3.0.0 522 2022-02-03T05:59:41Z 2022-02-03T05:59:41Z Senate S S 2011-03-09 112 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-03-09T17:33:02Z Spectrum Inventory and Auction Act of 2011 112 911 HR 2011-03-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Related bill CRS Spectrum Optimization Act 112 415 S 2011-02-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS Reforming Airwaves by Developing Incentives and Opportunistic Sharing Act 112 455 S 2011-03-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS 2011-03-09 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2011-03-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. N W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2011-03-14 False Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Congressional oversight Department of Commerce Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Government information and archives Government trust funds Judicial review and appeals Licensing and registrations Science, Technology, Communications 00 2011-03-09 Introduced in Senate 2011-03-25T14:52:04Z Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to require the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to post on its website (while taking appropriate measures to safeguard classified or sensitive information) detailed transition plans from each federal entity that is eligible for payments from the Spectrum Relocation Fund for costs related to the reallocation of frequencies from federal to nonfederal use.

Requires each federal entity's transition plan to provide certain public information about its spectrum relocation requirements including its: (1) current spectrum use; (2) geographic location of federal facilities or systems, including frequency bands used; (3) steps to be taken to relocate current spectrum uses from eligible frequencies; (4) necessary NTIA interactions; (5) authorized commercial licensee negotiator; (6) plans and timelines for equipment procurement, field-testing, and additional personnel; and (7) relocation process risk factors.

Directs the FCC and the NTIA to jointly establish any necessary applicable conditions to define the term "shared access," including methods of sharing spectrum resources and coordination between federal and nonfederal entities (commercial licensees, and/or sharing network infrastructure or other resources).

Requires the federal entities, to the fullest extent possible, to provide for sharing and coordination of eligible frequencies with commercial licensees.

Requires federal entities to complete spectrum relocation within one year of receiving relocation payments. Sets forth a process for a federal entity to complete such relocation according to an approved alternative time period.

]]> Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2011 Display Title Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to clarify the rights and responsibilities of Federal entities in the spectrum relocation process, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2011-03-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s522is/xml/BILLS-112s522is.xml 2011-03-09 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.