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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · H.R. 4986 (Referred in Senate) — To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to reauthorize appropriations for the Federal Communications Commission, and... · Sec. 1

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents

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This Act may be cited as the or the Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern Services Act of 2018 . RAY BAUM’S Act of 2018 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Commission defined. Title I—FCC Reauthorization Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 102. Application and regulatory fees. Sec. 103. Effective date. Title II—Application of Antideficiency Act Sec. 201. Application of Antideficiency Act to Universal Service Program.
Title III—Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Sec. 301. Study on network resiliency. Sec. 302. Access to essential service providers during federally declared emergencies. Sec. 303. Definitions. Title IV—FCC Consolidated Reporting Sec. 401. Communications marketplace report. Sec. 402. Consolidation of redundant reports; conforming amendments. Sec. 403. Effect on authority. Sec. 404. Other reports. Title V—Additional Provisions Sec. 501. Independent Inspector General for FCC.
Sec. 502. Authority of Chief Information Officer. Sec. 503. Spoofing prevention. Sec. 504. Report on promoting broadband Internet access service for veterans. Sec. 505. Methodology for collection of mobile service coverage data. Sec. 506. Accuracy of dispatchable location for 9–1–1 calls. Sec. 507. NTIA study on interagency process following cybersecurity incidents. Sec. 508. Tribal digital access. Sec. 509. Terms of office and vacancies. Sec. 510. Submission of copy of certain documents to Congress.
Sec. 511. Joint board recommendation. Sec. 512. Disclaimer for press releases regarding notices of apparent liability. Sec. 513. Reports related to spectrum auctions. Title VI—Viewer Protection Sec. 601. Reserve source for payment of TV broadcaster relocation costs. Sec. 602. Payment of relocation costs of television translator stations and low power television stations. Sec. 603. Payment of relocation costs of FM broadcast stations. Sec. 604. Consumer education payment. Sec. 605.
Implementation and enforcement. Sec. 606. Rule of construction. Title VII—MOBILE NOW Sec. 701. Short title. Sec. 702. Definitions. Sec. 703. Identifying 255 megahertz. Sec. 704. Millimeter wave spectrum. Sec. 705. 3 gigahertz spectrum. Sec. 706. Broadband infrastructure deployment. Sec. 707. Reallocation incentives. Sec. 708. Bidirectional sharing study. Sec. 709. Unlicensed services in guard bands. Sec. 710. Amendments to the Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2015. Sec. 711. GAO assessment of unlicensed spectrum and Wi-Fi use in low-income neighborhoods.
Sec. 712. Rulemaking related to partitioning or disaggregating licenses. Sec. 713. Unlicensed spectrum policy. Sec. 714. National plan for unlicensed spectrum. Sec. 715. Spectrum challenge prize. Sec. 716. Wireless telecommunications tax and fee collection fairness. Sec. 717. Rules of construction. Sec. 718. Relationship to Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012. Sec. 719. No additional funds authorized.
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