Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Making Available Plans to Promote Investment in Next Generation Networks without Overbuilding and Waste Act of 2018” or the “MAPPING NOW Act of 2018”.
Making Available Plans to Promote Investment in Next Generation Networks without Overbuilding and Waste Act of 2018
A BILL
To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to carry out activities relating to the development and maintenance of a broadband inventory map through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and not through an agreement with any other agency.
Sec. 2 Broadband inventory map
To be carried out by NTIA— The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information shall carry out subsection (l) of section 6001 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (47 U.S.C. 1305) through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and not through a memorandum of understanding or other agreement with any other agency. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit the Assistant Secretary from consulting with another agency in carrying out such subsection (l).
No additional funds authorized— No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act. This Act shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized.