,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fiac  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bf1        
#bjah,mr4 ,gu?rie 7= himself & ,ms4     
,matsui7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m1 = a     
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce to e/abli%
 a work+ gr\p to recomm5d to ,congress a
 def9ition ( block*a9 te*nology1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,block*a9 ,promotion    
,act ( #bjah4  #b4 ,work+ gr\p to       
recomm5d def9ition ( block*a9 te*nology 
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #ij days    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce %all e/abli% )9 !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce a work+ gr\p to be 
kn[n z ! ,block*a9 ,work+ ,gr\p4  7b7   
,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,block*a9   

,work+ ,gr\p %all be compos$ ( a numb] (
 memb]s to be det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 to
 be appo9t$ 9 accordance ) p>agraph     
7#b74  7#b7 ,appo9tm5t  7,a7            
,repres5tatives ( ,f$]al ag5cies ,!     
,secret>y %all designate ,f$]al ag5cies 
to be repres5t$ on ! ,block*a9 ,work+   
,gr\p1 z ! ,secret>y consid]s           
appropriate to ensure repres5tation ( a 
cross-section ( ,f$]al ag5cies t c\ld   
use or b5efit f block*a9 te*nology4 ,!  
head ( ea* ag5cy s designat$ %all appo9t
 an (fic] or employee ( su* ag5cy to    
s]ve z a memb] ( ! ,block*a9 ,work+     
,gr\p4  7,b7 ,repres5tatives (          
nongov]nm5tal /akehold]s  7i7 ,9 g5]al  
,! ,secret>y %all appo9t repres5tatives 
( nongovernm5tal /akehold]s ) respect to
 block*a9 te*nology to s]ve z memb]s ( !
 ,block*a9 ,work+ ,gr\p4  7ii7          
,repres5tation ( c]ta9 /akehold]s       
requir$ ,! memb]s ( ! ,block*a9 ,work+  
,gr\p appo9t$ "u clause 7i7 %all include
 repres5tatives ( ! foll[+3  7,i7       
,in=mation & communications te*nology   

manufactur]s1 suppli]s1 s(tw>e provid]s1
 s]vice provid]s1 & v5dors4  7,,ii7     
,subject matt] exp]ts repres5t+         
indu/rial sectors o!r ?an ! te*nology   
sector t ! ,secret>y det]m9es c b5efit f
 block*a9 te*nology4  7,,iii7 ,small1   
m$ium1 & l>ge bus9esses4  7,,iv7        
,individuals & in/itutions engag$ 9     
academic rese>* relat+ to block*a9      
te*nology4  7,v7 ,nonpr(it organizations
 & consum] advocacy gr\ps engag$ 9      
activities relat+ to block*a9 te*nology4
  7,,vi7 ,rural & urban /akehold]s4  7c7
 ,report to ,congress  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n 
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 ! ,block*a9 ,work+ ,gr\p   
%all submit to ,congress a report t     
conta9s--  7,a7 a recomm5d$ def9ition ( 
! di/ribut$ l$g] te*nology commonly     
ref]r$ to z block*a9 te*nology2 &  7,b7 
recomm5dations =--  7i7 a /udy to be    
conduct$ by ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y (     
,comm]ce = ,communications & ,in=mation1
 9 coord9ation ) ! ,f$]al               
,communications ,commission1 on ! impact

 ( block*a9 te*nology on electromagnetic
 spectrum policy2  7ii7 a /udy t exam9es
 a range ( pot5tial applications1       
includ+ non-f9ancial applications1 =    
block*a9 te*nology2 &  7iii7            
opportunities )9 ,f$]al ag5cies to use  
block*a9 te*nology4  7#b7 ,consid]ation 
( recomm5dations 9 draft ,,ni/ report ,9
 mak+ recomm5dations "u p>agraph 7#a71 !
 ,block*a9 ,work+ ,gr\p may consid] any 
recomm5dations conta9$ 9 ! draft (      
,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &          
,te*nology ,int]nal ,report #hbjb1      
entitl$ ,block*a9 ,te*nology ,ov]view1 t
 0 releas$ 9 ,janu>y #bjah4  7d7        
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,f$]al 
ag5cy ,! t]m ,f$]al ag5cy means an      
ag5cy1 z def9$ 9 section #eea ( title   
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,secret>y
 ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (   
,comm]ce4