,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #aih #aahth  
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ccdc
 ,report ,no4 #aah-bdh ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,may    
#ae1 #bjbc,mr4 ,pfluger 7for himself and
 ,mr4 ,soto7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce     
,october #be1 #bjbc,reported from the   
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce2    
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require the ,assistant      
,secretary of ,commerce for             
,communications and ,information to     
submit to ,congress a plan for the      
,assistant ,secretary to track the      
acceptance1 processing1 and disposal of 
certain ,form #biis1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,federal ,broadband 
,deployment ,tracking ,act4  #b4 ,plan  
for ,assistant ,secretary to track the  
acceptance1 processing1 and disposal of 

certain ,form #biis  7a7 ,plan ,not     
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,assistant ,secretary shall submit to   
the appropriate congressional committees
 a plan containing a description of--   
7#a7 the process by which the ,assistant
 ,secretary proposes to-- 7,a7 track the
 acceptance1 processing1 and disposal of
 each ,form #bii for communications use 
authorization2  7,b7 provide applicants 
additional transparency with respect to 
the status of the applicable ,form #bii 
for communications use authorization2   
and  7,c7 most expeditiously implement  
the plan2 and  7#b7 any potential       
barriers to implementing the plan that  
are identified by the ,assistant        
,secretary4  7b7 ,definitions ,in this  
section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional
 committees ,the term appropriate       
congressional committees means-- 7,a7   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
of the ,house of ,representatives2 and  
7,b7 the ,committee on ,commerce1       

,science1 and ,transportation 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 has the meaning 
given the term communications facility  
installation in section #fdji7;d7 of the
 ,middle ,class ,tax ,relief and ,job   
,creation ,act of #bjab 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4  
#adee7;d774  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-- 7,a7  
provided by the ,secretary of the       
,interior or the ,secretary of          
,agriculture2  7,b7 to locate or modify 
a communications facility on covered    
land2 and  7,c7 for the primary purpose 
of authorizing the occupancy and use of 

such covered land for communications    
use4  7#f7 ,covered land ,the term      
covered land means-- 7,a7 public lands2 
and  7,b7 ,national ,forest ,system     
land4  7#g7 ,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#h7 ,national forest system ,the
 term ,national ,forest ,system has the 
meaning given the term in section       
#aa7;a7 of the ,forest and ,rangeland   
,renewable ,resources ,planning ,act of 
#aigd 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #afji7;a774  7#i7  
,public lands ,the term public lands    
means land under the management of--    
7,a7 the ,bureau of ,land ,management2  
7,b7 the ,national ,park ,service2  7,c7
 the ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife
 ,service2 or  7,d7 the ,bureau of      
,reclamation4  ,october #be1            
#bjbc;,committed to the ,committee of   
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  

,union and ordered to be printed