#aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #agd ,,an ,,act ,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 #bjag4 #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 under 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 deployment2 7#c7 assess whether laws1 regulations1 regulatory practices1 or demonstrated marketplace practices pose a barrier to competitive entry into the communications marketplace or to the competitive expansion of existing providers of communications services2 and 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#c74 7c7 ,extension ,if the ,senate confirms the ,chairman of the ,commission during the third or fourth quarter of an even-numbered year1 the report required under subsection 7a7 may be published on the website of the ,commission and submitted to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate by ,march #a of the following odd-numbered year4 7d7 ,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 include a list of geographical areas that are not served by any provider of advanced telecommunications capability4 7#c7 ,considering small businesses ,in assessing the state of competition under subsection 7b77#a7 and 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 7e7 ,notification of delay in report ,if the ,commission fails to publish a report by the applicable deadline under subsection 7a7 or 7c71 the ,commission shall1 not later than #g days after the deadline and every #fj days thereafter until the publication of the report-- 7#a7 provide notification of the delay by letter to the chairperson and ranking member of-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate2 7#b7 indicate in the letter the date on which the ,commission anticipates the report will be published2 and 7#c7 publish the letter on the website of the ,commission4 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 #ajc7;b77#a7 of the ,broadband ,data ,improvement ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #acjc7;b77#a77 is amended by striking the assessment and report and all that follows through the ,federal ,communications ,commission and inserting its report under section #ac of the ,communications ,act of #aicd1 the ,federal ,communications ,commission4 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 ,section #fbc7k7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #edc7k77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking annually publish and inserting publish with its report under section #ac of the ,communications ,act of #aicd2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 in the heading1 by striking annual4 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 ,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 7h7 ,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 7i7 ,additional outdated reports 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aea et seq47 is amended-- 7,a7 in section #d-- 7i7 in subsection 7b77#b77;,b77ii71 by striking and shall furnish notice of such action and all that follows through subject of the waiver2 and 7ii7 in subsection 7g7-- 7,i7 by striking paragraph 7#b72 and 7,,ii7 by redesignating paragraph 7#c7 as paragraph 7#b72 7,b7 in section #bae-- 7i7 by striking subsection 7b72 and 7ii7 by redesignating subsection 7c7 as subsection 7b72 7,c7 in section #bbg7;e7-- 7i7 by striking paragraph 7#d72 and 7ii7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#e7 through 7#i7 as paragraphs 7#d7 through 7#h71 respectively2 7,d7 in section #cjc7u77#a77;,b71 by striking section #gac7;f7 and inserting section #gac7;e72 7,e7 in section #cji7;j7-- 7i7 by striking paragraph 7#ab72 7ii7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#ac7 through 7#ag7 as paragraphs 7#ab7 through 7#af71 respectively2 and 7iii7 in paragraph 7#ad77;,c71 as redesignated-- 7,i7 by striking clause 7iv72 7,,ii7 by redesignating clauses 7v7 and 7vi7 as clauses 7iv7 and 7v71 respectively2 and 7,,iii7 in clause 7v71 as redesignated1 in the matter preceding subclause 7,i7-- 7aa7 by striking clause 7v7 and inserting clause 7iv72 and 7bb7 by striking paragraph 7#ad7 and inserting paragraph 7#ac72 7,f7 in section #cca7;b71 by striking the last sentence2 7,g7 in section #ccf7;e71 by striking paragraph 7#d7 and inserting the following3 7#d7 ,report ,the ,commission shall annually advise the ,congress on the amounts collected pursuant to the program required by this subsection4 2 7,h7 in section #cch7k77#f77;,b71 by striking section #cif7k77#f77;,b7 and inserting section #cif7;j77#f77;,b72 7,i7 in section #cci7;c7-- 7i7 by striking paragraph 7#a72 7ii7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#e7 as paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#d71 respectively2 7iii7 in paragraph 7#c77;,a71 as redesignated1 by striking paragraph 7#b7 and inserting paragraph 7#a72 and 7iv7 in paragraph 7#d71 as redesignated1 by striking paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#d7 and inserting paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#c72 7,j7 in section #cif-- 7i7 by striking subsections 7i7 and 7m72 7ii7 by redesignating subsections 7j7 through 7l7 as subsections 7i7 through 7k71 respectively2 7iii7 in subsection 7j71 as redesignated-- 7,i7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking subparagraph 7,f72 7,,ii7 in paragraph 7#c77;,b77iii7-- 7aa7 by striking subclause 7,v72 7bb7 by redesignating subclause 7,,vi7 as subclause 7,v72 and 7cc7 in subclause 7,v71 as redesignated1 by striking subsection 7l77#d77;,b7 and inserting subsection 7k77#d77;,b72 and 7,,iii7 in paragraph 7#e71 by striking subsection 7#a77c77;,b7 and inserting subsection 7k77#c77;,b72 and 7iv7 in subsection 7k71 as redesignated-- 7,i7 in paragraph 7#a77;,b71 by striking shall be included and all that follows through ,the audit report2 and 7,,ii7 in paragraph 7#d7-- 7aa7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking subsection 7k77#c77;,a7 7ii77,,ii7 or 7iii77,,ii7 and inserting clause 7ii77,,ii7 or 7iii77,,ii7 of subsection 7j77#c77;,a72 7bb7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking subsection 7k77#c77;,a77iii77,,iii7 and inserting subsection 7j77#c77;,a77iii77,,iii72 and 7cc7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking subsection 7k77#c77;,a7 7ii77,,iii7 or 7iii77,,ii7 and inserting clause 7ii77,,ii7 or 7iii77,,ii7 of subsection 7j77#c77;,a72 7,k7 in section #cih7;b77#d71 by striking the third sentence2 7,l7 in section #cii;,b7c71 by striking section #cif7k7 and inserting section #cif7;j72 7,m7 in section #fae7l77#a77;,a77ii71 by striking section #cif7k77#f77;,b7 and inserting section #cif7;j77#f77;,b72 7,n7 in section #fbd;,a7b77#a7-- 7i7 by striking ,report2 regulations and inserting ,regulations2 7ii7 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 7iii7 by striking ,within #ahj days after and all that follows through to assure such compatibility42 and 7,o7 in section #gac-- 7i7 by striking subsection 7a72 7ii7 by redesignating subsections 7b71 7c71 7d71 7e71 7f71 7g71 7h71 and 7j7 as subsections 7a71 7b71 7c71 7d71 7e71 7f71 7g71 and 7h71 respectively2 7iii7 in subsection 7a71 as redesignated-- 7,i7 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking such date of enactment and inserting the date of enactment of the ,telecommunications ,act of #aiif2 and 7,,ii7 by striking subsection 7d7 each place that term appears and inserting subsection 7c72 7iv7 in subsection 7b71 as redesignated1 by striking subsection 7b7 each place that term appears and inserting subsection 7a72 7v7 in subsection 7c71 as redesignated1 by striking subsection 7b7 and inserting subsection 7a72 7vi7 in subsection 7e77#b77;,a71 as redesignated1 by striking subsection 7h7 and inserting subsection 7g72 and 7vii7 in subsection 7f71 as redesignated1 by striking subsection 7e77#b7 and inserting subsection 7d77#b74 7#b7 ,conforming amendments 7,a7 ,middle ,class ,tax ,relief and ,job ,creation ,act of #bjab ,section #fdja7;b7 of the ,middle ,class ,tax ,relief and ,job ,creation ,act of #bjab 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #adea7;b77 is amended-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking 7#ae77;,a7 and inserting 7#ad77;,a72 and 7ii7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking section #cji7;j77#af77;,b7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cji7;j77#af77;,b77 and inserting section #cji7;j77#ae77;,b7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cji7;j77#ae77;,b774 7,b7 ,title #ag ,chapter #a of title #ag1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7i7 in section #aad7;d77#a77;,b77iv71 by striking section #cif7k7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cif7k77 and inserting section #cif7;j7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cif7;j772 and 7ii7 in section #aai7;a7-- 7,i7 in paragraph 7#b77;,b77ii7-- 7aa7 in subclause 7,i71 by striking section #cci7;c77#c7 and inserting section #cci7;c77#b72 7bb7 in subclause 7,,ii71 by striking section #cci7;c77#d7 and inserting section #cci7;c77#c72 and 7cc7 in subclause 7,,iii71 by striking section #cci7;c77#c7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cci7;c77#c77 and inserting section #cci7;c77#b7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cci7;c77#b772 7,,ii7 in paragraph 7#c77;,e71 by striking section #cci7;c77#b7 and inserting section #cci7;c77#a72 and 7,,iii7 in paragraph 7#ac71 by striking section #cci7;c77#b7 and inserting section #cci7;c77#a74 #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 #e4 ,other reports ,nothing in this ,act or the amendments made by this ,act shall be construed to prohibit or otherwise prevent the ,federal ,communications ,commission from producing any additional reports otherwise within the authority of the ,federal ,communications ,commission4 ,passed the ,senate ,august #c1 #bjag4,secretary