,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gcdi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #be1 #bjbj,mr4 
,flores introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,natural ,resources1 and in addition to 
the ,committee on ,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 ,secretary of the ,interior 
and the ,secretary of ,agriculture to   
provide a plan to ensure adequate       
staffing throughout organizational units
 of the ,department of the ,interior and
 ,department of ,agriculture to review  
communications use authorizations in a  
timely manner4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,enhancing     
,administrative ,reviews for ,broadband 
,deployment ,act4  #b4 ,enabling        
administrative review  7a7 ,definitions 
,in this ,act3 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    
,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#c7 ,communications site   
,the term communications site means an  
area of covered land designated for     
communications uses4  7#d7              
,communications use ,the term           
communications use means the placement  
and operation of communications         
facility4  7#e7 ,communications use     
authorization ,the term communications  
use authorization means an easement1    
right-of-way1 lease1 license1 or other  
authorization to locate or modify a     
communications facility on covered land 
by the ,department concerned for the    
primary purpose of authorizing the      
occupancy and use of the covered land   
for communications use4  7#f7 ,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#g7   
,department concerned ,the term         
,department concerned means the         
,department of the ,interior or the     
,department of ,agriculture4  7#h7      
,organizational unit ,the term          
organizational unit means-- 7,a7 with   
respect to public land administered by  
the ,secretary of the ,interior-- 7i7 a 
,state office2  7ii7 a district office2 
or  7iii7 a field office2 and  7,b7     
within the ,forest ,service-- 7i7 a     
regional office2  7ii7 the headquarters2
  7iii7 a management unit2 or  7iv7 a   
ranger district office4  7#i7 ,secretary
 concerned ,the term ,secretary         
concerned means-- 7,a7 the ,secretary of
 the ,interior1 with respect to public  
land2 and  7,b7 the ,secretary of       
,agriculture1 with respect to ,national 
,forest ,system land4  7b7 ,study       
required ,not later than #a year after  
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary concerned shall submit a     

report to the appropriate committees of 
,congress-- 7#a7 providing an assessment
 on programmatic or administrative      
barriers to reviewing communications use
 authorizations by the ,department      
concerned or organizational units of the
 ,department concerned2  7#b7 providing 
an assessment whether there are rules or
 regulations of the ,department         
concerned that could be revised to      
improve the efficiency of reviewing a   
communications use authorization2  7#c7 
describing the process for prioritizing 
the review of a communications use      
authorization2 and  7#d7 providing a    
plan to ensure adequate staffing        
throughout organizational units of the  
,department concerned to review         
communications use authorizations in a  
timely manner4