,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ccjf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ae1 #bjbc,mr4   
,curtis introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee 
on ,agriculture1 = a p]iod to be        
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to facilitate      
,f$]al broadb& p]mit coord9ation1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,f$]al ,broadb& ,p]mit 
,coord9ation ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,f$]al  
broadb& p]mit coord9ation  7a7 ,memor&um
 ( und]/&+ ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y conc]n$1 9 consultation ) !   
,national ,conf]5ce ( ,/ate ,hi/oric    
,pres]vation ,(fic]s & ! ,national      
,association ( ,tribal ,hi/oric         
,pres]vation ,(fic]s1 %all ent] into1 9 
accordance ) ?is section1 a memor&um (  
und]/&+ )-- 7#a7 ! ,secret>y (          

,agriculture or ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior
 7z ! case may be72  7#b7 ! ,director ( 
! ,bureau ( ,indian ,affairs2 &  7#c7 ! 
,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% &      
,wildlife ,s]vice4  7b7 ,purpose ,!     
purpose ( ! memor&um ( und]/&+ ent]$    
into "u subsection 7a7 %all be to       
coord9ate & exp$ite p]mitt+ decisions = 
broadb& projects4  7c7 ,/ate or ,tribal 
p>ticipation ,! ,secret>y conc]n$ may   
reque/ t ! ,gov]nor ( a ,/ate or ! (fic]
 designat$ by ! gov]n+ body ( an ,indian
 ,tribe ) "o or m broadb& projects be a 
p>ty to ! memor&um ( und]/&+ ent]$ into 
"u subsection 7a74  7d7 ,designation (  
qualifi$ /aff  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an
 #cj days aft] ! date ( entrance into a 
memor&um ( und]/&+ "u subsection 7a71 ! 
head ( ea* ,f$]al ag5cy t is a p>ty to !
 memor&um ( und]/&+ 7o!r ?an ! ,secret>y
 conc]n$7 may1 if ! head ( ! ,f$]al     
ag5cy det]m9es x to be appropriate1     
designate to ea* ,/ate or regional (fice
 7t has be5 delegat$ responsibility by !
 ,secret>y conc]n$ = issu+ p]mits =     

broadb& projects7 an employee ( t ,f$]al
 ag5cy ) exp]tise 9 regulatory issues   
relat+ to t ,f$]al ag5cy1 includ+1 z    
applicable1 p>ticul> exp]tise 9-- 7,a7  
plann+ "u ! ,=e/ & ,rangel& ,r5ewable   
,res\rces ,plann+ ,act ( #aigd 7#af     
,u4,s4,c4 #afjj et seq47 & plann+ "u !  
,f$]al ,l& ,policy & ,managem5t ,act (  
#aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq472    
7,b7 ! prep>ation ( analyses "u !       
,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (  
#aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq472 or 
7,c7 consultation & ! prep>ation (      
biological op9ions "u section #g ( !    
,endang]$ ,species ,act ( #aigc 7#af    
,u4,s4,c4 #aecf74  7#b7 ,e/abli%m5t (   
/reaml9+ team ,if employees are         
designat$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y 
conc]n$ %all e/abli% a broadb& p]mit    
/reaml9+ team1 compris$ ( su* employees1
 9 ea* ,/ate or regional (fice t has be5
 delegat$ responsibility by ! ,secret>y 
conc]n$ = issu+ p]mits = broadb&        
projects4  7#c7 ,duties ,ea* employee   
designat$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all-- 7,a7  

be responsible = any issue relat+ to any
 broadb& project1 )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
,/ate or regional (fice1 "u ! au?ority (
 ! ,f$]al ag5cy f :i* ! employee is     
assign$2 &  7,b7 p>ticipate z "p ( !    
team ( p]sonnel work+ on "o or m propos$
 broadb& projects1 includ+ ) respect to 
plann+ & environm5tal analyses4  #c4    
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,broadb&  
project ,! t]m broadb& project means an 
in/allation1 by a broadb& provid] on    
,f$]al l&1 ( wirel9e or wireless broadb&
 infra/ructure t enables a us] to       
orig9ate & receive high-quality voice1  
data1 graphics1 & video                 
telecommunications1 includ+ copp] l9es1 
fib] optic l9es1 communications t[]s1   
build+s1 or o!r improvem5ts4  7#b7      
,broadb& provid] ,! t]m broadb& provid] 
means a provid] ( wirel9e or wireless   
broadb& infra/ructure t enables a us] to
 orig9ate & receive high-quality voice1 
data1 graphics1 & video                 
telecommunications4  7#c7 ,indian ,tribe
 ,! t]m ,indian ,tribe has ! mean+ giv5 

! t]m ,indian tribe 9 section #ajb ( !  
,f$]ally ,recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe ,li/ 
,act ( #aiid 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #eacj74     
7#d7 ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em ,! t]m       
,national ,=e/ ,sy/em has ! mean+ giv5 t
 t]m 9 section #aa7;a7 ( ! ,=e/ &       
,rangel& ,r5ewable ,res\rces ,plann+    
,act ( #aigd 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #afji7;a774 
7#e7 ,secret>y conc]n$ ,! t]m ,secret>y 
conc]n$ means-- 7,a7 ! ,secret>y (      
,agriculture 7act+ ?r\gh ! ,*ief ( !    
,=e/ ,s]vice71 ) respect to ,national   
,=e/ ,sy/em l&2 &  7,b7 ! ,secret>y ( ! 
,int]ior1 ) respect to l& manag$ by !   
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior 7includ+ l& held 
9 tru/ = an ,indian ,tribe74  7#f7 ,/ate
 ,! t]m ,/ate means ea* ,/ate ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 & ea*  
t]ritory or possession ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates4