11 (30), respectively; and 

12 (iii) by inserting after paragraph (30), 

13 as so redesignated, the following: 

14 ‘‘(31) UNDER SECRETARY.—The term ‘Under 

15 Secretary’ means the Under Secretary of Commerce 

16 for Communications and Information.’’; 

17 (B) in subtitle D (47 U.S.C. 1451 et 

18 seq.)— 

19 (i) in section 6406 (47 U.S.C. 

20 1453)— 

21 (I) by striking subsections (b) 

22 and (c); and 

23 (II) by inserting after subsection 

24 (a) the following: 


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1 ‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘5350- 

2 5470 MHz band’ means the portion of the electromagnetic 

3 spectrum between the frequencies from 5350 megahertz 

4 to 5470 megahertz.’’; and 

5 (ii) by striking section 6408; and 

6 (C) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ each 

7 place the term appears and inserting ‘‘Under 

8 Secretary’’. 

9 (16) RAY BAUM’S ACT OF 2018.—The RAY 

10 BAUM’S Act of 2018 (division P of Public Law 

11 115–141; 132 Stat. 348) is amended by striking 

12 ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ each place the term appears 

13 and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary’’. 

14 (17) SECURE AND TRUSTED COMMUNICATIONS

15 NETWORKS ACT OF 2019.—Section 8 of the Secure 

16 and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 

17 (47 U.S.C. 1607) is amended— 

18 (A) in subsection (c)(1), in the heading, by 

19 striking ‘‘ASSISTANT SECRETARY’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘UNDER SECRETARY’’; and 

21 (B) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ each 

22 place the term appears and inserting ‘‘Under 

23 Secretary’’. 

24 (18) TITLE 51, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 

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1 ed, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 

2 striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ each place the term 

3 appears and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary’’. 

4 (19) CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 

5 2021.—The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 

6 (Public Law 116–260) is amended— 

7 (A) in title IX of division N— 

8 (i) in section 902(a)(2), in the head9 ing, by striking ‘‘ASSISTANT SECRETARY’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘UNDER SECRETARY’’; 

11 (ii) in section 905— 

12 (I) in subsection (a)(1), in the 

13 heading, by striking ‘‘ASSISTANT SEC14 RETARY’’ and inserting ‘‘UNDER SEC15 RETARY’’; 

16 (II) in subsection (c)(3)(B), in 

17 the heading, by striking ‘‘ASSISTANT

18 SECRETARY’’ and inserting ‘‘UNDER

19 SECRETARY’’; and 

20 (III) in subsection (d)(2)(B), in 

21 the heading, by striking ‘‘ASSISTANT

22 SECRETARY’’ and inserting ‘‘UNDER

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1 (iii) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ 

2 each place the term appears and inserting 

3 ‘‘Under Secretary’’; and 

4 (B) in title IX of division FF— 

5 (i) in section 903(g)(2), in the head6 ing, by striking ‘‘ASSISTANT SECRETARY’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘UNDER SECRETARY’’; and 

8 (ii) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ 

9 each place the term appears and inserting 

10 ‘‘Under Secretary’’. 

11 (20) INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS

12 ACT.—The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 

13 (Public Law 117–58) is amended— 

14 (A) in section 27003, by striking ‘‘Assist15 ant Secretary’’ each place the term appears and 

16 inserting ‘‘Under Secretary’’; 

17 (B) in division F— 

18 (i) in section 60102— 

19 (I) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by 

20 striking ‘‘ASSISTANT SECRETARY’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘UNDER SECRETARY’’; 

22 (II) in subsection (d)(1), by 

23 striking ‘‘ASSISTANT SECRETARY’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘UNDER SECRETARY’’; 

25 and 


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1 (III) in subsection (h)— 

2 (aa) in paragraph (1)(B), by 

3 striking ‘‘ASSISTANT SEC4 RETARY’’ and inserting ‘‘UNDER

5 SECRETARY’’; and 

6 (bb) in paragraph 

7 (5)(B)(iii), by striking ‘‘ASSIST8 ANT SECRETARY’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘UNDER SECRETARY’’; 

10 (ii) in title III— 

11 (I) in section 60302(5), by strik12 ing ‘‘ASSISTANT SECRETARY’’ and in13 serting ‘‘UNDER SECRETARY’’; and 

14 (II) in section 

15 60305(d)(2)(B)(ii), by striking ‘‘AS16 SISTANT SECRETARY’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘UNDER SECRETARY’’; 

18 (iii) in section 60401(a)(2), by strik19 ing ‘‘ASSISTANT SECRETARY’’ and insert20 ing ‘‘UNDER SECRETARY’’; and 

21 (iv) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ 

22 each place the term appears and inserting 

23 ‘‘Under Secretary’’; 


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1 (C) in section 90008(b)(3), by striking 

2 ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Under 

3 Secretary’’; and 

4 (D) in division J, in the matter under the 

5 heading ‘‘DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, 

6 AND BROADBAND PROGRAM’’ under the heading 

7 ‘‘RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE’’ under the head8 ing ‘‘RURAL DEVELOPMENT PRO9 GRAMS’’, by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary’’. 

11 SEC. 103. COORDINATION OF EXECUTIVE BRANCH VIEWS 

12 ON MATTERS BEFORE THE FEDERAL COMMU13 NICATIONS COMMISSION. 

14 Section 105(a)(1) of the National Telecommuni15 cations and Information Administration Organization Act 

16 (47 U.S.C. 904(a)(1)) is amended— 

17 (1) by striking ‘‘to ensure that the conduct’’ 

18 and inserting the following: ‘‘to ensure that— 

19 ‘‘(A) the conduct’’; and 

20 (2) by striking the period at the end and insert21 ing the following: ‘‘; and 

22 ‘‘(B) the views of the executive branch on 

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1 tive branch policy, consistent with section 

2 103(b)(2)(J).’’. 

3 SEC. 104. MODERNIZATION OF AGENCY MISSION. 

4 (a) POLICY.—Section 102(c) of the National Tele5 communications and Information Administration Organi6 zation Act (47 U.S.C. 901(c)) is amended by adding at 

7 the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(6) Fostering the digital economy as a critical 

9 component of the competitiveness, future economic 

10 growth, and security of the United States, and work11 ing to ensure that global communications networks 

12 remain open and innovative, without inappropriate 

13 barriers to entry or operation. 

14 ‘‘(7) Achieving universal availability of and ac15 cess to telecommunications and information net16 works and related technologies.’’. 

17 (b) ASSIGNED FUNCTIONS.—Section 103(b)(2) of the 

18 National Telecommunications and Information Adminis19 tration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 902(b)(2)) is amend20 ed— 

21 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 

22 by inserting ‘‘, some of which were’’ before ‘‘trans23 ferred to the Secretary’’; 

24 (2) in subparagraph (G)— 


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1 (A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘standards,’’ 

2 after ‘‘conferences,’’; and 

3 (B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘, standards 

4 bodies,’’ after ‘‘telecommunications con5 ferences’’; 

6 (3) in subparagraph (H)— 

7 (A) by inserting ‘‘and information’’ after 

8 ‘‘telecommunications,’’; and 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘and emergency readiness’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘emergency readiness, inter11 mediaries, universal service, and the flow of in12 formation’’; and 

13 (4) in subparagraph (M)— 

14 (A) by inserting ‘‘, publish reports,’’ after 

15 ‘‘studies,’’; and 

16 (B) by inserting before the period at the 

17 end the following: ‘‘, and concerning policy 

18 issues relating to communications, information, 

19 and the digital economy, including (but not lim20 ited to) considerations of interoperability, pri21 vacy, security, spectrum use, emergency readi22 ness, intermediaries, universal service, and the 

23 flow of information’’. 


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1 TITLE II—OTHER MATTERS 

2 SEC. 201. PROMOTION OF WORKFORCE PROGRAMS. 

3 The NTIA, under the Broadband USA program, 

4 shall coordinate with the heads of other Federal agencies, 

5 including the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of 

6 Education, to promote, and share information with States 

7 and the public regarding, workforce development pro8 grams, such as apprenticeships, internships, externships, 

9 and other skills training programs, tailored to the tele10 communications industry. 

11 SEC. 202. IMPROVED COORDINATION BETWEEN THE FCC 

12 AND THE NTIA. 

13 (a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Memo14 randum’’ means the Memorandum of Understanding on 

15 Spectrum Coordination executed by the Commission and 

16 the Administration on January 31, 2003. 

17 (b) UPDATES.—Not later than 120 days after the 

18 date of enactment of this Act, the Commission and the 

19 NTIA shall update the Memorandum to— 

20 (1) outline general processes for addressing 

21 technical, procedural, and policy differences regard22 ing frequency allocation and related conditions and 

23 standards; 

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1 the NTIA, including specific timelines for an expedi2 tious resolution; 

3 (3) clarify that— 

4 (A) Congress designated the NTIA to 

5 serve as the sole agency responsible for man6 aging spectrum assigned to Federal agencies, 

7 and that, as a result, the NTIA represents Fed8 eral agencies in addressing technical, proce9 dural, and policy differences regarding fre10 quency allocation with the Commission, con11 sistent with section 103(b) of the National 

12 Telecommunications and Information Adminis13 tration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 902(b)); 

14 and 

15 (B) the representation by the NTIA de16 scribed in subparagraph (A) should involve the 

17 expertise of the NTIA in technical, engineering, 

18 and policy matters; 

19 (4) ensure that scientific analyses and testing 

20 are considered in actions involving spectrum alloca21 tion and standards; 

22 (5) ensure that short-, medium-, and long-term 

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1 (6) outline general processes for how the Com2 mission and the NTIA will form staff standing 

3 working groups with regular meetings to discuss 

4 spectrum planning by the Commission and the 

5 NTIA; 

6 (7) outline general processes for how the Com7 mission and the NTIA will jointly interact and con8 sult with the Department of State in matters re9 garding international spectrum coordination pro10 ceedings; and 

11 (8) endeavor to ensure— 

12 (A) the efficient use of frequencies as13 signed to Federal agencies, consistent with the 

14 responsibilities of the NTIA under section 

15 103(b)(2)(U) of the National Telecommuni16 cations and Information Administration Organi17 zation Act (47 U.S.C. 902(b)(2)(U)); and 

18 (B) that frequencies not required for the 

19 present or identifiable future needs of the Fed20 eral Government are reallocated to non-Federal 

21 Government users wherever possible. 

22 (c) PERIODIC UPDATES.—Not later than 3 years 

23 after the date on which the Commission and the NTIA 

24 update the Memorandum under subsection (b), and every 

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1 update the Memorandum to reflect changing technological, 

2 procedural, and policy circumstances. 

3 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

4 of enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter, the 

5 Commission and the NTIA shall submit to Congress a re6 port on joint spectrum planning activities. 

7 SEC. 203. WORLD RADIOCOMMUNICATION CONFERENCE 

8 AMBASSADOR. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 103(b)(3) of the National 

10 Telecommunications and Information Administration Or11 ganization Act (47 U.S.C. 902(b)(3)) is amended— 

12 (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

13 the end; 

14 (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 

15 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

16 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(D) shall assign to the NTIA responsi18 bility for providing advice and recommendations 

19 to the Secretary of State regarding candidates 

20 to serve as United States head of delegation 

21 and ambassador to the quadrennial World 

22 Radiocommunication Conference of the Inter23 national Telecommunication Union, not later 

24 than 30 months before the first plenary meeting 

25 of a conference.’’. 


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1 (b) RANK.—Section 302(a)(2) of the Foreign Service 

2 Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3942(a)(2)) is amended by adding 

3 at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(D) Notwithstanding subparagraph (B)(i), the 

5 President may confer the personal rank of ambassador to 

6 the United States head of delegation to the quadrennial 

7 World Radiocommunication Conference for a temporary 

8 term not exceeding 2 years in duration.’’. 

9 TITLE III—EFFECTIVE DATE 

10 SEC. 301. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

11 This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 

12 take effect on the first day of the first pay period applica13 ble to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Communica14 tions and Information (as so redesignated by section 

15 102(a)) beginning on or after the date of enactment of 

16 this Act. 

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