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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2817 

To assign the Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis of the Federal 

Communications Commission the responsibility of bringing institutional 

focus to the important function of approving new technologies and improving regulatory certainty at the Commission. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014 

Mrs. FISCHER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To assign the Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis of the Federal Communications Commission the responsibility of bringing institutional focus to the important function of approving new technologies and improving regulatory certainty at the Commission. 

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. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Helping Innovation 

5 and Reviving Entrepreneurship Act of 2014’’ or the 

6 ‘‘HIRE Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND SERVICES. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7 of the Communications 

3 Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 157) is amended by adding at 

4 the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(c) OFFICE OF STRATEGIC PLANNING AND POLICY

6 ANALYSIS.— 

7 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 

8 ‘Office’ means the Office of Strategic Planning and 

9 Policy Analysis of the Commission. 

10 ‘‘(2) DUTIES RELATING TO NEW TECH11 NOLOGIES AND SERVICES.—The Office shall— 

12 ‘‘(A) take steps to ensure that the Com13 mission complies with each deadline under sub14 section (b); 

15 ‘‘(B) review each regulation proposed by 

16 the Commission and analyze the impact of the 

17 regulation on innovation, economic growth, and 

18 job creation; and 

19 ‘‘(C) perform any other duty assigned by 

20 the Commission. 

21 ‘‘(3) STAFFING.— 

22 ‘‘(A) CONSULTATION WITH STAFF.—The 

23 Office shall consult with staff from the fol24 lowing offices and bureaus of the Commission 

25 as necessary to carry out the duties of the Of26 fice under paragraph (2): 


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1 ‘‘(i) The Office of Engineering and 

2 Technology. 

3 ‘‘(ii) The Office of Communications 

4 Business Opportunities. 

5 ‘‘(iii) Any other office or bureau the 

6 Office determines appropriate. 

7 ‘‘(B) NO INCREASE IN NUMBER OF FULL8 TIME EMPLOYEES.—Nothing in subparagraph 

9 (A) shall be construed to authorize the Commis10 sion to increase the total full-time equivalent 

11 number of employees of the Commission to pro12 vide consultation to the Office. 

13 ‘‘(d) REPORT ON DEADLINES.—If the Commission 

14 fails to comply with a deadline under subsection (b) with 

15 respect to a petition, application, or proceeding, not later 

16 than 7 days after the deadline and every 14 days there17 after until the Commission complies with the deadline, the 

18 Commission shall publish and submit to the chairperson 

19 and ranking member of the Committee on Energy and 

20 Commerce of the House of Representatives and the chair21 person and ranking member of the Committee on Com22 merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a letter 

23 that— 

24 ‘‘(1) identifies the petition, application, or pro25 ceeding; 


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1 ‘‘(2) specifies the deadline; and 

2 ‘‘(3) describes the reason for the delay.’’. 

3 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY; NO ADDI4 TIONAL APPROPRIATIONS.— 

5 (1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 

6 by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that 

7 is 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

8 (2) APPLICABILITY.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The requirements 

10 under subsections (c) and (d) of section 7 of the 

11 Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 157), 

12 as added by subsection (a), shall apply with re13 spect to any petition or application that is filed, 

14 any proceeding that is initiated, and any regu15 lation that is proposed, on or after the effective 

16 date described in paragraph (1) of this sub17 section. 

18 (B) PENDING PETITIONS, APPLICATIONS, 

19 AND PROCEEDINGS.—The requirements under 

20 subsections (c) and (d) of section 7 of the Com21 munications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 157), as 

22 added by subsection (a), shall apply with re23 spect to any petition, application, or proceeding 

24 that is pending on the effective date described 

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1 tition or application had been filed, or the pro2 ceeding had been initiated, on that date. 

3 (3) NO ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS AUTHOR4 IZED.—Nothing in this section or the amendment 

5 made by this section shall be construed to increase 

6 the amount of appropriations that are authorized to 

7 be appropriated to the Federal Communications 

8 Commission for any fiscal year. 

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