3.0.0 1506 2023-01-11T13:49:03Z 2023-01-11T13:49:03Z Senate S 2021-04-29 117 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-04-29T19:33:24Z GREEN Communications Act 117 8178 HR 2022-06-22 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Related bill CRS 2021-04-29 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2021-04-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. N W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2021-04-29 True Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Air quality Alternative and renewable resources Atmospheric science and weather Climate change and greenhouse gases Coal Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Electric power generation and transmission Energy efficiency and conservation Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Fires First responders and emergency personnel Floods and storm protection Geography and mapping Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Infrastructure development Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Natural disasters Oil and gas Poverty and welfare assistance Public-private cooperation Rural conditions and development Telephone and wireless communication Water use and supply Wetlands Science, Technology, Communications 00 2021-04-29 Introduced in Senate 2022-03-30T16:06:07Z Generating Resilient and Energy Efficient Network Communications Act or the GREEN Communications Act

This bill establishes a program and sets out other requirements for federal agencies concerning the efficiency and resiliency of communications infrastructure.

Specifically, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) must competitively award grants and revolving loans to public or private providers, operators, or owners of communications networks or communications infrastructure for efficiency and resiliency projects. The NTIA must also (1) develop best practices concerning energy-efficient and carbon-neutral communications infrastructure, and (2) annually report on the energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions of communications infrastructure and certain network outages.

Additionally, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must establish a framework to promote resilient communications networks and communications infrastructure. The FCC must consult with specified federal entities on the framework. The FCC must also

  • report on the feasibility of maintaining a map of projected risks to communications infrastructure arising from severe weather, natural disasters, and climate change;
  • provide technical assistance to a provider, owner, or operator of communications infrastructure concerning risks and vulnerabilities related to severe weather, natural disasters, and climate change; and
  • require broadband network outages to be reported to the Network Outage Reporting System.

The bill also requires the Department of Energy to report on the projected growth of electrical consumption of, and recommendations for energy efficiency standards for, data centers in the United States.

]]> GREEN Communications Act Display Title GREEN Communications Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to carry out a grant and revolving loan program to provide funding for projects to increase the resiliency and energy efficiency of communications networks, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced GREEN Communications Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Generating Resilient and Energy Efficient Network Communications Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s1506is/xml/BILLS-117s1506is.xml 2021-04-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.