,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bde  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #g1 #bjac ,ms4
 ,klobu*> 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,hell]7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,communications ,act
 ( #aicd to au?orize a bip>tisan        
majority ( ,commission]s ( ! ,f$]al     
,communications ,commission to hold     
nonpublic collaborative discussions1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,f$]al             
,communications ,commission             
,collaboration ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,f9d+s
 ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7         
,commission]s ( ! ,f$]al ,communications
 ,commission 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z 
! ,commission71 pa/ & pres5t1 h /at$ t1 
:ile !y support ! int5t ( section #eeb;b
 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 !     
implem5tation ( t section has h9d]$ !   
ability ( ! ,commission to h a          
sub/antive ex*ange ( ideas & hold       

collective delib]ations on issues p5d+  
be=e ! ,commission4  7#b7 ,! pr9cipal   
purpose ( ,congress 9 creat+ a          
multimemb] ag5cy is to obta9 ! b5efits (
 collegial decisionmak+ by ! memb]s ( ! 
ag5cy1 :o br+ to ! decisionmak+ process 
diff]5t philosophical p]spectives1      
exp]i5ces1 & areas ( exp]tise4  7#c7    
,commission]s h reli$ prim>ily on an    
ineffici5t comb9ation ( writt5 messages1
 communications among /aff1 & a s]ies ( 
meet+s re/rict$ to #b ,commission]s at  
ea* su* meet+ to discuss complex        
telecommunications matt]s p5d+ be=e !   
,commission4  7#d7 ,ext5sive use ( su*  
me?ods ( communication has h>m$         
collegiality & coop]ation at !          
,commission4  7#e7 ,num]\s regulatory   
matt]s h be5 p5d+ be=e ! ,commission =  
ye>s1 & cont9u$ inaction on ^! issues   
has ! pot5tial to h9d] innovation &     
private inve/m5t 9 ! dome/ic            
communications indu/ry4  7#f7 ,!        
,commission mu/ be able to "w m         
collaboratively & effici5tly ?an 9 ! pa/

 to meet ! curr5t *all5ge ( exp&+       
broadb& ,int]net access to ! ext5t      
necess>y to s]ve ! bus9ess1 educational1
 heal?1 & cultural ne$s ( all p 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates4  #c4 ,nonpublic          
collaborative discussions ( ! ,f$]al    
,communications ,commission ,section #d 
( ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg   
,u4,s4,c4 #aed7 is am5d$ by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+3  7p7 ,nonpublic           
collaborative discussions  7#a7         
,def9itions ,9 ?is subsection3  7,a7    
,ag5cy action ,! t]m ag5cy action has ! 
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #eea ( title 
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7,b7          
,bip>tisan majority ( ,commission]s ,!  
t]m bip>tisan majority ( ,commission]s  
means a gr\p ( n less ?an #c            
,commission]s t includes--  7i7 = ea*   
political p>ty ( :i* any ,commission] is
 a memb]1 n less ?an #a ,commission] :o 
is a memb] ( t political p>ty2 &  7ii7  
if any ,commission] has no political    
p>ty affiliation1 n less ?an #a         
unaffiliat$ ,commission]4  7#b7         

,nonpublic collaborative discussions    
,not)/&+ section #eeb;b ( title #e1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 a bip>tisan        
majority ( ,commission]s may hold a     
meet+ t is clos$ to ! public to discuss 
(ficial bus9ess if--  7,a7 a vote or any
 o!r ag5cy action is n tak5 at ! meet+2 
7,b7 ea* p]son pres5t at ! meet+ is a   
,commission]1 an employee ( !           
,commission1 a memb] ( a jo9t bo>d      
e/abli%$ "u section #daj1 or a p]son on 
! /aff ( su* a jo9t bo>d2 &  7,c7 an    
attorney f ! ,(fice ( ,g5]al ,c\nsel ( !
 ,commission is pres5t at ! meet+4  7#c7
 ,disclosure ( nonpublic collaborative  
discussions ,n lat] ?an #b bus9ess days 
aft] ! conclusion ( a meet+ held "u     
p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,commission %all publi%
 on ! website ( ! ,commission a         
disclosure relat+ to ! meet+ t          
includes--  7,a7 a li/ ( ! p]sons :o    
att5d$ ! meet+2 &  7,b7 a summ>y ( !    
matt]s discuss$ at ! meet+1 except = any
 matt]s t ! ,commission det]m9es may be 
)held 9 accordance ) section #eeb;b7c7 (

 title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#d7   
,pres]vation ( op5 meet+s requirem5ts = 
ag5cy action ,no?+ 9 ?is subsection %all
 limit ! applicability ( section #eeb;b 
( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 )      
respect to a meet+ ( ,commission]s o!r  
?an a meet+ describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b74  4