<enum>I</enum><header>Allocation and assignment of public safety licenses</header> <section id="HCE25F2751A294A4786C29D596E77CE3D"><enum>101.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Congress finds the following:</text> <paragraph id="H15C0A1533C8B4FAC8689AE183825BC0C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The communications capabilities of first responders and other public safety agencies directly affect the public safety of the people of the United States and our national security.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H5617B2FD6EB645F4981926E9DEB8F99B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>As events such as the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and Hurricane Katrina revealed, the inability of local, State, tribal, and Federal first responders to communicate effectively during an emergency impairs operations and the ability to mitigate terrorist acts and natural disasters.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC10EA1981581414EB68ADF515E4DD9C3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Many public safety communications systems rely on commercially available systems that lack broadband capabilities or otherwise fail to provide the level of service necessary to meet the mission-critical needs of public safety agencies.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HBCF08689227443E885E7F8549A83347F"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A wireless public safety broadband network is needed to guarantee priority access for public safety use and first responder interoperability across the United States.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H1CDF8C43FFED4134AC3F0396A2648461"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Allocating the paired electromagnetic spectrum bands of 758–763 megahertz and 788–793 megahertz, referred to as the D Block, to public safety agencies is the only assured way of meeting public safety’s needs for sufficient spectrum and would help reduce the complexity and future operating cost of public safety communications systems.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HFCF00A9EC43A473A904AAB3F632E5FA4"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Because the communications needs of public safety agencies may differ by geographic region (including whether they require a dedicated communications system or can rely on a system shared with commercial users), each region requires flexibility to develop a model that meets its needs without sacrificing the interoperability of the system as a whole.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HD04C985DCBE7442F98F44083E5AE86C4"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The most timely and cost-effective way to achieve nationwide interoperability in public safety communications will be to leverage commercial infrastructure without compromising the mission-critical needs of public safety agencies.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H92FA60E253B34DFC876CCC00C50D1D80"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The use by public safety agencies of standardized technologies commonly employed in the commercial telecommunications sector will provide significant benefits, including improved capabilities, greater economies of scale, and more rapid adoption of technological innovations.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC3F941BE380E4416A1C71DCED1D2EAF3"><enum>(9)</enum><text>When it is in the interest of public safety, the Federal Communications Commission should encourage any public safety licensee or spectrum lessee to consider using existing or planned commercial infrastructure.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="H3A0DD15F8BA84F83B558AC45E116F4D0"><enum>102.</enum><header>Allocation and assignment of public safety licenses</header> <subsection id="H6127DB3CB5CB40A8BBB00FCCE555E2EC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Spectrum allocation</header><text>Section 337(a) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 337(a)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H0F4601430F8749F6925E1CEAAE3F3840"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>24</quote> and inserting <quote>34</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HDE1C4829EDFC4D5F90DC3BFB81348CC3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>36</quote> and inserting <quote>26</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDDC0759AB1B6494AB5BB6C313E5BCC3A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assignment</header><text>Section 337(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 337(b)) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H28ED09C7DCA44E528823519EBF2DAD68" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H56D89054807F401BB1DBAD8C17DB8FC8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assignment</header> <paragraph id="H07959853EE8549F2AC2A7E1E1057CBDA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>First Responders Protection Act of 2010</short-title>, the Commission shall allocate the paired electromagnetic spectrum bands of 758–763 megahertz and 788–793 megahertz for public safety broadband communications and shall license such paired bands to the public safety broadband licensee.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3BA77163951F49B99DD513BE3DD1957C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Establishment of rules</header> <subparagraph id="H17147A233EB649FBA408263B306AFB0A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall establish rules to permit the public safety broadband licensee to authorize providers of public safety services to construct and operate a wireless public safety broadband network in the spectrum licensed to the public safety broadband licensee if the public safety broadband licensee determines that such authorization would expedite the deployment of public safety broadband communications.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2D778DCB6679426487513BE13CDF0D23"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Network requirements</header><text>The Commission shall require that any such wireless public safety broadband network shall—</text> <clause id="H405A032B588C4BF39C5351A75C11DE73"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be fully interoperable and remain interoperable with, and in conformance with the same broadband technology standards as, all other public safety broadband systems deployed or authorized;</text> </clause><clause id="H2FAA0FF12F3544FCAD29DDE9A6C1E8B9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide for roaming by local, State, tribal, and Federal Government and other authorized users of the spectrum licensed to the public safety broadband licensee;</text> </clause><clause id="H95EC1D5032B74A8AAB1E951BB142CB41"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provide priority access to public safety agencies;</text> </clause><clause id="H833FA061EA53455A9F13A552D1841B3D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>be built to survive most large-scale disasters;</text> </clause><clause id="HDC3C8BBAF176434ABBB4C46EB6937659"><enum>(v)</enum><text>ensure that networks of such systems have the appropriate level of cyber security; and</text> </clause><clause id="id57FEA4FB92064DAC8F3396D6FAE18875"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>ensure that authorized users have control over all local network uses consistent with rules established by the Commission.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD6CDBE35FA264216A95001194A72B6A4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Deadlines</header> <clause id="id97DB029B4B354B1EA4A98AE7BDB6BF06"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Rules</header><text>The Commission shall establish rules under this paragraph not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>First Responders Protection Act of 2010</short-title>.</text> </clause><clause id="idDCEB2985262A4DBD86F4EC815F4CF9C2"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Report</header> <subclause id="id07DE678158F64753BCE8703BB3644992"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>First Responders Protection Act of 2010</short-title>, the public safety broadband licensee shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress on the phased network deployment plan of such spectrum bands.</text> </subclause><subclause id="idEE0410D0915C4DA686A2B786BE5AFF15"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For purposes of subclause (I), the term <term>appropriate committees of Congress</term> means—</text> <item id="id1F3C9EEF24C8497A8590796CAE199B81"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;</text> </item><item id="id00D97B7C90354D3382CA36075A588982"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;</text> </item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38947150C0C14AF187E0109FBDCA3C50"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and</text> </item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id304E8876F8194882B70D1312C9BC289B"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.</text> </item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HB7457D85DE064CE4BEFDB44F48D1637F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Network-Sharing agreements</header><text>Section 337 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 337) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H2D008D106E624CDAB9FD87E56B6B1193"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H8B2DDEDA84D646929DDD9D8323290EA2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (e) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HD4665B9F1BF041B99C8F0FFEDF55F977" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" id="H057CB102EFE549F1A66BD35F4195D3FC"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Rulemaking required</header><text>The Commission shall establish regulations, subject to requirements that the public safety broadband licensee retain control over the use of the spectrum, to—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H255245D5625A4B36BACD8139A42A6C81"><enum>(1)</enum><text>authorize the shared use of the public safety broadband spectrum and network infrastructure by entities that are not defined as public safety services in subsection (g)(1), subject to requirements that public safety services retain priority access to the spectrum, pursuant to procedures adopted by the Commission, as long as other governmental entities’ needs are considered before commercial entities; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H7D5D6388CEB04D0F926F6C684349D3F1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>allow use of the public safety broadband spectrum by emergency response providers, as defined in section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101).</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE4A23EB0424542D69BD5C4E937EB7AB6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>Section 337(g) of the Communications Act of 1934 (as so redesignated) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HF230BCCC6AAD46AA9989FF576FE964EC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H5C5E32BE46954F19B102C370DB8AB091"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting before paragraph (3), as so redesignated, the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H808B163099664C01AB7FE8F461131CFC" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H2BA4A928B9EB4B6F8D1A75ABC48224C4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Public safety broadband licensee</header><text>The term <term>public safety broadband licensee</term> means a licensee, as defined by the Commission in its Second Report and Order adopted July 31, 2007 (FCC 07–132), and selected in the Commission's Order adopted November 19, 2007 (FCC 07–199), by the Commission to be the licensee for the 763–768/793–798MHz.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2DB72D2E8A42476FABC76D38BE54B563"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public safety broadband spectrum</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>public safety broadband spectrum</term> means the electromagnetic spectrum between 758 megahertz and 768 megahertz, inclusive, and 788 megahertz and 798 megahertz, inclusive and any additional electromagnetic frequencies allocated for public safety use that the Commission shall designate for public safety broadband use.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H3EEDCFB8C4E6463D92914098BBBE1E1A"><enum>103.</enum><header>Standards</header> <subsection id="HA1C90056193545F59F60D305DC7A63D5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Interoperability requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission, in consultation with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney General, and local, State, tribal, and Federal public safety agencies, shall develop a public safety agency statement of requirements that enables nationwide interoperability and roaming across any communications system using public safety broadband spectrum, as defined in section 337(g) of the Communications Act of 1934.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H2F8E695CC9D240CCB137382BD643378A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Specifications</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall establish an appropriate standard, or set of standards, for meeting the public safety agency statement requirements developed under subsection (a) which shall take into consideration—</text> <paragraph id="HDBB3BC799E4544FF8696EA4894BA7E39"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the extent to which particular technologies and user equipment are, or are likely to be, available in the commercial marketplace;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H745FA8CD65FE4117B34D5BD4F0CEEEDB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the availability of necessary technologies and equipment on reasonable and non-discriminatory licensing terms;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H8284CE18C71A4B83B1AAB17E2B0D8421"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the ability to evolve with technological developments in the commercial marketplace;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HB07BF718521F41B78ABD586E582DD008"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the ability to accommodate prioritization for public safety transmissions;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF6A4EE06CF3E44BCA86D2214C7DEC508"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the ability to accommodate appropriate security measures for public safety transmissions; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H75A092913DC04A4CA9B0E24D6C4241BC"><enum>(6)</enum><text>any other considerations the Federal Communications Commission deems appropriate.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id3A9904DBE0C44D5695EC684B9D77423E"><enum>104.</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, shall be construed to overturn, supercede, or otherwise preempt the Commission's Order adopted on November 19, 2007 (FCC 07–199), and setting forth the roles and responsibilities of the public broadband safety licensee (as such term is defined in section 337(g) of the Communications Act of 1934) and the Federal Communications Commission, except that the following may, by rule or order, be modified by the Commission:</text> <paragraph id="id98E0DEC019B84D54BB5BA42D11DE8840"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any organization seeking membership to the Board of Directors of the Public Safety Broadband Licensee may be voted in by a simple majority of the then serving members of the Board of Directors.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id45A01A978B82441195E62735125DEE24"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board of Directors of the Public Safety Broadband Licensee shall include the following organizations:</text> <subparagraph id="ID2d5796467c4a4485985ce3191c58f5f8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>International Association of Chiefs of Police.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID59692c98119443149788684f50bd4108"><enum>(B)</enum><text>International Association of Fire Chiefs.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3c17b81936df494a837b3c9a798f20fe"><enum>(C)</enum><text>National Sheriffs' Association.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID38181d57a2864df180d90b5ab9a91346"><enum>(D)</enum><text>International Association of Fire Fighters.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfcc4c9240c9a430382f776e8b6b5e60c"><enum>(E)</enum><text>National Volunteer Fire Council.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcac1de4da47a4964888924209eebded6"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Fraternal Order of Police.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb017a1ab104c43a3b0b66d0e40346a52"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Major Cities Chiefs Association.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb53f6c5f95dc4a7ebbf5906d17b58b5a"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID10b991e04cc448e0a9657a6d9b586e4f"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Major County Sheriffs' Association.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID11fb5e999d72434eb30812010f7ee7e4"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials, International.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5a3b51fa0895490eabdebd0a9621c6a9"><enum>(K)</enum><text>National Emergency Management Association.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID00db306eefac435e8b9caee48ed9bb4f"><enum>(L)</enum><text>International Association of Emergency Managers.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0f2965129c404e37ad385f43b6ffd297"><enum>(M)</enum><text>Police Executive Research Forum.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3b8085299e454f469f0311fc6371f3ae"><enum>(N)</enum><text>National Criminal Justice Association.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1ed7353987cb48dd8587fd7b8fb8a667"><enum>(O)</enum><text>National Association of Police Organizations.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe72d58930c224004a6828960c2ef7e95"><enum>(P)</enum><text>National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID12ef5c40b3984c7592564daf41d0e45c"><enum>(Q)</enum><text>Association of Air Medical Services.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb1af3b8486384359b74c3a3b94f49cb2"><enum>(R)</enum><text>Advocates for Emergency Medical Services.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5cc1572cf71746209dc41d786484ca65"><enum>(S)</enum><text>Emergency Nurses Association.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0cc93d8a5fc141258726af4a0683ee71"><enum>(T)</enum><text>National Association of Emergency Medical Services Physicians.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID079489defeae49269d62d1f0ddf6090d"><enum>(U)</enum><text>National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb9e2a93995c14af391b3264bc3e4ce5f"><enum>(V)</enum><text>National Association of State Emergency Medical Service Officials.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf86220735d074d3cb5bcab295591accc"><enum>(W)</enum><text>National Emergency Medical Services Management Association.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcd6355bc37f84433b1db55148b1e0164"><enum>(X)</enum><text>International Municipal Signal Association.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID197ff46e7405402e897ef65b4968c32d"><enum>(Y)</enum><text>American Probation and Parole Association.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2dc19b2e16454b02915d45d984a0c8f0"><enum>(Z)</enum><text>National Governors Association.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID79746cc46ee748b9b754d14960072197"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>National Association of Counties.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID730970bc31764b949d5f2f90c45c488a"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>National League of Cities.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6fb3663fb18143cbaa01ec3041b295a7"><enum>(CC)</enum><text>United States Conference of Mayors.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa4d841ea92854a75816dce5294dbfa89"><enum>(DD)</enum><text>Council of State Governments.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9b303f3ec5884422b8b45975f2309be5"><enum>(EE)</enum><text>International City/County Managers Association.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7d61c85f90fa4beab2e1e22a1c8fbd54"><enum>(FF)</enum><text>National Conference of State Legislatures.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdc757b1ee5624565bc8dae8f70690825"><enum>(GG)</enum><text>National Association of Regional Councils.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID826a338985a04b568ee1ccf9a0cbfcc3"><enum>(HH)</enum><text>Utilities Telecom Council.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID12bbc4ad5cfc43b19cbd37c51acaf46b"><enum>(II)</enum><text>American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9bb27e627c1849909191cf6d7c662288"><enum>(JJ)</enum><text>American Hospital Association.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDaff0b2854da44605b1a255948ad4005e"><enum>(KK)</enum><text>Forestry Conservation Communications Association.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5fcaf465e23243de865f0b52cf1173bd"><enum>(LL)</enum><text>National Association of State 911 Administrators.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></section>

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This Act may be cited as the

First Responders Protection Act of 2010

<enum>I</enum><header>Allocation and assignment of public safety licenses</header> <section id="HCE25F2751A294A4786C29D596E77CE3D"><enum>101.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Congress finds the following:</text> <paragraph id="H15C0A1533C8B4FAC8689AE183825BC0C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The communications capabilities of first responders and other public safety agencies directly affect the public safety of the people of the United States and our national security.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H5617B2FD6EB645F4981926E9DEB8F99B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>As events such as the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and Hurricane Katrina revealed, the inability of local, State, tribal, and Federal first responders to communicate effectively during an emergency impairs operations and the ability to mitigate terrorist acts and natural disasters.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC10EA1981581414EB68ADF515E4DD9C3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Many public safety communications systems rely on commercially available systems that lack broadband capabilities or otherwise fail to provide the level of service necessary to meet the mission-critical needs of public safety agencies.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HBCF08689227443E885E7F8549A83347F"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A wireless public safety broadband network is needed to guarantee priority access for public safety use and first responder interoperability across the United States.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H1CDF8C43FFED4134AC3F0396A2648461"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Allocating the paired electromagnetic spectrum bands of 758–763 megahertz and 788–793 megahertz, referred to as the D Block, to public safety agencies is the only assured way of meeting public safety’s needs for sufficient spectrum and would help reduce the complexity and future operating cost of public safety communications systems.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HFCF00A9EC43A473A904AAB3F632E5FA4"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Because the communications needs of public safety agencies may differ by geographic region (including whether they require a dedicated communications system or can rely on a system shared with commercial users), each region requires flexibility to develop a model that meets its needs without sacrificing the interoperability of the system as a whole.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HD04C985DCBE7442F98F44083E5AE86C4"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The most timely and cost-effective way to achieve nationwide interoperability in public safety communications will be to leverage commercial infrastructure without compromising the mission-critical needs of public safety agencies.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H92FA60E253B34DFC876CCC00C50D1D80"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The use by public safety agencies of standardized technologies commonly employed in the commercial telecommunications sector will provide significant benefits, including improved capabilities, greater economies of scale, and more rapid adoption of technological innovations.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC3F941BE380E4416A1C71DCED1D2EAF3"><enum>(9)</enum><text>When it is in the interest of public safety, the Federal Communications Commission should encourage any public safety licensee or spectrum lessee to consider using existing or planned commercial infrastructure.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="H3A0DD15F8BA84F83B558AC45E116F4D0"><enum>102.</enum><header>Allocation and assignment of public safety licenses</header> <subsection id="H6127DB3CB5CB40A8BBB00FCCE555E2EC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Spectrum allocation</header><text>Section 337(a) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 337(a)) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H0F4601430F8749F6925E1CEAAE3F3840"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>24</quote> and inserting <quote>34</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HDE1C4829EDFC4D5F90DC3BFB81348CC3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>36</quote> and inserting <quote>26</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDDC0759AB1B6494AB5BB6C313E5BCC3A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assignment</header><text>Section 337(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 337(b)) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H28ED09C7DCA44E528823519EBF2DAD68" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H56D89054807F401BB1DBAD8C17DB8FC8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assignment</header> <paragraph id="H07959853EE8549F2AC2A7E1E1057CBDA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>First Responders Protection Act of 2010</short-title>, the Commission shall allocate the paired electromagnetic spectrum bands of 758–763 megahertz and 788–793 megahertz for public safety broadband communications and shall license such paired bands to the public safety broadband licensee.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3BA77163951F49B99DD513BE3DD1957C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Establishment of rules</header> <subparagraph id="H17147A233EB649FBA408263B306AFB0A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall establish rules to permit the public safety broadband licensee to authorize providers of public safety services to construct and operate a wireless public safety broadband network in the spectrum licensed to the public safety broadband licensee if the public safety broadband licensee determines that such authorization would expedite the deployment of public safety broadband communications.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2D778DCB6679426487513BE13CDF0D23"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Network requirements</header><text>The Commission shall require that any such wireless public safety broadband network shall—</text> <clause id="H405A032B588C4BF39C5351A75C11DE73"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be fully interoperable and remain interoperable with, and in conformance with the same broadband technology standards as, all other public safety broadband systems deployed or authorized;</text> </clause><clause id="H2FAA0FF12F3544FCAD29DDE9A6C1E8B9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide for roaming by local, State, tribal, and Federal Government and other authorized users of the spectrum licensed to the public safety broadband licensee;</text> </clause><clause id="H95EC1D5032B74A8AAB1E951BB142CB41"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provide priority access to public safety agencies;</text> </clause><clause id="H833FA061EA53455A9F13A552D1841B3D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>be built to survive most large-scale disasters;</text> </clause><clause id="HDC3C8BBAF176434ABBB4C46EB6937659"><enum>(v)</enum><text>ensure that networks of such systems have the appropriate level of cyber security; and</text> </clause><clause id="id57FEA4FB92064DAC8F3396D6FAE18875"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>ensure that authorized users have control over all local network uses consistent with rules established by the Commission.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD6CDBE35FA264216A95001194A72B6A4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Deadlines</header> <clause id="id97DB029B4B354B1EA4A98AE7BDB6BF06"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Rules</header><text>The Commission shall establish rules under this paragraph not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>First Responders Protection Act of 2010</short-title>.</text> </clause><clause id="idDCEB2985262A4DBD86F4EC815F4CF9C2"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Report</header> <subclause id="id07DE678158F64753BCE8703BB3644992"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>First Responders Protection Act of 2010</short-title>, the public safety broadband licensee shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress on the phased network deployment plan of such spectrum bands.</text> </subclause><subclause id="idEE0410D0915C4DA686A2B786BE5AFF15"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For purposes of subclause (I), the term <term>appropriate committees of Congress</term> means—</text> <item id="id1F3C9EEF24C8497A8590796CAE199B81"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;</text> </item><item id="id00D97B7C90354D3382CA36075A588982"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;</text> </item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38947150C0C14AF187E0109FBDCA3C50"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and</text> </item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id304E8876F8194882B70D1312C9BC289B"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.</text> </item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HB7457D85DE064CE4BEFDB44F48D1637F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Network-Sharing agreements</header><text>Section 337 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 337) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H2D008D106E624CDAB9FD87E56B6B1193"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H8B2DDEDA84D646929DDD9D8323290EA2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (e) the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HD4665B9F1BF041B99C8F0FFEDF55F977" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" id="H057CB102EFE549F1A66BD35F4195D3FC"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Rulemaking required</header><text>The Commission shall establish regulations, subject to requirements that the public safety broadband licensee retain control over the use of the spectrum, to—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H255245D5625A4B36BACD8139A42A6C81"><enum>(1)</enum><text>authorize the shared use of the public safety broadband spectrum and network infrastructure by entities that are not defined as public safety services in subsection (g)(1), subject to requirements that public safety services retain priority access to the spectrum, pursuant to procedures adopted by the Commission, as long as other governmental entities’ needs are considered before commercial entities; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H7D5D6388CEB04D0F926F6C684349D3F1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>allow use of the public safety broadband spectrum by emergency response providers, as defined in section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101).</text> </paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE4A23EB0424542D69BD5C4E937EB7AB6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>Section 337(g) of the Communications Act of 1934 (as so redesignated) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HF230BCCC6AAD46AA9989FF576FE964EC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H5C5E32BE46954F19B102C370DB8AB091"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting before paragraph (3), as so redesignated, the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H808B163099664C01AB7FE8F461131CFC" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H2BA4A928B9EB4B6F8D1A75ABC48224C4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Public safety broadband licensee</header><text>The term <term>public safety broadband licensee</term> means a licensee, as defined by the Commission in its Second Report and Order adopted July 31, 2007 (FCC 07–132), and selected in the Commission's Order adopted November 19, 2007 (FCC 07–199), by the Commission to be the licensee for the 763–768/793–798MHz.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2DB72D2E8A42476FABC76D38BE54B563"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public safety broadband spectrum</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>public safety broadband spectrum</term> means the electromagnetic spectrum between 758 megahertz and 768 megahertz, inclusive, and 788 megahertz and 798 megahertz, inclusive and any additional electromagnetic frequencies allocated for public safety use that the Commission shall designate for public safety broadband use.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H3EEDCFB8C4E6463D92914098BBBE1E1A"><enum>103.</enum><header>Standards</header> <subsection id="HA1C90056193545F59F60D305DC7A63D5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Interoperability requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission, in consultation with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney General, and local, State, tribal, and Federal public safety agencies, shall develop a public safety agency statement of requirements that enables nationwide interoperability and roaming across any communications system using public safety broadband spectrum, as defined in section 337(g) of the Communications Act of 1934.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H2F8E695CC9D240CCB137382BD643378A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Specifications</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall establish an appropriate standard, or set of standards, for meeting the public safety agency statement requirements developed under subsection (a) which shall take into consideration—</text> <paragraph id="HDBB3BC799E4544FF8696EA4894BA7E39"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the extent to which particular technologies and user equipment are, or are likely to be, available in the commercial marketplace;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H745FA8CD65FE4117B34D5BD4F0CEEEDB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the availability of necessary technologies and equipment on reasonable and non-discriminatory licensing terms;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H8284CE18C71A4B83B1AAB17E2B0D8421"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the ability to evolve with technological developments in the commercial marketplace;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HB07BF718521F41B78ABD586E582DD008"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the ability to accommodate prioritization for public safety transmissions;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF6A4EE06CF3E44BCA86D2214C7DEC508"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the ability to accommodate appropriate security measures for public safety transmissions; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H75A092913DC04A4CA9B0E24D6C4241BC"><enum>(6)</enum><text>any other considerations the Federal Communications Commission deems appropriate.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id3A9904DBE0C44D5695EC684B9D77423E"><enum>104.</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, shall be construed to overturn, supercede, or otherwise preempt the Commission's Order adopted on November 19, 2007 (FCC 07–199), and setting forth the roles and responsibilities of the public broadband safety licensee (as such term is defined in section 337(g) of the Communications Act of 1934) and the Federal Communications Commission, except that the following may, by rule or order, be modified by the Commission:</text> <paragraph id="id98E0DEC019B84D54BB5BA42D11DE8840"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any organization seeking membership to the Board of Directors of the Public Safety Broadband Licensee may be voted in by a simple majority of the then serving members of the Board of Directors.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id45A01A978B82441195E62735125DEE24"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board of Directors of the Public Safety Broadband Licensee shall include the following organizations:</text> <subparagraph id="ID2d5796467c4a4485985ce3191c58f5f8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>International Association of Chiefs of Police.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID59692c98119443149788684f50bd4108"><enum>(B)</enum><text>International Association of Fire Chiefs.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3c17b81936df494a837b3c9a798f20fe"><enum>(C)</enum><text>National Sheriffs' Association.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID38181d57a2864df180d90b5ab9a91346"><enum>(D)</enum><text>International Association of Fire Fighters.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfcc4c9240c9a430382f776e8b6b5e60c"><enum>(E)</enum><text>National Volunteer Fire Council.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcac1de4da47a4964888924209eebded6"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Fraternal Order of Police.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb017a1ab104c43a3b0b66d0e40346a52"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Major Cities Chiefs Association.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb53f6c5f95dc4a7ebbf5906d17b58b5a"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID10b991e04cc448e0a9657a6d9b586e4f"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Major County Sheriffs' Association.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID11fb5e999d72434eb30812010f7ee7e4"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials, International.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5a3b51fa0895490eabdebd0a9621c6a9"><enum>(K)</enum><text>National Emergency Management Association.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID00db306eefac435e8b9caee48ed9bb4f"><enum>(L)</enum><text>International Association of Emergency Managers.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0f2965129c404e37ad385f43b6ffd297"><enum>(M)</enum><text>Police Executive Research Forum.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3b8085299e454f469f0311fc6371f3ae"><enum>(N)</enum><text>National Criminal Justice Association.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1ed7353987cb48dd8587fd7b8fb8a667"><enum>(O)</enum><text>National Association of Police Organizations.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe72d58930c224004a6828960c2ef7e95"><enum>(P)</enum><text>National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID12ef5c40b3984c7592564daf41d0e45c"><enum>(Q)</enum><text>Association of Air Medical Services.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb1af3b8486384359b74c3a3b94f49cb2"><enum>(R)</enum><text>Advocates for Emergency Medical Services.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5cc1572cf71746209dc41d786484ca65"><enum>(S)</enum><text>Emergency Nurses Association.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0cc93d8a5fc141258726af4a0683ee71"><enum>(T)</enum><text>National Association of Emergency Medical Services Physicians.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID079489defeae49269d62d1f0ddf6090d"><enum>(U)</enum><text>National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb9e2a93995c14af391b3264bc3e4ce5f"><enum>(V)</enum><text>National Association of State Emergency Medical Service Officials.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf86220735d074d3cb5bcab295591accc"><enum>(W)</enum><text>National Emergency Medical Services Management Association.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcd6355bc37f84433b1db55148b1e0164"><enum>(X)</enum><text>International Municipal Signal Association.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID197ff46e7405402e897ef65b4968c32d"><enum>(Y)</enum><text>American Probation and Parole Association.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2dc19b2e16454b02915d45d984a0c8f0"><enum>(Z)</enum><text>National Governors Association.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID79746cc46ee748b9b754d14960072197"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>National Association of Counties.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID730970bc31764b949d5f2f90c45c488a"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>National League of Cities.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6fb3663fb18143cbaa01ec3041b295a7"><enum>(CC)</enum><text>United States Conference of Mayors.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa4d841ea92854a75816dce5294dbfa89"><enum>(DD)</enum><text>Council of State Governments.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9b303f3ec5884422b8b45975f2309be5"><enum>(EE)</enum><text>International City/County Managers Association.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7d61c85f90fa4beab2e1e22a1c8fbd54"><enum>(FF)</enum><text>National Conference of State Legislatures.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdc757b1ee5624565bc8dae8f70690825"><enum>(GG)</enum><text>National Association of Regional Councils.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID826a338985a04b568ee1ccf9a0cbfcc3"><enum>(HH)</enum><text>Utilities Telecom Council.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID12bbc4ad5cfc43b19cbd37c51acaf46b"><enum>(II)</enum><text>American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9bb27e627c1849909191cf6d7c662288"><enum>(JJ)</enum><text>American Hospital Association.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDaff0b2854da44605b1a255948ad4005e"><enum>(KK)</enum><text>Forestry Conservation Communications Association.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5fcaf465e23243de865f0b52cf1173bd"><enum>(LL)</enum><text>National Association of State 911 Administrators.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><enum>II</enum><header>Funding</header> <section id="id47567D49B81846DEA9D2BB5D07532B8E"><enum>201.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title—</text> <paragraph id="id2391BA3A265D4EB2B0F811738AA4C96B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>Assistant Secretary</term> means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id4E60AE9CEA2540258C28E3CFB3CCA67D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term <term>appropriate committees of Congress</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="id7A0C6CBF63B648ADB8ECD730E9B04047"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id585735D347FF4E7BA1FE9423C65B2C5F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4E5B0503C82243248F6E83ADA6FC350C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1536FD76BF95403AADB3A6B11E93D5DE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idB21343A3C44341C5B410D1966431AD4C"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>Construction Fund</term> means the Public Safety Interoperable Broadband Network Construction Fund established under section 202;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id9046A32E005C41F8856A08571D2E9B82"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the term <term>Maintenance and Operation Fund</term> means the Public Safety Interoperable Broadband Network Maintenance and Operation Fund established under section 202; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id9782A5799BE34F1F8946485445431149"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Homeland Security.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="ID25eb14d6c03e46b48dce4e0b59cbb0a0"><enum>202.</enum><header>Funding</header> <subsection id="ID5abed51a98554b54bc8b1beb936f2e95"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of funds</header> <paragraph id="ID2e099a8511ce446ab3092b18414c024d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Construction Fund</header> <subparagraph id="ID10ad1d1c4f5348a0bc66f82f9cad854a"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the Public Safety Interoperable Broadband Network Construction Fund.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID718803525c4d4112b55406a62a6a1ea6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The Secretary shall establish and administer the grant program under section 203 using the funds deposited in the Construction Fund.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID559f218ec7024862a2cec70625a08793"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Credit</header> <clause id="ID80190a7edb374ae589bac71b2ce2be3d"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Borrowing authority</header><text>The Secretary may borrow from the general fund of the Treasury beginning on October 1, 2010, such sums as may be necessary, but not to exceed $2,000,000,000, to implement section 203.</text> </clause><clause id="IDab2bf86d25c546c8b76765028a488673"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Reimbursement</header><text>The Secretary of the Treasury shall reimburse the general fund of the Treasury, without interest, for any amounts borrowed under clause (i) as funds are deposited into the Construction Fund, but in no case later than December 31, 2014.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6bc865255e4d45ac96d3b62570627913"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maintenance and Operation Fund</header> <subparagraph id="IDe1d2f9f380a04a46ba21370206744c71"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the Public Safety Interoperable Broadband Network Maintenance and Operation Fund.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID35edff0776804b1da603713233dbfab1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The Secretary shall use the funds deposited in the Maintenance and Operation Fund to carry out section 204.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9b40c244630a45ebbafdf291defee1bf"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Initial distribution of auction proceeds in funds</header><text>Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) and (D) of section 309(j)(8) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)), the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit the proceeds (including deposits and upfront payments from successful bidders) from the auction of the spectrum described in section 205 in the following manner:</text> <paragraph id="IDbf92f979d8aa4c42a9781c8135f76c48"><enum>(1)</enum><text>All proceeds less than or equal to $5,500,000,000 shall be deposited in the Construction Fund and shall be made available to the Secretary without further appropriations.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID92f1071ff3194de5aee461693e98e2e1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Any proceeds exceeding $5,500,000,000 shall be deposited in the Maintenance and Operation Fund and shall be made available to the Secretary without further appropriations.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf6c2709768b24df7b19125936cafc42c"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Transfer of funds at completion of construction</header><text>The Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Maintenance and Operation Fund any funds remaining in the Construction Fund after the date of the completion of the construction phase, as determined by the Secretary.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID2c027e0a6b1849a4822e146be169c4ef"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Transfer of funds to Treasury</header><text>The Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the general fund of the Treasury any funds remaining in the Maintenance and Operation Fund after the end of the 10-year period that begins after the date of the completion of the construction phase, as determined by the Secretary.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID12e186ff27384e2197c470df86e8d722"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <paragraph id="ID681e562fb7fe4ac089659e140d2625cf"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Construction Fund</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for deposit in the Construction Fund in and after fiscal year 2012 such as sums as necessary subject to paragraph (3).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDfff0dd702ed44890808f276a4ee3969f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maintenance and Operation Fund</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for deposit in the Maintenance and Operation Fund in and after fiscal year 2012 such as sums as necessary subject to paragraph (3).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id00F4CD6991034F3C919E0A7B80917AC8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The authorization of appropriations under paragraphs (1) and (2) may not exceed a total of $5,500,000,000.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID8cd768082c024e5fa0d0d161987edc91"><enum>203.</enum><header>Public safety interoperable broadband network construction</header> <subsection id="IDfd6e4a1c4c734425962b1b4ddaacd41d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Construction grant program establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall take such action as is necessary to establish a grant program to assist public safety entities to establish a nationwide public safety interoperable broadband network in the 700 megahertz band.</text> </subsection><subsection id="ID00bf9c0276cd4f329f2533c6875347ba"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Projects</header><text>The projects for which construction grants may be made under this section are the following:</text> <paragraph id="ID9771db15a54b4c06b7aaa649cffb5e93"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Construction of a new public safety interoperable broadband network using public safety infrastructure or commercial infrastructure, or both, in the 700 megahertz band.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID2fae7ee982844e3199fa5d5061317242"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Improvement of the existing public safety and commercial networks and construction of new infrastructure to meet public safety requirements.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0197cd13ab904075a8f9d180f1367365"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Matching requirements</header> <paragraph id="IDf8af21a9e7a44f8bb9ba651eb8daf233"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of carrying out a project under this section may not exceed 80 percent of the eligible costs of carrying out a project, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID4423ea196a5b4cfb95ba4c899faede74"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Non-Federal share</header><text>The non-Federal share of the cost of carrying out a project under this section may be provided through an in-kind contribution.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDae99e4098ada42c6aec29423dcd149a9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish grant program requirements including the following:</text> <paragraph id="IDbb2db00ffd5b408895001e36f60dfb85"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Defining entities that are eligible to receive a grant under this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID7c438192f59447748453037ec1a32316"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Defining eligible costs for purposes of subsection (c)(1).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID41b74f93e92d484d900131c90b5abfe0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Determining the scope of network infrastructure eligible for grant funding under this section.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID52ac0fac016b48c6a816e592fa601ad6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Conditioning grant funding on compliance with the Federal Communications Commission’s license terms.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID3efe145c7a6843b8b4c134fa51750917"><enum>204.</enum><header>Public safety interoperable broadband maintenance and operation</header> <subsection id="ID9b532470ae07471388a540c004311b53"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Maintenance and operation reimbursement program</header><text>The Secretary shall administer a program through which not more than 50 percent of maintenance and operational expenses associated with the public safety interoperable broadband network may be reimbursed from the Maintenance and Operation Fund for those expenses that are attributable to the maintenance, operation, and improvement of the public safety interoperable broadband network.</text> </subsection><subsection id="IDcbc3ccd9c67148808af650da67c83756"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 7 years after the date that the rule established under subsection (b)(1) becomes effective, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on whether to continue to provide funding for the Maintenance and Operation Fund after the end of the 10-year period that begins after the date of the completion of the construction phase, as determined by the Secretary.</text> </subsection></section><section id="IDe9b0840291e7458f9e8af18d1b84df2e"><enum>205.</enum><header>Auction of spectrum</header> <subsection id="ID8aeb82c0262544f4a58a91960630c5c6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header> <paragraph id="IDcfdc9d4c9137444d8c805d37a3ab8051"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Identification of spectrum</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall identify, at a minimum, 50 megahertz of contiguous spectrum at frequencies located between 1675 megahertz and 1710 megahertz, inclusive, to be made available for immediate reallocation.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ID86bd5b47c4bd49d98d3005a494f2b037"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Auction</header><text>Not later than January 31, 2013, the Federal Communications Commission shall conduct the auction of the licenses, by commencing the bidding, for the following:</text> <subparagraph id="ID91ebf09a1fcc46b6b35cf88a3a90b08d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The spectrum between the frequencies of 2155 megahertz and 2180 megahertz, inclusive.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID470faa8f1d15406087b2b2f3a5a2b5ce"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The spectrum identified under paragraph (1).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDab778444a1c74b0dab6c366c886ec7fb"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Extension of auction authority</header><text>Section 309(j)(11) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(11)) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2020</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID7a6f568252d64ad28808b3a944ca3486"><enum>206.</enum><header>Report on efficient use of public safety spectrum</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act and every 5 years thereafter, the Federal Communications Commission shall conduct a study and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the spectrum held by the public safety broadband licensee and shall examine how such spectrum is being used and provide a recommendation for whether more spectrum needs to be made available to meet the needs of public safety entities and the opportunity to return any spectrum to the Commission for auction to commercial providers to provide revenue to the Treasury of the United States.</text> </section><section id="id492CB2B7D39E4093B5676C664B393679"><enum>207.</enum><header>Audits</header> <subsection id="idE43E2A201775488FAD7D3026359857C6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 3 years thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall perform an audit of the financial statements, records, and accounts of the—</text> <paragraph id="id7D3C90E79580402DA860A0DD2BE5A6F0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Public Safety Interoperable Broadband Network Construction Fund established under section 202(a)(1);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id66CD5EDB093C4B87B2A04FF7F616722F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Public Safety Interoperable Broadband Network Maintenance and Operation Fund established under section 202(a)(2);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idFDC2E577FF834647BB78E2B3B312A2FC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>construction grant program established under section 203; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id6A8AD0EE7C164CF48F81491317BDA3AA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>maintenance and operation program established under section 204.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7FFEF59D53434B20A521928F74AA7B03"><enum>(b)</enum><header>GAAP</header><text>Each audit required under subsection (a) shall be conducted in accordance with generally acceptable accounting procedures.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idC86667C15F054F64AC47B74369EEB970"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>A copy of each audit required under subsection (a) shall be submitted to the appropriate committees of Congress.</text> </subsection></section><section id="id0FB35A2C24D642D7B478BFB98E09E80A"><enum>208.</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, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Assistant Secretary, shall issue a report and order, after allowing time for notice and comment, including comment from public safety users, and submit such report to the appropriate committees of Congress, on whether such agencies and other public safety entities could—</text> <paragraph id="IDf0a4e70f80c04fc3837047ed404a5974"><enum>(1)</enum><text>end their use of Land Mobile radio spectrum below 512 MHz; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="IDc612744f351f4f16a0a93bf37db1d040"><enum>(2)</enum><text>begin to use either—</text> <subparagraph id="ID5be98b2c22214f27b2ae90e69931a9e3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the 24 MHz band of spectrum (encompassing that part of the electromagnetic spectrum between 763 megahertz and 775 megahertz and 793 megahertz and 805 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="ID6c314a4526cd43d78152d1cec697386d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the spectrum in the 800 MHz band.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="ID05f6ede8a24e41b09a09e25dfb592067"><enum>209.</enum><header>Report on long-term interoperability using IP-based solutions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Assistant Secretary, shall issue a report and order, after allowing time for notice and comment, including comment from public safety users, and submit such report the appropriate committees of Congress, on whether Internet Protocol-enabled solutions could aid interoperability.</text> </section>