Sec. 5. GAO report on Federal delays in siting telecommunications equipment on Federal land
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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study, and submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress, that includes— an analysis of the challenges to and administrative delays in efficiently siting communications facility installations on Federal land, including whether, in order to increase the efficiency of such siting, it is necessary to develop— standard procedures for communications facility installation siting, including a standard duration of leases and easements; methods that Federal agencies may use to identify and report on coverage gaps and deficiencies in communications facility installation siting; and procedures for creating and maintaining a publicly accessible inventory of space that can be used to attach or install communications facility installations; and recommendations, if any, for how Congress and the Commission can address the challenges and reduce the administrative delays identified under paragraph (1).