1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act . 2. Locating Federal facilities in unserved areas (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate committees of Congress The term appropriate committees of Congress means— (A) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; (B) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; (C) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and (D) the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate. (2) Commission The term Commission means the Federal Communications Commission. (3) Communications facility The term communications facility includes— (A) any infrastructure, including any transmitting device, tower, or support structure, and any equipment, switches, wiring, cabling, power sources, shelters, or cabinets, associated with the licensed or permitted unlicensed wireless or wireline transmission of writings, signs, signals, data, images, pictures, and sounds of all kinds; and (B) any antenna or apparatus that— (i) is designed for the purpose of emitting radio frequency; (ii) is designed to be operated, or is operating, from a fixed location pursuant to authorization by the Commission or is using duly authorized devices that do not require individual licenses; and (iii) is added to a tower, building, or other structure. (4) Covered land The term covered land means— (A) public land administered by the Secretary of the Interior; and (B) National Forest System land. (5) Department concerned The term Department concerned means the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture. (6) Secretary concerned The term Secretary concerned means— (A) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to public land; (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to National Forest System land