[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 2482 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2482
To reauthorize the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 31, 2025
Mr. Latta (for himself and Ms. Matsui) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To reauthorize the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National
Telecommunications and Information Administration Reauthorization Act
of 2025'' or the ``NTIA Reauthorization Act of 2025''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I--REAUTHORIZATION
Sec. 101. Reauthorization of the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration Organization
Act.
Sec. 102. NTIA Consolidated Reporting Act.
TITLE II--OFFICE OF SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT
Sec. 201. Office of Spectrum Management.
TITLE III--OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Sec. 301. Office of International Affairs.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal
Communications Commission.
(2) NTIA.--The term ``NTIA'' means the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration.
(3) Under secretary.--The term ``Under Secretary'' means
the Under Secretary of Commerce for Communications and
Information.
TITLE I--REAUTHORIZATION
SEC. 101. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND
INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION ORGANIZATION ACT.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 151 of the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act is
amended by striking ``$17,600,000 for fiscal year 1992 and $17,900,000
for fiscal year 1993'' and inserting ``$57,000,000 for fiscal year 2025
and $57,000,000 for fiscal year 2026''.
(b) Under Secretary of Commerce for Communications and
Information.--
(1) Under secretary; deputy under secretary.--
(A) Under secretary.--The National
Telecommunications and Information Administration
Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 901 et seq) is amended by
striking ``Assistant Secretary'' each place it appears
and inserting ``Under Secretary''.
(B) Deputy under secretary.--Section 103(a) of the
National Telecommunications and Information
Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 902(a)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Deputy under secretary.--The Deputy Under Secretary
of Commerce for Communications and Information shall--
``(A) be the principal policy advisor of the Under
Secretary;
``(B) perform such other functions as the Under
Secretary shall from time to time assign or delegate;
and
``(C) act as Under Secretary during the absence or
disability of the Under Secretary or in the event of a
vacancy in the office of the Under Secretary.''.
(2) Continuation of civil actions.--This subsection, and
the amendments made by this subsection, shall not abate any
civil action commenced by or against the Assistant Secretary of
Commerce for Communications and Information before the date of
the enactment of this Act, except that the Under Secretary
shall be substituted as a party to the action on and after such
date.
(3) Continuation in office.--The individual serving as the
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and
Information and the individual serving as the Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information on the
day before the date of the enactment of this Act may serve as
the Under Secretary and the Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce
for Communications and Information, respectively, on and after
that date without the need for renomination or reappointment.
(4) References.--Any reference in a law, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and
Information shall, on and after the date of the enactment of
this Act, be deemed to be a reference to the Under Secretary.
(5) Executive schedule.--
(A) In general.--Subchapter II of chapter 53 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(i) in section 5314, by adding at the end
the following:
``Under Secretary of Commerce for Communications and
Information.''; and
(ii) in section 5315, in the item relating
to the Assistant Secretaries of Commerce, by
striking ``(11)'' and inserting ``(10)''.
(B) Effective date.--The amendment made by
subparagraph (A) (establishing the annual rate of the
basic pay of the Under Secretary) shall take effect on
the first day of the first pay period beginning after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Authorities and Responsibilities.--
(1) Coordination of executive branch views on matters
before the federal communications commission.--Section
105(a)(1) of the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 904(a)(1)) is
amended--
(A) by striking ``to ensure that the conduct'' and
inserting the following: ``to ensure that--
``(A) the conduct'';
(B) in subparagraph (A), as so designated, by
striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and'';
and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) the views of the executive branch on matters
presented to the Commission are, consistent with
section 103(b)(2)(J)--
``(i) appropriately coordinated; and
``(ii) reflective of executive branch
policy.''.
(2) Assigned functions.--Section 103(b)(2) of the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization
Act (47 U.S.C. 902(b)(2)) is amended--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
inserting ``, some of which were'' before ``transferred
to the Secretary''; and
(B) in subparagraph (M), by inserting ``, publish
reports,'' after ``studies''.
(3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in the amendments made
by paragraphs (1) and (2) may be construed to expand or
contract the authority of the Commission.
(d) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Public telecommunications financing act of 1978.--
Section 106(c) of the Public Telecommunications Financing Act
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 5316 note; Public Law 95-567) is amended by
striking ``The position of Deputy Assistant Secretary of
Commerce for Communications and Information, established in
Department of Commerce Organization Order Numbered 10-10
(effective March 26, 1978),'' and inserting ``The position of
Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Communications and
Information, established under section 103(a) of the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization
Act (47 U.S.C. 902(a)),''.
(2) Communications act of 1934.--Section 344(d)(2) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 344(d)(2)) is amended by
striking ``Assistant Secretary'' and inserting ``Under
Secretary''.
(3) Homeland security act of 2002.--Section 1805(d)(2) of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 575(d)(2)) is
amended by striking ``Assistant Secretary for Communications
and Information of the Department of Commerce'' and inserting
``Under Secretary of Commerce for Communications and
Information''.
(4) Agriculture improvement act of 2018.--Section 6212 of
the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 950bb-6) is
amended--
(A) in subsection (d)(1), in the heading, by
striking ``Assistant secretary'' and inserting ``Under
secretary''; and
(B) by striking ``Assistant Secretary'' each place
the term appears and inserting ``Under Secretary''.
(5) Title 17, united states code.--Section 1201(a)(1)(C) of
title 17, United States Code, is amended by striking
``Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information of the
Department of Commerce'' and inserting ``Under Secretary of
Commerce for Communications and Information''.
(6) Unlocking consumer choice and wireless competition
act.--Section 2(b) of the Unlocking Consumer Choice and
Wireless Competition Act (17 U.S.C. 1201 note; Public Law 113-
144) is amended by striking ``Assistant Secretary for
Communications and Information of the Department of Commerce''
and inserting ``Under Secretary of Commerce for Communications
and Information''.
(7) Communications satellite act of 1962.--Section
625(a)(1) of the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 (47
U.S.C. 763d(a)(1)) is amended, in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking ``Assistant Secretary'' and
inserting ``Under Secretary of Commerce''.
(8) Spectrum pipeline act of 2015.--The Spectrum Pipeline
Act of 2015 (47 U.S.C. 921 note; title X of Public Law 114-74)
is amended--
(A) in section 1002(1), in the heading, by striking
``Assistant secretary'' and inserting ``Under
secretary''; and
(B) by striking ``Assistant Secretary'' each place
the term appears and inserting ``Under Secretary''.
(9) Warning, alert, and response network act.--Section 606
of the Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act (47 U.S.C.
1205) is amended--
(A) by striking ``Assistant Secretary'' each place
the term appears and inserting ``Under Secretary''; and
(B) in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by
striking ``for7Communications'' and inserting ``for
Communications''.
(10) American recovery and reinvestment act of 2009.--
Section 6001 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009 (47 U.S.C. 1305) is amended by striking ``Assistant
Secretary'' each place the term appears and inserting ``Under
Secretary''.
(11) Middle class tax relief and job creation act of
2012.--Title VI of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation
Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.) is amended--
(A) in section 6001 (47 U.S.C. 1401)--
(i) by striking paragraph (4);
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (5)
through (32) as paragraphs (4) through (31),
respectively; and
(iii) by inserting after paragraph (31), as
so redesignated, the following:
``(32) Under secretary.--The term `Under Secretary' means
the Under Secretary of Commerce for Communications and
Information.''; and
(B) by striking ``Assistant Secretary'' each place
the term appears and inserting ``Under Secretary''.
(12) Ray baum's act of 2018.--The RAY BAUM'S Act of 2018
(division P of Public Law 115-141; 132 Stat. 348) is amended by
striking ``Assistant Secretary'' each place the term appears
and inserting ``Under Secretary''.
(13) Secure and trusted communications networks act of
2019.--Section 8 of the Secure and Trusted Communications
Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1607) is amended--
(A) in subsection (c)(1), in the heading, by
striking ``Assistant secretary'' and inserting ``Under
secretary''; and
(B) by striking ``Assistant Secretary'' each place
the term appears and inserting ``Under Secretary''.
(14) Title 51, united states code.--Section 50112(3) of
title 51, United States Code, is amended, in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``Assistant Secretary''
each place the term appears and inserting ``Under Secretary''.
(15) Consolidated appropriations act, 2021.--The
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is
amended--
(A) in title IX of division N--
(i) in section 902(a)(2), in the heading,
by striking ``Assistant secretary'' and
inserting ``Under secretary'';
(ii) in section 905--
(I) in subsection (a)(1), in the
heading, by striking ``Assistant
secretary'' and inserting ``Under
secretary'';
(II) in subsection (c)(3)(B), in
the heading, by striking ``assistant
secretary'' and inserting ``under
secretary''; and
(III) in subsection (d)(2)(B), in
the heading, by striking ``assistant
secretary'' and inserting ``under
secretary''; and
(iii) by striking ``Assistant Secretary''
each place the term appears and inserting
``Under Secretary''; and
(B) in title IX of division FF--
(i) in section 903(g)(2), in the heading,
by striking ``Assistant secretary'' and
inserting ``Under secretary''; and
(ii) by striking ``Assistant Secretary''
each place the term appears and inserting
``Under Secretary''.
(16) Infrastructure investment and jobs act.--The
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58) is
amended--
(A) in section 27003, by striking ``Assistant
Secretary'' each place the term appears and inserting
``Under Secretary'';
(B) in division F--
(i) in section 60102--
(I) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by
striking ``Assistant secretary'' and
inserting ``Under secretary'';
(II) in subsection (d)(1), by
striking ``Assistant secretary'' and
inserting ``Under secretary''; and
(III) in subsection (h)--
(aa) in paragraph (1)(B),
by striking ``assistant
secretary'' and inserting
``under secretary''; and
(bb) in paragraph
(5)(B)(iii), by striking
``assistant secretary'' and
inserting ``under secretary'';
(ii) in title III--
(I) in section 60302(5), by
striking ``Assistant secretary'' and
inserting ``Under secretary''; and
(II) in section 60305(d)(2)(B)(ii),
by striking ``assistant secretary'' and
inserting ``under secretary'';
(iii) in section 60401(a)(2), by striking
``Assistant secretary'' and inserting ``Under
secretary''; and
(iv) by striking ``Assistant Secretary''
each place the term appears and inserting
``Under Secretary''; and
(C) in division J, in title I, in the matter under
the heading ``distance learning, telemedicine, and
broadband program'' under the heading ``Rural Utilities
Service'' under the heading ``RURAL DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS'', by striking ``Assistant Secretary'' and
inserting ``Under Secretary''.
SEC. 102. NTIA CONSOLIDATED REPORTING ACT.
(a) Elimination of Certain Outdated or Completed Reporting
Requirements.--
(1) BTOP quarterly report.--Section 6001(d) of the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (47 U.S.C. 1305(d)) is
amended--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking the semicolon at
the end and inserting ``; and'';
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a period; and
(C) by striking paragraph (4).
(2) Certain reports required by national telecommunications
and information administration organization act.--Sections 154,
155, and 156 of the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration Organization Act are repealed.
(3) Initial report required by section 9202(a)(1)(G) of the
ndaa for fiscal year 2021.--Section 9202(a)(1)(G) of the
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2021 (47 U.S.C. 906(a)(1)(G)) is amended--
(A) in clause (ii), by redesignating subclauses
(I), (II), and (III) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii),
respectively, and conformin