To direct the Federal Communications Commission to publish a list of entities that hold authorizations, licenses, or other grants of authority issued by the Commission and that have certain foreign ownership, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to publish a list of entities that hold authorizations, licenses, or other grants of authority issued by the Commission and that have certain foreign ownership, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Defense, Transportation.
Who Benefits and How
technology companies and users of digital services may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, technology companies and users of digital services may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H1D56765083BF40F1A7F66246AA54DC5A: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act.
- Section H4F51F5620395460C9C627FCCBA06B231: 2. List of entities holding FCC authorizations, licenses, or other grants of authority and having certain foreign ownership Not later than 120 days after the...
Evidence Chain:
This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.
At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to publish a list of entities that hold authorizations, licenses, or other grants of authority issued by the Commission and that have certain foreign ownership, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Key Policy Areas
Technology, Defense, Transportation
Primary Purpose
This bill, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to publish a list of entities that hold authorizations, licenses, or other grants of authority issued by the Commission and that have certain foreign ownership, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- technology companies and users of digital services
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- technology companies and users of digital services
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedRead the second time and placed on the calendar
Read the first time
Received
Additional sponsor: Mr. Davis of North Carolina
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …
Ms. Stefanik (for herself, Mr. Gallagher, and Mr. Khanna) introduced …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the Federal Communications Commission. The term covered country means a country specified in section 4872(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code. The term covered entity means— the government of a covered country
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