IIB 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2482 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 29, 2025 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize the National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration, 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 
‘‘National Telecommunications and Information Adminis-
tration Reauthorization Act of 2025’’ or the ‘‘NTIA Reau-
thorization Act of 2025’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—REAUTHORIZATION 
Sec. 101. Reauthorization of the National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration Organization Act. 
Sec. 102. NTIA Consolidated Reporting Act. 
TITLE II—OFFICE OF SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT 
Sec. 201. Office of Spectrum Management. 
TITLE III—OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 
Sec. 301. Office of International Affairs. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Communications Commission. 
(2) NTIA.—The term ‘‘NTIA’’ means the Na-
tional Telecommunications and Information Admin-
istration. 
(3) UNDER
SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Under 
Secretary’’ means the Under Secretary of Commerce 
for Communications and Information. 
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TITLE I—REAUTHORIZATION 
SEC. 101. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIONAL TELE-
COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION AD-
MINISTRATION ORGANIZATION ACT. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
151 of the National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration Organization Act is amended by striking 
‘‘$17,600,000 for fiscal year 1992 and $17,900,000 for 
fiscal year 1993’’ and inserting ‘‘$57,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2025 and $57,000,000 for fiscal year 2026’’. 
(b) UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR COMMU-
NICATIONS AND INFORMATION.— 
(1) UNDER SECRETARY; DEPUTY UNDER SEC-
RETARY.— 
(A) UNDER
SECRETARY.—The National 
Telecommunications and Information Adminis-
tration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 901 et seq) 
is amended by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Under Sec-
retary’’. 
(B) DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY.—Section 
103(a) of the National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration Organization Act 
(47 U.S.C. 902(a)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
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‘‘(3) DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY.—The Dep-
uty Under Secretary of Commerce for Communica-
tions and Information shall— 
‘‘(A) be the principal policy advisor of the 
Under Secretary; 
‘‘(B) perform such other functions as the 
Under Secretary shall from time to time assign 
or delegate; and 
‘‘(C) act as Under Secretary during the 
absence or disability of the Under Secretary or 
in the event of a vacancy in the office of the 
Under Secretary.’’. 
(2) CONTINUATION
OF
CIVIL
ACTIONS.—This 
subsection, and the amendments made by this sub-
section, shall not abate any civil action commenced 
by or against the Assistant Secretary of Commerce 
for Communications and Information before the date 
of the enactment of this Act, except that the Under 
Secretary shall be substituted as a party to the ac-
tion on and after such date. 
(3) CONTINUATION IN OFFICE.—The individual 
serving as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
Communications and Information and the individual 
serving as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Com-
merce for Communications and Information on the 
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day before the date of the enactment of this Act may 
serve as the Under Secretary and the Deputy Under 
Secretary of Commerce for Communications and In-
formation, respectively, on and after that date with-
out the need for renomination or reappointment. 
(4) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the 
United States to the Assistant Secretary of Com-
merce for Communications and Information shall, on 
and after the date of the enactment of this Act, be 
deemed to be a reference to the Under Secretary. 
(5) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chap-
ter 53 of title 5, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(i) in section 5314, by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘Under Secretary of Com-
merce for Communications and 
Information.’’; and 
(ii) in section 5315, in the item relat-
ing to the Assistant Secretaries of Com-
merce, by striking ‘‘(11)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(10)’’. 
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(B) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The amendment 
made by subparagraph (A) (establishing the an-
nual rate of the basic pay of the Under Sec-
retary) shall take effect on the first day of the 
first pay period beginning after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(c) AUTHORITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
(1) COORDINATION
OF
EXECUTIVE
BRANCH 
VIEWS ON MATTERS BEFORE THE FEDERAL COMMU-
NICATIONS COMMISSION.—Section 105(a)(1) of the 
National Telecommunications and Information Ad-
ministration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 904(a)(1)) 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘to ensure that the con-
duct’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘to ensure 
that— 
‘‘(A) the conduct’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), as so designated, 
by striking the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) the views of the executive branch on 
matters presented to the Commission are, con-
sistent with section 103(b)(2)(J)— 
‘‘(i) appropriately coordinated; and 
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‘‘(ii) reflective of executive branch pol-
icy.’’. 
(2) ASSIGNED FUNCTIONS.—Section 103(b)(2) 
of the National Telecommunications and Informa-
tion Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 
902(b)(2)) is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by inserting ‘‘, some of which were’’ before 
‘‘transferred to the Secretary’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (M), by inserting ‘‘, 
publish reports,’’ after ‘‘studies’’. 
(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in the 
amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (2) may 
be construed to expand or contract the authority of 
the Commission. 
(d) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FINANCING 
ACT OF 1978.—Section 106(c) of the Public Tele-
communications Financing Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
5316 note; Public Law 95–567) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘The position of Deputy Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce for Communications and Information, es-
tablished in Department of Commerce Organization 
Order Numbered 10–10 (effective March 26, 
1978),’’ and inserting ‘‘The position of Deputy 
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Under Secretary of Commerce for Communications 
and Information, established under section 103(a) of 
the National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration 
Organization 
Act 
(47 
U.S.C. 
902(a)),’’. 
(2) COMMUNICATIONS
ACT
OF
1934.—Section 
344(d)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 344(d)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘Assistant 
Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary’’. 
(3) HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002.—Sec-
tion 1805(d)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 575(d)(2)) is amended by striking 
‘‘Assistant Secretary for Communications and Infor-
mation of the Department of Commerce’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Under Secretary of Commerce for Communica-
tions and Information’’. 
(4) AGRICULTURE
IMPROVEMENT
ACT
OF 
2018.—Section 6212 of the Agriculture Improvement 
Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 950bb–6) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (d)(1), in the heading, by 
striking ‘‘ASSISTANT SECRETARY’’ and inserting 
‘‘UNDER SECRETARY’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ each 
place the term appears and inserting ‘‘Under 
Secretary’’. 
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(5) TITLE 17, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 
1201(a)(1)(C) of title 17, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary for Com-
munications and Information of the Department of 
Commerce’’ and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary of Com-
merce for Communications and Information’’. 
(6) UNLOCKING CONSUMER CHOICE AND WIRE-
LESS
COMPETITION
ACT.—Section 2(b) of the 
Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competi-
tion Act (17 U.S.C. 1201 note; Public Law 113– 
144) is amended by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary 
for Communications and Information of the Depart-
ment of Commerce’’ and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary 
of Commerce for Communications and Information’’. 
(7) COMMUNICATIONS
SATELLITE
ACT
OF 
1962.—Section 625(a)(1) of the Communications 
Satellite Act of 1962 (47 U.S.C. 763d(a)(1)) is 
amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ and inserting 
‘‘Under Secretary of Commerce’’. 
(8) SPECTRUM
PIPELINE
ACT
OF
2015.—The 
Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2015 (47 U.S.C. 921 note; 
title X of Public Law 114–74) is amended— 
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(A) in section 1002(1), in the heading, by 
striking ‘‘ASSISTANT SECRETARY’’ and inserting 
‘‘UNDER SECRETARY’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ each 
place the term appears and inserting ‘‘Under 
Secretary’’. 
(9) WARNING, ALERT, AND
RESPONSE
NET-
WORK ACT.—Section 606 of the Warning, Alert, and 
Response Network Act (47 U.S.C. 1205) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ each 
place the term appears and inserting ‘‘Under 
Secretary’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), in the first sentence, 
by striking ‘‘for7Communications’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘for Communications’’. 
(10) AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT 
ACT OF 2009.—Section 6001 of the American Recov-
ery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (47 U.S.C. 1305) 
is amended by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ each 
place the term appears and inserting ‘‘Under Sec-
retary’’. 
(11) MIDDLE CLASS TAX RELIEF AND JOB CRE-
ATION ACT OF 2012.—Title VI of the Middle Class 
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Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 
1401 et seq.) is amended— 
(A) in section 6001 (47 U.S.C. 1401)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (4); 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (5) 
through (32) as paragraphs (4) through 
(31), respectively; and 
(iii) by inserting after paragraph (31), 
as so redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(32) UNDER SECRETARY.—The term ‘Under 
Secretary’ means the Under Secretary of Commerce 
for Communications and Information.’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ each 
place the term appears and inserting ‘‘Under 
Secretary’’. 
(12) RAY
BAUM’S
ACT
OF
2018.—The RAY 
BAUM’S Act of 2018 (division P of Public Law 
115–141; 132 Stat. 348) is amended by striking 
‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ each place the term appears 
and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary’’. 
(13) SECURE AND TRUSTED COMMUNICATIONS 
NETWORKS ACT OF 2019.—Section 8 of the Secure 
and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 
(47 U.S.C. 1607) is amended— 
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(A) in subsection (c)(1), in the heading, by 
striking ‘‘ASSISTANT SECRETARY’’ and inserting 
‘‘UNDER SECRETARY’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ each 
place the term appears and inserting ‘‘Under 
Secretary’’. 
(14) TITLE 51, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section 
50112(3) of title 51, United States Code, is amend-
ed, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ each place the term 
appears and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary’’. 
(15) CONSOLIDATED
APPROPRIATIONS
ACT, 
2021.—The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 
(Public Law 116–260) is amended— 
(A) in title IX of division N— 
(i) in section 902(a)(2), in the head-
ing, by striking ‘‘ASSISTANT SECRETARY’’ 
and inserting ‘‘UNDER SECRETARY’’; 
(ii) in section 905— 
(I) in subsection (a)(1), in the 
heading, by striking ‘‘ASSISTANT SEC-
RETARY’’ and inserting ‘‘UNDER SEC-
RETARY’’; 
(II) in subsection (c)(3)(B), in 
the heading, by striking ‘‘ASSISTANT 
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SECRETARY’’ and inserting ‘‘UNDER 
SECRETARY’’; and 
(III) in subsection (d)(2)(B), in 
the heading, by striking ‘‘ASSISTANT 
SECRETARY’’ and inserting ‘‘UNDER 
SECRETARY’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ 
each place the term appears (except the 
place 
such 
term 
appears 
in 
section 
905(a)(13)(E)) and inserting ‘‘Under Sec-
retary’’; and 
(B) in title IX of division FF— 
(i) in section 903(g)(2), in the head-
ing, by striking ‘‘ASSISTANT SECRETARY’’ 
and inserting ‘‘UNDER SECRETARY’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ 
each place the term appears and inserting 
‘‘Under Secretary’’. 
(16) INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS 
ACT.—The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 
(Public Law 117–58) is amended— 
(A) in section 27003, by striking ‘‘Assist-
ant Secretary’’ each place the term appears and 
inserting ‘‘Under Secretary’’; 
(B) in division F— 
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(i) in section 60102— 
(I) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by 
striking 
‘‘ASSISTANT
SECRETARY’’ 
and inserting ‘‘UNDER SECRETARY’’; 
(II) in subsection (d)(1), by 
striking 
‘‘ASSISTANT
SECRETARY’’ 
and inserting ‘‘UNDER SECRETARY’’; 
and 
(III) in subsection (h)— 
(aa) in paragraph (1)(B), by 
striking 
‘‘ASSISTANT
SEC-
RETARY’’ and inserting ‘‘UNDER 
SECRETARY’’; and 
(bb) 
in 
paragraph 
(5)(B)(iii), by striking ‘‘ASSIST-
ANT
SECRETARY’’ and inserting 
‘‘UNDER SECRETARY’’; 
(ii) in title III— 
(I) in section 60302(5), by strik-
ing ‘‘ASSISTANT SECRETARY’’ and in-
serting ‘‘UNDER SECRETARY’’; and 
(II) 
in 
section 
60305(d)(2)(B)(ii), by striking ‘‘AS-
SISTANT
SECRETARY’’ and inserting 
‘‘UNDER SECRETARY’’; 
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(iii) in section 60401(a)(2), by strik-
ing ‘‘ASSISTANT SECRETARY’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘UNDER SECRETARY’’; and 
(iv) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ 
each place the term appears and inserting 
‘‘Under Secretary’’; and 
(C) in division J, in title I, in the matter 
under the heading ‘‘distance learning, telemedi-
cine, and broadband program’’ under the head-
ing ‘‘Rural Utilities Service’’ under the heading 
‘‘RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS’’, by 
striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ and inserting 
‘‘Under Secretary’’. 
SEC. 102. NTIA CONSOLIDATED REPORTING ACT. 
(a) ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN OUTDATED OR COM-
PLETED REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) 
BTOP 
QUARTERLY
REPORT.—Section 
6001(d) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment 
Act of 2009 (47 U.S.C. 1305(d)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking the semi-
colon at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a period; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (4). 
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(2) CERTAIN REPORTS REQUIRED BY NATIONAL 
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINIS-
TRATION ORGANIZATION ACT.—Sections 154, 155, 
and 156 of the National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration Organization Act are re-
pealed. 
(3) INITIAL
REPORT
REQUIRED
BY
SECTION 
9202(a)(1)(G) OF
THE
NDAA
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR 
2021.—Section 9202(a)(1)(G) of the William M. 
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (47 U.S.C. 906(a)(1)(G)) 
is amended— 
(A) in clause (ii), by redesignating sub-
clauses (I), (II), and (III) as clauses (i), (ii), 
and (iii), respectively, and conforming the mar-
gins of such clauses accordingly; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘REPORTS TO CONGRESS’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘For each fiscal 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘ANNUAL REPORT TO CON-
GRESS.—For each fiscal year’’. 
(4) REPORT TO PRESIDENT.—Section 105(a) of 
the National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 904(a)) 
is amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2); and 
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(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2). 
(5) EFFECT ON AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this 
subsection or the amendments made by this sub-
section may be construed to expand or contract the 
authority of the Secretary, the Under Secretary, the 
NTIA, or the Commission. 
(6) OTHER
REPORTS.—Nothing in this sub-
section or the amendments made by this subsection 
may be construed to prohibit or otherwise prevent 
the Secretary, the Under Secretary, the NTIA, or 
the Commission from producing any additional re-
ports otherwise within the authority of the Sec-
retary, the Under Secretary, the NTIA, or the Com-
mission, respectively. 
(b) CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In the first quarter of each 
calendar year, the Under Secretary shall publish on 
the website of the NTIA 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 a report 
that contains the reports described in paragraph (2) 
for the fiscal year ending most recently before the 
beginning of such quarter. 
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(2) REPORTS
DESCRIBED.—The reports de-
scribed in this paragraph are the following: 
(A) 
The 
report 
required 
by 
section 
903(c)(2)(C) of division FF of the Consolidated 
Appropriations 
Act, 
2021 
(47 
U.S.C. 
1307(c)(2)(C)). 
(B) If amounts in the Public Wireless Sup-
ply Chain Innovation Fund established by sec-
tion 9202(a)(1)(A)(i) of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act 
for 
Fiscal 
Year 
2021 
(47 
U.S.C. 
906(a)(1)(A)(i)) were available for the fiscal 
year described in paragraph (1) of this sub-
section, 
the 
report 
required 
by 
section 
9202(a)(1)(G) 
of 
such 
Act 
(47 
U.S.C. 
906(a)(1)(G)). 
(C) If the Under Secretary awarded grants 
under section 60304(d)(1) of the Infrastructure 
Investment 
and 
Jobs 
Act 
(47 
U.S.C. 
1723(d)(1)) in the fiscal year described in para-
graph (1) of this subsection, the report required 
by section 60306(a)(1)(A) of such Act (47 
U.S.C. 1725(a)(1)(A)). 
(3) TIMING OF UNDERLYING REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENTS.— 
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(A) REPORT
OF
OFFICE
OF
INTERNET 
CONNECTIVITY
AND
GROWTH.—Section 
903(c)(2)(C) of division FF of the Consolidated 
Appropriations 
Act, 
2021 
(47 
U.S.C. 
1307(c)(2)(C)) is amended— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause 
(i)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘Not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and every year there-
after,’’ and inserting ‘‘In the first 
quarter of each calendar year,’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘, for the fiscal 
year ending most recently before the 
beginning of such quarter,’’ after ‘‘a 
report’’; and 
(ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘for the 
previous year’’. 
(B) REPORT ON DIGITAL EQUITY GRANT 
PROGRAMS.—Section 60306(a)(1) of the Infra-
structure Investment and Jobs Act (47 U.S.C. 
1725(a)(1)) is amended— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘Not later than 1 
year’’ and all that follows through ‘‘shall— 
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’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘For the 
first fiscal year in which the Under Sec-
retary 
awards 
grants 
under 
section 
60304(d)(1), and each fiscal year there-
after in which the Under Secretary awards 
grants under such section, the Under Sec-
retary shall—’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘in the first 
quarter of the first calendar year that 
begins after the end of such fiscal 
year,’’ before ‘‘submit’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘, for the year 
covered by the report’’. 
(4) SATISFACTION OF UNDERLYING REPORTING 
REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the publication and submis-
sion of a report as required by paragraph (1) 
in the first quarter of a calendar year shall be 
treated as satisfying any requirement to publish 
or otherwise make publicly available or to sub-
mit to Congress or to a committee of Congress 
a report described in paragraph (2) for the fis-
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cal year ending most recently before the begin-
ning of such quarter. 
(B) 
CERTAIN
SUBMISSION
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—At the time when the Under Secretary 
submits a report required by paragraph (1) to 
the committees described in such paragraph, 
the Under Secretary shall submit any portion of 
such report that relates to a report described in 
paragraph (2)(C) to each committee of Con-
gress not described in paragraph (1) to which 
such report would (without regard to subpara-
graph (A) of this paragraph) be required to be 
submitted. 
(5) APPLICABILITY.—Paragraph (1), and the 
amendments made by paragraph (3), shall apply be-
ginning on January 1 of the first calendar year that 
begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) EXTENSION OF CERTAIN AUDIT AND REPORTING 
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 902(c)(4)(A) of division N of 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (47 U.S.C. 
1306(c)(4)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2021 
and 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2021, 2022, 2023, 
and 2024’’. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Sec-
retary’’ means the Secretary of Commerce. 
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TITLE II—OFFICE OF SPECTRUM 
MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 201. OFFICE OF SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT. 
Part A of the National Telecommunications and In-
formation Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 
901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 106. OFFICE OF SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the NTIA an Office of Spectrum Management (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘Office’). 
‘‘(b) HEAD OF OFFICE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The head of the Office 
shall be an Associate Administrator for Spectrum 
Management (in this section referred to as the ‘As-
sociate Administrator’). 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT
TO
REPORT.—The Asso-
ciate Administrator shall report to the Under Sec-
retary (or a designee of the Under Secretary). 
‘‘(c) DUTIES.—The Associate Administrator shall, at 
the direction of the Under Secretary— 
‘‘(1) carry out responsibilities under section 
103(b)(2)(A) (relating to frequency assignments for 
radio stations belonging to and operated by the 
United States), make frequency allocations for fre-
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quencies that will be used by such stations, and de-
velop and maintain techniques, databases, measure-
ments, files, and procedures necessary for such allo-
cations; 
‘‘(2) carry out responsibilities under section 
103(b)(2)(K) (relating to establishing policies con-
cerning spectrum assignments and use by radio sta-
tions belonging to and operated by the United 
States) and provide Federal agencies with guidance 
to ensure that the conduct of telecommunications ac-
tivities by such agencies is consistent with such poli-
cies; 
‘‘(3) represent the interests of Federal agencies 
in the process through which the Commission and 
the NTIA jointly determine the National Table of 
Frequency Allocations, and coordinate with the 
Commission in the development of a comprehensive 
long-range plan for improved management of all 
electromagnetic spectrum resources; 
‘‘(4) appoint the chairpersons of and provide 
secretariat functions for the Interdepartmental 
Radio Advisory Committee; 
‘‘(5) carry out responsibilities under section 
103(b)(2)(B) (relating to authorizing a foreign gov-
ernment to construct and operate a radio station at 
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the seat of Government of the United States) and 
assign frequencies for use by such stations; 
‘‘(6) provide advice and assistance to the Under 
Secretary and coordinate with the Associate Admin-
istrator for International Affairs in carrying out 
spectrum management aspects of the international 
policy responsibilities of the NTIA, including spec-
trum-related 
responsibilities 
under 
section 
103(b)(2)(G); 
‘‘(7) carry out spectrum-related responsibilities 
under section 103(b)(2)(H) (relating to coordination 
of the telecommunications activities of the executive 
branch and assistance in the formulation of policies 
and standards for such activities); 
‘‘(8) carry out spectrum-related responsibilities 
under section 103(b)(2)(Q) (relating to certain ac-
tivities with respect to telecommunications re-
sources); and 
‘‘(9) carry out any other duties of the NTIA 
with respect to spectrum policy that the Under Sec-
retary may designate.’’. 
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TITLE III—OFFICE OF 
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 
SEC. 301. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. 
Part A of the National Telecommunications and In-
formation Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 
901 et seq.), as amended by the preceding provisions of 
this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 107. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the NTIA an Office of International Affairs (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘Office’). 
‘‘(b) HEAD OF OFFICE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The head of the Office 
shall be an Associate Administrator for International 
Affairs (in this section referred to as the ‘Associate 
Administrator’). 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT
TO
REPORT.—The Asso-
ciate Administrator shall report to the Under Sec-
retary (or a designee of the Under Secretary). 
‘‘(c) DUTIES.—The Associate Administrator shall, at 
the direction of the Under Secretary— 
‘‘(1) in coordination with the Secretary of 
State, conduct analysis of, review, and formulate 
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international telecommunications and information 
policy; 
‘‘(2) present on international telecommuni-
cations and information policy— 
‘‘(A) before the Commission, Congress, 
and others; and 
‘‘(B) in coordination with the Secretary of 
State, before international telecommunications 
bodies, 
including 
the 
International 
Tele-
communication Union; 
‘‘(3) conduct or obtain analysis on economic 
and other aspects of international telecommuni-
cations and information policy; 
‘‘(4) formulate, and recommend to the Under 
Secretary, polices and plans with respect to prepara-
tion for and participation in international tele-
communications and information policy activities; 
‘‘(5) in coordination with the Secretary of 
State, coordinate NTIA and interdepartmental eco-
nomic, technical, operational, and other preparations 
related to participation by the United States in 
international telecommunications and information 
policy conferences and negotiations; 
‘‘(6) ensure NTIA representation with respect 
to international telecommunications and information 
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policy meetings and the activities related to prepara-
tion for such meetings; 
‘‘(7) in coordination with the Secretary of 
State, coordinate with Federal agencies and private 
organizations engaged in activities involving inter-
national telecommunications and information policy 
matters and maintain cognizance of the activities of 
United States signatories with respect to related 
treaties, agreements, and other instruments; 
‘‘(8) provide advice and assistance related to 
international telecommunications and information 
policy to other Federal agencies charged with re-
sponsibility 
for 
international 
negotiations, 
to 
strengthen the position and serve the best interests 
of the United States in the conduct of negotiations 
with foreign nations; 
‘‘(9) provide advice and assistance to the Under 
Secretary with respect to evaluating the inter-
national impact of matters pending before the Com-
mission, other Federal agencies, and Congress; 
‘‘(10) carry out, at the request of the Secretary, 
the responsibilities of the Secretary under the Com-
munications Satellite Act of 1962 (47 U.S.C. 701 et 
seq.) and other Federal laws related to international 
telecommunications and information policy; and 
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‘‘(11) carry out any other duties of the NTIA 
with respect to international telecommunications and 
information policy that the Under Secretary may 
designate.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 28, 2025. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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