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This bill, the RAY BAUM'S Act of 2018 Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern Services Act of 2018, reauthorizes the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for fiscal years 2019-2020 and amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require that FCC-collected regulatory fees be credited as offsetting collections. It also includes provisions related to applying the Antideficiency Act to the Universal Service Program, securing access to networks during emergencies, consolidating redundant FCC reporting requirements, creating an independent FCC Inspector General, enhancing the authority of the FCC's Chief Information Officer, combating spoofing, promoting broadband access for veterans, establishing standards for mobile service coverage data collection, ensuring accurate dispatchable location for 911 calls, studying cybersecurity incident response, improving broadband access in tribal areas, and modifying terms of FCC commissioner appointments. Additionally, the bill includes the MOBILE NOW Act, which aims to identify 255 MHz of spectrum for mobile and fixed wireless broadband use, promote broadband infrastructure deployment, and address other spectrum-related issues.

Business and Industry, Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4986/all-info