(5) Numerous regulatory matters have been 
pending before the Commission for years, and con-
tinued inaction on these issues has the potential to 
hinder innovation and private investment in the do-
mestic communications industry. 
(6) The Commission must be able to work more 
collaboratively and efficiently than in the past to 
meet the current challenge of expanding broadband 
Internet access to the extent necessary to serve the 
business, educational, health, and cultural needs of 
all people in the United States. 
SEC. 3. NONPUBLIC COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSIONS OF THE 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION. 
Section 4 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 154) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(p) NONPUBLIC COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 
552b of title 5, United States Code, a bipartisan 
majority of Commissioners may hold a meeting that 
is closed to the public to discuss official business 
if— 
‘‘(A) a vote or any other agency action is 
not taken at such meeting; 
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‘‘(B) each person present at such meeting 
is a Commissioner, an employee of the Commis-
sion, a member of a joint board or conference 
established under section 410, or a person on 
the staff of such a joint board or conference or 
of a member of such a joint board or con-
ference; and 
‘‘(C) an attorney from the Office of Gen-
eral Counsel of the Commission is present at 
such meeting. 
‘‘(2) DISCLOSURE
OF
NONPUBLIC
COLLABO-
RATIVE
DISCUSSIONS.—Not later than 2 business 
days after the conclusion of a meeting held under 
paragraph (1), the Commission shall publish a dis-
closure of such meeting, including— 
‘‘(A) a list of the persons who attended 
such meeting; and 
‘‘(B) a summary of the matters discussed 
at such meeting, except for such matters as the 
Commission determines may be withheld under 
section 552b(c) of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(3) PRESERVATION OF OPEN MEETINGS RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR AGENCY ACTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection shall limit the applicability of section 
552b of title 5, United States Code, with respect to 
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a meeting of Commissioners other than that de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) AGENCY ACTION.—The term ‘agency 
action’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 551 of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(B) BIPARTISAN
MAJORITY.—The term 
‘bipartisan majority’ means, when used with re-
spect to a group of Commissioners, that such 
group— 
‘‘(i) is a group of 3 or more Commis-
sioners; and 
‘‘(ii) includes, for each political party 
of which any Commissioner is a member, 
at least 1 Commissioner who is a member 
of such political party, and, if any Com-
missioner has no political party affiliation, 
at least one unaffiliated Commissioner.’’. 
Æ 
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