3.0.0 2743 2023-01-12T17:53:00Z 2023-01-12T17:53:00Z House H HR 2007-06-15 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2007-06-15T20:31:17Z Referred to 2007-06-15T13:02:20Z 2007-06-15 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. Committee 2007-06-15 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2007-06-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-06-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B000208 Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] ROSCOE BARTLETT R MD G. 6 N C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. 0 2007-06-28 False E000187 Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] PHIL ENGLISH R PA 3 2007-07-11 False B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 2007-07-17 False R000409 Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-46] DANA ROHRABACHER R CA 46 2007-07-24 False R000573 Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4] MIKE ROSS D AR 4 2007-09-05 False Science, Technology, Communications Administrative procedure Antennas Armed Forces and National Security Department of Homeland Security Emergency Management Emergency communication systems Equipment and supplies Government Operations and Politics Internet Law Military communications Planning Radio Radio broadcasting Radio spectrum allocation Radio stations Science, Technology, Communications 00 2007-06-15 Introduced in House 2007-07-31T21:18:08Z Military Affiliate Radio System Emergency Communication Act of 2007 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) require that high frequency (short-wave) transmitters, receivers, and related data and interface equipment that meet standards of service established for the Amateur Radio Service by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the frequency range of 2-30 megahertz are also approved for routine training functions and emergency communication service on any federal government Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS) or National Communication System Shared Resources High Frequency Radio Program (SHARES) channel within that frequency range; and (2) encourage and utilize MARS personnel, facilities, capabilities, and radio equipment to connect to the Internet in their emergency communication planning..

Prohibits the Secretary from: (1) requiring the discontinuance of the use in the radio service bands assigned to MARS or SHARES of any communications equipment that has been approved by the FCC for operation within the Amateur Radio Service; or (2) adding, or permitting any agency of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to add, any technical requirements for MARS stations.

Authorizes the Secretary to add new transmitters and receivers to the MARS and SHARES networks provided the equipment meets FCC standards for operation in the Amateur Radio Service and is equipped with frequency stabilization modules.

]]> Military Affiliate Radio System Emergency Communication Act of 2007 Display Title Military Affiliate Radio System Emergency Communication Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To provide for the continuance of volunteer communications capability within the United States and its territories. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Military Affiliate Radio System Emergency Communication Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-06-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr2743ih/xml/BILLS-110hr2743ih.xml 2007-06-15 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.