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 foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients. The main policy domain is Foreign Policy, Technology, Defense.
Who Benefits and How
foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients 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, foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H553A219045614F729A0FDF566C3546D5: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act.
- Section HEE2CD8AAC34341018305FA2F3FCB49D2: 2. List of entities holding FCC authorizations, licenses, or other grants of authority and having certain foreign ownership In this section: The term...
Evidence Chain:
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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 foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients.
Key Policy Areas
Foreign Policy, Technology, Defense
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 foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Rubio introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
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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— the People’s Republic of China
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