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| 114-hr-6531 | 114 | hr | 6531 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-12-20 | 2016-12-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. | House | Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] | TX | R | S000583 | 0 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2016 This bill authorizes specified National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) programs for FY2017. It modifies and states policy governing certain NASA space and exploration programs, including: the International Space Station and low-Earth orbit, Mars exploration, deep space exploration, and the Asteroid Robotic Redirect Mission. To Research, Evaluate, Assess, and Treat Astronauts Act or the TREAT Astronauts Act NASA may provide for: medical monitoring and diagnosis of former U.S. astronauts and former payload specialists for conditions potentially associated with human space flight, and the treatment of those astronauts and payload specialists for conditions associated with human space flight, including scientific and medical tests for psychological and medical conditions. NASA shall conduct a space technology program for the research and development of advanced space technologies. The bill requires the development of a strategic plan to guide NASA information technology operations and an information security plan for cybersecurity. | 2023-01-11T13:33:53Z | |
| 114-hr-6490 | 114 | hr | 6490 | American Innovation and Competitiveness Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-12-08 | 2016-12-08 | Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] | TX | R | S000583 | 0 | American Innovation and Competitiveness Act This bill requires the National Science Foundation (NSF) to maintain the intellectual merit and broader impacts criteria as the basis for evaluating grant proposals in the merit review process. The NSF shall issue and periodically update policy guidance for both NSF staff and other NSF merit review process participants on the importance of transparency and accountability to the outcomes made through the merit review process. The bill renames the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research as the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) and revises program requirements. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shall research information systems for future cybersecurity needs. The bill renames the National High Performance Computing Program as the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program and revises program requirements. The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) shall continue to coordinate federal research in high-energy physics, radiation biology, and fusion energy sciences. NIST shall implement a comprehensive strategic plan for laboratory programs expanding interactions with academia, international researchers, and industry, and commercial and industrial applications. The NSF shall: evaluate the existing and future needs, across all NSF-supported disciplines, for mid-scale projects; strengthen oversight and accountability over the full life-cycle of major multi-user research facility projects; and continue to review its efforts to sustain scientific efforts in the face of logistical challenges for the U.S. Antarctic Program. The Department of Commerce Office of Security shall directly manage NIST's law enforcement and site security programs through an assigned Director of Security for NIST. The Office of Management and Budget shall establish an interagency working group to reduce administrative burdens of federally funded researchers while protecting the public's inte… | 2023-01-11T13:33:54Z | |
| 114-hconres-180 | 114 | hconres | 180 | Expressing the sense of Congress that rates for inmate calling service should not exceed the affordable modified rates adopted by the Federal Communications Commission. | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-12-07 | 2016-12-07 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] | IL | D | R000515 | 0 | Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) rates for inmate calling service should not exceed the affordable modified rates adopted by the Federal Communications Commission as of the date this resolution is adopted, and (2) reduced inmate calling service rates should be implemented as soon as possible. | 2023-01-11T13:33:58Z | |
| 114-hr-6473 | 114 | hr | 6473 | To express the sense of Congress that information security is critical to the economic security of the United States and to direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to submit to Congress a report on the costs of information security. | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-12-07 | 2016-12-07 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] | MI | R | U000031 | 0 | This bill expresses the sense of Congress that information security is critical to U.S. economic security and should be protected to promote economic growth. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration must report on the costs to the U.S. economy of protecting information and systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction to provide information integrity, confidentiality, timely and reliable access, and authentication through digital credentials. The report must estimate the cost of: (1) security for computers, networks, software, storage systems, data transmission, equipment, and support services; (2) measures to mitigate and hedge against compromises of information systems; and (3) economic loss or harm caused by such compromises. | 2023-01-11T13:33:55Z | |
| 114-hr-6474 | 114 | hr | 6474 | To eliminate the daily newspaper cross-ownership rule of the Federal Communications Commission. | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-12-07 | 2016-12-07 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] | OR | R | W000791 | 7 | This bill eliminates the Federal Communications Commission's broadcast/newspaper cross-ownership ban, which prohibits a single entity, or parties under common control, from owning a daily newspaper and a full-power commercial broadcast station (AM, FM, or television) in the same market. | 2023-01-11T13:33:55Z | |
| 114-sconres-58 | 114 | sconres | 58 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that rates for inmate calling service should not exceed the affordable modified rate caps adopted by the Federal Communications Commission. | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-12-07 | 2016-12-07 | Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced in Senate: CR S6842) | Senate | Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001288 | 0 | Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) rates for inmate calling service should not exceed the affordable modified rate caps adopted by the Federal Communications Commission as of the date this resolution is adopted, and (2) reduced inmate calling service rates should be implemented swiftly. | 2023-01-11T13:34:42Z | |
| 114-hr-6441 | 114 | hr | 6441 | Video Visitation in Prisons Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-12-06 | 2016-12-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. | House | Rep. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL-8] | IL | D | D000622 | 0 | Video Visitation in Prisons Act of 2016 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations for video visitation services that allow inmates to make video calls to individuals outside a correctional facility, and amend its regulations on inmate calling services as necessary, to ensure that all charges and practices are just and reasonable. The regulations must include: caps on rates charged by service providers, a prohibition against charging flat rates, a prohibition against a provider requiring a correctional facility to restrict in-person visitation as a condition to providing a calling or video visitation service, a prohibition against the provider offering bundled services that include non-communications services, and video quality standards. The federal criminal code is amended to require the Bureau of Prisons to ensure that: video visitation does not supplant in-person visitation; privacy is maximized in the video areas and equipment; no persons other than corrections officers have authority over the terms of a prisoner's imprisonment, including visitation schedules or the ability to move within a correctional facility; and service providers provide a list of each video visitation and each fee charged to visitors and prisoners, offer free visits based on good behavior if authorized by the correctional facility, and submit quarterly compliance reports. | 2023-01-11T13:33:56Z | |
| 114-s-3501 | 114 | s | 3501 | Improving Broadband Access for Veterans Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-12-05 | 2016-12-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] | CT | D | B001277 | 1 | Improving Broadband Access for Veterans Act of 2016 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to submit to Congress a report on promoting broadband Internet access service for veterans, in particular low-income veterans and veterans residing in rural areas. In preparing the report, the FCC shall provide the public with notice and an opportunity to comment. | 2023-01-11T13:34:44Z | |
| 114-hr-6424 | 114 | hr | 6424 | NIST Plumbing Research Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-12-02 | 2016-12-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. | House | Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] | PA | D | C001090 | 5 | NIST Plumbing Research Act of 2016 This bill directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to: establish or designate a laboratory to conduct research on premise plumbing in relation to water safety, security, efficiency, sustainability, and resilience; conduct an organizational review of all research and other activities related to premise plumbing conducted by federal entities; and appoint one or more officers or employees of the NIST to liaise with non-federal entities that are conducting research or other activities related to premise plumbing. The bill defines "premise plumbing" as the water distribution system within the property lines of a property, including all buildings and permanent structures on such property. This term also includes building supply and distribution pipes, fixtures, fittings, water heaters, water-treating and water-using equipment, and all respective joints, connections, devices, and appurtenances. | 2023-01-11T13:33:57Z | |
| 114-hres-940 | 114 | hres | 940 | Expressing support for designation of December 3, 2016, as the "National Day of 3D Printing". | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-12-02 | 2016-12-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] | IL | D | F000454 | 1 | Supports the designation of a National Day of 3D Printing. Recognizes the economic impact of 3D printing and its positive implications for the U.S. advanced manufacturing sector. Encourages the promotion and celebration of 3D printing technology. | 2023-01-11T13:33:53Z | |
| 114-hr-6394 | 114 | hr | 6394 | Improving Broadband Access for Veterans Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-11-29 | 2016-12-07 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] | CA | D | M001166 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Improving Broadband Access for Veterans Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to submit to Congress a report on promoting broadband Internet access service for veterans, in particular low-income veterans and veterans residing in rural areas. In preparing the report, the FCC shall provide the public with notice and an opportunity to comment. | 2023-01-11T13:33:57Z | |
| 114-hres-932 | 114 | hres | 932 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to third-party charges on consumer telephone bills. | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-11-29 | 2016-12-06 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] | IL | D | S001145 | 4 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that protections against cramming should be improved and consumers should be empowered to stop unwanted third-party charges on their telephone bills. | 2023-01-11T13:33:53Z | |
| 114-hr-6254 | 114 | hr | 6254 | Don't Block LGBTQ Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-09-28 | 2016-09-28 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] | CA | D | H001034 | 11 | Don't Block LGBTQ Act of 2016 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit elementary schools, secondary schools, or libraries that receive discount rates for telecommunications services under the universal service support program from blocking Internet access to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer resources. The bill does not prohibit schools or libraries from blocking content that is obscene, child pornography, or harmful to minors. | 2023-01-11T13:33:40Z | |
| 114-hr-6294 | 114 | hr | 6294 | Geospatial Data Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-09-28 | 2016-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. | House | Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] | AR | R | W000821 | 2 | Geospatial Data Act of 2016 This bill establishes: (1) in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the Federal Geographic Data Committee (the committee), which shall be the lead entity in the executive branch for the development, implementation, and review of policies, practices, and standards relating to geospatial data; and (2) in the executive branch the National Geospatial Advisory Committee to provide advice and recommendations to the committee. The National Spatial Data Infrastructure (as defined in this bill) shall ensure that geospatial data from multiple sources is available and easily integrated to enhance the understanding of the physical and cultural world. The committee shall prepare a strategic plan for the implementation of the infrastructure consistent with national security, national defense, and emergency preparedness program policies regarding data accessibility. The committee shall operate GeoPlatform, an electronic service that provides access to geospatial data and metadata for geospatial data. Agencies whose functions involve geospatial data shall implement a strategy for advancing geographic information and related geospatial data activities appropriate to that agency's mission in support of the strategic plan for the infrastructure. Such agencies shall disclose each contract, cooperative agreement, grant, or other transaction that deals with geospatial data. Four years after enactment of this bill, federal funding shall not be made available for the collection, production, acquisition, maintenance, or dissemination of geospatial data that does not comply with applicable standards established by the committee. The committee and agencies using geospatial data shall rely upon and use private individuals and entities for the acquisition of commercially available surveying and mapping and the provision of geospatial services, to the maximum extent practical. | 2023-01-11T13:33:39Z | |
| 114-hres-916 | 114 | hres | 916 | Recognizing the impact of tribology on the United States economy and competitiveness in providing solutions to critical technical problems in manufacturing, energy production and use, transportation vehicles and infrastructure, greenhouse gas emissions, defense and homeland security, health care, mining safety and reliability, and space exploration, among others, and recognizing the need for increased research and development investments in tribology and related fields. | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-09-28 | 2016-09-28 | Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. | House | Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] | OH | D | R000577 | 1 | Recognizes the impact of tribology (a study that deals with the design, friction, wear, and lubrication of interacting surfaces in relative motion)on the United States economy and competitiveness in providing solutions to critical technical problems in various industries. Encourages federal agencies to develop and implement programs related to tribology. Encourages the formation of public-private partnerships to advance fundamental research and accelerate the development of tribology-related products. Encourages the National Academy of Engineering to conduct a survey on the status of tribology research in academia and government laboratories and to recommend a course of action to accelerate innovations in tribology. | 2023-01-11T13:33:36Z | |
| 114-hres-917 | 114 | hres | 917 | Congratulating The Optical Society on its 100th anniversary. | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-09-28 | 2016-09-28 | Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. | House | Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] | NY | D | S000480 | 2 | Congratulates the Optical Society on its 100th year anniversary. Reaffirms the crucial role that optics and photonics have played over the last 100 years and continue to play in the nation's economy and everyday lives. Recognizes the importance of continued investment in fundamental optics and photonics research. | 2023-01-11T13:33:36Z | |
| 114-hr-6165 | 114 | hr | 6165 | Improving Broadband Access for Veterans Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-09-26 | 2016-09-26 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] | CA | D | M001166 | 0 | Improving Broadband Access for Veterans Act of 2016 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to release a notice of inquiry that seeks public comment on the development of rules to promote broadband Internet access service for veterans, in particular those with low-incomes or who reside in rural areas. | 2023-01-11T13:33:44Z | |
| 114-hr-6147 | 114 | hr | 6147 | Apollo I Memorial Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-09-22 | 2016-10-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. | House | Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] | TX | D | J000126 | 19 | Apollo I Memorial Act This bill directs the Department of the Army to construct in Arlington National Cemetery a memorial marker in honor of the three crew members of the mission that became known as the Apollo I mission who died during a launch rehearsal test on January 27, 1967, at the Kennedy Space Center. | 2023-01-11T13:33:44Z | |
| 114-hr-6076 | 114 | hr | 6076 | TREAT Astronauts Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-09-20 | 2016-12-08 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] | TX | R | B001291 | 9 | To Research, Evaluate, Assess, and Treat Astronauts Act or the TREAT Astronauts Act (Sec. 3) This bill authorizes the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to provide for: the medical monitoring and diagnosis of a former U.S. government astronaut or former payload specialist for conditions that NASA considers potentially associated with human space flight; and the treatment of such an astronaut or payload specialist for conditions that NASA considers associated with human space flight, including scientific and medical tests for psychological and medical conditions. The bill requires that such medical monitoring, diagnosis, or treatment shall be provided without any deductible, copayment, or other cost sharing obligation. NASA may not require such an astronaut or payload specialist to participate in the medical monitoring, diagnosis, or treatment authorized by this bill. NASA shall protect the privacy of all medical records generated with respect to such medical monitoring, diagnosis, and treatment and accessible to NASA. The term "government astronaut" does not include individuals who are international partner astronauts. NASA shall arrange with an independent external organization to undertake an independent cost estimate of the cost to NASA and the federal government for the implementation and administration of the activities of NASA under this bill. NASA shall study any potential privacy or legal issues related to the possible sharing beyond the federal government of data acquired under the activities of NASA. The NASA Inspector General shall periodically audit or review NASA's activities to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse. | 2023-01-11T13:33:47Z | |
| 114-hr-6066 | 114 | hr | 6066 | Cybersecurity Responsibility and Accountability Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-09-19 | 2016-09-21 | Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. | House | Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5] | LA | R | A000374 | 3 | Cybersecurity Responsibility and Accountability Act of 2016 This bill requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to incorporate additional cybersecurity requirements in its computer standards for agency information systems and provide the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) with a process for agencies to implement those standards. NIST must also: (1) support development of information security training and certification for agency heads, (2) address agency-identified information security challenges and knowledge gaps, (3) assess information security statutory requirements, and (4) develop security standards for national security systems. The OMB must require the heads of agencies (currently, agencies generally) to: (1) report on the adequacy of their information security procedures, (2) provide for independent evaluations of information security practices, and (3) notify Congress and affected individuals of data breaches. Intelligence community agencies affected by data breaches must notify NIST. Chief information officers of agencies must collaborate with their agency head to designate chief information security officers (positions with job responsibilities to be developed by the OMB and NIST) to replace their current senior agency information security officers. Agencies must develop mandatory annual information security training and certification to ensure that agency heads understand federal cybersecurity policy regarding: (1) agency systems, (2) cyber-attacks and data breaches, and (3) not using private email servers or messaging systems for official communications. Agency heads must certify that their agencies meet information security standards and provide reasons for not meeting any standards. Agency heads must also develop annual plans to implement information security recommendations of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and inspectors general. If an agency head fails to implement such a recommendation, the reasons for the failure must be provided to the OMB for approva… | 2023-01-11T13:33:47Z | |
| 114-hr-6055 | 114 | hr | 6055 | Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-09-15 | 2016-09-15 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] | OH | D | K000009 | 0 | Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2016 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require television broadcasting station licensees and cable operators to make available annually free broadcast or cable time for political advertising. For political candidates in a statewide or national election whose parties received more than 2% of total votes in the most recent statewide or national election, the bill requires such television broadcast station licensees and cable operators to allot an equal amount (at least two hours) of free broadcast time each even-numbered year to each candidate. The bill also sets forth standards for allotting free broadcast time during the hours of 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., during specific periods before an election, and at comparable times of day and days of the week to candidates for the same office. Nothing in this bill, and no use of allotted free broadcast time, shall be construed to restrict a candidate's right to purchase other broadcast time. | 2023-01-11T13:33:47Z | |
| 114-hres-873 | 114 | hres | 873 | Urging that the policy of the United States should be that Government institutions use security measures known as cryptographic splitting, the strongest available form of data centric security, to secure sensitive and personal information for data at rest and data in motion. | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-09-15 | 2016-09-15 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] | NY | D | I000057 | 1 | Urges that it be U.S. policy that government institutions use security measures known as cryptographic splitting to secure sensitive and personal information. | 2023-01-11T13:33:37Z | |
| 114-s-3346 | 114 | s | 3346 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-09-15 | 2016-12-12 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] | TX | R | C001098 | 9 | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2016 TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS (Sec. 101) This bill authorizes appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for FY2017 for: exploration; space operations; science; aeronautics; space technology; education; safety, security, and mission services; construction and environmental compliance and restoration; and the NASA Inspector General. TITLE II--SUSTAINING NATIONAL SPACE COMMITMENTS (Sec. 201) The bill expresses the sense of Congress that NASA should be a multi-mission space agency and should have a balanced and robust set of core missions in space science, space technology, aeronautics, human space flight and exploration, and education. TITLE III--MAXIMIZING UTILIZATION OF THE ISS AND LOW-EARTH ORBIT (Sec. 301) The bill states that the primary objectives of the International Space Station (ISS) program shall be to: achieve the long-term goal and objectives for human space flight and exploration as specified in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010, and pursue a research program that advances knowledge and provides other benefits to the nation. The bill restates that it shall be U.S. policy, in consultation with its international partners in the ISS program, to support full and complete utilization of the ISS through at least 2024. In furthering such policy, NASA shall: pursue international, commercial, and intragovernmental means to maximize ISS logistics supply, maintenance, and operational capabilities, reduce risks to ISS systems sustainability, and offset and minimize U.S. operations costs relating to the ISS; utilize the ISS for the development of capabilities and technologies needed for the future of human space exploration beyond low-Earth orbit; and utilize the ISS for Science Mission Directorate missions in low-Earth orbit. (Sec. 302) It is the sense of Congress that: NASA should build upon the success of the Comm… | 2023-01-11T13:33:34Z | |
| 114-sres-562 | 114 | sres | 562 | A resolution expressing support for designation of the week of October 9, 2016, through October 15, 2016, as "Earth Science Week". | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-09-15 | 2016-09-28 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] | AK | R | M001153 | 10 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Supports the designation of the week of October 9-15, 2016, as Earth Science Week. Expresses strong support for the goals and ideals of Earth Science Week to increase understanding of and interest in the earth sciences at the local, state, national, and international levels. Recognizes the importance of education and public outreach efforts to ensure that the people of the United States gain a better understanding of and appreciation for the impact of the earth sciences on their daily lives. Encourages K-12 students to participate in local, state, and national events in connection with Earth Science Week and to get involved in the celebration by exploring artistic and academic applications of the earth sciences. | 2023-01-11T13:34:06Z | |
| 114-hr-6013 | 114 | hr | 6013 | Community Broadband Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-09-13 | 2016-09-13 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] | CA | D | E000215 | 2 | Community Broadband Act of 2016 This bill amends the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to bar states from prohibiting their state government, a political subdivision, or an Indian tribe from providing (i.e., serving as a "public provider" of) high-speed broadband telecommunications capabilities or services to persons or public or private entities. A public provider that regulates competing private providers of such telecommunications services may not discriminate in favor of itself or a provider that it owns. | 2023-01-11T13:33:49Z | |
| 114-sres-555 | 114 | sres | 555 | A resolution congratulating the Optical Society on its 100th anniversary. | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-09-13 | 2016-09-13 | Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5673) | Senate | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | NY | D | S000148 | 0 | Congratulates the Optical Society on its 100th anniversary. Reaffirms the critical role that optics and photonics have played over the last 100 years and continue to play in the U.S. economy and the lives of the people of the United States. Recognizes the importance of continued investment in fundamental optics and photonics research. | 2023-01-11T13:34:06Z | |
| 114-hr-5989 | 114 | hr | 5989 | United States and Israel Space Cooperation Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-09-09 | 2016-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Space. | House | Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] | WA | D | K000381 | 36 | United States and Israel Space Cooperation Act This bill directs the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to continue to work with the Israel Space Agency in identifying and cooperatively pursuing peaceful space exploration and science initiatives in areas of mutual interest. | 2023-01-11T13:33:50Z | |
| 114-hres-847 | 114 | hres | 847 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives about a national strategy for the Internet of Things to promote economic growth and consumer empowerment. | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-09-07 | 2016-09-12 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] | NJ | R | L000567 | 3 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should: (1) develop a national strategy to encourage development of the Internet of Things for connected technologies to empower consumers, foster future economic growth, and improve the nation's collective social well-being; (2) recognize the role of businesses in the future development of the Internet of Things; (3) engage in inclusive dialogue with industry and work cooperatively; and (4) determine if using the Internet of Things can improve the government's efficiency and effectiveness and cut waste, fraud, and abuse. Calls on U.S. innovators to commit to improving the quality of life for future generations by developing safe, new technologies aimed at tackling the most challenging societal issues facing the world. | 2023-01-11T13:33:38Z | |
| 114-s-3295 | 114 | s | 3295 | National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-09-07 | 2016-09-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5373) | Senate | Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] | TX | R | C001056 | 1 | National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to work with a consortium, including the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium, to support efforts to address cybersecurity risks and incidents, including threats or acts of terrorism. DHS may work with such a consortium to assist its national cybersecurity and communications integration center to: provide training to state and local first responders and officials, develop curriculums, and provide technical assistance; conduct cross-sector cybersecurity training and simulation exercises for state and local governments, critical infrastructure owners and operators, and private industry; help states and communities develop cybersecurity information sharing programs; and help incorporate cybersecurity risk and incident prevention and response into existing state and local emergency plans and continuity of operations plans. DHS's authority to carry out this bill terminates five years after its enactment. | 2023-01-11T13:33:35Z | |
| 114-hr-5795 | 114 | hr | 5795 | Forensic Science and Standards Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-07-14 | 2016-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. | House | Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] | TX | D | J000126 | 1 | Forensic Science and Standards Act of 2016 This bill establishes a National Forensic Science Research Initiative to improve, expand, and coordinate federal research in forensic sciences. The bill establishes a National Forensic Science Coordinating Office to coordinate with relevant federal agencies in the development of: (1) a unified federal research strategy; and (2) any necessary programs, policies, and budgets to support implementation of the research strategy. The National Science Foundation (NSF) shall contract with the National Research Council to develop a report: (1) identifying the most critical challenges in forensic science that require further research, and (2) making recommendations for research to address those challenges. The bill states that all external forensic science research grants awarded by federal agencies under this bill shall be subject to a competitive, merit-review process. The NSF shall: award forensic science basic research grants to improve the foundation and practice of forensic science; establish one or more multidisciplinary forensic research centers led by public-private partnerships between universities, industry, state or local entities, and federal agencies; and conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the NSF's full portfolio of forensic science research and education grants every four years. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shall establish: (1) a competitively selected Center of Excellence focusing on measurement sciences, technology, and standards in forensic science; and (2) scientific area committees to identify gaps in and opportunities for standards development in the forensic sciences. NIST and the Department of Justice (DOJ) shall establish a National Commission on Forensic Science to advise the agencies participating in the unified federal research strategy and review recommendations on standards development in forensic science. DOJ shall: encourage the broad adoption of forensic science standards, requiring each DOJ laboratory, an… | 2023-01-11T13:33:23Z | |
| 114-hr-5834 | 114 | hr | 5834 | Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-07-14 | 2016-07-14 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] | NY | D | E000179 | 1 | Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 2016 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit commercial mobile or data service providers from providing service on smart phones that: (1) have been reported to such provider as stolen by an authorized user, or (2) are listed as stolen on the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR). When a smart phone is reported stolen to a service provider, the provider must notify the CEIR with information necessary to identify the phone. Smart phones must be equipped with: (1) preloaded antitheft functionality at no additional cost to purchasers, or be capable of downloading such functionality at no cost; and (2) a mobile device identification number. A criminal penalty is established for anyone who violates prohibitions against: (1) removing, obliterating, tampering with, or altering a smart phone's mobile device identification number; (2) using, producing, trafficking in, having control or custody of, or possessing hardware or software, knowing it has been configured to engage in such identification number removal or alteration violations; or (3) selling a smart phone for which the identification number is listed as stolen on the CEIR. | 2023-01-11T13:33:22Z | |
| 114-hr-5843 | 114 | hr | 5843 | United States-Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-07-14 | 2016-11-30 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] | RI | D | L000559 | 1 | United States-Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a grant program to support cybersecurity research and development, and the demonstration and commercialization of cybersecurity technology, in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the State of Israel on Cooperation in Science and Technology for Homeland Security Matters, dated May 29, 2008, or a successor agreement. Grants may be awarded for social science research and technology intended to identify, protect against, respond to, and recover from cybersecurity threats. To be eligible for a grant, a project must be a joint venture between: (1) for-profit, nonprofit, or academic entities (including U.S. national laboratories) in the United States and Israel; or (2) the governments of the United States and Israel. Grants shall be awarded only for projects considered unclassified by both the United States and Israel. DHS must require cost sharing of at least 50% from nonfederal sources for grant activities, but it may reduce the nonfederal percentage if necessary on a case-by-case basis. DHS must establish an advisory board to monitor the impartial scientific and technical merit method by which grants are awarded and provide periodic reviews of the actions taken to carry out the program. The grant program terminates seven years after this bill's enactment. | 2023-01-11T13:33:21Z | |
| 114-hr-5877 | 114 | hr | 5877 | United States-Israel Advanced Research Partnership Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-07-14 | 2016-12-16 | Became Public Law No: 114-304. | House | Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4] | TX | R | R000601 | 2 | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on November 29, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) United States-Israel Advanced Research Partnership Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and the United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 to allow the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with the Department of State, to enter cooperative programs with Israel to enhance capabilities in cybersecurity through: the international cooperation program established by DHS's Under Secretary for Science and Technology to enter into cooperative research activities with foreign partner governments that are allies in the global war on terrorism, and the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA). The pilot project designation is removed from the HSARPA's cooperative research programs with Israel for border, maritime, and aviation security; explosives detection; and emergency services. The international cooperative activities report submitted every five years by the Science and Technology Homeland Security International Cooperative Programs Office must contain: (1) a status update on the progress of such international cooperative activities identified in the previous reporting period; and (2) a discussion of obstacles encountered in forming, executing, or implementing agreements for such activities. | 2023-04-24T20:39:47Z | |
| 114-hr-5906 | 114 | hr | 5906 | WiFi Capable Mobile Devices Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-07-14 | 2016-07-14 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] | VT | D | W000800 | 2 | WiFi Capable Mobile Devices Act of 2016 This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to issue rules to ensure that providers of mobile broadband Internet access service supported through the Lifeline Assistance Program offer mobile devices that are capable of: (1) receiving WiFi or other wireless broadband signals using unlicensed spectrum, and (2) sharing a mobile service connection (commonly referred to as "tethering") with other compatible hardware or devices. (The Lifeline program provides discounts on telephone service to qualifying low-income consumers.) The FCC must also provide incentives to such providers to work with schools and libraries to conduct outreach to those eligible for Lifeline assistance. | 2023-01-11T13:33:19Z | |
| 114-s-3218 | 114 | s | 3218 | Reaching Underserved Rural Areas to Lead on Telehealth Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-07-14 | 2016-07-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] | MS | R | W000437 | 1 | Reaching Underserved Rural Areas to Lead on Telehealth Act This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to remove regulatory limitations on the reimbursement amounts that certain large non-rural hospitals may receive for universal service support from the Healthcare Connect Fund, which provides support for high-capacity broadband connectivity to eligible health care providers. The FCC must allow an eligible non-rural health care provider to receive universal service support if: (1) the majority of locations it serves are in rural areas, and (2) the provider serves as a consortium leader of a group of health care provider sites that request support through a single application. | 2023-01-11T13:33:13Z | |
| 114-s-3259 | 114 | s | 3259 | Forensic Science and Standards Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-07-14 | 2016-07-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] | CT | D | B001277 | 0 | Forensic Science and Standards Act of 2016 This bill establishes a National Forensic Science Research Initiative, carried out by the Office of Science and Technology Policy, to improve, expand, and coordinate federal research in forensic sciences. The bill establishes a National Forensic Science Coordinating Office to coordinate with relevant federal agencies in the development of: (1) a unified federal research strategy; and (2) any necessary programs, policies, and budgets to support implementation of the research strategy. The National Science Foundation (NSF) shall contract with the National Research Council to develop a report: (1) identifying the most critical challenges in forensic science that require further research, and (2) making recommendations for research to address those challenges. The bill states that each external forensic science research grant awarded by a federal agency under this bill shall be subject to a specified competitive merit-review process. The NSF shall: award forensic science basic research grants to improve the foundation and practice of forensic science; support one or more forensic science research centers; and conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the NSF's full portfolio of forensic science research and education grants every four years. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shall establish: (1) a competitively selected Center of Excellence focusing on measurement sciences, technology, and standards in forensic science; and (2) scientific area committees to identify gaps in and opportunities for standards development in the forensic sciences. NIST and the Department of Justice (DOJ) shall establish a National Commission on Forensic Science to advise the agencies participating in the unified federal research strategy and review recommendations on standards development in forensic science. DOJ shall: encourage the broad adoption of forensic science standards, requiring each DOJ laboratory, and encouraging other federal forensic laboratories, to … | 2023-01-11T13:33:11Z | |
| 114-sres-548 | 114 | sres | 548 | A resolution celebrating the 40th anniversary of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Viking Mission Landing on the surface of Mars. | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-07-14 | 2016-07-14 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5193-5194; text as passed Senate: CR S5176-5177) | Senate | Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] | FL | D | N000032 | 4 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Commends the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the academic and industry contributors to the Viking Mission for leading the way in the exploration of Mars. Recognizes the importance of the Viking Mission to the long-term exploration of the solar system by NASA and to the search for life beyond Earth. Encourages NASA to continue on the path to landing American astronauts on the surface of Mars. | 2021-07-10T19:49:37Z | |
| 114-hr-5636 | 114 | hr | 5636 | National Institute of Standards and Technology Campus Security Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-07-06 | 2016-07-12 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | House | Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] | GA | R | L000583 | 4 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) National Institute of Standards and Technology Campus Security Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Commerce Office of Security to manage the law enforcement and security programs of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) directly through an assigned Director of Security. This bill shall be carried out without increasing the number of full time equivalent employees of Commerce, including the NIST. The Director of Security shall make periodic activities and security reports to the Under Secretary for Standards and Technology and to Congress. The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress, one year after enactment of this bill, on the costs and performance of the NIST Police Services Group. | 2023-01-11T13:33:29Z | |
| 114-hr-5639 | 114 | hr | 5639 | National Institute of Standards and Technology Improvement Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-07-06 | 2016-07-12 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | House | Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-4] | MI | R | M001194 | 10 | National Institute of Standards and Technology Improvement Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (NISTA) to authorize the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) of the Department of Commerce to serve as the President's principal advisor on standards policy pertaining to technological competitiveness and innovation ability. The NIST shall: facilitate standards-related information sharing and cooperation between federal agencies, participate in and support scientific and technical conferences, and perform pre-competitive measurement science and technology research with institutions of higher education and industry. (Sec. 3) The bill revises the membership of the Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology from a maximum of 15 to a minimum of 11, requiring that at least two-thirds of them (currently 10) be from U.S. industry. The Committee may consult with the National Research Council (NRC) in making recommendations regarding general policy for NIST. (Sec. 4) Commerce may undertake activities to give police protection to NIST buildings and other plant facilities, equipment, and property and persons located in them or associated with them. (Sec. 5) The bill revises requirements for research fellowships. The NIST may support, promote, and coordinate activities and efforts to enhance awareness and understanding of measurement sciences, standards, and technology. The Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program shall include no fewer than 20 fellows per fiscal year (currently, no fewer than 20 nor more than 120 new fellows per fiscal year). The bill eliminates the separate manufacturing fellowship and teacher science and technology enhancement programs. (Sec. 6) The three-year programmatic planning document for NIST shall describe how the NIST Director is addressing recommendations from the Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology. (Sec. 7) The NIST shall contract with the National Academy of Sciences to review NIST laboratory programs. The NIST shall cont… | 2023-01-11T13:33:28Z | |
| 114-hr-5583 | 114 | hr | 5583 | University Regulation Streamlining and Harmonization Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-06-24 | 2016-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. | House | Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] | IL | D | L000563 | 9 | University Regulation Streamlining and Harmonization Act of 2016 This bill directs the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to establish a Research Policy Board to review proposed federal regulations, as well as major policies and guidance governing the conduct of scientific and engineering research, at specified research institutions. The President shall appoint an Associate Administrator for the Academic Research Enterprise from within the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, who shall serve as a liaison between such office and the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). OMB shall exempt prime grant-receiving institutions from the monitoring of a subrecipient's single audit of institutional systems and business practices if certain circumstances exist. A single audit is an audit of a non-federal entity that includes its financial statements and federal awards. The threshold for purchases by research institutions using federal grant funds without requiring competitive quotations shall be at least $10,000. The OSTP shall establish a working group within the National Science and Technology Council to coordinate federal research funding agency policies in developing a central database of researcher information for research institutions to use when applying for research grants from federal scientific funding agencies. OMB shall periodically review estimates of the hours spent by research institutions in meeting the burdens imposed by federal research funding agencies under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 is amended to require the interagency public access committee to examine the procedures of federal science agencies in furnishing public access to the results of federally funded research and identify methods for reducing the burdens of compliance placed on those affected by agency public access policies. | 2023-01-11T13:32:43Z | |
| 114-hr-5572 | 114 | hr | 5572 | Protect Consumers from Phony Phone Charges Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-06-23 | 2016-06-23 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] | IL | D | S001145 | 4 | Protect Consumers from Phony Phone Charges Act of 2016 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to complete a rulemaking proceeding relating to the placing of unauthorized charges on a consumer's telephone bill (commonly referred to as "cramming"). The FCC must consider whether to issue a rule that requires blocking the placement of third-party charges on a consumer's wireline, wireless, or bundled services telephone bill under the criteria it relied upon when it entered into a consent decree relating to cramming with mobile voice and data service providers. | 2023-01-11T13:32:43Z | |
| 114-s-3084 | 114 | s | 3084 | American Innovation and Competitiveness Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-06-22 | 2017-01-06 | Became Public Law No: 114-329. | Senate | Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] | CO | R | G000562 | 4 | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 16, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) American Innovation and Competitiveness Act TITLE I--MAXIMIZING BASIC RESEARCH (Sec. 101) This bill requires the National Science Foundation (NSF) to maintain the intellectual merit and broader impacts criteria as the basis for evaluating grant proposals in the merit review process. (Sec. 102) The NSF shall issue and periodically update policy guidance for both NSF staff and other NSF merit review process participants on the importance of transparency and accountability to the outcomes made through the merit review process. (Sec. 103) The bill renames the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research as the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) and revises program requirements. (Sec. 104) The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shall: (1) research information systems for future cybersecurity needs; and (2) develop a process to research and identify, or if necessary, develop cryptography standards and guidelines for future cybersecurity needs, including quantum-resistant cryptography standards. The bill amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to authorize NIST to research the security of computers, computer networks, and computer data storage used in voting systems. Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Modernization Act of 2016 (Sec. 105) The bill renames the National High Performance Computing Program as the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program and revises program requirements. (Sec. 106) The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) shall continue to coordinate federal research in high-energy physics, radiation biology, and fusion energy sciences. (Sec. 107) NIST shall implement a comprehensive strategic plan for laboratory programs expanding interactions with academia, international researchers, and industry, and commercial and indust… | 2023-04-24T20:39:51Z | |
| 114-hr-5525 | 114 | hr | 5525 | End Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-06-16 | 2016-06-21 | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 207 - 143 (Roll no. 334). | House | Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] | GA | R | S001189 | 6 | End Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2016 This bill prohibits a provider of commercial mobile service or commercial mobile data service from receiving universal service support under the Communications Act of 1934 through the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) Lifeline program, which provides subsidies for discounts on monthly telephone or broadband service (e.g., Internet service on mobile phones) to qualifying low-income consumers. The FCC must continue to collect universal service contributions from telecommunications carriers through 2017 based on mobile service support provided in 2016 despite the bill's prohibition on Lifeline universal service support for mobile services. But the amounts collected for mobile services must be deposited in the Treasury for deficit reduction instead of being distributed for universal service support. | 2023-01-11T13:32:45Z | |
| 114-hr-5466 | 114 | hr | 5466 | Aeronautics Innovation Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-06-14 | 2016-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Space. | House | Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] | CA | R | K000387 | 7 | Aeronautics Innovation Act This bill expresses the sense of Congress that development of high-risk, precompetitive aerospace technology for use in commercial and military aircraft is a fundamental National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) role. NASA shall establish the following programs to demonstrate innovative advances in aeronautics and aviation: a low-boom supersonic aircraft program, three subsonic flight programs, and an unmannned aircraft (drone) operations program. NASA shall establish a pilot program to allow it to experiment with the crowdsourcing of early stage experimental aerospace vehicle design work to increase the speed, range, safety, and affordability of supersonic or hypersonic aircraft. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that hypersonic technologies and weapons will play an increasingly important role in our national security. The John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007, as amended, is further amended to revise the responsibilities of the Department of Defense (DOD) Joint Technology Office on Hypersonics in carrying out the DOD program on hypersonics to include developing a well-defined path for hypersonic technologies to transition to operational capabilities for the warfighter. The bill revises requirements for the Joint Technology Office roadmap for DOD hypersonics programs. DOD shall appoint an individual recognized in the field of hypersonics to serve as Director of the Joint Technology Office. The Office of Science and Technology Policy, through the National Science and Technology Council, shall ensure that federal hypersonics research, development, testing, and evaluation activities are coordinated pursuant to a disciplined investment plan. The Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the Office of Naval Research, and the appropriate Department of the Army science and technology entities may make grants to research institutions for research and development of hypersonics technology and related education and training. NASA shall establish … | 2023-01-11T13:32:47Z | |
| 114-hr-5459 | 114 | hr | 5459 | Cyber Preparedness Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-06-13 | 2016-09-27 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | House | Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11] | NY | R | D000625 | 3 | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 19, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Cyber Preparedness Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative to coordinate with the national cybersecurity and communications integration center (NCCIC) to provide state, local, and regional fusion centers with expertise on DHS cybersecurity resources. (A fusion center serves as a focal point within the state and local environment for the receipt, analysis, gathering, and sharing of threat-related information between the federal government and state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector partners.) DHS must: (1) provide timely access to technical assistance, risk management support, and incident response capabilities for cybersecurity threat indicators, defensive measures, risks, and incidents, including cybersecurity risks to equipment and technology related to the electoral process; (2) review cybersecurity risk information gathered by fusion centers to incorporate into DHS's cybersecurity risk information; and (3) disseminate cybersecurity risk information to fusion centers. Fusion center officers or intelligence analysts may be assigned from the NCCIC. Such officers and analysts must assist fusion centers in using cybersecurity risk information to develop a comprehensive and accurate threat picture. The NCCIC may include, and must share analysis and best practices with, state and major urban area fusion centers. (Sec. 3) States, local or tribal governments, or high-risk urban areas receiving grants to protect against terrorism under the Urban Area Security Initiative or the State Homeland Security Grant Program may use the funds to: (1) prepare for and respond to cybersecurity risks and incidents, and (2) develop statewide cyber threat information analysis and dissemination activities. (Sec. 4) The bill expresses the sense of… | 2023-01-11T13:32:47Z | |
| 114-hr-5418 | 114 | hr | 5418 | Protecting Internet Freedom Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-06-09 | 2016-06-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7] | WI | R | D000614 | 65 | Protecting Internet Freedom Act This bill prohibits the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information from allowing the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's responsibility for Internet domain name system functions, including the authoritative root zone file and the performance of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions, to cease unless a federal statute enacted after enactment of this bill expressly grants the Assistant Secretary such authority. The Assistant Secretary must certify to Congress that the U.S. government has: (1) secured sole ownership of the .gov and .mil top-level domains, and (2) entered into a contract with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers that provides the U.S. government with exclusive control and use of those domains in perpetuity. | 2023-01-11T13:32:49Z | |
| 114-s-3034 | 114 | s | 3034 | Protecting Internet Freedom Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-06-08 | 2016-06-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] | TX | R | C001098 | 10 | Protecting Internet Freedom Act This bill prohibits the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information from allowing the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's responsibility for Internet domain name system functions, including the authoritative root zone file and the performance of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions, to cease unless a federal statute enacted after enactment of this bill expressly grants the Assistant Secretary such authority. The Assistant Secretary must certify to Congress that the U.S. government has: (1) secured sole ownership of the .gov and .mil top-level domains, and (2) entered into a contract with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers that provides the U.S. government with exclusive control and use of those domains in perpetuity. | 2023-01-11T13:32:40Z | |
| 114-hr-5388 | 114 | hr | 5388 | Support for Rapid Innovation Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-06-07 | 2016-06-22 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | House | Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4] | TX | R | R000601 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Support for Rapid Innovation Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to support the research, development, testing, evaluation, and transition of cybersecurity technologies. Such research and development shall: advance the development and accelerate the deployment of more secure information systems, improve and create technologies for detecting attacks or intrusions, improve and create mitigation and recovery methodologies and development of resilient networks and information systems, support the review of source code that underpins critical infrastructure information systems, develop and support infrastructure and tools to support cybersecurity research and development efforts, assist the development and support of technologies to reduce vulnerabilities in industrial control systems, and develop and support cyber forensics and attack attribution capabilities. The Under Secretary shall: support projects carried out under this bill through their full life cycle; identify mature technologies that address existing or imminent cybersecurity gaps in public or private information systems and networks, identify and support necessary improvements, and introduce new cybersecurity technologies throughout the homeland security enterprise through partnerships and commercialization; and target federally funded cybersecurity research that demonstrates a high probability of successful transition to the commercial market within two years and that is expected to have a notable impact on information systems and networks. The bill: (1) extends the authority of the Secretary of DHS to carry out a research and development projects pilot program until September 30, 2020; (2) requires a DHS component to obtain the Secretary's approval before utilizing authorit… | 2023-01-11T13:32:50Z | |
| 114-s-3026 | 114 | s | 3026 | ROBOCOP Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-06-07 | 2016-06-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | NY | D | S000148 | 5 | Repeated Objectionable Bothering of Consumers on Phones Act or the ROBOCOP Act This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to expand the prohibition against knowingly transmitting inaccurate caller identification information to apply to: (1) persons outside the United States if the recipient is within the United States, or (2) text messages. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must prescribe regulations that require providers of telecommunications services or IP-enabled voice services, for no additional charge, to enable technology for: (1) subscribers originating a telephone call to verify the accuracy of their caller identification information; and (2) subscribers receiving a call to use, with the option to disable, technology to determine whether an incoming call is verified as providing caller identification information that accurately identifies the person originating the call and to prevent the subscriber from receiving a call that is not verified. Service providers must also offer a free option for subscribers receiving a call to: (1) identify a call as originating from an automatic telephone dialing system or as using an artificial or prerecorded voice, and (2) prevent themselves from receiving such a call unless it is made by a public safety entity or the subscriber provides prior consent to receive the call. The FCC must provide an exemption process for subscribers originating a call to demonstrate: (1) their legitimate need to provide misleading or inaccurate information (such as a call to conduct an activity of a domestic violence shelter or medical practice), or (2) that the FCC has exempted a call for law enforcement purposes or because of a court order. The bill allows private actions to enjoin or recover damages for violations of the FCC's caller identification technology standards. States may bring civil actions for a pattern or practice of a failure to provide such technology or options. The bill also subjects to civil forfeiture penalties, criminal fines, or state actions persons w… | 2023-01-11T13:32:40Z | |
| 114-hr-5378 | 114 | hr | 5378 | To prohibit the National Science Foundation from conducting a study of the history of standards and standardization in the United States. | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-05-27 | 2016-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. | House | Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5] | AZ | R | S000018 | 0 | This bill prohibits the National Science Foundation from using or furnishing to others funds to study the history of standards and standardization in the United States, including standards related to uniform systems of weights, measures, timekeeping, electrical units, and product specifications governing everything from screw threads to paper sizes. | 2023-01-11T13:32:57Z | |
| 114-s-2997 | 114 | s | 2997 | Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-05-26 | 2016-12-06 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 702. | Senate | Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] | WA | D | C000127 | 5 | Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that voluntary policies outlined in the Wireless Network Resiliency Cooperative Framework should be adhered to by all parties to aid consumers, 9-1-1 professionals, first responders, and local governments in accessing communication services during emergencies. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must publish a study on the public safety benefits, technical feasibility, and cost of providing the public with access to 9-1-1 services during times of emergency when mobile service is unavailable, through: telecommunications service provider-owned WiFi access points and other communications technologies operating on unlicensed spectrum, without requiring any login credentials; non-telecommunications service provider-owned WiFi access points; and other alternative means. The types of emergencies subject to this bill are: (1) occasions or instances under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for which the President determines that federal assistance is needed to supplement state and local efforts and capabilities to save lives and to protect property and public health and safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in any part of the United States; or (2) an emergency declared by the governor of a state or U.S. territory. The FCC's study must consider communications network provider liability, network operational security, and any existing actions or authorities among the states. The Government Accountability Office must report on: (1) how executive departments can better ensure that essential communications services remain operational during emergencies, and (2) whether a nationwide directory of points of contact among providers of essential communications services is needed to facilitate the rapid restoration of services damaged during emergencies. The Stafford Act is amended to expand the categories of essential communications service providers that may access … | 2023-01-11T13:32:52Z | |
| 114-hr-5329 | 114 | hr | 5329 | Securing America's Internet Domains Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-05-25 | 2016-05-25 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3] | PA | R | K000376 | 4 | Securing America's Internet Domains Act of 2016 This bill requires the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to exercise an option to extend through September 30, 2019, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions contract (a contract between the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers [ICANN] under which ICANN is required to perform IANA functions), unless the Assistant Secretary certifies to Congress that the U.S. government has: secured sole ownership of the .gov and .mil top-level domains, and entered into a contract with ICANN that provides the United States with exclusive control and use of such domains in perpetuity. | 2023-01-11T13:32:59Z | |
| 114-hr-5312 | 114 | hr | 5312 | Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Modernization Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-05-24 | 2016-06-14 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | House | Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18] | IL | R | L000585 | 8 | Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Modernization Act of 2016 (Sec. 5) This bill amends the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 to rename the National High-Performance Computing program as the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program. The program, in addition to its current requirements, shall: promote increased understanding of the scientific principles of cyber-physical systems and improve methods available for the design, development, and operation of those that are characterized by high reliability, safety, and security; conduct or arrange for research and development on human-computer interactions, visualization, and big data, as well as the enhancement of cybersecurity; and create a research framework to leverage cyber-physical systems, high capacity and high speed communication networks, and large-scale data analytics to integrate city-scale information technology and physical infrastructures. The Office of Science and Technology Policy shall encourage and monitor the efforts of agencies participating in the program to allocate the resources and management attention necessary to ensure that the strategic plan is executed effectively and that program objectives are met. Annual reports on the implementation of the program shall, among other things, furnish: a list of the senior steering groups and strategic plans that address research areas of emerging importance, and a description of the workshops and other activities conducted. Each chair of the advisory committee on networking and information technology (currently on high-performance computing) shall meet membership qualifications, and may be a member of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Participating federal agencies, working through the National Science and Technology Council and with the assistance of the National Coordination Office (established by this bill), shall develop, and update every five years, a strategic plan for the program. The plan sha… | 2023-01-11T13:32:50Z | |
| 114-hr-5236 | 114 | hr | 5236 | RESPONSE Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-05-13 | 2016-05-24 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E776) | House | Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] | CA | D | E000215 | 0 | Requesting Emergency Services and Providing Origination Notification Systems Everywhere Act of 2016 or the RESPONSE Act of 2016 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to adopt rules to ensure that call location information is conveyed with 9-1-1 calls, including calls from multi-line telephone systems, regardless of the technological platform used. | 2023-01-11T13:33:02Z | |
| 114-hres-727 | 114 | hres | 727 | Supporting the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity. | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-05-12 | 2016-05-12 | Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] | RI | D | L000559 | 0 | Expresses support for the purposes and goals of the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity. Declares that the House of Representatives will work closely with the Commission to identify bold new approaches to enable a thriving, secure, and reliable U.S. digital economy and will recommend Commission members. | 2023-01-11T13:32:57Z | |
| 114-s-2926 | 114 | s | 2926 | Science Prize Competitions Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-05-12 | 2016-05-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] | NM | D | U000039 | 0 | Science Prize Competitions Act of 2016 This bill amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 regarding prize competitions, including to allow an agency to waive insurance requirements. Each prize competition shall be published on a publicly accessible government website rather than in the Federal Register. | 2023-01-11T13:32:54Z | |
| 114-hr-5089 | 114 | hr | 5089 | RADAR Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-04-28 | 2016-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. | House | Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3] | LA | R | B001255 | 0 | Reducing America's Destructive Atmospheric Risks Act or the RADAR Act This bill directs the Department of Commerce to: (1) maintain and operate at least one Doppler weather radar site within 55 miles of each state's capital city in the United States, and (2) ensure that each radar is available to the office of the National Weather Service that serves that city. Commerce shall ensure that each radar conforms with the same standards that apply to radars operated through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including standards relating to the use of dual-polarization technology or other technologies included in Weather Surveillance Radar, 1988, Doppler (WSR-88D) radars. When determining the location for construction of a radar meeting the requirements of this Act, Commerce shall consider nearby counties that have populations over 130,000 and do not otherwise have radar beam coverage below 10,00 feet from such Doppler radars. Commerce shall report to Congress on the Doppler weather radar sites that need to be constructed or acquired to meet this Act's requirements. | 2023-01-11T13:31:33Z | |
| 114-hr-5117 | 114 | hr | 5117 | DIGIT Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-04-28 | 2016-04-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. | House | Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] | MN | R | P000594 | 1 | Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act or the DIGIT Act This bill requires the Department of Commerce to convene a working group of federal stakeholders to provide recommendations and a report to Congress regarding the Internet of Things (IoT) for the growing number of connected and interconnected devices. The bill establishes a steering committee to be composed of stakeholders outside the federal government to advise the working group. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that IoT policies should maximize the potential and development of the IoT to benefit all stakeholders, including businesses, governments, and consumers. The working group must: (1) identify federal laws and regulations, grant practices, budgetary or jurisdictional challenges, and other sector-specific policies that inhibit IoT development; (2) consider policies or programs that encourage and improve coordination among federal agencies with IoT jurisdiction; (3) implement recommendations from the steering committee; and (4) examine how federal agencies can benefit from, use, and prepare for the IoT. The working group must consult with nongovernmental stakeholders. The steering committee must advise the working group about spectrum needs, individual privacy, security, and any international proceedings or negotiations affecting the IoT. Within 18 months after enactment of this bill, the working group must report its findings and recommendations, its reasons for inaction on steering committee recommendations, and an accounting of any progress by federal agencies to implement recommendations. The Federal Communications Commission must seek public comment on the IoT's spectrum needs and submit a summary of those comments to Congress. | 2023-01-11T13:31:32Z | |
| 114-s-2889 | 114 | s | 2889 | American Innovators and Entrepreneurs Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-04-28 | 2016-04-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] | DE | D | C001088 | 2 | American Innovators and Entrepreneurs Act This bill amends the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2010 to direct the National Science Foundation (NSF) to: carry out an Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program to award grants for entrepreneurship and commercialization education to science and engineering researchers and students and institutions of higher education to increase the economic impact of federally funded research; and develop and provide access through specified Nodes, Sites, and Teams to I-Corps program curriculum by supporting entrepreneurship and commercialization education and training for faculty, students, postdoctoral fellows, and other science and engineering researchers. The purpose of grants shall be to increase the capacity of science and engineering researchers and students to engage successfully in entrepreneurial activities and to help transition the results of federally funded research into the marketplace. The Treasury may: locate and recover U.S. government assets on behalf of any executive, judicial, or legislative agency; and retain a portion of recovered amounts to cover administrative and operational costs associated with locating and recovering those assets. | 2023-01-11T13:33:06Z | |
| 114-hr-5049 | 114 | hr | 5049 | NSF Major Research Facility Reform Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-04-26 | 2016-06-15 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | House | Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] | GA | R | L000583 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 13, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) NSF Major Research Facility Reform Act of 2016 (Sec. 3) This bill directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) to maintain a Large Facilities Office to support its research directorates in the development, implementation, and assessment of major multi-user research facilities. The NSF shall appoint a senior agency official to head the Office, whose responsibility shall be to oversee development, construction, and transfer to operations of major multi-user facilities across the NSF. The bill requires: an external cost proposal analysis for any major multi-user research facility; the resolution of all issues identified, including any unjustified or questionable cost items; and biennial incurred cost audits of any such facility. The NSF shall not make any award which arranges for contributions to an awardee's contingency reserve. (Contingency is the part of a budget estimate of future costs associated with possible events or conditions arising from causes whose precise outcome is indeterminable at the time of estimate, and that experience shows will likely result, in aggregate, in additional costs for the approved activity or project.) The NSF shall update its Large Facilities Manual and any other applicable guidance for estimating, monitoring, and accounting for contingencies on major multi-user research facilities. The updated policy shall state that the NSF: (1) may only include contingency amounts in an award meeting specified criteria; and (2) shall retain control over funds budgeted for contingency, but may disburse budgeted contingency funds incrementally to an awardee to ensure project stability and continuity. An awardee shall: (1) furnish verifiable documentation to support proposed contingency amounts, and (2) support requests for the release of contingency funds with evidence of a bona fide need and reasonable and allowable allocations to the performance baselin… | 2023-01-11T13:31:34Z | |
| 114-hr-5041 | 114 | hr | 5041 | To prohibit the National Science Foundation from conducting a study to determine which facets of social interaction about politics are most stress inducing, for which kinds of people, and in which contexts. | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-04-21 | 2016-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. | House | Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5] | AZ | R | S000018 | 0 | This bill prohibits the National Science Foundation from using or providing funds to others to conduct a study to determine which facets of social interaction about politics are most stress-inducing, for which kinds of people, and in which contexts. | 2023-01-11T13:31:34Z | |
| 114-s-2817 | 114 | s | 2817 | Space Weather Research and Forecasting Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-04-19 | 2016-11-28 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 689. | Senate | Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] | MI | D | P000595 | 4 | Space Weather Research and Forecasting Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to: coordinate the development and implementation of federal government activities to improve the nation's ability to prepare, avoid, mitigate, respond to, and recover from potentially devastating impacts of space weather events; and coordinate the activities of the National Space Weather Program members. The National Science and Technology Council shall establish an interagency working group on space weather, including representatives of the federal agencies participating in the National Space Weather Program, and of other federal agencies, as appropriate. In order to understand and respond to the adverse effects of space weather, such program shall leverage capabilities across participating federal agencies. It is the sense of Congress that the interagency collaboration between NASA and NOAA on terrestrial weather observations provides: an effective mechanism for improving weather and climate data collection while avoiding unnecessary duplication of capabilities across federal agencies, and an agency collaboration model that could benefit space weather observations. NASA and NOAA shall enter into at least one interagency agreement that provides for cooperation and collaboration in the development of space weather spacecraft, instruments, and technologies. It is U.S. policy to establish and sustain a baseline capability for space weather observations. The OSTP, in coordination with NOAA, NASA, NSF, and DOD, shall develop an integrated strategy for solar and solar wind observations beyond the lifetime of current assets that considers the provision of: solar wind measurements and other measurements essential to space weather forecasting, and solar and space weather measurements important for scientific purposes. In developing such strategy, the OSTP shall consider small satellite options, hosted payloads, commercial options, international options, and prize authority. In or… | 2023-01-11T13:33:08Z | |
| 114-hr-4945 | 114 | hr | 4945 | American Space Renaissance Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-04-14 | 2016-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Space. | House | Rep. Bridenstine, Jim [R-OK-1] | OK | R | B001283 | 1 | American Space Renaissance Act This bill directs the President to develop: a doctrine for the Armed Forces and the intelligence community governing the U.S. response to efforts by state and nonstate actors deliberately to deny the United States or its allies or partners access to space or space operations, or degrade or destroy any of their government or commercial space assets; and a doctrine for the Armed Forces with respect to the rules of engagement for space forces. The Department of Defense (DOD) shall designate a DOD official to be Principal Defense Space Advisor on all space matters. DOD shall: develop and implement a strategy to increase interoperability across DOD space and cyberspace enterprises between systems that electronically share cyberspace situational awareness and space situational awareness data, and assess desirable protection capabilities to enhance integration of commercial space systems into national security space architectures. The President shall establish a National Executive Committee on Weather. DOD shall: develop a follow-on geomagnetic storm warning capability, carry out a pilot program to assess the potential viability of using commercial weather data in DOD weather modeling and forecasting, and establish a program to award up to four launch services contracts for venture-class launch missions. The Air Force shall contract with a private entity to carry out Satellite Control Network operations. The bill requires U.S. aeronautical and space activities to contribute materially to: the expansion of the human sphere of influence throughout the Solar System, being among the first to arrive at a destination in space and open it for subsequent use and development, and creation of infrastructure precursors to support future use and development of space. The bill establishes the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Leadership and Advising Commission. NASA shall develop: a 20-year plan that outlines broad goals, including a designated five-year range for… | 2023-01-11T13:31:38Z | |
| 114-hr-4932 | 114 | hr | 4932 | ROBOCOP Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-04-13 | 2016-04-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. | House | Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] | CA | D | S001175 | 21 | Repeated Objectionable Bothering of Consumers on Phones Act or the ROBOCOP Act This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to expand the prohibition against knowingly transmitting inaccurate caller identification information to apply to: (1) persons outside the United States if the recipient is within the United States, or (2) text messages. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must prescribe regulations that require providers of telecommunications services or IP-enabled voice services, for no additional charge, to enable technology for: (1) subscribers originating a telephone call to verify the accuracy of their caller identification information; and (2) subscribers receiving a call to use, with the option to disable, technology to determine that an incoming call is verified as providing caller identification information that accurately identifies the person originating the call or to prevent the subscriber from receiving such a call. Service providers must also offer a free option for subscribers receiving a call to: (1) identify a call as originating from an automatic telephone dialing system or as using an artificial or prerecorded voice, and (2) prevent themselves from receiving such a call unless it is made by a public safety entity or the subscriber provides prior consent to receive the call. The FCC must provide an exemption process for subscribers originating a call to demonstrate: (1) their legitimate need to provide misleading or inaccurate information (such as a call to conduct an activity of a domestic violence shelter or medical practice), or (2) that the FCC has exempted a call for law enforcement purposes or because of a court order. The bill allows private actions to enjoin or recover damages for violations of the FCC's caller identification technology standards. States may bring civil actions for a pattern or practice of a failure to provide such technology or options. The bill also subjects to civil forfeiture penalties, criminal fines, or state actions persons who intentionally caus… | 2023-01-11T13:31:38Z | |
| 114-hres-670 | 114 | hres | 670 | Expressing support for the designation of May 5, 2016, as a "National Day of Reason" and recognizing the importance of reason in the betterment of humanity. | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-04-12 | 2016-04-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] | CA | D | H001034 | 3 | Expresses support for the designation of a National Day of Reason. Encourages people to observe such Day by focusing on the employment of reason, critical thought, the scientific method, and free inquiry to the resolution of human problems. | 2023-01-11T13:31:30Z | |
| 114-s-2784 | 114 | s | 2784 | STEM Opportunities Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-04-12 | 2016-04-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1913-1915) | Senate | Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] | HI | D | H001042 | 10 | STEM Opportunities Act of 2016 This bill directs the Office of Science and Technology Policy to establish a STEM Inclusion Interagency Working Group which shall focus on the creation of a more diverse and inclusive STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) workforce. The National Science Foundation (NSF) shall strengthen the goals and activities of the ADVANCE (Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers) program to focus on increasing the recruitment, retention, and success of all women in STEM, including minorities and persons with disabilities. The NSF shall: award a grant for the establishment of at least one Center for Excellence for Inclusion in STEM; collect institution-level data on the demographics of STEM faculty at different types of institutions of higher education; award grants to institutions of higher education (or their consortia) to implement or expand evidence-based reforms for recruiting, retaining, and advancing students, fellows, trainees, and faculty from underrepresented groups in STEM; and administer three specified Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring to recognize annually outstanding mentoring in STEM fields in primary, secondary, and higher education. | 2023-01-11T13:31:26Z | |
| 114-sres-411 | 114 | sres | 411 | A resolution expressing support for the goals and ideals of the biennial USA Science & Engineering Festival in Washington, DC, and designating April 11 through April 17, 2016, as "National Science and Technology Week". | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-04-04 | 2016-04-04 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1642-1643; text as passed Senate: CR S1642-1643) | Senate | Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] | DE | D | C001088 | 2 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses support for the goals and ideals of the USA Science & Engineering Festival to promote scholarship in science and an interest in scientific research and development. Supports a festival, such as the USA Science & Engineering Festival, that focuses on the importance of science and engineering to the daily life of each individual in the United States through exhibits on topics including human spaceflight, medicine, engineering, biotechnology, physics, and astronomy. Designates April 11-17, 2016, as National Science and Technology Week. | 2021-07-10T19:48:59Z | |
| 114-hr-4860 | 114 | hr | 4860 | United States - Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-03-23 | 2016-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. | House | Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] | RI | D | C001084 | 41 | United States - Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation Act This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a joint United States-Israel Cybersecurity Center of Excellence based in the United States and Israel to leverage the experience, knowledge, and expertise of institutions of higher education, the private sector, and government entities in cybersecurity and protection of critical infrastructure. The center may promote joint research and development, share best practices and access to American and Israeli innovation, and strengthen partnerships between the United States and Israeli entities. DHS may carry out a program to award an annual competitive prize to stimulate innovation to advance the center's mission. | 2023-01-11T13:31:49Z | |
| 114-hr-4865 | 114 | hr | 4865 | Nanotechnology Advancement and New Opportunities Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-03-23 | 2016-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. | House | Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] | CA | D | H001034 | 0 | Nanotechnology Advancement and New Opportunities Act This bill directs the Department of Commerce, if $100 million is made available from the private sector for establishing a Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership, to establish such a Partnership to provide funding for precommercial nanomanufacturing research and development projects. The Partnership may provide funding through direct investments in specified mechanisms designed to advance nanomanufacturing. Commerce shall establish an advisory board to assist it in carrying out the Partnership. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to allow a tax credit for the purchase of qualified nanotechnology developer stock. Commerce may establish within the Technology Administration a grant program to support the establishment and development of incubators (entities affiliated with or housed in degree-granting institutions that provide space and coordinated and specialized services to certain entrepreneurial businesses). Commerce shall establish a Nanotechnology Startup Advisory Council. The National Science Foundation (NSF) shall establish a Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center for the development of computer aided design tools for nanotechnology applications. The bill requires the establishment of nanotechnology research grant programs by: (1) the Department of Energy (DOE) to address the need for clean, cheap, renewable energy; (2) the Environmental Protection Agency to address technologies for remediation of pollution and other environmental protection technologies; (3) the Department of Homeland Security to address the need for sensors and other materials related to homeland security needs; and (4) the Department of Health and Human Services to address health-related applications of nanotechnology. The National Nanotechnology Coordination Office shall transmit a nanotechnology research strategy establishing priorities for the federal government and industry. The bill amends the IRC to: (1) allow a tax credit for nanotechnology education an… | 2023-01-11T13:31:49Z | |
| 114-hr-4884 | 114 | hr | 4884 | CURB Lifeline Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-03-23 | 2016-04-19 | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 11 . | House | Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] | GA | R | S001189 | 8 | Controlling the Unchecked and Reckless Ballooning of Lifeline Act of 2016 or the CURB Lifeline Act of 2016 This bill prohibits the total amount of annual support that may be provided through the Lifeline program of the Federal Communications Commission from exceeding $1.5 billion. Support provided through the Lifeline program may not be applied to: (1) any amount charged to a consumer for the sale, lease, or other provision of a mobile telephone or similar device; or (2) mobile service if the service offering is limited to voice communications service. | 2023-01-11T13:31:49Z | |
| 114-hr-4752 | 114 | hr | 4752 | Space Exploration, Development, and Settlement Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-03-16 | 2016-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Space. | House | Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48] | CA | R | R000409 | 0 | Space Exploration, Development, and Settlement Act of 2016 This bill requires the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to encourage and support the development of permanent space settlements. Expanding permanent human presence beyond low-Earth orbit in a way that enables human settlement and a thriving space economy shall be an objective of U.S. aeronautical and space activities. NASA shall obtain, produce, and provide information related to all issues important for the development of a thriving space economy and the establishment of human space settlements. | 2023-01-11T13:31:53Z | |
| 114-hr-4755 | 114 | hr | 4755 | Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and Explorers (INSPIRE) Women Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-03-16 | 2016-09-26 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 644. | House | Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] | VA | R | C001105 | 9 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and Explorers (INSPIRE) Women Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to encourage women and girls to study science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), pursue careers in aerospace, and further advance the nation's space science and exploration efforts through support of the following initiatives: NASA GIRLS and NASA BOYS; Aspire to Inspire; and Summer Institute in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Research. (Sec. 4) NASA shall submit to Congress a specified plan on how NASA can best facilitate and support both current and retired astronauts, scientists, engineers, and innovators, including early career female astronauts, scientists, engineers, and innovators, to engage with K-12 female STEM students and inspire the next generation of women to consider participating in STEM fields and to pursue careers in aerospace. | 2023-01-11T13:31:53Z | |
| 114-hr-4742 | 114 | hr | 4742 | Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-03-15 | 2016-09-26 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 643. | House | Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] | CT | D | E000293 | 10 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act (Sec. 3) This bill amends the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act to authorize the National Science Foundation to encourage its entrepreneurial programs to recruit and support women to extend their focus beyond the laboratory and into the commercial world. | 2023-01-11T13:31:53Z | |
| 114-hr-4743 | 114 | hr | 4743 | National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-03-15 | 2016-05-17 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | House | Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] | TX | D | C001091 | 6 | National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to work with a consortium, including the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium, to support efforts to address cybersecurity risks and incidents, including threats or acts of terrorism. Such a consortium must be composed primarily of nonprofit entities, including academic institutions, that develop, update, and deliver cybersecurity training in support of homeland security. DHS may work with such a consortium to assist its national cybersecurity and communications integration center to: provide training to state and local first responders and officials, develop curriculums, and provide technical assistance; conduct cross-sector cybersecurity training and simulation exercises, including for state and local governments, critical infrastructure owners and operators, and private industry; help states and communities develop cybersecurity information sharing programs; and help incorporate cybersecurity risk and incident prevention and response into existing state and local emergency plans and continuity of operations plans. In selecting a consortium, DHS must consider: (1) any prior experience conducting cybersecurity training and exercises for state and local entities, and (2) the geographic diversity of its members to cover different regions across the United States. DHS must conduct outreach to universities and colleges regarding opportunities to support efforts to address cybersecurity risks and incidents. DHS's authority to carry out this bill terminates five years after its enactment. | 2023-01-11T13:31:53Z | |
| 114-s-2644 | 114 | s | 2644 | FCC Reauthorization Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-03-07 | 2016-09-20 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 637. | Senate | Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] | SD | R | T000250 | 1 | FCC Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Sec. 4) This bill reauthorizes the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for FY2017-FY2018. The bill designates amounts for: (1) the FCC's office of inspector general, and (2) the FCC to move to a new facility or reconfigure its existing facility. (Sec. 5) The bill allows a person chosen to fill a commissioner's vacancy on the FCC to continue to serve after the expiration of the fixed term of the commissioner that the person succeeds until a successor has taken office. But the person filling the vacancy may not continue to serve after the session of Congress that begins after the expiration of the fixed term of the commissioner that the person succeeds. (Sec. 6) The FCC must submit concurrently to Congress a copy of any budget estimates, requests, or legislative recommendations that it submits to the President or the Office of Management and Budget. No U.S. officer or agency may require the FCC to obtain that officer's or agency's approval before the FCC submits legislative recommendations to Congress. The FCC inspector general must concurrently submit its semiannual reports on the FCC's activities to both the FCC and Congress. (Sec. 7) The Government Accountability Office (GAO) must recommend adjustments to the FCC's regulatory fee structure in a report that considers: (1) the FCC's workload, (2) benefits to payors, and (3) whether the current fee structure has a disparate impact on certain technologies or small-sized payors. (Sec. 8) The Universal Service Antideficiency Temporary Suspension Act is amended to extend through FY2018 provisions rendering the Antideficiency Act inapplicable to: (1) amounts collected or received as universal service contributions, or (2) expenditures or obligations of such contributions. (Sec. 9) Any deposits that the FCC may require for the qualification of bidders in a system of competitive bidding for spectrum licenses must be deposited directly in the Treasury instead of in an interest bearing account at a financial institution. The bill remo… | 2023-01-11T13:31:46Z | |
| 114-hr-4682 | 114 | hr | 4682 | HANGUP Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-03-03 | 2016-03-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. | House | Rep. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL-8] | IL | D | D000622 | 4 | Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone Calls Act of 2016 or the HANGUP Act This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 to repeal provisions that authorize the use of automated telephone equipment to call cellular telephones for the purpose of collecting debts owed to the U.S. government. | 2023-01-11T13:31:55Z | |
| 114-hr-4709 | 114 | hr | 4709 | Unsubscribe From All Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-03-03 | 2016-03-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. | House | Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] | NY | D | R000602 | 0 | Unsubscribe From All Act of 2016 This bill amends the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 to require commercial email messages to contain an "unsubscribe from all" option that recipients may select, with not more than one additional action required by the recipient, to send a reply requesting not to receive future emails from the sender. A commercial email message must remain capable of receiving such unsubscribe replies for at least 30 days after the transmission of the original message. | 2023-01-11T13:31:55Z | |
| 114-sres-385 | 114 | sres | 385 | A resolution recognizing the historic achievement of astronaut Scott Joseph Kelly of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as the first person of the United States to complete a continuous 1-year mission in space. | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-03-03 | 2016-03-08 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001288 | 6 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Congratulates National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut Scott Kelly for: the historic achievement in completing a one-year mission in space; and a successful return to Earth, the United States, and his family. Recognizes that: the one-year mission of Scott Kelly contributed to research on the effects of long-duration space flight on the human body and mind, and continuing studies of human health are critical to future human exploration of space. Applauds the contributions of the one-year journey in space of Scott Kelly to the scientific progress of the United States. | 2023-01-11T13:31:42Z | |
| 114-s-2617 | 114 | s | 2617 | MANIFEST for Human Spaceflight Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-03-02 | 2016-03-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1223-1224) | Senate | Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] | TX | R | C001056 | 0 | Mapping a New and Innovative Focus on Our Exploration Strategy for Human Spaceflight Act of 2016 or the MANIFEST for Human Spaceflight Act of 2016 This bill amends the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 to make it a key U.S. objective to achieve human exploration of Mars, including the establishment of a capability to extend human presence to the surface of Mars. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shall report a strategy to achieve such objective through a series of successive, sustainable, free-standing, but complementary missions making robust use of cislunar space and employing the Space Launch System, Orion crew capsule, and other capabilities provided under specified titles of the Act. NASA shall arrange with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to review and comment on each interim report on the strategy and identify matters the NAS agrees with and matters raising NAS concerns, as well as any NAS recommendations. | 2023-01-11T13:31:47Z | |
| 114-s-2607 | 114 | s | 2607 | DIGIT Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-03-01 | 2016-09-27 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 652. | Senate | Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] | NE | R | F000463 | 3 | Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act or the DIGIT Act (Sec. 2) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that policies governing the Internet of Things (IoT) should maximize the potential and development of the growing number of connected and interconnected devices to benefit businesses, governments, and consumers. (Sec. 4) The bill requires the Department of Commerce to convene a working group of federal stakeholders to provide recommendations and a report to Congress regarding the IoT. The bill establishes a steering committee to be composed of stakeholders outside the federal government to advise the working group. The working group must: (1) identify federal laws and regulations, grant practices, budgetary or jurisdictional challenges, and other sector-specific policies that inhibit IoT development; (2) consider policies or programs that encourage and improve coordination among federal agencies with IoT jurisdiction; (3) implement recommendations from the steering committee; (4) examine how federal agencies can benefit from, use, and prepare for the IoT; and (5) consult with nongovernmental stakeholders. The steering committee must advise the working group about laws, budgets, spectrum needs, individual privacy, security, small business challenges, and any international proceedings or negotiations affecting the IoT. Within 18 months after enactment of this bill, the working group must report its findings and recommendations, its reasons for inaction on steering committee recommendations, and an accounting of any progress by federal agencies to implement recommendations. (Sec. 5) The Federal Communications Commission must: (1) seek public comment on the IoT's spectrum needs, regulatory barriers, and growth with licensed and unlicensed spectrum; and (2) submit a summary of those comments to Congress. | 2023-01-11T13:31:47Z | |
| 114-s-2602 | 114 | s | 2602 | Restoring Internet Freedom Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-02-25 | 2016-02-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] | UT | R | L000577 | 8 | Restoring Internet Freedom Act This bill nullifies the rule adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on February 26, 2015, relating to the reclassification of broadband Internet access service as a telecommunications service. The FCC is prohibited from reissuing such rule in substantially the same form, or from issuing a new rule that is substantially the same, unless the rule is specifically authorized by a law enacted after enactment of this Act. | 2023-01-11T13:31:58Z | |
| 114-hr-4596 | 114 | hr | 4596 | Small Business Broadband Deployment Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-02-24 | 2016-03-17 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | House | Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] | OR | R | W000791 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on March 7, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Small Business Broadband Deployment Act (Sec. 2) This bill exempts for five years any small business broadband Internet access service provider with no more than 250,000 subscribers from the enhancements to the transparency rule of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under which any person engaged in the provision of broadband Internet access service must disclose publicly accurate information regarding the network management practices, performance, and commercial terms of its broadband Internet access services sufficient for: consumers to make informed choices regarding their use; and content, application, service, and device providers to develop, market, and maintain Internet offerings. The FCC shall report to specified congressional committees, within 180 days after enactment of this Act, its recommendations (together with supporting data) on whether: this exception should be made permanent, and the definition of "small business" for these purposes should be modified. | 2023-01-11T13:31:56Z | |
| 114-hres-623 | 114 | hres | 623 | Supporting the goals and ideals of Engineers Week. | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-02-23 | 2016-02-23 | Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] | IL | D | L000563 | 21 | Supports the goals and ideals of Engineers Week to increase understanding of, and interest in, engineering and technology careers. Recognizes that engineering education is a critical component of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education. | 2023-01-11T13:32:03Z | |
| 114-s-2558 | 114 | s | 2558 | Spoofing Prevention Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-02-22 | 2016-02-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S912; text of measure as introduced: CR S912-913) | Senate | Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] | FL | D | N000032 | 3 | Spoofing Prevention Act of 2016 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to expand the prohibition against knowingly transmitting misleading or inaccurate caller identification information to apply to: (1) persons outside the United States if the recipient of the call is within the United States, and (2) text messages. Existing caller identification requirements that apply to calls made using a telecommunications service or IP-enabled voice service are revised to apply to voice communications using resources from the North American Numbering Plan. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must publish on its website a report that identifies existing technologies that consumers can use to protect against misleading or inaccurate caller identification information. The Government Accountability Office must report on: (1) actions taken, or actions that could be taken, by the FCC or the Federal Trade Commission to combat the fraudulent provision of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information; and (2) any recommendations to combat the fraudulent provision of such information. | 2023-01-11T13:31:59Z | |
| 114-hr-4568 | 114 | hr | 4568 | Cooperative Research and Development Fund Authorization Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-02-12 | 2016-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. | House | Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] | NM | D | L000570 | 2 | Cooperative Research and Development Fund Authorization Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to make funds available to DOE national laboratories for the federal cost share of cooperative research and development agreements that support the maturing of laboratory technology and the transferring of it to the private sector. DOE shall: (1) determine the apportionment of such funds to each DOE national laboratory; (2) ensure that special consideration is given to small business firms and consortia involving such firms in the selection of which agreements will receive such funds; and (3) ensure that the performance evaluation metrics of each laboratory's operating contractor provide incentives for, and measure the effectiveness of, such contractor's cooperative research and development agreement program at maturing laboratory technology and transferring it to the private sector. | 2023-01-11T13:32:07Z | |
| 114-s-2553 | 114 | s | 2553 | Kari's Law Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-02-11 | 2016-02-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 5 | Kari's Law Act of 2016 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require multi-line telephone systems to have a default configuration that allows users to directly initiate a call to 9-1-1 (without dialing any additional digit, code, prefix, or post-fix, including any trunk-access code such as the digit "9") from any station equipped with dialing facilities. Businesses installing such systems must configure the systems to provide a notification to a central location at the facility where the system is installed when a person at the facility initiates a call to 9-1-1 using the system, provided that the system is able to be so configured without an improvement to the hardware. | 2023-01-11T13:32:00Z | |
| 114-s-2555 | 114 | s | 2555 | MOBILE NOW Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-02-11 | 2016-12-20 | By Senator Thune from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-427. | Senate | Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] | SD | R | T000250 | 1 | Making Opportunities for Broadband Investment and Limiting Excessive and Needless Obstacles to Wireless Act or the MOBILE NOW Act (Sec. 3) This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), by December 31, 2020, to make available at least 255 megahertz of federal and nonfederal spectrum below the frequency of 6000 megahertz for mobile and fixed wireless broadband use. At least: (1) 100 megahertz shall be made available on an unlicensed basis; and (2) 100 megahertz shall be made available on an exclusive, licensed basis for commercial mobile use, subject to the FCC's regulatory purview, including consideration of continued use of such spectrum by incumbent federal or nonfederal entities in designated geographic areas indefinitely. In making such spectrum available, the Department of Commerce and the FCC must consider: (1) the need to preserve critical existing and planned federal government capabilities; (2) the impact on existing state, local, and tribal government capabilities; (3) international implications; (4) appropriate enforcement mechanisms and authorities; and (5) the importance of the deployment of wireless broadband services in rural areas. (Sec. 4) The NTIA must submit to Congress and the FCC an assessment of the feasibility of authorizing mobile or fixed terrestrial wireless operations, including for advanced mobile service operations, on federal entities and operations in specified frequency bands. The FCC must publish a notice of proposed rulemaking within two years after enactment of this bill, or within 90 days after it receives the NTIA's feasibility assessment, whichever is earlier, to consider service rules authorizing such operations. (Sec. 5) Commerce and the FCC must submit reports evaluating the feasibility of allowing commercial wireless services to share use of specified frequencies between 3100 and 4200 megahertz. If such sharing is feasible, the reports must identify which of the frequencies are mos… | 2023-01-11T13:31:28Z | |
| 114-hr-4517 | 114 | hr | 4517 | APPS Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-02-10 | 2016-02-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. | House | Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] | GA | D | J000288 | 5 | Application Privacy, Protection, and Security Act of 2016 or the APPS Act of 2016 This bill directs mobile device application developers, before the application collects personal data about the user, to notify the user and obtain the user's consent regarding the terms and conditions governing the collection, use, storage, and sharing of such personal data. Excluded from such notice and consent requirements is any "de-identified data" that cannot reasonably be used to identify or infer information about, or otherwise be linked to, a particular individual or mobile device, as determined with a reasonable level of justified confidence based on the available methods and technologies, the nature of the data at issue, and the purposes for which the data will be used. Developers must: (1) provide users with a method to withdraw such consent and to request that the developer delete personal data or refrain from further data collection or sharing, and (2) take measures to prevent unauthorized access to personal and de-identified data. Violations are to be treated as unfair or deceptive acts or practices under the Federal Trade Commission Act. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) must promulgate regulations to implement and enforce this Act. States may bring civil actions in federal court on behalf of affected state residents. Nothing in this Act prohibits a developer from disclosing or preserving personal data or de-identified data as required by other federal laws or, except when superceded by this Act, the laws of a state or political subdivision, including court orders. A developer may satisfy the requirements of this Act by adopting and following a code of conduct for consumer data privacy that is approved pursuant to FTC regulations. | 2023-01-11T13:32:08Z | |
| 114-sres-352 | 114 | sres | 352 | A resolution commemorating the 30th anniversary of the loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger and of Teacher in Space S. Christa McAuliffe of Concord, New Hampshire. | Science, Technology, Communications | 2016-01-28 | 2016-01-28 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S401; text as passed Senate: CR S348-349) | Senate | Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] | NH | R | A000368 | 7 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes: (1) the 30th anniversary of the loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger; and (2) the inspiration provided by teacher and crew-member, Christa McAuliffe. Encourages preservation of the Challenger crew's legacy. | 2018-06-02T06:18:58Z | |
| 114-sres-337 | 114 | sres | 337 | A resolution expressing support for the designation of February 12, 2016, as "Darwin Day" and recognizing the importance of science in the betterment of humanity. | Science, Technology, Communications | 2015-12-17 | 2015-12-17 | Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8796) | Senate | Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] | CT | D | B001277 | 1 | Supports the designation of Darwin Day (February 12, 2016, the anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin in 1809). Recognizes Charles Darwin as a worthy symbol on which to celebrate the achievements of reason, science, and the advancement of human knowledge. | 2023-01-11T13:32:19Z | |
| 114-hr-4190 | 114 | hr | 4190 | Spectrum Challenge Prize Act of 2015 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2015-12-08 | 2016-04-28 | Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. | House | Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6] | CA | D | M001163 | 0 | Spectrum Challenge Prize Act of 2015 This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to conduct prize competitions to accelerate the development and commercialization of technology that improves spectrum efficiency and is capable of cost-effective deployment. Not more than $5 million, in the aggregate, may be awarded to prize competition winners. The Federal Communications Commission must publish a technical paper providing criteria that may be used for the design of such competitions. | 2023-01-11T13:32:29Z | |
| 114-s-2366 | 114 | s | 2366 | Spectrum Challenge Prize Act of 2015 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2015-12-08 | 2015-12-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] | NM | D | U000039 | 0 | Spectrum Challenge Prize Act of 2015 This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to conduct prize competitions to accelerate the development and commercialization of technology that improves spectrum efficiency and is capable of cost-effective deployment. Not more than $5 million, in the aggregate, may be awarded to prize competition winners. The Federal Communications Commission must publish a technical paper providing criteria that may be used for the design of such competitions. | 2023-01-11T13:32:22Z | |
| 114-hr-4167 | 114 | hr | 4167 | Kari's Law Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2015-12-03 | 2016-05-24 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | House | Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] | TX | R | G000552 | 24 | Kari's Law Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit businesses from manufacturing or importing for use in the United States, or selling or leasing in the United States, a multi-line telephone system unless it is pre-configured to allow users to directly initiate a call to 9-1-1 (without dialing any additional digit, code, prefix, or post-fix, including any trunk-access code such as the digit "9") from any station equipped with dialing facilities. Businesses are prohibited from installing, managing, or operating multi-line telephone systems without such a direct 9-1-1 call configuration. Businesses installing, managing, or operating such systems for use in the United States must configure the systems to provide a notification to a central location at the facility where the system is installed, or to another person or organization regardless of location, if the system is able to be so configured without an improvement to the hardware or software. | 2023-01-11T13:32:30Z | |
| 114-hr-4179 | 114 | hr | 4179 | Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 2015-12-03 | 2015-12-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. | House | Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] | NM | D | L000570 | 12 | Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission to require online public inspection files that must be uploaded to the Internet by television broadcast stations, AM or FM radio broadcast stations, cable operators, direct broadcast satellite service providers, or satellite digital audio radio service providers to be made available to the public in a machine-readable format that supports automated searching, bulk downloading, aggregation, manipulation, and sorting. Public inspection files include political files that contain records of requests to purchase broadcast time by or on behalf of candidates for public office or to communicate a message relating to a political matter of national importance. | 2023-01-11T13:32:30Z | |
| 114-hres-548 | 114 | hres | 548 | Expressing support for designation of February 12, 2016, as "Darwin Day" and recognizing the importance of science in the betterment of humanity. | Science, Technology, Communications | 2015-12-03 | 2015-12-03 | Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. | House | Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] | CT | D | H001047 | 20 | Supports the designation of Darwin Day (February 12, 2016, the anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin in 1809). Recognizes Charles Darwin as a worthy symbol on which to celebrate the achievements of reason, science, and the advancement of human knowledge. | 2023-01-11T13:32:25Z | |
| 114-hr-4160 | 114 | hr | 4160 | Rural Broadband Infrastructure Investment Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 2015-12-02 | 2015-12-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. | House | Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] | CA | D | H001068 | 11 | Rural Broadband Infrastructure Investment Act This bill amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to authorize the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide additional loans and grants for the development of telecommunications and broadband services in rural areas. USDA may give preference to loan applications for projects that support the development of telecommunications services in rural areas on a multijurisdictional basis. In evaluating applications, USDA must consider whether: the project was developed through the collaboration and participation of multiple stakeholders in the service area; the applicant understands the regional resources that could support the project, including natural resources, human resources, infrastructure, and financial resources; and the project has clear objectives and a means to establish performance measures. For the purpose of loans, loan guarantees, and grants, a rural area is any area of the United States not included within the boundaries of any incorporated or unincorporated city, village, or borough having a population in excess of 20,000 inhabitants. USDA may provide grants, in addition to loans and loan guarantees permitted under current law, for the construction, improvement, and acquisition of facilities and equipment for broadband service in rural areas. In providing loans, loan guarantees, and grants, USDA may give priority to multijurisdictional projects for the development of broadband service in rural areas that are developed through the collaboration and participation of multiple stakeholders in the service area. | 2023-01-11T13:32:30Z | |
| 114-hres-547 | 114 | hres | 547 | Expressing support for designation of December 3, 2015, as the "National Day of 3D Printing". | Science, Technology, Communications | 2015-12-02 | 2015-12-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. | House | Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] | IL | D | F000454 | 8 | Supports the designation of a National Day of 3D Printing. Recognizes the economic impact of 3D printing and its positive implications for the U.S. advanced manufacturing sector. Encourages the promotion and celebration of 3D printing technology. | 2023-01-11T13:32:25Z | |
| 114-hr-4111 | 114 | hr | 4111 | Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2016 | Science, Technology, Communications | 2015-11-19 | 2016-05-23 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 452. | House | Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] | NJ | R | L000567 | 2 | Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to include skilled nursing facilities among the types of health care providers who may request from a telecommunications carrier under the Universal Service Fund the necessary telecommunications and information services to serve persons who reside in rural areas at rates that are reasonably comparable to rates charged for similar services in urban areas. | 2023-01-11T13:29:20Z | |
| 114-s-2319 | 114 | s | 2319 | A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934. | Science, Technology, Communications | 2015-11-19 | 2016-08-30 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 579. | Senate | Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] | SD | R | T000250 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require any deposits that the Federal Communications Commission may require for the qualification of bidders in a system of competitive bidding for spectrum licenses to be deposited directly in the Treasury instead of in an interest bearing account at a financial institution. The bill removes a provision that requires the interest accrued to such a financial institution account to be dedicated for the sole purpose of deficit reduction. The deposits of successful bidders must be credited to the deposit fund of the Treasury, unless existing exceptions apply. | 2023-01-11T13:32:32Z | |
| 114-hr-3998 | 114 | hr | 3998 | Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act | Science, Technology, Communications | 2015-11-16 | 2016-05-24 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | House | Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] | NJ | D | P000034 | 4 | Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to submit to Congress and publish on the FCC website a study on the public safety benefits, technical feasibility, and cost of providing the public with access to 9-1-1 services during times of emergency when mobile service is unavailable, through: telecommunications service provider-owned WiFi access points and other communications technologies operating on unlicensed spectrum, without requiring any login credentials; non-telecommunications service provider-owned WiFi access points; and other alternative means. The types of emergencies subject to this bill are: (1) occasions or instances under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for which the President determines that federal assistance is needed to supplement state and local efforts and capabilities to save lives and to protect property and public health and safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in any part of the United States; or (2) an emergency declared by the governor of a state or U.S. territory. (Sec. 3) The Stafford Act is amended to expand the categories of essential service providers that may access a disaster site to restore and repair essential services in an emergency or major disaster without being denied or impeded by a federal agency. Services to be considered essential are wireline or mobile telephone service, Internet access service, radio or television broadcasting, cable service, or direct broadcast satellite service. | 2023-01-11T13:29:24Z |
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latest_action_text TEXT,
origin_chamber TEXT,
sponsor_name TEXT,
sponsor_state TEXT,
sponsor_party TEXT,
sponsor_bioguide_id TEXT,
cosponsor_count INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
summary_text TEXT,
update_date TEXT,
url TEXT
);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_congress ON legislation(congress);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_type ON legislation(bill_type);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_policy ON legislation(policy_area);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_date ON legislation(introduced_date);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_sponsor ON legislation(sponsor_name);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_sponsor_bioguide ON legislation(sponsor_bioguide_id);