FCC TECH Act

Summary

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.

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Timeline

1. 17 March 2011

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 17 March 2011

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1832-1833)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 17 March 2011

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 17 March 2011 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 17 March 2011

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 17 March 2011

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 17 March 2011

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Sponsors

• Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2] · R · Sponsor
• Mark Warner · D · Sponsor
• · sscm00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → FCC Commissioners' Technical Resource Enhancement Act