I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2102 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 2, 2011 Mr. Stearns introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To permit each commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission to appoint an electrical engineer or computer scientist to provide technical consultation.

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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 the field of expertise of such engineer or scientist..