SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of 
Modern Services Act of 2018’’ or the ‘‘RAY BAUM’S 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—APPLICATION OF ANTIDEFICIENCY ACT 
Sec. 201. Application of Antideficiency Act to Universal Service Program. 
TITLE III—SECURING ACCESS TO NETWORKS IN DISASTERS 
Sec. 301. Study on network resiliency. 
Sec. 302. Access to essential service providers during federally declared emer-
gencies. 
Sec. 303. Definitions. 
TITLE IV—FCC CONSOLIDATED REPORTING 
Sec. 401. Communications marketplace report. 
Sec. 402. Consolidation of redundant reports; conforming amendments. 
Sec. 403. Effect on authority. 
Sec. 404. Other reports. 
TITLE V—ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 501. Independent Inspector General for FCC. 
Sec. 502. Authority of Chief Information Officer. 
Sec. 503. Spoofing prevention. 
Sec. 504. Report on promoting broadband Internet access service for veterans. 
Sec. 505. Methodology for collection of mobile service coverage data. 
Sec. 506. Accuracy of dispatchable location for 9–1–1 calls. 
Sec. 507. NTIA study on interagency process following cybersecurity incidents. 
Sec. 508. Tribal digital access. 
Sec. 509. Terms of office and vacancies. 
Sec. 510. Submission of copy of certain documents to Congress. 
Sec. 511. Joint board recommendation. 
Sec. 512. Disclaimer for press releases regarding notices of apparent liability. 
Sec. 513. Reports related to spectrum auctions.
TITLE VI—VIEWER PROTECTION 
Sec. 601. Reserve source for payment of TV broadcaster relocation costs. 
Sec. 602. Payment of relocation costs of television translator stations and low 
power television stations. 
Sec. 603. Payment of relocation costs of FM broadcast stations. 
Sec. 604. Consumer education payment. 
Sec. 605. Implementation and enforcement. 
Sec. 606. Rule of construction. 
TITLE VII—MOBILE NOW 
Sec. 701. Short title. 
Sec. 702. Definitions. 
Sec. 703. Identifying 255 megahertz. 
Sec. 704. Millimeter wave spectrum. 
Sec. 705. 3 gigahertz spectrum. 
Sec. 706. Broadband infrastructure deployment. 
Sec. 707. Reallocation incentives. 
Sec. 708. Bidirectional sharing study. 
Sec. 709. Unlicensed services in guard bands. 
Sec. 710. Amendments to the Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2015. 
Sec. 711. GAO assessment of unlicensed spectrum and Wi-Fi use in low-income 
neighborhoods. 
Sec. 712. Rulemaking related to partitioning or disaggregating licenses. 
Sec. 713. Unlicensed spectrum policy. 
Sec. 714. National plan for unlicensed spectrum. 
Sec. 715. Spectrum challenge prize. 
Sec. 716. Wireless telecommunications tax and fee collection fairness. 
Sec. 717. Rules of construction. 
Sec. 718. Relationship to Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 
2012. 
Sec. 719. No additional funds authorized. 
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 $333,118,000 for fiscal year 2019 and 
$339,610,000 for fiscal year 2020. 
‘‘(b) OFFSETTING COLLECTIONS.—The sum appro-
priated in any fiscal year to carry out the activities de-
scribed in subsection (a), to the extent and in the amounts 
provided for in Appropriations Acts, shall be derived from 
fees authorized by section 9.’’. 
(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 
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) APPLICATION FEES.—Section 8 of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 158) is amended to read 
as follows:
‘‘SEC. 8. APPLICATION FEES. 
‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY; ESTABLISHMENT
OF 
SCHEDULE.—The Commission shall assess and collect ap-
plication fees at such rates as the Commission shall estab-
lish in a schedule of application fees to recover the costs 
of the Commission to process applications. 
‘‘(b) ADJUSTMENT OF SCHEDULE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—In every even-numbered 
year, the Commission shall review the schedule of 
application fees established under this section and, 
except as provided in paragraph (2), 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 amend-
ed under subsection (c), whichever is later— 
‘‘(A) increased or decreased by the per-
centage change in the Consumer Price Index 
during the period beginning on such date and 
ending on the date of the review; and 
‘‘(B) rounded to the nearest $5 increment. 
‘‘(2) THRESHOLD
FOR
ADJUSTMENT.—The 
Commission may not adjust a fee under paragraph 
(1) if— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a fee the current 
amount of which is less than $200, the adjust-
ment would result in a change in the current 
amount of less than $10; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of a fee the current 
amount of which is $200 or more, the adjust-
ment would result in a change in the current 
amount of less than 5 percent. 
‘‘(3) CURRENT
AMOUNT
DEFINED.—In para-
graph (2), 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 paragraph (1), or the date 
when the fee was last amended under subsection (c), 
whichever is latest. 
‘‘(c) AMENDMENTS TO SCHEDULE.—In addition to 
the adjustments required by subsection (b), the Commis-
sion shall by rule amend the schedule of application fees 
established under this section if the Commission deter-
mines that the schedule requires amendment— 
‘‘(1) so that such fees reflect increases or de-
creases in the costs of processing applications at the 
Commission; or 
‘‘(2) so that such schedule reflects the consoli-
dation or addition of new categories of applications. 
‘‘(d) EXCEPTIONS.—
‘‘(1) PARTIES TO WHICH FEES ARE NOT APPLI-
CABLE.—The application fees established under this 
section shall not be applicable to— 
‘‘(A) a governmental entity; 
‘‘(B) a nonprofit entity licensed in the 
Local Government, Police, Fire, Highway Main-
tenance, Forestry-Conservation, Public Safety, 
or Special Emergency Radio radio services; or 
‘‘(C) a noncommercial radio station or 
noncommercial television station. 
‘‘(2) COST OF COLLECTION.—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 Commission may by 
rule eliminate such fee. 
‘‘(e) DEPOSIT OF COLLECTIONS.—Moneys received 
from application fees established under this section shall 
be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.’’. 
(b) REGULATORY FEES.—Section 9 of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 159) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 9. REGULATORY FEES. 
‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Commission shall 
assess and collect regulatory fees to recover the costs of 
carrying out the activities described in section 6(a) only
to the extent, and in the total amounts, provided for in 
Appropriations Acts. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT
OF SCHEDULE.—The Com-
mission shall assess and collect regulatory fees at such 
rates as the Commission shall establish in a schedule of 
regulatory fees that will result in the collection, in each 
fiscal year, of an amount that can reasonably be expected 
to equal the amounts described in subsection (a) with re-
spect to such fiscal year. 
‘‘(c) ADJUSTMENT OF SCHEDULE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year, the 
Commission shall by rule adjust the schedule of reg-
ulatory fees established under this section to— 
‘‘(A) reflect unexpected increases or de-
creases in the number of units subject to the 
payment of such fees; and 
‘‘(B) result in the collection of the amount 
required by subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) 
ROUNDING.—In 
making 
adjustments 
under this subsection, the Commission may round 
fees to the nearest $5 increment. 
‘‘(d) AMENDMENTS TO SCHEDULE.—In addition to 
the adjustments required by subsection (c), the Commis-
sion shall by rule amend the schedule of regulatory fees 
established under this section if the Commission deter-
mines 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, ad-
justed to take into account factors that are reasonably re-
lated to the benefits provided to the payor of the fee by 
the Commission’s activities. In making an amendment 
under this subsection, the Commission may not change the 
total amount of regulatory fees required by subsection (b) 
to be collected in a fiscal year. 
‘‘(e) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) PARTIES TO WHICH FEES ARE NOT APPLI-
CABLE.—The regulatory fees established under this 
section shall not be applicable to— 
‘‘(A) a governmental entity or nonprofit 
entity; 
‘‘(B) an amateur radio operator licensee 
under part 97 of the Commission’s rules (47 
CFR part 97); or 
‘‘(C) a noncommercial radio station or 
noncommercial television station. 
‘‘(2) COST OF COLLECTION.—If, in the judg-
ment of the Commission, the cost of collecting a reg-
ulatory 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. 
‘‘(f) DEPOSIT OF COLLECTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts received from fees 
authorized by this section shall be deposited as an 
offsetting collection in, and credited to, the account 
through which funds are made available to carry out 
the activities described in section 6(a). 
‘‘(2) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS COLLECTIONS.—Any 
regulatory 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 Treasury of the United States for the 
sole purpose of deficit reduction.’’. 
(c) PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO APPLICATION AND 
REGULATORY FEES.—Title I of the Communications Act 
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
after section 9 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 9A. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO APPLICATION AND 
REGULATORY FEES. 
‘‘(a) JUDICIAL REVIEW PROHIBITED.—Any adjust-
ment or amendment to a schedule of fees under subsection 
(b) or (c) of section 8 or subsection (c) or (d) of section 
9 is not subject to judicial review.
‘‘(b) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The Commission shall 
transmit to Congress notification— 
‘‘(1) of any adjustment under section 8(b) or 
9(c) immediately upon the adoption of such adjust-
ment; and 
‘‘(2) of any amendment under section 8(c) or 
9(d) not later than 90 days before the effective date 
of such amendment. 
‘‘(c) ENFORCEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) PENALTIES
FOR
LATE
PAYMENT.—The 
Commission shall by rule prescribe an additional 
penalty for late payment of fees under section 8 or 
9. Such additional 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 under section 8 or 9 
or an additional penalty under this subsection that 
is not paid in a timely manner. Such section 3717 
shall not otherwise apply with respect to such a fee 
or penalty. 
‘‘(3) DISMISSAL
OF
APPLICATIONS
OR
FIL-
INGS.—The Commission may dismiss any applica-
tion or other filing for failure to pay in a timely 
manner any fee under section 8 or 9 or any interest 
or additional penalty under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) REVOCATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to or in 
lieu of the penalties and dismissals authorized 
by this subsection, the Commission may revoke 
any instrument of authorization held by any li-
censee that has not paid in a timely manner a 
regulatory fee assessed under section 9 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-
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).
‘‘(d) WAIVER, REDUCTION, AND DEFERMENT.—The 
Commission may waive, reduce, or defer payment of a fee 
under section 8 or 9 or an interest charge or penalty under 
this section in any specific instance for good cause shown, 
where such action would promote the public interest. 
‘‘(e) PAYMENT RULES.—The Commission shall by 
rule permit payment— 
‘‘(1) in the case of fees under section 8 or 9 in 
large amounts, by installments; and 
‘‘(2) in the case of fees under section 8 or 9 in 
small amounts, in advance for a number of years not 
to exceed the term of the license held by the payor. 
‘‘(f) ACCOUNTING SYSTEM.—The Commission shall 
develop accounting systems necessary to make the amend-
ments authorized by sections 8(c) and 9(d).’’. 
(d) 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 section 8 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 sub-
section (b) or (c) of such section 8, 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 section 9 of 
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended by 
subsection (b) of this section, until such time as the 
Commission adjusts or amends such fee under sub-
section (c) or (d) of such section 9, as so amended. 
(e) RULEMAKING TO AMEND SCHEDULE OF REGU-
LATORY FEES.— 
(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 (d) of section 9 of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934, as amended by subsection (b) 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—APPLICATION OF 
ANTIDEFICIENCY ACT 
SEC. 201. 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, 2019’’. 
TITLE III—SECURING ACCESS TO 
NETWORKS IN DISASTERS 
SEC. 301. 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 publically 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– 
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. 302. ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS DUR-
ING FEDERALLY DECLARED EMERGENCIES. 
Section 427(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re-
lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5189e(a)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘tele-
communications service’’ and inserting ‘‘wireline 
or mobile telephone service, Internet access 
service, radio or television broadcasting, cable 
service, or direct broadcast satellite service’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the 
semicolon and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
through (E) as clauses (i) through (v), respec-
tively; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘(1) provides’’ and inserting 
‘‘(1)(A) provides’’.
SEC. 303. 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 
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 IV—FCC CONSOLIDATED 
REPORTING 
SEC. 401. COMMUNICATIONS MARKETPLACE REPORT. 
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. 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. 
‘‘(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; 
‘‘(3) assess whether laws, regulations, 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 
and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)), or 
foreign governments), or demonstrated marketplace 
practices pose a barrier to competitive entry into the 
communications marketplace or to the competitive 
expansion of existing providers of communications 
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.— 
‘‘(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) 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-
nesses in the communications marketplace in accord-
ance with the national policy under section 257(b).’’.
SEC. 402. 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(b)(1) of the Broadband Data Improvement 
Act (47 U.S.C. 1303(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘the 
assessment and report’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Fed-
eral Communications Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘its re-
port under section 13 of the Communications Act of 1934, 
the Federal Communications Commission’’. 
(d) STATUS OF COMPETITION IN THE MARKET FOR 
THE DELIVERY OF VIDEO PROGRAMMING REPORT.—Sec-
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.—Section 
623(k) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
543(k)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘annually 
publish’’ and inserting ‘‘publish with its report 
under section 13’’; and 
(2) in the heading of paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘ANNUAL’’. 
(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) 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. 
(h) 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
AMENDMENT.—Section 
309(j)(8)(B) of the Communications Act of 1934
(47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B)) is amended by striking the 
last sentence. 
(i) 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); 
(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’’; 
(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. 403. 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. 
SEC. 404. 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 V—ADDITIONAL 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 501. 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.)— 
(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. 502. 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 
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. 503. 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’’ 
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-
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-
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. 
(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 
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-
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 
(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.).
SEC. 504. 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. 
(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. 505. METHODOLOGY FOR COLLECTION OF MOBILE 
SERVICE COVERAGE DATA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—