NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Transportation: include broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects (see H.R. 4800), H403 [16JA]

Federal agencies and departments: allow payments from Spectrum Relocation Fund for costs of spectrum research and development and planning activities (see S. 3010), S3035 [6JN] (see H.R. 6017), H4848 [6JN]

Information technology: carry out activities relative to development and maintenance of a broadband inventory map to assist rural broadband development (see H.R. 4810), H477 [17JA]

——— create registry of Federal assets on which a communications facility or communications infrastructure could be constructed to address lack of broadband Internet access in rural areas (see H.R. 4798), H403 [16JA]

——— establish an inventory of Federal assets to provide information to entities that construct or operate communications facilities or provide communications service (see H.R. 4839), H553 [18JA]

——— make grants to establish or expand Internet exchange facilities to improve broadband infrastructure in rural areas (see H.R. 4817), H478 [17JA]

Telecommunications: determine value of electromagnetic spectrum assigned or otherwise allocated to Federal entities (see S. 3617), S6964 [14NO]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Transportation: include broadband conduit installation in certain highway construction projects, H1414 [6MR]

FAA: submit report to Congress on possible unmanned aircraft systems operation on spectrum allocated for aviation use, H3656 [26AP]

FCC: encourage spectrum licensees to make unused spectrum available to rural and smaller carriers to expand wireless coverage, H1411 [6MR]