Bill > HR2482

This bill reauthorizes the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for fiscal years 2025 and 2026, making several significant changes to its organizational structure and reporting requirements. The legislation renames the agency's top telecommunications policy official from "Assistant Secretary" to "Under Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information" and creates two new offices within the NTIA: the Office of Spectrum Management and the Office of International Affairs. The bill increases the NTIA's funding from approximately $17.9 million in 1993 to $57 million for each of fiscal years 2025 and 2026, and establishes a new consolidated annual reporting process that streamlines multiple existing reporting requirements. The legislation also updates numerous references in existing laws to reflect the new "Under Secretary" title and clarifies the roles and responsibilities of the NTIA, including coordinating executive branch views on telecommunications matters, representing federal agencies in spectrum allocation discussions, and formulating international telecommunications policy in coordination with the State Department. These changes aim to modernize the NTIA's organizational structure, improve its operational effectiveness, and ensure more efficient reporting and policy coordination.

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