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(B) 
by 
redesignating 
subsections 
(l) 
through (o) as subsections (k) through (n), re-
spectively. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
613(a)(3) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 533(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘623(l)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘623(k)’’. 
(f) TRIENNIAL REPORT IDENTIFYING AND ELIMI-
NATING
MARKET
ENTRY
BARRIERS
FOR
ENTRE-
PRENEURS
AND OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES.—Section 
257 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 257) 
is amended by striking subsection (c). 
(g) SECTION 706 REPORT.—Section 706 of the Tele-
communications Act of 1996 (47 U.S.C. 1302) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) DETERMINATION.—If the Commission deter-
mines in its report under section 13 of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934, after considering the availability of ad-
vanced telecommunications capability to all Americans (in-
cluding, in particular, elementary and secondary schools 
and classrooms), that advanced telecommunications capa-
bility is not being deployed to all Americans in a reason-
able and timely fashion, the Commission shall take imme-
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diate action to accelerate deployment of such capability 
by removing barriers to infrastructure investment and by 
promoting competition in the telecommunications mar-
ket.’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (c); 
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘this sub-
section’’ and inserting ‘‘this section’’; and 
(4) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (c). 
(h) STATE OF COMPETITIVE MARKET CONDITIONS 
WITH RESPECT TO COMMERCIAL MOBILE RADIO SERV-
ICES.—Section 332(c)(1)(C) of the Communications Act 
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 332(c)(1)(C)) is amended by striking 
the first and second sentences. 
(i) PREVIOUSLY ELIMINATED ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 154) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (k); and 
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
subsections 
(l) 
through (o) as subsections (k) through (n), re-
spectively. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Commu-
nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) is 
amended— 
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(A) in section 9(i), by striking ‘‘In the 
Commission’s annual report, the Commission 
shall prepare an analysis of its progress in de-
veloping such systems and’’ and inserting ‘‘The 
Commission’’; and 
(B) in section 309(j)(8)(B), by striking the 
last sentence. 
(j) ADDITIONAL OUTDATED REPORTS.—The Com-
munications Act of 1934 is further amended— 
(1) in section 4— 
(A) in subsection (b)(2)(B)(ii), by striking 
‘‘and shall furnish notice of such action’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘subject of the waiver’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (g), by striking para-
graph (2); 
(2) in section 215— 
(A) by striking subsection (b); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (b); 
(3) in section 227(e), by striking paragraph (4); 
(4) in section 309(j)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (12); and 
(B) in paragraph (15)(C), by striking 
clause (iv); 
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(5) in section 331(b), by striking the last sen-
tence; 
(6) in section 336(e), by amending paragraph 
(4) to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) REPORT.—The Commission shall annually 
advise the Congress on the amounts collected pursu-
ant to the program required by this subsection.’’; 
(7) in section 339(c), by striking paragraph (1); 
(8) in section 396— 
(A) by striking subsection (i); 
(B) in subsection (k)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking sub-
paragraph (F); and 
(ii) in paragraph (3)(B)(iii), by strik-
ing subclause (V); 
(C) in subsection (l)(1)(B), by striking 
‘‘shall be included’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘The audit report’’; and 
(D) by striking subsection (m); 
(9) in section 398(b)(4), by striking the third 
sentence; 
(10) in section 624A(b)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘REPORT; REGULATIONS’’ 
and inserting ‘‘REGULATIONS’’; 
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(B) by striking ‘‘Within 1 year after’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘on means of assuring’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The Commission shall issue such 
regulations as are necessary to assure’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘Within 180 days after’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘to assure such 
compatibility.’’; and 
(11) in section 713, by striking subsection (a). 
SEC. 4. EFFECT ON AUTHORITY. 
Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this 
Act shall be construed to expand or contract the authority 
of the Federal Communications Commission. 
SEC. 5. OTHER REPORTS. 
Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this 
Act shall be construed to prohibit or otherwise prevent the 
Federal Communications Commission from producing any 
additional reports otherwise within the authority of the 
Commission. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 23, 
2017. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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