II 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2881 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 14, 2009 Ms. Snowe (for herself and Mr. Warner) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To provide greater technical resources to FCC Commissioners.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the FCC Commissioners' Technical Resource Enhancement Act.

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Appointment of technical staff

Section 4(f)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 154(f)(2)) is amended by inserting after the first sentence the following new sentence: Each commissioner may also appoint an electrical engineer or computer scientist to provide the commissioner technical consultation when appropriate and to interface with the Office of Engineering and Technology, Commission Bureaus, and other technical staff of the Commission for additional technical input and resources, provided that such engineer or scientist holds an undergraduate or graduate degree from an institution of higher education in their respective field of expertise..