S. 1506 · 117th Congress
GREEN Communications Act
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Generating Resilient and Energy Efficient Network Communications Act or the GREEN Communications Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Apr 29, 2021
Generating Resilient and Energy Efficient Network Communications Act or the GREEN Communications Act
This bill establishes a program and sets out other requirements for federal agencies concerning the efficiency and resiliency of communications infrastructure.
Specifically, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) must competitively award grants and revolving loans to public or private providers, operators, or owners of communications networks or communications infrastructure for efficiency and resiliency projects. The NTIA must also (1) develop best practices concerning energy-efficient and carbon-neutral communications infrastructure, and (2) annually report on the energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions of communications infrastructure and certain network outages.
Additionally, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must establish a framework to promote resilient communications networks and communications infrastructure. The FCC must consult with specified federal entities on the framework. The FCC must also
- report on the feasibility of maintaining a map of projected risks to communications infrastructure arising from severe weather, natural disasters, and climate change;
- provide technical assistance to a provider, owner, or operator of communications infrastructure concerning risks and vulnerabilities related to severe weather, natural disasters, and climate change; and
- require broadband network outages to be reported to the Network Outage Reporting System.
The bill also requires the Department of Energy to report on the projected growth of electrical consumption of, and recommendations for energy efficiency standards for, data centers in the United States.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: GREEN Communications Act
Also known as: Generating Resilient and Energy Efficient Network Communications Act
Latest action (Apr 29, 2021): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 29, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.