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Public Safety Communications Act
To amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to establish the Office of Public Safety Communications, and for other purposes.
Summary
The bill establishes a new Office of Public Safety Communications within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), headed by an Associate Administrator for Public Safety Communications who will be a career Senior Executive Service position. The Associate Administrator will oversee Next Generation 9-1-1 grant programs, analyze public safety communications policy issues, and provide advice to the NTIA Assistant Secretary on public safety communications matters. The position will manage the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), oversee federal studies and prototyping of advanced communications technologies for public safety, and coordinate public safety communications policies with the FCC, Congress, and other agencies. The Associate Administrator must conduct annual audits of the First Responder Network Authority's activities in accordance with general accounting principles.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] (R-FL)
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Actions (5)
- Jan 15, 2026 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote. · house
- Jan 15, 2026 Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Feb 24, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. · house
- Feb 24, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- Feb 24, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 24, 2025
Mrs. Cammack introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to establish the Office of Public Safety Communications, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Public Safety Communications Act”.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS.
Part A of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“SEC. 106. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS.
“(a) Establishment.—There is established within the NTIA the Office of Public Safety Communications (in this section referred to as ‘the Office’).
“(b) Head of Office.—
“(1) In general.—The head of the Office shall be the Associate Administrator for Public Safety Communications.
“(2) Career position.—The position of Associate Administrator shall be a career position in the Senior Executive Service occupied by a career appointee (as that term is defined in section 3132(a)(4) of title 5, United States Code).
“(3) Requirement to report.—The Associate Administrator shall report to the Assistant Secretary.
“(c) Duties.—The Associate Administrator shall—
“(1) administer any grant program of the Federal Government related to Next Generation 9-1-1 on behalf of the Assistant Secretary;
“(2) analyze public safety policy communications issues, including by obtaining such analysis;
“(3) provide to the Assistant Secretary advice and assistance with respect to the Assistant Secretary—
“(A) carrying out the responsibilities of NTIA related to public safety communications policy; and
“(B) evaluating the domestic impact of public safety communications matters pending before the Commission, Congress, or other entities of the executive branch of the Federal Government;
“(4) carrying out any duties established under section 10 of Department Organizational Order 25-7 of the Department of Commerce titled ‘National Telecommunications and Information Administration’, effective September 17, 2012; and
“(5) be responsible for the oversight of—
“(A) the studies carried out by the Federal Government relating to enhancing public safety communication; and
“(B) the prototyping (including leading edge prototyping) and deployment by the Federal Government of advanced communications technologies that enhance public safety communications, including through test- protocol, model, or simulation tool for the testing and validation of such technologies;
“(6) manage the First Responder Network Authority established under section 6206 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1426), including by being responsible for the oversight of the duties and responsibilities carried out by the First Responder Network Authority;
“(7) at the direction of the Assistant Secretary, communicate public safety communications policies to public entities, including the Commission and Congress, or private entities; and
“(8) carry out any duties regarding the responsibilities of the NTIA with respect to public safety communications policy as the Assistant Secretary may designate.
“(d) Audit.—The Associate Administrator—
“(1) shall annually conduct an audit of the activities of the First Responder Network Authority in accordance with general accounting principles and procedures; and
“(2) may conduct such audit (or parts thereof) through a contractor whose services were procured in accordance with title 41, United States Code.”. <all>
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