,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gcfg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #be1 #bjbj,mr4 
,mc,kinley introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources1 and  
in addition to the ,committees on       
,agriculture1 and ,energy and ,commerce1
 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 ,assistant ,secretary of    
,commerce for ,communications and       
,information to report to ,congress     
every #fj days on barriers to           
implementation by the ,department of    
,interior and ,department of            
,agriculture of an online portal to     
accept1 process1 and dispose of an      
application for the placement of        
communications facilities on certain    
,federal lands4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,facilitating  

the ,deployment of ,infrastructure with 
,greater ,internet ,transactions ,and   
,legacy ,applications ,act or the       
,facilitating ,,digital ,applications   
,act4  #b4 ,barriers to implementation  
of an online portal for ,form #bii  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    
,assistant secretary ,the term          
,assistant ,secretary means the         
,assistant ,secretary of ,commerce for  
,communications and ,information4  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 ,communications use    
,the term communications use means the  
placement and operation of a            
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 ,form
 #bii ,the term ,form #bii means the    
form established under section          
#fdji7;b77#b77;,a7 of the ,middle ,class
 ,tax ,relief and ,job ,creation ,act of
 #bjab 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4                   
#adee7;b77#b77;,a771 or any successor   
form4  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
 ,barriers to implementation  7#a7 ,in  
general ,not later than #ij days after  
the date of enactment of this section1  
and every #fj days thereafter until the 
notification described in paragraph     
7#b71 the ,assistant ,secretary shall   
submit a report to the appropriate      
committees in ,congress-- 7,a7          
describing whether the ,department      
concerned has established an online     
portal for the acceptance1 processing1  
and disposal of a ,form #bii2 and  7,b7 
describing barriers to the establishment
 of an online portal for the acceptance1
 processing1 and disposal of a ,form    
#bii4  7#b7 ,notification described ,the
 ,secretary concerned shall notify the  
,assistant ,secretary not later than #c 
business days after the ,department     
concerned has established an online     
portal for the acceptance1 processing1  
and disposal of a ,form #bii4