1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Help Emergency Responders Operate Emergency Systems Act of
2011
or the HEROES Act of 2011
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Title I—Allocation and Assignment of Public Safety
Licenses
Sec. 101. Findings.
Sec. 102. Allocation and assignment of public safety
licenses.
Sec. 103. Standards.
Sec. 104. Rule of construction.
Title II—Funding
Sec. 201. Definitions.
Sec. 202. Funding.
Sec. 203. Public safety interoperable broadband network
construction.
Sec. 204. Public safety interoperable broadband maintenance and
operation.
Sec. 205. Audits.
Sec. 206. Auction of spectrum to fund the interoperable
broadband network construction fund, the operation and maintenance fund, and
the narrowbanding compliance assistance program.
Sec. 207. Narrowbanding assistance.
Sec. 208. Extension of auction authority and assurance of open
auctions.
Sec. 209. Report on efficient use of public safety
spectrum.
Sec. 210. Report on long-term interoperability using IP-based
solutions.
<enum>I</enum><header>Allocation and
assignment of public safety licenses</header>
<section id="H9DF87873CC8A467EBEE9BA77FA004691"><enum>101.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HF87D66E5A0CD4CD3B941A8ABC856149B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The communications
capabilities of first responders and other public safety agencies directly
affect the public safety of the people of the United States and our national
security.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC6DBBD489D954756AD0B7083963D0706"><enum>(2)</enum><text>As events such as
the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and Hurricane Katrina revealed,
the inability of local, State, tribal, and Federal first responders to
communicate effectively during an emergency impairs operations to respond to
terrorist acts and natural disasters.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDB7C6FBDE7354D9E831C715EB90F16FD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Many public safety
communications systems rely on commercially available systems that lack
broadband capabilities or otherwise fail to provide the level of service
necessary to meet the mission-critical needs of public safety agencies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H16AAC17627D5403DBC39CB5301DC4B68"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A
wireless public safety broadband network is needed to guarantee priority access
for public safety use and first responder interoperability across the United
States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE491569E8E8246478594A2078E109133"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Allocating the
paired electromagnetic spectrum bands of 758–763 megahertz and 788–793
megahertz, referred to as the D Block, to public safety agencies will fulfill
the needs of public safety agencies for sufficient spectrum and would help
reduce the complexity and future operating cost of public safety communications
systems.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3F47226E92B14DD78FCECC646EE58EA2"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Because the
communications needs of public safety agencies may differ by geographic region
(including whether they require a dedicated communications system or can rely
on a system shared with commercial users), each region requires flexibility to
develop a model that meets its local needs without sacrificing the
interoperability of the nationwide system.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDB4C50994B4A418D944E03B190462C6A"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The most timely
and cost-effective way to achieve nationwide interoperability in public safety
communications will be to leverage commercial infrastructure without
compromising the mission-critical needs of public safety agencies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H62E67506BD844977A6C3E31A746E5A08"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The use by public
safety agencies of standardized technologies commonly employed in the
commercial telecommunications sector will provide significant benefits,
including improved capabilities, greater economies of scale, and more rapid
adoption of technological innovations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H524B5404A2FB469E8579E13BB9A8AB9A"><enum>(9)</enum><text>When it is in the
interest of public safety, the Federal Communications Commission should
encourage any public safety licensee or spectrum lessee to consider using
existing or planned commercial infrastructure.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H554B5F6849174CF59CCDDBE96B655022"><enum>102.</enum><header>Allocation and
assignment of public safety licenses</header>
<subsection id="HF73B8857AF314542AC70679124A66170"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Spectrum
Allocation</header><text>Section 337(a) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 337(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H2C447070A4AE4FC58A9958DDC76D8937"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>24</quote> and inserting <quote>34</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0C9B01D89D6540A3A651130ED4C4315A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>36</quote> and inserting <quote>26</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H582F9BF70F1E457388BCE81AE75B1ABC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assignment</header><text>Section
337(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 337(b)) is amended to read
as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H90B888505D1E429D87E3F92EF6D95E73" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H287F76D0A44A46CEBA5CC6E68AB98178"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assignment</header>
<paragraph id="H13C7E8C98835425F9A9F090E164EBC74"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>HEROES Act of 2011</short-title>, the
Commission shall allocate the paired electromagnetic spectrum bands of 758–763
megahertz and 788–793 megahertz for public safety broadband communications and
shall license such paired bands to the public safety broadband licensee.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8F4398AD958E4F358BCE4DF769893ABA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Establishment of
rules</header>
<subparagraph id="H7516B66545474297BC9E7FB1778FF6A1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Commission shall establish rules to permit the public
safety broadband licensee to authorize providers of public safety services to
construct and operate a wireless public safety broadband network in the
spectrum licensed to the public safety broadband licensee if the public safety
broadband licensee determines that such authorization would expedite the
deployment of public safety broadband communications.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H419E2F07D6424D2AB00FE00D3EE43640"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Network
requirements</header><text>The Commission shall require that any such wireless
public safety broadband network shall—</text>
<clause id="HE3AE04F17BDE4DFEBEA5512442E6A801"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be
fully interoperable and remain interoperable with, and in conformance with the
same broadband technology standards as, all other public safety broadband
systems deployed or authorized;</text>
</clause><clause id="H150935C1BA6D491A8990FCDF44BE69F3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide for
roaming by local, State, tribal, and Federal governments and other authorized
users of the spectrum licensed to the public safety broadband licensee;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4288D8E2A7A349A09A337B95B634F5FE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provide priority
access to public safety agencies;</text>
</clause><clause id="HB1397DD37FEE47B794BD4DEAE0F3BD3F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>be built to
survive most large-scale disasters;</text>
</clause><clause id="H399B8E9AD0A245888E552A7BF01386A0"><enum>(v)</enum><text>ensure that
networks of such systems have the appropriate level of cyber security;</text>
</clause><clause id="HDB4052F3C3374E948C87CEFE8108B620"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>ensure that
authorized users have control over all local network uses consistent with rules
established by the Commission; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H2A97B5A0C7B34A06BEDB32C90445E345"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>be consistent
with the Statewide Interoperable Communications Plans adopted by each State and
the National Emergency Communications Plan, as adopted by the Department of
Homeland Security.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4DCFA07A8701453AB63C3E8EBBFB2D80"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Deadlines</header>
<clause id="H119E66F37CEA43E18A50893EA4BF2B74"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Rules</header><text>The
Commission shall establish rules under this paragraph not later than 9 months
after the date of enactment of the <short-title>HEROES Act
of 2011</short-title>.</text>
</clause><clause id="H1CB89480351D4DAC90415AF3061DB8F0"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Report</header>
<subclause id="H9734E2FBADF34A47B90DD121C034980F"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>HEROES Act of 2011</short-title>, the public
safety broadband licensee shall submit a report to the appropriate committees
of Congress on the phased network deployment plan of such spectrum
bands.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HDFEDFCB6F4E44BF5916F978C6339EB45"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For
purposes of subclause (I), the term <term>appropriate committees of
Congress</term> means—</text>
<item id="H65E6995E1734480698BCFA6BFCE0AB78"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;</text>
</item><item id="H48CB16C6014B49D491033782920B5E00"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;</text>
</item><item id="H0CA3ED4D03924EBBACFE5851074FEEEE"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</item><item id="HC84EBEF41FC04622AFB17B24AA264224"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>the
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives.</text>
</item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HB9EC3B9639D94E798E252AD463AE5D55"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Network-Sharing
Agreements</header><text>Section 337 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 337) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA716CAAC5758479D85F6E8A0278C12B8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (f) as subsection (g); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7A6D334EEE374BD180361663E9D8861F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (e) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCA34A584484446BDAE20255BCB05DBBD" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H6C61BF6C68EF48839C37500662E2ED40"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Rulemaking
Required</header><text>The Commission shall establish regulations to—</text>
<paragraph id="H396E2434770F4130A3D3413B7A891F37"><enum>(1)</enum><text>authorize the
shared use of the public safety broadband spectrum and network infrastructure
by entities that are not defined as public safety services in subsection
(g)(1), subject to the requirement that public safety services retain priority
access to the spectrum, pursuant to procedures adopted by the Commission, so
long as the needs of other governmental entities needs are considered before
commercial entities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFFCF9D55475C452C81038E0635C91B32"><enum>(2)</enum><text>allow use of the
public safety broadband spectrum by emergency response providers, as defined in
section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
101).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HAB85F16FC68C43CEB7ED73D8C290736F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>Section
337(g) of the Communications Act of 1934 (as so redesignated) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H95612E0992F24DC880328FFC982DDA0D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H81401424630E4B49853F5D846FDFCF7F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
before paragraph (3), as so redesignated, the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFB0D546FC16146D7A28C4AECC1046E87" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HED43EBE4813144CC94A2B5B1E21365E3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Public safety
broadband licensee</header><text>The term <term>public safety broadband
licensee</term> means a licensee as defined by the Commission in its Second
Report and Order adopted July 31, 2007 (FCC 07–132), and selected in the
Commission’s Order adopted November 19, 2007 (FCC 07–199), by the Commission to
be the licensee for spectrum between 763–768 and 793–798 megahertz.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD25392F2873D4ACCA430D15B012287E7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public safety
broadband spectrum</header><text>The term <term>public safety broadband
spectrum</term> means the electromagnetic spectrum between 758 megahertz and
768 megahertz, inclusive, and 788 megahertz and 798 megahertz, inclusive, and
any additional electromagnetic frequencies allocated by the Commission for
public safety broadband
use.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H071A415029424515B05549A8D0228A41"><enum>103.</enum><header>Standards</header>
<subsection id="H18DEE406A54C455C9751FDB2BFF0FBA1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Interoperability
Requirements</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, in
consultation with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney General, and
local, State, tribal, and Federal public safety agencies, shall develop a
public safety agency statement of requirements that enables nationwide
interoperability and roaming across any communications system using public
safety broadband spectrum, as defined in section 337(g) of the Communications
Act of 1934.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF1E39F57D5A74910B72710E6DA1FDFB3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Specifications</header><text>The
Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Director of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall establish an appropriate
standard, or set of standards, for meeting the public safety agency statement
requirements developed under subsection (a), taking into consideration—</text>
<paragraph id="H211D0D57D32C40858147CE3C2AE7EFE0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the extent to
which particular technologies and user equipment are, or are likely to be,
available in the commercial marketplace;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H197CDB1B784F4DE698A1590E293879DB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the availability
of necessary technologies and equipment on reasonable and nondiscriminatory
licensing terms;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H38B979C819494EDE811D66B844961267"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the ability to
evolve with technological developments in the commercial marketplace;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5C732208AE5444FDB9BA73BE4091AF08"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the ability to
accommodate prioritization for public safety transmissions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEBB0148192FB4148890B8909CA7D4173"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the ability to
accommodate appropriate security measures for public safety transmissions;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA0BFCFC9D86542ABB4E079477FFA3EF2"><enum>(6)</enum><text>any other
considerations the Federal Communications Commission deems appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HACFD4D792534482EB62744CF76E75442"><enum>104.</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this
Act, or the amendments made by this Act, shall be construed to overturn,
supersede, or otherwise preempt the Federal Communication Commission’s Order
adopted on November 19, 2007 (FCC 07–199), setting forth the roles and
responsibilities of the public safety broadband licensee (as such term is
defined in section 337(g) of the Communications Act of 1934) and the Federal
Communications Commission, except that the following may, by rule or order, be
modified by the Commission:</text>
<paragraph id="H2D301215EB434DE0AA08A2D5B6640550"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Any organization
seeking membership to the board of directors of the public safety broadband
licensee may be voted in by a simple majority of the then serving members of
the Board of Directors.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H68E6F81F015F4430827BED4A5541EB95"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Board of
Directors of the public safety broadband licensee shall include the following
organizations:</text>
<subparagraph id="H5C95C317F9D545788CFFC163C5E98D1E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>International
Association of Chiefs of Police.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF13E7C501D524889A8FD78E0B0450872"><enum>(B)</enum><text>International
Association of Fire Chiefs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0D69247163C04F828F136496BED58274"><enum>(C)</enum><text>National Sheriffs’
Association.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5B277FB6898742409323633D0D13AD82"><enum>(D)</enum><text>International
Association of Fire Fighters.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H57128B10C89A4323B51D9014AA8F7144"><enum>(E)</enum><text>National Volunteer
Fire Council.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE56BD651D88E49C7B7FFE5EAC148EE28"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Fraternal Order of
Police.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAD4168514ED4448A8C70F2959C7746F1"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Major Cities
Chiefs Association.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEB6FA15D81024A99BAE73F76C7C24225"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Metropolitan Fire
Chiefs Association.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA6EA56270EF24B88A9EF33A70796ACCA"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Major County
Sheriffs’ Association.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBC8F30D48EFB492682A43D438CD710E3"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Association of
Public-Safety Communications Officials, International.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4A5396F92FB54B56B0973F0806BDC33F"><enum>(K)</enum><text>National Emergency
Management Association.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBE09A90BC9854B3380BCF20B44D0286C"><enum>(L)</enum><text>International
Association of Emergency Managers.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0A3194AEF7B74C71B6F06EA035C217D6"><enum>(M)</enum><text>Police Executive
Research Forum.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H479D2470510B4F25A1C3C6981E7739DE"><enum>(N)</enum><text>National Criminal
Justice Association.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2F1CBB2C10D54B8496340AE2009520F7"><enum>(O)</enum><text>National
Association of Police Organizations.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H903F24A18902489B9395BE6949C2D851"><enum>(P)</enum><text>National
Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8D717243E7314E7BB2D068E4462E87E5"><enum>(Q)</enum><text>Association of Air
Medical Services.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4B2597C19D1145EF9DB993F89164D2CD"><enum>(R)</enum><text>Advocates for
Emergency Medical Services.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4F7B59EBDBF944AB80B27E379B90814A"><enum>(S)</enum><text>Emergency Nurses
Association.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H31F491F1BB9C432DA2B41BB1C707B602"><enum>(T)</enum><text>National
Association of Emergency Medical Services Physicians.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H756E2E7FB6F14274B7DAD477492B895C"><enum>(U)</enum><text>National
Association of Emergency Medical Technicians.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0136A590636846D18BBB61D7D17275F5"><enum>(V)</enum><text>National
Association of State Emergency Medical Service Officials.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H13102DFF6D9F45679EBC9BEFA2BCC6B1"><enum>(W)</enum><text>National Emergency
Medical Services Management Association.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9840FAB63E9044DD840D051E0B8625D8"><enum>(X)</enum><text>International
Municipal Signal Association.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFB29AB8D1EE84193B638835CBA598F88"><enum>(Y)</enum><text>American Probation
and Parole Association.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H96788E0EAC4246AAB7719F6B4B6057CF"><enum>(Z)</enum><text>National Governors
Association.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAE4DCB729C3B471AA55513C685D6FBAF"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>National
Association of Counties.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCB335972DD714685997521592168A805"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>National League
of Cities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1380EE89353D42F6A1D41018F6CD68DE"><enum>(CC)</enum><text>United States
Conference of Mayors.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H18DBA3EB738C48E7823F85C8C90BA259"><enum>(DD)</enum><text>Council of State
Governments.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9FE9934013674EF5A2BE54336320F63F"><enum>(EE)</enum><text>International
City/County Managers Association.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H29F1FB1038B047A7A58530FD351F9BC2"><enum>(FF)</enum><text>National
Conference of State Legislatures.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H86F684767BD24BCAB8F1292636E99CBA"><enum>(GG)</enum><text>National
Association of Regional Councils.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H25ADFB7B12AD4912B52F331495F3274E"><enum>(HH)</enum><text>Utilities Telecom
Council.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H08DC6EDCCC16416B9296DCCE08C93357"><enum>(II)</enum><text>American
Association of State Highway Transportation Officials.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0D7F5084046F441EB4972A8AAF66FFE3"><enum>(JJ)</enum><text>American Hospital
Association.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9166F8E7B0CE44739006A4D62F4C2D88"><enum>(KK)</enum><text>Forestry
Conservation Communications Association.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H900DD8A51CAA40A888046CBD83118074"><enum>(LL)</enum><text>National
Association of State 911 Administrators.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H286389EE0A9943F1BC6A21914A1CC5BF"><enum>(MM)</enum><text>National Troopers
Coalition.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H93D322AD525A4651B5C951808D8354AF"><enum>(NN)</enum><text>National
Emergency Numbers Association.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><enum>II</enum><header>Funding</header>
<section id="H0D42A7FD7BAA4CC785218E79BD222417"><enum>201.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title—</text>
<paragraph id="H7A5C467A3F8F481E8ECD848926CC48A0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<term>Assistant Secretary</term> means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
Communications and Information;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H939BCF179816428E828171B8A3DA1B3B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0E32BCCC36F84314BB214098126BD1ED"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEABA6908BCBD440F88118CE111D8C0E7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE9EE009B16024DC380691C1E857E8DC4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8089CAA8F1554AD3944E5779430C36C9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Committee on
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDFF718B3586F41D1B1F0C8A8DB245290"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the term
<term>Construction Fund</term> means the Public Safety Interoperable Broadband
Network Construction Fund established under section 202;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9A832BC3C59A47DBBBBBB0E54B53532A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the term
<term>Maintenance and Operation Fund</term> means the Public Safety
Interoperable Broadband Network Maintenance and Operation Fund established
under section 202; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5D66C4B259F54729B592C5A3F9255223"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the term
<term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Homeland Security.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H9B0D46B4D9454BC4A98ACD7BA8370464"><enum>202.</enum><header>Funding</header>
<subsection id="H2BF4026F648940AFA96695792A23ABA1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
Funds</header>
<paragraph id="H86280FE34A8E45ED89BA64BF74D18044"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Construction
fund</header>
<subparagraph id="H4B36D5A032554EF2AF5FB175C1345969"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the
Public Safety Interoperable Broadband Network Construction Fund.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1E2C978CCCB84CE68EE65AB92CE8EA56"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
Secretary shall establish and administer the grant program under section 203
using the funds deposited in the Construction Fund.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8E1AFAE9E44443D5BC790037AED796A1"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Credit</header>
<clause id="H135AFCB285224C7BB7C73E68DF7C333B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Borrowing
authority</header><text>The Secretary may borrow from the general fund of the
Treasury beginning October 1, 2011, such sums as may be necessary, but not to
exceed $2,000,000,000, to implement section 203.</text>
</clause><clause id="H1A07BBD2CB934940B5537EE4A752C8B3"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Reimbursement</header><text>The
Secretary of the Treasury shall reimburse the general fund of the Treasury,
without interest, for any amounts borrowed under clause (i) as funds are
deposited into the Construction Fund, but in no case later than December 31,
2014.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H44EA89AC8EF44337AFA3BCE0B64F8D48"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maintenance and
operation fund</header>
<subparagraph id="H6730E3F9F4EE4AB5B71FE74406246688"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the
Public Safety Interoperable Broadband Network Maintenance and Operation
Fund.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H29043AB7C02F4712BD25C0680A48B306"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
Secretary shall use the funds deposited in the Maintenance and Operation Fund
to carry out section 204.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6031AC92A73F42468D5A2FD895C6FA98"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Narrowbanding
compliance assistance program</header>
<subparagraph id="H7728F0E8508B457E8A80554AD005EE29"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established in the Treasury of the
United States a fund to be known as the Narrowbanding Compliance Assistance
Program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H158980AF817E4FF4A91D468D5C25B6AB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall use the funds deposited
in the Narrowbanding Compliance Assistance Program to carry out section
207.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA1F664A7182E49D4B610150E365A96B4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Initial
Distribution of Auction Proceeds in Funds</header><text>Notwithstanding
subparagraphs (A) and (D) of section 309(j)(8) of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)), the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit the
proceeds (including deposits and upfront payments from successful bidders) from
the auction of the spectrum described in section 205 in the following
manner:</text>
<paragraph id="H9374F13A2AED4A22A33F72C9E32F764C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>All proceeds less
than or equal to $5,500,000,000 shall be deposited in the Construction Fund and
shall be made available to the Secretary without further appropriations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6FCB1BD80A9D4716B48DF7539CBF7126"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Any proceeds
exceeding $5,500,000,000 shall be deposited in the Maintenance and Operation
Fund and shall be made available to the Secretary without further
appropriations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H96BDFF81126048F88AB142B0562C2BCC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Transfer of
Funds at Completion of Construction</header><text>The Secretary of the Treasury
shall transfer to the Maintenance and Operation Fund any funds remaining in the
Construction Fund after the date of the completion of the construction phase,
as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H270CE051364140A5AD50E05C4FEB608C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Transfer of
Funds to Treasury</header><text>The Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to
the general fund of the Treasury any funds remaining in the Maintenance and
Operation Fund after the end of the 10-year period following receipt of notice
by the Secretary of Homeland Security that construction of the nationwide
system has been completed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1AC5CF49F753447B838B5DF808C98EA3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of
Appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="H0A6826655881423AA1B57C74EFA0B9AC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Construction
fund</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for
deposit in the Construction Fund in and after fiscal year 2012 an amount not to
exceed the amount set forth in paragraph (4).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF1099D4004394D8396A179DB78DABAC7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maintenance and
operation fund</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary for deposit in the Maintenance and Operation Fund in and after fiscal
year 2012 an amount not to exceed the amount set forth in paragraph (4).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1146D5B80904482987324D9ABCB6D791"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Narrowbanding
compliance assistance program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary for deposit in the Narrowbanding Compliance Assistance Program in
and after fiscal year 2012 an amount not to exceed the amount set forth in
paragraph (4).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H70D95555E71549B68F19E72E9B498891"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
authorization of appropriations under paragraphs (1) and (2) may not exceed a
total of $5,500,000,000 and paragraph (3) may not exceed $400,000,000.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H583409375EFB4E988A7D4A17FC447C36"><enum>203.</enum><header>Public safety
interoperable broadband network construction</header>
<subsection id="HD5DE2FB7EE7A4BC79804CB520D903BF4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Construction
Grant Program Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall take such action
as is necessary to establish a grant program to assist public safety entities
to establish a nationwide public safety interoperable broadband network in the
700 megahertz band.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA983AD4C88D34CFC93722BCE0C0C01F1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Projects</header><text>The
projects for which construction grants may be made under this section are the
following:</text>
<paragraph id="H1E347422F2854D2D9C8FCA92E01673CF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Construction of a
new public safety interoperable broadband network using public safety
infrastructure or commercial infrastructure, or both, in the 700 megahertz
band.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4DD80C5A52914502BBF48A9484A055EA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Improvement of the
existing public safety and commercial networks and construction of new
infrastructure to meet public safety requirements.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2B2CF9A3C27F4BBAB231E9405D6F112B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Matching
Requirements</header>
<paragraph id="H4A3294D136E44AA8B3E9C41B9A8CBDCB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of carrying out a project
under this section may not exceed 80 percent of the eligible costs of carrying
out a project, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Chairman
of the Federal Communications Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE7823C8186A1441FAC6243350461DE32"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Non-federal
share</header><text>The non-Federal share of the cost of carrying out a project
under this section may be provided through an in-kind contribution.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF421A789AD064811A6244B006ABBBABC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Not
later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall establish grant program requirements including the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HE97AAD15D867435794E69AA0C06D3B18"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Defining entities
that are eligible to receive a grant under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6BBF38B01A074346BC2D6E4F540701A6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Defining eligible
costs for purposes of subsection (c)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC149F8BE594D4BCE802E8406746F0282"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Determining the
scope of network infrastructure eligible for grant funding under this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7B56C9C038754FEA915590C4CE9877F7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Conditioning grant
funding on compliance with the Federal Communications Commission’s license
terms.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H85E276FB45D64CFEBBC97FA1C62E902D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Ensuring that all
grant funds are in compliance with and support the goals of the National
Emergency Communications Plan and the Statewide Communication Interoperability
Plans for each State and territory.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE5F4BC48190B4B0FA32CF5D62C4CA798"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Technical
Assistance</header><text>The Secretary will enhance the Office of Emergency
Communications Technical Assistance Program to assist grantees with best
practices and guidance in implementing these projects.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HF57FDDDB9B874F639FBFEA0CA74BF752"><enum>204.</enum><header>Public safety
interoperable broadband maintenance and operation</header>
<subsection id="H14F701F66AE1485383308203D2C9F859"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Maintenance and
Operation Reimbursement Program</header><text>The Secretary shall administer a
program through which not more than 50 percent of maintenance and operational
expenses associated with the public safety interoperable broadband network may
be reimbursed from the Maintenance and Operation Fund for those expenses that
are attributable to the maintenance, operation, and improvement of the public
safety interoperable broadband network.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4D828F5387634503B4BBAB4F1DDDFF8E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 7 years after the commencement of the reimbursement program
established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a
report on whether to continue to provide funding for the Maintenance and
Operation Fund following completion of the period provided for under section
202(d).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H45CC88AE0D3F4A70A8F0D52E4C471970"><enum>205.</enum><header>Audits</header>
<subsection id="HC64B0615B81C4CD2949B524CF57E7908"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, and every 3 years thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United
States shall perform an audit of the financial statements, records, and
accounts of the—</text>
<paragraph id="H5BF466B2D13E4770985C0C79F0A00210"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Public Safety
Interoperable Broadband Network Construction Fund established under section
202(a)(1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE2B00929439F460EBCB659DC10767FEA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Public Safety
Interoperable Broadband Network Maintenance and Operation Fund established
under section 202(a)(2);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF996DCBF43CD419BBA393EE28B7BCCA7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>construction grant
program established under section 203; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H963A9B9FDD834235B5D6762B80406638"><enum>(4)</enum><text>maintenance and
operation grant program established under section 204.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF61CC8D0436343FF96DC6A28B5D82BA0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>GAAP</header><text>Each
audit required under subsection (a) shall be conducted in accordance with
generally accepted accounting procedures.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8521780DFB504B5C95F794CB00BA73B7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text>A copy of each audit required under subsection (a) shall
be submitted to the appropriate committees of Congress.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H7DA81241FA1E449AA47E97F633277223"><enum>206.</enum><header>Auction of
spectrum to fund the interoperable broadband network construction fund, the
operation and maintenance fund, and the narrowbanding compliance assistance
program</header>
<subsection id="H9BE1EA1F23AE4101A897B3D7BCCBDA5E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reallocation of
spectrum</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall reallocate for commercial use
electromagnetic spectrum at 1755–1780 megahertz.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H66ADD407E26E443EAF5463169F046383"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Auction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall establish
rules for pairing electromagnetic spectrum bands at 1755–1780 megahertz and
2155–2180 megahertz, inclusive, frequencies between 1780–1800 megahertz and
2180–2200 megahertz, and the frequencies between 1915–1920 megahertz and
2020–2025 megahertz, and auction the licenses for such paired spectrum in
accordance with section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
309(j)).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H6C01778039D04CA5A0A86B223DD06BA0"><enum>207.</enum><header>Narrowbanding
assistance</header>
<subsection id="HB6035F4FD5AB4B6BADE3F2C970F365C2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a Narrowbanding Compliance
Assistance Program to assist eligible recipients in meeting the January 2,
2013, narrowbanding deadline established by the Federal Communications
Commission.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1935442466BE4D06AB78C65B13C944CC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>Public
safety jurisdictions operating land mobile radio systems in the 150–512
megahertz radio bands are eligible to apply for funding from the Narrowbanding
Compliance Assistance Program. Such applications must be submitted to the
Secretary not later than six months after the completion of
narrowbanding.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5C2E7F147C5F4FC09585C378FAE79386"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Allowable
Uses</header><text>Funding under the Narrowbanding Compliance Assistance
Program may be used to reimburse eligible recipients for costs incurred from
the purchase of 12.5 kHz technology.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H4B749E67B431424EA77C9376DE6CEF64"><enum>208.</enum><header>Extension of
auction authority and assurance of open auctions</header>
<subsection id="H140F5572E1EC4CD9ABD4B30EECD114F1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Extension of
auction authority</header><text>Section 309(j)(11) of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(11)) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and
inserting <quote>2020</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB7DA86E84935481D9B30E2BBB48195CE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>The
Federal Communications Commission shall ensure that no bidder is deemed
ineligible for or otherwise excluded from an auction specified in this Act, or
any other competitive bidding process under section 309(j) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)), on account of its size or amount
of its other spectrum holdings.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H6D4D20C5FE084A289AB576C0DBCBAC8E"><enum>209.</enum><header>Report on
efficient use of public safety spectrum</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of this Act and every 3 years thereafter, the Federal Communications
Commission shall conduct a study and submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report—</text>
<paragraph id="HBE021F75E8B9420E997F5D74FB1BC6AC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>on the spectrum
held by the public safety broadband licensee;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0B9EAAD85D1A4C9D959BC84C73C88C42"><enum>(2)</enum><text>on how efficiently
such spectrum is being used; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H290966244C1C42D19D7999D747ECE7C0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>that provides a
recommendation for whether more spectrum needs to be made available to meet the
needs of public safety entities.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HE03AE1F1FA1D4933AFB61C6CD012C9E3"><enum>210.</enum><header>Report on
long-term interoperability using IP-based solutions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission, in consultation
with the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary, shall issue a report and order,
after allowing time for notice and comment, including comment from public
safety users, and shall submit such report to the appropriate committees of
Congress, on whether Internet Protocol-enabled solutions could aid
interoperability.</text>
</section>