The Commission must start a rulemaking within 180 days
What the document says“Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Commission shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to establish a vetting process for applicants for, and other recipients of, a new covered funding award”
The deadline the section runs on. Within 180 days of enactment, the Federal Communications Commission is to open a rulemaking proceeding establishing a vetting process, and the process is to cover both applicants for a new covered funding award and other recipients of one. The Act was approved on May 11, 2026. The duty is to initiate the proceeding by the deadline, and the section sets no date by which the rules must be final.
What the document actually says“Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Commission shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to establish a vetting process for applicants for, and other recipients of, a new covered funding award”
The FCC has 180 days to start work on new rules. The rules must set up a way to check who asks for this money.
The clock starts the day this law begins. To start means to open a public process. People can then send in what they think. The law does not say when the rules must be done.
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