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Introduced
06/25/2020
06/25/2020
In Committee
06/25/2020
06/25/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
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. 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. 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.
AI Summary
This bill, the Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act, requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to submit a report to Congress on how it plans to track requests for communications use authorization on federal land. The report must include a plan for how NTIA will track the acceptance, processing, and disposal of the Form 299 application, a description of how NTIA would quickly implement the plan, ways to increase transparency to the requesting party on the status of the Form 299 request, and an assessment of any barriers that could delay the implementation of the plan. Form 299 is the application form for the right to install, construct, modify, or maintain a communications facility on federal real property.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (3)
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (on 06/25/2020)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7355/all-info | 06/26/2020 |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7355/BILLS-116hr7355ih.pdf | 07/22/2020 |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7355/BILLS-116hr7355ih.pdf.pdf | 07/22/2020 |
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