A bill to provide greater technical resources to FCC Commissioners.
FCC Technical Expertise Capacity Heightening Act or the FCC TECH Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to permit each commissioner to appoint an electrical engineer or computer scientist to provide technical consultation and to interface with the Office of Engineering and Technology and other Federal Communications Commission (FCC) bureaus and technical staff.
Directs the FCC Chairman to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to complete a specified study of, and report on, FCC technical policy decisionmaking and the technical personnel at the FCC.
Requires the FCC to biennially (currently, annually) review and report on competitive market conditions with respect to domestic and international satellite communications services.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1832-1833)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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