3.0.0 744 2023-01-11T19:46:57Z 2023-01-11T19:46:57Z Senate S S 2007-03-01 110 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-03-02T00:17:53Z 2007-03-01 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2007-03-01 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2512-2514) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY N C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2007-03-05 False Science, Technology, Communications Auctions Broadband Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Corporations Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Emergency communication systems Federal Communications Commission Federal advisory bodies Federally-guaranteed loans Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Independent regulatory commissions Internet Law Licenses Nonprofit organizations Radio spectrum allocation Social Welfare Wireless communication Science, Technology, Communications 00 2007-03-01 Introduced in Senate 2007-04-24T20:41:42Z Spectrum Availability for Emergency-Response and Law-Enforcement to Improve Vital Emergency Services Act or the SAVE LIVES Act - Establishes the Public Safety Interoperable Communications Working Group to provide continuing advice to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Department of Homeland Security regarding public safety interoperable communications.

Declares that the 24 MHz band of spectrum allocated to public safety services should be used by state, local, and regional public safety organizations for interoperable voice and data communications. Requires the FCC to complete a specified Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the 700MHz Band and issue rules allowing certain channels within the current 24 MHz band of public safety spectrum to accommodate data communications.

Requires the FCC to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the allocation for auction of the 30MHz band of recovered analog spectrum and establish specifications for a national public safety broadband network. Establishes the Public Safety Broadband Trust Corporation and requires, if no bidder is successful, granting it a license for the use of such spectrum. Specifies Corporation duties, including facilitating development of such network. Authorizes the FCC to enter into an agreement with the Corporation to guarantee loans to the Corporation. Pledges the full faith and credit of the United States for principal and interest.

]]> Spectrum Availability for Emergency-Response and Law-Enforcement to Improve Vital Emergency Services Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide greater public safety by making more spectrum available to public safety, to establish the Public Safety Interoperable Communications Working Group to provide standards for public safety spectrum needs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Spectrum Availability for Emergency-Response and Law-Enforcement to Improve Vital Emergency Services Act Short Titles as Introduced Spectrum Availability for Emergency-Response and Law-Enforcement to Improve Vital Emergency Services Act Short Titles as Introduced SAVE LIVES Act Introduced in Senate 2007-03-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s744is/xml/BILLS-110s744is.xml 2007-03-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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.