,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bhag  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #af1 #bjad   
,mrs4 ,fis*] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &      
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to assign !
 ,(fice ( ,/rategic ,plann+ & ,policy   
,analysis ( ! ,f$]al ,communications    
,commission ! responsibility ( br++     
in/itutional focus to ! important       
function ( approv+ new te*nologies &    
improv+ regulatory c]ta9ty at !         
,commission4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,help+ ,innovation &   
,reviv+ ,entrepr5eur%ip ,act ( #bjad or 
! ,,hire ,act4  #b4 ,new te*nologies &  
s]vices  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #g ( !   
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #aeg7 is am5d$ by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+3  7c7 ,(fice ( ,/rategic   
,plann+ & ,policy ,analysis  7#a7       
,def9ition ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m     
,(fice means ! ,(fice ( ,/rategic       
,plann+ & ,policy ,analysis ( !         

,commission4  7#b7 ,duties relat+ to new
 te*nologies & s]vices ,! ,(fice %all-- 
7,a7 take /eps to ensure t ! ,commission
 complies ) ea* deadl9e "u subsection   
7b72  7,b7 review ea* regulation propos$
 by ! ,commission & analyze ! impact ( !
 regulation on innovation1 economic     
gr[?1 & job creation2 &  7,c7 p]=m any  
o!r duty assign$ by ! ,commission4  7#c7
 ,/aff+  7,a7 ,consultation ) /aff ,!   
,(fice %all consult ) /aff f ! foll[+   
(fices & bureaus ( ! ,commission z      
necess>y to c>ry out ! duties ( ! ,(fice
 "u p>agraph 7#b73 7i7 ,! ,(fice (      
,eng9e]+ & ,te*nology4  7ii7 ,! ,(fice (
 ,communications ,bus9ess               
,opportunities4  7iii7 ,any o!r (fice or
 bureau ! ,(fice det]m9es appropriate4  
7,b7 ,no increase 9 numb] ( full-"t     
employees ,no?+ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 %all 
be con/ru$ to au?orize ! ,commission to 
increase ! total full-"t equival5t numb]
 ( employees ( ! ,commission to provide 
consultation to ! ,(fice4  7d7 ,report  
on deadl9es ,if ! ,commission fails to  

comply ) a deadl9e "u subsection 7b7 )  
respect to a petition1 application1 or  
proce$+1 n lat] ?an #g days aft] !      
deadl9e & e #ad days !reaft] until !    
,commission complies ) ! deadl9e1 !     
,commission %all publi% & submit to !   
*airp]son & rank+ memb] ( ! ,committee  
on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives & ! *airp]son & rank+   
memb] ( ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1       
,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( ! ,s5ate a 
lett] t-- 7#a7 id5tifies ! petition1    
application1 or proce$+2  7#b7 specifies
 ! deadl9e2 &  7#c7 describes ! reason =
 ! delay4  4  7b7 ,effective date2      
applicability2 no additional            
appropriations  7#a7 ,effective date ,! 
am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 %all take
 effect on ! date t is #ij days aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#b7       
,applicability  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!        
requirem5ts "u subsections 7c7 & 7d7 (  
section #g ( ! ,communications ,act (   
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aeg71 z add$ by   
subsection 7a71 %all apply ) respect to 

any petition or application t is fil$1  
any proce$+ t is initiat$1 & any        
regulation t is propos$1 on or aft] !   
effective date describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 
( ?is subsection4  7,b7 ,p5d+ petitions1
 applications1 & proce$+s ,! requirem5ts
 "u subsections 7c7 & 7d7 ( section #g (
 ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg    
,u4,s4,c4 #aeg71 z add$ by subsection   
7a71 %all apply ) respect to any        
petition1 application1 or proce$+ t is  
p5d+ on ! effective date describ$ 9     
p>agraph 7#a7 ( ?is subsection z if !   
petition or application _h be5 fil$1 or 
! proce$+ _h be5 initiat$1 on t date4   
7#c7 ,no additional appropriations      
au?oriz$ ,no?+ 9 ?is section or !       
am5dm5t made by ?is section %all be     
con/ru$ to increase ! am\nt (           
appropriations t are au?oriz$ to be     
appropriat$ to ! ,f$]al ,communications 
,commission = any fiscal ye>4