2012, ISBN: 9781234037581

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RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 148 pages. Original publisher: Washington, D. C. : U. S. G. P. O. , 2011 LC Number: KF32 . A6 2011h OCLC Number: (OCoLC)741966081 Subject: United States -- Appropriations and expenditures, 2012. Excerpt: . . . 15 Data on small population groups. - The Committee encourages the Census Bureau to ensure that reliable information about small population groups is collected and published and directs the Bu-reau to report back to the Committee within 90 days of enactment of this Act describing the steps it will take to ensure the avail-ability and accuracy of these data. Best practices. - The Committee encourages the Bureau to de-velop and share its best practices and methods for outreach to hard-to-count communities with other Federal agencies and State and local governments that may benefit from this expertise. N T I ATIONAL ELECOMMUNICATIONS AND NFORMATION A DMINISTRATION SALARIES AND EXPENSES The Committee recommends 40, 568, 000 for the salaries and ex-penses of the National Telecommunications and Information Ad-ministration ( NTIA ), which is the same as fiscal year 2011 and 15, 259, 000 below the request. Public Safety Broadband Network. - NTIA requested 1, 400, 000, 000 in mandatory appropriations in fiscal year 2012, with the goal of establishing a 7, 000, 000, 000 program over the next five years for a Public Safety Broadband Network. This fund-ing is dependent on legislation being enacted to authorize incentive auctions that would reallocate Federal agency and commercial spectrum bands over the next ten years. Broadband Technology Opportunities Program. - The recommen-dation includes 19, 988, 000 in funding for administration expenses for the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program ( BTOP ) au-thorized in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. With the funds provided, NTIA will conduct oversight and monitoring, grant evaluation, and impact assessments. NTIA is directed to continue providing quarterly reports on BTOP and the State Broadband Data and Development Program. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub<