[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1478 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1478

    To reauthorize the National Telecommunications and Information 
                Administration, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                July 28 (legislative day, July 21), 2003

  Mr. McCain (for himself and Mr. Hollings) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
    To reauthorize the National Telecommunications and Information 
                Administration, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION OF NTIA.

    Section 151 of the National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration Organization Act is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 151. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ADMINISTRATION.

    ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated for the 
administration of the NTIA--
            ``(1) $18,869,000 for fiscal year 2004;
            ``(2) $19,435,000 for fiscal year 2005;
            ``(3) $20,018,000 for fiscal year 2006;
            ``(4) $20,619,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
            ``(5) $21,237,000 for fiscal year 2008.
    ``(b) TOP Program.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
NTIA for grants under the NTIA Technology Opportunities Program 
(described in the NTIA notice of availability of funds published on 
March 17, 2003, in the Federal Register (68 Fed. Reg. 12678)), 
including administrative costs--
            ``(1) $15,862,000 for fiscal year 2004;
            ``(2) $16,338,000 for fiscal year 2005;
            ``(3) $16,828,000 for fiscal year 2006;
            ``(4) $17,333,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
            ``(5) $17,852,000 for fiscal year 2008.''.

SEC. 2. PAYMENT FOR SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS.

    Section 104 of the National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 903) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(f) Reimbursement From Federal Agencies.--
            ``(1) Fees for costs.--Notwithstanding section 1535(d) of 
        title 31, United States Code, the NTIA shall assess against, 
        and collect from, each Federal agency for which the NTIA 
        assigns spectrum or provides any spectrum management functions 
        a charge to cover the costs thereof.
            ``(2) Assignment and management function charges.--The NTIA 
        may not assign any spectrum for use for, or provide any 
        spectrum management functions with respect to, any Federal 
        agency, except to the extent that the NTIA obtains 
        reimbursement for the costs thereof.''.
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