3.0.0 5928 2022-02-08T23:17:41Z 2022-02-08T23:17:41Z House HR 2020-02-18 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 33 (Tuesday, February 18, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WALDEN:H.R. 5928.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3[Page H1164]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Hearings by 2020-02-27T18:10:22Z Referred to 2020-02-19T18:08:41Z Referred to 2020-02-18T15:30:20Z 9–1–1 Fee Integrity Act 116 2165 HR 2019-04-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Related bill CRS Don't Break Up the T-Band Act of 2020 116 451 HR 2020-09-24 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS 2020-02-27 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2020-02-19 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Committee 2020-02-18 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-02-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-02-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000791 Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] GREG WALDEN R OR 2 N Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Congressional oversight Criminal procedure and sentencing Emergency communications systems Government studies and investigations Radio spectrum allocation State and local finance User charges and fees Science, Technology, Communications 00 2020-02-18 Introduced in House 2021-08-17T18:49:51Z Fee Integrity and Responsibilities and To Regain Essential Spectrum for Public-safety Operators Needed to Deploy Equipment Reliably Act of 2020 or the FIRST RESPONDER Act of 2020

This bill repeals a provision requiring the reallocation of spectrum currently used by public safety entities and otherwise addresses 9–1–1 fees and charges collected for the purpose of supporting 9–1–1 services.

Specifically, the bill repeals the requirement for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reallocate and auction the 470-512 MHz band (referred to as the T-Band spectrum). The T-Band spectrum is a frequency range currently utilized by public safety entities in certain urban areas.

The bill also requires the FCC to issue rules designating acceptable purposes and functions for the obligation or expenditure of 9–1–1 fees or charges. Such purposes and functions shall be limited to the support and implementation of 9–1–1 services and the operational expenses of public safety answering points (i.e., the points where emergency calls are routed).

In addition, the bill establishes the Ending 9–1–1 Fee Diversion Now Strike Force, to which the FCC must submit any evidence it obtains that a state or taxing jurisdiction is diverting 9–1–1 fees or charges. The strike force must (1) study how the federal government can end such diversion through a determination of the effectiveness of laws and other constraints, and (2) consider whether criminal penalties should be implemented to prevent further diversion.

]]> FIRST RESPONDER Act of 2020 Display Title FIRST RESPONDER Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To repeal the requirement to reallocate and auction the T-Band spectrum, to amend the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 to clarify acceptable 9-1-1 obligations or expenditures, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced FIRST RESPONDER Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Fee Integrity and Responsibilities and To Regain Essential Spectrum for Public-safety Operators Needed to Deploy Equipment Reliably Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5928ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5928ih.xml 2020-02-27 Subcommittee Hearings Held. 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.