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S 611 112th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications Executive agency funding and structure Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

FCC TECH Act

Introduced: March 17, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Mar 17, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Mar 17, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1832-1833)
Mar 17, 2011
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

FCC Technical Expertise Capacity Heightening Act or the FCC TECH Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to permit each commissioner to appoint an electrical engineer or computer scientist to provide technical consultation and to interface with the Office of Engineering and Technology and other Federal Communications Commission (FCC) bureaus and technical staff.

Directs the FCC Chairman to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to complete a specified study of, and report on, FCC technical policy decisionmaking and the technical personnel at the FCC.

Requires the FCC to biennially (currently, annually) review and report on competitive market conditions with respect to domestic and international satellite communications services.

What's happening now March 17, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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