To revoke a requirement of Executive Order 13618 with respect to the use of privately owned communications resources by the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-294
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11]
Introduced: 2013-01-15
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies

Congressional oversight

Emergency communications systems

Homeland security

Internet and video services

Internet, web applications, social media

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Telephone and wireless communication
Latest action: action_date: 2013-01-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-01-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Revokes a provision of Executive Order 13618 (entitled &quot;Assignment of National Security and Emergency Preparedness Communications Functions&quot;) to the extent that it requires the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to satisfy priority communications requirements through the use of privately owned communications resources.</p> <p>Prohibits: (1) any federal agency or instrumentality from satisfying priority communications requirements through the use of privately owned communications resources, or (2) appropriated funds from being used to take any action that expands the federal government's authority to control such resources.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 294 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2013 Mr. Nugent introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To revoke a requirement of Executive Order 13618 with respect to the use of privately owned communications resources by the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

1. Revocation of requirement Section 5.2(e) of Executive Order 13618, Assignment of National Security and Emergency Preparedness Communications Functions (July 6, 2012; 77 Fed. Reg. 40779) is revoked to the extent that it refers to communications resources that are privately owned. 2. Limitation on Federal use and control of privately owned communications resources No agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government may satisfy priority communications requirements (as such term is used in section 5.2(e) of Executive Order 13618) through the use of privately owned communications resources, and no funds appropriated pursuant to any provision of law may be used to take any action that expands the authority of the Federal Government to control privately owned communications resources.