TELECOMMUNICATIONS related term(s) Public Broadcasting

Addresses

State of the Union: President Biden, S257–S262 [7FE], H729–H735 [7FE]

Amendments

FAA: establish FAA Task Force on NOTAM Improvement (H.R. 346), S1570, S1571 [9MY]

Space policy: facilitate access to electromagnetic spectrum for commercial space launches and commercial space reentries (S. 1648), S5266 [31OC]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: authorize provision of non-medical counseling services to members or their dependents by mental health professional without regard to location of provider or recipient of such services (see H.R. 3267), H2310 [11MY]

Business and industry: prohibit all transactions from TikTok Inc., or other social media companies in, or under influence of, certain foreign countries of concern (see S. 347), S311 [9FE] (see H.R. 1081), H852 [17FE]

——— provide outreach and technical assistance to small providers regarding benefits of open radio access networks, known as ‘‘Open RAN’’ (see H.R. 1340), H1112 [3MR]

ByteDance Ltd.: require to divest itself of certain assets and require Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. to review certain business relationships between ByteDance and U.S. businesses (see H.R. 4927), H4029 [26JY]

China: call on public, private, and nonprofit sectors to take action to counter ‘‘Made in China 2025’’ Plan (see H. Res. 697), H4381 [18SE]

Citizenship: permit remote oath ceremonies (see H.R. 3544), H2455 [18MY]

Coastal zones: exclude requests for deployment or modification of communications facilities in floodplains from environmental or historical preservation review regulations (see H.R. 3311), H2344 [15MY]

Consumers: require creditors to establish phone line to assist obligors 50 years of age and older to resolve billing errors (see H.R. 4743), H3857 [19JY]

Correctional institutions: provide for additional prohibitions and enhanced penalties for providing or possessing wireless communications devices in detention facilities (see H.R. 3949), H2786 [9JN]

Courts: require notice of criminal surveillance orders be eventually provided to targets, reform use of non-disclosure orders to providers, and prohibit indefinite sealing of criminal surveillance orders (see H.R. 5331), H4217 [1SE]

Crime: penalize false communications to cause emergency response (see H.R. 3913), H2778 [7JN]

——— prohibit people from intentionally impeding 9-8-8 suicide and crisis lifeline telephone number (see H.R. 3648), H2596 [24MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in emerging harbor projects (see H.R. 4351), H3142 [23JN]

——— increase access to, and minimum speeds of, broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, and provide grants, loans, and loan guarantees to finance costs of such services (see H.R. 3964), H2786 [9JN]

——— permit video or telephone certifications under Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (see S. 984), S954 [27MR] (see H.R. 2424), H1691 [30MR]

——— reauthorize and improve ReConnect loan and grant program (see S. 130), S146 [30JA] (see S. 1642), S1704 [17MY] (see H.R. 3216), H2307 [11MY] (see H.R. 4227), H2990 [20JN]

——— reauthorize distance learning and telemedicine grant program (see S. 2447), S3459 [20JY]

——— reauthorize Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program (see H.R. 5308), H4210 [29AU]

Dept. of Commerce: codify Institute for Telecommunication Sciences and establish initiative to support development of emergency communication and tracking technologies (see H.R. 1343), H1112 [3MR]

——— develop national strategy to close digital divide (see S. 2238), S2310 [11JY] (see H.R. 4505), H3176 [10JY]

——— ensure rural and distressed communities can more readily use Economic Development Administration grants to develop high-speed broadband access (see H.R. 1752), H1408 [23MR]

——— establish competitive grant program to assist local governments in providing efficient review and approval of zoning and permitting applications that facilitate deployment of broadband infrastructure (see H.R. 1241), H969 [28FE]

——— establish working group on performance criteria for radio receivers (see H.R. 3431), H2425 [17MY]

——— improve management of electromagnetic spectrum (see H.R. 4504), H3176 [10JY]

——— publish data from Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program (see H.R. 3362), H2375 [16MY]

——— reauthorize First Responder Network Authority (see H.R. 3366), H2376 [16MY]

——— report on and develop whole-of-Government strategy relative to economic competitiveness of information and communication technology supply chain (see H.R. 1354), H1112 [3MR]

——— report to Congress on any barriers to establishing online portals to accept, process, and dispose of certain Form 299s (see H.R. 3283), H2342 [15MY]

——— require continuation of export controls relative to Huawei Technologies Co. (see H.R. 686), H576 [31JA]

——— review, prohibit, and mitigate certain information communications and technology transactions between persons in U.S. and foreign adversaries (see S. 686), S669 [7MR]

——— study feasibility of manufacturing products for critical infrastructure sectors in U.S. (see H.R. 5390), H4262 [12SE]

——— submit report assessing value, cost, and feasibility of developing trans-Atlantic submarine fiber optic cable connecting contiguous U.S., Virgin Islands, Ghana, and Nigeria (see H.R. 3385), H2376 [16MY]

——— submit report on digital divide and update Indicators of Broadband Need mapping application (see H.R. 3361), H2375 [16MY]

——— submit report to Congress examining cybersecurity of mobile service networks (see H.R. 1123), H865 [21FE]

Dept. of Defense: require Director of Defense Media Activity establish course of education on digital content provenance and carry out pilot program implementing digital content provenance standards (see S. 2222), S2287 [10JY] (see S. 3504), S5961 [13DE]

Dept. of Education: make grants for purpose of increasing access to data literacy education (see H.R. 1050), H839 [14FE]

——— prohibit Federal funding to institutions of higher education unless it has banned use of TikTok on electronic devices (see H.R. 231), H149 [10JA]

Dept. of HHS: establish home-based telemental health care demonstration program to increase mental health services in rural medically underserved populations and in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (see S. 1077), S1088 [30MR] (see H.R. 6534), H6049 [30NO]

——— establish Mental Health Licensure Portability Program to award grants to incentivize interstate mental health provider networks (see S. 1075), S1088 [30MR] (see H.R. 2438), H1691 [30MR]

——— establish uniform data standards, strengthen data sharing processes between public health entities, and establish grant program to develop best practices on soliciting demographic information (see S. 3545), S5996 [14DE] (see H.R. 3791), H2712 [1JN]

——— facilitate nationwide accessibility and coordination of 2-1-1 and 9-8-8 services to provide information and referrals for mental health emergencies, homeless needs, and social and human services needs (see S. 1729), S1744 [18MY] (see H.R. 3498), H2454 [18MY]

——— improve detection, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues among public safety telecommunicators (see H.R. 2763), H1908 [20AP]

——— maintain peer-to-peer support line, provide information, brief intervention, and mental health resources to at-risk youth, and establish grant for local educational agencies to employ mental health coordinators (see S. 3525), S5996 [14DE]

——— permit employers to treat benefits for telehealth services offered under group health plan or group health insurance coverage as excepted benefits (see H.R. 824), H679 [2FE]

——— provide temporary licensing reciprocity for telehealth and interstate health care treatment (see H.R. 5541), H4380 [18SE]

——— secure National Suicide Prevention Lifeline from cybersecurity incidents (see S. 1493), S1566 [9MY] (see H.R. 498), H322 [25JA]

——— study and report on actions taken to expand access to telehealth services under Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance programs (see H.R. 1110), H864 [21FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: engage in cybersecurity cooperation with Abraham Accords countries (see S. 1777), S1843 [31MY]

——— provide for remediation of cybersecurity vulnerabilities (see H.R. 285), H202 [11JA]

Dept. of Justice: allow for civil and criminal actions against certain providers of interactive computer services relative to fentanyl trafficking (see S. 2264), S2360 [12JY]

——— establish Green Alert communications network throughout U.S. to help locate missing at-risk veterans and coordinate with other Federal, State, and local agencies on Green Alert plans (see H.R. 3775), H2708 [31MY]

——— require electronic communication service providers and remote computing services to report unlawful sale and distribution of controlled substances (see S. 1080), S1088 [30MR]

——— require reporting of suspicious transmissions in order to assist in criminal investigations and counterintelligence activities relative to terrorism, serious drug offenses, and violent crimes (see S. 147), S147 [30JA]

Dept. of State: establish interagency working group to develop firewall circumvention technology to protect Internet access and online information sharing for people of Hong Kong (see S. 3114), S5143 [24OC]

——— maintain capacity to transmit Internet access service abroad and domestically in case of emergency disruptions and support circumvention technologies that allow users to evade government censorship (see S. 861), S826 [16MR]

Dept. of the Interior: identify locations in national parks with greatest need for broadband Internet access service and with greatest need for cellular service (see S. 2018), S2122 [15JN] (see H.R. 5919), H4998 [11OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: study threat of digital location obfuscation as it relates to national security and financial technology (see H.R. 6605), H6144 [5DE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish drone infrastructure inspection grant program and drone education and workforce training grant program (see S. 1817), S1982 [6JN] (see H.R. 3593), H2500 [22MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop strategy for telehealth furnished by Veterans Health Administration and submit report on end-user devices distributed to veterans to facilitate such telehealth (see H.R. 1144), H865 [21FE]

Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: ensure adequate staffing to review communications use authorizations in timely manner (see H.R. 3294), H2343 [15MY]

——— establish online portals to accept, process, and dispose of certain applications for placement of communications facilities on Federal lands (see H.R. 3299), H2343 [15MY]

Digital Literacy and Equity Commission: establish (see H.R. 6582), H6110 [4DE]

Disabled: ensure people with disabilities have full access to mainstream communication products and services necessary to participate equally in professional, educational, recreational, and civic contexts (see S. 2904), S4654 [21SE] (see H.R. 5705), H4497 [26SE]

Drugs: allow for use of telehealth in substance use disorder treatment (see S. 3193), S5315 [1NO] (see H.R. 5163), H4165 [4AU]

——— study effects of remote monitoring on individuals who are prescribed opioids (see H.R. 4093), H2930 [14JN]

Elections: prohibit distribution of political communications containing deceptive audio generated by artificial intelligence which impersonates candidate’s voice and intends to injure reputation or deceive voters (see H.R. 4611), H3573 [13JY]

Executive Office of the President: announce whether action will be taken on covered transaction under Defense Production Act that passed Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. transaction review deadline (see H.R. 2895), H2048 [26AP]

——— prohibit downloading or using of TikTok video app on U.S. devices and require Director of National Intelligence submit report on threat to national security posed by TikTok (see S. 85), S98 [25JA] (see H.R. 503), H323 [25JA]

FAA: establish FAA Task Force on NOTAM Improvement (see S. 66), S98 [25JA] (see H.R. 346), H233 [12JA]

——— establish minimum requirements for aviation enterprise resource planning systems (see H.R. 2653), H1759 [17AP]

FCC: add drones and surveillance technology produced or provided by DJI Technologies to list of covered communications equipment or services that pose national security risks (see H.R. 2864), H1947 [25AP]

——— advance national spectrum policy and recognize anniversary first spectrum auction (see H. Res. 631), H4142 [27JY]

——— allow greater flexibility in data communications in amateur radio service (see H.R. 3241), H2308 [11MY]

——— allow State or Federal correctional facilities to utilize jamming equipment to prevent contraband cell phone use in prisons (see S. 1047), S1053 [29MR] (see H.R. 2380), H1640 [29MR]

——— authorize system of competitive bidding to grant license or permit for use of electromagnetic spectrum and direct proceeds to communications and technology initiatives (see H.R. 3565), H2499 [22MY]

——— collect and maintain data on growth in use of Internet of Things devices and devices that use fifth generation (5G) mobile networks to determine amount of electromagnetic spectrum needed for such use (see H.R. 904), H823 [9FE]

——— conduct study and report to Congress on feasibility of funding Universal Service Fund through contributions supplied by Internet edge providers (see S. 856), S825 [16MR]

——— enforce forfeiture penalties relative to violations of restrictions on use of telephone equipment (see S. 2095), S2185 [21JN] (see H.R. 4224), H2990 [20JN]

——— ensure equitable and nondiscriminatory contributions to mechanisms that preserve and advance universal service and reduce financial burden on consumers (see S. 3321), S5540 [15NO]

——— establish council to make recommendations on ways to increase security, reliability, and interoperability of communications networks (see S. 828), S798 [15MR] (see H.R. 1370), H1113 [3MR]

——— establish 6G Task Force (see H.R. 1513), H1248 [9MR]

——— establish vetting process for prospective applicants for high-cost Universal Service Program funding (see S. 275), S264 [7FE]

——— evaluate and consider impact of telecommunications network equipment supply chain on deployment of universal service (see S. 690), S669 [7MR]

——— exclude certain projects to place, modify, or construct eligible personal wireless facilities from environmental or historical preservation review regulations (see H.R. 3289), H2342 [15MY]

——— exclude certain projects to place, modify, or construct eligible telecommunications service facilities from environmental or historical preservation review regulations (see H.R. 3288), H2342 [15MY]

——— exclude certain projects to place and install communications facilities from environmental or historical preservation review regulations (see H.R. 3342), H2346 [15MY]

——— exclude deployment of small personal wireless service facilities from environmental or historical preservation review regulations (see H.R. 3323), H2345 [15MY]

——— exclude placement, installation, or rebuilding of communications facilities following declared wildfire emergency from environmental or historical preservation review regulations (see H.R. 3296), H2343 [15MY]

——— exclude placement, installation, or rebuilding of communications facilities within brownfield sites from environmental or historical preservation review regulations (see H.R. 3292), H2342 [15MY]

——— exclude projects to remove and replace communications equipment or services from environmental or historical preservation review regulations (see H.R. 3280), H2342 [15MY]

——— exclude projects to replace or improve communications facilities following major disaster or Presidential emergency declaration from environmental or historical preservation review regulations (see H.R. 3301), H2343 [15MY]

——— extend authority to grant license or construction permit through system of competitive bidding (see S. 650), S636 [2MR] (see H.R. 1108), H864 [21FE] (see H.R. 3345), H2346 [15MY]

——— identify social media entities under influence of certain foreign entities and take measures to protect U.S. from such entities (see S. 872), S826 [16MR]

——— improve access by Indian Tribes to support from universal service programs (see S. 2810), S4525 [14SE] (see H.R. 5494), H4345 [14SE]

——— improve coordination with National Telecommunications and Information Administration relative to spectrum management (see H.R. 1341), H1112 [3MR]

——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (see S. 3324), S5540 [15NO] (see H.R. 800), H678 [2FE]

——— issue reports after activation of Disaster Information Reporting System and make improvements to network outage reporting (see S. 3556), S6022 [18DE]

——— issue rules for provision of emergency connectivity service (see H.R. 1353), H1112 [3MR]

——— make grants available to States to inform Medicaid enrollees, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants, and low-income residents of potential eligibility for Affordable Connectivity and Lifeline programs (see S. 3024), S4948 [4OC] (see H.R. 5886), H4985 [3OC]

——— modernize and streamline satellite licensing rules (see H.R. 1338), H1112 [3MR]

——— prevent from repromulgating Fairness Doctrine (see H.R. 145), H103 [9JA]

——— prioritize timely processing of broadband expansion applications located in areas with shorter build seasons in Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction (see H.R. 43), H99 [9JA]

——— process applications for spectrum licenses from applicants who were successful bidders before authority to conduct auctions expired (see S. 2787), S4440 [13SE] (see H.R. 5677), H4462 [22SE]

——— prohibit advertising of sportsbooks on any medium of electronic communication (see H.R. 967), H825 [9FE]

——— prohibit application of private land use restrictions to amateur service communications without reasonable accommodations (see H.R. 4006), H2807 [12JN]

——— prohibit granting license or U.S. access for non-geostationary orbit satellite system if license or access would be held by entity that produces covered communications equipment or service (see H.R. 675), H575 [31JA]

——— prohibit reclassification of broadband Internet access service as telecommunications service and imposition of certain regulations on providers of such service (see S. 3119), S5143 [24OC]

——— prohibit schools that receive certain support from allowing access to social media platforms on subsidized services, devices, or networks (see S. 3074), S5088 [18OC]

——— provide for application for Federal easement, right-of-way, or lease with respect to communications facility installation to be deemed granted if not granted or denied by specified deadline (see H.R. 3340), H2346 [15MY]

——— provide for moratorium on telephone number reassignment after disaster declaration (see H.R. 6836), H6985 [14DE]

——— provide timeframe for consideration by State and local governments of requests for modification of certain existing wireless facilities (see H.R. 3300), H2343 [15MY]

——— publish list of entities that hold authorizations, licenses, or other grants of authority issued by Commission and that have certain foreign ownership (see S. 2114), S2222 [22JN] (see H.R. 820), H679 [2FE]

——— reform broadband permitting (see S. 2663), S3756 [27JY] (see H.R. 5242), H4191 [18AU]

——— reform Universal Service Fund contribution system (see S. 975), S954 [27MR] (see H.R. 1812), H1464 [27MR]

——— require providers of cable and telephone service to charge veterans’ organizations residential rates (see H.R. 3075), H2126 [2MY]

——— require telecommunications carriers to provide call location information to law enforcement during emergencies (see H.R. 6823), H6984 [14DE]

——— streamline consideration by State and local governments of requests for modification of certain existing wireless facilities (see H.R. 3313), H2344 [15MY]

——— streamline consideration by State and local governments of requests for modification of certain existing wireless facilities and telecommunications service facilities (see H.R. 3319), H2344 [15MY]

——— transfer unobligated balances made available for coronavirus emergency response and relief to carry out Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program (see S. 1245), S1293 [20AP] (see H.R. 6189), H5362 [2NO]

Federal agencies and departments: establish certain reporting and other requirements relative to telecommunications equipment and services produced or provided by certain entities (see H.R. 1149), H866 [21FE]

——— prohibit officers, employees, and elected officials of Federal Government from having, establishing, or maintaining official accounts on Tik Tok (see H.R. 5144), H4164 [4AU]

Federal aid programs: prohibit receipt of Federal funds by individuals or entities conducting business with social media companies associated with countries of concern (see S. 875), S826 [16MR]

Federal Infrastructure Bank: establish (see H.R. 490), H277 [24JA]

Financial Literacy and Education Commission: study impact of language barriers to financial health and require website and toll-free telephone number to be provided in most commonly spoken languages in U.S. (see H.R. 2835), H1946 [25AP]

Foreign countries: require development of strategy to promote use of secure telecommunications infrastructure worldwide (see H.R. 4741), H3857 [19JY]

FTC: amend Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act to update and expand coverage (see H.R. 2801), H1914 [24AP]

——— ensure large online platforms are addressing needs of non-English users (see S. 1801), S1899 [1JN] (see H.R. 3806), H2740 [5JN]

——— extend, enhance, and revise certain laws on collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and establish additional protections (see S. 1418), S1504 [3MY]

——— increase consumer choice by requiring large online communications platforms to make services interoperable with other platforms, make user data portable, and allow third-party services to manage account settings (see S. 2521), S3619 [26JY]

——— increase consumer protections relative to free trial, automatic renewal, and negative option offers for subscription-based services (see S. 1091), S1089 [30MR] (see H.R. 2460), H1698 [3AP]

——— require covered digital advertising platforms to report their public service advertisements (see S. 2423), S3458 [20JY]

——— revise ‘‘do-not-call’’ registry regulations to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls (see H.R. 373), H242 [17JA]

FTC and NSF: support research about impact of digital communication platforms on society by providing privacy-protected, secure pathways for independent research on data held by large social media companies (see S. 1876), S2028 [8JN]

Government regulations: exclude certain broadband projects from environmental or historical preservation review regulations (see H.R. 3297), H2343 [15MY] (see H.R. 4141), H2956 [15JN]

——— exclude certain facilities request from environmental or historical preservation review regulations (see H.R. 3291), H2342 [15MY]

——— prohibit franchising authorities from requiring approval for sale of cable system (see H.R. 3314), H2344 [15MY]

——— set deadlines for cable franchising authorities to act on requests for new franchises or modifications to existing cable systems (see H.R. 3287), H2342 [15MY]

——— set deadlines for cable franchising authorities to act on requests for new franchises or modifications to existing cable systems and provide for faster deployment of cable and other services (see H.R. 3330), H2345 [15MY]

——— streamline Federal, State, and local permitting and regulatory reviews to expedite deployment of communications facilities (see H.R. 3557), H2498 [22MY]

——— streamline State and local government regulatory process over decisions on placement, construction, and modification of personal wireless service facilities (see H.R. 3279), H2342 [15MY]

——— streamline State and local government regulatory process over decisions on placement, construction, and modification of telecommunications service facilities (see H.R. 3295), H2343 [15MY]

House Rules: allow Cable Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-SPAN) to broadcast and record House floor proceedings (see H. Res. 17), H151 [10JA]

——— require continued broadcasting of full House Chamber during legislative business consistent with broadcasts that occured on January 3-6, 2023 (see H. Res. 35), H234 [12JA]

Information technology: address governmental interference in content moderation decisions by providers of interactive computer services (see S. 1525), S1602 [10MY]

——— correct shortcomings in how laws address online content moderation, creation and development, and distribution (see S. 921), S909 [22MR]

——— facilitate expansion of broadband service to rural and Tribal communities through improved permitting efficiency (see H.R. 3307), H2344 [15MY]

——— facilitate Federal broadband permit coordination (see H.R. 3306), H2344 [15MY]

——— hold technology companies accountable for failure to remove child sexual abuse material from their networks and require reports on efforts to keep children safe from online predators (see S. 1199), S1255 [19AP]

——— impose notice and consent requirements on Internet platforms that use algorithms to manipulate availability of content (see S. 688), S669 [7MR]

——— limit immunity of providers and users of interactive computer services (see H.R. 573), H428 [26JA]

——— limit liability protection for providers of social media services for removal of lawful political content (see H.R. 2635), H1758 [17AP]

——— modernize and streamline permitting process for broadband infrastructure on Federal land (see S. 2855), S4630 [20SE]

——— preempt State and local encryption laws to ensure uniform, national policy for interstate issue of encryption technology (see H.R. 5311), H4211 [29AU]

——— protect national security against threats posed by deepfake technology and provide legal recourse to victims of harmful deepfakes (see H.R. 5586), H4436 [20SE]

——— provide targeted exceptions to immunity for providers and users of interactive computer services and reaffirm civil rights, victims’ rights, and consumer protections (see S. 560), S531 [28FE] (see H.R. 1231), H968 [28FE]

——— regulate or prohibit transactions using mobile applications or software programs that engage in theft of user data on behalf of communist country, foreign adversary, or state sponsor of terrorism (see H.R. 57), H100 [9JA]

——— remove immunity protections for online platforms related to certain laws regarding controlled substances and drugs (see H.R. 4910), H4028 [26JY]

——— strengthen transparency in process online platforms use to moderate content and hold those companies accountable for content that violates their own policies or is illegal (see S. 483), S456 [16FE]

——— waive immunity for providers of social media services for claims and charges relative to generative artificial intelligence (see S. 1993), S2097 [14JN]

IRS: require employees teleworking due to pandemic precautions to return to full-time, in-office work until backlog of 2020 tax returns has been eliminated (see S. 155), S171 [31JA] (see H.R. 360), H238 [13JA] (see H.R. 474), H277 [24JA]

Law enforcement: prohibit use of cell-site simulators by Federal, State and local law enforcement agencies without probable cause warrants (see H.R. 6194), H5362 [2NO]

Medicare: ensure coverage of mental and behavioral health services furnished through telehealth (see H.R. 3432), H2425 [17MY]

——— expand access to telehealth services (see S. 2016), S2122 [15JN] (see H.R. 4189), H2958 [15JN]

——— expand scope of practitioners eligible for payment for telehealth services (see S. 2880), S4653 [21SE] (see H.R. 3875), H2762 [6JN]

——— include store-and-forward technologies as telecommunications systems through which telehealth services may be furnished for payment (see H.R. 197), H105 [9JA]

——— permanently include certain healthcare common procedure coding system (HCPCS) codes as telehealth services (see H.R. 635), H510 [30JA]

——— protect access to telehealth services in rural and underserved communities (see S. 1636), S1704 [17MY] (see H.R. 3440), H2425 [17MY]

——— provide coverage and payment for certain tests and assistive telehealth consultations (see H.R. 207), H105 [9JA]

——— provide for permanent payments for telehealth services furnished by federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 5611), H4437 [20SE]

——— provide for waiver of certain telehealth requirements to permit reimbursement of audio-only telehealth services during emergency declarations (see S. 729), S742 [9MR]

——— remove geographic requirements and expand originating site for telehealth services (see H.R. 134), H102 [9JA]

——— require in-person appointment prior to ordering high-cost durable medical equipment or laboratory testing, extend certain emergency waivers, and expand access to telehealth services (see H.R. 1746), H1408 [23MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide for mental and behavioral health treatment through telehealth (see S. 730), S742 [9MR]

Mental health: establish multi-stakeholder advisory committee to provide recommendations to address challenges to transmitting geolocation information with calls to 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (see S. 3482), S5961 [13DE] (see H.R. 6763), H6941 [13DE]

National Amateur Radio Operators Day: designate (see H. Res. 305), H1846 [18AP]

National Infrastructure Bank: establish (see H.R. 4052), H2883 [13JN]

National Public Radio: eliminate taxpayer funding (see H.R. 1632), H1292 [17MR]

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 163), S1211 [18AP] (see H. Res. 287), H1718 [10AP]

National ‘‘Slam the Scam’’ Day: designate (see S. Res. 101), S743 [9MR]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: audit Federal spectrum (see S. 998), S999 [28MR]

——— determine value of electromagnetic spectrum assigned or otherwise allocated to Federal entities (see S. 999), S999 [28MR]

——— enhance Federal spectrum relocation (see H.R. 3430), H2425 [17MY]

——— establish Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee (see H.R. 4513), H3176 [10JY]

——— establish Digital Economy and Cybersecurity Board of Advisors (see H.R. 4512), H3176 [10JY]

——— establish food and agriculture cybersecurity clearinghouse (see S. 2393), S3148 [19JY] (see H.R. 1219), H915 [27FE]

——— establish interagency national security review process (see H.R. 4506), H3176 [10JY]

——— establish interagency task force to increase prioritization of requests for communications use authorizations at Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior (see H.R. 3293), H2343 [15MY]

——— establish Office of Policy Development and Cybersecurity (see S. 1526), S1603 [10MY] (see H.R. 1345), H1112 [3MR]

——— establish Office of Public Safety Communications (see H.R. 4511), H3176 [10JY]

——— further deployment of Next Generation 9-1-1 services to enhance and upgrade 9-1-1 systems (see S. 2712), S3757 [27JY] (see H.R. 1784), H1437 [24MR]

——— provide for incumbent informing capability (see H.R. 1677), H1300 [21MR]

——— reauthorize and update mission and functions (see H.R. 4510), H3176 [10JY]

——— submit report to Congress on plan to implement online application portal for placement of communications facilities on Federal lands (see H.R. 3343), H2346 [15MY]

——— take certain actions to enhance U.S. representation and promote U.S. leadership in international communications standards-setting bodies (see H.R. 1377), H1113 [3MR]

National Weather Service: improve forecasting of turbulence and acquisition of aviation weather data (see H.R. 3915), H2778 [7JN]

——— upgrade internal instant messaging service (see S. 1414), S1504 [3MY] (see H.R. 1496), H1247 [9MR]

NIST: conduct research on public safety communication coordination standards among wildland firefighters and fire management response officials (see H.R. 369), H242 [17JA]

Privacy: prevent law enforcement and intelligence agencies from obtaining subscriber or customer records in exchange for anything of value and address communications and records in possession of intermediary Internet providers (see S. 2576), S3753 [27JY] (see H.R. 4639), H3611 [14JY]

Public buildings: establish uniform fee schedule for processing of application forms for placement of communications facilities on certain buildings and other property owned by Federal Government (see H.R. 3309), H2344 [15MY]

Radio: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see S. Con. Res. 5), S743 [9MR] (see H. Con. Res. 13), H709 [6FE]

Rural areas: invest in rural broadband infrastructure and recognize importance to rural communities (see H. Res. 317), H1914 [24AP]

SBA: improve certain programs to better assist small business customers in accessing broadband technology (see S. 2677), S3756 [27JY]

SEC: revise shareholder threshold for registration under Securities Exchange Act for issuers that receive support through certain Federal universal service support mechanisms (see S. 3242), S5402 [7NO] (see H.R. 4360), H3142 [23JN]

Social Security: integrate telehealth models in maternity care services (see S. 1699), S1743 [18MY] (see H.R. 5066), H4141 [27JY]

Space policy: facilitate access to electromagnetic spectrum for commercial space launches and commercial space reentries (see S. 1648), S1704 [17MY] (see H.R. 682), H576 [31JA]

——— prohibit purchase of certain telecommunications or aerospace goods or services from entities affiliated with China or Russia and require reporting on investment by foreign persons in U.S. aerospace industry (see S. 1483), S1566 [9MY]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: improve accessibility of National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see S. 3444), S5851 [7DE] (see H.R. 4974), H4137 [27JY]

——— improve implementation of National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 4851), H3948 [25JY]

Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see S. 858), S825 [16MR] (see H.R. 3222), H2308 [11MY]

Taxation: exclude certain broadband grants from gross income (see S. 341), S311 [9FE] (see H.R. 889), H822 [9FE]

——— exclude gain from sale or exchange of entire interest in wholly-owned rural incumbent local exchange carrier (see H.R. 1178), H874 [24FE]

——— exempt telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules (see S. 1001), S999 [28MR] (see H.R. 1843), H1528 [28MR]

——— make permanent permissible first-dollar coverage of telehealth services in health savings accounts (see S. 731), S742 [9MR]

——— provide credits for carriage of independent programmers by certain multichannel video programming distributors (see H.R. 6072), H5172 [26OC]

Technology: preserve and protect ability of State and local governments, public-private partnerships, and cooperatives to provide broadband services (see S. 1197), S1255 [19AP] (see H.R. 2552), H1717 [10AP]

——— require development of strategy to eliminate availability to foreign adversaries of goods and technologies capable of supporting undersea cables (see H.R. 1189), H874 [24FE]

——— require disclosure of camera or recording capability in certain Internet-connected devices (see S. 90), S98 [25JA] (see H.R. 538), H426 [26JA]

Telehealth Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 368), S4678 [26SE] (see H. Res. 676), H4263 [12SE]

Television: clarify and make more transparent agreements between cable operators and franchise authorities on termination, elimination, or modification of certain franchise requirements (see H.R. 3353), H2347 [15MY]

——— provide greater access to in-State television network broadcast programming for cable and satellite subscribers in certain Wisconsin counties (see S. 2857), S4630 [20SE]

21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act: update (see S. 2494), S3522 [25JY] (see H.R. 4858), H3948 [25JY]

Veterans: enhance penalties for convictions for conspiracy to commit telemarketing or email marketing fraud committed against veterans (see S. 2503), S3619 [26JY] (see H.R. 3956), H2786 [9JN]

Essays

State of the Union: August Howe, S194 [1FE]

Letters

Countering Untrusted Telecommunications Abroad Act: Representative McCaul, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H1734 [17AP]

——— Representative McHenry, Committee on Financial Services (House), H1734 [17AP]

Questions relative to relationship between ByteDance Ltd and TikTok Inc.: Senators Blackburn and Blumenthal, S4908 [3OC]

Notices

Intention to object to proceeding to S. 1080, require electronic communication service providers and remote computing services to report unlawful sale and distribution of controlled substances to Dept. of Justice: Senator Wyden, S3500 [20JY]

Intention to object to proceeding to S. 1199, Strengthening Transparency and Obligations To Protect Children Suffering From Abuse and Mistreatment (STOP CSAM) Act: Senator Wyden, S3500 [20JY]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Agriculture: improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, H4953 [3OC]

——— increase rural broadband speed requirements, H4534, H4535 [26SE]

Dept. of Commerce: codify Institute for Telecommunication Sciences and establish initiative to support development of emergency communication and tracking technologies (H.R. 1343), H1924, H1925 [25AP]

——— submit report assessing value, cost, and feasibility of developing trans-Atlantic submarine fiber optic cable connecting contiguous U.S., Virgin Islands, Ghana, and Nigeria (H.R. 3385), H3076 [22JN]

——— submit report to Congress examining cybersecurity of mobile service networks (H.R. 1123), H1128–H1130 [7MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish home-based telemental health care demonstration program to increase mental health services in rural medically underserved populations and in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (H.R. 6534), H6157 [6DE]

——— funding to purchase and implement telehealth services to improve health care coordination for rural veterans between rural providers and Dept. of Veterans Affairs, H5773 [14NO]

Dept. of Justice: establish Green Alert communications network throughout U.S. to help locate missing at-risk veterans and coordinate with other Federal, State, and local agencies on Green Alert plans, H2488 [22MY]

Depts. of State and the Treasury: commission report regarding Internet censorship in Iran and review applicable U.S. licensing requirements relative to private communication tools, H6014 [30NO]

Distracted Driving Awareness Month: observance, E328 [18AP]

FAA: establish FAA Task Force on NOTAM Improvement (H.R. 346), H291, H299–H301 [25JA], H2481, H2482 [22MY], E63 [27JA]

FCC: allow State or Federal correctional facilities to utilize jamming equipment to prevent contraband cell phone use in prisons (H.R. 2380), H1532 [29MR]

——— anniversary of 9-8-8 national suicide prevention hotline, H3602 [14JY]

——— extend authority to grant license or construction permit through system of competitive bidding (H.R. 1108), H890, H891 [27FE]

——— issue rules for provision of emergency connectivity service (H.R. 1353), H1922–H1924 [25AP]

——— modernize and streamline satellite licensing rules (H.R. 1338), H3919–H3928 [25JY]

——— process applications for spectrum licenses from applicants who were successful bidders before authority to conduct auctions expired (H.R. 5677), H4953 [3OC]

——— process applications for spectrum licenses from applicants who were successful bidders before authority to conduct auctions expired (S. 2787), H6798 [11DE]

——— prohibit Communications Equity and Diversity Council funding, H5642 [8NO]

——— prohibit granting license or U.S. access for non-geostationary orbit satellite system if license or access would be held by entity that produces covered communications equipment or service (H.R. 675), H3925 [25JY]

Federal agencies and departments: establish certain reporting and other requirements relative to telecommunications equipment and services produced or provided by certain entities (H.R. 1149), H1733–H1735 [17AP]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: extend certain expiring authorities relative to collection of online communications from non-U.S. persons abroad, H6936–H6939 [13DE]

Hawaiian Telcom, Inc.: anniversary, H3494 [13JY]

Information technology: strengthen transparency in process online platforms use to moderate content, H560–H566 [31JA]

Infrastructure Week: observance, H2442 [18MY]

Medicare: provide for permanent payments for telehealth services furnished by federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics, H4388 [19SE]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: establish Office of Policy Development and Cybersecurity (H.R. 1345), H3918, H3919 [25JY]

OMB: reclassify public safety telecommunicators (9-1-1 operators and dispatchers) as protective service occupations within Standard Occupational Classification system, H2339, H2340 [15MY]

Public utilities: recognize access to safe and affordable public services as basic human rights (H. Res. 1364), H920 [28FE]

Rural areas: increase access to broadband telecommunications services, H3955, H4020 [26JY]

Space policy: facilitate access to electromagnetic spectrum for commercial space launches and commercial space reentries (H.R. 682), H3928, H3929 [25JY]

Technology: address potential national security threat of TikTok video app, H1890 [20AP]

——— require development of strategy to eliminate availability to foreign adversaries of goods and technologies capable of supporting undersea cables (H.R. 1189), H1451, H1452 [27MR]

——— require disclosure of camera or recording capability in certain Internet-connected devices (H.R. 538), H891, H892 [27FE]

Television: preserve access to conservative programming, H291 [25JA], H560–H566 [31JA], E75 [31JA]

WJHL–TV (Johnson City, TN): anniversary, E1071 [7NO]

Remarks in Senate

Biden, President: Executive order on safe, secure, and trustworthy development and use of artificial intelligence, S5236 [31OC]

ByteDance Ltd.: require to divest itself of certain assets and require Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. to review certain business relationships between ByteDance and U.S. businesses, S4907 [3OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize and improve ReConnect loan and grant program (S. 1642), S2089 [14JN]

Dept. of Commerce: review, prohibit, and mitigate certain information communications and technology transactions between persons in U.S. and foreign adversaries (S. 686), S885 [22MR], S1223, S1224 [19AP]

Dept. of Justice: require electronic communication service providers and remote computing services to report unlawful sale and distribution of controlled substances (S. 1080), S1563 [9MY], S3454 [20JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish comprehensive exam standards for financial institutions engaged in crypto asset activities, S5530 [15NO]

Executive Office of the President: prohibit download or use of TikTok video app on U.S. devices and require Director of National Intelligence submit report on threat to national security posed by TikTok (S. 85), unanimous-consent request, S1033, S1035 [29MR], S5419, S5420 [8NO]

——— prohibit downloading or using of TikTok video app on U.S. devices and require Director of National Intelligence submit report on threat to national security posed by TikTok (S. 85), S1032–S1037 [29MR], S5418–S5421 [8NO]

FAA: establish FAA Task Force on NOTAM Improvement (H.R. 346), S1571, S1572 [9MY]

FCC: establish vetting process for prospective applicants for high-cost Universal Service Program funding (S. 275), S2087 [14JN]

——— extend authority to grant license or construction permit through system of competitive bidding (H.R. 1108), S649 [6MR], S721, S722 [8MR]

——— extend authority to grant license or construction permit through system of competitive bidding (H.R. 1108), unanimous-consent request, S721 [8MR]

——— extend authority to grant license or construction permit through system of competitive bidding (S. 650), S720, S721 [8MR]

——— extend authority to grant license or construction permit through system of competitive bidding (S. 650), unanimous-consent request, S721 [8MR]

——— issue rules on collection of data relative to availability of broadband services, S2087 [14JN]

——— process applications for spectrum licenses from applicants who were successful bidders before authority to conduct auctions expired (S. 2787), S4666 [21SE]

——— proposal to enforce net neutrality regulations, S4923 [4OC]

——— support efforts to improve broadband infrastructure, S5482 [14NO]

——— take certain actions to increase diversity of ownership in broadcasting industry, S1335 [25AP]

——— transfer unobligated balances made available for coronavirus emergency response and relief to carry out Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program (S. 1245), S1540 [4MY]

Information technology: hold technology companies accountable for failure to remove child sexual abuse material from their networks and require reports on efforts to keep children safe from online predators (S. 1199), S1257–S1259 [19AP], S1699 [17MY], S2016 [8JN], S3454 [20JY], S4691 [27SE]

——— waive immunity for providers of social media services for claims and charges relative to generative artificial intelligence (S. 1993), S5931–S5933 [13DE]

——— waive immunity for providers of social media services for claims and charges relative to generative artificial intelligence (S. 1993), unanimous-consent request, S5932 [13DE]

KOBI–TV/NBC5 (Medford, OR): anniversary, S2065 [13JN]

National ‘‘Slam the Scam’’ Day: designate (S. Res. 101), S750, S751 [9MR]

National Weather Service: upgrade internal instant messaging service (S. 1414), S6028 [18DE]

RFD–TV (Nashville, TN): commend Senate approval of television station to Senate TV network, S1993 [7JN]

Rural areas: importance of telecommunications services to rural and agricultural communities, S1993 [7JN]

——— invest in rural broadband infrastructure and recognize importance to rural communities, S2086–S2089 [14JN]

Space policy: facilitate access to electromagnetic spectrum for commercial space launches and commercial space reentries (S. 1648), S5266, S5267 [31OC]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: improve accessibility of National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (S. 3444), S5853 [7DE]

Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (S. 858), S768 [14MR]

Taxation: exclude certain broadband grants from gross income (S. 341), S2087, S2088 [14JN]

Technology: require disclosure of camera or recording capability in certain Internet-connected devices (H.R. 538), S2299, S2300 [11JY]

——— require disclosure of camera or recording capability in certain Internet-connected devices (H.R. 538), unanimous-request request, S2299, S2300 [11JY]

Telehealth Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 368), S4676 [26SE]

TikTok Inc.: allegations of promoting pro-Hamas (terrorist organization) propaganda and antisemitic content, censorship of speech, unauthorized surveillance and tracking, and use against Chinese dissidents through video app, S5593 [27NO]

——— prohibit from accessing U.S. citizen user data from within China, S885 [22MR], S969–S971 [27MR]

——— prohibit from accessing U.S. citizens’ user data from within China, S887 [22MR]

Reports

Evaluation of Access to Dept. of Defense Information Technology and Communications During the Coronavirus Disease—2019 Pandemic: Dept. of Defense Office of Inspector General, H603 [1FE]

Reports filed

Advanced, Local Emergency Response Telecommunications (ALERT) Parity Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1353) (H. Rept. 118–39), H1914 [24AP]

American Broadband Deployment Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3557) (H. Rept. 118–240), H4950 [2OC]

Aviation Weather Improvement Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 3915) (H. Rept. 118–211), H4454 [21SE]

Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1418), S5960 [13DE]

DiasporaLink Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3385) (H. Rept. 118–239), H4950 [2OC]

Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility (E-BRIDGE) Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1752) (H. Rept. 118–229), H4853 [28SE]

Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3343) (H. Rept. 118–248), H5103 [25OC]

Informing Consumers About Smart Devices Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 90) (S. Rept. 118–114), S5639 [28NO]

Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS) Codification Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1343) (H. Rept. 118–40), H1914 [24AP]

Launch Communications Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1648), S4554 [18SE]

——— Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 682) (H. Rept. 118–156), H3948 [25JY]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration Reauthorization and Mission and Functions Update: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4510) (H. Rept. 118–249), H5103 [25OC]

National Weather Service Communications Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1414), S5712 [4DE]

——— Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1414) (S. Rept. 118–140), S6057 [19DE]

——— Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 1496) (H. Rept. 118–61), H2375 [16MY]

9-8-8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 498) (H. Rept. 118–52), H2306 [11MY]

NIST Wildland Fire Communications and Information Dissemination Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 369) (H. Rept. 118–178), H4216 [1SE]

NOTAM Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 66), S5960 [13DE]

NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1345) (H. Rept. 118–70), H2452 [18MY]

Require Electronic Communication Service Providers and Remote Computing Services To Report Unlawful Sale and Distribution of Controlled Substances: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1080), S3894 [5SE]

Satellite And Telecommunications (SAT) Streamlining Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1338) (H. Rept. 118–157), H3948 [25JY]

Secure Space Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 675) (H. Rept. 118–41), H1944 [25AP]

Standard Fees To Expedite Evaluation and Streamlining (Standard FEES) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3309) (H. Rept. 118–245), H5103 [25OC]

Strengthening Transparency and Obligations To Protect Children Suffering From Abuse and Mistreatment (STOP CSAM) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1199), S1646 [15MY]

Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 824) (H. Rept. 118–132), H3157 [30JN]

Telehealth Expansion Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1843) (H. Rept. 118–109), H2883 [13JN]

Texts of

H.R. 346, NOTAM Improvement Act, H299 [25JA], H2481 [22MY]

H.R. 538, Informing Consumers About Smart Devices Act, H891 [27FE]

H.R. 682, Launch Communications Act, H3928 [25JY]

H.R. 1108, extend FCC authority to grant license or construction permit through system of competitive bidding, H890 [27FE]

H.R. 1123, Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act, H1128 [7MR]

H.R. 1149, Countering Untrusted Telecommunications Abroad Act, H1733 [17AP]

H.R. 1189, Undersea Cable Control Act, H1451 [27MR]

H.R. 1338, Satellite And Telecommunications (SAT) Streamlining Act, H3919–H3924 [25JY]

H.R. 1343, Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS) Codification Act, H1924 [25AP]

H.R. 1345, NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act, H3918 [25JY]

H.R. 1353, Advanced, Local Emergency Response Telecommunications (ALERT) Parity Act, H1922 [25AP]

S. 130, Rural Internet Improvement Act, S148–S150 [30JA]

S. 858, Cameras in the Courtroom Act, S831 [16MR]

S. 1199, Strengthening Transparency and Obligations To Protect Children Suffering From Abuse and Mistreatment (STOP CSAM) Act, S1259–S1271 [19AP]

S. 1414, National Weather Service Communications Improvement Act, S6028 [18DE]

S. 1648, Launch Communications Act, S5267 [31OC]

S. 2787, 5G Spectrum Authority Licensing Enforcement (SALE) Act, S4666 [21SE]

S. 2787, 5G Spectrum Authority Licensing Enforcement (5G SALE) Act, H6798 [11DE]

S. 3024, Promoting Access to Broadband Act, S4951 [4OC]

S. Con. Res. 5, oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations, S749 [9MR]

S. Res. 101, National ‘‘Slam the Scam’’ Day, S747 [9MR]

S. Res. 163, support goals and ideals of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, S1214 [18AP]

S. Res. 368, Telehealth Awareness Week, S4686 [26SE]