3.0.0 1396 2023-01-15T22:33:33Z 2023-01-15T22:33:33Z House H HR 2003-03-20 108 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2003-04-10T19:41:30Z Referred to 2003-03-20T15:19:25Z 2003-04-10 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. Committee 2003-03-20 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2003-03-20 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E545) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-03-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-03-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] Edward Markey D MA J. 7 N L000557 Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] JOHN LARSON D CT B. 1 2003-03-20 True M000316 Rep. McCarthy, Karen [D-MO-5] KAREN MCCARTHY D MO 5 2003-12-08 False Science, Technology, Communications Administrative procedure Archives Arts, Culture, Religion Auctions Broadband Cable television Commerce Communication satellites Community centers Compensation (Law) Competitive bidding Computer literacy Computer software Congress Congressional reporting requirements Disabled Economics and Public Finance Education Educational technology Educational television Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Employee training Families Federal Communications Commission Federal aid to education Government Operations and Politics Government trust funds Higher education History Housing and Community Development Independent regulatory commissions Infrastructure Labor and Employment Law Libraries Licenses Low-income housing Museums National service Nonprofit organizations Occupational retraining Public broadcasting Radio spectrum allocation Radio stations Relocation Research and development School personnel Secondary education Self-help devices for the disabled Social Welfare Standards Teacher education Television broadcasting Television frequency allocation Television programs Television relay systems Television stations Trusts and trustees Unemployment Wireless communication Youth services Science, Technology, Communications 00 2003-03-20 Introduced in House 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to make funds from such Fund available to the Secretary of Commerce to carry out a: (1) Human Capital Telecommunications Investment Program; and (2) Public Broadband Infrastructure Investments Program. Earmarks a specified amount of funds for the latter program for converting public broadcasting facilities to digital technology.

Directs the Secretary to prepare, make publicly available, and submit to the President, Congress, and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) a report that: (1) designates two specified bands of frequencies for reallocation to the public for unlicensed use; (2) designates bands of frequencies for reallocation for the provision of advanced wireless services; and (3) establishes a plan for the relocation or modification of Federal stations currently occupying frequencies located at 1710-1850 megahertz.

Requires the FCC to allocate some of the 1710-1850 megahertz frequencies for wireless services.

Authorizes the relocation of the operations of Federal entities from the frequencies reallocated to wireless services. Establishes a Spectrum Relocation Trust Fund for relocation costs.

Requires a division of the proceeds from spectrum auctions for wireless services between the Relocated Federal Entities Trust Fund and the Digital Dividends Trust Fund.]]>

Spectrum Commons and Digital Dividends Act of 2003 Display Title Spectrum Commons and Digital Dividends Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced To allocate spectrum for the enhancement of wireless telecommunications, and to invest wireless spectrum auction proceeds for the military preparedness and educational preparedness of the United States for the digital era, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Spectrum Commons and Digital Dividends Act of 2003 Introduced in House 2003-03-20T05:00:00Z 2003-04-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.