117th Congress · Senate
A bill to include certain computer-related projects in the Federal permitting program under title XLI of the FAST Act, and for other purposes.
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft · Computers and information technology · Environmental assessment, monitoring, research · Licensing and registrations · Environmental Protection
In plain language
- Senate bill in the 117th Congress.
- Expands the expedited environmental review and permitting process under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST).
- House passed it on Jul 30, 2022 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)
This bill expands the expedited environmental review and permitting process under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, commonly known as FAST-41, to include certain computer-related infrastructure projects. Specifically, the bill provides for the expedited review of infrastructure projects concerning semiconductors, artificial intelligence and machine learning, high-performance computing and advanced computer hardware and software, quantum information science and technology, data storage and data management, or cybersecurity.
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