,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcfc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ca1     
#bjai,mr4 ,gardner 7for himself and ,ms4
 ,sinema7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation  ,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 ,act of #bjai4  #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 ,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7
 the term ,advisory ,council means the  
,telecommunications ,workforce          
,development ,advisory ,council         
established under subsection 7b72  7#b7 
the term communications facility        
installation has the meaning given the  
term in section #fdji7;d7 of the ,middle
 ,class ,tax ,relief and ,job ,creation 
,act of #bjab 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #adee7;d772
 and  7#c7 the term minority institution
 has the meaning given the term in      
section #cfe of the ,higher ,education  
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfgk74   
7b7 ,establishment ,there is established
 within the ,commission a               
,telecommunications ,workforce          
,development ,advisory ,council4  7c7   
,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  7d7 ,members  
7#a7 ,composition of ,council ,the      
,advisory ,council shall be composed of 
members appointed under paragraph 7#b7  
and shall include not less than #a      
member representing each of the         
following3  7,a7 ,the                   
,telecommunications ,industry           
,registered ,apprenticeship ,program4   
7,b7 ,the ,national ,telecommunications 
and ,information ,administration4  7,c7 
,a ,state agency4  7,d7 ,a local agency4
  7,e7 ,a ,tribal agency4  7,f7 ,the    
communications industry4  7,g7 ,a       
minority institution4  7#b7 ,initial    
appointments ,not later than #ij days   
after the date of enactment of this     
section1 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 date on    
which the ,advisory ,council terminates 
under subsection 7f74  7#d7 ,chair ,the 
,chairman of the ,commission shall      
designate a member of the ,advisory     
,council to serve as ,chair of the      
,advisory ,council4  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  7e7 ,report ,not later   
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this section1 the ,advisory ,council
 shall submit a report containing the   
recommendations developed under         
subsection 7c7 to--  7#a7 the ,committee
 on ,commerce1 ,science1 and            
,transportation of the ,senate2  7#b7   
the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1  
,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate2   
7#c7 the ,committee on ,energy and      

,commerce of the ,house of              
,representatives2 and  7#d7 the         
,committee on ,education and ,labor of  
the ,house of ,representatives4  7f7    
,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  4