Sec. 10. Annual reporting requirements

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Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Commission shall submit to Congress and the Federal agencies specified in subsection

(b)both a report on the deployment of broadband and a spectrum license inventory over Tribal lands that include the following information: The Commission’s work with Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, qualifying Tribal entities, and associated Tribal organizations, including spectrum-related matters, and efforts to bolster Tribal outreach through individual consultation, funding access, expansion of access to broadband or other full use of spectrum over Tribal lands, activities executed through the Office of Native Affairs and Policy, rulemakings that have been executed related to such matters under this Act, and general updates. The Commission’s data collection on whether spectrum license and auction applicants and existing spectrum license holders over Tribal lands are either Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, qualifying Tribal entities, or third-party licensees. The Commission shall implement a requirement to record the ownership classification of all future spectrum licenses and new agreements established under section 5(b). A verification that the Commission has provided information about assigned and unassigned licenses and license holders to the Indian Tribe, Native Hawaiian organization, or qualifying Tribal entity where the licenses are geographically located, including a detailed description of the licenses, license holders, and the Indian Tribe, Native Hawaiian organization, or qualifying Tribal entity to which the information was provided. Verification that the Commission has made contact information easily accessible for Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, and qualifying Tribal entities about participation in any opportunities to operate spectrum licenses over Tribal lands, secondary market opportunities, and the respective processes. Geographic locations on Tribal lands where broadband or wireless telecommunications services have not been built out or deployed. Recommendations on how the Commission will support Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, and qualifying Tribal entities to obtain spectrum licenses and further deploy broadband connectivity and other wireless telecommunications services over Tribal lands where networks have not been developed. Publication of available Federal funding across all agencies for which Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, and qualifying Tribal entities are eligible to apply to further support deployment of broadband and telecommunications services on Tribal lands. Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall make publicly available and submit all annual reporting and recommendations developed under subsection

(a)to— Indian Tribes, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, and Native Hawaiian organizations; the Department of the Interior; the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate; the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; the FCC Native Nations Communications Task Force; Tribal organizations with telecommunications expertise; and requesting qualifying Tribal entities.