,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gcdd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #be1 #bjbj,mr4 ,curtis introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,natural ,resources1 and ,agriculture1 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 require the ,federal ,communications ,commission to provide broadband availability data to the ,department of the ,interior4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,federal ,broadband ,deployment in ,unserved ,areas ,act4 #b4 ,locating ,federal facilities in unserved areas 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate committees of ,congress ,the term appropriate committees of ,congress means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives2 7,b7 the ,committee on ,natural ,resources of the ,house of ,representatives2 7,c7 the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate2 and 7,d7 the ,committee on ,environment and ,public ,works of the ,senate4 7#b7 ,commission ,the term ,commission means the ,federal ,communications ,commission4 7#c7 ,communications facility ,the term communications facility includes-- 7,a7 any infrastructure1 including any transmitting device1 tower1 or support structure1 and any equipment1 switches1 wiring1 cabling1 power sources1 shelters1 or cabinets1 associated with the licensed or permitted unlicensed wireless or wireline transmission of writings1 signs1 signals1 data1 images1 pictures1 and sounds of all kinds2 and 7,b7 any antenna or apparatus that-- 7i7 is designed for the purpose of emitting radio frequency2 7ii7 is designed to be operated1 or is operating1 from a fixed location pursuant to authorization by the ,commission or is using duly authorized devices that do not require individual licenses2 and 7iii7 is added to a tower1 building1 or other structure4 7#d7 ,covered land ,the term covered land means-- 7,a7 public land administered by the ,secretary of the ,interior2 and 7,b7 ,national ,forest ,system land4 7#e7 ,department concerned ,the term ,department concerned means the ,department of the ,interior or the ,department of ,agriculture4 7#f7 ,secretary concerned ,the term ,secretary concerned means-- 7,a7 the ,secretary of the ,interior1 with respect to public land2 7,b7 the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 with respect to ,national ,forest ,system land2 and 7,c7 the ,secretary of ,commerce4 7b7 ,sharing broadband availability data 7#a7 ,notification ,not later than #b business days after creating the maps required under section #hjb7;c77#a7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #fdb7;c77#a771 the ,commission shall notify the ,secretary concerned that such maps have been created4 7#b7 ,provision of information ,not later than #e business days after the notification described in paragraph 7#a71 the ,commission shall provide the ,secretary concerned any information the ,commission has collected pursuant to title ,,viii of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #fda et seq474 7#c7 ,continuation ,the ,commission shall provide the ,secretary concerned the information described in paragraph 7#b7 every #f months unless the ,commission no longer has such information4 7#d7 ,protection of information 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,commission shall specify to the ,secretary concerned which information provided under paragraph 7#b7 was collected in a confidential or proprietary manner1 and the ,secretary concerned may not make such information publicly available4 7,b7 ,,foia ,information provided under paragraph 7#b7 shall not be disclosed to the public pursuant to section #eeb7;b77#c77;,b7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7c7 ,working group 7#a7 ,establishment ,not later than #cj days after the date of enactment of this section1 the ,commission and the ,secretary concerned shall establish an interagency working group to facilitate the preparation and interoperability of information technology systems for the provision and receipt of the information described in subsection 7b77#b74 7#b7 ,nonapplicability of ,,faca ,the ,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 shall not apply to the interagency working group established under paragraph 7#a74 7#c7 ,detail of government employees ,any employee of the ,federal ,government may be detailed to the interagency working group established under paragraph 7#a7 without reimbursement1 and that detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege4 7d7 ,reports 7#a7 ,preliminary assessment of potential barriers ,not later #abj days after the date on which the interagency working group is established pursuant to subsection 7c77#a71 the ,commission and the ,secretary concerned shall jointly submit a report to the appropriate committees of ,congress with a preliminary assessment of any potential barriers to sharing the information described under subsection 7b77#b74 7#b7 ,assessments ,not later than #a year after the date on which the ,commission provides the information described under subsection 7b77#b7 to the ,department concerned1 the ,commission and the ,secretary concerned shall jointly submit a report to the appropriate committees of ,congress with-- 7,a7 an assessment of the effectiveness of a user's ability to locate broadband infrastructure on covered land in an area to be determined as unserved by the ,commission on the basis of the maps created under section #hjb7;c7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #fdb7;c772 and 7,b7 an assessment of whether the ,department concerned prioritized the review of applications for a communications use authorization in an area to be determined as unserved by the ,commission on the basis of the maps created under section #hjb7;c7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd4