(B) includes a plan for providing, with re-
spect to the organizational units of the relevant 
covered departments, the staffing necessary to 
ensure timely review of communications use au-
thorizations. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives; 
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives; 
(C) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate; and 
(D) the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate. 
(2) COMMUNICATIONS
FACILITY.—The term 
‘‘communications facility’’ has the meaning given the 
term ‘‘communications facility installation’’ in sec-
tion 6409(d) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job 
Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1455(d)). 
(3) COMMUNICATIONS USE.—The term ‘‘com-
munications use’’ means the placement and oper-
ation of a communications facility. 
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(4) COMMUNICATIONS USE AUTHORIZATION.— 
The term ‘‘communications use authorization’’ 
means an easement, right-of-way, lease, license, or 
other authorization— 
(A) provided by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior or the Secretary of Agriculture; 
(B) to locate or modify a communications 
facility on covered land; and 
(C) for the primary purpose of authorizing 
the occupancy and use of such covered land for 
communications use. 
(5) COVERED LAND.—The term ‘‘covered land’’ 
means— 
(A) public lands; and 
(B) National Forest System land. 
(6) NATIONAL
FOREST
SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘National Forest System’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 11(a) of the Forest and Range-
land Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
U.S.C. 1609(a)). 
(7) ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT.—The term ‘‘orga-
nizational unit’’ means— 
(A) with respect to the Department of the 
Interior— 
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(i) a State office of the Bureau of 
Land Management; 
(ii) a regional office of the Bureau of 
Land Management; 
(iii) a district office of the Bureau of 
Land Management; or 
(iv) a field office of the Bureau of 
Land Management; and 
(B) with respect to the Department of Ag-
riculture— 
(i) a regional office of the Forest 
Service; 
(ii) a management unit of the Forest 
Service; or 
(iii) a ranger district office of the For-
est Service. 
(8) PUBLIC LANDS.—The term ‘‘public lands’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 103 of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702). 
(9) RELEVANT
COVERED
DEPARTMENT.—The 
term ‘‘relevant covered department’’ means— 
(A) with respect to the Secretary of the In-
terior, the Department of the Interior; and 
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(B) with respect to the Secretary of Agri-
culture, the Department of Agriculture. 
(10) SECRETARIES
CONCERNED.—The term 
‘‘Secretaries concerned’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary of the Interior; and 
(B) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service. 
Æ 
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