1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2017 . 2. Federal Communications Commission process reform (a) In general Title I of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 13. Transparency and efficiency (a) Initial rulemaking and inquiry (1) Rulemaking Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Commission shall complete a rulemaking proceeding and adopt procedural changes to its rules to maximize opportunities for public participation and efficient decisionmaking. (2) Requirements for rulemaking The rules adopted under paragraph (1) shall— (A) set minimum comment periods for comment and reply comment, subject to a determination by the Commission that good cause exists for departing from such minimum comment periods, for— (i) significant regulatory actions, as defined in Executive Order No. 12866; and (ii) all other rulemaking proceedings; (B) establish policies concerning the submission of extensive new comments, data, or reports towards the end of the comment period; (C) establish policies regarding treatment of comments, ex parte communications, and data or reports (including statistical reports and reports to Congress) submitted after the comment period to ensure that the public has adequate notice of and opportunity to respond to such submissions before the Commission relies on such submissions in any order, decision, report, or action