S3781-118

Introduced

To amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to codify the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish an initiative to support the development of emergency communication and tracking technologies, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Feb 8, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to codify the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish an initiative to support the development of emergency communication and tracking technologies, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Environment, Technology.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators 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 may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H1BB87A999A9149EEB2F5C6931BC116E4: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences Codification Act or the ITS Codification Act.
  • Section H9BACAF4883BA464486DDEA6868E6BD32: 2. Institute for Telecommunication Sciences Congress finds the following: The test center within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration...
  • Section H0A3792830E7240F68FF0B5B5E973B0DF: 106. Institute for Telecommunication Sciences In this subsection, the term Federal spectrum means frequencies assigned on a primary basis to a Federal entity,...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to codify the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish an initiative to support the development of emergency communication and tracking technologies, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Environment, Technology

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to codify the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish an initiative to support the development of emergency communication and tracking technologies, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Environment Technology

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 8, 2024

Ms. Duckworth (for herself and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the following …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Environment Technology
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

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