Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE SPLITTING OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS THEREBY CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date filed
August 7, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 2154, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE SPLITTING OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS THEREBY CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR |
| ABSTRACT : This bill seeks to establish a separate department for communication, thereby creating a new government agency called the Department of Information Technology and Communications (DITC). > The creation of DITC will effectively merge the communications aspect of the present DOTC with National Computer Center that is presently under the Office of the President. With this set-up, functional streamlining will address the new phenomenon of the coverging and emerging information technologies. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : CAJES, ROBERTO C. |
| DATE FILED : 2001-08-07 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| COMMITTEE ACTION: jt. ref'ls as per J.39; p.17; jt. ref'l with Sc. & Tech. as per J.52; p.18 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ON 2001-08-13 |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, APPROPRIATIONS |
Abstract
This bill seeks to establish a separate department for communication, thereby creating a new government agency called the Department of Information Technology and Communications (DITC). > The creation of DITC will effectively merge the communications aspect of the present DOTC with National Computer Center that is presently under the Office of the President. With this set-up, functional streamlining will address the new phenomenon of the coverging and emerging information technologies.
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