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U.GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION .
118TH CONGRESS REPORT
1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 118-42
PRECISION AGRICULTURE SATELLITE CONNECTIVITY ACT
APRIL 25, 2023.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
the Union and ordered to be printed
Mrs. RODGERS of Washington, from the Committee on Energy and
Commerce, submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 1339]
The Committee on Energy and Commerce, to whom was referred
the bill (H.R. 1339) to require the Federal Communications Com-
mission to review certain rules of the Commission and develop rec-
ommendations for rule changes to promote precision agriculture,
and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports favor-
ably thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do
pass.
CONTENTS
Page
Purpose and Summary ............................................................................................ 1
Background and Need for Legislation ................................................................... 2
C om m ittee A ction ................................................................................................... 2
Committee Votes ...................................................................................................... 2
Oversight Findings and Recommendations ........................................................... 5
New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures ............. 5
Congressional Budget Office Estimate ................................................................... 5
Federal M andates Statem ent ................................................................................. 5
Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ................................... 5
Duplication of Federal Program s ............................................................................ 5
Related Committee and Subcommittee Hearings ................................................ 5
Committee Cost Estimate ....................................................................................... 6
Earmark, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ............................ 6
Advisory Com m ittee Statem ent .............................................................................. 6
Applicability to Legislative Branch ....................................................................... 6
Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation ..................................................... 6
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ..................................... 7
PURPOSE AND SUMMARY
H.R. 1339 requires the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) to review its rules regarding certain satellite communica-
tions services to determine if changes to its rules could promote
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