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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · S. 253 (EAH) — 114 S253 EAH: Communications Act Update Act of 2016 · Sec. 1

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents

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This Act may be cited as the . Communications Act Update Act of 2016 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Commission defined. Title I—Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Sec. 101. Federal Communications Commission process reform. Sec. 102. Categorization of TCPA inquiries and complaints in quarterly report. Sec. 103. Effect on other laws. Sec. 104. Application of Antideficiency Act to Universal Service Program.
Sec. 105. Report on improving small business participation in FCC proceedings. Sec. 106. Timely availability of items adopted by vote of the Commission. Title II—Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Sec. 201. Communications marketplace report. Sec. 202. Consolidation of redundant reports; conforming amendments. Sec. 203. Effect on authority. Sec. 204. Other reports. Title III—Small Business Broadband Deployment Sec. 301. Exception to enhancement to transparency requirements for small businesses.
Title IV—Kari’s Law Sec. 401. Short title. Sec. 402. Configuration of multi-line telephone systems for direct dialing of 9–1–1. Title V—Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Sec. 501. Study on network resiliency. Sec. 502. Access to essential service providers during federally declared emergencies. Sec. 503. Definitions. Title VI—Spoofing Prevention Sec. 601. Spoofing prevention. Title VII—Amateur Radio Parity Sec. 701. Findings. Sec. 702. Application of private land use restrictions to amateur stations.
Sec. 703. Affirmation of limited preemption of State and local land use regulation. Sec. 704. Definitions. Title VIII—Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Sec. 801. Ensuring the integrity of voice communications.
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