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cer or agency of the United States for approval, 
comments, or review prior to the submission of 
the recommendations, testimony, or comments 
to Congress. 
‘‘(3) OFFICE
OF
INSPECTOR
GENERAL
SEMI-
ANNUAL REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 5(b) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.), the Inspector General of the 
Commission shall concurrently submit each 
semiannual report required under such section 
5(b) to the Commission and to the appropriate 
committees or subcommittees of Congress. 
‘‘(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in subparagraph (A) shall be construed to mod-
ify the requirement for the Commission to sub-
mit to the appropriate committees or sub-
committees of Congress each such semiannual 
report together with a report by the Commis-
sion under such section 5(b).’’. 
SEC. 511. JOINT BOARD RECOMMENDATION. 
The Commission may not modify, amend, or change 
its rules or regulations for universal service support pay-
ments to implement the February 27, 2004, recommenda-
tions of the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Serv-
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ice regarding single connection or primary line restrictions 
on universal service support payments. 
SEC. 512. DISCLAIMER FOR PRESS RELEASES REGARDING 
NOTICES OF APPARENT LIABILITY. 
The Commission shall include in any press release re-
garding the issuance of a notice of apparent liability under 
section 503(b)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 503(b)(4)) a disclaimer informing consumers 
that— 
(1) the issuance of a notice of apparent liability 
should be treated only as allegations; and 
(2) the amount of any forfeiture penalty pro-
posed in a notice of apparent liability represents the 
maximum penalty that the Commission may impose 
for the violations alleged in the notice of apparent 
liability. 
SEC. 513. REPORTS RELATED TO SPECTRUM AUCTIONS. 
(a) ESTIMATE
OF UPCOMING AUCTIONS.—Section 
309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
309(j)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(18) ESTIMATE OF UPCOMING AUCTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) Not later than September 30, 2018, 
and annually thereafter, the Commission shall 
make publicly available an estimate of what sys-
tems of competitive bidding authorized under 
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this subsection may be initiated during the up-
coming 12-month period. 
‘‘(B) The estimate under subparagraph 
(A) shall, to the extent possible, identify the 
bands of frequencies the Commission expects to 
be included in each such system of competitive 
bidding.’’. 
(b) AUCTION EXPENDITURE JUSTIFICATION RE-
PORT.—Not later than April 1, 2019, and annually there-
after, the Commission shall provide to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report containing a detailed jus-
tification for the use of proceeds retained by the Commis-
sion under section 309(j)(8)(B) of the Communications 
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B)) for the costs of de-
veloping and implementing the program required by sec-
tion 309(j) of that Act. 
(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; 
(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; 
(3) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives; and 
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(4) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
TITLE VI—VIEWER PROTECTION 
SEC. 601. RESERVE SOURCE FOR PAYMENT OF TV BROAD-
CASTER RELOCATION COSTS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF FUND.—There is estab-
lished in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be 
known as the Broadcast Repack Fund. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—If the Commission makes 
the certification described in paragraph (2), amounts 
in the Broadcast Repack Fund shall be available to 
the Commission to make reimbursements pursuant 
to subsection (b)(4)(A)(i) or (b)(4)(A)(ii) of section 
6403 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Cre-
ation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1452). 
(2) 
CERTIFICATION.—The 
certification 
de-
scribed in this paragraph is a certification from the 
Commission to the Secretary of the Treasury that 
the funds available in the TV Broadcaster Reloca-
tion Fund established under subsection (d) of such 
section are likely to be insufficient to reimburse rea-
sonably incurred costs described in subsection 
(b)(4)(A)(i) or (b)(4)(A)(ii) of such section. 
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(3) AVAILABILITY FOR PAYMENTS AFTER APRIL 
13, 2020.—Notwithstanding subsection (b)(4)(D) of 
such section, the Commission may make payments 
pursuant to subsection (b)(4)(A)(i) or (b)(4)(A)(ii) 
of such section from the Broadcast Repack Fund 
after April 13, 2020, if, before making any such 
payments after such date, the Commission submits 
to Congress a certification that such payments are 
necessary to reimburse reasonably incurred costs de-
scribed in such subsection. 
(c) UNUSED FUNDS RESCINDED AND DEPOSITED 
INTO THE GENERAL FUND OF THE TREASURY.— 
(1) RESCISSION AND DEPOSIT.—If any unobli-
gated amounts remain in the Broadcast Repack 
Fund after the date described in paragraph (2), 
such amounts shall be rescinded and deposited into 
the general fund of the Treasury, where such 
amounts shall be dedicated for the sole purpose of 
deficit reduction. 
(2) DATE DESCRIBED.—The date described in 
this paragraph is the earlier of— 
(A) the date of a certification by the Com-
mission under paragraph (3) that all reimburse-
ments pursuant to subsections (b)(4)(A)(i) and 
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