House Passes ITS Codification Act

The House passed the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences Codification Act (HR-4990) by voice vote Wednesday. The measure would provide statutory authority for ITS’ role in managing NTIA’s telecom and spectrum technology programs. HR-4990 would give ITS clear authority to set “the use of innovative sharing technologies for our airwaves and improving the interference tolerance of federal systems operating with or using federal spectrum,” House Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, D-N.J., said on the floor. The House was expected to vote as soon as Wednesday night on four other telecom and tech bills: Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act (HR-4040), Reporting Attacks from Nations Selected for Oversight and Monitoring Web Attacks and Ransomware from Enemies Act (HR-4551), Safe Connections Act (HR-7132) and Spectrum Innovation Act legislative package (HR-7624). Debate on the measures happened Tuesday (see 2207260063).