NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION

Bills and resolutions

Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program: authorize States to use leftover funds for emergency warning infrastructure, connectivity, and related projects (see S. 3858), S609 [12FE]

Dept. of Commerce: codify Institute for Telecommunication Sciences and establish initiative to support development of emergency communication and tracking technologies (see S. 4950), S3742 [13JY]

——— create tools to track progress of Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program grant recipients and help agencies comply with deadline for processing communications use applications (see S. 4448), S2170 [30AP]

——— reauthorize First Responder Network Authority (see H.R. 7386), H2040 [5FE]

Federal aid programs: establish grant program to modernize technology of State and local governments (see H.R. 8926), H3668 [20MY]

Technology: conduct survey on data center resource consumption (see H.R. 10005), H5207 [30JY]

——— develop plan for how U.S. will advance and advocate for Wi-Fi and other unlicensed technologies (see H.R. 9151), H3909 [4JN]

——— publish report on integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into U.S. commercial telecommunications infrastructure (see H.R. 7783), H2419 [4MR]

Telephones: further deployment of Next Generation 9-1-1 services to enhance and upgrade 9-1-1 systems (see S. 4062), S1009 [11MR]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Commerce: reauthorize First Responder Network Authority (H.R. 7386), H2967–H2970 [20AP]

Telecommunications: establish interagency task force to increase prioritization of requests for communications use authorizations at Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior (H.R. 1681), H2971–H2973 [20AP]

——— submit report to Congress on plan to implement online application portal for placement of communications facilities on Federal lands (H.R. 1343), H2973, H2974 [20AP]

Reports filed

Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1681) (H. Rept. 119–439), H2775 [26MR]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1681) (H. Rept. 119–439), H654 [12JA]

Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1343) (H. Rept. 119–485), H2028 [4FE]

First Responder Network Authority Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 7386) (H. Rept. 119–615), H2923 [15AP]

Proper Leadership To Align Networks (PLAN) for Broadband Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 323) (S. Rept. 119–123), S2476 [1JN]

Texts of

H.R. 1343, Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act, H2973 [20AP]

H.R. 1681, Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act, H2971 [20AP]

H.R. 7386, First Responder Network Authority reauthorization, H2967 [20AP]

S. 4448, Accelerating Broadband Permits Act, S2173 [30AP]