I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4986 
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to reauthorize appropriations 
for the Federal Communications Commission, to provide for certain pro-
cedural changes to the rules of the Commission to maximize opportunities 
for public participation and efficient decisionmaking, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2018 
Mrs. BLACKBURN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees 
on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Oversight and Government 
Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to reauthorize 
appropriations for the Federal Communications Commis-
sion, to provide for certain procedural changes to the 
rules of the Commission to maximize opportunities for 
public participation and efficient decisionmaking, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘FCC Reauthorization Act of 2018’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Commission defined. 
TITLE I—FCC REAUTHORIZATION 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 102. Application and regulatory fees. 
Sec. 103. Effective date. 
TITLE II—FCC PROCESS REFORM 
Sec. 201. FCC process reform. 
Sec. 202. Categorization of TCPA inquiries and complaints in quarterly report. 
Sec. 203. Effect on other laws. 
Sec. 204. Application of Antideficiency Act to Universal Service Program. 
Sec. 205. Report on improving small business participation in FCC pro-
ceedings. 
Sec. 206. Timely availability of items adopted by vote of the Commission. 
TITLE III—AMATEUR RADIO PARITY 
Sec. 301. Findings. 
Sec. 302. Application of private land use restrictions to amateur stations. 
Sec. 303. Affirmation of limited preemption of State and local land use regula-
tion. 
Sec. 304. Definitions. 
TITLE IV—SECURING ACCESS TO NETWORKS IN DISASTERS 
Sec. 401. Study on network resiliency. 
Sec. 402. Access to essential service providers during federally declared emer-
gencies. 
Sec. 403. Definitions. 
TITLE V—FCC CONSOLIDATED REPORTING 
Sec. 501. Communications marketplace report. 
Sec. 502. Consolidation of redundant reports; conforming amendments. 
Sec. 503. Effect on authority. 
Sec. 504. Other reports. 
TITLE VI—ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 601. Independent Inspector General for FCC. 
Sec. 602. Authority of Chief Information Officer. 
Sec. 603. Ensuring the integrity of voice communications. 
Sec. 604. Spoofing prevention. 
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Sec. 605. Configuration of multi-line telephone systems for direct dialing of 9– 
1–1. 
Sec. 606. Report on promoting broadband Internet access service for veterans. 
Sec. 607. Methodology for collection of mobile service coverage data. 
Sec. 608. Accuracy of 9–1–1 call location information. 
Sec. 609. Interagency Communications Security Committee. 
SEC. 2. COMMISSION DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Fed-
eral Communications Commission. 
TITLE I—FCC 
REAUTHORIZATION 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6 of the Communications 
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 156) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Commission to carry out the functions 
of the Commission $322,035,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 2019 and 2020. 
‘‘(b) OFFSETTING COLLECTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The sum appropriated in 
any fiscal year to carry out the activities described 
in subsection (a), to the extent and in the amounts 
provided for in advance in appropriations Acts, shall 
be derived from fees authorized by section 9. 
‘‘(2) DEPOSIT OF COLLECTIONS.—Amounts re-
ceived from fees authorized by section 9 shall be de-
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posited as an offsetting collection in, and credited to, 
the account through which funds are made available 
to carry out the activities described in subsection 
(a). 
‘‘(3) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS COLLECTIONS.—Any 
fees collected in excess of the total amount of fees 
provided for in appropriations Acts for a fiscal year 
shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treas-
ury of the United States for the sole purpose of def-
icit reduction.’’. 
(b) DEPOSITS OF BIDDERS TO BE DEPOSITED IN 
TREASURY.—Section 309(j)(8)(C) of the Communications 
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(C)) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘an inter-
est bearing account’’ and all that follows and insert-
ing ‘‘the Treasury.’’; 
(2) in clause (i)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘paid to the Treasury’’ and 
inserting ‘‘deposited in the general fund of the 
Treasury (where such deposits shall be used for 
the sole purpose of deficit reduction)’’; and 
(B) by striking the semicolon and inserting 
‘‘; and’’; 
(3) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, and payments representing the return of 
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such deposits shall not be subject to administrative 
offset under section 3716(c) of title 31, United 
States Code.’’; and 
(4) by striking clause (iii). 
(c) ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATIVE AUTHORIZATION 
OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 710 of the Tele-
communications Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–104) 
is repealed. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of 
contents in section 2 of such Act is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 710. 
(d) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—On the effective date de-
scribed in section 103, any amounts in the account pro-
viding appropriations to carry out the functions of the 
Commission that were collected in excess of the amounts 
provided for in appropriations Acts in any fiscal year prior 
to such date shall be transferred to the general fund of 
the Treasury of the United States for the sole purpose 
of deficit reduction. 
SEC. 102. APPLICATION AND REGULATORY FEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9 of the Communications 
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 159) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘SEC. 9. APPLICATION AND REGULATORY FEES. 
‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Commission shall 
assess and collect application fees and regulatory fees to 
recover the costs of carrying out the activities described 
in section 6(a) only to the extent and in the amounts pro-
vided for in advance in appropriations Acts. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION FEES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall as-
sess and collect application fees at such rates as the 
Commission shall establish in a schedule of applica-
tion fees to recover the costs of the Commission to 
process applications. 
‘‘(2) ADJUSTMENT OF SCHEDULE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In every even-num-
bered year, the Commission shall review the 
schedule of application fees established under 
this subsection and, except as provided in sub-
paragraph (B), set a new amount for each fee 
in the schedule that is equal to the amount of 
the fee on the date when the fee was established 
or the date when the fee was last amended 
under paragraph (3), whichever is later— 
‘‘(i) increased or decreased by the per-
centage change in the Consumer Price 
Index during the period beginning on such 
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date and ending on the date of the review; 
and 
‘‘(ii) rounded to the nearest $5 incre-
ment. 
‘‘(B) THRESHOLD
FOR
ADJUSTMENT.— 
The Commission may not adjust a fee under 
subparagraph (A) if— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a fee the current 
amount of which is less than $200, the ad-
justment would result in a change in the 
current amount of less than $10; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a fee the current 
amount of which is $200 or more, the ad-
justment would result in a change in the 
current amount of less than 5 percent. 
‘‘(C) CURRENT
AMOUNT
DEFINED.—In 
subparagraph (B), the term ‘current amount’ 
means, with respect to a fee, the amount of the 
fee on the date when the fee was established, 
the date when the fee was last adjusted under 
subparagraph (A), or the date when the fee was 
last amended under paragraph (3), whichever is 
latest. 
‘‘(3) AMENDMENTS.—In addition to the adjust-
ments required by paragraph (2), the Commission 
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‘‘(i) reflect unexpected increases or 
decreases in the number of units subject to 
the payment of such fees; and 
‘‘(ii) result in the collection of the 
amount required by paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) ROUNDING.—In making adjustments 
under this paragraph, the Commission may 
round fees to the nearest $5 increment. 
‘‘(3) AMENDMENTS.—In addition to the adjust-
ments required by paragraph (2), the Commission 
shall by rule amend the schedule of regulatory fees 
established under this subsection if the Commission 
determines that the schedule requires amendment so 
that such fees reflect the full-time equivalent number 
of employees within the bureaus and offices of the 
Commission, adjusted to take into account factors 
that are reasonably related to the benefits provided 
to the payor of the fee by the Commission’s activi-
ties. In making an amendment under this para-
graph, the Commission may not change the total 
amount of regulatory fees required by paragraph (1) 
to be collected in a fiscal year. 
‘‘(d) JUDICIAL REVIEW PROHIBITED.—An adjust-
ment or amendment to a schedule of fees under subsection 
(b) or (c) is not subject to judicial review. 
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‘‘(e) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The Commission shall 
transmit to Congress notification— 
‘‘(1) of any adjustment under subsection (b)(2) 
or (c)(2) immediately upon the adoption of such ad-
justment; and 
‘‘(2) of any amendment under subsection (b)(3) 
or (c)(3) not later than 90 days before the effective 
date of such amendment. 
‘‘(f) ENFORCEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) PENALTIES
FOR
LATE
PAYMENT.—The 
Commission shall by rule prescribe a penalty for late 
payment of fees under this section. Such penalty 
shall be 25 percent of the amount of the fee that 
was not paid in a timely manner. 
‘‘(2) INTEREST
ON
UNPAID
FEES
AND
PEN-
ALTIES.—The Commission shall charge interest, at a 
rate determined under section 3717 of title 31, 
United States Code, on a fee or penalty under this 
section that is not paid in a timely manner. Such 
section 3717 shall not otherwise apply with respect 
to a fee or penalty under this section. 
‘‘(3) DISMISSAL
OF
APPLICATIONS
OR
FIL-
INGS.—The Commission may dismiss any applica-
tion or other filing for failure to pay in a timely 
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manner any fee, interest, or penalty under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(4) REVOCATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to or in 
lieu of the penalties and dismissals authorized 
by paragraphs (1) and (3), the Commission 
may revoke any instrument of authorization 
held by any licensee that has not paid in a 
timely manner a regulatory fee assessed under 
this section or any related interest or penalty. 
‘‘(B) NOTICE.—Revocation action may be 
taken by the Commission under this paragraph 
after notice of the Commission’s intent to take 
such action is sent to the licensee by registered 
mail, return receipt requested, at the licensee’s 
last known address. The notice shall provide the 
licensee at least 30 days to either pay the fee, 
interest, and any penalty or show cause why the 
fee, interest, or penalty does not apply to the li-
censee or should otherwise be waived or pay-
ment deferred. 
‘‘(C) HEARING.— 
‘‘(i) GENERALLY NOT REQUIRED.—A 
hearing is not required under this para-
graph unless the licensee’s response pre-
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sents a substantial and material question 
of fact. 
‘‘(ii) EVIDENCE
AND
BURDENS.—In 
any case where a hearing is conducted 
under this paragraph, the hearing shall be 
based on written evidence only, and the 
burden of proceeding with the introduction 
of evidence and the burden of proof shall 
be on the licensee. 
‘‘(iii) COSTS.—Unless the licensee 
substantially prevails in the hearing, the 
Commission may assess the licensee for the 
costs of such hearing. 
‘‘(D) OPPORTUNITY
TO
PAY
PRIOR
TO 
REVOCATION.—Any Commission order adopted 
under this paragraph shall determine the 
amount due, if any, and provide the licensee 
with at least 30 days to pay that amount or 
have its authorization revoked. 
‘‘(E) FINALITY.—No order of revocation 
under this paragraph shall become final until 
the licensee has exhausted its right to judicial 
review of such order under section 402(b)(5). 
‘‘(g) WAIVER, REDUCTION, AND DEFERMENT.—The 
Commission may waive, reduce, or defer payment of a fee, 
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interest charge, or penalty in any specific instance for 
good cause shown, if such action would promote the public 
interest. 
‘‘(h) PAYMENT RULES.—The Commission shall by 
rule permit payment— 
‘‘(1) in the case of fees in large amounts, by in-
stallments; and 
‘‘(2) in the case of fees in small amounts, in ad-
vance for a number of years not to exceed the term 
of the license held by the payor. 
‘‘(i) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) PARTIES TO WHICH FEES ARE NOT APPLI-
CABLE.— 
‘‘(A) APPLICATION FEES.—The application 
fees established under this section shall not be 
applicable to— 
‘‘(i) a governmental entity; or 
‘‘(ii) a nonprofit entity licensed in the 
Local Government, Police, Fire, Highway 
Maintenance, Forestry-Conservation, Pub-
lic Safety, or Special Emergency Radio 
service. 
‘‘(B) REGULATORY FEES.—The regulatory 
fees established under this section shall not be 
applicable to— 
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‘‘(i) a governmental entity or non-
profit entity; or 
‘‘(ii) an amateur radio operator li-
censee under part 97 of the Commission’s 
rules (47 C.F.R. part 97). 
‘‘(2) COST OF COLLECTION.— 
‘‘(A) APPLICATION FEES.—If, in the judg-
ment of the Commission, the cost of collecting 
an application fee established under this section 
would exceed the amount collected, the Commis-
sion may by rule eliminate such fee. 
‘‘(B) REGULATORY FEES.—If, in the judg-
ment of the Commission, the cost of collecting 
a regulatory fee established under this section 
from a party would exceed the amount collected 
from such party, the Commission may exempt 
such party from paying such fee. 
‘‘(j) ACCOUNTING SYSTEM.—The Commission shall 
develop accounting systems necessary to make the amend-
ments authorized by subsections (b)(3) and (c)(3).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Communica-
tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by repealing section 8; and 
(2) 
in 
section 
309(j)(6)(H), 
by 
striking 
‘‘charges imposed pursuant to section 8 of this Act’’ 
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and inserting ‘‘application fees assessed under sec-
tion 9’’. 
(c) TRANSITIONAL RULES.— 
(1) APPLICATION FEES.—An application fee es-
tablished under section 8 of the Communications Act 
of 1934, as such section is in effect on the day be-
fore the effective date described in section 103 of 
this Act, shall remain in effect under subsection (b) 
of section 9 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended by subsection (a) of this section, until such 
time as the Commission adjusts or amends such fee 
under subsection (b)(2) or (b)(3) of such section 9, 
as so amended. 
(2) REGULATORY FEES.—A regulatory fee es-
tablished under section 9 of the Communications Act 
of 1934, as such section is in effect on the day be-
fore the effective date described in section 103 of 
this Act, shall remain in effect under subsection (c) 
of section 9 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended by subsection (a) of this section, until such 
time as the Commission adjusts or amends such fee 
under subsection (c)(2) or (c)(3) of such section 9, 
as so amended. 
(d) RULEMAKING TO AMEND SCHEDULE OF REGU-
LATORY FEES.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the effective date described in section 103, the Com-
mission shall complete a rulemaking proceeding 
under subsection (c)(3) of section 9 of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934, as amended by subsection (a) 
of this section. 
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—If the Commission 
has not completed the rulemaking proceeding re-
quired by paragraph (1) by the date that is 6 
months after the effective date described in section 
103, the Commission shall submit to Congress a re-
port on the progress of such rulemaking proceeding. 
SEC. 103. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This title and the amendments made by this title 
shall take effect on October 1, 2018. 
TITLE II—FCC PROCESS 
REFORM 
SEC. 201. FCC PROCESS REFORM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Communications Act 
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 13. TRANSPARENCY AND EFFICIENCY. 
‘‘(a) INITIAL RULEMAKING AND INQUIRY.— 
‘‘(1) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
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Commission shall complete a rulemaking proceeding 
and adopt procedural changes to its rules to maxi-
mize opportunities for public participation and effi-
cient decisionmaking. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR RULEMAKING.—The 
rules adopted under paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) set minimum comment periods for 
comment and reply comment, subject to a de-
termination by the Commission that good cause 
exists for departing from such minimum com-
ment periods, for— 
‘‘(i) significant regulatory actions, as 
defined in Executive Order No. 12866; and 
‘‘(ii) all other rulemaking proceedings; 
‘‘(B) establish policies concerning the sub-
mission of extensive new comments, data, or re-
ports towards the end of the comment period; 
‘‘(C) establish policies regarding treatment 
of comments, ex parte communications, and 
data or reports (including statistical reports 
and reports to Congress) submitted after the 
comment period to ensure that the public has 
adequate notice of and opportunity to respond 
to such submissions before the Commission re-
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lies on such submissions in any order, decision, 
report, or action; 
‘‘(D) establish procedures for, not later 
than 14 days after the end of each quarter of 
a calendar year (or more frequently, as the 
Commission considers appropriate), publishing 
on the Internet website of the Commission and 
submitting to Congress a report that contains— 
‘‘(i) the status of open rulemaking 
proceedings and proposed orders, decisions, 
reports, or actions on circulation for review 
by the Commissioners, including which 
Commissioners have not cast a vote on an 
order, decision, report, or action that has 
been on circulation for more than 60 days; 
‘‘(ii) for the petitions, applications, 
complaints, and other requests for action 
by the Commission that were pending at 
the Commission on the last day of such 
quarter (or more frequent period, as the 
case may be)— 
‘‘(I) the number of such requests, 
broken down by the bureau primarily 
responsible for action and, for each 
bureau, the type of request (such as a 
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petition, application, or complaint); 
and 
‘‘(II) information regarding the 
amount of time for which such re-
quests have been pending, broken 
down as described in subclause (I); 
and 
‘‘(iii) a list of the congressional inves-
tigations of the Commission that were 
pending on the last day of such quarter (or 
more frequent period, as the case may be) 
and the cost of such investigations, individ-
ually and in the aggregate; 
‘‘(E) establish deadlines (relative to the 
date of filing) for— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a petition for a de-
claratory ruling under section 1.2 of title 
47, Code of Federal Regulations, issuing a 
public notice of such petition; 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a petition for rule-
making under section 1.401 of such title, 
issuing a public notice of such petition; 
and 
‘‘(iii) in the case of a petition for re-
consideration under section 1.106 or 1.429 
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of such title or an application for review 
under section 1.115 of such title, issuing a 
public notice of a decision on the petition 
or application by the Commission or under 
delegated authority (as the case may be); 
‘‘(F) establish guidelines (relative to the 
date of filing) for the disposition of petitions 
filed under section 1.2 of such title; 
‘‘(G) establish procedures for the inclusion 
of the specific language of the proposed rule or 
the proposed amendment of an existing rule in 
a notice of proposed rulemaking; and 
‘‘(H) require notices of proposed rule-
making and orders adopting a rule or amending 
an existing rule that— 
‘‘(i) create (or propose to create) a 
program activity to contain performance 
measures for evaluating the effectiveness of 
the program activity; and 
‘‘(ii) substantially change (or propose 
to substantially change) a program activity 
to contain— 
‘‘(I) performance measures for 
evaluating the effectiveness of the pro-
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gram activity as changed (or proposed 
to be changed); or 
‘‘(II) a finding that existing per-
formance measures will effectively 
evaluate the program activity as 
changed (or proposed to be changed). 
‘‘(3) INQUIRY.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Commis-
sion shall complete an inquiry to seek public com-
ment on whether and how the Commission should— 
‘‘(A) establish procedures for allowing a bi-
partisan majority of Commissioners to place an 
order, decision, report, or action on the agenda 
of an open meeting; 
‘‘(B) establish procedures for informing all 
Commissioners of a reasonable number of op-
tions available to the Commission for resolving 
a petition, complaint, application, rulemaking, 
or other proceeding; 
‘‘(C) establish procedures for ensuring that 
all Commissioners have adequate time, prior to 
being required to decide a petition, complaint, 
application, rulemaking, or other proceeding 
(including at a meeting held pursuant to section 
5(d)), to review the proposed Commission deci-
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sion document, including the specific language 
of any proposed rule or any proposed amend-
ment of an existing rule; 
‘‘(D) establish procedures for publishing 
the text of agenda items to be voted on at an 
open meeting in advance of such meeting so 
that the public has the opportunity to read the 
text before a vote is taken; 
‘‘(E) establish deadlines (relative to the 
date of filing) for disposition of applications for 
a license under section 1.913 of title 47, Code 
of Federal Regulations; 
‘‘(F) assign resources needed in order to 
meet the deadlines described in subparagraph 
(E), including whether the Commission’s ability 
to meet such deadlines would be enhanced by 
assessing a fee from applicants for such a li-
cense; and 
‘‘(G) except as otherwise provided in sec-
tion 4(o), publish each order, decision, report, 
or action not later than 30 days after the date 
of the adoption of such order, decision, report, 
or action. 
‘‘(4) DATA
FOR
PERFORMANCE
MEASURES.— 
The Commission shall develop a performance meas-
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ure or proposed performance measure required by 
this subsection to rely, where possible, on data al-
ready collected by the Commission. 
‘‘(5) GAO AUDIT.—Not less frequently than 
every 6 months, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall audit the cost estimates provided 
by the Commission under paragraph (2)(D)(iii) dur-
ing the preceding 6-month period. 
‘‘(b) PERIODIC REVIEW.—On the date that is 5 years 
after the completion of the rulemaking proceeding under 
subsection (a)(1), and every 5 years thereafter, the Com-
mission shall initiate a new rulemaking proceeding to con-
tinue to consider such procedural changes to its rules as 
may be in the public interest to maximize opportunities 
for public participation and efficient decisionmaking. 
‘‘(c) 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; 
‘‘(B) each person present at such meeting 
is a Commissioner, an employee of the Commis-
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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 
a meeting of Commissioners other than that de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
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‘‘(d) ACCESS TO CERTAIN INFORMATION ON COMMIS-
SION’S WEBSITE.—The Commission shall provide direct 
access from the homepage of its website to— 
‘‘(1) detailed information regarding— 
‘‘(A) the budget of the Commission for the 
current fiscal year; 
‘‘(B) the appropriations for the Commis-
sion for such fiscal year; and 
‘‘(C) the total number of full-time equiva-
lent employees of the Commission; and 
‘‘(2) the performance plan most recently made 
available by the Commission under section 1115(b) 
of title 31, United States Code. 
‘‘(e) INTERNET PUBLICATION
OF CERTAIN FCC 
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.—The chairman of the Com-
mission shall— 
‘‘(1) publish on the Internet website of the 
Commission any policies or procedures of the Com-
mission that— 
‘‘(A) are established by the chairman; and 
‘‘(B) relate to the functioning of the Com-
mission or the handling of the agenda of the 
Commission; and 
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‘‘(2) update such publication not later than 48 
hours after the chairman makes changes to any such 
policies or procedures. 
‘‘(f) FEDERAL REGISTER PUBLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any docu-
ment adopted by the Commission that the Commis-
sion is required, under any provision of law, to pub-
lish in the Federal Register, the Commission shall, 
not later than the date described in paragraph (2), 
complete all Commission actions necessary for such 
document to be so published. 
‘‘(2) DATE DESCRIBED.—The date described in 
this paragraph is the earlier of— 
‘‘(A) the day that is 45 days after the date 
of the release of the document; or 
‘‘(B) the day by which such actions must 
be completed to comply with any deadline under 
any other provision of law. 
‘‘(3) NO EFFECT ON DEADLINES FOR PUBLICA-
TION IN OTHER FORM.—In the case of a deadline 
that does not specify that the form of publication is 
publication in the Federal Register, the Commission 
may comply with such deadline by publishing the 
document in another form. Such other form of publi-
cation does not relieve the Commission of any Fed-
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eral Register publication requirement applicable to 
such document, including the requirement of para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(g) CONSUMER COMPLAINT DATABASE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—In evaluating and proc-
essing consumer complaints, the Commission shall 
present information about such complaints in a pub-
licly available, searchable database on its website 
that— 
‘‘(A) facilitates easy use by consumers; and 
‘‘(B) to the extent practicable, is sortable 
and accessible by— 
‘‘(i) the date of the filing of the com-
plaint; 
‘‘(ii) the topic of the complaint; 
‘‘(iii) the party complained of; and 
‘‘(iv) other elements that the Commis-
sion considers in the public interest. 
‘‘(2) DUPLICATIVE COMPLAINTS.—In the case 
of multiple complaints arising from the same alleged 
misconduct, the Commission shall be required to in-
clude only information concerning one such com-
plaint in the database described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(h) FORM OF PUBLICATION.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—In complying with a re-
quirement of this section to publish a document, the 
Commission shall publish such document on its 
website, in addition to publishing such document in 
any other form that the Commission is required to 
use or is permitted to and chooses to use. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The Commission shall by 
rule establish procedures for redacting documents 
required to be published by this section so that the 
published versions of such documents do not con-
tain— 
‘‘(A) information the publication of which 
would be detrimental to national security, 
homeland security, law enforcement, or public 
safety; or 
‘‘(B) information that is proprietary or 
confidential. 
‘‘(i) TRANSPARENCY RELATING TO PERFORMANCE IN 
MEETING FOIA REQUIREMENTS.—The Commission shall 
take additional steps to inform the public about its per-
formance and efficiency in meeting the disclosure and 
other requirements of section 552 of title 5, United States 
Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Informa-
tion Act), including by doing the following: 
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‘‘(1) Publishing on the Commission’s website 
the Commission’s logs for tracking, responding to, 
and managing requests submitted under such sec-
tion, including the Commission’s fee estimates, fee 
categories, and fee request determinations. 
‘‘(2) Releasing to the public all decisions made 
by the Commission (including decisions made by the 
Commission’s Bureaus and Offices) granting or de-
nying requests filed under such section, including 
any such decisions pertaining to the estimate and 
application of fees assessed under such section. 
‘‘(3) Publishing on the Commission’s website 
electronic copies of documents released under such 
section. 
‘‘(4) Presenting information about the Commis-
sion’s handling of requests under such section in the 
Commission’s annual budget estimates submitted to 
Congress and the Commission’s annual performance 
and financial reports. Such information shall include 
the number of requests under such section the Com-
mission received in the most recent fiscal year, the 
number of such requests granted and denied, a com-
parison of the Commission’s processing of such re-
quests over at least the previous 3 fiscal years, and 
a comparison of the Commission’s results with the 
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most recent average for the United States Govern-
ment as published on www.foia.gov. 
‘‘(j) PROMPT RELEASE OF STATISTICAL REPORTS 
AND REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than January 
15th of each year, the Commission shall identify, catalog, 
and publish an anticipated release schedule for all statis-
tical reports and reports to Congress that are regularly 
or intermittently released by the Commission and will be 
released during such year. 
‘‘(k) ANNUAL SCORECARD REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the 1-year period be-
ginning on January 1st of each year, the Commis-
sion shall prepare a report on the performance of 
the Commission in conducting its proceedings and 
meeting the deadlines established under subsection 
(a)(2)(E) and the guidelines established under sub-
section (a)(2)(F). 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each report required by 
paragraph (1) shall contain detailed statistics on 
such performance, including, with respect to each 
Bureau of the Commission— 
‘‘(A) with respect to each type of filing 
specified in subsection (a)(2)(E) or (a)(2)(F)— 
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‘‘(i) the number of filings that were 
pending on the last day of the period cov-
ered by such report; 
‘‘(ii) the number of filings described 
in clause (i) for which each applicable 
deadline or guideline established under 
such subsection was not met and the aver-
age length of time such filings have been 
pending; and 
‘‘(iii) for filings that were resolved 
during such period, the average time be-
tween initiation and resolution and the 
percentage for which each applicable dead-
line or guideline established under such 
subsection was met; 
‘‘(B) with respect to proceedings before an 
administrative law judge— 
‘‘(i) the number of such proceedings 
completed during such period; and 
‘‘(ii) the number of such proceedings 
pending on the last day of such period; and 
‘‘(C) the number of independent studies or 
analyses published by the Commission during 
such period. 
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‘‘(3) PUBLICATION
AND
SUBMISSION.—The 
Commission shall publish and submit to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate each re-
port required by paragraph (1) not later than the 
date that is 30 days after the last day of the period 
covered by such report. 
‘‘(l) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) AMENDMENT.—The term ‘amendment’ in-
cludes, when used with respect to an existing rule, 
the deletion of such rule. 
‘‘(2) BIPARTISAN MAJORITY.—The term ‘bipar-
tisan majority’ means, when used with respect to a 
group of Commissioners, that such group— 
‘‘(A) is a group of three or more Commis-
sioners; and 
‘‘(B) includes, for each political party of 
which any Commissioner is a member, at least 
one Commissioner who is a member of such po-
litical party, and, if any Commissioner has no 
political party affiliation, at least one unaffili-
ated Commissioner. 
‘‘(3) PERFORMANCE MEASURE.—The term ‘per-
formance measure’ means an objective and quantifi-
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able outcome measure or output measure (as such 
terms are defined in section 1115 of title 31, United 
States Code). 
‘‘(4) PROGRAM ACTIVITY.—The term ‘program 
activity’ has the meaning given such term in section 
1115 of title 31, United States Code, except that 
such term also includes any annual collection or dis-
tribution or related series of collections or distribu-
tions by the Commission of an amount that is great-
er than or equal to $100,000,000. 
‘‘(5) OTHER DEFINITIONS.—The terms ‘agency 
action’, ‘ex parte communication’, and ‘rule’ have 
the meanings given such terms in section 551 of title 
5, United States Code.’’. 
(b) 
EFFECTIVE
DATES
AND
IMPLEMENTING 
RULES.— 
(1) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
(A) NONPUBLIC COLLABORATIVE DISCUS-
SIONS.—Subsection (c) of section 13 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as added by sub-
section (a), shall apply beginning on the first 
date on which all of the procedural changes to 
the rules of the Commission required by sub-
section (a)(1) of such section have taken effect. 
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(B) REPORT RELEASE SCHEDULES.—Sub-
section (j) of such section 13 shall apply with 
respect to 2018 and any year thereafter. 
(C) ANNUAL SCORECARD REPORTS.—Sub-
section (k) of such section 13 shall apply with 
respect to 2017 and any year thereafter. 
(D) INTERNET PUBLICATION OF CERTAIN 
FCC POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.—Subsection 
(e) of such section 13 shall apply beginning on 
the date that is 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(2) RULES.—Except as otherwise provided in 
such section 13, the Commission shall promulgate 
any rules necessary to carry out such section not 
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 202. CATEGORIZATION OF TCPA INQUIRIES AND COM-
PLAINTS IN QUARTERLY REPORT. 
In compiling its quarterly report with respect to in-
formal consumer inquiries and complaints, the Commis-
sion may not categorize an inquiry or complaint with re-
spect to section 227 of the Communications Act of 1934 
(47 U.S.C. 227) as being a wireline inquiry or complaint 
or a wireless inquiry or complaint unless the party whose 
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conduct is the subject of the inquiry or complaint is a 
wireline carrier or a wireless carrier, respectively. 
SEC. 203. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS. 
Nothing in this title or the amendments made by this 
title shall relieve the Commission from any obligations 
under title 5, United States Code, except where otherwise 
expressly provided. 
SEC. 204. APPLICATION OF ANTIDEFICIENCY ACT TO UNI-
VERSAL SERVICE PROGRAM. 
Section 302 of Public Law 108–494 (118 Stat. 3998) 
is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2018’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2021’’. 
SEC. 205. REPORT ON IMPROVING SMALL BUSINESS PAR-
TICIPATION IN FCC PROCEEDINGS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Commission, in consultation with the Ad-
ministrator of the Small Business Administration, shall 
submit to Congress a report on— 
(1) actions that the Commission will take to im-
prove the participation of small businesses in the 
proceedings of the Commission; and 
(2) recommendations for any legislation that 
the Commission considers appropriate to improve 
such participation. 
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SEC. 206. TIMELY AVAILABILITY OF ITEMS ADOPTED BY 
VOTE OF THE COMMISSION. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 4 of the Communications 
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 154) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(o) In the case of any item that is adopted by vote 
of the Commission, the Commission shall publish on the 
Internet website of the Commission the text of such item 
not later than 24 hours after the Secretary of the Commis-
sion has received dissenting statements from all Commis-
sioners wishing to submit such a statement with respect 
to such item.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply with respect to an item that is 
adopted after the date that is 30 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE III—AMATEUR RADIO 
PARITY 
SEC. 301. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) More than 730,000 radio amateurs in the 
United States are licensed by the Commission in the 
amateur radio services. 
(2) Amateur radio, at no cost to taxpayers, pro-
vides a fertile ground for technical self-training in 
modern telecommunications, electronics technology, 
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and emergency communications techniques and pro-
tocols. 
(3) There is a strong Federal interest in the ef-
fective performance of amateur stations established 
at the residences of licensees. Such stations have 
been shown to be frequently and increasingly pre-
cluded by unreasonable private land use restrictions, 
including restrictive covenants. 
(4) Commission regulations have for three dec-
ades prohibited the application to stations in the 
amateur service of State and local regulations that 
preclude or fail to reasonably accommodate amateur 
service communications, or that do not constitute 
the minimum practicable regulation to accomplish a 
legitimate State or local purpose. Commission policy 
has been and is to require States and localities to 
permit erection of a station antenna structure at 
heights and dimensions sufficient to accommodate 
amateur service communications. 
(5) The Commission has sought guidance and 
direction from Congress with respect to the applica-
tion of the Commission’s limited preemption policy 
regarding amateur service communications to private 
land use restrictions, including restrictive covenants. 
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(6) There are aesthetic and common property 
considerations that are uniquely applicable to private 
land use regulations and the community associations 
obligated to enforce covenants, conditions, and re-
strictions in deed-restricted communities. These con-
siderations are dissimilar to those applicable to State 
law and local ordinances regulating the same resi-
dential amateur radio facilities. 
(7) In recognition of these considerations, a 
separate Federal policy than exists at section 
97.15(b) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, is 
warranted concerning amateur service communica-
tions in deed-restricted communities. 
(8) Community associations should fairly ad-
minister private land use regulations in the interest 
of their communities, while nevertheless permitting 
the installation and maintenance of effective outdoor 
amateur radio antennas. There exist antenna de-
signs and installations that can be consistent with 
the aesthetics and physical characteristics of land 
and structures in community associations while ac-
commodating communications in the amateur radio 
services. 
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SEC. 302. APPLICATION OF PRIVATE LAND USE RESTRIC-
TIONS TO AMATEUR STATIONS. 
(a) AMENDMENT OF FCC RULES.—Not later than 
120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Commission shall amend section 97.15 of title 47, Code 
of Federal Regulations, by adding a new paragraph that 
prohibits the application to amateur stations of any pri-
vate land use restriction, including a restrictive covenant, 
that— 
(1) on its face or as applied, precludes commu-
nications in an amateur radio service; 
(2) fails to permit a licensee in an amateur 
radio service to install and maintain an effective out-
door antenna on property under the exclusive use or 
control of the licensee; or 
(3) does not constitute the minimum practicable 
restriction on such communications to accomplish 
the lawful purposes of a community association seek-
ing to enforce such restriction. 
(b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—In amending its 
rules as required by subsection (a), the Commission 
shall— 
(1) require any licensee in an amateur radio 
service to notify and obtain prior approval from a 
community association concerning installation of an 
outdoor antenna; 
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(2) permit a community association to prohibit 
installation of any antenna or antenna support 
structure by a licensee in an amateur radio service 
on common property not under the exclusive use or 
control of the licensee; and 
(3) subject to the standards specified in para-
graphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), permit a com-
munity association to establish reasonable written 
rules concerning height, location, size, and aesthetic 
impact of, and installation requirements for, outdoor 
antennas and support structures for the purpose of 
conducting communications in the amateur radio 
services. 
SEC. 303. AFFIRMATION OF LIMITED PREEMPTION OF 
STATE AND LOCAL LAND USE REGULATION. 
The Commission may not change section 97.15(b) of 
title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, which shall remain 
applicable to State and local land use regulation of ama-
teur service communications. 
SEC. 304. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) 
COMMUNITY
ASSOCIATION.—The 
term 
‘‘community association’’ means any nonprofit man-
datory membership organization composed of owners 
of real estate described in a declaration of covenants 
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or created pursuant to a covenant or other applica-
ble law with respect to which a person, by virtue of 
the person’s ownership of or interest in a unit or 
parcel, is obligated to pay for a share of real estate 
taxes, insurance premiums, maintenance, improve-
ment, services, or other expenses related to common 
elements, other units, or any other real estate other 
than the unit or parcel described in the declaration. 
(2) TERMS
DEFINED
IN
REGULATIONS.—The 
terms ‘‘amateur radio services’’, ‘‘amateur service’’, 
and ‘‘amateur station’’ have the meanings given 
such terms in section 97.3 of title 47, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations. 
TITLE IV—SECURING ACCESS TO 
NETWORKS IN DISASTERS 
SEC. 401. STUDY ON NETWORK RESILIENCY. 
Not later than 36 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Commission shall submit to Congress, and 
make publicly available on the Commission’s website, a 
study on the public safety benefits and technical feasibility 
and cost of— 
(1) making telecommunications service pro-
vider-owned WiFi access points, and other commu-
nications technologies operating on unlicensed spec-
trum, available to the general public for access to 9– 
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1–1 services, without requiring any login credentials, 
during times of emergency when mobile service is 
unavailable; 
(2) the provision by non-telecommunications 
service provider-owned WiFi access points of public 
access to 9–1–1 services during times of emergency 
when mobile service is unavailable; and 
(3) other alternative means of providing the 
public with access to 9–1–1 services during times of 
emergency when mobile service is unavailable. 
SEC. 402. ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS DUR-
ING FEDERALLY DECLARED EMERGENCIES. 
Section 427(a)(1)(A) of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5189e(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘telecommuni-
cations service’’ and inserting ‘‘wireline or mobile tele-
phone service, Internet access service, radio or television 
broadcasting, cable service, or direct broadcast satellite 
service’’. 
SEC. 403. DEFINITIONS. 
As used in this title— 
(1) the term ‘‘mobile service’’ means commer-
cial mobile service (as defined in section 332 of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 332)) or 
commercial mobile data service (as defined in section 
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6001 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Cre-
ation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1401)); 
(2) the term ‘‘WiFi access point’’ means wire-
less Internet access using the standard designated as 
802.11 or any variant thereof; and 
(3) the term ‘‘times of emergency’’ means ei-
ther an emergency as defined in section 102 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122), or an emergency 
as declared by the governor of a State or territory 
of the United States. 
TITLE V—FCC CONSOLIDATED 
REPORTING 
SEC. 501. COMMUNICATIONS MARKETPLACE REPORT. 
Title I of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended by section 201(a), is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 14. COMMUNICATIONS MARKETPLACE REPORT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the last quarter of every even- 
numbered year, the Commission shall publish on its 
website and submit to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
a report on the state of the communications marketplace. 
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‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—Each report required by sub-
section (a) shall— 
‘‘(1) assess the state of competition in the com-
munications marketplace, including competition to 
deliver voice, video, audio, and data services among 
providers of telecommunications, providers of com-
mercial mobile service (as defined in section 332), 
multichannel video programming distributors (as de-
fined in section 602), broadcast stations, providers 
of satellite communications, Internet service pro-
viders, and other providers of communications serv-
ices; 
‘‘(2) assess the state of deployment of commu-
nications 
capabilities, 
including 
advanced 
tele-
communications capability (as defined in section 706 
of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (47 U.S.C. 
1302)), regardless of the technology used for such 
deployment, 
including 
whether 
advanced 
tele-
communications capability is being deployed to all 
Americans in a reasonable and timely fashion; 
‘‘(3) assess whether laws, regulations, or regu-
latory practices (whether those of the Federal Gov-
ernment, States, political subdivisions of States, In-
dian tribes or tribal organizations (as such terms are 
defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination 
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and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)), or 
foreign governments) pose a barrier to competitive 
entry into the communications marketplace or to the 
competitive expansion of existing providers of com-
munications services; 
‘‘(4) describe the agenda of the Commission for 
the next 2-year period for addressing the challenges 
and opportunities in the communications market-
place that were identified through the assessments 
under paragraphs (1) through (3); and 
‘‘(5) describe the actions that the Commission 
has taken in pursuit of the agenda described pursu-
ant to paragraph (4) in the previous report sub-
mitted under this section. 
‘‘(c) EXTENSION.—If the President designates a 
Commissioner as Chairman of the Commission during the 
last quarter of an even-numbered year, the portion of the 
report required by subsection (b)(4) may be published on 
the website of the Commission and submitted to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate as an addendum during 
the first quarter of the following odd-numbered year. 
‘‘(d) SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
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‘‘(1) ASSESSING
COMPETITION.—In assessing 
the state of competition under subsection (b)(1), the 
Commission shall consider all forms of competition, 
including the effect of intermodal competition, facili-
ties-based competition, and competition from new 
and emergent communications services, including the 
provision of content and communications using the 
Internet. 
‘‘(2) ASSESSING
DEPLOYMENT.—In assessing 
the state of deployment under subsection (b)(2), the 
Commission shall compile a list of geographical 
areas that are not served by any provider of ad-
vanced telecommunications capability. 
‘‘(3) INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS AND DEMO-
GRAPHIC INFORMATION.—The Commission may use 
readily available data to draw appropriate compari-
sons between the United States communications 
marketplace and the international communications 
marketplace and to correlate its assessments with 
demographic information. 
‘‘(4) CONSIDERING SMALL BUSINESSES.—In as-
sessing the state of competition under subsection 
(b)(1) and regulatory barriers under subsection 
(b)(3), the Commission shall consider market entry 
barriers for entrepreneurs and other small busi-
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nesses in the communications marketplace in accord-
ance with the national policy under section 257(b). 
‘‘(5) CONSIDERING CABLE RATES.—In assess-
ing the state of competition under subsection (b)(1), 
the Commission shall include in each report required 
by subsection (a) the aggregate average total 
amount paid by cable systems in compensation 
under section 325 during the period covered by such 
report.’’. 
SEC. 502. CONSOLIDATION OF REDUNDANT REPORTS; CON-
FORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) ORBIT ACT REPORT.—Section 646 of the Com-
munications Satellite Act of 1962 (47 U.S.C. 765e; 114 
Stat. 57) is repealed. 
(b) SATELLITE COMPETITION REPORT.—Section 4 of 
Public Law 109–34 (47 U.S.C. 703) is repealed. 
(c) INTERNATIONAL BROADBAND DATA REPORT.— 
Section 103 of the Broadband Data Improvement Act (47 
U.S.C. 1303) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b); and 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) 
as subsections (b) through (d), respectively. 
(d) STATUS OF COMPETITION IN THE MARKET FOR 
THE DELIVERY OF VIDEO PROGRAMMING REPORT.—Sec-
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tion 628 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
548) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (g); 
(2) by redesignating subsection (j) as sub-
section (g); and 
(3) by transferring subsection (g) (as redesig-
nated) so that it appears after subsection (f). 
(e) REPORT ON CABLE INDUSTRY PRICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 623 of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 543) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (k); and 
(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). 
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(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 14 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-
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 
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(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); 
(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 
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(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’’; 
(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. 503. EFFECT ON AUTHORITY. 
Nothing in this title or the amendments made by this 
title shall be construed to expand or contract the authority 
of the Commission. 
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SEC. 504. OTHER REPORTS. 
Nothing in this title or the amendments made by this 
title shall be construed to prohibit or otherwise prevent 
the Commission from producing any additional reports 
otherwise within the authority of the Commission. 
TITLE VI—ADDITIONAL 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 601. INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR FCC. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—The Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) in section 8G(a)(2), by striking ‘‘the Fed-
eral Communications Commission,’’; and 
(2) in section 12— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, the 
Federal Communications Commission,’’ after 
‘‘the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Com-
mission’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘the 
Federal Communications Commission,’’ after 
‘‘the Environmental Protection Agency,’’. 
(b) TRANSITION RULE.—An individual serving as In-
spector General of the Commission on the date of the en-
actment of this Act pursuant to an appointment made 
under section 8G of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.)— 
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(1) may continue so serving until the President 
makes an appointment under section 3(a) of such 
Act with respect to the Commission consistent with 
the amendments made by subsection (a); and 
(2) shall, while serving under paragraph (1), re-
main subject to the provisions of section 8G of such 
Act which, immediately before the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, applied with respect to the Inspec-
tor General of the Commission and suffer no reduc-
tion in pay. 
SEC. 602. AUTHORITY OF CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall ensure that 
the Chief Information Officer of the Commission has a 
significant role in— 
(1) the decision-making process for annual and 
multi-year planning, programming, budgeting, and 
execution decisions, related reporting requirements, 
and reports related to information technology; 
(2) the management, governance, and oversight 
processes related to information technology; and 
(3) the hiring of personnel with information 
technology responsibilities. 
(b) CIO APPROVAL.—The Chief Information Officer 
of the Commission, in consultation with the Chief Finan-
cial Officer of the Commission and budget officials, shall 
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specify and approve the allocation of amounts appro-
priated to the Commission for information technology, 
consistent with the provisions of appropriations Acts, 
budget guidelines, and recommendations from the Direc-
tor of the Office of Management and Budget. 
SEC. 603. ENSURING THE INTEGRITY OF VOICE COMMU-
NICATIONS. 
Part II of title II of the Communications Act of 1934 
(47 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 262. ENSURING THE INTEGRITY OF VOICE COMMU-
NICATIONS. 
‘‘(a) REGISTRATION AND COMPLIANCE BY INTER-
MEDIATE PROVIDERS.—An intermediate provider that of-
fers or holds itself out as offering the capability to trans-
mit covered voice communications from one destination to 
another and that charges any rate to any other entity (in-
cluding an affiliated entity) for the transmission shall— 
‘‘(1) register with the Commission; and 
‘‘(2) comply with the service quality standards 
for such transmission to be established by the Com-
mission under subsection (c)(1)(B). 
‘‘(b) REQUIRED
USE
OF
REGISTERED
INTER-
MEDIATE PROVIDERS.—A covered provider may not use 
an intermediate provider to transmit covered voice com-
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munications unless such intermediate provider is reg-
istered under subsection (a)(1). 
‘‘(c) COMMISSION RULES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) REGISTRY.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the 
Commission shall promulgate rules to establish 
a registry to record registrations under sub-
section (a)(1). 
‘‘(B) SERVICE QUALITY STANDARDS.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this section, the Commission shall promulgate 
rules to establish service quality standards for 
the transmission of covered voice communica-
tions by intermediate providers. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In promulgating the 
rules required by paragraph (1), the Commission 
shall— 
‘‘(A) ensure the integrity of the trans-
mission of covered voice communications to all 
customers in the United States; and 
‘‘(B) prevent unjust or unreasonable dis-
crimination among areas of the United States 
in the delivery of covered voice communications. 
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‘‘(d) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY
OF REGISTRY.—The 
Commission shall make the registry established under sub-
section (c)(1)(A) publicly available on the website of the 
Commission. 
‘‘(e) SCOPE OF APPLICATION.—The requirements of 
this section shall apply regardless of the format by which 
any communication or service is provided, the protocol or 
format by which the transmission of such communication 
or service is achieved, or the regulatory classification of 
such communication or service. 
‘‘(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to affect the regulatory classifica-
tion of any communication or service. 
‘‘(g) EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to preempt or expand the authority 
of a State public utility commission or other relevant State 
agency to collect data, or investigate and enforce State 
law and regulations, regarding the completion of intra-
state voice communications, regardless of the format by 
which any communication or service is provided, the pro-
tocol or format by which the transmission of such commu-
nication or service is achieved, or the regulatory classifica-
tion of such communication or service. 
‘‘(h) EXCEPTION.—The requirement under sub-
section (a)(2) to comply with the service quality standards 
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established under subsection (c)(1)(B) shall not apply to 
a covered provider that— 
‘‘(1) on or before the date that is 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this section, has certified 
as a Safe Harbor provider under section 64.2107(a) 
of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any suc-
cessor regulation; and 
‘‘(2) continues to meet the requirements under 
such section 64.2107(a). 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COVERED PROVIDER.—The term ‘covered 
provider’ has the meaning given the term in section 
64.2101 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or 
any successor thereto. 
‘‘(2) COVERED
VOICE
COMMUNICATION.—The 
term ‘covered voice communication’ means a voice 
communication (including any related signaling in-
formation) that is generated— 
‘‘(A) from the placement of a call from a 
connection using a North American Numbering 
Plan resource or a call placed to a connection 
using such a numbering resource; and 
‘‘(B) through any service provided by a 
covered provider. 
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‘‘(3) INTERMEDIATE PROVIDER.—The term ‘in-
termediate provider’ means any entity that— 
‘‘(A) enters into a business arrangement 
with a covered provider or other intermediate 
provider for the specific purpose of carrying, 
routing, or transmitting voice traffic that is 
generated from the placement of a call placed— 
‘‘(i) from an end user connection 
using a North American Numbering Plan 
resource; or 
‘‘(ii) to an end user connection using 
such a numbering resource; and 
‘‘(B) does not itself, either directly or in 
conjunction with an affiliate, serve as a covered 
provider in the context of originating or termi-
nating a given call.’’. 
SEC. 604. SPOOFING PREVENTION. 
(a) EXPANDING AND CLARIFYING PROHIBITION ON 
MISLEADING OR INACCURATE CALLER IDENTIFICATION 
INFORMATION.— 
(1) COMMUNICATIONS
FROM
OUTSIDE
THE 
UNITED STATES.—Section 227(e)(1) of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(e)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘in connection with any tele-
communications service or IP-enabled voice service’’ 
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and inserting ‘‘or any person outside the United 
States if the recipient is within the United States, 
in connection with any voice service or text mes-
saging service’’. 
(2) COVERAGE OF TEXT MESSAGES AND VOICE 
SERVICES.—Section 227(e)(8) of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(e)(8)) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘tele-
communications service or IP-enabled voice 
service’’ and inserting ‘‘voice service or a text 
message sent using a text messaging service’’; 
(B) in the first sentence of subparagraph 
(B), by striking ‘‘telecommunications service or 
IP-enabled voice service’’ and inserting ‘‘voice 
service or a text message sent using a text mes-
saging service’’; and 
(C) by striking subparagraph (C) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(C) TEXT
MESSAGE.—The term ‘text 
message’— 
‘‘(i) means a message consisting of 
text, images, sounds, or other information 
that is transmitted to or from a device that 
is identified as the receiving or transmit-
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ting device by means of a 10-digit tele-
phone number or N11 service code; 
‘‘(ii) includes a short message service 
(commonly referred to as ‘SMS’) message 
and a multimedia message service (com-
monly referred to as ‘MMS’) message; and 
‘‘(iii) does not include— 
‘‘(I) a real-time, two-way voice or 
video communication; or 
‘‘(II) a message sent over an IP- 
enabled messaging service to another 
user of the same messaging service, 
except a message described in clause 
(ii). 
‘‘(D) TEXT
MESSAGING
SERVICE.—The 
term ‘text messaging service’ means a service 
that enables the transmission or receipt of a 
text message, including a service provided as 
part of or in connection with a voice service. 
‘‘(E) VOICE
SERVICE.—The term ‘voice 
service’— 
‘‘(i) means any service that is inter-
connected with the public switched tele-
phone network and that furnishes voice 
communications to an end user using re-
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sources from the North American Num-
bering Plan or any successor to the North 
American Numbering Plan adopted by the 
Commission under section 251(e)(1); and 
‘‘(ii) includes transmissions from a 
telephone facsimile machine, computer, or 
other device to a telephone facsimile ma-
chine.’’. 
(3) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 227(e) 
of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
227(e)) is amended in the heading by inserting 
‘‘MISLEADING OR’’ before ‘‘INACCURATE’’. 
(4) REGULATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 227(e)(3)(A) of 
the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
227(e)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘Not 
later than 6 months after the date of enactment 
of the Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009, the 
Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘The Commission’’. 
(B) DEADLINE.—The Commission shall 
prescribe regulations to implement the amend-
ments made by this subsection not later than 
18 months after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
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(5) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall take effect on the date that 
is 6 months after the date on which the Commission 
prescribes regulations under paragraph (4). 
(b) CONSUMER EDUCATION MATERIALS ON HOW TO 
AVOID SCAMS THAT RELY UPON MISLEADING OR INAC-
CURATE CALLER IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT OF MATERIALS.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Commission, in coordination with the Federal 
Trade Commission, shall develop consumer edu-
cation materials that provide information about— 
(A) ways for consumers to identify scams 
and other fraudulent activity that rely upon the 
use of misleading or inaccurate caller identifica-
tion information; and 
(B) existing technologies, if any, that a 
consumer can use to protect against such scams 
and other fraudulent activity. 
(2) CONTENTS.—In developing the consumer 
education materials under paragraph (1), the Com-
mission shall— 
(A) identify existing technologies, if any, 
that can help consumers guard themselves 
against scams and other fraudulent activity 
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that rely upon the use of misleading or inac-
curate caller identification information, includ-
ing— 
(i) descriptions of how a consumer 
can use the technologies to protect against 
such scams and other fraudulent activity; 
and 
(ii) details on how consumers can ac-
cess and use the technologies; and 
(B) provide other information that may 
help consumers identify and avoid scams and 
other fraudulent activity that rely upon the use 
of misleading or inaccurate caller identification 
information. 
(3) UPDATES.—The Commission shall ensure 
that the consumer education materials required 
under paragraph (1) are updated on a regular basis. 
(4) WEBSITE.—The Commission shall include 
the consumer education materials developed under 
paragraph (1) on its website. 
(c) GAO REPORT ON COMBATING THE FRAUDULENT 
PROVISION
OF MISLEADING
OR INACCURATE CALLER 
IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct a study of the ac-
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tions the Commission and the Federal Trade Com-
mission have taken to combat the fraudulent provi-
sion of misleading or inaccurate caller identification 
information, and the additional measures that could 
be taken to combat such activity. 
(2) 
REQUIRED
CONSIDERATIONS.—In 
con-
ducting the study under paragraph (1), the Comp-
troller General shall examine— 
(A) trends in the types of scams that rely 
on misleading or inaccurate caller identification 
information; 
(B) previous and current enforcement ac-
tions by the Commission and the Federal Trade 
Commission to combat the practices prohibited 
by section 227(e)(1) of the Communications Act 
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(e)(1)); 
(C) current efforts by industry groups and 
other entities to develop technical standards to 
deter or prevent the fraudulent provision of 
misleading or inaccurate caller identification in-
formation, and how such standards may help 
combat the current and future provision of mis-
leading or inaccurate caller identification infor-
mation; and 
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(D) whether there are additional actions 
the Commission, the Federal Trade Commis-
sion, and Congress should take to combat the 
fraudulent provision of misleading or inaccurate 
caller identification information. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General shall submit to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate a report on the findings of 
the study under paragraph (1), including any rec-
ommendations regarding combating the fraudulent 
provision of misleading or inaccurate caller identi-
fication information. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion, or the amendments made by this section, shall be 
construed to modify, limit, or otherwise affect any rule or 
order adopted by the Commission in connection with— 
(1) the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 
1991 (Public Law 102–243; 105 Stat. 2394) or the 
amendments made by that Act; or 
(2) the CAN–SPAM Act of 2003 (15 U.S.C. 
7701 et seq.). 
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SEC. 605. CONFIGURATION OF MULTI-LINE TELEPHONE 
SYSTEMS FOR DIRECT DIALING OF 9–1–1. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Communications 
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 721. CONFIGURATION OF MULTI-LINE TELEPHONE 
SYSTEMS FOR DIRECT DIALING OF 9–1–1. 
‘‘(a) SYSTEM MANUFACTURE, IMPORTATION, SALE, 
AND LEASE.—A person engaged in the business of manu-
facturing, importing, selling, or leasing multi-line tele-
phone systems may not manufacture or import for use in 
the United States, or sell or lease or offer to sell or lease 
in the United States, a multi-line telephone system, unless 
such system is pre-configured such that, when properly in-
stalled in accordance with subsection (b), a user may di-
rectly initiate a call to 9–1–1 from any station equipped 
with dialing facilities, without dialing any additional digit, 
code, prefix, or post-fix, including any trunk-access code 
such as the digit ‘9’, regardless of whether the user is re-
quired to dial such a digit, code, prefix, or post-fix for 
other calls. 
‘‘(b) SYSTEM INSTALLATION, MANAGEMENT, AND 
OPERATION.—A person engaged in the business of install-
ing, managing, or operating multi-line telephone systems 
may not install, manage, or operate for use in the United 
States such a system, unless such system is configured 
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such that a user may directly initiate a call to 9–1–1 from 
any station equipped with dialing facilities, without dialing 
any additional digit, code, prefix, or post-fix, including any 
trunk-access code such as the digit ‘9’, regardless of 
whether the user is required to dial such a digit, code, 
prefix, or post-fix for other calls. 
‘‘(c) ON-SITE NOTIFICATION.—A person engaged in 
the business of installing, managing, or operating multi- 
line telephone systems shall, in installing, managing, or 
operating such a system for use in the United States, con-
figure the system to provide a notification to a central lo-
cation at the facility where the system is installed or to 
another person or organization regardless of location, if 
the system is able to be configured to provide the notifica-
tion without an improvement to the hardware or software 
of the system. 
‘‘(d) EFFECT ON STATE LAW.—Nothing in this sec-
tion is intended to alter the authority of State commis-
sions or other State or local agencies with jurisdiction over 
emergency communications, if the exercise of such author-
ity is not inconsistent with this Act. 
‘‘(e) ENFORCEMENT.—This section shall be enforced 
under title V, except that section 501 applies only to the 
extent that such section provides for the punishment of 
a fine. 
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‘‘(f) MULTI-LINE TELEPHONE SYSTEM DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘multi-line telephone system’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 6502 of the Middle 
Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 
1471).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), section 721 of the Communications Act 
of 1934, as added by subsection (a) of this section, 
shall apply beginning on the date that is 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (b) or (c) of such 
section 721 shall not apply to a multi-line telephone 
system that was installed before the date that is 2 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act if 
such system is not able to be configured to meet the 
requirement of such subsection (b) or (c), respec-
tively, without an improvement to the hardware or 
software of the system. 
SEC. 606. REPORT ON PROMOTING BROADBAND INTERNET 
ACCESS SERVICE FOR VETERANS. 
(a) VETERAN DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘veteran’’ has the meaning given the term in section 101 
of title 38, United States Code. 
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(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission 
shall submit to Congress a report on promoting broadband 
Internet access service for veterans, in particular low-in-
come veterans and veterans residing in rural areas. In 
such report, the Commission shall— 
(1) examine such access and how to promote 
such access; and 
(2) provide findings and recommendations for 
Congress with respect to such access and how to 
promote such access. 
(c) PUBLIC NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY TO COM-
MENT.—In preparing the report required by subsection 
(b), the Commission shall provide the public with notice 
and an opportunity to comment on broadband Internet ac-
cess service for veterans, in particular low-income veterans 
and veterans residing in rural areas, and how to promote 
such access. 
SEC. 607. METHODOLOGY FOR COLLECTION OF MOBILE 
SERVICE COVERAGE DATA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘commercial mobile data service’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 6001 of 
the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act 
of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1401); 
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(2) the term ‘‘commercial mobile service’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 332(d) of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 332(d)); 
(3) the term ‘‘coverage data’’ means, if com-
mercial mobile service or commercial mobile data 
service is available, general information about the 
service, which may include available speed tiers and 
performance characteristics; and 
(4) the term ‘‘Universal Service program’’ 
means the universal service support mechanisms es-
tablished under section 254 of the Communications 
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254) and the regulations 
issued under that section. 
(b) METHODOLOGY ESTABLISHED.—Not later than 
180 days after the conclusion of Auction 903, the Commis-
sion shall promulgate regulations to establish a method-
ology that shall apply to the collection of coverage data 
by the Commission for the purposes of— 
(1) the Universal Service program; or 
(2) any other similar program. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The methodology established 
under subsection (b) shall— 
(1) contain standard definitions for different 
available technologies such as 2G, 3G, 4G, and 4G 
LTE; 
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(2) enhance the consistency and robustness of 
how the data are collected by different parties; 
(3) improve the validity and reliability of cov-
erage data; and 
(4) increase the efficiency of coverage data col-
lection. 
SEC. 608. ACCURACY OF 9–1–1 CALL LOCATION INFORMA-
TION. 
(a) PROCEEDING REQUIRED.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Commission shall conclude a proceeding to consider adopt-
ing rules to ensure that call location information is con-
veyed with a 9–1–1 call, regardless of the technological 
platform used and including with calls from multi-line 
telephone systems (as defined in section 6502 of the Mid-
dle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 
U.S.C. 1471)). 
(b) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PROCEEDINGS.—In 
conducting the proceeding required by subsection (a), the 
Commission may consider information and conclusions 
from other Commission proceedings regarding the accu-
racy of call location information, but nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to require the Commission to re-
consider any information or conclusion from a proceeding 
regarding the accuracy of call location information in 
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which the Commission has adopted rules or issued an 
order before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) OTHER AUTHORITY.—In addition to the authority 
to adopt any rules the Commission finds to be necessary 
in the proceeding required by subsection (a), the Commis-
sion shall have the authority to adopt any other rules, 
technical standards, protocols, and procedures as are nec-
essary to ensure that call location information is conveyed 
as described in such subsection. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 9–1–1 CALL.—The term ‘‘9–1–1 call’’ 
means a voice call that is placed, or a message that 
is sent by other means of communication, to a public 
safety answering point (as defined in section 222 of 
the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 222)) 
for the purpose of requesting emergency services. 
(2) CALL LOCATION INFORMATION.—The term 
‘‘call location information’’ means accurate and 
timely information regarding the location of the call-
er, as determined to be technically feasible and 
achievable by the Commission. 
SEC. 
609. 
INTERAGENCY 
COMMUNICATIONS 
SECURITY 
COMMITTEE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 6 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Sec-
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retary of Commerce for Communications and Information 
shall establish an advisory committee to be known as the 
Interagency Communications Security Committee (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Committee’’). 
(b) DUTIES.—The Committee shall— 
(1) review each communications security report 
submitted to the Committee under subsection (d) or 
(f); 
(2) recommend investigation to relevant agen-
cies into any such communications security report; 
and 
(3) issue regular reports containing the results 
of any such investigation, the Committee’s findings 
following each communications security incident, and 
policy recommendations that may arise from each 
communications security incident to the following: 
(A) The agencies represented on the Com-
mittee. 
(B) The Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives. 
(C) The Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate. 
(D) The Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 
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(e) APPLICATION OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN-
FORMATION PROTECTIONS.—For purposes of subtitle B 
of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
131 et seq.)— 
(1) communications networks shall be treated 
as critical infrastructure and protected systems de-
fined in sections 2(4) and 212(6), respectively, of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
101(4); 6 U.S.C. 131(6)); and 
(2) with respect to critical infrastructure infor-
mation relating to communications networks, the 
National Telecommunications and Information Ad-
ministration (in addition to the Department of 
Homeland Security) shall be treated as a covered 
Federal agency defined in section 212(2) of such 
Act. 
(f) 
AGENCY
COMMUNICATIONS
SECURITY
RE-
PORTS.—Not less frequently than every 3 months, the 
head of each agency shall submit to the Committee a re-
port of each communications security incident for the pre-
vious 3 months. 
(g) CONTINUATION OF COMMITTEE.—Section 14 of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) does 
not apply to the Committee. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 3502 of title 44, 
United States Code. 
(2) COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK.—The term 
‘‘communications network’’ means a network for the 
provision of wireline or mobile telephone service, 
Internet access service, radio or television broad-
casting, cable service, direct broadcast satellite serv-
ice, or any other communications service. 
(3) COMMUNICATIONS
SECURITY
INCIDENT.— 
The term ‘‘communications security incident’’ means 
any compromise, whether electronic or otherwise, of 
any telecommunications system that the agency has 
reason to believe— 
(A) resulted in Government-held or private 
information, including passwords and other 
similar means of access, being viewed or ex-
tracted; or 
(B) resulted in the presence of outside pro-
gramming on an agency computer or other elec-
tronic device. 
(4) COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY REPORT.—The 
term ‘‘communications security report’’ means a de-
scription of a communications security incident or 
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multiple communications security incidents referred 
to the Committee. 
Æ 
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