§ 901. — Definitions; findings; policy.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 47USC901]
TITLE 47--TELEGRAPHS, TELEPHONES, AND RADIOTELEGRAPHS
CHAPTER 8--NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION
SUBCHAPTER I--ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS
Sec. 901. Definitions; findings; policy
(a) Definitions
In this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(1) The term ``NTIA'' means the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration.
(2) The term ``Assistant Secretary'' means the Assistant
Secretary for Communications and Information.
(3) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Commerce.
(4) The term ``Commission'' means the Federal Communications
Commission.
(5) The term ``Corporation'' means the Communications Satellite
Corporation authorized in title III of the Communications Satellite
Act of 1962 (47 U.S.C. 731 et seq.).
(b) Findings
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Telecommunications and information are vital to the public
welfare, national security, and competitiveness of the United
States.
(2) Rapid technological advances being made in the
telecommunications and information fields make it imperative that
the United States maintain effective national and international
policies and programs capable of taking advantage of continued
advancements.
(3) Telecommunications and information policies and
recommendations advancing the strategic interests and the
international competitiveness of the United States are essential
aspects of the Nation's involvement in international commerce.
(4) There is a critical need for competent and effective
telecommunications and information research and analysis and
national and international policy development, advice, and advocacy
by the executive branch of the Federal Government.
(5) As one of the largest users of the Nation's
telecommunications facilities and resources, the Federal Government
must manage its radio spectrum use and other internal communications
operations in the most efficient and effective manner possible.
(6) It is in the national interest to codify the authority of
the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, an
agency in the Department of Commerce, as the executive branch agency
principally responsible for advising the President on
telecommunications and information policies, and for carrying out
the related functions it currently performs, as reflected in
Executive Order 12046.
(c) Policy
The NTIA shall seek to advance the following policies:
(1) Promoting the benefits of technological development in the
United States for all users of telecommunications and information
facilities.
(2) Fostering national safety and security, economic prosperity,
and the delivery of critical social services through
telecommunications.
(3) Facilitating and contributing to the full development of
competition, efficiency, and the free flow of commerce in domestic
and international telecommunications markets.
(4) Fostering full and efficient use of telecommunications
resources, including effective use of the radio spectrum by the
Federal Government, in a manner which encourages the most beneficial
uses thereof in the public interest.
(5) Furthering scientific knowledge about telecommunications and
information.
(Pub. L. 102-538, title I, Sec. 102, Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3533.)
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original,
``this title'', meaning title I of Pub. L. 102-538, Oct. 27, 1992, 106
Stat. 3533, which is classified principally to this chapter. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note
below and Tables.
The Communications Satellite Act of 1962, referred to in subsec.
(a)(5), is Pub. L. 87-624, Aug. 31, 1962, 76 Stat. 419, as amended.
Title III of the Act is classified generally to subchapter III (Sec. 731
et seq.) of chapter 6 of this title. For complete classification of this
Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 701 of this
title and Tables.
Executive Order 12046, referred to in subsec. (b)(6), is set out as
a note under section 305 of this title.
Short Title of 2002 Amendment
Pub. L. 107-317, Sec. 1, Dec. 4, 2002, 116 Stat. 2766, provided
that: ``This Act [enacting subchapter III of this chapter, amending
section 902 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as a note
under section 941 of this title] may be cited as the `Dot Kids
Implementation and Efficiency Act of 2002'.''
Short Title
Section 101 of title I of Pub. L. 102-538 provided that: ``This
title [enacting this chapter, amending section 394 of this title, and
enacting provisions set out as a note under section 254r of Title 42,
The Public Health and Welfare] may be cited as the `National
Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act'.''
Ex. Ord. No. 12382. President's National Security Telecommunications
Advisory Committee
Ex. Ord. No. 12382, Sept. 13, 1982, 47 F.R. 40531, as amended by Ex.
Ord. No. 13286, Feb. 28, 2003, 68 F.R. 10628, provided:
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution of
the United States of America, and in order to establish, in accordance
with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5
U.S.C. App.), an advisory committee on National Security
Telecommunications, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Establishment. (a) There is established the President's
National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee which shall be
composed of no more than 30 members. These members shall have particular
knowledge and expertise in the field of telecommunications and represent
elements of the Nation's telecommunications industry. Members of the
Committee shall be appointed by the President.
(b) The President shall annually designate a Chairman and a Vice
Chairman from among the members of the Committee.
(c) To assist the Committee in carrying out its functions, the
Committee may establish appropriate subcommittees or working groups
composed, in whole or in part, of individuals who are not members of the
Committee.
Sec. 2. Functions. (a) The Committee shall provide to the President,
through the Secretary of Homeland Security, among other things,
information and advice from the perspective of the telecommunications
industry with respect to the implementation of Presidential Directive 53
(PD/NSC-53), National Security Telecommunications Policy.
(b) The Committee shall provide information and advice to the
President, through the Secretary of Homeland Security, regarding the
feasibility of implementing specific measures to improve the
telecommunications aspects of our national security posture.
(c) The Committee shall provide technical information and advice in
the identification and solution of problems which the Committee
considers will affect national security telecommunications capability.
(d) In the performance of its advisory duties, the Committee shall
conduct reviews and assessments of the effectiveness of the
implementation of PD/NSC-53, National Security Telecommunications
Policy.
(e) The Committee shall periodically report on matters in this
Section to the President, through the Secretary of Homeland Security, in
his capacity as Executive Agent for the National Communications System.
Sec. 3. Administration. (a) The heads of Executive agencies shall,
to the extent permitted by law, provide the Committee such information
with respect to national security telecommunications matters as it may
require for the purpose of carrying out its functions. Information
supplied to the Committee shall not, to the extent permitted by law, be
available for public inspection.
(b) Members of the Committee shall serve without any compensation
for their work on the Committee. However, to the extent permitted by
law, they shall be entitled to travel expenses, including per diem in
lieu of subsistence.
(c) Any expenses of the Committee shall, to the extent permitted by
law, be paid from funds available to the Secretary of Homeland Security.
Sec. 4. General. (a) Notwithstanding any other Executive Order, the
functions of the President under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. App.), except that of reporting annually to the
Congress, which are applicable to the Committee, shall be performed by
the Secretary of Homeland Security, in accord with guidelines and
procedures established by the Administrator of General Services.
(b) In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, the Committee shall terminate on December 31, 1982, unless
sooner extended.
[Amendment by Ex. Ord. 13286 directing insertion of ``through the
Secretary of Homeland Security,'' after ``the President,'' in section
2(b) of Ex. Ord. 12382, was executed by inserting ``, through the
Secretary of Homeland Security,'' after ``the President''.]
Extension of Term of President's National Security Telecommunications
Advisory Committee
Term of the President's National Security Telecommunications
Advisory Committee extended until Dec. 31, 1983, by Ex. Ord. No. 12399,
Dec. 31, 1982, 48 F.R. 379, formerly set out as a note under section 14
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act in the Appendix to Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees.
Term of the President's National Security Telecommunications
Advisory Committee extended until Sept. 30, 1985, by Ex. Ord. No. 12454,
Dec. 29, 1983, 49 F.R. 343.
Term of the President's National Security Telecommunications
Advisory Committee extended until Sept. 30, 1987, by Ex. Ord. No. 12534,
Sept. 30, 1985, 50 F.R. 40319, formerly set out as a note under section
14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act in the Appendix to Title 5.
Term of the President's National Security Telecommunications
Advisory Committee extended until Sept. 30, 1989, by Ex. Ord. No. 12610,
Sept. 30, 1987, 52 F.R. 36901, formerly set out as a note under section
14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act in the Appendix to Title 5.
Term of the President's National Security Telecommunications
Advisory Committee extended until Sept. 30, 1991, by Ex. Ord. No. 12692,
Sept. 29, 1989, 54 F.R. 40627, formerly set out as a note under section
14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act in the Appendix to Title 5.
Term of the President's National Security Telecommunications
Advisory Committee extended until Sept. 30, 1993, by Ex. Ord. No. 12774,
Sept. 27, 1991, 56 F.R. 49835, formerly set out as a note under section
14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act in the Appendix to Title 5.
Term of the President's National Security Telecommunications
Advisory Committee extended until Sept. 30, 1995, by Ex. Ord. No. 12869,
Sept. 30, 1993, 58 F.R. 51751, formerly set out as a note under section
14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act in the Appendix to Title 5.
Term of the President's National Security Telecommunications
Advisory Committee extended until Sept. 30, 1997, by Ex. Ord. No. 12974,
Sept. 29, 1995, 60 F.R. 51875, formerly set out as a note under section
14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act in the Appendix to Title 5.
Term of the President's National Security Telecommunications
Advisory Committee extended until Sept. 30, 1999, by Ex. Ord. No. 13062,
Sept. 29, 1997, 62 F.R. 51755, formerly set out as a note under section
14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act in the Appendix to Title 5.
Term of the President's National Security Telecommunications
Advisory Committee extended until Sept. 30, 2001, by Ex. Ord. No. 13138,
Sept. 30, 1999, 64 F.R. 53879, formerly set out as a note under section
14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act in the Appendix to Title 5.
Term of the President's National Security Telecommunications
Advisory Committee extended until Sept. 30, 2003, by Ex. Ord. No. 13225,
Sept. 28, 2001, 66 F.R. 50291, set out as a note under section 14 of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act in the Appendix to Title 5.
