1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Broadband Permit Coordination Act of 2023 . 2. Federal broadband permit coordination (a) Memorandum of understanding Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned, in consultation with the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers and the National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers, shall enter into, in accordance with this section, a memorandum of understanding with— (1) the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior (as the case may be); (2) the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and (3) the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. (b) Purpose The purpose of the memorandum of understanding entered into under subsection (a) shall be to coordinate and expedite permitting decisions for broadband projects. (c) State or Tribal participation The Secretary concerned may request that the Governor of a State or the officer designated by the governing body of an Indian Tribe with one or more broadband projects be a party to the memorandum of understanding entered into under subsection (a). (d) Designation of qualified staff (1) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of entrance into a memorandum of understanding under subsection (a), the head of each Federal agency that is a party to the memorandum of understanding (other than the Secretary concerned) may, if the head of the Federal agency determines it to be appropriate, designate to each State or regional office (that has been delegated responsibility by the Secretary concerned for issuing permits for broadband projects) an employee of that Federal agency with expertise in regulatory issues relating to that Federal agency, including, as applicable, particular expertise in— (A) planning under the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 ( 16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq. ) and planning under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. )