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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>FCC Commissioners' Technical Resource Enhancement Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to permit each commissioner to appoint an electrical engineer or computer scientist to provide technical consultation and to interface with the Office of Engineering and Technology and other Federal Communications Commission (FCC) bureaus and technical staff. </p> <p>Requires such engineer or scientist to hold an undergraduate or graduate degree in his or her respective field of expertise.</p>]]></text>
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