,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bfdi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #aj1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,latta introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,communications ,act of #aicd 
to reform the ,federal ,communications  
,commission by requiring an analysis of 
benefits and costs during the rule      
making process and creating certain     
presumptions regarding regulatory       
forbearance and biennial regulatory     
review determinations4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,fcc   
#8,a,b,cs' ,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,analysis
 of benefits and costs in ,,fcc rule    
making process  7a7 ,in general ,section
 #d of the ,communications ,act of #aicd
 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aed7 is amended by     
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7p7 7#a7 ,in the case of a 
proposed or final rule 7including a     
proposed or final amendment to an       
existing rule7 that may have an         

economically significant impact1 the    
,commission shall include in the notice 
of proposed rule making or final rule1  
respectively1 an analysis of the        
benefits and costs of the proposed or   
final rule that demonstrates that the   
benefits outweigh the costs1 recognizing
 that some benefits and costs are       
difficult to quantify4  7#b7 ,for       
purposes of this subsection1 the term   
economically significant impact means an
 effect on the economy of #ajj1jjj1jjj  
or more annually or a material adverse  
effect on the economy1 a sector of the  
economy1 productivity1 competition1     
jobs1 the environment1 public health or 
safety1 or ,state1 local1 or tribal     
governments or communities4  4  7b7 ,no 
additional appropriations authorized    
,the amendment made by subsection 7a7   
does not authorize any appropriations   
for the express purpose1 in whole or in 
part1 of carrying out such amendment4   
#c4 ,presumption regarding regulatory   
forbearance determination ,section #aj  

of the ,communications ,act of #aicd    
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #afj7 is amended by      
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7f7 ,presumption ,in making
 a determination under subsection 7a71  
the ,commission shall presume1 absent   
clear and convincing evidence to the    
contrary1 that the requirements for     
forbearance under such subsection are   
met4  4  #d4 ,presumption regarding     
biennial regulatory review determination
 ,section #aa of the ,communications    
,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #afa7 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subsection3  7c7          
,presumption ,in making a determination 
under subsection 7a77#b71 the           
,commission shall presume1 absent clear 
and convincing evidence to the contrary1
 that the regulation is no longer       
necessary in the public interest as the 
result of meaningful economic           
competition between providers of        
telecommunications service4  4