H.R. 4810 — Introduced in House

I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4810 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 17, 2018Mr. Johnson of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Guthrie) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to carry out activities relating to the development and maintenance of a broadband inventory map through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and not through an agreement with any other agency. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Making Available Plans to Promote Investment in Next Generation Networks without Overbuilding and Waste Act of 2018 or the MAPPING NOW Act of 2018. 2. Broadband inventory map (a) To be carried out by NTIA The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information shall carry out subsection (l) of section 6001 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (47 U.S.C. 1305) through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and not through a memorandum of understanding or other agreement with any other agency. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit the Assistant Secretary from consulting with another agency in carrying out such subsection (l). (b) No additional funds authorized No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act. This Act shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized.