Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act

Bill: 116-hr-7355
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8]
Introduced: 2020-06-25
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Government information and archives

Infrastructure development

Internet and video services

Internet, web applications, social media
Latest action: action_date: 2020-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-06-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to submit a report on tracking Form 299 requests. Form 299 is the application form for the right to install, construct, modify, or maintain a communications facility on federal real property.</p> <p>Such report must include (1) a plan describing how the NTIA will track a Form 299 submitted by a requesting party, (2) a description of how the NTIA would most expeditiously implement such plan, (3) a way to increase transparency to a requesting party on the status of a Form 299, and (4) an assessment of barriers that could delay implementation of the plan.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7355 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 25, 2020 Mr. Hudson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to submit a plan to Congress to track requests for communications use authorization on Federal land.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act . 2. Report on tracking form 299 requests (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate committees of Congress The term appropriate committees of Congress means— (A) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. (2) Assistant Secretary The term Assistant Secretary means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. (3) Department concerned The term Department concerned means— (A) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to public land; and (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to National Forest System land. (4) Form 299 The term Form 299 means the form developed pursuant to section 6409(b)(2)(A) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 ( 47 U.S.C. 1455(b)(2)(A) ), or any successor form. (5) NTIA The term NTIA means the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. (6) Secretary concerned The term Secretary concerned means— (A) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to public land; and (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to National Forest System land. (b) Report on tracking form 299 requests (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report with the elements described in paragraph (2). (2) Elements described The elements described are as follows: (A) A plan describing how NTIA will track the acceptance, processing, and disposal of a Form 299 submitted to the Department concerned by a requesting party. (B) A description of how NTIA would most expeditiously implement the plan described in subparagraph (A). (C) How to increase transparency to a requesting party on the status of a Form 299 received by the Department concerned. (D) Any barriers the Assistant Secretary determines could delay the implementation of the plan described in subparagraph (A).