,,ii #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #acgi ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #bi1 #bjac ,mr4 ,heller introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,communications ,act of #aicd to consolidate the reporting obligations of the ,federal ,communications ,commission in order to improve congressional oversight and reduce reporting burdens4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,federal ,communications ,commission ,consolidated ,reporting ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,communications marketplace report ,title ,i of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aea et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #ac4 ,communications marketplace report 7a7 ,in general ,in the last quarter of every even-numbered year1 the ,commission shall publish on its website and submit to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate a report on the state of the communications marketplace4 7b7 ,contents ,each report required by subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7 assess the state of competition in the communications marketplace1 including competition to deliver voice1 video1 audio1 and data services among providers of telecommunications1 providers of commercial mobile service 7as defined in section #ccb71 multichannel video programming distributors 7as defined in section #fjb71 broadcast stations1 providers of satellite communications1 ,internet service providers1 and other providers of communications services2 7#b7 assess the state of deployment of communications capabilities1 including advanced telecommunications capability 7as defined in section #gjf of the ,telecommunications ,act of #aiif 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #acjb771 regardless of the technology used for such deployment1 including whether advanced telecommunications capability is being deployed to all ,americans in a reasonable and timely fashion2 7#c7 assess whether laws1 regulations1 or regulatory practices 7whether those of the ,federal ,government1 ,states1 political subdivisions of ,states1 ,indian tribes or tribal organizations 7as such terms are defined in section #d of the ,indian ,self-,determination and ,education ,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dej;b771 or foreign governments7 pose a barrier to competitive entry into the communications marketplace or to the competitive expansion of existing providers of communications services2 7#d7 describe the agenda of the ,commission for the next #b-year period for addressing the challenges and opportunities in the communications marketplace that were identified through the assessments under paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#c72 and 7#e7 describe the actions that the ,commission has taken in pursuit of the agenda described pursuant to paragraph 7#d7 in the previous report submitted under this section4 7c7 ,special requirements 7#a7 ,assessing competition ,in assessing the state of competition under subsection 7b77#a71 the ,commission shall consider all forms of competition1 including the effect of intermodal competition1 facilities-based competition1 and competition from new and emergent communications services1 including the provision of content and communications using the ,internet4 7#b7 ,assessing deployment ,in assessing the state of deployment under subsection 7b77#b71 the ,commission shall compile a list of geographical areas that are not served by any provider of advanced telecommunications capability4 7#c7 ,international comparisons and demographic information ,the ,commission may use readily available data to draw appropriate comparisons between the ,united ,states communications marketplace and the international communications marketplace and to correlate its assessments with demographic information4 7#d7 ,considering small businesses ,in assessing the state of competition under subsection 7b77#a7 and regulatory barriers under subsection 7b77#c71 the ,commission shall consider market entry barriers for entrepreneurs and other small businesses in the communications marketplace in accordance with the national policy under section #beg7;b74 4 #c4 ,consolidation of redundant reports2 conforming amendments 7a7 ,,orbit ,act ,report ,section #fdf of the ,communications ,satellite ,act of #aifb 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #gfe;e7 is repealed4 7b7 ,satellite ,competition ,report ,section #d of ,public ,law #aji-cd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #gjc7 is repealed4 7c7 ,international ,broadband ,data ,report ,section #ajc of the ,broadband ,data ,improvement ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #acjc7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking subsection 7b72 and 7#b7 by redesignating subsections 7c7 through 7e7 as subsections 7b7 through 7d71 respectively4 7d7 ,status of ,competition in the ,market for the ,delivery of ,video ,programming ,report ,section #fbh of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #edh7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking subsection 7g72 7#b7 by redesignating subsection 7j7 as subsection 7g72 and 7#c7 by transferring subsection 7g7 7as redesignated7 so that it appears after subsection 7f74 7e7 ,report on ,cable ,industry ,prices 7#a7 ,in general ,section #fbc of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #edc7 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking subsection 7k72 and 7,b7 by redesignating subsections 7l7 through 7n7 as subsections 7k7 through 7m71 respectively4 7#b7 ,conforming amendment ,section #fac7;a77#c7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ecc7;a77#c77 is amended by striking #fbc7l7 and inserting #fbc7k74 7f7 ,triennial ,report ,identifying and ,eliminating ,market ,entry ,barriers for ,entrepreneurs and ,other ,small ,businesses ,section #beg of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #beg7 is amended by striking subsection 7c74 7g7 ,section #gjf ,report ,section #gjf of the ,telecommunications ,act of #aiif 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #acjb7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in the last sentence1 by striking ,if the ,commission's determination is negative1 it and inserting ,if the ,commission determines in its report under section #ad of the ,communications ,act of #aicd that advanced telecommunications capability is not being deployed to all ,americans in a reasonable and timely fashion1 the ,commission2 and 7,b7 by striking the first and second sentences2 7#b7 by striking subsection 7c72 7#c7 in subsection 7d71 by striking this subsection and inserting this section2 and 7#d7 by redesignating subsection 7d7 as subsection 7c74 7h7 ,state of ,competitive ,market ,conditions with respect to ,commercial ,mobile ,radio ,services ,section #ccb7;c77#a77;,c7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ccb7;c77#a77;,c77 is amended by striking the first and second sentences4 7i7 ,previously eliminated annual report 7#a7 ,in general ,section #d of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aed7 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking subsection 7k72 and 7,b7 by redesignating subsections 7l7 through 7o7 as subsections 7k7 through 7n71 respectively4 7#b7 ,conforming amendments ,the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aea et seq47 is amended-- 7,a7 in section #i7;i71 by striking ,in the ,commission's annual report1 the ,commission shall prepare an analysis of its progress in developing such systems and and inserting ,the ,commission2 and 7,b7 in section #cji7;j77#h77;,b71 by striking the last sentence4 7j7 ,additional outdated reports ,the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aea et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #d-- 7,a7 in subsection 7b77#b77;,b77ii71 by striking and shall furnish notice of such action and all that follows through subject of the waiver2 and 7,b7 in subsection 7g71 by striking paragraph 7#b72 7#b7 in section #bae-- 7,a7 by striking subsection 7b72 and 7,b7 by redesignating subsection 7c7 as subsection 7b72 7#c7 in section #bbg7;e71 by striking paragraph 7#d72 7#d7 in section #cji7;j7-- 7,a7 by striking paragraph 7#ab72 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#ae77;,c71 by striking clause 7iv72 7#e7 in section #cca7;b71 by striking the last sentence2 7#f7 in section #ccf7;e71 by amending paragraph 7#d7 to read as follows3 7#d7 ,report ,the ,commission shall annually advise the ,congress on the amounts collected pursuant to the program required by this subsection4 2 7#g7 in section #cci7;c71 by striking paragraph 7#a72 7#h7 in section #cif-- 7,a7 by striking subsection 7i72 7,b7 in subsection 7k7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking subparagraph 7,f72 and 7ii7 in paragraph 7#c77;,b77iii71 by striking subclause 7,v72 7,c7 in subsection 7l77#a77;,b71 by striking shall be included and all that follows through ,the audit report2 and 7,d7 by striking subsection 7m72 7#i7 in section #cih7;b77#d71 by striking the third sentence2 7#aj7 in section #fbd;,a7b77#a7-- 7,a7 by striking ,report2 regulations and inserting ,regulations2 7,b7 by striking ,within #a year after and all that follows through on means of assuring and inserting ,the ,commission shall issue such regulations as are necessary to assure2 and 7,c7 by striking ,within #ahj days after and all that follows through to assure such compatibility42 and 7#aa7 in section #gac1 by striking subsection 7a74 #d4 ,effect on authority ,nothing in this ,act or the amendments made by this ,act shall be construed to expand or contract the authority of the ,federal ,communications ,commission4