Senate Commerce Committee Sets Markup Of FCC Reauthorization Bill For March 16th

Markup Coming

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation has set markup for the FCC Reauthorization bill for next WEDNESDAY (3/16).

S2644, the FCC Reauthorization Act of 2016, was introduced by Committee Chairman Sen. JOHN THUNE (R-SD), and proposes reauthorization of the Commission for just two years and authorizes a budget of $361,116,000 for fiscal year 2017 and $348,711,000 for fiscal year 2018.  Of those sums, at least $11,751,000 for 2017 and $11,904,00 for 2018 will be earmarked for salaries and expenses of the FCC's Office of Inspector General, and $16,867,000 for 2017 will go towards the FCC's relocation expenses. 

The bill also would require a GAO report analyzing the fairness of the Commission's regulatory fee structure, and would put the FCC under the same transparency requirements as is the case with other independent government agencies.

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