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§1501 Definitions

Title 47 › CHAPTER 14 — MAKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR BROADBAND INVESTMENT AND LIMITING EXCESSIVE AND NEEDLESS OBSTACLES TO WIRELESS › § 1501

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines key terms used in this chapter. Appropriate committees of Congress means the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and any Senate or House committee that oversees a federal entity affected by the part where the term appears. Commission means the Federal Communications Commission. Federal entity means what section 923(l) defines. NTIA means the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (Department of Commerce). OMB means the Office of Management and Budget. Secretary means the Secretary of Commerce.

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Title 47, §1501

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In this chapter:
(1)Appropriate committees of Congress
The term “appropriate committees of Congress” means—
(A)the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;
(B)the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and
(C)each committee of the Senate or of the House of Representatives with jurisdiction over a Federal entity affected by the applicable section in which the term appears.
(2)Commission
The term “Commission” means the Federal Communications Commission.
(3)Federal entity
The term “Federal entity” has the meaning given the term in section 923(l) of this title.
(4)NTIA
The term “NTIA” means the National Telecommunications and Information Administration of the Department of Commerce.
(5)OMB
The term “OMB” means the Office of Management and Budget.
(6)Secretary
The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Commerce.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title VI of div. P of Pub. L. 115–141, Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 1097, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title VI to the Code, see

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note set out below and Tables.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title

Pub. L. 115–141, div. P, title VI, § 601, Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 1097, provided that: “This title [enacting this chapter, amending section 928 and 1455 of this title, enacting provisions set out as notes under section 1455 of this title, and enacting and amending provisions set out as as notes under section 1303 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works] may be cited as the ‘Making Opportunities for Broadband Investment and Limiting Excessive and Needless Obstacles to Wireless Act’ or the ‘MOBILE NOW Act’.”

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Citation

47 U.S.C. § 1501

Title 47, Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110