HR 3701 · 102th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

National Telecommunications Infrastructure Act of 1991

Introduced 1991-11-01· Sponsored by Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: See H.R.531.(1991-11-18)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] National Telecommunications Infrastructure Act of 1991 - Establishes in the U.S. Treasury a trust fund to be known as the Advance Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund to provide grants for the improvement of the nation's telecommunications networks and the deployment of advanced telecommunications technologies. Specifies that: (1) the head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration shall be a trustee of the Fund; and (2) funds received from fees collected pursuant to this Act may, to the extent permitted by appropriation Acts, be used by the head to reimburse persons whose use of a frequency is terminated under the Emerging Telecommunications Technologies Act of 1991. Authorizes to be appropriated to the Fund for any fiscal year an amount not to exceed the amount of fees collected pursuant to this Act during such fiscal year, minus any funds allocated to reimburse displaced spectrum users. Specifies grant requirements for an advanced technology deployment project, such as that the project: (1) will result in the installation and operation of a fiber optics or other advanced technology for the provision of telecommunications services; (2) has been designed t…

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Cosponsors (2)

2 Republicans