1.Short title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the
Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless
Innovation Act
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Title I—Reallocation of public safety spectrum
Sec. 101. Reallocation of D block to public safety.
Sec. 102. Flexible use of narrowband spectrum.
Title II—Governance of public safety spectrum
Subtitle A—Public Safety Broadband Corporation
Sec. 201. Single public safety wireless network
licensee.
Sec. 202. Establishment of Public Safety Broadband
Corporation.
Sec. 203. Board of Directors of the Corporation.
Sec. 204. Officers, employees, and committees of the
Corporation.
Sec. 205. Nonprofit and nonpolitical nature of the
Corporation.
Sec. 206. Powers, duties, and responsibilities of the
Corporation.
Sec. 207. Initial funding for the Corporation.
Sec. 208. Permanent self-funding; duty to assess and collect
fees for network use.
Sec. 209. Audit and report.
Sec. 210. Annual report to Congress.
Sec. 211. Public safety roaming and priority
access.
Sec. 212. Transitional analysis of public safety network
attributes.
Sec. 213. Prohibition on direct offering of commercial
telecommunications service directly to consumers.
Sec. 214. Provision of technical assistance.
Subtitle B—Public safety commitments
Sec. 221. State and Local Implementation Fund.
Sec. 222. State and local implementation.
Sec. 223. Public safety wireless communications research and
development.
Sec. 224. Advanced information and communications technology
research.
Title III—Spectrum auction authority
Sec. 301. Extension of auction authority.
Sec. 302. Auction of spectrum.
Sec. 303. Incentive auction authority.
Sec. 304. Efficient use of public safety spectrum.
Sec. 305. Report on satellite broadband.
Sec. 306. Federal infrastructure sharing.
Sec. 307. Report on unlicensed spectrum.
Title IV—Public Safety Trust Fund
Sec. 401. Public Safety Trust Fund.
Title V—Spectrum policy
Subtitle A—Inventory and planning
Sec. 501. Radio spectrum inventory.
Sec. 502. Federal spectrum planning.
Subtitle B—Markets
Sec. 511. Promoting secondary spectrum markets.
Sec. 512. Unlicensed use in 5 GHz.
Sec. 513. Experimental licenses.
Sec. 514. Repurposing Federal spectrum for commercial purposes
and Federal spectrum sharing.
Sec. 515. Report on spectrum sharing.
Subtitle C—Efficiency and management
Sec. 521. Functional responsibility of the NTIA to ensure
efficient use of spectrum.
Sec. 522. Spectrum efficiency analytic tools.
Sec. 523. Study on receiver performance and spectrum
efficiency.
Sec. 524. Frequency assignment.
Sec. 525. Spectrum opportunity cost transparency.
Sec. 526. System certification.
Sec. 527. Report to Congress on improving spectrum
management.
Sec. 528. Wireless facilities deployment.
Title VI—Studies on Next Generation 9–1–1 Services
Sec. 601. Definitions.
Sec. 602. NHTSA report on costs for requirements and
specifications of Next Generation 9–1–1 services.
Sec. 603. FCC recommendations for legal and statutory framework
for Next Generation 9–1–1 services.
Title VII—Miscellaneous
Sec. 701. Severability.
Sec. 702. Rule of construction.
2.In this Act, the following definitions shall
apply:
(1)The term 700 MHz band means
the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum between the frequencies from 698
megahertz to 806 megahertz.
(2)The term 700 MHz D block
spectrum means the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum between the
frequencies from 758 megahertz to 763 megahertz and between the frequencies
from 788 megahertz to 793 megahertz.
(3)Appropriate
committees of CongressExcept as otherwise specifically provided,
the term appropriate committees of Congress
means—
(A)the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and
(B)the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.
(4)The term Assistant Secretary
means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and
Information.
(5)The term Commission means the
Federal Communications Commission.
(6)The
term Corporation
means the Public Safety Broadband Corporation
established under subtitle A of title II.
(7)Existing public safety broadband
spectrumThe term
existing public safety broadband spectrum means the portion of the
electromagnetic spectrum between the frequencies—
(A)from 763 megahertz to 768 megahertz;
(B)from 793 megahertz to 798 megahertz;
(C)from 768 megahertz to 769 megahertz;
and
(D)from 798 megahertz to 799 megahertz.
(8)The term Federal entity
has the same
meaning as in section 113(i) of the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 923(i)).
(9)The term narrowband spectrum
means the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum between the frequencies from
769 megahertz to 775 megahertz and between the frequencies from 799 megahertz
to 805 megahertz.
(10)The
term NIST
means the National Institute of Standards and
Technology.
(11)The term NTIA means the
National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
(12)The term public safety entity
means an
entity that provides public safety services.
(13)The term public safety services
—
(A)has the meaning
given the term in section 337(f) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
337(f)); and
(B)includes services
provided by emergency response providers, as that term is defined in section 2
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101).
<enum>I</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reallocation of public safety
spectrum</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3829B1FFFBD243A29AC6E7994B6C6C54" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reallocation of D block to public
safety</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF56C371A5861419FB8A9703AE87D06A2"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall reallocate the 700 MHz
D block spectrum for use by public safety entities in accordance with the
provisions of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9CA01B1090A94C0D9707CF4BADE4C5CA"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Spectrum allocation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 337(a) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CA34">Communications Act of 1934</act-name> (47 U.S.C.
337(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE927B6E7DD4D4CC391B3AE87F76FE57B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>24</quote> in paragraph
(1) and inserting <quote>34</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F525AA39E9F4E72881261E4662DCB56"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>36</quote> in paragraph
(2) and inserting <quote>26</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7587AAD8B9774EEFBF286B945ADE0344" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Flexible use of narrowband
spectrum</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Commission may
allow the narrowband spectrum to be used in a flexible manner, including usage
for public safety broadband communications, subject to such technical and
interference protection measures as the Commission may require.</text>
</section><enum>II</enum><header>Governance of
public safety spectrum</header>
<subtitle id="HCC75968631CE4061AAC146AB569D7213"><enum>A</enum><header>Public Safety
Broadband Corporation</header>
<section id="HE5C7EE360E9149CFA44B2BA639D08797"><enum>201.</enum><header>Single public
safety wireless network licensee</header>
<subsection id="HCB9D815885F54A8FAE4C796FBDB7BD98"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reallocation and
grant of license</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
and subject to the provisions of this Act, the Commission shall reallocate and
grant a license to the Public Safety Broadband Corporation established under
section 202 for the use of the 700 MHz D block spectrum and existing public
safety broadband spectrum.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4E61274B3C964761B8E3890D8209A777"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Term of
license</header>
<paragraph id="H9CFC2BE5E1D6402B8BD4501F7D8917A6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial
license</header><text>The license granted under subsection (a) shall be for an
initial term of 10 years from the date of the initial issuance of the
license.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1724C00B4AA944DDB167C6FE33B24339"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Renewal of
license</header><text>Prior to expiration of the term of the initial license
granted under subsection (a) or the expiration of any subsequent renewal of
such license, the Corporation shall submit to the Commission an application for
the renewal of such license. Such renewal application shall demonstrate that,
during the preceding license term, the Corporation has met the duties and
obligations set forth under this Act. A renewal license granted under this
paragraph shall be for a term of not to exceed 10 years.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4E20BE4FD1B941D09EA08C4719831C8D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Facilitation of
transition</header><text>The Commission shall take all actions necessary to
facilitate the transition of the existing public safety broadband spectrum to
the Public Safety Broadband Corporation established under section 202.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H5789F120DC7F43B39CCAF67854112E71"><enum>202.</enum><header>Establishment
of Public Safety Broadband Corporation</header>
<subsection id="H1889BF2EB5CD4032823835248F28AB36"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is authorized to be established a private, nonprofit corporation, to be known
as the <quote>Public Safety Broadband Corporation</quote>, which is neither an
agency nor establishment of the United States Government or the District of
Columbia Government.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFDEC338F80B849B989A980032236D9EB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application of
provisions</header><text>The Corporation shall be subject to the provisions of
this Act, and, to the extent consistent with this Act, 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>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H945BD1292E6F4E82B8FC223249AC24AE"><enum>(c)</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>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5FEB3B7B53BF4229AC3F5227483DE46D"><enum>(d)</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>
</subsection><subsection id="HBE0C3527A1F74909B5FF0F67C49D3DFC"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Incorporation</header><text>The
members of the initial Board of Directors of the Corporation shall serve as
incorporators and shall take whatever steps that are necessary to establish the
Corporation under the District of <act-name parsable-cite="CNCA">Columbia
Nonprofit Corporation Act</act-name>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HFF605463741944E4AACB1169A1B2EE7C"><enum>203.</enum><header>Board of
Directors of the Corporation</header>
<subsection id="H3236BC341C3B4198AFF74CA9ED6F0393"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
management of the Corporation shall be vested in a Board of Directors (referred
to in this subtitle as the <quote>Board</quote>), which shall consist of the
following members:</text>
<paragraph id="HA2441716CA214BAAB04A436F32823BE8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal
members</header><text>The following individuals, or their respective designees,
shall serve as Federal members:</text>
<subparagraph id="H9700D4735D96432D997BFAF729D3FFD7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Commerce.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF28AB071871243C8935FF3763DEC0033"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Homeland Security.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HECD7476876914395A42869A4154C4B0A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Attorney
General of the United States.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H062DAB2AB6BE483D95359E500F5667A1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The Director of
the Office of Management and Budget.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H960FB1ACF4964E1E8073FC5ED3F752B7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Non-Federal
members</header>
<subparagraph id="HB619840E67A74209B90BBEFD4F6E8D4B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Commerce shall appoint 11 individuals to
serve as non-Federal members of the Board.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBA544647082C40DCB2540CE0D75477EE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State and local
interests to be represented</header><text>In making appointments under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary
of Homeland Security and the Attorney General of the United States,
should—</text>
<clause id="HC354D56530864131B2164003648ED02A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>appoint at least 3
individuals to represent the collective interests of the States, localities,
tribes, and territories;</text>
</clause><clause id="HE09F3AAA74494A47AF4731C4535F3159"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>seek to ensure
geographic and regional representation of the United States in such
appointments; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H3D1A87F893184BC5B5EB30E96ADBEE17"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>seek to ensure
rural and urban representation in such appointments.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H951485DA402945FDAA55F435598C3802"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Public safety
interests to be represented</header><text>In making appointments under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Commerce should appoint at least 3
individuals who have served or are currently serving as public safety
professionals.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H83A7C745B31B4880BAE2E65E1BE7C5F2"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Required
qualifications</header>
<clause id="HF85B6115115C4EF980C5A5D053048F67"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each non-Federal member appointed under subparagraph (A)
should meet at least 1 of the following criteria:</text>
<subclause id="HA82DF847BDFB48BF88451C6C39A23AE4"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Public safety
experience</header><text>Knowledge and experience in the use of Federal, State,
local, or tribal public safety or emergency response.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H489954FEF79548588FAAC85AECDB5D03"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Technical
expertise</header><text>Technical expertise and fluency regarding broadband
communications, including public safety communications.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HFA99855532D545289CC39C07A0EB51AE"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Network
expertise</header><text>Expertise in building, deploying, and operating
commercial telecommunications networks.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HF696190D22F14018B20C1071B15F15C8"><enum>(IV)</enum><header>Financial
expertise</header><text>Expertise in financing and funding telecommunications
networks.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H60581F107202442AA1D65548D8B08F36"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Expertise to be
represented</header><text>In making appointments under subparagraph (A), the
Secretary of Commerce shall appoint—</text>
<subclause id="H133315A1ECA1421B986E33899FA3943B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>at least one
individual who satisfies the requirement under subclause (II) of clause
(i);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H7FF89FBE852844519CFE5B9993304416"><enum>(II)</enum><text>at least one
individual who satisfies the requirement under subclause (III) of clause (i);
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H6A679E77774649A1B5B9B11F8327432D"><enum>(III)</enum><text>at least one
individual who satisfies the requirement under subclause (IV) of clause
(i).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9AC2E152955F48258788E2447F6FC6D1"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Independence</header>
<clause id="HBFD91AC49FFE415C84A4293C4B4EDFDB"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each non-Federal member of the Board shall be independent
and neutral.</text>
</clause><clause id="H1C0A4FE38DBB4CE6A91DEEDFD8DEDF0A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Independence
determination</header><text>In order to be considered independent for purposes
of this subparagraph, a member of the Board—</text>
<subclause id="H7F4CAC6D2ADC4BF98F840D05CED01037"><enum>(I)</enum><text>may not, other
than in his or her capacity as a member of the Board or any committee
thereof—</text>
<item id="H2576792C50554A4EB801E036CEF09443"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>accept any
consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee from the Corporation; or</text>
</item><item id="HF03D4CF909054BE087A24ED42959750C"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>be a
person associated with the Corporation or with any affiliated company thereof;
and</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="H3DD0B2CC014E405D92A13ED14B4B1E1A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>shall be
disqualified from any deliberation involving any transaction of the Corporation
in which the Board member has a financial interest in the outcome of the
transaction.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1A999CDA1874F81A5C5938CC44B2D1E"><enum>(F)</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="HDF1BB5653CB04F6185AE1F6E956BE8B3"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Citizenship</header><text>No
individual other than a citizen of the United States may serve as a non-Federal
member of the Board.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD28AA1A5FC5E41C2A51CFF17EBD18F94"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Terms of
appointment</header>
<paragraph id="HA7C68F42FB844D05908BB88DC47FD82A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial
appointment deadline</header><text>Members of the Board shall be appointed not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC4FE5A6F8439482EBFCFE2B408B44A08"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Terms</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H06B24875E9014892A191B0ADA410325B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Length</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H60498550E00A4172A2DF405682474D2B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Federal
members</header><text>Each Federal member of the Board shall serve as a member
of the Board for the life of the Corporation.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H14FDAE8FEE984494B218C3554DFE007F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Non-Federal
members</header><text>The term of office of each non-Federal member of the
Board shall be 3 years. No non-Federal member of the Board may serve more than
2 consecutive full 3-year terms.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H04C90A8FA7E647C490F34F0FF36BD0C5"><enum>(B)</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>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD7F318467FC7402D85F917BCDE1B95CD"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Appointment to
fill vacancy</header><text>Any non-Federal member appointed to fill a vacancy
occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which that member's
predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of the
predecessor's term.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA69CF9633FEC440A992B6622EE99894A"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Staggered
terms</header><text>With respect to the initial non-Federal members of the
Board—</text>
<clause id="HECD8A2EC4D454E6E98EA962E43DDC0E0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>4
members shall serve for a term of 3 years;</text>
</clause><clause id="H20AE8E9DC9504F41BAE82283DFEFB099"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>4
members shall serve for a term of 2 years; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H8147516E13F546A3A939739724BEFC37"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>3
members shall serve for a term of 1 year.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1A75EE49AF0040E9ADA692203249507F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>A
vacancy in the membership of the Board shall not affect the Board’s powers, and
shall be filled in the same manner as the original member was appointed.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA980BA9A893147018AF6B85FD6736DED"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Chair</header>
<paragraph id="H7156F7147C704296ACBEB882FEE8E3B9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>The
Secretary of Commerce shall select, from among the non-Federal members of the
Board, an individual to serve for a 2-year term as Chair of the Board.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE8D7877C8AE64B7893A25FE041A06990"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consecutive
terms</header><text>An individual may not serve for more than 2 consecutive
terms as Chair of the Board.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H311CB97BBC724050B5CEC50F9001C6A1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Removal for
cause</header><text>The Secretary of Commerce may remove the Chair of the Board
and any non-Federal member for good cause.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF056FB7D5C4E477680036C1193E3C45E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Removal</header><text>All
members of the Board may by majority vote—</text>
<paragraph id="HF8958A91CE8949E0837CE39365AF6108"><enum>(1)</enum><text>remove any
non-Federal member of the Board from office for conduct determined by the Board
to be detrimental to the Board or Corporation; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1866CC127E9B4C1BBAC393A14157D488"><enum>(2)</enum><text>request that the
Secretary of Commerce exercise his or her authority to remove the Chair of the
Board for conduct determined by the Board to be detrimental to the Board or
Corporation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6B0671C58DFF4110B64C82669B9C5B35"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Meetings</header>
<paragraph id="HE5AD433EEB954B69ABD71764A99F09BE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Frequency</header><text>The
Board shall meet in accordance with the bylaws of the Corporation—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFF6BB9F3DD924AF9B6944EFC418CF1CD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>at the call of the
Chairperson; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB9A0BBF9141443ADABC5ABC07A7A54A4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not less
frequently than once each quarter.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H933E674DF9374309BC7D5298FC22E55A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transparency</header><text>Meetings
of the Board, including any committee of the Board, shall be open to the
public. The Board may, by majority vote, close any such meeting only for the
time necessary to preserve the confidentiality of commercial or financial
information that is privileged or confidential, to discuss personnel matters,
or to discuss legal matters affecting the Corporation, including pending or
potential litigation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD3D4F39528234F80AFAB6D0C5D532E14"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>Eight
members of the Board shall constitute a quorum, including at least 6
non-Federal members of the Board.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2CE8704DB62D49F1B2A384E0C5FBA3B2"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Bylaws</header><text>A
majority of the members of the Board of Directors may amend the bylaws of the
Corporation.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7329D3DFE3E147B0865711686E9F91B3"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Attendance</header><text>Members
of the Board of Directors may attend meetings of the Corporation and vote in
person, via telephone conference, or via video conference.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HABFF512B9817407FACC37302EE5F20A9"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Prohibition on
compensation</header><text>A member of the Board of the Corporation shall serve
without pay, and shall not otherwise benefit, directly or indirectly, as a
result of their service to the Corporation, but shall be allowed a per diem
allowance for travel expenses, at rates authorized for an employee of an agency
under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away
from the home or regular place of business of the member in the performance of
the duties of the Corporation.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H31FD50E09D224B0FBFCC7D8B9DCD4194"><enum>204.</enum><header>Officers,
employees, and committees of the Corporation</header>
<subsection id="H946E9492A0A24A1ABD6CFD90C0C3AE1E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Officers and
employees</header>
<paragraph id="HE027BEB31EF6425BAF8A9830F7D3ADFE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Corporation shall have a Chief Executive Officer, and
such other officers and employees as may be named and appointed by the Board
for terms and at rates of compensation fixed by the Board pursuant to this
subsection. The Chief Executive Officer may name and appoint such employees as
are necessary. All officers and employees shall serve at the pleasure of the
Board.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H83EE4352D82043069CA3E3C91E585229"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>No
individual other than a citizen of the United States may be an officer of the
Corporation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3A7E2D11E10D43B18E5E61EBD91C2306"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Nonpolitical
nature of appointment</header><text>No political test or qualification shall be
used in selecting, appointing, promoting, or taking other personnel actions
with respect to officers, agents, or employees of the Corporation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H03AF4980E08B422D973ACAB8828959B7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Compensation</header>
<subparagraph id="H17790FDA08BC4EAC9FE7E59E1B8D2EEB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Board may hire and fix the compensation of employees
hired under this subsection as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of
the Corporation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3CDC33B4EFFA4508BF8BA2EB3F4C587D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Approval of
compensation by Federal Members</header><text>Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, or any bylaw adopted by the Corporation, all rates of
compensation, including benefit plans and salary ranges, for officers and
employees of the Board, shall be jointly approved by the Federal members of the
Board.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H17349A6FD0BE49C7A30579E2E07DE0C5"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limitation on
other compensation</header><text>No officer or employee of the Corporation 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 the employment of the officer or employee by the
Corporation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H810AD2F6D90A49F481054DE03BD7A021"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Service on other
boards</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 annual advance approval by the Board and
subject to the provisions of the Corporation's Statement of Ethical
Conduct.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6B413A0C000A43C1978F770C5F528F07"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>No officer or employee of the Board or of the
Corporation shall be considered to be an officer or employee of the United
States Government or of the government of the District of Columbia.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H05BA891C22D0463781E31609FF73F8A8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Advisory
committees</header><text>The Board—</text>
<paragraph id="H3BFC43020C9D44A2A55922C2FD707ECA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall establish a
standing public safety advisory committee to assist the Board in carrying out
its duties and responsibilities under this subtitle; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF6DAF8042B274947BB20FF7EC2853E08"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may establish
additional standing or ad hoc committees, panels, or councils as the Board
determines are necessary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H82D93ABB4E4A4B26916DBD7E4961AB40"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Selection of
agents, consultants, and experts</header>
<paragraph id="HFF64395E5385485ABF7F04B98B7917A6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Board shall select parties to serve as its agents,
consultants, or experts in a fair, transparent, and objective manner.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H999B1A9C14E14030BCDFBED6829D2221"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Binding and
final</header><text>If the selection of an agent, consultant, or expert
satisfies the requirements under paragraph (1), the selection of that agent,
consultant, or expert shall be final and binding.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H2C4582FAF48D42D0ADEB9BAB2055E88C"><enum>205.</enum><header>Nonprofit and
nonpolitical nature of the Corporation</header>
<subsection id="H7276A2F6E3B941C18903DCC6EF97BDF3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Stock</header><text>The
Corporation shall have no power to issue any shares of stock, or to declare or
pay any dividends.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H106443AE8AF845E9A8C78458A6352008"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Profit</header><text>No
part of the income or assets of the Corporation shall inure to the benefit of
any director, officer, employee, or any other individual associated with the
Corporation, except as salary or reasonable compensation for services.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC1543794939A4ABB889599B71D763612"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Politics</header><text>The
Corporation may not contribute to or otherwise support any political party or
candidate for elective public office.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEFED6ADC50494BAEA7DB75F611E364D8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Prohibition on
lobbying activities</header><text>The Corporation shall not engage in lobbying
activities (as defined in section 3(7) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995
(5 U.S.C. 1602(7))).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HF04CF0D016934623B407F465ACE5BD0E"><enum>206.</enum><header>Powers, duties,
and responsibilities of the Corporation</header>
<subsection id="H94BD5AC88B934FF8906EB0A241563C76"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General
powers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation shall
have the authority to do the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H70B4531C1AE3435486140A48D31F39D9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>To adopt and use a
corporate seal.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE0668334885D45EFA456AEEB2E66E23A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>To have succession
until dissolved by an Act of Congress.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA5A13D13C2FD4FABA47C53FFBF8C6589"><enum>(3)</enum><text>To prescribe,
through the actions of its Board, bylaws not inconsistent with Federal law and
the laws of the District of Columbia, regulating the manner in which the
Corporation's general business may be conducted and the manner in which the
privileges granted to the Corporation by law may be exercised.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEEA3E25903D14D7EABA0B4EC9B78065F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>To exercise,
through the actions of its Board, all powers specifically granted by the
provisions of this subtitle, and such incidental powers as shall be
necessary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC6190945D4C84582B8CAE98210C09E0C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>To hold such
hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and
receive such evidence as the Corporation considers necessary to carry out its
responsibilities and duties.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF9494CC5A0F24FE2BB69A19A30DEFE06"><enum>(6)</enum><text>To obtain grants
and funds from and make contracts with individuals, private companies,
organizations, institutions, and Federal, State, regional, and local
agencies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFFD59CBB109E49048A4EBD9AB6684206"><enum>(7)</enum><text>To accept, hold,
administer, and utilize gifts, donations, and bequests of property, both real
and personal, for the purposes of aiding or facilitating the work of the
Corporation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H99BE9B5903CE48DB8C1896AF1CE33AD0"><enum>(8)</enum><text>To issue notes or
bonds to purchasers of such instruments in the private capital markets.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF6569A1A12D84036B0E7DF64A052A564"><enum>(9)</enum><text>To incur
indebtedness to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H51F478B6C79748FE92C7D2F850EBE743"><enum>(10)</enum><text>To spend funds
under paragraph (6) in a manner authorized by the Board, but only for purposes
that will advance or enhance public safety communications consistent with this
Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7DD502AF90194768A58B902235971D70"><enum>(11)</enum><text>To 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="H616914CEED844216A03E1310359FA2C4"><enum>(12)</enum><text>To expend the
funds placed in any reserve accounts established under paragraph (11)
(including interest earned on any such amounts) in a manner authorized by the
Board, but only for purposes that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8C613C5509D24D3FB118EF5CF56BB07E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>will advance or
enhance public safety communications consistent with this Act; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7B7497D00B294BA2B24BF396D5F6C173"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are otherwise
approved by an Act of Congress.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC2663BDCAA94522AC37B5AD15A5AFA6"><enum>(13)</enum><text>To take such
other actions as the Corporation (through its Board) may from time to time
determine necessary, appropriate, or advisable to accomplish the purposes of
this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD4C8B54CF7EA4ACBADFD50EAC3101064"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duty and
responsibility To deploy and operate a nationwide public safety interoperable
broadband network</header>
<paragraph id="HC6886B8FB33E4407A103CA81ACF70F34"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Corporation shall hold the single public safety
wireless license granted under section 201 and take all actions necessary to
ensure the building, deployment, and operation of a nationwide public safety
interoperable broadband network in consultation with Federal, State, tribal,
and local public safety entities, the Director of NIST, the Commission, and the
public safety advisory committee established in section 204(b)(1), including
by, at a minimum—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDF9395618C8F4C8B84BA18396C3513EF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensuring
nationwide standards for use and access of the network;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1F8BF04470FE4C4F82BD58BBC1524D0B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>issuing open,
transparent, and competitive requests for proposals to private sector entities
for the purposes of building, operating, and maintaining the network;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B17B83E28A94FB1AAED2A15A0CF4605"><enum>(C)</enum><text>encouraging that
such requests leverage, to the maximum extent economically desirable, existing
commercial wireless infrastructure to speed deployment of the network;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4343BA814DDF41F69293045DD5B43F51"><enum>(D)</enum><text>managing and
overseeing the implementation and execution of contracts or agreements with
non-Federal entities to build, operate, and maintain the network.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDA3E3E52F00F40108CDCCE5A1B64CDDE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Interoperability</header><text>In
carrying out the duties and responsibilities of this subsection, including
issuing requests for proposals, the Corporation shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H15ABBCC23B7240EC867B597AB80D5175"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensure the safety,
security, and resiliency of the network, including requirements for protecting
and monitoring the network to protect against cyberattack;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H03CDD8634DCE42969A4C92DA93BC9E56"><enum>(B)</enum><text>promote
competition in the equipment market, including devices for public safety
communications, by requiring that equipment for use on the network be—</text>
<clause id="H726504694E9041F68CE104E6327AC946"><enum>(i)</enum><text>built to open,
non-proprietary, commercially available standards;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC69249583F6544D29413424CC5B8805B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>capable of being
used by any public safety entity and by multiple vendors across all public
safety broadband networks operating in the 700 MHz band; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H9C19BEE7C29B49C68197D57BA17E901A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>backward-compatible
with existing second and third generation commercial networks to the extent
that such capabilities are necessary and technically and economically
reasonable; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7EC3BC7FCAFC45499A7881DCDAF63109"><enum>(C)</enum><text>promote
integration of the network with public safety answering points or their
equivalent.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA6D87D9D4718422DB32A895EDC041769"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rural
coverage</header><text>In carrying out the duties and responsibilities of this
subsection, including issuing requests for proposals, the Corporation,
consistent with the license granted under section 201, shall require deployment
phases with substantial rural coverage milestones as part of each phase of the
construction and deployment of the network. To the maximum extent economically
desirable, such proposals shall include partnerships with existing commercial
mobile providers to utilize cost-effective opportunities to speed deployment in
rural areas.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H574CFDC16A3D4D71B91A8131F05217B9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Execution of
authority</header><text>In carrying out the duties and responsibilities of this
subsection, the Corporation may—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5AB945545F2F443497641F5018A81568"><enum>(A)</enum><text>obtain grants from
and make contracts with individuals, private companies, and Federal, State,
regional, and local agencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H012A93B4C1774C918992A4679E7ADD0A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>hire or accept
voluntary services of consultants, experts, advisory boards, and panels to aid
the Corporation in carrying out such duties and responsibilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0BD0A25CA44E46EA94BE636E51F7A79D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>receive payment
for use of—</text>
<clause id="H5C185228772649D59897D1D8AA1904FA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>network capacity
licensed to the Corporation; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H066A9022A59A4B80BB1A71BDA432FE50"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>network
infrastructure constructed, owned, or operated by the Corporation; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8609142DD095431085A0203CDF33ADA2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>take such other
actions as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes set forth in this
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA0FD8F5F251F4BED831C6CE159ACCF23"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Other specific
duties and responsibilities</header>
<paragraph id="HEE4EE487557241DC971CA00750669D31"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment of
network policies</header><text>In carrying out the requirements under
subsection (b), the Corporation shall develop—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE3F7074920574B3B9B07950BEA8AF825"><enum>(A)</enum><text>requests for
proposals with appropriate—</text>
<clause id="H620126A9B46A433282DB616B8E033150"><enum>(i)</enum><text>timetables for
construction, including by taking into consideration the time needed to build
out to rural areas and the advantages offered through partnerships with
existing commercial providers under paragraph (3);</text>
</clause><clause id="H10EA73AE721B42AD88937CC08A84BD9C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>coverage areas,
including coverage in rural and nonurban areas;</text>
</clause><clause id="H8B332428FDB44CEAAB28F9F8536BD7A7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>service
levels;</text>
</clause><clause id="HB5EFDBC830EA4B56AE8BE085DF05C355"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>performance
criteria; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HCBB48AB16ACE45D092ABEF22C033E3E7"><enum>(v)</enum><text>other similar
matters for the construction and deployment of such network;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97C0478B3C1B4BF1A9029959040C259B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the technical and
operational requirements of the network;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2542C5D83B5345F8B591086A902F0C62"><enum>(C)</enum><text>practices,
procedures, and standards for the management and operation of such
network;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H967991FECEAD4518AAB316B5BB95C188"><enum>(D)</enum><text>terms of service
for the use of such network, including billing practices; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H21A1C073F1B7404BB9D7C66767473011"><enum>(E)</enum><text>ongoing compliance
review and monitoring of the—</text>
<clause id="HDD0A7B18BD93483AB7006E5135FD0D6F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>management and
operation of such network;</text>
</clause><clause id="H17C8CF9D398E4776B557251BDC8E0AD4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>practices and
procedures of the entities operating on and the personnel using such network;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H7963C88CE4DE46CDA71513F452D02AA6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>necessary
training needs of network operators and users.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9F6309A1061B4CE7BABDBFD732D148E3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State and local
planning</header>
<subparagraph id="H79FD7342FCF447F1AB3DB26584F80455"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Required
consultation</header><text>In developing requests for proposals and otherwise
carrying out its responsibilities under this Act, the Corporation shall consult
with regional, State, tribal, and local jurisdictions regarding the
distribution and expenditure of any amounts required to carry out the policies
established under paragraph (1), including with regard to the—</text>
<clause id="HC18840E911764EC5B8ADC8C2AE36CABC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>construction of an
Evolved Packet Core and any Radio Access Network build out;</text>
</clause><clause id="HA6B0D03319E34FBEB6A908E9DC3BBD58"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>placement of
towers;</text>
</clause><clause id="H519C7806428349A79BB9D859B67619FF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>coverage areas
of the network, whether at the regional, State, tribal, or local level;</text>
</clause><clause id="H1DC4C57AA03446A2B6510E69964A5A27"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>adequacy of
hardening, security, reliability, and resiliency requirements;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4CEF4DAE188245DFAC0CE094ACF4364D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>assignment of
priority to local users;</text>
</clause><clause id="H9A990F94E0B74CAABEEA01DBE6F2CB89"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>assignment of
priority and selection of entities seeking access to or use of the nationwide
public safety interoperable broadband network established under subsection (b);
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HFFF7795E34CB4ECBA49E0ECBEE356516"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>training needs
of local users.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1CE530CB5FCC427B98C25F7338AE9CE9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Method of
consultation</header><text>The consultation required under subparagraph (A)
shall occur between the Corporation and the single officer or governmental body
designated under section 222(d).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7A5DD78A532A48A780EE863B6538C820"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Leveraging
existing infrastructure</header><text>In carrying out the requirement under
subsection (b), the Corporation shall enter into agreements to utilize, to the
maximum extent economically desirable, existing—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3707A6863A5A4B42AAEB7ED90A982ADD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>commercial or
other communications infrastructure; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H89A567F0B2204390B42470ED4EE88740"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Federal, State,
tribal, or local infrastructure.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H654DB952D4FF48088F7730F54B3B9310"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Maintenance and
upgrades</header><text>The Corporation shall ensure the maintenance, operation,
and improvement of the nationwide public safety interoperable broadband network
established under subsection (b), including by ensuring that the Corporation
updates and revises any policies established under paragraph (1) to take into
account new and evolving technologies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8EFFC295279E4C0489A7546B41CE658F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Roaming
agreements</header><text>The Corporation shall negotiate and enter into, as it
determines appropriate, roaming agreements with commercial network providers to
allow the nationwide public safety interoperable broadband network to roam onto
commercial networks and gain prioritization of public safety communications
over such networks in times of an emergency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9BFC4E4ED31447289AF5E2AD39F35DA4"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Network
infrastructure and device criteria</header><text>The Director of NIST, in
consultation with the Corporation and the Commission, shall ensure the
development of a list of certified devices and components meeting appropriate
protocols and standards for public safety entities and commercial vendors to
adhere to, if such entities or vendors seek to have access to, use of, or
compatibility with the nationwide public safety interoperable broadband network
established under subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H18B3B62F945243D39C9C11F5964E6EEA"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Representation
before standard setting entities</header><text>The Director of NIST, in
consultation with the Corporation, the Commission, and the public safety
advisory committee established under section 204(b)(1), shall represent the
interests of public safety users of the nationwide public safety interoperable
broadband network established under subsection (b) before any proceeding,
negotiation, or other matter in which a standards organization, standards body,
standards development organization, or any other recognized standards-setting
entity regarding the development of standards relating to
interoperability.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBBB07F465CE44AF6AF904B997601A308"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Prohibition on
negotiation with foreign governments</header><text>The Corporation shall not
have the authority to negotiate or enter into any agreements with a foreign
government on behalf of the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8572003D9CD34A92AA3096BCDE7705D6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of
mails</header><text>The Corporation may use the United States mails in the same
manner and under the same conditions as the departments and agencies of the
United States.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H570E1213C8E644BE814A6BBA2DDECEEE"><enum>207.</enum><header>Initial funding
for the Corporation</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H926942C10AA445F9BBDF294908573555"><enum>(a)</enum><header>NTIA loans to
the Corporation</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8C0A4275B46F479494B7C207750AF781"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Prior to the commencement of incentive auctions to be
carried out under section 309(j)(8)(F) of the Communications Act of 1934 or the
auction of spectrum pursuant to section 302, the NTIA is authorized to make
loans to the Corporation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAE8C1B769BE24C94860B08F26CB8790F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Condition of
loans</header><text>At the time of application for, and as a condition to, any
such loan, the Corporation shall file with the NTIA a statement with respect to
the anticipated use of the proceeds of the loan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H82DA143BF5ED4726B5C71A13DF10E47E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>NTIA
approval</header><text>If the NTIA determines that such loan is necessary for
the Corporation to carry out its duties and responsibilities under this
subtitle and that the Corporation has submitted a plan which provides as
reasonable an assurance of prompt repayment as may be feasible under the
circumstances, then the NTIA shall so certify to the Secretary of the Treasury,
and issue notes or other obligations to the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant
to subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA50FD8C7FC35408BAC4AE5CB158537E5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>NTIA notes
issued to Treasury</header>
<paragraph id="H016EF8A4BE6B4739965EF6857ACD180F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To enable the NTIA to make loans under subsection (a),
the NTIA is authorized to issue to the Secretary of the Treasury notes or other
obligations, in such forms and denominations, bearing such maturities, and
subject to such terms and conditions, as may be prescribed by the Secretary of
the Treasury.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H14485E63523B438AA50F55CE3E9C6315"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Interest on
notes</header>
<subparagraph id="HF7B616761C3D4D13849FBB8365C93F8B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Any
notes or other obligations issued pursuant to paragraph (1) shall bear interest
at a rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, taking into
consideration the current average market yield on outstanding marketable
obligations of the United States of comparable maturities during the month
preceding the issuance of the notes or other obligations.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCD3AA2F21DED4FD9B5A3DD293501C438"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reduction</header><text>The
Secretary of the Treasury may reduce the interest rate set forth under
subparagraph (A) if he determines such reduction to be in the national
interest.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5ABD1FEBC1284481BEADA8B5309908D8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authority of the
Treasury to sell notes</header><text>The Secretary of the Treasury may at any
time sell any of the notes or other obligations acquired by him under this
subsection. All redemptions, purchases, and sales by the Secretary of the
Treasury of such notes or other obligations shall be treated as public debt
transactions of the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HB0E58F5D43E14A9FAB6A80E02123E9F5"><enum>208.</enum><header>Permanent
self-funding; duty to assess and collect fees for network use</header>
<subsection id="H007D5275EA8A42E28A2FD8B5CDC52B0B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Corporation is authorized to assess and collect the
following fees:</text>
<paragraph id="H92D12F51D6E44C85BAC680AC5AF62BC4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Network user
fee</header><text>A user or subscription fee from each entity, including any
public safety entity or secondary user, that seeks access to or use of the
nationwide public safety interoperable broadband network established under this
subtitle.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9295F124713A450FABAF80266EAD7BDC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Lease fees
related to network capacity</header>
<subparagraph id="H155E4043B9A44A05BF0EED4C4B574A90"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A fee from any entity that seeks to enter into a covered
leasing agreement.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3DF1630CC4C24CD6BB0CE6FF79586797"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Covered leasing
agreement</header><text>For purposes of subparagraph (A), a <quote>covered
leasing agreement</quote> means a written agreement between the Corporation and
secondary user to permit—</text>
<clause id="H0360C81D50FF4B488D4E8DF1BD0276AF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>access to network
capacity on a secondary basis for non-public safety services; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H4512497617C4475C9E3D5E12D65AE74A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
spectrum allocated to such entity to be used for commercial transmissions along
the dark fiber of the long-haul network of such entity.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6B31DDFAB4EF4A88A48C2592F5F25202"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Lease fees
related to network equipment and infrastructure</header><text>A fee from any
entity that seeks access to or use of any equipment or infrastructure,
including antennas or towers, constructed or otherwise owned by the
Corporation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H0D592DA8A254402C8D37A275E6D8B144"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment of
fee amounts; permanent self-Funding</header><text>The total amount of the fees
assessed for each fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be sufficient, and
shall not exceed the amount necessary, to recoup the total expenses of the
Corporation in carrying out its duties and responsibilities described under
this subtitle for the fiscal year involved.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H8FAD8572BD4348DCB7FE4020501CB301"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Required
reinvestment of funds</header><text>The Corporation shall reinvest amounts
received from the assessment of fees under this section in the nationwide
public safety interoperable broadband network by using such funds only for
constructing, maintaining, or improving the network.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H27BC3EE1B6CA40E191C6D8F313E3DEA2"><enum>209.</enum><header>Audit and
report</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H87D0381E37D7489FA3110F666EF5A580"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Audit</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8653110C6E974967AD1E20B921CE38ED"><enum>(1)</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
annually 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. Each audit conducted by the
Comptroller General under this paragraph shall be made available to
Congress.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D4D523C8C1B404BA18D6EAA66296AF1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Location</header><text>Any
audit conducted under paragraph (1) shall be conducted at the place or places
where accounts of the Corporation are normally kept.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H712F5D364BF84DA09B291203B45069DA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Access to
Corporation books and documents</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7842C344EB5A462D81B9618056ED160A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For purposes of an audit conducted under paragraph (1),
the representatives of the Comptroller General shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2560588DECA9459698FF60B6EEE503C5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>have access to all
books, accounts, records, reports, files, and all other papers, things, or
property belonging to or in use by the Corporation that pertain to the
financial transactions of the Corporation and are necessary to facilitate the
audit; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H39B23B73D85B4FB6B43BA3E10DB1A2B9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>be afforded full
facilities for verifying transactions with the balances or securities held by
depositories, fiscal agents, and custodians.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E28528DDB4F480E82E7DC8A8C0E9976"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>All
books, accounts, records, reports, files, papers, and property of the
Corporation shall remain in the possession and custody of the
Corporation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF324A8BB91AE4C5B944F8ADAC7B95B55"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7C9D5F3AC622486D8FF1942002BE2660"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit
a report of each audit conducted under subsection (a) to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H804CD0BA729743EA9F57B0702C53EC10"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the appropriate
committees of Congress;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD2122A2F6A814916A1AF1ACE99E487AE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the President;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAAA04AAB4F554DB39DAB79D7409C806B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the
Corporation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1570377ADC9C4E179A149592E2A3DF0F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each
report submitted under paragraph (1) shall contain—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC0D420C2A8B6440882AA7C025CBE8A31"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such comments and
information as the Comptroller General determines necessary to inform Congress
of the financial operations and condition of the Corporation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H200ECE389A2141D7ADE6A6B546C5285F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any
recommendations of the Comptroller General relating to the financial operations
and condition of the Corporation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F9D97421A83463C97612AC34732AEA1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a description of
any program, expenditure, or other financial transaction or undertaking of the
Corporation that was observed during the course of the audit, which, in the
opinion of the Comptroller General, has been carried on or made without the
authority of law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HE2D791779A384425A854C3D39CEF334E"><enum>210.</enum><header>Annual report
to Congress</header>
<subsection id="H4EA0292D54C24AB5B9E21AB25FBC3925"><enum>(a)</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 an annual report
covering the preceding fiscal year to the appropriate committees of
Congress.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB07F38CC42D8411DA1C76B0010D5D18B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Required
content</header><text>The report required under subsection (a) shall
include—</text>
<paragraph id="H5C4DA777D0E145E59191E867F62A5DBD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
comprehensive and detailed report of the operations, activities, financial
condition, and accomplishments of the Corporation under this section;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9ACDF2D6F0C54BAFB1F1E03AEF32D15F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>such
recommendations or proposals for legislative or administrative action as the
Corporation deems appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFFB9128FFE2541B19EA56B826E761E01"><enum>(c)</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>
<paragraph id="H7DE4A512EE984CC0A662A8C648924B2A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the report
required under subsection (a);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H90A8A4A2DC87409BAA0D5C6839451DCC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the report of any
audit made by the Comptroller General under section 209; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD7B9E62D8F074D8C80013FE38D3EFEA9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any other matter
which such committees may determine appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H4E501223F2A0447F95D79EFE6386FA9A"><enum>211.</enum><header>Public safety
roaming and priority access</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Commission may adopt rules, if necessary
in the public interest, to improve the ability of public safety networks to
roam onto commercial networks and to gain priority access to commercial
networks in an emergency if—</text>
<paragraph id="HE9C16153A11F42D8B01B7AE5E778CABD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the public safety
entity equipment is technically compatible with the commercial network;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H95BC2E2A719D4F28B26B76DC90D53520"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the commercial
network is reasonably compensated; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE31F7A6113A945C4862991F8E0BC63CC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>such access does
not preempt or otherwise terminate or degrade all existing voice conversations
or data sessions.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H98D6DBC301EF4AC8BED86E299EA733A0"><enum>212.</enum><header>Transitional
analysis of public safety network attributes</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8A83B10890214ECCB9FDDAD9AB4ADDD4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
evaluation framework</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Director of NIST, in consultation with the Secretary
of Homeland Security, the Attorney General, and the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget, shall develop an evaluation framework. The development
of such an evaluation framework shall be informed by a study commissioned by
the Director of NIST and completed by an independent and neutral agent,
consultant, or expert, who has—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2CD88202357E417382EB627567BF2756"><enum>(1)</enum><text>at least 5 years
of technical and economic experience in analyzing the costs and effectiveness
of communications networks; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCB4329A8FDE5440A81033E172A408F9C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>agreed not to
contract or subcontract with the Corporation for at least 3 years from the date
such study is completed other than for follow-on and related studies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAD9E58DB938F4D49ADC23EA81F75C1A6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>The
evaluation framework required to be developed under subsection (a) shall take
into consideration the public safety network attributes identified in a report
completed by the Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology of NIST. The report
required under this subsection shall identify the desired attributes of the
nationwide public safety interoperable broadband network to be established
under this title, as well as any other attributes the Secretary of Commerce may
request.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7B547890308C4A449F06DF472215DFA5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Required
evaluations</header><text>The evaluation framework required to be developed
under subsection (a) shall evaluate—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3DE6910D07F74286B93F424EAF53A8F0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the marginal cost
of each public safety network attribute in developing, deploying, and operating
the nationwide public safety interoperable broadband network to be established
under this title;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA7C9CBA915EB4775A5A427F02F620449"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the benefit of
each public safety network attribute to the nationwide public safety
interoperable broadband network;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H092EE2D0031441E88E6496AD474DDB3F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the economic
feasibility of requiring that each public safety attribute be required as part
of the nationwide public safety interoperable broadband network;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8C32B17EA4D3481FB4218FBD5C13CD56"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the resulting
competitive vendor supply ecosystem created by each public safety attribute
that is a part of the nationwide public safety interoperable broadband network;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1B8B205F043B4EDCBFA1E907ED035981"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the level of
variability in regional requirements for each public safety attribute that is a
part of the nationwide public safety interoperable broadband network.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDA7751E4DC274E65ACBD264E431AD598"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Provision of
framework to the Corporation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The evaluation framework required to be
developed under subsection (a) shall be provided to the Board of Directors of
the Corporation, and the Corporation shall utilize the findings of such
framework to develop a cost-benefit analysis to inform the building,
deployment, and operation of the nationwide public safety interoperable
broadband network to be established under this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA56B104CA8524D94B2C852E9A76624A7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>OMB
responsibility</header><text>The Director of the Office of Management and
Budget, or his designee, as a member of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation, shall have the responsibility to ensure that evaluation framework
required to be developed under subsection (a) is appropriately utilized by the
Corporation.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H2F6A788FBE45432ABC1A32A804CDF58C"><enum>213.</enum><header>Prohibition on
direct offering of commercial telecommunications service directly to
consumers</header>
<subsection id="H1ECD50B874D04C58A28215907F4CC0D2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation shall
not offer, provide, or market commercial telecommunications or information
services directly to consumers.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H51C01BFCB2C84C5D9F4BEAE609700DD0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this
section shall be construed to prohibit the Corporation and a secondary user
from entering into a covered leasing agreement pursuant to section
208(a)(2)(B). Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the
Corporation from collecting lease fees related to network equipment and
infrastructure pursuant to section 208(a)(3).</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H303F66265F36465597B3FC9ED53541F9"><enum>214.</enum><header>Provision of
technical assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Commission may provide technical assistance to the Corporation and may take any
action necessary to assist the Corporation in effectuating its duties and
responsibilities under this subtitle.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H9D4FB8E116DB4AC88B081193047DC9CE"><enum>B</enum><header>Public safety
commitments</header>
<section id="HAB492DB987AB4FAA856C162EE377A285"><enum>221.</enum><header>State and Local
Implementation Fund</header>
<subsection id="H4660211A243443AE84CFC246D165F726"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the
<quote>State and Local Implementation Fund</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF76AD6D72C42419BBAB1ACBCB36103D7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
Assistant Secretary shall establish and administer the grant program under
section 222 using the funds deposited in the State and Local Implementation
Fund.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC6F460C82E194551AF661956E8ECECC3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Crediting of
receipts</header><text>There shall be deposited into or credited to the State
and Local Implementation Fund—</text>
<paragraph id="H5EDA4794C7D84C75B1033F53B4B02C5D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any amounts
specified in section 401; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H51523D48657A4003BD63E814854A23BB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any amounts
borrowed by the Assistant Secretary under subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA2AC0978E2064B36ABFB431E172EC2CD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Borrowing
authority</header>
<paragraph id="H9604DCC3134642CA99B6AAE224C99254"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Assistant Secretary may borrow from the general fund
of the Treasury beginning on October 1, 2011, such sums as may be necessary,
but not to exceed $250,000,000, to implement section 222.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4C4D5A5CCBCA4CEAA7C44B672AC7DF22"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reimbursement</header><text>The
Assistant Secretary shall reimburse the general fund of the Treasury, without
interest, for any amounts borrowed under subparagraph (A) as funds are
deposited into the State and Local Implementation Fund.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HD91D77084A4C4A38B38DEFC12BA09EC8"><enum>222.</enum><header>State and local
implementation</header>
<subsection id="H8B3A39864D3744349AB52202C5DC13F6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
State and local implementation grant program</header><text>The Assistant
Secretary, in consultation with the Corporation, shall take such action as is
necessary to establish a grant program to make grants to States to assist
State, regional, tribal, and local jurisdictions to identify, plan, and
implement the most efficient and effective way for such jurisdictions to
utilize and integrate the infrastructure, equipment, and other architecture
associated with the nationwide public safety interoperable broadband network
established under subtitle A to satisfy the wireless communications and data
services needs of that jurisdiction, including with regards to coverage,
siting, and other needs.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H59FAD080FE9649A2B88387E32F96A5A0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Matching
requirements; Federal share</header>
<paragraph id="HA6876B1B6FC140649540399DD55223FE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of any activity carried out
using a grant under this section may not exceed 80 percent of the eligible
costs of carrying out that activity, as determined by the Assistant Secretary,
in consultation with the Corporation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H070E37D019E4472AB95AB3BD21AA8AE8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The
Assistant Secretary may waive, in whole or in part, the requirements of
paragraph (1) for good cause shown if the Assistant Secretary determines that
such a waiver is in the public interest.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF3DF9F448C7E462F818A1690FC953BE8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Programmatic
requirements</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the establishment of
the bylaws of the Corporation pursuant to section 206, the Assistant Secretary,
in consultation with the Corporation, shall establish requirements relating to
the grant program to be carried out under this section, including the
following:</text>
<paragraph id="HFA449A827A414D408E4AF9BF5D22E586"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Defining eligible
costs for purposes of subsection (b)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H88742E8B0DB847A381B412E13149FC8C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Determining the
scope of eligible activities for grant funding under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAA786E594D1F486CA5A5E144E9010813"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Prioritizing
grants for activities that ensure coverage in rural as well as urban
areas.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD675B4F0D7344951A860899C89E9BE45"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Certification
and designation of officer or governmental body</header><text>In carrying out
the grant program established under this section, the Assistant Secretary shall
require each State to certify in its application for grant funds that the State
has designated a single officer or governmental body to serve as the
coordinator of implementation of the grant funds.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HA42EDB08358F46E696E543CA166B4CC4"><enum>223.</enum><header>Public safety
wireless communications research and development</header>
<subsection id="HB0A6F3054588498B88209031CE05E8D7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>NIST directed
research and development program</header><text>From amounts made available from
the Public Safety Trust Fund established under section 401, the Director of
NIST, in consultation with the Commission, the Secretary of Homeland Security,
and the National Institute of Justice of the Department of Justice, as
appropriate, shall conduct research and assist with the development of
standards, technologies, and applications to advance wireless public safety
communications.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9ABFE84C05A8448F824587B3A75E2929"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Required
activities</header><text>In carrying out the requirement under subsection (a),
the Director of NIST, in consultation with the Corporation and the public
safety advisory committee established under section 204(b)(1), shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HDC6CD7B8F2FF4DFDB4C6E1C1C4D0B45D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>document public
safety wireless communications technical requirements;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF0B0A1C12E7B4192AA9EBE3CEF4EDA89"><enum>(2)</enum><text>accelerate the
development of the capability for communications between currently deployed
public safety narrowband systems and the nationwide public safety interoperable
broadband network to be established under this title;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB03EA68747174901B65E88D9BDA42948"><enum>(3)</enum><text>establish a
research plan, and direct research, that addresses the wireless communications
needs of public safety entities beyond what can be provided by the current
generation of broadband technology;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD85A99A449BB428197B59BF76912ED6E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>accelerate the
development of mission critical voice, including device-to-device
<quote>talkaround</quote> capability over broadband networks, public safety
prioritization, authentication capabilities, and standard application
programing interfaces for the nationwide public safety interoperable broadband
network to be established under this title, if necessary and practical;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF3193EE2D460410BBADD9206C31ED154"><enum>(5)</enum><text>accelerate the
development of communications technology and equipment that can facilitate the
eventual migration of public safety narrowband communications to the nationwide
public safety interoperable broadband network to be established under this
title; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC9C96AC9A82F46AFAEA6A89222E301D5"><enum>(6)</enum><text>convene working
groups of relevant government and commercial parties to achieve the
requirements in paragraphs (1) through (5).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HE0C24AAFD1CE4F8C823E2813DC9ADB34"><enum>224.</enum><header>Advanced
information and communications technology research</header>
<subsection id="H6D1C26A6DB70412DB1BBB9BD23DFC50A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Advanced
communications services for all Americans</header><text>The Director of NIST
shall continue to support research and support standards development in
advanced information and communications technologies focused on enhancing or
facilitating the availability and affordability of advanced communications
services to all Americans, in order to implement the Institute's
responsibilities under section 2(c)(12) of the National Institute of Standards
and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 272(c)(12)). The Director of NIST shall support
intramural research and cooperative research with institutions of higher
education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1001(a))) and industry.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HC16E25A487EB420D8E715A66D8510600"><enum>(b)</enum><header>DARPA
research</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HD150D8F89D2C415DA12DE1E0419C35A6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>From amounts made available from the Public Safety Trust
Fund established under section 401, the Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency (referred to in this subsection as <term>DARPA</term>) shall conduct
wireless communications research to develop more secure, reliable, and flexible
radio-frequency systems for Federal wireless users. Areas of research to be
supported by this subsection include, but are not limited to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3B4128A7AC6A4FCFA06F600792018120"><enum>(A)</enum><text>technologies to
increase wireless data transmission speeds to enable the next generation of
Federal networks;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9B01EDCBBCC6401C8FE773F578497B37"><enum>(B)</enum><text>spectrum sharing
and interference mitigation techniques to enable more efficient uses of
wireless spectrum;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H720ABD46E9D14AEC84962A52E893631B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>technologies to
allow and foster the reallocation of spectrum, if appropriate, for non-Federal
use; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFFCA5EE72F0A4C8BB9C71ABF1F9D45F5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>research that
fosters the conversion of the Department of Defense’s wireless communications
systems, and those of other Federal users, to more advanced or more efficient
systems.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H19C7B36D46024534BA286CEA4BE1D3B6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cooperation</header><text>In
carrying out this subsection, DARPA shall collaborate where appropriate with
NTIA, NIST, NSF, and other interested Federal agencies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD2A8D2F1ADA04D1D99089D00100FE9CB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation on
use</header><text>Not more than 5 percent of any amounts made available in a
fiscal year from the Public Safety Trust Fund established under section 401 may
be used by DARPA to cover the administrative expenses incurred in carrying out
this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD6A6B4ADF7A34359AE40704B28D0AF48"><enum>(4)</enum><header>OMB
Review</header><text>Amounts appropriated to DARPA under this subsection shall
be available upon approval by the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget of an implementation plan that has been developed and submitted to the
Director by the head of DARPA.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Spectrum auction authority</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H319A66A168AC4BA890332A5398CFC520"><enum>301.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension of auction
authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 309(j)(11)
of the <act-name parsable-cite="CA34">Communications Act of 1934</act-name> (47
U.S.C. 309(j)(11)) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting
<quote>2021</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8DB04E467FEE430ABE3DC3AAB9FCE7A8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>302.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Auction of spectrum</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA5AE60E59FCA4566B03E4157D41466F9"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Identification of spectrum</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall identify and make
available for immediate reallocation, at a minimum, 15 megahertz of contiguous
spectrum at frequencies located between 1675 megahertz and 1710 megahertz,
inclusive, minus the geographic exclusion zones, or any amendment thereof,
identified in NTIA’s October 2010 report entitled <quote>An Assessment of
Near-Term Viability of Accommodating Wireless Broadband Systems in 1675–1710
MHz, 1755–1780 MHz, 3500–3650 MHz, and 4200–4220 MHz, 4380–4400 MHz
Bands</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H11CE2809E1374CDFB684F3DE0767C77D"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Auction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than January 31, 2014, the
Commission shall conduct the auctions of the following licenses, by commencing
the bidding for:</text>
<paragraph id="HA1A7B17155BD4FCEAC1138DC28575252"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The spectrum
between the frequencies of 1915 megahertz and 1920 megahertz, inclusive.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H583516C5297944909C6D9CB7C0BDFB40"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The spectrum
between the frequencies of 1995 megahertz and 2000 megahertz, inclusive.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H01FB8911D50C425CA53B22F4B62EB67E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The spectrum
between the frequencies of 2020 megahertz and 2025 megahertz, inclusive.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9B4C0B94B02D4AA2A61EAA67BA442930"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The spectrum
between the frequencies of 2155 megahertz and 2175 megahertz, inclusive.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4EF75ECA4AF74695A347C5F3C744EFB5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The spectrum
between the frequencies of 2175 megahertz and 2180 megahertz, inclusive.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H25A39CFA5EA144578E79F860D6919EAD"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The spectrum
between the frequencies of 1755 megahertz and 1850 megahertz, inclusive.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D34138319144AB4B958799C31ABAB67"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The spectrum identified pursuant to
subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E33E07613854B899DDCD95319047457"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Auction
organization</header><text>The Commission may, if technically feasible and
consistent with the public interest, combine the spectrum identified in
paragraphs (4), (5), and the portion of paragraph (6) between the frequencies
of 1755 megahertz and 1780 megahertz, inclusive, of subsection (b) in an
auction of licenses for paired spectrum blocks.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8DFA4C5646584132A022BA26A43FC613"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Further
reallocation of certain other spectrum</header>
<paragraph id="HF5FA9D98CF244E95A1F6777B10CCD73B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered
spectrum</header><text>For purposes of this subsection, the term <quote>covered
spectrum</quote> means the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum between the
frequencies of 3550 to 3650 megahertz, inclusive, minus the geographic
exclusion zones, or any amendment thereof, identified in NTIA’s October 2010
report entitled <quote>An Assessment of Near-Term Viability of Accommodating
Wireless Broadband Systems in 1675–1710 MHz, 1755–1780 MHz, 3550–3650 MHz, and
4200–4220 MHz, 4380–4400 MHz Bands</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3B5C8D778BAD4FF38389ADC19026ED43"><enum>(2)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Consistent with requirements of section 309(j) of the
Communications Act of 1934, the Commission shall reallocate covered spectrum
for assignment by competitive bidding unless the President of the United States
determines that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0C1F19E9D8C146BE82155AFE1DA94068"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such spectrum
cannot be reallocated due to the need to protect incumbent Federal systems from
interference; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H08C9B4A83FB94B00999C288A1EDB72F7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>allocation of
other spectrum—</text>
<clause id="HE0C2B7F9A2AF451DA949EAD632BF18B1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>better serves the
public interest, convenience, and necessity; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H443003B1927D4DFEAE07E2772F8CB55B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>can
reasonably be expected to produce receipts comparable to what the covered
spectrum might auction for without the geographic exclusion zones.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF20C4D41D34F4EECA8E18A5CCE531175"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Actions required
if covered spectrum cannot be reallocated</header>
<subparagraph id="H865281C8DEB7416CAE138300FC11540B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the President makes a determination under paragraph
(2) that the covered spectrum cannot be reallocated, then the President shall,
within 1 year after the date of such determination—</text>
<clause id="HA0BA9956F10A49648DEBDCEA2069EA8F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identify
alternative bands of frequencies totaling more than 20 megahertz and no more
than 100 megahertz of spectrum used primarily by Federal agencies that satisfy
the requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (2)(B);</text>
</clause><clause id="H28E31D7E64EC417B8CDFAE566B2D7578"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>report to the
appropriate committees of Congress and the Commission an identification of such
alternative spectrum for assignment by competitive bidding; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HD79245FA938C44689E5F72F7704311C2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>make such
alternative spectrum for assignment immediately available for
reallocation.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H398446858D644D2FA01F0DCE68FAD80A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Auction</header><text>If
the President makes a determination under paragraph (2) that the covered
spectrum cannot be reallocated, the Commission shall commence the bidding of
the alternative spectrum identified pursuant to subparagraph (A) within 3 years
of the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H953FEE3E7D164E7F9F5431CF63C5F5EA"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Actions required
if covered spectrum can be reallocated</header><text>If the President does not
make a determination under paragraph (1) that the covered spectrum cannot be
reallocated, the Commission shall commence the competitive bidding for the
covered spectrum within 3 years of the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDB585741D0354166B9D17FE6E4815614"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Proceeds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 309(j)(8)(A) of the
Communications Act of 1934, and except as provided in subparagraphs (B), (C),
and (D) of such section 309(j)(8), all proceeds (including deposits and up
front payments from successful bidders) from the auctions to be carried out
pursuant to subsections (b) and (d) shall be deposited with the Public Safety
Trust Fund established under section 401.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HED2301CB5E23474FA378A04EF098B987"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Amendments To
design requirements related to competitive bidding</header><text>Section 309(j)
of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H73CEB2AF209544718453AF0AF9E6ECBC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3B7F714851D74723B231BAF867CD4AC7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(E)(ii), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H154D75A7733C43A0816902C05666A4FB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(F), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E93BF30C1454EE19ED7265CC2E24ED5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE899CF73FAF349C2ADBD169B81232CFD" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HB5EA3DD856FE4300BF00DFA89E4904F1"><enum>(G)</enum><text>ensuring that
there is an adequate opportunity for applicants to obtain licenses covering
both large and small geographic areas, as such areas are determined by the
Commission.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBBEA75C767F1496ABAC71592CEA6D819"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending clause
(i) of the second sentence of paragraph (8)(C) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD4492EC26A34F7DADA0D9A7893C66F7" style="OLC">
<clause id="HF5F1FAB98F93448BB650F2451110E2E6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
deposits—</text>
<subclause id="HEEAA99FFB4EA4D77A606F8ADCC4738E0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>of successful
bidders of any auction conducted pursuant to subparagraph (F) or to section 302
of the <short-title>Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless
Innovation Act</short-title> shall be paid to the Public Safety Trust Fund
established under section 401 of such Act; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H16FE1F21604745C98B409672505B8FF6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>of successful
bidders of any other auction shall be paid to the
Treasury;</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6165F7F0617244A5AFD6F80A7E975AB4"><enum>303.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Incentive auction authority</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5C66D68CEA66442EB74653EEA3E7815C"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (8) of section 309(j) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CA34">Communications Act of 1934</act-name> (47 U.S.C.
309(j)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA657C49518894FCFBE69DC62F1386E26"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking
<quote>(B), (D), and (E),</quote> and inserting <quote>(B), (D), (E), and
(F),</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF0201A35782240499ACA2A9B3ACE18DF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDC1C8A335CC64494811699E4440406FF" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6542B410E96A410ABC6402A6A24BE699"><enum>(F)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Incentive auction authority</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H21DFE286B3AE4FE5A258E87AB72CE8AA"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority</header><text>Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, if the Commission determines that it is consistent with
the public interest in utilization of the spectrum for a licensee to relinquish
voluntarily some or all of its licensed spectrum usage rights in order to
permit the assignment of new initial licenses through a competitive bidding
process subject to new service rules, or the designation of new spectrum for
unlicensed use, the Commission may disburse to that licensee a portion of any
auction proceeds that the Commission determines, in its discretion, are
attributable to the licensee’s relinquished spectrum usage rights, provided
that television broadcast stations required to be carried pursuant to sections
338, 614, or 615 that voluntarily elect to share a channel shall retain the
rights to carriage set forth in such sections and the rules of the Commission,
as such rights apply to such station at its shared location.</text>
</clause><clause id="HC4A8C8997EE74926B6B25818A173809F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
Commission may not conduct more than one incentive auction of frequencies
licensed to television stations pursuant to the provisions of section 303 of
this Act.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4BEA689A20EE4B9AB42BCAED7320D065"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Prohibition</header>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8425DB5F83F24E4289FA3DEE76CE5908"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Commission may not reclaim spectrum licensed on a
primary basis to a television broadcast station, directly or indirectly, on an
involuntary basis for purposes of providing spectrum to carry out an incentive
auction under this subparagraph.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HB1E0E0D162E245D3A716639AA03110B0"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Modification or
revocation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
the provisions in sections 303 and 304, the Commission shall have no authority
to modify or revoke a license or take any action if the effect of such
modification, revocation, or other action is to compel a licensee to
participate in an incentive auction as authorized in this section or otherwise
make frequencies available for such an auction.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H79A8A290FEB442FCB880D3581AED14A5"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Repacking
permitted</header><text>The Commission may reassign the frequency which a
television broadcast station licensee is permitted to utilize, or a portion
thereof in accordance with the provisions of this section, only if such
reassignment—</text>
<item id="HAE5E633BD83F45D399291CEB2BB67A1E"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>consists of a 6
MHz channel, located between channels 14 and 50, inclusive, in the same
geographic market and with the same city of license, to each such licensee,
and</text>
</item><item id="H1BC269E9F6584F10BB5917B2F31C3D34"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>preserves such
licensee’s—</text>
<subitem id="H4EF167BEE96C4812AE2A05A404FE16C1"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>signal power
level;</text>
</subitem><subitem id="H163E0D31C1714E4EAA47810707AA3988"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>tower height or
transmission architecture; and</text>
</subitem><subitem id="H86399DCB1020451BB7B06B19FE14E852"><enum>(CC)</enum><text>interference
levels with respect to such licensee’s signal.</text>
</subitem></item></subclause><subclause id="HC8C1ED54AEAC4F8F996B042F9799780E"><enum>(IV)</enum><header>Low-power
television</header>
<item id="H5E87E217A1D24A7B86B4BA699569C063"><enum>(aa)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission may
not reclaim spectrum licensed to a low-power television licensee, directly or
indirectly, on an involuntary basis, unless the Commission finds the low-power
television licensee a replacement channel with similar population coverage in
the UHF television band of frequencies.</text>
</item><item id="HBCA9995703BF4029A64BED02612AA181"><enum>(bb)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Commission or the licensee cannot
locate a suitable channel within the UHF band, after an explanation to the
licensee showing the basis for the determination that no channel is available,
the Commission shall—</text>
<subitem id="HE7AF9B59B44C40BAAEADBBCE29D28C57"><enum>(AA)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">collocate multiple low-power television
licensees in a channel in the UHF band, by using channel sharing, with each
licensee assigned half of the total bandwidth; or</text>
</subitem><subitem id="H3A826BE1AC0C4A1CB6D0F94CBBE528A6"><enum>(BB)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if no space exists for collocation of
low-power television licensees in the UHF band as described in item (aa),
assign a low-power television licensee a full channel between channels seven
and 13, inclusive, in the VHF band.</text>
</subitem></item></subclause><subclause id="HF0458F246B304BE0903B5068C5F650E7"><enum>(V)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>The
Commission may not require any television station licensee involuntarily to
collocate its facilities with the facilities of any other television broadcast
station licensee in order to transmit on the same frequency.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H4A41F550E41A46658572CAEC6D1A3F13"><enum>(VI)</enum><header>Collocation
permitted</header><text>Notwithstanding the requirement of subclause (III)(aa)
that a frequency reassignment must consist of a 6 MHz channel, in any given
market any 2 television broadcast station licensees shall be permitted to
collocate their facilities in order to transmit on the same frequency.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H9F902130003D411689B6791E6E881BCF"><enum>(VII)</enum><header>Treatment of
transmission from collocated facilities</header><text>The transmission of any
television broadcast stations voluntarily electing to share a 6 MHz channel
shall each be treated as a <quote>primary channel</quote> for purposes of the
Commission’s regulations implementing sections 338, 614, and 615 as in effect
on the date of enactment of this subclause.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HDA0F6EDA96B446C1AFABA75BD8A7A855"><enum>(VIII)</enum><header>Reimbursement
of costs</header><text>Any licensee that is affected, directly or indirectly,
by the Commission reassigning a licensee to a different channel shall be
reimbursed for the costs resulting from such reassignment, including—</text>
<item id="HB3F2113F4BB34416A22579D854DA239D"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>those associated
with the modification or replacement of broadcast signal transmission
facilities and equipment, including the cost of temporary facilities;</text>
</item><item id="HD85269240E274E66A1EE93F08DB96EE7"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>those associated
with the construction, replacement, or relocation of a broadcast transmission
tower, to the extent that those costs are related either to the reassignment to
a different channel that a licensee is authorized to utilize, or to mitigate
interference resulting from the reassignment of another licensee;</text>
</item><item id="HE13A4781EE7D49098D7AC2CD47137E3B"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>those associated
with the upgrade, replacement, or relocation of translator or booster stations
affiliated with the relevant full-power licensee;</text>
</item><item id="H230CB5D2057F4B83B257935CEC58B62E"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>those associated
with consumer education efforts concerning the effect of a Commission
reassignment of channels in a designated market area; and</text>
</item><item id="HAAB72E361C99490E86482760CF5DFBF6"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>any
other costs directly or indirectly resulting from the reassignment of channels
in a designated market area.</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="H7BF8A9F1A7A74C919CEA436CEE7B3578"><enum>(IX)</enum><header>Unlicensed
spectrum</header><text>With respect to frequency bands between 54 and 72 MHz,
76 and 88 MHz, 174 and 216 MHz, 470 and 698 MHz, 84 MHz shall be assigned via a
competitive bidding process. A portion of the proceeds from the competitive
bidding of the frequency bands identified in the prior sentence may, if
consistent with the public interest, be disbursed to other licensees, for the
purpose of ensuring that unlicensed spectrum remains available in these
frequency bands, nationwide, and in each local market.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HAB40CBEF72FD492F8FB2530570DFC9D6"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Treatment of
revenues</header><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), and except as provided
in subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), all proceeds (including deposits and up
front payments from successful bidders) from the auction of spectrum under this
subparagraph shall be deposited with the Public Safety Trust Fund established
under section 401 of the <short-title>Public Safety
Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act</short-title>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97D887C969BD4633B55054F774FDCDEB"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Establishment of
Incentive Auction Relocation Fund</header>
<clause id="H58ABECE8B1964F08A4FE06C0BC409A31"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established in the Treasury of the United States
a fund to be known as the <quote>Incentive Auction Relocation
Fund</quote>.</text>
</clause><clause id="HB09E5AF5678342848F336B001A0AF964"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The
Assistant Secretary shall administer the Incentive Auction Relocation Fund
using the amounts deposited pursuant to this section.</text>
</clause><clause id="H2A3B693621F744A6AF3021967B56C19F"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Crediting of
receipts</header><text>There shall be deposited into or credited to the
Incentive Auction Relocation Fund any amounts specified in section 401 of the
<short-title>Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless
Innovation Act</short-title>.</text>
</clause><clause id="HD00218571AA64EE6A2FE84E5D3FF3F39"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Amounts
in the Incentive Auction Relocation Fund shall be available to the NTIA for
use—</text>
<subclause id="HD663E9D695344B5AA47EF5FE10E4F1C7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>for a period not
to exceed 18 months following the later of—</text>
<item id="H8E3AB6DE733C4E2EA90CA5414F31D7F7"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the
completion of incentive auction from which such amounts were derived; or</text>
</item><item id="HD87FEAF27C524786A8569A33396B7084"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the
date on which the Commission issues all the new channel assignments pursuant to
any repacking required under subparagraph (F)(iii)(III); and</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="H41F3A03F0B124165BDDA3AAECE3BEE37"><enum>(II)</enum><text>without further
appropriation.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H07D6B6757BC74C2ABF99EBBC27642611"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>Amounts in the Incentive Auction Relocation Fund may only
be used by the NTIA, in consultation with the Commission, to cover—</text>
<subclause id="H436E852AECEA48C4B273DC37E62CB01E"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the costs identified in subparagraph
(F)(iii)(VIII); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H15C52A94B20F49AFB002CE6C1ECC716E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the costs
incurred by multichannel video programming distributors for new equipment,
installation, and construction related to the carriage of such relocated
stations or the carriage of stations that voluntarily elect to share a channel,
but retain their existing rights to carriage pursuant to sections 338, 614, and
615.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCC14C69FD8194778BDD31E4EDEE6895B"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Incentive auctions To repurpose certain
mobile satellite services spectrum for terrestrial broadband
use</header><text>To the extent that the Commission makes available spectrum
licenses on some or all of the frequencies between 2000 and 2020 MHz and 2180
and 2200 MHz for terrestrial broadband use, such licenses shall be assigned
pursuant to the authority provided in section 309(j)(8) of the Communications
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)), including, as appropriate, subparagraph (F)
of such section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H19415DF647D449B0B7BE434138C06035"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that any spectrum identified
for auction under this section should be licensed—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3AFA18C54B464629B0ADD029E9752357"><enum>(1)</enum><text>on a flexible use
basis to the extent technologically feasible; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF41C49C0170D49F48502A81BC25FB808"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consistent with
the public interest, convenience, and necessity.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H24431DB906334715A8AB8C3AF95354C9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>304.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Efficient use of public safety
spectrum</header>
<subsection id="HDE0FF708723E44A483EE9BF65756C68B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study and
report</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act and not later than every 2 years thereafter, the Commission shall
conduct a study and submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress
and to the Corporation on the spectrum used by public safety licensees or for
public safety services pursuant to section 337(f) of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 337).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF8843D066C854BE0934B7E011FE749CB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The
report required under subsection (a) shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H3DF465BA52EA4C5EA4A61FC3188B2DBC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>inventory the
spectrum assigned to public safety use; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCAFC39D6129D4BE68E33BA90004683D9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>include—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDEA4C3AFF8614805AD568F1FCFF94361"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the amount of
spectrum allocated to public safety use;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2F9531A2396B4F568658390E83659A25"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of
licensees and amount of spectrum assigned to each licensee;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H09486EB89E7549648417D6B3CE490429"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a general
description of technologies and systems in each band;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HADF53D0D121544F1935139116328B6DA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an approximation
of network coverage, as appropriate, of major systems (such as an estimation of
land mobile radio coverage by population) in major metropolitan areas;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H96A32387492E4931B5072B41A84664E6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>an approximate
number of users of major systems, such as the number of first responders using
land mobile radio, in major metro areas;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBF13F54436BD4001A555EB0594310AC5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>assess if spectrum
is adequate to meet the current and future needs for public safety services;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8A5E532BFF2F4E5E9CE1B67BF4A0DED7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>assess the
opportunity for return of any additional spectrum to the Commission for
reallocation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1445589438C84FC29886B3D923F44697" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>305.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report on satellite broadband</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
conduct a study and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report
on the current and future capabilities of fixed and mobile satellite broadband
to assist public safety entities during an emergency.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5E61309FB45B4025BBF3A2728B2E0A76" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>306.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal infrastructure
sharing</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Administrator of
General Services shall establish rules to allow public safety entities licensed
or otherwise permitted to use spectrum allocated to the Public Safety Broadband
Corporation to have access to those components of Federal infrastructure
appropriate for the construction and maintenance of the nationwide public
safety interoperable broadband network to be established under title II.</text>
</section><section id="H62FAE213732544A182365C604D28C6A5"><enum>307.</enum><header>Report on
unlicensed spectrum</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later
than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on—</text>
<paragraph id="HB8BF59C18A1844DEBD45846BA4D3A25C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the status of development of any spectrum
designated as unlicensed spectrum by the Commission under this Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC2A15407CB9F4B148C74EC25B7629E73"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the use of any
unlicensed spectrum described in paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Public Safety
Trust Fund</header>
<section id="HE61E9711B5114C6A99A5EABAED458B05"><enum>401.</enum><header>Public Safety
Trust Fund</header>
<subsection id="H01DC172600904B82B2D652AE659361D2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
Public Safety Trust Fund</header>
<paragraph id="H57412079327E47A6B4C1AED07A1210E2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established in the Treasury of the United States
a trust fund to be known as the <quote>Public Safety Trust Fund</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H22054C97AF9849BCA60C473693239129"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Crediting of
receipts</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D4FFED030BC44ED82FA3F0B79C8380C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There shall be deposited into or credited to the Public
Safety Trust Fund the proceeds from the auction of spectrum carried out
pursuant to—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9ECDFE5957DB41EAAE5636734DD1E29F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>section 302 of
this Act; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE82BE6175AA84A21986367DA313FFBD1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>section
309(j)(8)(F) of the Communications Act of 1934, as added by section 303 of this
Act.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H920C3ACE3C8145A4B4D9A369D89C48BC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Amounts
deposited into or credited to the Public Safety Trust Fund in accordance with
subparagraph (A) shall remain available until the end of fiscal year 2021. Upon
the expiration of the period described in the prior sentence such amounts shall
be deposited in the General Fund of the Treasury, where such amounts shall be
dedicated for the sole purpose of deficit reduction.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4AAD65A7E9A646F493FF3432A1B90020"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of
Fund</header><text>Amounts deposited in the Public Safety Trust Fund shall be
used in the following manner:</text>
<paragraph id="H7D3622693A7B4C4CBFB69537F73DB5E2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Payment of
auction incentive</header>
<subparagraph id="HD9D99822BBA04567A33AD99C99B94CB5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Required
disbursals</header><text>Amounts in the Public Safety Trust Fund shall be used
to make any required disbursal of payments to licensees required pursuant
to—</text>
<clause id="H0543315123F14CBE825F251A8950EE83"><enum>(i)</enum><text>clause (i) and
subclause (VIII) of clause (iii) of section 309(j)(8)(F) of the Communications
Act of 1934; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H6E877DB08E8C482F96B2DEF06C6CD495"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>section 303(b) of
this Act.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0934704CA5D041C2B18CBC651DAF882A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Notification to
Congress</header>
<clause id="H708D265A186A4707A00F7BBD95324029"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>At least 3 months in advance of any incentive auction
conducted pursuant to subparagraph (F) of section 309(j)(8) of the
Communications Act of 1934, the Chairman of the Commission, in consultation
with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall notify the
appropriate committees of Congress—</text>
<subclause id="HAD7397100CEE4E1981C65882C8F3A1CE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>of the methodology
for calculating the disbursal of payments to certain licensees required
pursuant to clause (i) and subclause (VIII) of clause (iii) of such
subparagraph; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H2B8D1DE1C6BD4B52B3EB104E3D5FF235"><enum>(II)</enum><text>that such
methodology considers the value of the spectrum voluntarily relinquished in its
current use and the timeliness with which the licensee will clear its use of
such spectrum.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HE5C06823834D42E39CE8BAB43F575D42"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this clause, the term <quote>appropriate committees of Congress</quote>
means—</text>
<subclause id="H5B2D823168904BE5B45B787FE32748A4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HCA3AE4A761E74B99A1DEA4EF732BFC84"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H462C847A1F374B399D7B5A74C46D21EB"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H8638598248B146638A4B2C9E322299DF"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9660D5DD64FD41B6BF6F0558B996D97C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Incentive
Auction Relocation Fund</header><text>Not less than 5 percent of the amounts in
the Public Safety Trust Fund but not more than $1,500,000,000 shall be
deposited in the Incentive Auction Relocation Fund established under section
309(j)(8)(G) of the Communications Act of 1934.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H744D1FEC330C4FCBBF694B2A6B2B3AC1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State and Local
Implementation Fund</header><text>$250,000,000 shall be deposited in the State
and Local Implementation Fund established under section 221.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB550BC9D85004B28AB1819A4C1283059"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Public Safety
Broadband Corporation</header><text>$11,750,000,000 shall deposited with the
Public Safety Broadband Corporation established under section 202, of which
pursuant to its responsibilities and duties set forth under section 206 to
deploy and operate a nationwide public safety interoperable broadband
network—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDE892885051645D6A8825A68056A3788"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not less than
$10,500,000,000 shall be made available for any Radio Access Network build out;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB90C7799E514B81AEE2FC52A9EE8BCC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not less than
$1,250,000,000 shall be made available to develop an Evolved Packet
Core.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4C40BE37C8664ED8A5D8C32D588B31C1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Public safety
research and development</header><text>$100,000,000 per year for each of the
fiscal years 2012 through 2016 shall be made available for use by the Director
of NIST to carry out the research program established under section 223.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4850B73357024DFE81AB076FBEC00C92"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Advanced
information and technology research</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$70,000,000 per year for each of the fiscal
years 2012 through 2016 shall be made available to carry out the research
program established under section 224(b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6D9CEF3572FC40FA84A3FE9BE8CEB032"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Deficit
reduction</header><text>Any amounts remaining after the deduction of the
amounts required under paragraphs (1) through (6) shall be deposited in the
General Fund of the Treasury, where such amounts shall be dedicated for the
sole purpose of deficit reduction.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2B0D4BF2951544CFBC77D035E5D21978"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Investment</header><text>Amounts
in the Public Safety Trust Fund shall be invested in accordance with section
9702 of title 31, United States Code, and any interest on, and proceeds from,
any such investment shall be credited to, and become a part of, the
Fund.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Spectrum
policy</header>
<subtitle id="HA7ACCDF199DD4A5890123E4E552C4F5E"><enum>A</enum><header>Inventory and
planning</header>
<section id="HF9B0BC27D0CB49C68433BADFA9631B83"><enum>501.</enum><header>Radio spectrum
inventory</header>
<subsection id="HC4FF5758FC6245C5B819475B1762F621"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Spectrum
Inventory</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Part I of title III
of the <act-name parsable-cite="CA34">Communications Act of 1934</act-name> (47
U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H769A0AEB39354E1D8E94D44AD346C17B" style="OLC">
<section id="HF48DDBC4E80D4D668FE2D26E874E0E9D"><enum>342.</enum><header>Spectrum
inventory</header>
<subsection id="H2CCDC765FE5C4B5EAEC7A0D5F74F0072"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Radio spectrum
inventory</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
the <short-title>Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless
Innovation Act</short-title>, and biennially thereafter, the Commission, in
consultation with the NTIA and the Office of Science and Technology Policy,
shall carry out the following activities:</text>
<paragraph id="HB48B0790D5A44009B603C562C132B681"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Prepare
a report that includes an inventory of each radio spectrum band, from 300 MHz
to 3.5 GHz, at a minimum, managed by each such agency. Except as provided in
subsection (b), the report shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC0158B3A316740008E958167F2BB2165"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the licensee or
government user authorized in the band;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF32BA7818FF1414F80287EF932908018"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the total spectrum
authorized for each licensee or government user (in percentage terms and in
sum) in the band;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5BB491982C164E189CB6D79EC9C493AC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the approximate
number of transmitters, end-user terminals, or receivers, excluding unintended
radiators, that have been deployed or authorized, for each licensee or
government user, in the band; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8D2F54A2017447FCB8F93E142F95B07F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>if such
information is available—</text>
<clause id="H4804F1CCD36E46EEBD79BFDBA72358B8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the type of
transmitters, end-user terminals, or receivers, excluding unintended radiators,
operating in the band and whether they are space-, air-, or
ground-based;</text>
</clause><clause id="H7C4CB56579D340548F48CC1AE163F49F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the type of
transmitters, end-user terminals, or receivers, excluding unintended radiators,
authorized to operate in the band and whether they are space-, air-, or
ground-based;</text>
</clause><clause id="HA1BC55803CBB453CBB5D0D2D20B05AC2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>contour maps or
other information that illustrate the coverage area, receiver performance, and
other parameters relevant to an assessment of the availability of spectrum in
each band;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4926756AE7984DF89A73A7E0B671DCBA"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the approximate
geolocation of base stations or fixed transmitters;</text>
</clause><clause id="HD532DE5AD5CA405DA70E333BF0BD6B7B"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the approximate
extent of use, by geography, of each band of frequencies, such as the amount
and percentage of time of use, number of end-users, or other measures as
appropriate to the particular band;</text>
</clause><clause id="HB8E47A395F21416E97FA1848750C69AB"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the activities,
capabilities, functions, or missions supported by the transmitters, end-user
terminals, or receivers; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5F3ACB38C68E4AB7863D229527D63B5A"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the types of
unlicensed devices authorized to operate in the band.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1C44B7981CBE42749021DDBC4D92AD39"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public
access</header><text>Create a centralized portal or website utilizing data from
the Commission and the NTIA to make a centralized inventory of the bands of
each agency available to the public via an Internet-accessible website.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H287F4DC153524A419B1EA66CCD620ED2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>Make
all reasonable efforts to maintain and update the information required under
paragraph (2) no less frequently than quarterly to reflect, at a minimum, any
transfer or auction of licenses or change in allocation, assignment, or
authorization.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB0B5E8D1C7204A08A4EC71760AD656EB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>FCC to bear
costs</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all costs
incurred by the Commission and the NTIA in establishing and maintaining the
centralized inventory and the centralized portal or website shall be borne
exclusively by the Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA1BBA8EC35CE4682A6FB93509B1CB76A"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Paperwork
Reduction Act exemption</header><text>Any forms prescribed by the Commission
under this section, and any information-gathering activities of the Commission
under this section, shall not be subject to the provisions of sections 3507 or
3512 of title 44, United States Code (44 U.S.C. 3507, 3512).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H46E97181C9B545B2AE66BFDA85D921CB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National
security; classified information</header>
<paragraph id="HCCB3FA9F17DB4929BA85EE760F9416B6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the head of a Federal agency determines that
disclosure of information required by subsection (a) would be harmful to the
national security of the United States, the agency shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEF17807E037B4D47B158EEC33B97155A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>notify the NTIA of
its determination; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B54D37A183F4312868E050BE092AB8C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide to the
NTIA—</text>
<clause id="H54C1C02D372A4C28AB52FE2C655326DC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the other publicly
releasable information required by subsection (a);</text>
</clause><clause id="H38D7D88381C24D91AF4AA975A2CF4489"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to the maximum
extent practicable, a summary description of the information with respect to
which the determination was made; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HA9045F1AD8574F599218B9B3F2224FC4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an annex
containing the information with respect to which the determination was
made.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H01F1CAD0A43F467FA4CFDE99CF9EEE4C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Classified
information</header><text>If the head of a Federal agency determines that any
information required by subsection (a) is classified in accordance with
Executive Order 13526 of December 29, 2009, or any successor Executive Order
establishing or modifying the uniform system for classifying, safeguarding, and
declassifying national security information, the agency shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3A7B6AF9402F4BA1BD6475E7DC48D14E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>notify the NTIA of
its determination; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2841A350248B409C98D543E7298C44D6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide to the
NTIA—</text>
<clause id="H4C2F8F8FF20E435294BD4E433B152878"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the information
required by subsection (a)(1) that is not classified;</text>
</clause><clause id="H9FCECEF9C5394617B348682CFF151919"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to the maximum
extent practicable, a summary description of the information that is
classified; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H17E35CFE31D140B6AA87B90F8D065134"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an annex
containing the information that is classified.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7B8C1C9711F340A28F7DD9690990159D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Annex
restriction</header><text>The NTIA shall make an annex described in paragraph
(1)(B)(iii) or (2)(B)(iii) available to the Commission. Neither the NTIA nor
the Commission may make any such annex available to the public pursuant to
subsection (a)(2) or to any unauthorized person through any other means.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAEF4ECC48C1C4014A30AE91B82903C46"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Public safety
nondisclosure</header>
<paragraph id="H1AF1053A51BE4AE5A40356C3ADED1CAC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If a licensee of non-Federal spectrum determines that
public disclosure of certain information held by that licensee and required to
be included in the report under subsection (a) would reveal information for
which public disclosure would be detrimental to public safety, or that the
licensee is otherwise prohibited by law from disclosing, the licensee may
petition the Commission for a partial or total exemption from inclusion on the
centralized portal or website under subsection (a)(2) and in the reports
required under subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2AA8ADD4EDA344628220D1AC9CF9A47C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Burden</header><text>A
licensee seeking an exemption under this subsection bears the burden of
justifying the exemption and shall provide clear and convincing evidence to
support the requested exemption.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H87BF29F3325B4717BF5DB67F3203C9D0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Information
required</header><text>If the Commission grants an exemption under this
subsection, the licensee shall provide to the Commission—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF1E824A0D7F2405289B4518930CA79C9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the publicly
releasable information required by subsection (a)(1) for the inventory;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H498CEC38EE914F81A4C4D2C5E190A9E8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to the maximum
extent practicable, a summary description, suitable for public release, of the
information for which public disclosure would be detrimental to public safety
or that the licensee is prohibited by law from disclosing; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA3C93EF62C614D8FA01181E6BC40D49C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an annex, under
appropriate cover, containing the information that the Commission has
determined should be withheld from public disclosure.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE8C554793A154ADC9E1CE906BA04DBB2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Informing the
Congress</header>
<paragraph id="H98EEAF3B97674D148FE7C48607903B21"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (3), the NTIA and the
Commission shall submit each report required by subsection (a)(1) to the
appropriate committees of Congress.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H08172366D06148028BE46D1F98D81877"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Nondisclosure of
annexes</header><text>Each such report shall be submitted in unclassified form,
but may include 1 or more annexes as provided for by subsections
(b)(1)(B)(iii), (b)(2)(B)(iii), and (c)(3)(C). No Congressional committee may
make any such annex available to the public or to any unauthorized
person.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC9CDA36404474F019DA14161E30D9FE3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Classified
annexes</header><text>If a report includes a classified annex as provided for
by subsection (b)(2)(B)(iii), the NTIA and the Commission shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4F00939699BE46A78305B17A6CA8DAB6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>submit the
classified annex only to the appropriate committees of Congress with primary
oversight jurisdiction for the user agencies or licensees concerned; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H123CEB1A97E24651865CC2EA218E7683"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide notice of
the submission to the other appropriate committees of Congress.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H989FE37B09804288A9012310AD718F54"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H4B749D4B018A4A2F8854DB49730E2480"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriate
committees of Congress</header><text>The term <term>appropriate committees of
Congress</term> means the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
the Senate, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives, and any other congressional committee with primary oversight
jurisdiction for the user agencies or licensees concerned.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB79C7EFAE2F94B3FB4B8E3CAB2AFF9A5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>NTIA</header><text>The
term <term>NTIA</term> means the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H4E31CA49948D4A42B3B425721396A167"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Progress
report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Within 180 days after
the date of enactment of this title, the Commission and the NTIA shall provide
an update as to the status of the inventory and report required by section
342(a) of the <act-name parsable-cite="CA34">Communications Act of
1934</act-name>, as added by subsection (a), to the appropriate committees of
Congress.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HD970990D554F46059AECE6BCEB83AC50"><enum>502.</enum><header>Federal
spectrum planning</header>
<subsection id="H91F85931DCC54C6A8F06EAA096597565"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Review of
evaluation process</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this title, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H9E99ED68D99C483E956410899F83FC41"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conduct a review
of the processes that Federal entities utilize to evaluate their spectrum needs
and manage their spectrum resources;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB950F11DE65E4F98A52654BC8B747D64"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make
recommendations on how to improve such processes; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE2A7EC2DB4E54033B6CA461032832788"><enum>(3)</enum><text>submit a written
report to the appropriate committees of Congress on the review, analysis, and
recommendations made pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2FEE79E0389D4DA5967944E5978A20FA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Revision of
evaluation process</header>
<paragraph id="H881245EBAE7A4F4CA7D2193DBA11CE64"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
title, each Federal entity shall establish, update, or revise the process used
by such entity to evaluate their proposed spectrum needs, taking into account
any applicable recommendations made in the report required under subsection
(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA0754241CD0042CFB95EDB5EE65C41C5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Required
inclusions</header>
<subparagraph id="HB2D1E8115F444D84BD6D7F9D16E91C72"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Analysis of
options</header><text>Each process described under paragraph (1), whether newly
established or otherwise revised, shall include an analysis and assessment
of—</text>
<clause id="H63B644F387FC44788A278996C24B9BB9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
options available to a Federal entity to obtain associated communications
services that are the most spectrum-efficient; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HB53618E5D72F4CDE83469BFEF316BE94"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
effective alternatives available to such entity that will permit the entity to
continue to satisfy the mission requirements of the entity.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAB4C468B29DD45F6A2BB5CACB23F12B2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Analysis
submitted to NTIA</header><text>The analysis and assessment carried out
pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be submitted by the Federal entity to the
NTIA at the same time that the entity seeks certification or recertification,
if applicable, of spectrum support from the NTIA pursuant to the requirements
of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization
Act and OMB Circular A–11.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H156CEA2FFC7C491AAF8CB9AB6B727D6C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Spectrum plans
of Federal entities</header>
<paragraph id="H6D541B88B823415685EB99FFBC8A5641"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
title, and every 2 years thereafter, each Federal entity shall provide an
entity-specific strategic spectrum plan to the Assistant Secretary and the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE8C76F80B77E414DB9BE272AEAE6824B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Required
inclusions</header><text>Each strategic spectrum plan submitted pursuant to
paragraph (1) shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEE4A51839D8341579CEF41C3F2E026C0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the spectrum
requirements of the entity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1468AA74D0C84A2EA7A3C1CC8AE1551E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the planned uses
of new technologies or expanded services requiring spectrum over a period of
time agreed to by the entity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9518C68B17EF4C6BB22250029AD0CD05"><enum>(C)</enum><text>suggested
spectrum-efficient approaches to meeting the spectrum requirements identified
under subparagraph (A); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9B7CBC59BE3845798B8EDB493992EEA7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>progress reports
on what the entity is doing to improve its spectrum management.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H41B00021864644A18EC13385DC77F9F3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>National
security; classified information</header>
<paragraph id="H0E9846B4B90C42DF928D464C07CDB97E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the head of a Federal entity determines that
disclosure of information required by subsection (c) would be harmful to the
national security of the United States, the entity shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBC084945716C4D4793BD616FC69C0AF6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>notify the NTIA of
its determination; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3CD84EF010D34F93BEE65A2F21B2F696"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide to the
NTIA—</text>
<clause id="H2E1DA668D3A84C9A8D9783C9052BA5F2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
other publicly releasable information required by subsection (c);</text>
</clause><clause id="H0D459304F07A49D7B0655ACDBABC45C1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to
the maximum extent practicable, a summary description of the information with
respect to which the determination was made; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HEB8DDAC3FB14411FBFDEB44F6EBCD70B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an
annex containing the information with respect to which the determination was
made.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1EE91F924B2F4915B69365B04BB2D4FB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Classified
information</header><text>If the head of a Federal entity determines that any
information required by subsection (c) is classified in accordance with
Executive Order 13526 of December 29, 2009, or any successor Executive Order
establishing or modifying the uniform system for classifying, safeguarding, and
declassifying national security information, the entity shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8FAC31C5A7124CFAA7B67CB473505F0B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>notify the NTIA of
its determination; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H96B31B1EAE5E4D6CBEC8D485C9C9AE77"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide to the
NTIA—</text>
<clause id="HA3B5BBF7677243D4A7E811AE3400DDB2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
information required by subsection (c) that is not classified;</text>
</clause><clause id="H0E2AA4F66D024E9FAC35F41976337F37"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to
the maximum extent practicable, a summary description of the information that
is classified; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H2B06C7ABD64841E59D961438E8E6FCEB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an
annex containing the information that is classified.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA66AC3C847CD4E92A2879D8E201480B5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Annex
restriction</header><text>The NTIA shall make an annex described in paragraph
(1)(B)(iii) or (2)(B)(iii) available to the Secretary of Commerce and the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Neither the NTIA, the
Secretary of Commerce, nor the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
may make any such annex available to the public or to any unauthorized person
through any other means.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H87E8930B3E3E4784BF4DF87938A90966"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Federal
Strategic Spectrum Plan</header>
<paragraph id="HE7D1943F1A724886A5A0ECD063843E9B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Development and
submission</header>
<subparagraph id="HA626F2AFA89F4D459CFDD5C7608F65D8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the receipt of the initial
entity-specific strategic spectrum plans required under subsection (c), the
Secretary of Commerce shall develop a Federal Strategic Spectrum Plan, in
coordination with the Assistant Secretary and the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE08FD44A25824C6AB83194BDF7787228"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Submission to
Congress</header><text>Consistent with the requirements set forth in subsection
(d)(3), the Secretary of Commerce shall submit the Federal Strategic Spectrum
Plan developed under subparagraph (A) to the appropriate committees of
Congress.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H285FFCED5D7047D49B109B918E19A7AE"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Nondisclosure of
annexes</header><text>The Federal Strategic Spectrum Plan required to be
submitted under subparagraph (B) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but
shall include, if appropriate, 1 or more annexes as provided for by subsections
(d)(1)(B)(iii) and (d)(2)(B)(iii). No Congressional committee may make any such
annex available to the public or to any unauthorized person.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBD019E89E1A2484A8E64989938AAC3D5"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Classified
annexes</header><text>If the Federal Strategic Spectrum Plan includes a
classified annex as provided for by subsection (d)(2)(B)(iii), the Secretary of
Commerce shall—</text>
<clause id="H655A28295ADF4311A72ED2690371E1CE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>submit the
classified annex only to the appropriate committees of Congress with primary
oversight jurisdiction for the user entities or licensees concerned; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HB686ACC09E9446B4B611F8AE918E09A1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide notice of
the submission to the other appropriate committees of Congress.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H39BDBC2D8930456BB5CCDF28EAE1976F"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this subsection, the term <quote>appropriate committees of Congress</quote>
means the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and any other
congressional committee with primary oversight jurisdiction for the user entity
or licensees concerned.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H25FAC3A0503344B391C18EFE70B740A3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Incorporation of
entity plans</header><text>The Federal Strategic Spectrum Plan developed under
paragraph (1) shall incorporate, consistent with the requirements of subsection
(d), the initial entity-specific strategic spectrum plans submitted under
subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD066FA87AFEB4C3785AD5EDE05B5AF64"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Required
inclusions</header><text>The Federal Strategic Spectrum Plan developed under
paragraph (1) shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5CA5760C46A64A0F8BBB03E0190C6CCE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>information on how
spectrum assigned and used by Federal entities is being used;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H95895B8C4B3B49799DD9724B5888CC87"><enum>(B)</enum><text>opportunities to
increase efficient use of infrastructure and spectrum assigned and used by
Federal entities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H26B02ED6D49545ADA8D91C8D6A179026"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an assessment of
the future spectrum needs of the Federal Government; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1AAF616FA65049519B807E039E70969D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>plans to
incorporate such needs in the NTIA’s frequency assignment, equipment
certification, and review processes.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8496815250D84CED9CF81C6115467E31"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>The
Secretary of Commerce shall revise and update the Federal Strategic Spectrum
Plan developed under paragraph (1) accordingly pursuant to the biennial
submission of the entity-specific strategic spectrum plans submitted under
subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9EEBB933174E425E9C5468E5067576AE"><enum>(f)</enum><header>National
Strategic Spectrum Plan</header>
<paragraph id="H62E3197D1EDD4899BC8C1FE2F86D6E2B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this title, the NTIA and the Commission, in consultation with other Federal,
State, local, and tribal governments and commercial spectrum interests, shall
develop a quadrennial National Strategic Spectrum Plan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFE1C0950D5DB4ED39FCDFC0AE083EB90"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Required
inclusion</header><text>The National Strategic Spectrum Plan shall include the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HB4E781E080B14F218C3AC105487F326A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Federal
Strategic Spectrum Plan developed under subsection (e).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE72002635EEA4B33BE16197B5FB08D97"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Long-range
spectrum planning of both commercial, State and local government, and Federal
Government users.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6569B2B0B00143C0B50E7B24D8150CE8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>New technologies
or expanded services requiring spectrum.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H61954CC0999044AF8CF7B49D7065EB99"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The nature and
characteristics of the new radio communication systems required and the nature
and characteristics of the spectrum required.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H068DE8DDC9C64056BA64F15EF363E8C7"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Efficient
approaches to meeting the future spectrum requirements of all users,
including—</text>
<clause id="HDE6A43D0488D434A8199E11B33BDE977"><enum>(i)</enum><text>requiring certain
standards-based technologies that improve spectrum efficiencies;</text>
</clause><clause id="H2CC79E522FA8407A90F88D8330073A65"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>spectrum sharing
and reuse opportunities;</text>
</clause><clause id="H9DF19E948508424F9026E878BAF608E0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>possible
reallocation; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HCE7E3687179741C684FD3764288C0C60"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any
other approaches that promote efficient use of spectrum.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3676BCEA4FF94449A7CEAB57C96231F5"><enum>(F)</enum><text>An evaluation of
current auction processes to determine the effectiveness of such processes
in—</text>
<clause id="HDF1681A84E8B43D5BD6977ED9B8031A7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>promoting
competition;</text>
</clause><clause id="H2D64F58CE320442E9413A3A9B0D30E9D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>improving
spectrum use efficiency; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H7541FEE2E6964C0C9D1D3C8864E90222"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>maximizing the
full economic value to customers, industry, and the taxpayer of the
spectrum.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H4585FD8A01A441849D034F50EECC38AD"><enum>B</enum><header>Markets</header>
<section id="HC38096A450DA4E97A713CB51DD986A4F"><enum>511.</enum><header>Promoting
secondary spectrum markets</header>
<subsection id="H51DF9FF066D84E1B8D7A73550D75BCE8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of
this title, the Commission shall conduct a rulemaking proceeding to determine
how to further promote a more robust secondary spectrum market.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2780703FE5FA440EB2D00CE2478C5221"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text>In
carrying out the rulemaking required under subsection (a), the Commission shall
consider the feasability and value of establishing a national database to
collect and disseminate information on secondary spectrum market
opportunities.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H3F91CEB3BC38407D8D648860891589FB"><enum>512.</enum><header>Unlicensed use
in 5 GHz</header>
<subsection id="H5F4882398DD04344A6E7FDEFD04684C5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Modification of
regulations</header>
<paragraph id="H9500F8DE052A42AE9D9E2775385FFAC9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this title, the Commission shall modify part 15
of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, to allow unlicensed devices intended
and marketed for indoor use to operate in the 5350–5470 MHz band.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H073C1803B2954BC3BAA93A354E57F8BF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Concerns and
considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying
out the modification requirement set forth under paragraph (1), the Commission
shall allow the unlicensed devices described in paragraph (1) to operate in the
5350–5470 MHz band, on an indoor basis only, if it—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB06427F1010641B7AA7210F1E21F46AF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">finds that technical solutions will protect
licensed users, including use of existing, modified, or new spectrum sharing
technologies and solutions, such as dynamic frequency selection; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBAAF4420D5C74D9C936DC0F8D286AD2E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determines that the primary mission of
Federal spectrum users in the 5350–5470 MHz band will not be compromised by the
introduction of unlicensed devices in the 5350–5470 MHz band.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H70280DE68D1C4F9C9ACC61BE8305EE47"><enum>(b)</enum><header>NTIA
study</header>
<paragraph id="H6B4E0C9EA43B414E8691EDEB16ABAC1F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 8 months after the date of enactment of
this title, and in consultation with the Commission, the NTIA shall conduct and
submit a study as provided in paragraph (2) evaluating known and proposed
sharing technologies and the risk to Federal users if unlicensed U–NII devices
were allowed to operate indoors in the 5350–5470 MHz band.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H71E2EDD2BA494C2C91A8987D3C3E85C1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Submitting
study</header><text>The study required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted to
the appropriate committees of Congress and the Commission.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H0DCBF0732AC74F2CB146C796FF63EEFD"><enum>513.</enum><header>Experimental
licenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 9
months after the date of enactment of this title, the Commission shall revise
part 5 of chapter I of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, to—</text>
<paragraph id="HEA81B00B41BB4E1F963E3500928BCADE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>streamline such
regulations to promote greater experimentation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD0B0AF5004EC46A5A779680924DA4123"><enum>(2)</enum><text>broaden
opportunities for market trials;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE973170FA24E4DA396FD8C2E4DB9E386"><enum>(3)</enum><text>promote
advancements in health care;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H80BCE22E46FC416BBA7F14AA75C08B51"><enum>(4)</enum><text>establish
innovation zones; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4381935F1E9442FCBCA8EECE3B13F0DC"><enum>(5)</enum><text>establish a
process by which qualified entities, including colleges, universities, public
and private companies, and non-profit research organizations, will be permitted
to use a broad range of radio frequencies for research and experimentation on a
non-interference basis without having to obtain prior authorization from the
Commission for the use of specific frequencies.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H389A48F33CE142228E333F438666D1F1"><enum>514.</enum><header>Repurposing
Federal spectrum for commercial purposes and Federal spectrum sharing</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C3979DC5B164D32A2425397A670FA51"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligible Federal
entities</header><text>Section 113(g)(1) of the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 923(g)(1)) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0577BEF3837C444BB8C979F30AA8332F" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7020A9CA37B94735B3723F9C1C532D0F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible Federal
entities</header><text>Any Federal entity that operates a Federal Government
station authorized to use a band of frequencies specified in paragraph (2) and
that incurs relocation costs because of planning for a potential auction of
spectrum frequencies, a planned auction of spectrum frequencies, or the
reallocation of spectrum frequencies from Federal use to exclusive non-Federal
use, or shared Federal and non-Federal use shall receive payment for such costs
from the Spectrum Relocation Fund, in accordance with section 118 of this Act.
For purposes of this paragraph, Federal power agencies exempted under
subsection (c)(4) that choose to relocate from the frequencies identified for
reallocation pursuant to subsection (a), are eligible to receive payment under
this
paragraph.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H48F8E9A23C324A348EA84C364D5F5A25"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible
frequencies</header><text>Section 113(g)(2)(B) of the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C.
923(g)(2)(B)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8C5607896F64149B58E6D1E7E9B65A2" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H2D2F5F7974DC40019BA7891662FF57CF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any other band of
frequencies reallocated from Federal use to non-Federal or shared use, whether
for licensed or unlicensed use, after January 1, 2003, that is assigned—</text>
<clause id="H782E4802B7B141A98F7382057BCD15A9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
competitive bidding pursuant to section 309(j) of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)); or</text>
</clause><clause id="H1656A865E37A47148F8054E12028DE91"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>as a result of an
Act of Congress or any other administrative or executive
direction.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCB89CA87786E445C8DB7758FA04EA77D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definition of
relocation and sharing costs</header><text>Section 113(g)(3) of the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C.
923(g)(3)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7B0BA190B26D425C8F68D878D7780679" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HF5D2748879E2410F92E5EA1E6D28EA47"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Definition of
relocation and sharing costs</header><text>For purposes of this subsection, the
terms <quote>relocation costs</quote> and <quote>sharing costs</quote> mean the
costs incurred by a Federal entity to plan for a potential or planned auction
or sharing of spectrum frequencies and to achieve comparable capability of
systems, regardless of whether that capability is achieved by relocating to a
new frequency assignment, relocating a Federal Government station to a
different geographic location, modifying Federal Government equipment to
mitigate interference or use less spectrum, in terms of bandwidth, geography,
or time, and thereby permitting spectrum sharing (including sharing among
relocated Federal entities and incumbents to make spectrum available for
non-Federal use) or relocation, or by utilizing an alternative technology.
Comparable capability of systems includes the acquisition of state-of-the art
replacement systems intended to meet comparable operational scope, which may
include incidental increases in functionality, including those necessary to
achieve security, reliability, and resiliency. Such costs include—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF7B2B30E496344FA9A2C4A6E3110C54A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the costs of any
modification or replacement of equipment, spares, associated ancillary
equipment, software, facilities, operating manuals, training costs, or
regulations that are attributable to relocation or sharing;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4761BB84F2154FC89259777AA8DB32FC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the costs of all
engineering, equipment, software, site acquisition, and construction costs, as
well as any legitimate and prudent transaction expense, including term-limited
Federal civil servant and contractor staff necessary to carry out the
relocation activities of an eligible Federal entity, and reasonable additional
costs incurred by the Federal entity that are attributable to relocation or
sharing, including increased recurring costs associated with the replacement of
facilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H502D5BD4496C4FDFA804DD137851655A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the costs of
research, engineering studies, economic analyses, or other expenses reasonably
incurred in connection with—</text>
<clause id="HC54F025E1AB8476D888E5E6E9A224144"><enum>(i)</enum><text>calculating the
estimated relocation costs that are provided to the Commission pursuant to
paragraph (4) of this subsection, or in calculating the estimated sharing
costs;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4C8320CC280741C9941DA544988CF24E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>determining the
technical or operational feasibility of relocation to 1 or more potential
relocation bands; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HBF3DCB43D4A744FEB1AA216F0641481A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>planning for or
managing a relocation or sharing project (including spectrum coordination with
auction winners) or potential relocation or sharing project;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6A57078BFD1B4D7E803D0136A1C7C9EC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the one-time costs
of any modification of equipment reasonably necessary to accommodate commercial
use of shared frequencies or, in the case of frequencies reallocated to
exclusive commercial use, prior to the termination of the Federal entity’s
primary allocation or protected status, when the eligible frequencies as
defined in paragraph (2) of this subsection are made available for private
sector uses by competitive bidding and a Federal entity retains primary
allocation or protected status in those frequencies for a period of time after
the completion of the competitive bidding process;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H17CF517DCBCB4243A7311692739D43F0"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the costs
associated with the accelerated replacement of systems and equipment if such
acceleration is necessary to ensure the timely relocation of systems to a new
frequency assignment or the timely accommodation of sharing of Federal
frequencies; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B2D294FB25B44F7AFA468C73D0588BD"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the costs of the
use of commercial systems (including systems not utilizing spectrum) to replace
Federal systems discontinued or relocated pursuant to this Act, including lease
(including lease of land), subscription, and equipment costs over an
appropriate period, such as the anticipated life of an equivalent Federal
system or other period determined by the Director of the Office of Management
and
Budget.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H321C820FB80E4C3596ABB63561315AFA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Spectrum
sharing</header><text>Section 113(g) of the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 923(g)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H78580D4500A74027AB9DDE050B68F45B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H1D7349A8F0314394A0CFD6A19BA7D6BC"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Spectrum
sharing</header><text>A Federal entity is permitted to allow access to its
frequency assignments by a non-Federal entity upon approval of NTIA, in
consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Such
non-Federal entities shall comply with all applicable rules of the Commission
and the NTIA, including any regulations promulgated pursuant to this section.
Any remuneration associated with such access shall be deposited into the
Spectrum Relocation Fund established under section 118. A Federal entity that
incurs costs as a result of such access is eligible for payment from the Fund
for the purposes specified in paragraph (3) of this section. The revenue
associated with such access shall be at least 110 percent of the estimated
Federal
costs.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB076ECAECCF6467891922253AFC6BA31"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Spectrum
Relocation Fund</header><text>Section 118 of the National Telecommunications
and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 928) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA04F9F7E2FD24DE280FE4311CD559A30"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b),
by inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>and any
payments made by non-Federal entities for access to Federal spectrum pursuant
to section 113(g)(7) (47 U.S.C. 113(g)(7))</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H613D800F570B49A5906C24EE4805670D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending
subsection (c) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA330121D62BF4DE09B5FB80ED1DB1A6D" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H8B8BCEAC76FF4ABD814D3A6CA786C653"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header>
<paragraph id="H240914871C18470A9328AD14232AFD44"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Funds from
auctions</header><text>The amounts in the Fund from auctions of eligible
frequencies are authorized to be used to pay relocation costs, as such costs
are defined in section 113(g)(3), of an eligible Federal entity incurring such
costs with respect to relocation from any eligible frequency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1543F995010F4F5EB7E7ABBDBF5322D5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funds from
payments by non-Federal entities</header><text>The amounts in the Fund from
payments by non-Federal entities for access to Federal spectrum are authorized
to be used to pay the sharing costs, as such costs are defined in section
113(g)(3), of an eligible Federal entity incurring such costs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA1ABD6164BA6463BBA7B1B6F72F8D479"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Transfer of
funds</header>
<subparagraph id="HF5E82233A4644B3A8387585BFBC83A2F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the Director of OMB may
transfer at any time (including prior to any auction or contemplated auction,
or sharing initiative) such sums as may be available in the Fund to an eligible
Federal entity to pay eligible relocation or sharing costs related to
pre-auction estimates or research, as such costs are described in section
113(g)(3)(C).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC5FF1A91ECD54F36B8993B650C5B28FF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>No
funds may be transferred pursuant to subparagraph (A) unless the notification
provided under subsection (d)(2)(B) of this section includes a certification
from the Director of OMB that—</text>
<clause id="H05350E4D03F042E88A4C3077160AF320"><enum>(i)</enum><text>funds transferred
before an auction will likely allow for a timely relocation, thereby increasing
net expected auction proceeds by an amount equal to or greater than the time
value of the amount of funds transferred; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HBD56CA3D70614DE8A0FC9183FC421CD0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the auction is
intended to occur within 5 years of transfer of funds.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4929438BDBBD487F994CD6C5E5291AE6"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Applicability</header>
<clause id="H8D8427C1FCCA4F50AB6DDE8A10F0D8A7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Prior costs
incurred</header><text>The Director of OMB may transfer up to $10,000,000 to
eligible Federal entities for eligible relocation or sharing costs related to
pre-auction estimates or research, as such costs are described in section
113(g)(3)(C), for costs incurred prior to the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless
Innovation Act</short-title>, but after June 28th, 2010.</text>
</clause><clause id="H17319CFBCD1C45E3A3361D88E12CD26E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Supplement not
supplant</header><text>Any amounts transferred by the Director of OMB pursuant
to clause (i) shall be in addition to any amounts that the Director of OMB may
transfer after the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless
Innovation
Act</short-title>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H647309D414C944E8A10724C70CC4E521"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6CDD231332C04AABA833F13871FF5942"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by inserting <quote>and sharing</quote> before <quote>costs</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0422F1DE1A774C4EB762FA4E62B3B50A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(B)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H747F7451B3C24C60808E3420CBD9BF31"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and sharing</quote> before <quote>costs</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H733ACF4CDBCE4789B0EF430B1E973289"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and sharing</quote> before the period at the end; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5A66264B8DD1484192DEFB65F359C479"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by amending
paragraph (3) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8BB85AC40DDC4E49880DFBD9BE5C39E7" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9A0AD7F8757A4C9893746E7C26318091"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reversion of
unused funds</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0299CE07F2C443A695A606FE0E07BEB4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Any amounts in the Fund that are remaining after the
payment of the relocation and sharing costs that are payable from the Fund
shall revert to and be deposited in the General Fund of the Treasury not later
than 8 years after the date of the deposit of such proceeds to the Fund, unless
within 60 days in advance of the reversion of such funds, the Director of OMB,
in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Communications and
Information, notifies the appropriate committees of Congress that such funds
are needed to complete or to implement current or future relocations or sharing
initiatives.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2F08024D18184807B728D716ADD50E2C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this paragraph, the term <quote>appropriate committees of Congress</quote>
means—</text>
<clause id="HE34E5AE2D1E944B9982FA219AAE7949C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate;</text>
</clause><clause id="H291181E1485F47E7B315B4C1DA0B09C4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;</text>
</clause><clause id="H7B48276E2165470A8B31B21E137D3D25"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H68B7ED5474884892B2E93E992E4AA0BC"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H71530ADF9BFB46F48F4C6C645C50B2CD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(e)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H71A7FE70C0024D84B9778B479C096FD7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and sharing</quote> before <quote>costs</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H32538E621B0541C3A36737BE0D5558AE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or sharing</quote> before <quote>is complete</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9C43FC0C56CF41A39C4BE8C4BF9875F5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or sharing</quote> before <quote>in accordance</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H74859C57875E440AB72FA16D9120551D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAD164DE354FC43668344EAFF2DC42845" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HED4AAE51B8774812A100D0456CC6A56F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Additional
payments from the Fund</header><text>Notwithstanding subsections (c) through
(e), after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation
Act</short-title>, and following the credit of any amounts specified in
subsection (b), there are hereby appropriated from the Fund and available to
the Director of the OMB up to 10 percent of the amounts deposited in the Fund
from the auction of licenses for frequencies of spectrum vacated by Federal
entities, or up to 10 percent of the amounts deposited in the Fund by
non-Federal entities for sharing of Federal spectrum. The Director of OMB, in
consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information,
may use such amounts to pay eligible Federal entities for the purpose of
encouraging timely access to such spectrum, provided that—</text>
<paragraph id="H72878B6A433E48E78F829A9A105F3B16"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any such payment
by the Director of OMB is based on the market value of the spectrum, the
timeliness with which the licensee cleared its use of such spectrum, and the
need for such spectrum in order for the Federal entity to conduct its essential
missions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5A3954A3503B497D80C6E9A6A93E3E74"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any such payment
by the Director of OMB is used to carry out the purposes specified in
subparagraphs (A) through (F) of paragraph (3) of subsection 113(g) to achieve
enhanced capability for those systems affected by reallocation of Federal
spectrum to commercial use, or by sharing of Federal frequencies with
non-Federal entities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9236F7A27CDC4C70AD02E7179C6192CF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the amount
remaining in the Fund after any such payment by the Director is not less than
10 percent of the winning bids in the relevant auction, or is not less than 10
percent of the payments from non-Federal entities in the relevant sharing
agreement; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6655C65DAA83490E96F2D38B2819EBAF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any such payment
by the Director shall not be made until 30 days after the Director has notified
the Committees on Appropriations and Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations and Energy and Commerce of the
House of
Representatives.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8E89A853B1DA44F3925EE171901D60E5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Competitive
bidding; treatment of revenues</header><text>Subparagraph (D) of section
309(j)(8) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)) is amended by
inserting <quote>excluding frequencies identified by the Federal Communications
Commission to be auctioned in conjunction with eligible frequencies described
in section 113(g)(2)</quote> before <quote>shall be deposited</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE786C158371744B3BB75E59701FC4C0A"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Public
disclosure and nondisclosure</header><text>If the head of an executive agency
of the Federal Government determines that public disclosure of any information
contained in notifications and reports required by sections 113 or 118 of the
National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47
U.S.C. 923 and 928) would reveal classified national security information or
other information for which there is a legal basis for nondisclosure and such
public disclosure would be detrimental to national security, homeland security,
public safety, or jeopardize law enforcement investigations, the head of the
executive agency shall notify the NTIA of that determination prior to release
of such information. In that event, such classified information shall be
included in a separate annex, as needed. These annexes shall be provided to the
appropriate subcommittee in accordance with appropriate national security
stipulations, but shall not be disclosed to the public or provided to any
unauthorized person through any other means.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HAC411CDAA0364566A361C6BC77E4D60B"><enum>515.</enum><header>Report on
spectrum sharing</header>
<subsection id="HFAF9619B04764AF1909AA6CA5DD158EC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Identification
of spectrum; report to Congress</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act, the NTIA shall conduct a study and submit a
report to the appropriate committees of Congress—</text>
<paragraph id="HD83FF140B3774DABA76AE27670EA3E59"><enum>(1)</enum><text>that identifies
spectrum between 225 MHz and 3700 MHz operated or licensed by a Federal entity
that the NTIA, in consultation with the Commission, determines appropriate for
sharing with non-government entities or non-Federal government entities,
including, after taking into account any spectrum identified by the NTIA in its
October 2010 report entitled <quote>An Assessment of the Near-Term Viability of
Accommodating Wireless Broadband Systems in the 1675–1710 MHz, 1755–1780 MHz,
3500–3650 MHz, and 4200–4220 MHz, 4380–4400 MHz Bands</quote>, the additional
100 MHz most likely to be appropriate for wireless broadband operations;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7F4693B33B974FC983C3DD22AF399DE3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>on how Federal
entities can utilize dynamic spectrum sharing technologies to allow
non-government entities or non-Federal government entities to share
underutilized spectrum without interference to the primary usage by the Federal
Government of that spectrum, including through use of cognitive radio and
sensing technologies and database and geolocation approaches.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2B574CF4917F46628BC178494DB747F3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In
carrying out the study and report required under subsection (a), the NTIA
should consider—</text>
<paragraph id="H4535230381544773958090DCA14FC280"><enum>(1)</enum><text>radio systems that
are utilized in fixed or predictable geographic locations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5D19F756922845E4881A310EBEA76CE9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>radio systems that
are only utilized intermittently at fixed or predictable times;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE2057D3357AA444D846CCA1693699A99"><enum>(3)</enum><text>spectrum
allocations in which radio systems are currently not deployed; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6531D9C267D44DCB999E6A6CDF70E4A4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>spectrum that is
harmonized regionally or globally.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0D0A4D18C433459EB0DB73C65E402EBC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Public
consultation and rule changes</header>
<paragraph id="H69EA1E9894E245EA8337ABDBFC91ECEA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the report required under
subsection (a) is submitted, the NTIA shall conduct a public consultation and,
with the Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee, develop rules for Federal
users to increase spectrum sharing by Federal entities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEAF2CE6E29B94BEDAEB8467C5CD86829"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In
carrying out the rulemaking required under paragraph (1), the NTIA shall
consider—</text>
<subparagraph id="H62730B93046B43F3B54590D17B956799"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the findings of
the report required under subsection (a); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAEA785322648453097CFACCE09846F9C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the
recommendations in the Final Report, dated November 8, 2010, issued by the
Interference and Dynamic Spectrum Access Subcommittee of the Commerce Spectrum
Management Advisory Committee.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H5E3548E06BBE4F4A88FE71E9256570D9"><enum>C</enum><header>Efficiency and
management</header>
<section id="HA5D1F88936614A328FCA5B916AD52FF5"><enum>521.</enum><header>Functional
responsibility of the NTIA to ensure efficient use of spectrum</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 103(b)(2) of the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C.
902(b)(2)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF3580235BE954BFC866A1FADD92016B1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (B) through (T) as subparagraphs (C) through (U), respectively;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H44084C9A948048289759843D781BF191"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (A) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H85D0F18ACC5749F184AA6806E45E9BF5" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H96B91EEC66CA42D6ABA2BC3B42012C5F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The responsibility
to promote the best possible and most efficient use of electromagnetic spectrum
resources across the Federal Government, subject to and consistent with the
needs and missions of Federal
agencies.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HB7C423E48F9F49A99191CECD721F6517"><enum>522.</enum><header>Spectrum
efficiency analytic tools</header>
<subsection id="H39D6C05C7B20427893F8698C3E7CC5B4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18
months after the date of enactment of this title, the NTIA, in consultation
with NIST and the Commission, as appropriate, shall develop analytic tools or
metrics for the NTIA and Federal entities to measure the spectrum efficiency of
Federal spectrum systems used by such entities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD08CB914760E48188FAE9DEB03215400"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Required
consideration</header><text>In developing the tools or metrics to measure
spectrum efficiency pursuant to subsection (a)(1), the NTIA shall consider the
conclusions reached in the report entitled <quote>Definitions of Efficiency in
Spectrum Use</quote>, authored by the Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory
Committee and dated October 1, 2008.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H64605DA391CC4364A457D75519000C24"><enum>523.</enum><header>Study on
receiver performance and spectrum efficiency</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H93551306052348E58D61F0CE80712909"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller
General of the United States shall conduct a study to consider efforts to
ensure that each transmission system that employs radio spectrum is designed
and operated so that reasonable use of adjacent spectrum does not excessively
impair the functioning of such system.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D54365CD32047B982420D9B0C66291C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Required
considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At a minimum,
the study required under subsection (a) shall consider—</text>
<paragraph id="HE96C956A1FB54FF39054E57322D50C63"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the value
of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBCA7367FB4F044BAAFF95E48B711A235"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improving receiver
performance as it relates to increasing spectral efficiency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8619BE974984412B81C002F794F8DB43"><enum>(B)</enum><text>improving
operation of services in adjacent frequencies; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1EE5F5CF00C2467DAD43AB10CE19D2C0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>narrowing the
guard bands between adjacent spectrum use.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H20EADB7576544437B74F844D2F5FA44A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the role of
manufacturers, commercial licensees, and government users with respect to their
transmission systems and use of adjacent spectrum described in subsection
(a);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2AD4B4A94561428B813E22D5048CBF85"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the feasibility of
industry self-compliance with respect to the design and operational
requirements of transmission systems and the reasonable use of adjacent
spectrum described in subsection (a); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD84751C27D344F49BC556A82160765B4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the value of
Commission and NTIA action to establish, by rule, technical requirements or
standards for non-Federal or Federal use, respectively, with respect to the
reasonable use of adjacent spectrum described in subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0E1845B191484C0D84CD3EC6C9860D39"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>For
purposes of this section, the term <quote>transmission system</quote> means any
telecommunications, broadcast, satellite, commercial mobile service, or other
communications system that employs radio spectrum.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1D60FA901E954E719345E973FE7F3AA8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller
General of the United States shall submit a report to the appropriate
committees of Congress on the results of the study required under subsection
(a).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H94BA2C0BEB2745DEB8FF9A308DCF244C"><enum>524.</enum><header>Frequency
assignment</header>
<subsection id="H2ED5531ABE69469D853B8DBE62077F98"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Examination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this title, the NTIA, in consultation with the Interdepartment
Radio Advisory Committee, shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H6D59057979E243D4AB8E5B1D4FB75951"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">examine its frequency assignment processes,
including the 5-year frequency assignment review program, and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF1351DA4BFBA45DE89503FF2239A5B00"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consider best practices to determine if the
current approach for collecting and validating data from Federal entities can
be streamlined or improved to help ensure that such entities are managing
current and future spectrum assignments efficiently.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD5269248B16D4467AC8C969D61353A65"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Required
considerations</header><text>In carrying out the requirements of subsection
(a), the NTIA shall consider—</text>
<paragraph id="H5038E72F4B034BACB88721732A42CACA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>providing Federal
entities with specific guidance or requirements on how to justify to the NTIA
that requested spectrum frequency assignments would fulfill an established
mission need and that other means of communication are not appropriate or
available;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3407408588654387B64D211040637D26"><enum>(2)</enum><text>requiring Federal
entities to submit documentation, as part of the spectrum frequency assignment
process;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBD2B3E38E69B47D6916294CF0DD2DA99"><enum>(3)</enum><text>verifying that
such entity has completed an analysis to support the use and need of the
requested assignment; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3CBAB649D12D4C2CAB1503C0ACF97F18"><enum>(4)</enum><text>requiring managers
of spectrum resources at each Federal entity to validate, verify, or attest to
the accuracy of spectrum information submitted by their entity to the
NTIA.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H150F259F276A44ADB006A8BA3744D295"><enum>525.</enum><header>Spectrum
opportunity cost transparency</header>
<subsection id="H7888849D4391440D934D80A3710B0170"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Analysis of
economic opportunity cost</header>
<paragraph id="H543281C767C042D79FDFAEF467428243"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Development of
framework</header>
<subparagraph id="HA6F3CB6C163E4A62B677CC82D9BA2254"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this title, the NTIA, in consultation with the
Commission and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall
develop a framework for determining the annual economic opportunity cost of
each specific Federal spectrum band assigned or otherwise allocated for use by
Federal entities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1F05E0CDC794FADADF75BB2CBF56263"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In
developing the framework required under subparagraph (A), the NTIA shall take
into account the spectrum pricing methodologies adopted by other countries
which utilize administered incentive pricing of spectrum for government
users.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2D867E4004484480BB1938C00F6CECF3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Scope</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The framework developed under paragraph (1)
shall cover all federally allocated spectrum bands between 150 MHz and 6000
MHz, inclusive.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBD15DDD484084352BD789620D7DA8F8E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Goals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The goal of the framework developed under
paragraph (1) is—</text>
<subparagraph id="H78295A0EE41E4C45BBE149C34C3F92DF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide Federal entities with a
sustained long-term signal of spectrum value to inform the spectrum management
decisions of such entities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9E2F0F04E7054493BFC34DC056FE1710"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide the public with increased
transparency about how Federal entities use a scare physical resource.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE9C3C57DAB734C6195A4120FD3A9323D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The
framework developed under paragraph (1) shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC7FF2F60298A42A9B31EB29489251806"><enum>(A)</enum><text>define the term
<quote>opportunity cost</quote> as the value of the spectrum, in dollar terms,
as if such spectrum were to be reallocated to the highest commercial
alternative use that currently does not have access to that spectrum;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H183DFC0E0D9141B5B552C25033A45497"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be updated, on an
annual basis, to take into account observed market valuations from spectrum
auctions, secondary spectrum trading, and other market indicators of spectrum
value;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4FEC1EA24BD945B686E813CD7DBC2787"><enum>(C)</enum><text>determine the
opportunity costs borne by each Federal entity for each spectrum band that is
entirely under the control of a single agency; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6FC5ECD55D2240F89BEC2AE2960C4F51"><enum>(D)</enum><text>determine the
opportunity costs for spectrum assigned or otherwise allocated to Federal
entities for both primary use and secondary use.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCA83624F5F3240A9A48D311732B48F87"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report on
opportunity costs</header><text>Each Federal entity that has been assigned or
otherwise allocated use of a Federal spectrum band shall report, as an
off-budget item, the opportunity cost borne by the entity for each spectrum
band the entity uses—</text>
<paragraph id="HDCBE671C800641EFAA4CE771BF78155D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the budget of
the entity to be included in the budget of the United States Government
submitted by the President under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB79435E07D4C4340B848F06BA0320AE1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the annual
financial statement of the entity required to be filed under section 3515 of
title 31, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H206DA46F463E4989A7C631820605FF2A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Spectrum value
analysis</header><text>Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment
of this title, and every 5 years thereafter, each Federal entity that has been
assigned or otherwise allocated use of a Federal spectrum band, or otherwise
utilizes such spectrum, shall engage in an analysis comparing the opportunity
cost of that spectrum, as such cost is determined by the framework developed by
the NTIA under subsection (a), to the projected costs of the entity relocating
to other government spectrum holdings, co-locating with other government
agencies, leasing other non-Federal spectrum, or contracting out for its
spectrum activities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4C71D52EB20843A7BBFC53552B0C2DBC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Spectrum
technology study</header>
<paragraph id="HDA57D0230BF14705899B5DEA0D3544F0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment
of this title, and every 5 years thereafter, the Comptroller General of the
United States, in consultation with NTIA, shall examine the technologies and
equipment used by Federal entities operating on Federal spectrum allocations
and determine if such technologies and equipment are the most spectrum
efficient available.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H14C4B23439AA44E88FFB674DC5DA4ED3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Certain
determinations made</header><text>If the results of any study required under
paragraph (1) determines that the technologies and equipment of Federal
entities operating on Federal spectrum allocations are not the most spectrum
efficient available, the Comptroller General shall determine—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0C655638813B428080691B5B826B47D0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>what the costs
would be to upgrade such systems to more up-to-date and readily available
systems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7CED574FB47D461CB0FF5782D57A32F6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>what benefits
would be gained from upgrading, particularly any cost savings or increases in
spectrum utilization efficiency; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE24766129B894A3FBEB9D80331B78896"><enum>(C)</enum><text>if there are any
possible problems with upgrading to more up-to-date systems.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H4B1630924BF044BDA7C734048BD720CE"><enum>526.</enum><header>System
certification</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 6
months after the date of enactment of this title, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget shall update and revise section 33.4 of OMB Circular A–11
to reflect the recommendations regarding such Circular made in the Commerce
Spectrum Management Advisory Committee Incentive Subcommittee report, adopted
January 11, 2011.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC52F787259C413E9DE1A11F523C292F"><enum>527.</enum><header>Report to
Congress on improving spectrum management</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 3 months after the date of
enactment of this title, the NTIA shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report on the status of the NTIA's plan to implement the
recommendations contained in the <quote>President’s Memorandum on Improving
Spectrum Management for the 21st Century</quote>, 49 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc.
2875, Nov. 29, 2004.</text>
</section><section id="H977434336406430A84223B702088AB6E"><enum>528.</enum><header>Wireless
facilities deployment</header>
<subsection id="H5547929447464F9391A36064990D06F6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Facility
modifications</header>
<paragraph id="HEB97AC27BADD423EBFF1693BA51A0ECD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding section 704 of the Telecommunications Act
of 1996 or any other provision of law, a State or local government may not
deny, and shall approve, any eligible facilities request for a modification of
an existing wireless tower that does not substantially change the physical
dimensions of such tower.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0B2CF2463F474EF3A68FC5F56CDA2E27"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
facilities request</header><text>For purposes this subsection, the term
<quote>eligible facilities request</quote> means any request for modification
of an existing wireless tower that involves—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5BE698DA921F4C76B01D2DDB5E5F18AB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>collocation of new
transmission equipment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0F0B76C12BAD4BF498B643D07D56C5B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>removal of
transmission equipment; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B828F3406884530A109CFC4295F4AC8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>replacement of
transmission equipment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H18103B0C46EF4949922C7854C7040D00"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal
easements and rights-of-Way</header>
<paragraph id="H29B2C12EEADF470CB91786C30D5E2386"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grant</header><text>If
an executive agency, a State, a political subdivision or agency of a State, or
a person, firm, or organization applies for the grant of an easement or
rights-of-way to, in, over, or on a building owned by the Federal Government
for the right to install, construct, and maintain wireless service antenna
structures and equipment, and backhaul transmission, the executive agency
having control of the building may grant to the applicant, on behalf of the
Federal Government, an easement or rights-of-way to perform such installation,
construction, and maintenance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDB4F33C3D8F54C4082525118D308ED09"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application</header><text>The
Administrator of the General Services Administration shall develop a common
form for rights-of-way applications required under paragraph (1) for all
executive agencies that shall be used by applicants with respect to the
buildings or property of each such agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6B0E96568FB2463683E98EE5746D0EA5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Fee</header>
<subparagraph id="H133876AFF3C54939AB7C9FC89A6F6C19"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in making a
grant of an easement or rights-of-way pursuant to paragraph (1), the
Administrator of the General Services Administration shall establish a fee for
the award of such grant that is based on direct cost recovery.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H66D67D19D9B3416C99276E69EF0265AB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>The
Administrator of the General Services Administration may establish exceptions
to the fee amount required under subparagraph (A)—</text>
<clause id="H2C7D2E0D921A48B68DBFC4450EE346BE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
consideration of the public benefit provided by a grant of an easement or
rights-of-way; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H27D5EF1819204F68AF5546C4DF787FEC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
the interest of expanding wireless and broadband coverage.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF6BD4E230E0542308AC44A9C277A4772"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use of fees
collected</header><text>Any fee amounts collected by an executive agency
pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be made available, without further
appropriation, to such agency for purposes of the agency’s telecommunications
and information technology needs and any excess funds shall then be deposited
into the Federal Building Fund.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H980FEDC1FDA14AFAAEFAE12C18D50CB6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Master contracts
for wireless tower sitings</header>
<paragraph id="HB7E16690543C4ED1926566FCFDFBCB2C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding section 704 of the Telecommunications Act
of 1996 or any other provision of law, and not later than 60 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the General Services
Administration shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE7767A776412455598A36BE9975B518F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop 1 or more
master contracts that shall govern the placement of wireless service antenna
structures on buildings and property owned by the Federal Government;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD3621E1056184E53A3678EADD00C5744"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in developing the
master contract, with respect to the siting of wireless service antenna
structures, standardize the treatment of the placement of wireless service
antenna structures on rooftop or building facades, the placement of equipment
on rooftops or inside buildings, and technology, and any other key issues that
the Administrator determines appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB5466DF0F44E4FEC808ABCC61525F744"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The
master contract developed by the Administrator of the General Services
Administration under paragraph (1) shall apply to all publicly accessible
property owned by the Federal Government, unless the Administrator decides that
issues with respect to the siting of a wireless service antenna structure on a
specific building or property warrant nonstandard treatment of a specific
property.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5B79F8AECFD04F998A046BAF503E7A34"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Application</header><text>The
Administrator of the General Services Administration shall develop a common
form or set of forms for wireless service antenna structure siting applications
required under this section for all executive agencies that shall be used by
applicants with respect to the buildings of each such agency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>VI</enum><header>Studies on Next
Generation 9–1–1 Services</header>
<section id="H93F5F41B75564A35985C1BDC01B944FF"><enum>601.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">As used in this title, the following
definitions shall apply:</text>
<paragraph id="H6C0F45A1380B447A9792B53758C00B30"><enum>(1)</enum><header>9–1–1
services</header><text>The term <term>9–1–1 services</term> includes both
E9–1–1 services and Next Generation 9–1–1 services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H97E1076552544803A520EFD558492317"><enum>(2)</enum><header>E9<enum-in-header>–1–1</enum-in-header>
services</header><text>The term <term>E9–1–1 services</term> means both phase I
and phase II enhanced 9–1–1 services, as described in section 20.18 of the
Commission's regulations (47 C.F.R. 20.18), as in effect on the date of
enactment of this title, or as subsequently revised by the Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDEE13F2B70104D9781BF9212AEB540B8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Next Generation
9–1–1 services</header><text>The term <term>Next Generation 9–1–1
services</term> means an IP-based system comprised of hardware, software, data,
and operational policies and procedures that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H60BF0F620DF14F9A8A20D2ED97708DFB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provides
standardized interfaces from emergency call and message services to support
emergency communications;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H707B61C6AE7F41E698B29F40BE9142DA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>processes all
types of emergency calls, including voice, data, and multimedia
information;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF52EA0C96B794B90819E30DEB40BF76F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>acquires and
integrates additional emergency call data useful to call routing and
handling;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H856E427888764103BD4EB39270142804"><enum>(D)</enum><text>delivers the
emergency calls, messages, and data to the appropriate public safety answering
point and other appropriate emergency entities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H24A54721B2414B1DBA1D8BDCBDB4164B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>supports data or
video communications needs for coordinated incident response and management;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBF99A0C04CC449BE9511BC0D9767F7AE"><enum>(F)</enum><text>provides broadband
service to public safety answering points or other first responder
entities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4566C776681949FF9B87293222B2F1DF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Public safety
answering point</header><text>The term <term>public safety answering
point</term> has the meaning given the term in section 222 of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 222).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H16626EE82F5749C5BE7FA7F920E32E44"><enum>602.</enum><header>NHTSA report on
costs for requirements and specifications of Next Generation 9–1–1
services</header>
<subsection id="H8DD2838309514DFD8D655775480CBDDB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
title, the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
in consultation with the Commission and the Secretary of Homeland Security,
shall prepare and submit a report to Congress that analyzes and determines
detailed costs for specific Next Generation 9–1–1 service requirements and
specifications.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H22D1F5184AA14D09B7B27A164D38E50B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose of
report</header><text>The purpose of the report required under subsection (a) is
to serve as a resource for Congress as it considers creating a coordinated,
long-term funding mechanism for the deployment and operation, accessibility,
application development, equipment procurement, and training of personnel for
Next Generation 9–1–1 services.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD65AF8E47BF34DB1B7FC9444551C4201"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Required
inclusions</header><text>The report required under subsection (a) shall include
the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H6533FE65356F409AA338482626CEFF05"><enum>(1)</enum><text>How costs would be
broken out geographically and/or allocated among public safety answering
points, broadband service providers, and third-party providers of Next
Generation 9–1–1 services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3E4B564268C14DCF82BA9DB06AAB7A16"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An assessment of
the current state of Next Generation 9–1–1 service readiness among public
safety answering points.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE20B374C54694E2FB923B3BE1AB6DF9C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>How differences in
public safety answering points’ access to broadband across the country may
affect costs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H942811EECCC44A5D93A8B64DE35EFAB6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A
technical analysis and cost study of different delivery platforms such as
wireline, wireless, and satellite.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC2325378955442FFAF83237929F8357B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>An assessment of
the architectural characteristics, feasibility, and limitations of Next
Generation 9–1–1 service delivery.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA166BA08B9FA4A3FBEBDA54F8FED104D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>An analysis of the
needs for Next Generation 9–1–1 service of persons with disabilities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0AB9A0639FD7428591F77110B71A64DA"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Standards and
protocols for Next Generation 9–1–1 service and for incorporating Voice over
Internet Protocol and <quote>Real-Time Text</quote> standards.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H7C93BCA1DB264DF5BC4427F6734B01AF"><enum>603.</enum><header>FCC
recommendations for legal and statutory framework for Next Generation 9–1–1
services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this title, the Commission, in coordination with
the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Administrator of the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, shall prepare and submit a report to
Congress that contains recommendations for the legal and statutory framework
for Next Generation 9–1–1 services, consistent with recommendations in the
National Broadband Plan developed by the Commission pursuant to Public Law
111–5, including the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H1AC412AA2FD548C5B5A9B117FF4E134B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A
legal and regulatory framework for the development of Next Generation 9–1–1
services and the transition from legacy 9–1–1 to Next Generation 9–1–1
networks.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H751C373D993D4FBEB20FC702574D27AC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Legal mechanisms
to ensure efficient and accurate transmission of 9–1–1 caller information to
emergency response agencies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC09F0E852D754D379BDDF0B677634D1F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Recommendations
for removing jurisdictional barriers and inconsistent legacy regulations
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1B3E994DACBE48EFBA466042C231570C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>proposals that
would require States to remove regulatory roadblocks to Next Generation 9–1–1
services development, while recognizing existing State authority over 9–1–1
services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F5C2C7355BE46EA926AEDBC77D6F15F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>eliminating
outdated 9–1–1 regulations at the Federal level; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF27984EED139417894E5E4BE6AE342CB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>preempting
inconsistent State regulations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><enum>VII</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header>
<section id="H6129A99B72C542ABAAC8EEE958426676"><enum>701.</enum><header>Severability</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">If any provision of this Act or an amendment
made by this Act, or the application of the provision to any person or
circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act and the
amendments made by this Act, and the application of the provisions of this Act
and the amendments made by this Act to any other person or circumstance, shall
not be affected thereby.</text>
</section><section id="H96FECE9B04E84E23B607FF63003BA544"><enum>702.</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this
Act shall be construed as adding or subtracting from the authority the
Commission may or may not have to regulate broadband Internet access
service.</text>
</section>