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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 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.
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