47 U.S.C. § 904 : US Code - Section 904: General administrative provisions

Search 47 U.S.C. § 904 : US Code - Section 904: General administrative provisions

(a) Interagency functions
(1) Agency consultation
Federal agencies shall consult with the Assistant Secretary and
the NTIA to ensure that the conduct of telecommunications
activities by such agencies is consistent with the policies
developed under section 902(b)(2)(K) of this title.
(2) Report to President
The Secretary shall timely submit to the President each year
the report (including evaluations and recommendations) provided
for in section 744(a) (!1) of this title.
(3) Coordination with Secretary of State
The Secretary shall coordinate with the Secretary of State the
performance of the functions described in section 902(b)(2)(C) of
this title. The Corporation and concerned executive agencies
shall provide the Secretary with such assistance, documents, and
other cooperation as will enable the Secretary to carry out those
functions.
(b) Advisory committees and informal consultations with industry
To the extent the Assistant Secretary deems it necessary to
continue the Interdepartmental Radio Advisory Committee, such
Committee shall serve as an advisory committee to the Assistant
Secretary and the NTIA. As permitted by law, the Assistant
Secretary may establish one or more telecommunications or
information advisory committees (or both) composed of experts in
the telecommunications and/or information areas outside the
Government. The NTIA may also informally consult with industry as
appropriate to carry out the most effective performance of its
functions.
(c) General provisions
(1) Regulations
The Secretary and NTIA shall issue such regulations as may be
necessary to carry out the functions assigned under this chapter.
(2) Support and assistance from other agencies
All executive agencies are authorized and directed to cooperate
with the NTIA and to furnish it with such information, support,
and assistance, not inconsistent with law, as it may require in
the performance of its functions.
(3) Effect on vested functions
Nothing in this chapter reassigns any function that is, on
October 27, 1992, vested by law or executive order in the
Commission, or the Department of State, or any officer thereof.
(d) Reorganization
(1) Authority to reorganize
Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may reassign to another
unit of the Department of Commerce a function (or portion
thereof) required to be assigned to the NTIA by section 902(b) of
this title.
(2) Limitation on authority
The Secretary may not make any reassignment of a function (or
portion thereof) required to be assigned to the NTIA by section
902(b) of this title unless the Secretary submits to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate
and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives a statement describing the proposed reassignment
and containing an explanation of the reasons for the
reassignment. No reassignment of any such function (or portion
thereof) shall be effective until 90 legislative days after the
Secretary submits that statement to such Committees. For purposes
of this paragraph, the term "legislative days" includes only days
on which both Houses of Congress are in session.
(e) Limitation on solicitations
Notwithstanding section 1522 of title 15, neither the Secretary,
the Assistant Secretary, nor any officer or employee of the NTIA
shall solicit any gift or bequest of property, both real and
personal, from any entity for the purpose of furthering the
authorized functions of the NTIA if such solicitation would create
a conflict of interest or an appearance of a conflict of interest.