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Broadband - Measuring Availability and Aligning Policies Task Force Act

To create a task force at the Federal Communications Commission to ensure the policy and funding decisions of the Commission are informed by data collection and analysis required in title VIII of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Broadband - Measuring Availability and Aligning Policies Task Force Act Broadband MAPS Act 2. Broadband MAAPS Task Force (a) Establishment Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Commission shall establish the Broadband MAAPS Task Force. (b) Chair The Commission shall designate a Chair of the Task Force. (c) Membership The members of the Task Force shall include designees selected by the Commission from bureaus and offices of the Commission. (d) Responsibilities The Task Force shall be responsible for the following: (1) Coordinate, monitor, and oversee the work of the bureaus and offices to implement title VIII of the Communications Act ( 47 U.S.C. 641 47 U.S.C. 1601 (2) Identify any ongoing and anticipated Commission action, including any report, rulemaking, and funding program, such as the Universal Service Fund programs, that should be informed by the broadband availability maps. (3) Ensure that any relevant ongoing and anticipated Commission action, including any report, rulemaking, and funding program, such as the Universal Service Fund programs, is informed by the broadband availability maps. (4) Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this section, provide the committees of jurisdiction an estimate of the ongoing cost associated with maintaining the broadband availability maps. (5) Provide any recommendation, if necessary, to the committees of jurisdiction to ensure that the Commission can produce accurate broadband availability maps with sufficient granularity to allow the Commission to determine the areas in the United States that lack broadband internet access service. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Broadband availability maps The term broadband availability maps 47 U.S.C. 642 (2) Broadband internet access service The term broadband internet access service (3) Commission The term Commission (4) Committees of jurisdiction The term committees of jurisdiction (5) Task force The term Task Force (6) Universal Service Fund program The term Universal Service Fund program 47 U.S.C. 254(h)

Summary: Broadband - Measuring Availability and Aligning Policies Task Force Act or the Broadband MAPS Act This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a task force that oversees implementation and use of broadband availability maps. Specifically, the task force must (1) oversee specified data collection and analysis, including creating and updating broadband availability maps; (2) identify relevant FCC actions and ensure they are informed by the maps; (3) provide cost estimates for maintaining the maps; and (4) provide necessary recommendations to ensure the FCC can produce sufficiently granular and accurate maps to determine areas that lack broadband internet access service.
To prohibit the transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States.

To prohibit the transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States. 1. Prohibition on transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States No amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for any fiscal year may be used to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer of or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who— (1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and (2) is or was held on or after January 20, 2009, at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense.

Summary: This bill prohibits the Department of Defense (DOD) from using funds to transfer or release within the United States (including its territories or possessions) any detainee (1) who is not a U.S. citizen or member of the U.S. Armed Forces, and (2) who is or was held by DOD at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on or after January 20, 2009.
Earned Income Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2021

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Earned Income Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2021 2. Puerto Rico residents eligible for earned income tax credit (a) In general Section 32 (n) Residents of Puerto Rico (1) In general In the case of residents of Puerto Rico— (A) the United States shall be treated as including Puerto Rico for purposes of subsections (c)(1)(A)(ii)(I) and (c)(3)(C), (B) subsection (c)(1)(D) shall not apply to nonresident alien individuals who are residents of Puerto Rico, and (C) adjusted gross income and gross income shall be computed without regard to section 933 for purposes of subsections (a)(2)(B) and (c)(2)(A)(i). (2) Limitation The credit allowed under this section by reason of this subsection for any taxable year shall not exceed the amount, determined under regulations or other guidance promulgated by the Secretary, that a similarly situated taxpayer would receive if residing in a State. . (b) Child tax credit not reduced Subclause (II) of section 24(d)(1)(B)(ii) of such Code is amended by inserting before the period (determined without regard to section 32(n) in the case of residents of Puerto Rico) (c) Effective date The amendment made shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021.

Summary: Earned Income Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2021 This bill makes residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the federal earned income tax credit.
Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2021

To provide that a project to replace or improve a communications facility following a major disaster or an emergency declared by the President is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2021 2. Application of NEPA and NHPA to covered communications projects (a) NEPA exemption A covered project shall not be subject to the requirements of section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C) (b) National Historic Preservation Act exemption A covered project shall not be considered an undertaking under section 300320 of title 54, United States Code. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Communications facility The term communications facility (A) any wireless or wireline infrastructure for the transmission of writing, signs, signals, data, images, pictures, or sounds of all kinds; (B) any transmitting device, tower, or support structure, and any equipment, switches, wiring, cabling, power sources, shelters, or cabinets, associated with the provision of communications services; and (C) any antenna or apparatus that— (i) is designed for the purpose of emitting radio frequency; (ii) is designed to be operated, or is operating, from a fixed location; and (iii) is added to a tower, building, or other structure. (2) Communications service The term communications service (3) Covered project The term covered project (A) is to be carried out within an area for which the President has declared a major disaster or an emergency under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 (B) is to be carried out not later than 5 years after the date on which the President made such declaration; and (C) replaces a communications facility damaged by such disaster or emergency or makes improvements to a communications facility in such area that could reasonably be considered as necessary for recovery from such disaster or emergency or to prevent or mitigate future disasters or emergencies.

Summary: Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2021 This bill exempts projects that replace or make improvements to communications facilities following a presidentially declared major disaster or emergency from certain environmental or historic preservation review requirements. Specifically, the bill exempts these projects from any requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement. These projects are also exempt from considerations about the effect they will have on any historic property.
Grand Canyon Protection Act

To withdraw certain Federal land in the State of Arizona from location, entry, and patent under mining laws, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Grand Canyon Protection Act 2. Withdrawal of Certain Federal land in the State of Arizona (a) Definition of Map In this Act, the term Map Grand Canyon Protection Act (b) Withdrawal Subject to valid existing rights, the approximately 1,006,545 acres of Federal land in the State of Arizona, generally depicted on the Map as Federal Mineral Estate to be Withdrawn (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. (c) Availability of Map The Map shall be kept on file and made available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management.

Summary: Grand Canyon Protection Act This bill withdraws 1,006,545 acres of federal lands in Arizona, including any land or interest in land acquired by the United States after enactment of this bill, from entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws and mineral materials laws.
TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act

To provide that a project to remove and replace communications equipment or services listed under the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Timely Replacement Under Secure and Trusted for Early and Dependable Broadband Networks Act TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act 2. Application of NEPA and NHPA to covered communications equipment or services (a) NEPA exemption A covered project shall not be subject to the requirements of section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C) (b) National Historic Preservation Act exemption A covered project shall not be considered an undertaking under section 300320 of title 54, United States Code. (c) Covered project defined In this section, the term covered project 47 U.S.C. 1608

Summary: Timely Replacement Under Secure and Trusted for Early and Dependable Broadband Networks Act or the TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act This bill excludes from specified environmental and historic preservation reviews a project to permanently remove and replace communications equipment or services that the Federal Communications Commission has determined pose a threat to national security.
Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act

To require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to submit a plan to Congress to track requests for communications use authorization on Federal land. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act 2. Report on tracking Form 299 (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report containing the elements described in subsection (b). (b) Elements described The elements described in this subsection are the following: (1) A plan describing how the Assistant Secretary will track the acceptance, processing, and disposal of a Form 299 submitted to the Secretary concerned by a requesting party. (2) A description of how the Assistant Secretary would most expeditiously implement the plan described in paragraph (1). (3) A description of how the Assistant Secretary may increase transparency to a requesting party on the status of a Form 299 received by the Secretary concerned. (4) A description of any barriers the Assistant Secretary determines could delay the implementation of the plan described in paragraph (1). (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate committees of Congress The term appropriate committees of Congress (A) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. (2) Assistant Secretary The term Assistant Secretary (3) Form 299 The term Form 299 47 U.S.C. 1455(b)(2)(A) (4) National forest system The term National Forest System 16 U.S.C. 1609(a) (5) Public land The term public land (A) the Bureau of Land Management; (B) the National Park Service; (C) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; or (D) the Bureau of Reclamation. (6) Secretary concerned The term Secretary concerned (A) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to public land; and (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to National Forest System land.

Summary: Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to submit a report on tracking Form 299 requests. Form 299 is the application form for the right to install, construct, modify, or maintain a communications facility on federal real property. Such report must include (1) a plan describing how the NTIA will track a Form 299 submitted by a requesting party, (2) a description of how the NTIA would most expeditiously implement such plan, (3) a way to increase transparency to a requesting party on the status of a Form 299, and (4) an assessment of barriers that could delay implementation of the plan.
Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act

To provide that a project for the collocation of a personal wireless service facility is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act 2. Application of NEPA and NHPA to collocation of certain personal wireless service facilities (a) NEPA exemption A covered project shall not be subject to the requirements of section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C) (b) National Historic Preservation Act exemption A covered project shall not be considered an undertaking under section 300320 of title 54, United States Code. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Commission The term Commission (2) Covered project The term covered project (A) for— (i) the mounting or installation of an eligible personal wireless service facility with another eligible personal wireless service facility that exists at the time at which a complete request for authorization of such mounting or installation is filed with a State or local government or instrumentality thereof; or (ii) the modification of an eligible personal wireless service facility; and (B) for which a permit, license, or approval from the Commission is required or that is otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission. (3) Eligible personal wireless service facility The term eligible personal wireless service facility (4) Personal wireless services The term personal wireless services (A) has the meaning given such term in section 332(c)(7)(C) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 332(c)(7)(C) (B) also includes commercial mobile data service (as defined in section 6001 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 ( 47 U.S.C. 1401 (5) State The term State

Summary: Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act This bill excludes certain personal wireless facility projects from specified review requirements. Specifically, the bill excludes from specified environmental and historic preservation review a project that involves the mounting, installation, or modification of eligible personal wireless facilities (i.e., antennas, apparatuses, transmitting devices, and related equipment for the provision of personal wireless service).
Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2019

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide equitable treatment for residents of Puerto Rico with respect to the refundable portion of the child tax credit and to provide the same treatment to families in Puerto Rico with one child or two children that is currently provided to island families with three or more children. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act 2. Equitable treatment for residents of Puerto Rico with respect to the refundable portion of the child tax credit (a) In general Section 24(d)(1) or section 933 section 112 (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020. 3. Same treatment of families in Puerto Rico with one child or two children that is currently provided to island families with three or more children (a) In general Section 24(d)(1) In the case of an individual who is a bona fide resident of Puerto Rico during the entire taxable year, subparagraph (B)(ii) shall be applied by substituting 1 or more qualifying children 3 or more qualifying children (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020.

Summary: Child Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 2019 This bill (1) allows residents of Puerto Rico to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit on the same basis as U.S. taxpayers, and (2) allows such residents with one or two children to claim the refundable portion of the credit on the same basis as residents with three or more children.
Wildfire Recovery Act

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide flexibility with the cost share for fire management assistance, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wildfire Recovery Act 2. Fire management assistance cost share Section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following: (e) Federal share The Federal share of assistance under this section shall be not less than 75 percent of the eligible cost of such assistance. . 3. Rulemaking Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the President, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall conduct and complete a rulemaking to provide criteria for the circumstances under which the Administrator may recommend the President increase the Federal cost share for section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5187 September 13, 2022 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Wildfire Recovery Act This bill makes changes with respect to the federal cost share for Fire Management Assistance Grants and provides that the federal share shall be not less than 75% of the eligible cost. Specifically, the bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to conduct and complete a rulemaking to provide criteria for the circumstances under which FEMA may recommend that the President increase the federal cost share. Such criteria shall include a threshold metric that assesses the financial impact to a state or local government from responding to a fire for which fire management assistance is being provided.
Standard FEES Act

To streamline the process for consideration of applications for the placement of communications facilities on certain buildings and other property owned by the Federal Government, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Standard Fees to Expedite Evaluation and Streamlining Act Standard FEES Act 2. Establishment of common Federal fee schedule (a) In general Section 6409 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 ( 47 U.S.C. 1455 (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) Common fee schedule (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator of General Services shall establish a common fee schedule for the processing of applications under subsections (b)(1) and (c). (2) Fee guidelines The application fees established under paragraph (1) shall be— (A) based on direct and actual cost recovery; and (B) competitively neutral with regard to other users of the building or other property owned by the Federal Government. (3) Exceptions The Administrator of General Services may establish competitively neutral exceptions to the fee amounts established under paragraph (1)— (A) in consideration of the public benefit provided by a grant of an easement, right-of-way, or lease; and (B) in the interest of expanding wireless and broadband coverage. (4) Use of fees collected Any fee collected by an executive agency under this section shall only be available to the extent, and in such amounts, as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts, to the agency to cover the costs of granting the easement, right-of-way, or lease. . (b) Deadline The Administrator of General Services shall establish the fee schedule required under section 6409(d) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 ( 47 U.S.C. 1455(d)

Summary: Standard Fees to Expedite Evaluation and Streamlining Act or the Standard FEES Act This bill requires the General Services Administration to establish a common fee schedule for the processing of certain wireless facilities deployment applications, including (1) the grant of an easement, right-of-way, or lease to, in, over, or on property owned by the federal government; and (2) communications facility installation sitings. Such fees shall be competitively neutral and based on direct and actual cost recovery. Further, any fee collected shall only be available to cover the costs of granting such easement, right-of-way, or lease as provided in advance in an appropriations bill.