,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbee  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ac1 #bjai ,mr4
 ,walberg 7for himself and ,ms4 ,clarke 
of ,new ,york7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on       
,education and ,labor1 for a period to  
be subsequently determined by the       
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,communications
 ,act of #aicd to establish a           
,telecommunications ,workforce          
,development ,advisory ,council within  
the ,federal ,communications            
,commission1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,telecommunications             
,opportunities for ,workers ,engaging in
 ,real ,infrastructure ,deployment ,act 
of #bjai or the ,,tower ,infrastructure 
,deployment ,act4  #b4                  

,telecommunications workforce           
development advisory council ,part ,i of
 title ,,iii of the ,communications ,act
 of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cja et seq47  
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  #cdd4 ,telecommunications   
workforce development advisory council  
7a7 ,establishment ,there is established
 within the ,commission a               
,telecommunications ,workforce          
,development ,advisory ,council         
7referred to in this section as the     
,advisory ,council74  7b7 ,duties ,the  
,advisory ,council shall advise the     
,commission on1 and develop             
recommendations with respect to--  7#a7 
the needs of the workforce in the       
communications industry to promote the  
deployment of communications facility   
installations2  7#b7 ways to encourage  
participation in industry-led workforce 
development programs2 and  7#c7 ways to 
improve workforce development in the    
communications industry4  7c7 ,members  
7#a7 ,composition of ,council ,the      

,advisory ,council shall be composed of 
members appointed under paragraph 7#b7  
that shall include at least one member  
representing1 respectively--  7,a7 the  
,telecommunications ,industry           
,registered ,apprenticeship ,program2   
7,b7 the ,national ,telecommunications  
and ,information ,administration2  7,c7 
a ,state agency2  7,d7 a local agency2  
7,e7 a ,tribal agency2  7,f7 the        
communications industry2 and  7,g7 a    
minority institution 7as defined in     
section #cfe of the ,higher ,education  
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfgk774  
7#b7 ,initial appointments ,not later   
than #ij days after the date of the     
enactment of these sections1 the        
,chairman of the ,commission shall      
appoint members to serve on the         
,advisory ,council4  7#c7 ,term ,each   
member appointed under paragraph 7#b7   
shall serve on the ,advisory ,council   
until the termination of the ,council4  
7#d7 ,chair ,the ,chairman of the       
,commission shall designate a member of 

the ,advisory ,council as ,chair4  7#e7 
,vacancy ,a vacancy in the ,advisory    
,council shall be filled in the manner  
in which the original appointment was   
made4  7#f7 ,compensation ,the members  
of the ,advisory ,council shall serve   
without compensation4  7d7 ,report ,not 
later than #a year after the date of the
 enactment of this section1 the         
,advisory ,council shall submit a report
 on the recommendations under subsection
 7b7 to-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,energy
 and ,commerce of the ,house of         
,representatives2  7#b7 the ,committee  
on ,commerce1 ,science1 and             
,transportation of the ,senate2  7#c7   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor 
of the ,house of ,representatives2 and  
7#d7 the ,committee on ,health1         
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions of the
 ,senate4  7e7 ,termination of ,advisory
 ,council ,notwithstanding section #ad  
of the ,federal ,advisory ,committee    
,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app471 the ,advisory
 ,council shall terminate on ,march #a1 

#bjbd4  7f7 ,definition of              
communications facility installation ,in
 this section1 the term communications  
facility installation has the meaning   
given that term in section #fdji7;d7 of 
the ,middle ,class ,tax ,relief and ,job
 ,creation ,act of #bjab 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 
#adee7;d774  4