Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-4798
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27]
Introduced: 2018-01-16
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Government information and archives

Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Internet and video services

Internet, web applications, social media

State and local government operations

Telephone and wireless communication
Latest action: action_date: 2018-01-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-01-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill requires the General Services Administration and the Department of Commerce to ensure the federal real property database includes an inventory of real property on which a broadband communications facility could be constructed or that is suitable for deployment of broadband communications facilities or services. Commerce must make the inventory available to any entity that constructs or operates communications facilities or provides communications services.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4798 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 16, 2018 Mr. Collins of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide for an inventory of Federal assets on which a communications facility could be constructed or that could otherwise be made available for use in connection with the construction or operation of a communications facility or provision of communications service.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018 . 2. Inventory of Federal assets (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act— (1) the Administrator of General Services, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, shall ensure that the database established under section 5(c) of Executive Order 13327 (69 Fed. Reg. 5895) includes an inventory of covered assets, which shall include the information provided under subsections (b) and (c); (2) the Administrator shall make such inventory available to the Assistant Secretary for purposes of paragraph (3); and (3) the Assistant Secretary shall make such inventory available to any entity that constructs or operates communications facilities or provides communications service. (b) Provision of information by Executive agencies (1) In general Not later than 9 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of an Executive agency shall provide to the Administrator, in a manner and format to be determined by the Administrator, the information described in paragraph (2) with respect to a covered asset of such agency. (2) Information described The information described in this paragraph is— (A) the location of the covered asset; (B) the type of the covered asset, such as whether the asset is a building (and the type of building), land (and the type or use of the land), right-of-way, easement, utility pole, wireless communications tower, underground utility route, or cable on which capacity is available for lease; (C) contact information for an officer or employee of the agency who may be contacted for permitting or other information about the covered asset; (D) whether the covered asset is historic property (as defined in section 300308 of title 54, United States Code); and (E) such other information as the Administrator considers appropriate. (3) Provision of updated information (A) Change in information In the case of a change in any of the information provided to the Administrator under paragraph (1) with respect to a covered asset of an Executive agency, the head of such agency shall provide updated information to the Administrator not later than 30 days after such change. (B) Acquisition of new covered asset In the case of the acquisition of a covered asset by an Executive agency after the date that is 9 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of such agency shall provide to the Administrator the information required by paragraph (1) with respect to such asset not later than 30 days after such acquisition. (4) Exclusion of information for national security reasons (A) Classified information The head of an Executive agency may exclude classified information from the information provided to the Administrator under this subsection. (B) Other information If the head of an Executive agency determines, in consultation with the Administrator, that inclusion of information (other than classified information) about a covered asset of such agency in the inventory established under subsection (a) would harm national security, the head of the agency may exclude such information from the information provided to the Administrator under this subsection. (C) Classified information defined In this paragraph, the term classified information means any information or material that has been determined by the Federal Government pursuant to an Executive order, statute, or regulation, to require protection against unauthorized disclosure for reasons of national security and any restricted data, as defined in section 11 y. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2014(y) ). (c) Information on State and local assets (1) Voluntary provision of information A State or local government may provide to the Administrator for inclusion in the inventory established under subsection (a), in a manner and format to be determined by the Administrator, information with respect to a State or local asset that would be a covered asset if under the custody and control of an Executive agency. (2) Inclusion of information The Administrator shall include in such inventory any information provided by a State or local government in accordance with paragraph (1) in the same manner as information provided by an Executive agency under subsection (b). (3) Provision of updated information In the case of a change in any of the information provided to the Administrator under paragraph (1) with respect to a State or local asset, the State or local government shall provide updated information to the Administrator not later than 30 days after such change. If a State or local government does not comply with the preceding sentence, the Administrator shall deny the State or local government access to the inventory established under subsection (a). (d) Updating of Inventory After the establishment of the inventory under subsection (a), the Administrator shall include in the inventory information provided under subsection (b) or (c) not later than the date that is 7 days after the Administrator receives such information. The information with respect to each covered asset or State or local asset in the inventory shall include the most recent date on which such information was added or updated. (e) Format of location information The information in the inventory established under subsection (a) about the location of a covered asset or State or local asset shall be in Geographic Information System format or another format that the Administrator considers appropriate. (f) Information security The Administrator shall adopt measures to prevent unauthorized access to the information in the inventory established under subsection (a). (g) Definitions In this section: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of General Services. (2) Assistant Secretary The term Assistant Secretary means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. (3) Communications facility The term communications facility includes— (A) any wireless or wireline infrastructure for the transmission of writing, signs, signals, data, images, pictures, or sounds of all kinds; (B) any transmitting device, tower, or support structure, and any equipment, switches, wiring, cabling, power sources, shelters, or cabinets, associated with the provision of communications services; and (C) any antenna or apparatus that— (i) is designed for the purpose of emitting radio frequency; (ii) is designed to be operated, or is operating, from a fixed location; and (iii) is added to a tower, building, or other structure. (4) Communications service The term communications service means a service for the transmission of writing, signs, signals, data, images, pictures, or sounds of all kinds. (5) Covered asset The term covered asset means, with respect to an agency, any Federal real property (as defined in section 2(a) of Executive Order 13327 (69 Fed. Reg. 5895)) under the custody and control of such agency— (A) (i) on which a broadband communications facility could be constructed; or (ii) that could otherwise be made available to an entity that— (I) constructs or operates broadband communications facilities for use in connection with such construction or operation; or (II) provides broadband communications service for use in connection with such provision; and (B) that is suitable for the deployment, or use in connection with the deployment, of broad­band communications facilities or broad­band communications services. (6) Executive agency The term Executive agency has the meaning given such term in section 105 of title 5, United States Code.