,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bfde  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #ag1 #bjai,mrs4
 ,blackburn 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 &  
,mr4 ,p]due7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,environm5t & ,public     
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide t !      
,f$]al ,communications ,commission &    
communications s]vice provid]s regulat$ 
by ! ,commission "u ! ,communications   
,act ( #aicd %all n be subject to c]ta9 
provisions ( ! ,national ,environm5tal  
,policy ,act ( #aifi & ! ,national      
,hi/oric ,pres]vation ,act ) respect to 
! con/ruction1 rebuild+1 or h>d5+ (     
communications facilities foll[+ a major
 disa/] or an em]g5cy decl>$ by !       
,presid5t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,connect+ ,communities ,po/ ,disa/]s    
,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,application ( ,,nepa
 & ,,nhpa to cov]$ communications       
projects  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  
7#a7 ,commission ,! t]m ,commission     

means ! ,f$]al ,communications          
,commission4  7#b7 ,communications      
facility ,! t]m communications facility 
includes--  7,a7 any wireless or wirel9e
 infra/ructure = ! transmission ( writ+1
 signs1 signals1 data1 images1 pictures1
 or s\nds ( all k9ds2  7,b7 any         
transmitt+ device1 t[]1 or support      
/ructure1 & any equipm5t1 swit*es1 wir+1
 cabl+1 p[] s\rces1 %elt]s1 or cab9ets1 
associat$ ) ! provision ( communications
 s]vices2 &  7,c7 any ant5na or app>atus
 t-- 7i7 is design$ = ! purpose ( emitt+
 radio frequ5cy2  7ii7 is design$ to be 
op]at$1 or is op]at+1 f a fix$ location2
 &  7iii7 is add$ to a t[]1 build+1 or  
o!r /ructure4  7#c7 ,communications     
s]vice ,! t]m communications s]vice     
means a s]vice = ! transmission ( writ+1
 signs1 signals1 data1 images1 pictures1
 or s\nds ( all k9ds4  7#d7 ,cov]$      
project ,! t]m cov]$ project means a    
project t-- 7,a7 is to be c>ri$ out )9  
an area = :i* ! ,presid5t has decl>$ a  
major disa/] or an em]g5cy "u ! ,rob]t  

,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy   
,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et 
seq472  7,b7 is to be c>ri$ out n lat]  
?an #e ye>s aft] ! date on :i* !        
,presid5t made ! decl>ation2 &  7,c7 7i7
 replaces a communications facility     
damag$ by ! disa/] or em]g5cy2 or  7ii7 
makes improvem5ts to a communications   
facility--  7,i7 t c\ld reasonably be   
consid]$ z necess>y = recov]y f ! disa/]
 or em]g5cy2 or  7,,ii7 to prev5t or    
mitigate damage to ! communications     
facility f a future disa/] or em]g5cy4  
7b7 ,,nepa consid]ations ,! ,commission 
%all treat a cov]$ project z a class (  
action categorically exclud$ "u section 
#aejh4d ( title #dj1 ,code ( ,f$]al     
,regulations 7or a successor            
regulation71 f any requirem5t to prep>e 
an environm5tal assessm5t or            
environm5tal impact /atem5t "u section  
#ajb7b77;,c7 ( ! ,national ,environm5tal
 ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#dccb7b77;,c774  7c7 ,national hi/oric  
pres]vation consid]ations ,section      

#cjfajh ( title #ed1 ,unit$ ,/ates      
,code1 %all n apply ) respect to a cov]$
 project-- 7#a7 = :i* ! ,commission is  
requir$ to issue a p]mit2 or  7#b7 t is 
o!rwise subject to ! jurisdiction ( !   
,commission4