1.Short
title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Spectrum Availability for
Emergency-Response and Law-Enforcement to Improve Vital Emergency Services
Act
or the SAVE LIVES Act
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
TITLE I—User-driven approach to solving public safety
interoperability
Sec. 101. Establishment of the Public Safety Interoperable
Communications Working Group.
TITLE II—State, local, and regional interoperable voice and data
network
Sec. 201. Sense of the Congress.
Sec. 202. Allowing for data transmission on the public safety
bands.
TITLE III—National interoperable broadband network
Sec. 301. Sense of the Congress.
Sec. 302. Preparing for auction.
Sec. 303. Responsibilities of successful bidders for certain
spectrum.
Sec. 304. Reversionary license to Public Safety Broadband
Trust.
Sec. 305. Loan guarantees.
Sec. 306. Rule of construction.
TITLE IV—Long-term strategy for interoperability
Sec. 401. Report on efficient use of public safety
band.
Sec. 402. Report on long-term interoperability by consolidating
band use.
Sec. 403. Report on long-term interoperability using IP-based
solutions.
<enum>I</enum><header>User-driven
approach to solving public safety interoperability</header>
<section id="id115FDB4BEBA7481B924044A74BD0A62D"><enum>101.</enum><header>Establishment
of the Public Safety Interoperable Communications Working Group</header>
<subsection id="id110C03D2464A4E38BF278F38216F6E14"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not
later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chairman of
the Federal Communications Commission and the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall jointly establish a Public Safety Interoperable Communications Working
Group (in this Act referred to as the <quote>Working Group</quote>) to provide
continuing advice and counsel to the Chairman and the Secretary with respect to
public safety interoperable communications.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id5B01F6051C424A41AA88E09A8BDEEC64"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
Working Group established under subsection (a) shall consist of the
following:</text>
<paragraph id="idE38DD7BF5CCF4DC088D36EC793B08081"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Non-federal
members</header><text>The following individuals, or their respective designees,
shall serve as non-federal members:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID66ef79a77cc3409d9abc745a165ed7d3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The President of
the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials—International.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID374e59f274ff4fa8adfb51c717bdba28"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The President of
the Fraternal Order of Police National Lodge.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4f18c9f4ace5470c92873213e7eea59a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The President of
the International Association of Chiefs of Police.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID69cf2976377f40fa8df60e30480f7e40"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The President of
the International Association of Fire Fighters.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID06dd4e14c0144473a7c3cbd5b4f4d547"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The President of
the International Association of Fire Chiefs, Inc.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcd0d1744f53c4c418dc2530f329984a6"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The President of
the National Association of Counties.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID674d1fbb6fd2496b93de59777e944f28"><enum>(G)</enum><text>The President of
the Major Cities Chiefs Association.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7ec7483b434e45d59e0f4806f83a08c5"><enum>(H)</enum><text>The President of
the Major County Sheriffs’ Association.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0a175de2cee340b4b2e58e43dcdadb18"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The President of
the National Emergency Number Association.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe3ef9dd1155845f8b8de033253dd50dc"><enum>(J)</enum><text>The President of
the National Association of State EMS Officials.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID987db5708ff443edb2d72ea45a241226"><enum>(K)</enum><text>The Chair of the
National Governors Association.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID78ef4f36cbc84ceb906fcaeb12dd5442"><enum>(L)</enum><text>The President of
the National League of Cities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8a68aeb8b0ff4a609c5135aa29f93a41"><enum>(M)</enum><text>The President of
the National Sheriffs’ Association.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdfd12bf7c802499bb3ab818e5e74a554"><enum>(N)</enum><text>The Chair of the
National Volunteer Fire Council.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd09a8a6216df4740aac272d7998cab13"><enum>(O)</enum><text>The President of
the United States Conference of Mayors.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc7d7e6f18be048198c15d03fd6b46525"><enum>(P)</enum><text>The President of
the Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID66d9f10d78534b2cb6f2ee1905505686"><enum>(Q)</enum><text>The President of
the International Municipal Signal Association.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8009F1C0AFA847CFBE6E73D9F4D9E1E8"><enum>(R)</enum><text>4 members to be
elected by a majority of members described in subparagraphs (A) through
(Q)—</text>
<clause id="id15D91B7B8F7F4C7A8BC63EC8015F4E06"><enum>(i)</enum><text>at
least 1 of whom shall be a representative of the critical infrastructure
industry; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id84B23AFD1CD74200BEE4B59A693D3D80"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>at
least 2 of whom shall be a persons with experience in the commercial wireless
industry.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3F7862172FA84C4492126BAAA5AB7889"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal
members</header>
<subparagraph id="idE4FFC8A35F7442F9AB51FA367533A975"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The following individuals, or their respective designees,
shall serve as Federal members:</text>
<clause id="ID17caf33d096f45358fc678199829fc5f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The
Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.</text>
</clause><clause id="idBBDA3299AF2B40B19A665DA75E8461AD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Commerce.</text>
</clause><clause id="id7B74530D4C5D4A2EBF517B883F6B7FA4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The Secretary
of Homeland Security.</text>
</clause><clause id="idF6CAF2D92CE6403981B0F75E9B98E65C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Defense.</text>
</clause><clause id="idFBABD14699DB457B901EA5AD1B3F454D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>The
Secretary of Transportation.</text>
</clause><clause id="idFD1EBF4C1D7E495088148F528E980CB8"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>The Attorney
General of the United States.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id264B0608B0704AA88B2A2317E021EE5A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Attendance at
meetings</header><text>Any Federal member may appoint a subordinate officer of
their agency to attend meetings of the Working Group on the behalf of such
member.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idA5627D06181F4454A3F1650641AF6E3D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties of the
Working Group</header><text>The duties of the Working Group are as
follows:</text>
<paragraph id="IDa2cb9ea92ecc4d5a88ccefd90bb26b9c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>To create, and
report to the Federal Communications Commission, not later than August 1, 2007,
specifications for the development of a national public safety broadband
network on the 30MHz band of recovered analog spectrum (encompassing that part
of the electromagnetic spectrum between 747 megahertz and 762 megahertz and 777
megahertz and 792 megahertz) reclaimed by the Federal Communications Commission
under section 3003 of the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act
of 2005 (Public Law 109–171; 120 Stat. 22) in preparation for the auction of
such spectrum by January 28, 2008, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID9fbd1534f8cb427283471825521b4afb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establishing
appropriate build timetables, coverage areas, service levels, performance
criteria, and other similar matters for the deployment of such network to
ensure that such network will meet mission-critical public safety
communications requirements;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3650f883b7c34eddbb8e7a64ca3db27e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>setting forth
specific performance criteria that ensures such network will receive support
reliability along with security and redundancy at every level of network
performance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID504bc77b54f54eb6a74ead4c3a252375"><enum>(C)</enum><text>reviewing and
approving open standards for equipment and usage that will support upgrade and
technology development on such network;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5e979ede041c49938a5b1140c832cf02"><enum>(D)</enum><text>considering the
use of <quote>commercial off-the-shelf</quote> solutions that may promote
competition between multiple equipment vendors that may result in lower prices
for public safety users of such network;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID94a0b6085b8540ec95eabb186306cf2d"><enum>(E)</enum><text>establishing
terms of service for the use of such network that—</text>
<clause id="idAF767C2E3AA645FF9D45A35EF7FFE4EF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>permits public
safety users to preempt use on such network in the event of a national
emergency;</text>
</clause><clause id="idD36990CDB4FA4399AF68E2A30D90BA86"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provides
capacity throughput latency; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id1F51A5FBE9A74CCF9FE39484A0384B17"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>allows such
network the ability to support large numbers of users in a cell in the event of
a national emergency;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9304826dd3de4b1e901388cea625e8b8"><enum>(F)</enum><text>providing that
any equipment or applications used on such network is interoperable with
broadband equipment or applications used on the 24 MHz band of spectrum
(encompassing that part of the electromagnetic spectrum between 764 megahertz
and 776 megahertz and 794 megahertz and 806 megahertz) allocated to public
safety services under section 337(a)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 337(a)(1));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID80578cccbe294d538874e3069ef21bbd"><enum>(G)</enum><text>establishing a
user fee schedule that takes into consideration the limited resources of State,
local, and tribal governments;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe51d174e983043f49276fcd183b551d8"><enum>(H)</enum><text>assessing, in
partnership with any licensee of any part of such network, network construction
and testing; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID75f58b9b441a45cb8295e8f1bba137b2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>performing
compliance review and monitoring of such network, in partnership with the
licensee of any part of such network.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID53614afc0f6b4aa1a6b6639bc854d569"><enum>(2)</enum><text>To assess the
performance of the licensee of any part of such network over the term of the
license granted to such licensee.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDfa3ac4784eb54f1980b32371543454f8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>To advise and
report to the Federal Communications Commission whether such licensee is
complying with the requirements of the license granted to such licensee.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id735C62560822404DA427E87E0333BCF3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>To take such
other action as the Working Group may from time to time determine to be
necessary, appropriate, or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this
Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0C026C711EEF4515AB0EC88EC9162D9D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Management of
Working Group</header>
<paragraph id="idAF193504341D453BB1575682CF1B3031"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Chairperson</header>
<subparagraph id="id913B9D913D7E4287A0B2631C364C5FFF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The representatives of the non-federal members appointed
under subsection (b)(1) shall elect 1 non-federal member to serve as
Chairperson of the Working Group.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id97EF76B4727B4DC3BDFC188B48B673D9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Term of
chairperson</header><text>The Chairperson elected under subparagraph (A) shall
serve a 1-year term, with the representative of the Association of
Public-Safety Communications Officials—International serving the initial term
of Chairperson until the first election under subparagraph (A) occurs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2CA90079E696496983E607F1554B72CF"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Non-eligible
members</header><text>Non-federal members appointed pursuant to subsection
(b)(1)(R) are not eligible to serve as Chairperson of the Working Group.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1F1B17623AC94F3E87BB0EF13E864777"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Period of
appointment</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2489B2C749894B7EBC2880B5D5E8B985"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each member of the
Working Group shall be appointed for the life of the Working Group.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6725B803186F4E0C88A502B53AEB5E2D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A vacancy on the Working Group shall not
affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as the original
appointment was made.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2989F9F2ABCF4E28BD388EED139462C8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After its initial meeting, the Working
Group shall meet at the call of its Chairperson or a majority of its members at
any time.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE693A1B1161F43B7B9803B111396C034"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Quorum</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05C734B052094E8C8ECFC958BCDC909A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Majority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">12 members of the Working Group shall
constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id034A0D27B81D4006AD2CB87B37C5EB09"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Approval
actions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All recommendations
and reports of the Working Group required by this Act shall be approved only by
a majority vote of a quorum of the Working Group.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9F310BEBA5124B46A5AE4382CAF38AB8"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Travel
expenses</header><text>Members of the Working Group shall be allowed travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for
persons employed intermittently by the Federal Government under section 5703(b)
of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular places
of business in the performance of services for the Working Group.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA188A7A30F86480382597FCD950F8E50"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Assistance from
Federal agencies</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1EF8DA32E5BE4E7CABC3E6A7378FE0FE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Federal Communications Commission and the Department
of Homeland Security shall, jointly, furnish to the Working Group clerical,
administrative, and other assistance for the performance of the functions of
the Working Group.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4A24EBC669E147778846F7702AD56AE7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other
departments and agencies</header><text>In addition to the assistance prescribed
under subparagraph (A), departments and agencies of the United States may
provide to the Working Group such services, funds, facilities, staff, and other
support services as they may determine advisable and as may be authorized by
law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id627489355027483AB597950D02D7328E"><enum>(7)</enum><header>FACA not
applicable</header><text>The Working Group shall not be subject to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCA890D524110430CBD32C0E9D872329F"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Public meetings
and reports</header><text>The Working Group shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id52203F2837AA4B0C8C346AE8B743BEE2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to the extent
appropriate, and in the discretion of the Working Group, open its hearings and
meetings to the public; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5F0021FE4EB94E079722C63E3AC2BECC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make broadly
available to the public at no cost any report of the Working Group.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76D8717508794EB08CEA7EF0399F9763"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out the provisions of this section $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2008
through 2013.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>State, local,
and regional interoperable voice and data network</header>
<section id="idB3CBE31925D14C989F5F4A8787BD7892"><enum>201.</enum><header>Sense of the
Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that the 24 MHz band of spectrum (encompassing that part of the
electromagnetic spectrum between 764 megahertz and 776 megahertz and 794
megahertz and 806 megahertz) allocated to public safety services under section
337(a)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 337(a)(1)) should be
used by State, local, and regional public safety organizations for
interoperable voice and data communications.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id799328C264984E73836ABB2D46E766A6"><enum>202.</enum><header>Allowing for
data transmission on the public safety bands</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id86DA3FA0C3E447D286FA6E69D1460161"><enum>(a)</enum><header>FCC proceeding
on data transmission</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC97479D33B054877AC99CA93C7406D5F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>complete its
Eighth Notice of Proposed Rulemaking In the Matter of Implementing a
Nationwide, Broadband, Interoperable Public Safety Network in the 700MHz Band;
Development of Operational, Technical and Spectrum Requirements for Meeting
Federal, State and Local Public Safety Communication Requirements Through the
Year 2010 (PS Docket No. 06–229; WT Docket No. 96–86); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id118FF66735CC45BDB151537C31737CBD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>issue rules
allowing certain channels within the current 24 MHz band of public safety
spectrum (encompassing that part of the electromagnetic spectrum between 764
megahertz and 776 megahertz and 794 megahertz and 806 megahertz) to accommodate
data communications.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>National
interoperable broadband network</header>
<section id="id260A82BC23094A299811EBF729C970A5"><enum>301.</enum><header>Sense of the
Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that the 30MHz band of recovered analog spectrum (encompassing that
part of the electromagnetic spectrum between 747 megahertz and 762 megahertz
and 777 megahertz and 792 megahertz) reclaimed by the Federal Communications
Commission under section 3003 of the Digital Television Transition and Public
Safety Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–171; 120 Stat. 22) in preparation for the
auction of such spectrum by January 28, 2008, should be available to Federal,
State, local, and regional public safety organizations (including all Federal
agencies, such as the Department of Defense, the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the United States
Secret Service, and the United States Marshals Service) for a national,
interoperable broadband network.</text>
</section><section id="id266F0BF137F44CA9A77C604682C949DB"><enum>302.</enum><header>Preparing for
auction</header>
<subsection id="id77DF00A972164A4087CDC40BE7ECA97C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall issue a notice of
proposed rulemaking to determine how the spectrum described in section 301
should be allocated for auction. The rulemaking shall be completed by July 1,
2007.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id5A8F49169309486DA70724E7E0728C17"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Content of
notice</header><text>In the notice required under subsection (a), the Federal
Communications Commission shall—</text>
<paragraph id="IDc135faadb79143b8b6a49fc863b7b408"><enum>(1)</enum><text>ask for comments
on the proposed auction; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID320b26b6083e44daabaf2a762599c1a8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consider—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6af0d192003648bb9c81f9547f3a30a2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the financial,
technical, competitive, and public safety merits of re-banding such spectrum
into three 10 MHz bands of paired 5 MHz channels for auction; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID30996e49a6c34ec7aa2d60a1da12bdcc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>whether such
spectrum is better auctioned—</text>
<clause id="idC015DEF66AE44B62A772850EA6395B4C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>as
one band of 30 MHz with two paired channels of 15 MHz; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id2CE9E30C57BE4358AF59936A2805EC77"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any other
configuration not described in clause (i) or subparagraph (A).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC0C337E797D548D2A8E1393521C103D2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report of the
Working Group</header><text>Not later than August 2, 2007, the Federal
Communications Commission shall make available to the public, for notice and
comment, the report of the Working Group (relating to specifications for a
national public safety broadband network) required under section
101(c)(1).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id94DB4D729F57414890D4A4D94B2152BE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Final
specifications</header>
<paragraph id="id5A9E04B1961F4EC2BC2FC7585CF09966"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than November 1, 2007, the Federal
Communications Commission shall issue, based on the report received from the
Working Group described in subsection (c), a final report establishing the
specifications for a national public safety broadband network.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE6C76B84DFBC40EB8A58FA7482916CA7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Required
Content</header><text>The final specifications required under paragraph (1)
shall set forth the rules of any auction of the spectrum described in section
301, including that any license granted by the Federal Communications
Commission for the use of any part of such spectrum is conditioned on the
bidder for such spectrum agreeing to implement and comply with the
specifications established under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idAADECA5D12ED44B69EE01D737E56B438"><enum>303.</enum><header>Responsibilities
of successful bidders for certain spectrum</header>
<subsection id="idCDF4479C0F064B9EAA0BCDA05F122585"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Required use of
specifications produced by Working Group</header><text>Any successful bidder
for any part of the spectrum described in section 301 shall, prior to making a
bid for such spectrum, agree to implement and comply with the specifications
concerning the development of a national public safety broadband network
established by the Federal Communications Commission under section
302(d)(1).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id36025ACD071745FA88819E4026238EB1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duty of the
FCC</header><text>The Federal Communications Commission shall enforce the
requirement under subsection (a) in order to ensure compliance by any
successful bidder.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id6CED1AE5B5E34D07871C9C3F94746AD3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reports by
FCC</header>
<paragraph id="id1FF934BD32E447DF9BE453FAEEFFF8E0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Development of
network</header><text>Not later than January 28, 2010, the Federal
Communications Commission, in conjunction with the Secretary of Homeland
Security, shall report to Congress on the development of such a national public
safety broadband network, including a description of the successes and failures
of the successful bidder in implementing the provisions of this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2BB1F249BF0C4042ACB80BAF85B3611D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Compliance by
winning bidder</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment
of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the Federal Communications
Commission shall report to Congress on the compliance of the successful bidder
for the spectrum described under section 301 in implementing and adhering to
the specifications established by the Commission under section
302(d)(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id936988BF79194AD1A9878AC51BE2399E"><enum>304.</enum><header>Reversionary
license to Public Safety Broadband Trust</header>
<subsection id="id404E38CFF39348958191B294EE4577F5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In the event that the auction of the 30MHz band of
recovered analog spectrum (encompassing that part of the electromagnetic
spectrum between 747 megahertz and 762 megahertz and 777 megahertz and 792
megahertz) reclaimed by the Federal Communications Commission under section
3003 of the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 (Public
Law 109–171; 120 Stat. 22) does not produce a successful bidder, the Federal
Communications Commission may grant a license for the use of such spectrum to
the Public Safety Broadband Trust Corporation established under subsection
(b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID2FE0693D1962439BB4592C2163A95C8E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Public Safety
Broadband Trust Corporation</header>
<paragraph id="id477998F6F12C412CAA1780C34FEB2438"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is authorized to be established a private, nonprofit corporation, to be known
as the <quote>Public Safety Broadband Trust Corporation</quote> (referred to in
this Act as the <quote>Corporation</quote>), which is neither an agency nor
establishment of the United States Government or the District of Columbia
Government.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDCC7AB1FFE19941A1B268AAA8B24FDB42"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application of
provisions</header><text>The Corporation shall be subject to the provisions of
this section, and, to the extent consistent with this section, to the District
of <act-name parsable-cite="CNCA">Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act</act-name>
(sec. 29–301.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0410DA98B73D4214BC45B0CD00354883"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Residence</header><text>The
Corporation shall have its place of business in the District of Columbia and
shall be considered, for purposes of venue in civil actions, to be a resident
of the District of Columbia.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAC25EB5E793646B9A2234D7DA84581B3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Powers under DC
Act</header><text>In order to carry out the duties and activities of the
Corporation, the Corporation shall have the usual powers conferred upon a
nonprofit corporation by the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation
Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1B6B09FB164E467D86C281D3488974BB"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Board of
Directors</header>
<subparagraph id="id61F8EDDF4D34464C883C781507A23335"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Corporation shall have a Board of Directors (referred
to in this Act as the <quote>Board</quote>), which shall consist of the
following members:</text>
<clause id="id84793D9F26D74FF3A86C9CCC8085DA82"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Non-federal
members</header><text>The following individuals, or their respective designees,
shall serve as non-federal members:</text>
<subclause id="id10CCC899C4E24495B0CF70C89465A355"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The President of
the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials—International.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id7E6C836B63E54773A3B94E26AF3AF552"><enum>(II)</enum><text>The President of
the Fraternal Order of Police National Lodge.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id5B9ECDB8209B4D68AEDE0E1D592009C7"><enum>(III)</enum><text>The President
of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idEC01F50E52244B9DAF49536C566FEA98"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>The President of
the International Association of Fire Fighters.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id3923BBD369D84AF3AF3C5ADACA896282"><enum>(V)</enum><text>The President of
the International Association of Fire Chiefs, Inc.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idDC2E70AB6EC3407489D88AF63ED3A6E8"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>The President of
the National Association of Counties.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id70283D0BC2F447828390F6717F8F3678"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>The President
of the Major Cities Chiefs Association.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idDC4B8D292139458EAE34832C4AD5216C"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>The President
of the Major County Sheriffs’ Association.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id60FBA2C33D314B42876BAD0FC3F5B3B0"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>The President of
the National Emergency Number Association.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idF68491B363B748AE804B599E2C9690D3"><enum>(X)</enum><text>The President of
the National Association of State EMS Officials.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idC2322C557C4B4C50A073CF39014F1253"><enum>(XI)</enum><text>The Chair of the
National Governors Association.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id86A6B6E0488543EB86DFABBF4AAC6B83"><enum>(XII)</enum><text>The President
of the National League of Cities.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id4829DCBFD30947A6B3FE34EFD0BEA18A"><enum>(XIII)</enum><text>The President
of the National Sheriffs’ Association.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idB3F022E8133A4F15BFED9198689ACAD3"><enum>(XIV)</enum><text>The Chair of
the National Volunteer Fire Council.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id583BEDCB2A3047F3952261031E2F7665"><enum>(XV)</enum><text>The President of
the United States Conference of Mayors.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id9CEA0181C1D047F89D425F8D9B567FC5"><enum>(XVI)</enum><text>The President
of the Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id4566A87ACBAA47809C2CE842B99AE4C1"><enum>(XVII)</enum><text>The President
of the International Municipal Signal Association.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idDAE2459F0AE0423F998906EAFBA4610E"><enum>(XVIII)</enum><text>4 members to
be elected by a majority of members described in subclauses (I) through
(XVII)—</text>
<item id="id26AE99105EB74884B4F14170E174D026"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>at
least 1 of whom shall be a representative of the critical infrastructure
industry; and</text>
</item><item id="idC7AE2192E276480784DD7F288BBD95F3"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>at
least 2 of whom shall be a persons with experience in the commercial wireless
industry.</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause id="idF4E7F97E6CEB4AC1A079E27369455CDC"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Federal
members</header>
<subclause id="idF6FE6AC4544F4B7D88AD13B8BAD506A3"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The following individuals, or their respective designees,
shall serve as Federal members:</text>
<item id="id9068BFA4C723403493C124BD4B6A9958"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>The
Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.</text>
</item><item id="idBBE28220862F43FBA2E7CD55F87D8E13"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>The
Secretary of Commerce.</text>
</item><item id="id6EFAF40EFA8A4C73A512D1603166B51D"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>The
Secretary of Homeland Security.</text>
</item><item id="id0E22AE71FE92479494178CBBB8CBF17E"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>The
Secretary of Defense.</text>
</item><item id="id568FCE15D4304E96B3FA4789BF4BA034"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>The
Secretary of Transportation.</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFD290D2A00414FBA8D25A567E77AAFDA"><enum>(ff)</enum><text>The Attorney
General of the United States.</text>
</item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1DCD4A584EF740E4B15CD682A5684BCF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Term</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1290CE592CB141EC9CF34E5DFDA40862"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Length</header><text>The
term of office of each non-federal member of the Board shall be 4 years. Each
Federal member of the Board shall serve as member of the Board for the life of
the Corporation.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8FB46BF1B3DB404680F4D02020FF6E47"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Expiration of
term</header><text>Any member whose term has expired may serve until such
member’s successor has taken office, or until the end of the calendar year in
which such member’s term has expired, whichever is earlier.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB1CDC828975C4EBC9E84BFD77DF57CB2"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>Any
member appointed to fill a vacancy prior to the expiration of the term for
which such member’s predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the
remainder of such term.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1015681B879B46DEBC870800B9478DA7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Vacancies not
to affect power of Board</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A
vacancy on the Board shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the
same manner as the original appointment was made.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2DD2139BD9F24BB781A3A466AFCF106F"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Election of
chairman; election of executive committee; compensation of Board
members</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id440CE4382EB847C8A6686CC3F2B6E5F6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Chairman</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All members of the Board shall annually
elect one of their members to be Chairman, and elect one or more of their
members as a Vice Chairman or Vice Chairmen.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB454823F498344D582764F525C7ED2C2"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Executive
committee</header>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id440B7120190B417689D1A6376345379A"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>All members of the Board shall elect, on annual basis, 7
of their members to serve on an Executive Committee.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9B616F3C2D0047F8BB994B8751004028"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Required
representation</header><text>Of the 7 members elected under subclause (I), at
least one representative shall be elected from—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id475FFD6FCF6E4D7A92FA2EDBF29CA754"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the law
enforcement community;</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE2B959B3ABF247F0A5B9CA0729108E12"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the fire
services community; and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0946481C3FEC4D8882EE6C4DB2140438"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>the community of
State and local government entities.</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id718A35F0B2B54901B8DDC03461CF2008"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>No
more than 2 of the members of the Executive Committee may be Federal members of
the Board.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDDF885A29526C4BE09D643B003C6700CF"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Not officers or
employees</header><text>The non-federal members of the Board shall not, by
reason of such membership, be considered to be officers or employees of the
United States Government or of the District of Columbia Government.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1A09EDB87DEC4E20916DA5FCAE912352"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Travel
expenses</header><text>While away from home or regular place of business in the
performance of duties for the Board, each member of the Board may receive
reasonable travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id14619B3333864F7D9C7CCDF23086D3F9"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Officers and
employees</header>
<clause id="idEDC05A1AF25E4C2D942DC55FD2B37F05"><enum>(i)</enum><header>President</header><text>The
Corporation shall have a President, and such other officers as may be named and
appointed by the Board for terms, and at rates of compensation fixed by the
Board.</text>
</clause><clause id="id635539B3B5FA4ABCBD822BBFB7656175"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Limitation on
rate of pay</header><text>No officer or employee of the Corporation may be
compensated by the Corporation at an annual rate of pay which exceeds the rate
of basic pay in effect from time to time for level I of the Executive Schedule
under section 5312 of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</clause><clause id="idA192412214A64F4F9E0BA29437A1235B"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Citizenship
requirement</header><text>No individual other than a citizen of the United
States may be an officer of the Corporation.</text>
</clause><clause id="id392447DC3B8340348870C1CDB33C0E16"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Outside
sources of compensation</header><text>No officer of the Corporation, other than
the Chairman or a Vice Chairman, may receive any salary or other compensation
(except for compensation for services on boards of directors of other
organizations that do not receive funds from the Corporation, on committees of
such boards, and in similar activities for such organizations) from any sources
other than the Corporation for services rendered during the period of his or
her employment by the Corporation.</text>
</clause><clause id="id24D41CFE65C44562882A8C803A6B4187"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Advance
approval for outside service</header><text>Service by any officer on boards of
directors of other organizations, on committees of such boards, and in similar
activities for such organizations shall be subject to—</text>
<subclause id="idCE36F81B544948D681C8FFBAAB90C196"><enum>(I)</enum><text>annual advance
approval by the Board; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id12D40E8619674C588186634D10CEDFBF"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the provisions
of the Corporation’s Statement of Ethical Conduct.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idFE7E74167C7E4C8A89D1E1D2DA30C171"><enum>(vi)</enum><header>At will
employment</header><text>All officers shall serve at the pleasure of the
Board.</text>
</clause><clause id="id21A7B39FBF324C55985D24ADACB851BE"><enum>(vii)</enum><header>Qualification</header><text>No
political test or qualification may be used in selecting, appointing,
promoting, or taking other personnel actions with respect to officers, agents,
or employees of the Corporation.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4072D7BD019744848C9B29C94FEF0786"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Nonprofit and
nonpolitical nature of the Corporation</header>
<clause id="idF84FFAB3B19F4B9A9159DFCCC866CD20"><enum>(i)</enum><header>No power to
issue stock or declare dividends</header><text>The Corporation shall have no
power to issue shares of stock, or to declare or pay any dividends.</text>
</clause><clause id="idFA4B6B7ECB834FA893D3D41B58F5A7F6"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>No
benefit</header><text>No part of the income or assets of the Corporation shall
inure to the benefit of any officer, employee, or any other individual
associated with the Corporation, except as salary or reasonable compensation
for services.</text>
</clause><clause id="idED253D3390894B1B8166CC4A86C41CBB"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Political
activity</header><text>The Corporation may not contribute to or otherwise
support any political party or candidate for elective public office.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9F91CA52E19F44989280E8A26DFACC11"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Incorporation</header><text>The
members of the initial Board shall serve as incorporators and shall take
whatever steps are necessary to establish the Corporation under the District of
<act-name parsable-cite="CNCA">Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act</act-name>
(sec. 29–301.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9fd70f6645ee4f30a16c601427fbee0a"><enum>(J)</enum><header>Meetings of the
Board</header><text>All meetings of the Board, including any committee of the
Board, shall be open to the public, except for meetings—</text>
<clause id="idA38C0DA34D624AB4B0F0CD7BE42FF029"><enum>(i)</enum><text>regarding
personnel matters; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id014B2091EDC54FDE9269E009FA64890D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that, in the
discretion of the Board or the Executive Committee, should be conducted in
closed session for the purpose of guarding sensitive commercial information or
national security interests.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idB28BD2D7FB2F4B2BB106D677E0546F8E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties of the
Corporation</header><text>The Corporation may—</text>
<paragraph id="IDded6cc00135746be9d7259a9da286170"><enum>(1)</enum><text>obtain, through
purchase, a license from the Federal Communications Commission for the use of
the 30MHz band of recovered analog spectrum (encompassing that part of the
electromagnetic spectrum between 747 megahertz and 762 megahertz and 777
megahertz and 792 megahertz) reclaimed by the Federal Communications Commission
under section 3003 of the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act
of 2005 (Public Law 109–171; 120 Stat. 22) and reserved for the public
safety;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe93eac686c3f47ecbc6db970eecc4773"><enum>(2)</enum><text>facilitate the
development of a national public safety broadband network, including by the
promotion of a single, open, advanced technology standard for such
network;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0753514a306f43d2a6e9d647f1700f8e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>hold and commit
to use any license obtained under paragraph (1) for the benefit of the public
safety community throughout the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4e4db657225840918b922da9f626c7b9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>establish such
arrangements as the Board may determine appropriate to afford public safety
entities priority in the use of such network over all other network
users;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4eb4623d4f0f43989b10e1118454e262"><enum>(5)</enum><text>assist in the
development of a business model that stimulates competition and innovation
while attempting to achieve self-sustenance through the auctioning, in
conjunction with the Federal Communications Commission, of spectrum relating to
the license obtained under paragraph (1) to commercial entities, provided that
10 percent of the revenues from any such auction be deposited in any reserve
accounts established under paragraph (9);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID362de363632940b18c9f11b7b1ea314d"><enum>(6)</enum><text>require such
commercial entities to construct, manage, and operate a network—</text>
<subparagraph id="id46EDFBDE17324A42940687A16A853742"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that meets
specifications established by the Working Group under section 101(c);
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3D645ADE78DD4B53ABECADC99A9EC396"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that shall be
subject to the approval of the Federal Communications Commission;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idBFC862AB8C2D4319A5A39900997CFB63"><enum>(7)</enum><text>encourage such
commercial entities to invest in and improve advanced mobile broadband
services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9f564882ba0a48c0bc5bf849ef908756"><enum>(8)</enum><text>incur
indebtedness to carry out the purposes of this Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb491e43103e74e1ca76953c12302c246"><enum>(9)</enum><text>establish reserve
accounts with funds that the Corporation may receive from time to time that
exceed the amounts required by the Corporation to timely pay its debt service
and other obligations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDfb080bfbbf784f73beda56811988c9d2"><enum>(10)</enum><text>expend the funds
placed in any reserve accounts established under paragraph (9) (including
interest earned on any such amounts) in a manner authorized by the Board, but
only for purposes that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id50F9B0EA051341149AB35C7BB17F8891"><enum>(A)</enum><text>will advance or
enhance public safety communications; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBE3F3320DA504500954B9C8077B61AFE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are otherwise
approved by an Act of Congress; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa6d6b4991b044724afd7288f51b24f5c"><enum>(11)</enum><text>accept
donations, contributions, and grants from supporters and providers of public
safety services.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id089BB85597B647E7AAA87F520D1F95E2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorized
activities</header><text>In order to carry out the duties required under
subsection (c), the Corporation may—</text>
<paragraph id="IDb5d096fdac944872bd12870eb5853960"><enum>(1)</enum><text>issue notes or
bonds to purchasers of such instruments in the private capital markets;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID899c8bcc2aad4d968d2d88a2d0f327d4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>take such steps
as the Corporation determines necessary or appropriate to discharge its
responsibilities and perform its tasks relating to the intended construction,
operation, and oversight of a national broadband network for public safety,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID23a7f89d9cec4f8984c792ccaa72054d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establishing
appropriate build timetables, coverage areas, service levels, performance
criteria, and other similar matters for the deployment of such network;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE4C76F4680B149738E96A6A2D2E225CF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reviewing and
approving the terms of any licenses for use of the spectrum relating to the
license obtained from the Federal Communications Commission under subsection
(c)(1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id96D8A635DBBB42BE900BF7E573BCCDE0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>conducting and
supervising system and network testing; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6E9884910FD545118F6BC753A8BD4401"><enum>(D)</enum><text>engaging in, or
arranging for, ongoing compliance review and monitoring of the—</text>
<clause id="id2B47949BA67844DAB5925C49FA2CD731"><enum>(i)</enum><text>network;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="idD2D124BBD7644F9EAE00B0BF8459565C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>practices and
procedures of the commercial entities operating on such network;</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDfb974b84e4b74879ba402920fce8808b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>select, and
contract for the services of, an agent which, on behalf of the Corporation, and
subject to the direction, policy oversight, and supervision of the Corporation
(through its Board), would be empowered to conduct any and all aspects of the
process that the Corporation determines to be necessary, appropriate, or
advisable to establish and enter into commercial arrangements to build,
operate, and manage the network, including leases by commercial service
providers for usage rights in that part of the spectrum relating to the license
obtained from the Federal Communications Commission under subsection
(c)(1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID08abb715367c4429b4f3c3d20090ec3f"><enum>(4)</enum><text>hire or accept
the voluntary services of consultants, experts, agents (in addition to the
agent described in paragraph (3)), advisory boards, and panels to aid the
Corporation in carrying out the purpose of this section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDccc46d62f91f421bacd166cdb790e659"><enum>(5)</enum><text>take such other
actions as the Board may from time to time determine necessary, appropriate, or
advisable to accomplish the purposes of this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idA949B98FFCAC4BBF85550D96814F01F3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Selection of
agents, consultants, and experts</header><text>The Corporation shall select
parties to serve as its agents, consultants, or experts in a fair, transparent,
and objective manner.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idF16D5E4191F54308B1D993AAE46D1A19"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
commit the Federal Government to provide any sums for the payment of any
obligation of the Corporation which exceeds amounts provided in advance in a
relevant appropriations Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id76CAB8C328254E079856287CAAF4F363"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Civil
liability</header>
<paragraph id="id9A4E898B361F46FA8757702B0FABA452"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Limited
liability</header><text>The liability of the Corporation, its employees and
volunteers, in any court of any State or the United States, shall be limited as
provided in the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id002A46096A1D426A893C28F098C5186A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Extension of
limitation</header>
<subparagraph id="id3EF6AE2463704EE09E578126432EE2E5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Any director, officer, employee, or agent of the
Corporation not otherwise provided for under paragraph (1), including any agent
described in subsection (d)(3), is entitled to the same limitations of
liability afforded under paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id311D9BC5461D4626B05F8C229BDC69D6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Commercial
entities</header><text>Any commercial entity described in subsection (d)(3),
including the directors, officers, and employees of such entity, shall not be
liable in any court of any State or the United States in connection with any
injury or damages arising out of the use of that part of spectrum reserved for
public safety services, except to the extent that the public safety personnel
using such spectrum would be liable for such injury or damages.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9791D13DA2764FBA91CB644DD4A6A7B2"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header>
<paragraph id="idB32281B4C77549A6ACEFD9D05F00126A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, and each year thereafter, the Corporation shall submit, directly to the
President for review and transmittal to Congress on or before the 15th day of
May of each year, an annual report covering the preceding fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id14B6F042D4A4475E9AE1EC62588AC095"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Required
content</header><text>The report required under paragraph (1) shall
include—</text>
<subparagraph id="idB58B909FDF274583872D2572A2F37826"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a comprehensive
and detailed report of the operations, activities, financial condition, and
accomplishments of the Corporation under this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFA429D4E94C34CD89F19FC39EC578F5B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such
recommendations or proposals for legislative or administrative action as the
Corporation deems appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3170ebebcddf45d0ae4b6253b63d9ee9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability to
testify</header><text>The directors, officers, employees, and agents of the
Corporation shall be available to testify before the appropriate committees of
the Congress with respect to—</text>
<subparagraph id="id329B8C18E32B438391EAE0D0374B0A58"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the report
required under paragraph (1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFDCD7A73CD884623AC74802267C9BE06"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the report of any
audit made by the Comptroller General under subsection (i); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF687429229604F1997F9CE393827004F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other matter
which such committees may determine appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idFF31BCCF252E46D48A9D02015BA832DE"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Financial
management and records</header>
<paragraph id="idA8A552B1003B429F957BC6F44D164ABB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The accounts of the Corporation shall be audited annually
in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by independent
certified public accountants or independent licensed public accountants,
certified or licensed by a regulatory authority of a State or other political
subdivision of the United States. The audit shall be conducted at the place or
places where the accounts of the Corporation are normally kept. All books,
accounts, financial records, files, and other papers, things, and property
belonging to or in use by the Corporation and necessary to facilitate the audit
shall be made available to the person or persons conducting the audit, and full
facilities for verifying transactions with the balances or securities held by
depositories, fiscal agents, and custodians shall be afforded to such person or
persons.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id331C38B8043C47619B5D933F97F1DFB5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report on
accounts</header>
<subparagraph id="idB07DD680C5B644879D3101929411ACA7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Inclusion with
annual report</header><text>The report of each such independent audit
undertaken pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be included in the annual report
required under subsection (h).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6392FEEEB2594E1892FD99A3D2C109AC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Required
content</header><text>The audit report required under this subsection shall set
forth the scope of the audit and include—</text>
<clause id="idE05FA556C7E2466880B92AF3C154AF9D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>such statements
as are necessary to present fairly the assets and liabilities, surplus or
deficit of the Corporation;</text>
</clause><clause id="idBE042FEAAF614DFA865B6022A1AC40C9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an
analysis of the changes to any such assets and liabilities, or surplus or
deficit during the year;</text>
</clause><clause id="idE1284B641D8C48AC963628AD72AB8D18"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>reasonably
detailed statement of the Corporation's income and expenses during the year;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="id791907D619624FC4AE7FC452D6C4F1AE"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a
statement of the sources and application of funds, together with the
independent auditor's opinion of those statements.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE0DBC844A2BF476FB9818F66EA86BA46"><enum>(3)</enum><header>GAO
audit</header>
<subparagraph id="idB2D85E6AE8B94EE4A3E0563EA6F8DC30"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The financial transactions of the Corporation, for any
fiscal year during which Federal funds are available to finance any portion of
its operations, shall be audited by the Comptroller General of the United
States in accordance with the principles and procedures applicable to
commercial corporate transactions and under such rules and regulations as may
be prescribed by the Comptroller General. Any such audit shall be conducted at
the place or places where accounts of the Corporation are normally kept. The
representative of the Comptroller General shall have access to all books,
accounts, records, reports, files, and all other papers, things, or property
belonging to or in use by the Corporation pertaining to its financial
transactions and necessary to facilitate the audit, and they shall be afforded
full facilities for verifying transactions with the balances or securities held
by depositories, fiscal agents, and custodians. All such books, accounts,
records, reports, files, papers and property of the Corporation shall remain in
possession and custody of the Corporation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0297D185DEF04FBF9585F46095ECA859"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report</header>
<clause id="id60E44083D29B44AB9762A201C4B43721"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A report of each such audit undertaken pursuant to
subparagraph (A) shall be made by the Comptroller General to the
Congress.</text>
</clause><clause id="id8A7745544EE74BA9AC91B265CF7E1043"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Required
content</header><text>The report required under clause (i) shall—</text>
<subclause id="id10FCD357E3C64E6988464BCADAAFCFBE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>contain such
comments and information as the Comptroller General may deem necessary to
inform Congress of the financial operations and condition of the Corporation,
together with such recommendations the Comptroller General may deem advisable;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idEA718AE39A374090BA12AFF67C8C1608"><enum>(II)</enum><text>show
specifically any program, expenditure, or other financial transaction or
undertaking observed in the course of the audit, which, in the opinion of the
Comptroller General, has been carried on or made without authority of
law.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id6916EC16825F4BD0BFF92E2B94CE3A11"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Copies</header><text>A
copy of each report required under clause (i) shall be furnished to the
President of the United States, to the Chairman of the Federal Communications
Commission, and to the Corporation at the time such report is submitted to the
Congress.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7503D44E77BD4F24AF4A2E729F48FB69"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Purchase of
license</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the license
that may made available for purchase by the Corporation in the manner
authorized by this section, shall be at a price determined by the Federal
Communications Commission not to exceed $5,000,000,000.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id63887780AFA34FEFBC0A243A1CAF3CB3"><enum>305.</enum><header>Loan
guarantees</header>
<subsection id="id82147640D2A64BCE8AFDD58D7004CD42"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header>
<paragraph id="idFC360BC590E64DB9828749C26A2171A8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Federal Communications Commission shall have the
authority to enter into an agreement with the Corporation to provide, and to
issue, guarantees of loans to the Corporation to provide funds for—</text>
<subparagraph id="idFF510F2264834FD8AA30D58128326B4C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the acquisition
of the license for the construction, management, and operation of the advanced
broadband public safety network authorized by this Act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF9B2E8DB136B401882A45245133ED4C6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the establishment
of a broadband public safety network in less densely populated, rural areas;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5D1E3F5F975D478681718FED3C52FF6B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for other
operating funds of the Corporation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6D130CDE643549BA863EB05E42EA3D57"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Full faith and
credit</header><text>The full faith and credit of the United States is pledged
to the payment of all guarantees made under subsection (a) with respect to both
principal and interest, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id64F53D951C4946818AB82C3A128128A7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>interest that is
capitalized and added to the outstanding principal balance of any loan (subject
to the aggregate principal amount limitation of all outstanding guaranteed
loans, as set forth in subsection (d)); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1fa73413481b461f858916c8f3348e29"><enum>(B)</enum><text>interest, as may
be provided for in any such guarantee, accruing between the date of default
under a guaranteed loan and the payment in full of such guarantee.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id732D0F40DBDC41FCB4FCC00D62439A39"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To
be eligible to obtain a loan guarantee under subsection (a), the Corporation
shall submit a proposal to the Federal Communications Commission, at such time
and in such manner as the Commission may require. Each proposal submitted shall
meet the requirements of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idD1A1660FC2C443B589F5F91E06CB6487"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Terms and
conditions</header><text>A loan guaranteed under subsection (a) shall—</text>
<paragraph id="idFDDB0782514A4C5391C863EF1881E832"><enum>(1)</enum><text>bear interest at
market rates for United States guaranteed loans of comparable maturity;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDff78bae96990415f9faa76ad0a5150ea"><enum>(2)</enum><text>have a term not
to exceed 30 years from the date the relevant indebtedness is incurred.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idE7E46795B5AD412B9B34A86C523E1717"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitations on
amounts</header>
<paragraph id="idF1BB11CC3D56457FAA407E9DF3BCCBBB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The principal amount of all outstanding loans guaranteed
under this section at any one time shall not exceed, in the aggregate,
$10,000,000,000, not more than $5,000,000,000 of which shall be used to fund
the purchase price to be paid by the Corporation for the license for the
spectrum to be auctioned under this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id953B2FC58E8B4D0CA531C0FEA141A84C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Varying amounts
for loans</header><text>Loans guaranteed under this section may be incurred in
different amounts and at different times, and may be refinanced from time to
time, provided that no such loan refinancing shall result in the term of the
loan being extended.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id581E41140378415B95204C97A48E78AE"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Security
interest</header><text>For any loan guaranteed under this section, the
Corporation shall grant the United States Government a security interest in any
license for use of spectrum held by the Corporation, or other comparable
arrangements, satisfactory to the Federal Communications Commission.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idF83997BE71BC4435B55C5A183E818CC3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>In addition to any amounts otherwise made
available under this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as necessary to carry out this section for each of the fiscal years 2008
through 2013.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id335CBEE7278A4326B03875E6C56A9AD6"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Termination of
loan program</header><text>No loan guarantee may be made under this section
after December 31, 2020.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idB68D67D611CE4C72944E75F6C7A17510"><enum>306.</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this
Act shall affect, or be construed to affect, the spectrum auction date of
January 28, 2008, as such date was established under the Digital Television
Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–171; 120 Stat.
21).</text>
</section><enum>IV</enum><header>Long-term
strategy for interoperability</header>
<section id="id2BE6C2DF6C82402D9415B8F58EF974FF"><enum>401.</enum><header>Report on
efficient use of public safety band</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after February 18,
2009, and every February 18th of each odd-numbered year thereafter, the Federal
Communications Commission, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and either the
Working Group established in section 101 or the Corporation established in
section 304(b), shall, jointly, after allowing time for notice and comment,
prepare and submit a report to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and
Commerce, on the efficiency and effectiveness of the public safety use of the
24 MHz band of spectrum (encompassing that part of the electromagnetic spectrum
between 764 megahertz and 776 megahertz and 794 megahertz and 806 megahertz)
allocated to public safety services under section 337(a)(1) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 337(a)(1)).</text>
</section><section id="idAE27CDF616184298B84E1D5C737BCE8D"><enum>402.</enum><header>Report on
long-term interoperability by consolidating band use</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission, the Secretary of
Homeland Security, and the Working Group established in section 101, shall,
jointly, prepare and submit a report to the Senate Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee on
Energy and Commerce, on how during the next 15 years public safety
organizations can—</text>
<paragraph id="id0E58968229BD4165A1D0F0ED805B9905"><enum>(1)</enum><text>end their use of
Land Mobile radio spectrum below 512 MHz; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC8FDED28A8D54F0F9CFAF8BE80021372"><enum>(2)</enum><text>begin to use
either—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID087ece84d70e4c76a14a5c8e1552be71"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the 30MHz band of
recovered analog spectrum (encompassing that part of the electromagnetic
spectrum between 747 megahertz and 762 megahertz and 777 megahertz and 792
megahertz) reclaimed by the Federal Communications Commission under section
3003 of the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 (Public
Law 109–171; 120 Stat. 22) in preparation for the auction of such spectrum by
January 28, 2008;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID92af669979d741c79748e492725fa5f5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the 24 MHz band
of spectrum (encompassing that part of the electromagnetic spectrum between 764
megahertz and 776 megahertz and 794 megahertz and 806 megahertz) allocated to
public safety services under section 337(a)(1) of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 337(a)(1)); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID93d0919bae37431cb53ba686ebb4ecfb"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the spectrum in
the 800 MHz band.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="idA42B341195AC4FAFBDFB376A64977B00"><enum>403.</enum><header>Report on
long-term interoperability using IP-based solutions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission, the Secretary of
Homeland Security, and the Working Group established in section 101, shall,
jointly, after allowing time for notice and comment, prepare and submit a
report to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the
House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, on whether Internet
Protocol-enabled solutions could aid interoperability.</text>
</section>