1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Wireless Innovation and Public
Safety Act of 2011
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Rule of construction.
Sec. 4. Enforcement.
Title I—Allocation and Assignment of Public Safety Broadband
Spectrum
Sec. 101. Reallocation of 700 MHz D block spectrum for public
safety use.
Sec. 102. Assignment of license to Corporation.
Sec. 103. Ensuring efficient and flexible use of 700 MHz public
safety narrowband spectrum.
Sec. 104. Sharing of public safety broadband spectrum and
network.
Sec. 105. Commission rules.
Sec. 106. FCC report on efficient use of public safety
spectrum.
Title II—Advanced Public Safety Communications
Subtitle A—Public Safety Broadband Network
Sec. 201. Establishment and operation of Public Safety
Broadband Corporation.
Sec. 202. Public safety broadband network.
Sec. 203. Program Management Office.
Sec. 204. Representation before standards setting
entities.
Sec. 205. GAO report on satellite broadband.
Sec. 206. Access to Federal supply schedules.
Sec. 207. Federal infrastructure sharing.
Sec. 208. Initial funding for Corporation.
Sec. 209. Permanent self-funding of Corporation and duty to
collect certain fees.
Subtitle B—State, Local, and Tribal Planning and
Implementation
Sec. 211. State, Local, and Tribal Planning and Implementation
Fund.
Sec. 212. State, local, and tribal planning and implementation
grant program.
Sec. 213. Public safety wireless facilities
deployment.
Subtitle C—Public Safety Communications Research and
Development
Sec. 221. NIST-directed public safety wireless communications
research and development.
Subtitle D—Next Generation 9–1–1 Services
Sec. 231. Definitions.
Sec. 232. Coordination of 9–1–1 implementation.
Sec. 233. Requirements for multi-line telephone
systems.
Sec. 234. GAO study of State and local use of 9–1–1 service
charges.
Sec. 235. Parity of protection for provision or use of next
generation 9–1–1 service.
Sec. 236. Commission proceeding on autodialing.
Sec. 237. NHTSA report on costs for requirements and
specifications of Next Generation 9–1–1 services.
Sec. 238. FCC recommendations for legal and statutory framework
for Next Generation 9–1–1 services.
Title III—Spectrum Auction Authority
Sec. 301. Deadlines for auction of certain
spectrum.
Sec. 302. Incentive auction authority.
Title IV—Public Safety Trust Fund
Sec. 401. Public Safety Trust Fund.
Title V—Spectrum Policy
Sec. 501. Spectrum inventory.
Sec. 502. Federal spectrum planning.
Sec. 503. Reallocating Federal spectrum for commercial purposes
and Federal spectrum sharing.
Sec. 504. Study on spectrum efficiency through receiver
standards.
Sec. 505. Study on unlicensed use in the 5 GHz
band.
Sec. 506. Report on availability of wireless equipment for the
700 MHz band.
2.In this Act:
(1)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.
(2)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.
(3)The term Assistant Secretary means the
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information.
(4)Commercial
mobile data serviceThe term commercial mobile data
service means any mobile service (as defined in section 3 of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153)) that is—
(A)a data service,
which may include mobile broadband Internet access service and Internet
Protocol-based applications;
(B)provided for
profit; and
(C)available to the
public or to such classes of eligible users as to be effectively available to
the public.
(5)Commercial
mobile serviceThe term commercial mobile service
has the meaning given such term in section 332(d)(1) of the Communications Act
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 332(d)(1)).
(6)The term commercial standards means the
technical standards followed by the commercial mobile service and commercial
mobile data service industries for network, device, and Internet Protocol
connectivity. Such term includes standards developed by the Third Generation
Partnership Project (3GPP), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers (IEEE), the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions
(ATIS), and the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).
(7)The
term Commission means the Federal Communications
Commission.
(8)The term core
network means the core network described in section 202(b)(1).
(9)The term Federal
entity has the meaning given such term in section 113(i) of the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C.
923(i)).
(10)The
term Governor means the Governor or other chief executive officer
of a State.
(11)The term guard band spectrum means the
portion of the electromagnetic spectrum between the frequencies from 768
megahertz to 769 megahertz and between the frequencies from 798 megahertz to
799 megahertz.
(12)The term Indian
tribe has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).
(13)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.
(14)The
term NIST means the National Institute of Standards and
Technology.
(15)The
term NTIA means the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration.
(16)Program
Management OfficeThe term Program Management Office
means the office established under section 203(a).
(17)Public safety
answering pointThe term public safety answering
point has the meaning given such term in section 222 of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 222).
(18)Public safety
broadband networkThe term public safety broadband
network means the network described in section 202.
(19)Public Safety
Broadband CorporationThe term Public Safety Broadband
Corporation or Corporation means the corporation
established under section 201(a)(1).
(20)Public safety
broadband spectrumThe term
public safety broadband spectrum means—
(A)the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum
between the frequencies from 763 megahertz to 768 megahertz and between the
frequencies from 793 megahertz to 798 megahertz; and
(B)the 700 MHz D
block spectrum.
(21)Public Safety
Communications Research ProgramThe term Public Safety
Communications Research Program means the program that is housed within
the Department of Commerce Labs in Boulder, Colorado, and that is a joint
effort between the Office of Law Enforcement Standards of NIST and the
Institute for Telecommunication Sciences of the NTIA.
(22)The term public safety entity means an entity
that provides public safety services.
(23)The term
public safety services has the meaning given such term in section
337(f)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 337(f)(1)).
(24)The term radio access network means the
radio access network described in section 202(b)(2).
(25)The term State means any of
the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands.
(26)State Public
Safety Broadband OfficeThe term State Public Safety
Broadband Office means an office established under section
212(d).
(27)The term tribal means, when
used with respect to any entity, that such entity is a tribal organization (as
defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)).
3.Each range of
frequencies described in this Act shall be construed to be inclusive of the
upper and lower frequencies in the range.
4.
(a)The Commission shall
implement and enforce this Act as if this Act were a part of the Communications
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.). A violation of this Act, or a regulation
promulgated under this Act, shall be considered to be a violation of the
Communications Act of 1934, or a regulation promulgated under such Act,
respectively.
(b)Subsection
(a) does not apply in the case of a provision of this Act that is expressly
required to be carried out by an agency (as defined in section 551 of title 5,
United States Code) other than the Commission.
<enum>I</enum><header>Allocation and
Assignment of Public Safety Broadband Spectrum</header>
<section id="HFD357F5A1CCA42B18087C76931F72275"><enum>101.</enum><header>Reallocation of
700 MHz D block spectrum for public safety use</header>
<subsection id="H63BFB11793F8418C96E54D4EB39D8467"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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" id="H1649C78B2DC84515B612CDC30DA81792"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Quantity of
spectrum allocated for public safety use</header><text>Section 337(a) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 337(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H154D2F63CFD64A7E9A4D4BCD8C2D2CF9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Not later than January 1, 1998, the</quote> and inserting
<quote>The</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HFB2304A5325E44A19D8BD55F0FCF3035"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>24</quote> and inserting <quote>34</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H50CC4075AA5542E581391989A40D872A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>36</quote> and inserting <quote>26</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HCF52DADE6DC34290972B745216F0DBF3"><enum>102.</enum><header>Assignment of
license to Corporation</header>
<subsection id="HBF34C5F3F21A45C59761D16596D1B376"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than the date that is 30 days after the date of
the incorporation of the Public Safety Broadband Corporation under section
201(a), the Commission shall revoke the license for the public safety broadband
spectrum and the guard band spectrum and assign a new, single license for the
public safety broadband spectrum and the guard band spectrum to the Corporation
for the purpose of ensuring the construction, management, maintenance, and
operation of the public safety broadband network.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4E39BB07EE6A42E687A0BB86B629C689"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Term</header>
<paragraph id="H6EC72EE68DC94A2A8E6845C92F06046C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial
license</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The initial license
assigned under subsection (a) shall be for a term of 10 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H741CFE2EB70A4D8E94B5DAA2E0546A82"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Renewal of
license</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to the
expiration of the term of the initial license assigned under subsection (a) or
the expiration of any renewal of such license, the Corporation shall submit to
the Commission an application for the renewal of such license in accordance
with the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) and any applicable
Commission regulations. Such renewal application shall demonstrate that, during
the term of the license that the Corporation is seeking to renew, the
Corporation has fulfilled its duties and obligations under this Act and the
Communications Act of 1934 and has complied with all applicable Commission
regulations. A renewal of the initial license granted under subsection (a) or
any renewal of such license shall be for a term not to exceed 10 years.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H54CD16578A0D4A46BE628C1CD810251B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definition of
public safety services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 337(f)(1) of the Communications Act
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 337(f)(1)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HDBB9A72B187741B0BD3B9D95EF41105F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>to protect the safety of life, health, or
property</quote> and inserting <quote>to provide law enforcement, fire and
rescue response, or emergency medical assistance (including such assistance
provided by ambulance services, hospitals, and urgent care facilities)</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF188F21024BC4723A785190EC727C6CC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE8B22B886C6A4AE2AB0F4AB14CC5271B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (i), by
inserting <quote>or tribal organizations (as defined in section 4 of the Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b))</quote>
before the semicolon; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB961BF568D8F4D31929DBAE43630A799"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by
inserting <quote>or a tribal organization</quote> after <quote>a governmental
entity</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HEC33EBC58B484350AA4B23ACAB076045"><enum>103.</enum><header>Ensuring
efficient and flexible use of 700 MHz public safety narrowband
spectrum</header>
<subsection id="H326C78E988CF4D5BAA33BB04066764E0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>License
requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission
may not renew a license to use the narrowband spectrum after the date of the
enactment of this Act, or grant an application for an initial license to use
such spectrum after the date that is 3 years after such date of enactment,
unless the licensee or applicant demonstrates that failure of the Commission to
renew such license or grant such application will—</text>
<paragraph id="H70187E6B55684A40A074235DBC8BC7D5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cause considerable economic hardship;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H049E9EAB22B74E4EA75F9A5D008DBD26"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">adversely impact the ability of the
licensee or applicant to provide public safety services.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H695A17558E424AF985B2C3E744A7F6D1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inventory</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall complete and submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a State-by-State inventory of the use of the
narrowband spectrum, current as of such date of enactment, including the
numbers of base stations that are deployed and in day-to-day operation, the
approximate number of users, the extent of interoperability among the deployed
stations, and the approximate per-unit costs of mobile equipment.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB7CF128AF1FF4BF49FF6ACC6D7345790"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Flexible
use</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In order to promote
efficient spectrum use, the Commission may allow the narrowband spectrum and
the guard band spectrum to be used in a flexible manner, including for public
safety broadband communications, subject to such technical and interference
protection measures as the Commission may require.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HD615593A52304F34B5C025F8009D17B9"><enum>104.</enum><header>Sharing of
public safety broadband spectrum and network</header>
<subsection id="H62BD15837059463BA81BD3CE75CBDBE4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Emergency access
by non-Public safety entities</header>
<paragraph id="H111C7FEF0F414CDBBF2200B36AE6F80D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
limitation in section 337 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 337),
upon the request of a State Public Safety Broadband Office, the Corporation may
enter into agreements with entities in such State that are not public safety
entities to permit such entities to obtain access on a secondary, preemptible
basis to the public safety broadband spectrum in order to facilitate
interoperability between such entities and public safety entities in protecting
the safety of life, health, and property during emergencies and during
preparation for and recovery from emergencies, including during emergency
drills, exercises, and tests.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9C3A25DAFC2D4CE79262B4751491BFC3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Preemption</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation shall ensure that, under
any agreements entered into under paragraph (1), public safety entities may
preempt use of the public safety broadband spectrum by the entities with which
the Corporation has entered into such agreements.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2599C4B73753481697E961782E50D897"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Public-Private
partnerships</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
any limitation in section 337 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
337), the Corporation may permit a private entity with which the Corporation
contracts on behalf of public safety entities to construct, manage, maintain,
or operate the core network or the radio access network, upon the request of
such private entity, to—</text>
<paragraph id="HB65DF657EE4B44C29074ECF26D9A8D32"><enum>(1)</enum><text>obtain access to
the public safety broadband spectrum for services that are not public safety
services; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H76622884BE76455DB9C1B932628068F0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>share equipment or
infrastructure of the public safety broadband network, including antennas and
towers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0286A7BEF9204F3296708A74B7DD8A4E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Approval by
Commission</header><text>The Corporation may not enter into an agreement under
subsection (a) or (b)(1) without the approval of the Commission.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H375FA47E38F8415BA2DCF89C36ED1568"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reinvestment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation shall use any funds the
Corporation receives under the agreements entered into under subsections (a)
and (b) to cover the administrative expenses of the Corporation for the fiscal
year in which such funds are received and shall use any excess for the
construction, management, maintenance, and operation of the public safety
broadband network.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE80E0BBCB0B04480A61C8B6632931905"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Access by
Federal departments and agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any limitation in section
337 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 337), the Corporation shall
enter into such written agreements as are necessary to permit Federal
departments and agencies to have shared access to the public safety broadband
spectrum on an equivalent basis in order to protect the safety of life, health,
and property.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6B19FBE7EE844D3D88113398EA5914DF"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Prohibition on
offering commercial services</header><text>The Corporation may not offer,
provide, or market commercial telecommunications services or information
services directly to the public.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H5AA0EE33BF7249E0B01A9D3C625EFC8D"><enum>105.</enum><header>Commission
rules</header>
<subsection id="H71842A2D6E9541AEAD2A82E9AE33271D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In order to carry out the provisions of this Act, the
Commission shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HFF17CC876AE44DCDA17AB1746296A806"><enum>(1)</enum><text>adopt technical
rules necessary to sufficiently manage spectrum use in bands adjacent to the
public safety broadband spectrum;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9B4EB5F01D384FA390A8D8AD9E52F71B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">adopt rules requiring commercial mobile
service providers and commercial mobile data service providers to offer roaming
and priority access services to public safety entities at commercially
reasonable terms and conditions if—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC97E965D1C8D4FA693905DF38A55D283"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the equipment of the public safety entity
is technically compatible with the network of the commercial provider;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD80161D6599A4F4D9A58A9679CAC87EC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the commercial
provider is reasonably compensated; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H747023D5B5844141B0EE77C775B6F246"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such access does not unreasonably preempt
or otherwise terminate or degrade existing voice conversations or data
sessions;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H312B6C2E08404AC7AB841379F76DFE21"><enum>(3)</enum><text>adopt technical
rules governing the operation of the public safety broadband network in areas
near the international borders of the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6212A755806B4F5789CB297DF90346C0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>adopt rules
ensuring the commercial availability of devices capable of operating in the
public safety broadband spectrum, known as Band Class 14, at costs comparable
to those of similar devices that are designed to operate in spectrum allocated
for commercial use; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HA57451AFDE704323AFE81A47D0D1578E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>consider the
adoption of such other rules as the Commission determines are necessary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6B8ED23D8AE54C7FBE8007D19BC22532"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>The
Commission shall adopt the rules required by paragraphs (1) through (4) of
subsection (a) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H538B9D4C4FFC4C0AB30AA91221070985"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In
adopting rules under subsection (a) (or considering the adoption of rules under
paragraph (5) of such subsection), the Commission shall consult with the
Director of the Office of Emergency Communications in the Department of
Homeland Security, the Assistant Secretary, the Director of NIST, and the
Public Safety Communications Research Program.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HD219E3F9F037495FB646DC9B38061239"><enum>106.</enum><header>FCC report on
efficient use of public safety spectrum</header>
<subsection id="H904EE635D300473BB14E725220F2EC55"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 2 years thereafter,
the Commission shall, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary and the
Director of NIST, conduct a study and submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report on the spectrum allocated for public safety use.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA0D5B12097ED4FAA937D41A6B7D2EB88"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
report required by subsection (a) shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="HAAB98868E2CC4C53A83CA386FC26A71A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an examination of
how such spectrum is being used;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4DE17722627D4DE19A24AA56E177F743"><enum>(2)</enum><text>recommendations on
how such spectrum may be used more efficiently;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H567DA201F7424201A46FF5C667D8D473"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an assessment of
the feasibility of public safety entities relocating from other bands to the
public safety broadband spectrum; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H150787DA9FA84459A277EE93CE063C4D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an assessment of
whether any spectrum made available by the relocation described in paragraph
(3) could be returned to the Commission for reassignment through auction,
including through use of incentive auction authority under subparagraph (G) of
section 309(j)(8) of the Communications Act of 1934, as added by section
302(a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Advanced Public
Safety Communications</header>
<subtitle id="HB35C12E5908F46B2AEC42B58AE0F9194"><enum>A</enum><header>Public Safety
Broadband Network</header>
<section id="H36D30DBA25874D9CBA5D5673CC74A831"><enum>201.</enum><header>Establishment
and operation of Public Safety Broadband Corporation</header>
<subsection id="HD5C608ADFD89454EA524B5FA4A5AA756"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph id="HBB7BD4BB82D3421A8626839761CC1E4F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized
to be established a private, nonprofit corporation to be known as the Public
Safety Broadband Corporation, which will not be an agency or establishment of
the United States Government or the District of Columbia government.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0676A160932840BD84C2023C1C74C003"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Governing
law</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation shall be
subject to the provisions of this Act and, to the extent consistent with this
Act, the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act (sec. 29–301.01 et
seq., D.C. Official Code). The Corporation shall have the usual powers
conferred upon a nonprofit corporation by the District of Columbia Nonprofit
Corporation Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBF2631EB229D466FA7397A152EB78016"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Incorporation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The members of the initial Board of
Directors of the Corporation shall serve as the incorporators of the
Corporation and shall take the necessary steps to establish the Corporation
under the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act. The Corporation shall
notify the Commission of the date of its incorporation as soon as possible
after such incorporation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB8BDD438B84F46E1B11DC02733D4683F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Initial
bylaws</header><text>The members of the initial Board of Directors of the
Corporation shall establish the initial bylaws of the Corporation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8BA46EC649A3404E98F4228CC5BA0495"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Residence</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation shall have its place of
business in the District of Columbia and shall be considered, for purposes of
venue in civil actions, to be a resident of the District of Columbia.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2A1F858BFCCC4F0685348A4095F63406"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Board of
Directors</header>
<paragraph id="H43D927975A624EACADB2E2D7B290DA15"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Membership and
appointment</header><text>The management of the Corporation shall be vested in
a Board of Directors, which shall consist of 15 members, as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="H257CC2D3CB2F4227AF889F2EBA331C57"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Federal
members</header><text>Four Federal members, or their designees, as
follows:</text>
<clause id="HDAD310B29DD44F0AB25202499CB346ED"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The
Secretary of Commerce.</text>
</clause><clause id="HB886D2E96CF34BB48DBD7620ED3F9084"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The
Secretary of Homeland Security.</text>
</clause><clause id="H68A11EA6615D4A68999CD9F19F4CE413"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>The Director of
the Office of Management and Budget.</text>
</clause><clause id="HB28E3664DC074FAEB005BD0C1BC44212"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>The
Attorney General of the United States.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9DD9985560E047C48C5A9871BC88A4B1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Non-Federal
public-sector members</header><text>Seven non-Federal public-sector members,
representing both urban and rural interests, appointed by the Secretary of
Commerce, as follows:</text>
<clause id="HB74251A3586144C5AF77A57615C18385"><enum>(i)</enum><header>State
Governors</header><text>Two members, each of whom is the Governor of a State,
or their designees.</text>
</clause><clause id="HFEC1E481E31F40EAB1913FDA72986B56"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Local and
tribal government members</header><text>Two members, each of whom is the chief
executive officer of a political subdivision of a State or an Indian tribe, or
their designees.</text>
</clause><clause id="H076C426A94C9436D8379D3299A52B87B"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Public safety
entity employees</header><text>Three members, each of whom is employed by a
public safety entity and possesses one or more of the following
qualifications:</text>
<subclause id="H2E577994F69A45398B7823A1BDAE1DD0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Experience with
emergency preparedness and response.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HE15001EBAA7D482C92ABC92F4153C662"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Technical
expertise with public safety radio communications.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HF7C13D4718D442BEB8C825F2483D3064"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Operational experience with 9–1–1 emergency
services.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HE9D06729FE60423293BA0647A71BABAE"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>Training in
hospital or urgent medical care.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4C43F140EE5E4F4A9F7B9BBE9BC0814F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Private-sector
members</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Four private-sector
members, appointed by the Secretary of Commerce, each of whom has extensive
experience implementing commercial standards in the design, development, and
operation of commercial mobile data service networks.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC16BF417D4B447E3A46F2BEE19A7B22F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Independence of
non-Federal public-sector and private-sector members</header>
<subparagraph id="H54F6160B10AE4BF4BE85DD9D3128C22A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each non-Federal
public-sector member and each private-sector member of the Board of Directors
appointed under paragraph (1) shall be independent and neutral.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8CF4F955D9024C53ABAA22AF712D8B3A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Independence
determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In order to be
considered independent for purposes of this paragraph, a member of the
Board—</text>
<clause id="H5C76D092FC254EC99F6A30B9F9C673C9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may not, other than in the capacity of such
member as a member of the Board or a committee thereof, accept any consulting,
advisory, or other compensatory fee from the Corporation; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H998D599CD14849349236483589657806"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be disqualified from any deliberation
involving any transaction of the Corporation in which such member has a
financial interest in the outcome.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H37AD2C96962B46BEBAF879CDC0AE4494"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal
employment status</header><text>The non-Federal public-sector members and the
private-sector members of the Board of Directors shall not, by reason of
membership on the Board, be considered to be officers or employees of the
United States Government or the District of Columbia government.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1F4B2E064A794D3191A60215D38518A1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Citizenship</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each non-Federal public-sector member and
each private-sector member of the Board of Directors shall be a citizen of the
United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7E8C2696913A491DA73E82BA0E9A9349"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Terms of
appointment</header>
<subparagraph id="HEDA8A71A2E37495B89D52F7C583DB06E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Initial
appointment deadline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
initial non-Federal public-sector members and the initial private-sector
members of the Board of Directors shall be appointed not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC344C055F7CD406E936CF1E81FDC8DB3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Terms</header>
<clause id="H0342796C432D47599C357AEB512F00FE"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Length</header>
<subclause id="HCA773CA4E91D4F2F880B9C3604B2EA13"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Federal
members</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each Federal member
of the Board of Directors shall serve as a member of the Board for the life of
the Corporation.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H74D83894726B4DA39FD014E2E5842136"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Non-Federal
public-sector and private-sector members</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term of office of each non-Federal
public-sector member and each private-sector member of the Board of Directors
shall be 3 years. Such a member may not serve more than 2 full terms
consecutively.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HFC99326A74DE4464959630F2C80D1F6F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Expiration of
term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any non-Federal
public-sector member or private-sector member of the Board of Directors whose
term has expired may serve until such member’s successor has taken office, or
until the end of the calendar year in which such member’s term has expired,
whichever is earlier.</text>
</clause><clause id="H7EE76DF0158D4D3B8E0FDC2836EDC319"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Appointment to
fill vacancy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A non-Federal
public-sector member or private-sector member of the Board of Directors
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>
</clause><clause id="HACBD01BF56574250AC87FBB93884553A"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Staggered
terms</header><text>With respect to the initial non-Federal public-sector
members and the initial private-sector members of the Board of
Directors—</text>
<subclause id="H5EDA8E04ECBA497193C0FA95019ED090"><enum>(I)</enum><text>four members shall
serve for a term of 3 years;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H64E82D2A76AB47EE946B83B730885D7B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>four members
shall serve for a term of 2 years; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H73B7D3DB95B14726A58D831ED65348F6"><enum>(III)</enum><text>three members
shall serve for a term of 1 year.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF87B22D9D6C542E4A520489D59CE6414"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Effect of
vacancies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A vacancy in the
membership of the Board of Directors shall not affect the Board’s powers and
shall be filled in the same manner as the original member was appointed.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3B117D4CEF2644169DB2E3012B789880"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Chair</header>
<subparagraph id="HA156C89C0E46432288C396485E0C2718"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>The
Chair of the Board of Directors shall be selected by the Secretary of Commerce
from among the non-Federal public-sector members and the private-sector members
of the Board.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H60E8D4FFDCA643E9B920809F45CA7A9E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Term</header><text>The
term of office of the Chair of the Board of Directors shall be 2 years, and an
individual may not serve more than 2 consecutive terms.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HFEAA8E39296B4648AFB5633740972411"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Removal</header>
<subparagraph id="HD3BBA64D738B4AA99987873AA6F7D688"><enum>(A)</enum><header>By Secretary of
Commerce</header><text>The Secretary of Commerce may remove, for good
cause—</text>
<clause id="H519BB91FBB8F4AAA9DE45117F28DE2E8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
Chair of the Board of Directors; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H8F2F75A0DFAA4BBBBDBCFDE391DBD7A2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any
non-Federal public-sector member or private-sector member of the Board of
Directors.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H33A92AB8946848B4A1BEA63FBE1FB35C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>By
Board</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The members of the
Board of Directors may, by majority vote—</text>
<clause id="H6B6776545C6B4F2AAA92A27BB0BFE3FA"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">remove any non-Federal public-sector member
or private-sector member of the Board for conduct determined by the Board to be
detrimental to the Board or to the Corporation; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H928B3A471B8B4F78A2CD4235BFEB99EE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>request that the
Secretary of Commerce exercise his or her authority to remove the Chair of the
Board for conduct determined to be detrimental to the Board or to the
Corporation.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB7A75EB72E2C4A44BDD1D1050E61E306"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Meetings</header>
<subparagraph id="HC629D41CABB44D1CA6452929E0DF900E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Frequency</header><text>The
Board of Directors shall meet in accordance with the bylaws of the
Corporation—</text>
<clause id="H5FDFB5E5BA9247D9952B9F4C951086D1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>at
the call of the Chair of the Board; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H7AF9DA5CB24641D7A6D2B64A70F8E116"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not
less frequently than once each quarter.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4781DB1099C348358DF06036C2AA3498"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Transparency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Meetings of the Board of Directors, and
meetings of any committees 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>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H192291D73B4F4E07AB9DEFDD51790CF7"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>Eight
members of the Board of Directors, including not fewer than 6 non-Federal
public-sector members or private-sector members, shall constitute a
quorum.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCFBB77B6C7E8415E965099EE11D6A7F4"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Attendance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members of the Board of Directors may
attend meetings of the Corporation and vote in person, via telephone
conference, or via video conference.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDDE3FC3A1B7E49EB9E55EC434599D715"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Bylaws</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A majority of the members of the Board of
Directors may amend the bylaws of the Corporation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5847BE6054844454B74FC061C3C3DFE1"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Prohibition
against compensation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member
of the Board of Directors shall serve without pay, and shall not otherwise
benefit, directly or indirectly, as a result of the member’s 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>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEB9C4DF0AEE34E0B86FB816901D876B9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Chief Executive
Officer and employees</header>
<paragraph id="HF912380E444C4A54957B636DB1ECB91B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation shall
have 1 officer, a Chief Executive Officer, and such employees as may be
necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the Corporation under
this title and title I, for such terms, and at such rates of compensation in
accordance with paragraph (5), as the Board of Directors of the Corporation
considers appropriate. The Chief Executive Officer and the employees shall
serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB418F3EE326549C9A1FD31503D23FF6E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualifications
of CEO</header><text>The Chief Executive Officer shall have extensive
experience in the deployment, management, or design of commercial mobile data
service networks.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDB2D5F328D8C4955A891986AEF23DCD3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Citizenship</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chief Executive Officer and the
employees of the Corporation shall be citizens of the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE1753F552CD844BF91F80DD90BE5BFFF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Nonpolitical
nature of appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No
political test or qualification may be used in selecting, appointing,
promoting, or taking other personnel actions with respect to the Chief
Executive Officer or the agents or employees of the Corporation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6B579A06A4DF41B2BB2D5CE35425F4AB"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Compensation</header>
<subparagraph id="HBDF358107CCB4C56BF3F41E07AE04971"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Board of Directors may fix the compensation of the
Chief Executive Officer and the employees hired under this subsection, as
necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the Corporation under
this title and title I, except that—</text>
<clause id="HE13A0E10A07A420DA87D7E3A034A7511"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
rate of compensation for the Chief Executive Officer or any employee may not
exceed the maximum rate of basic pay established under section 5382 of title 5,
United States Code, for a member of the Senior Executive Service; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HDE25E34AEBDC4617848FBB400CAEFA54"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notwithstanding any other provision of law
except clause (i), or any bylaw of the Corporation, all rates of compensation,
including benefit plans and salary ranges, for the Chief Executive Officer and
the employees shall be jointly approved by a majority of the Federal members of
the Board.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H322B8673016248259B8756B482459755"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation on
other compensation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Neither
the Chief Executive Officer nor any employee of the Corporation may receive any
salary or other compensation (except for compensation for service 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 Chief Executive Officer or
employee, respectively, by the Corporation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H440EEA957D1343FD85F686FF15B6A44A"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Service on other
boards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Service by the Chief
Executive Officer or any employee of the Corporation on a board of directors of
another organization, on a committee of such a board, or in a similar activity
for such an organization shall be subject to annual advance approval by the
Board of Directors.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4BECB4EE8FB848958DD06E7D6547E470"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Federal
employment status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Neither the
Chief Executive Officer nor any employee of the Corporation shall be considered
to be an officer or employee of the United States Government or the District of
Columbia government.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H07C2B94C201D497D89BB4E27E8CE2731"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Selection of
agents, consultants, and experts</header>
<paragraph id="HDE3FD2739CF144389025D9355E8B4309"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Board shall select parties to serve as its agents,
consultants, and experts in a fair, transparent, and objective manner.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3E9F6111ADCF4A9887041AA4868F41AA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Final and
binding</header><text>If the selection of an agent, consultant, or expert
satisfies the requirements of paragraph (1), the selection of such agent,
consultant, or expert shall be final and binding.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD1EA73D4821D42CF97ECB11D5693940A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Nonprofit and
nonpolitical nature of Corporation</header>
<paragraph id="H83F93997AC324BC09C41F7C51BA94DB9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Stock</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation shall have no power to
issue any shares of stock, or to declare or pay any dividends.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6862E9B7396A4118999308C81A99DB9A"><enum>(2)</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>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H10F1E38007B4477E9E0CF56CF742761D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Politics</header><text>The
Corporation may not contribute to or otherwise support any political party or
candidate for elective public office.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H476D4FA4E322472F949CD34FB365D8F7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Prohibition on
lobbying activities</header><text>The Corporation may not engage in lobbying
activities (as defined in section 3(7) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995
(2 U.S.C. 1602(7))).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB4AE0EB01FAB419C975DD194EDEC2071"><enum>(f)</enum><header>General
powers</header><text>In addition to the powers granted to the Corporation by
any other provision of law, the Corporation shall have the authority to do the
following:</text>
<paragraph id="H2CF23120A1A641E0B6FB310A1A3B604F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To adopt and use a corporate seal.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H575267068FC24AE1A8D3B682322F2A5B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>To have succession
until dissolved by an Act of Congress.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H71FEF6B389AC4E4AA37B49D6EF4371D8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>To prescribe,
through the actions of the Board of Directors, 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="HFF363006E59C44E497F1AA4CB23872FA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>To exercise,
through the actions of the Board of Directors, all powers specifically granted
to the Corporation by the provisions of this title and title I, and such
incidental powers as shall be necessary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H00441D69F3114A04804A9AECBBB9DF1B"><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="H24ED47F20C7749D78B764CB5F4D3994A"><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="H17B6E41C3535437CA25510D985A4F15E"><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="HF861C043D2A349BBB84E36025A938169"><enum>(8)</enum><text>To spend amounts
obtained 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="H010AFE2157E743EC9A53D774515A2A9C"><enum>(9)</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="H16B3434D5B1841269005FE2689775F1D"><enum>(10)</enum><text>To expend the
funds placed in any reserve accounts established under paragraph (9) (including
interest earned on any such amounts) in a manner authorized by the Board, but
only for purposes that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE159DE478C8D4235A61951C7C3A1AB1C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>will advance or
enhance public safety communications consistent with this Act; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC6B8B32B0BF74D4E80C13CF990A3029F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are otherwise
approved by an Act of Congress.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H885BF0B504D54472BF3087CDA57A8929"><enum>(11)</enum><text>To take such
other actions as the Corporation, through the Board of Directors, may from time
to time determine necessary, appropriate, or advisable to accomplish the
purposes of this title and title I.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD3884FFE7ABF40908089A681511D6070"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Principal
powers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the
powers granted to the Corporation by any other provision of law, the
Corporation shall have the power—</text>
<paragraph id="HDE814C4C8A7840C0BA3AE4D3A265CFC9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to hold the single
license for the public safety broadband spectrum and the guard band spectrum
assigned by the Commission under section 102(a);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA4958DD049F94F639657958F806C718B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to take all
actions necessary to ensure the construction, management, maintenance, and
operation of the public safety broadband network, in consultation with Federal
users of the network, public safety entities, the Commission, and the Technical
and Operations Advisory Body established under subsection (h), including
by—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8ADCF4620ADE4381B5CE525FCDB41C50"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensuring the use of commercial
standards;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H94495791770044E1991BD1CB9D562BC6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">issuing open, transparent, and competitive
requests for proposals to private-sector entities for the purpose of
constructing, managing, maintaining, and operating the public safety broadband
network;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB9241AEF3CF54C5E87B26E7CB61A9E8E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">entering into and overseeing the
performance of contracts or agreements with private-sector entities to
construct, manage, maintain, and operate the public safety broadband
network;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCD8B02FC946947288950DCFB60D57C7A"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">leveraging, to the maximum extent possible,
existing commercial, private, and public infrastructure to reduce costs,
supplement network capacity, and speed deployment of the network;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4FC579EE09EB41CB94AFC4EB56476CFD"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">entering into roaming and priority access
agreements with providers of commercial mobile service and commercial mobile
data service to allow users of the public safety broadband network to obtain
such services across the networks of such providers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCA12D7BEAB3F45B5AE30BAFCFCB78C29"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">entering into sharing agreements under
section 104; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H84EE522FF2D044379034F19BA00E7174"><enum>(G)</enum><text>exercising
discretion in using and disbursing the funds received under section 401(b)(4);
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF7B3CA1604614DE28ED4C95F00ED0D7C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to establish the
Program Management Office and delegate functions to such Office, in accordance
with section 203.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H00980FC1671849859CE95FE98EF042E1"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Technical and
Operations Advisory Body</header>
<paragraph id="H65C57651645A4210A10047DFA2C7EB52"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to such other standing or ad
hoc committees, panels, or councils as the Board of Directors considers
necessary, the Corporation shall establish a Technical and Operations Advisory
Body, which shall provide advice to the Corporation with respect to operational
and technical matters related to public safety communications and commercial
mobile data service.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H81AF6A3DE44C4FBDB1A8D06D4BDDEBB4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Technical and Operations Advisory Body
shall be composed of such representatives as the Board of Directors considers
appropriate, including representatives of the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HF1CD52941924453797D5B9FB4685EE44"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Public safety
entities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H696930AE8AD547C28DF5B9658B0EF5A0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>State, local, and
tribal entities that use the public safety broadband network.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H120076D6DCB3408584362ED53AD56BE5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Public safety
answering points.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H47F71DC772DA49DEBE3CD66DCD40824E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>One or more of the
10 regional organizational units of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9696093F9C3640B48AE2D35F3034B859"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The Bureau of
Indian Affairs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1E4281049ED847F6A73E77DC363DA6AA"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The Office of
Science and Technology Policy.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H89DC824B6489488FB31EE3E751069882"><enum>(G)</enum><text>The Public Safety
Communications Research Program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3294ACFA2F1A4FD188C8603BD0A72162"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Providers of
commercial mobile data service and vendors of equipment, devices, and software
used to provide and access such service.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE741910F199347518BCE746473343BAF"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Audits and
reports by GAO</header>
<paragraph id="HC60F19F5935B4EDF881CE6606CFFEB42"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Audits</header>
<subparagraph id="H5A40F3FDCDC84ED5824B59360B30B76E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The financial transactions of the Corporation for any
fiscal year during which Federal funds are available to finance any portion of
its operations shall be audited annually by the Comptroller General of the
United States in accordance with the principles and procedures applicable to
commercial corporate transactions and under such rules and regulations as may
be prescribed by the Comptroller General.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H142376AA2F224B04AE34EA4DB294715D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Location</header><text>Any
audit conducted under subparagraph (A) shall be conducted at the place or
places where accounts of the Corporation are normally kept.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H27339B595336430ABD4100AE7C37CAFD"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Access to
corporation books and documents</header>
<clause id="HE00470AADC714648874B22A449C3280F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For purposes of an audit conducted under subparagraph
(A), the representatives of the Comptroller General shall—</text>
<subclause id="HD8D9999321C64ADFA197E6629DE32EBF"><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>
</subclause><subclause id="H768D37964E6C41BC93AA09C5A461AE36"><enum>(II)</enum><text>be afforded full
facilities for verifying transactions with the balances or securities held by
depositories, fiscal agents, and custodians.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H29EE032F67234DF7B1FB9A0BB43C36BC"><enum>(ii)</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>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE923BF39C2994DCF82E4DCC620635B8F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reports</header>
<subparagraph id="HAD2BDCE0BADA47C3A12D778F9D24340E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit
a report of each audit conducted under paragraph (1)(A) to—</text>
<clause id="H5F02950C62924FD0819876AB1A2E8CEE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
appropriate committees of Congress;</text>
</clause><clause id="H91774671F8B64520BC1E67924DA307BC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
President; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H70753322507346C9962C569F5025F5E9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the
Corporation.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9E878B3AB4C44BA799AE74861560110C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each
report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall contain—</text>
<clause id="H8BEE46D0F3544AC4955DB9C957FE7376"><enum>(i)</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>
</clause><clause id="H5F6EDF978FB04CB3AF8E74A10DAA248C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any
recommendations of the Comptroller General relating to the financial operations
and condition of the Corporation; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HB7717A630FF446899C9880EA7BA33BFC"><enum>(iii)</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>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H26F2E840FA0B4797A082666E8CFD5DA0"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Annual report to
Congress</header>
<paragraph id="H0AAB6181D6CC435E8937AD6C120FC850"><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 Act, and each year thereafter, the
Corporation shall submit an annual report covering the preceding fiscal year to
the appropriate committees of Congress.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5772D43784AD4D178F7FA4D2C48EC18C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Required
content</header><text>The report required under paragraph (1) shall
include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H31A4DE42AEE6470B9784B77E3D543007"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a comprehensive
and detailed report of the operations, activities, financial condition, and
accomplishments of the Corporation under this section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE348DAA9E04145A7B589B02D18811D09"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an analysis of the continued need for the
Program Management Office and opportunities for reductions in staffing levels
or scope of work in light of progress made in network deployment, including the
requests for proposals process; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H27899B1C5B144D349729B378B91674BE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>such
recommendations or proposals for legislative or administrative action as the
Corporation considers appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF28649C372D946258D81162367360595"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability to
testify</header><text>The directors, employees, and agents and the Chief
Executive Officer of the Corporation shall be available to testify before the
appropriate committees of the Congress with respect to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H573DE3807B78474FB9B314BBEA558FD0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the report
required under paragraph (1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCC9045AAFDC946DC8993B36F8AA72A4E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the report of any
audit made by the Comptroller General under subsection (i); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B14A6F62E4B4A7E84ACA01853E81903"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other matter
which such committees may consider appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4C2FA61F1B3F41A8B0399E7049F5C88E"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Prohibition
against negotiation with foreign governments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation may not negotiate or enter
into any agreements with a foreign government on behalf of the United
States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC748ACB80365441AAE9E1A73B45F19BF"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Use of
mails</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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" id="H139F6BCCB2DB46EBA5AF0DFADC159D8C"><enum>202.</enum><header>Public safety
broadband network</header>
<subsection id="H286ED6DFF2EB417CABB96ACCF10D9FB7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Corporation shall ensure the establishment of a nationwide, interoperable
public safety broadband network.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H615D5802ED3A441DA9072CA9CEF8E9A2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Network
components</header><text>The public safety broadband network shall be based on
a single, national network architecture that evolves with technological
advancements and initially consists of the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H5D263E4C1305401ABF245D6709B20A42"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A core network
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8E39C293D2614C00BC5A9D0C8F192A50"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consists of
national and regional data centers, and other elements and functions that may
be distributed geographically, all of which shall be based on commercial
standards; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7810C6630B1145E3B8C9E6AFD6575DA5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provides the
connectivity between—</text>
<clause id="H6D8D99DC4E9A4DCFA92263709E7B5334"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
radio access network; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HD3C32BE4FE3842A4866DA5E65BB7ABAE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
public Internet or the public switched network, or both.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC5FE078AA3394E88AE7B6551BCC8427C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A radio access
network that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBA607DF5C48A4C74B97BCC01E8536633"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is deployed on a
State-by-State or multi-State basis;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0DC12B33D405483AA3E4B0390237EB71"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consists of all cell site equipment,
antennas, and backhaul equipment, based on commercial standards, that are
required to enable wireless communications with devices using the public safety
broadband spectrum; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEC62B86C9D424E7ABE03D86AD60EB674"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall be
developed, constructed, managed, maintained, and operated taking into account
the plans developed in the State, local, and tribal planning and implementation
grant program under section 212.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H915AAD7773714F76B4EA1F5A71CF447F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deployment
standards</header><text>The Corporation shall, through the administration of
the requests-for-proposals process and oversight of contracts delegated to the
Program Management Office—</text>
<paragraph id="HC63793C525674293BF101817EBF0DC34"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that the core network and the radio
access network are deployed as networks are typically deployed by commercial
mobile data service providers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2BF8DF39295140D7A1CE5BD46EF2532E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promote competition in the public safety
equipment market by requiring that equipment for use on the public safety
broadband network be—</text>
<subparagraph id="H26A9C596E72943028B17EF837DF9A201"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">built to open, nonproprietary, commercial
standards;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H82605FF06A6F40EE9E79A3EDF1E0DFA0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">capable of being used by any public safety
entity and accessed by devices manufactured by multiple vendors; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDCC17DD3AE3245329A05B297A2AD5B9F"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">backward-compatible with prior generations
of commercial mobile service and commercial mobile data service networks to the
extent typically deployed by providers of commercial mobile service and
commercial mobile data service; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7AF9356127454DD7AC2C4E4633EF785C"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that the public safety broadband
network is integrated with public safety answering points, or the equivalent of
public safety answering points, and with networks for the provision of Next
Generation 9–1–1 services (as defined in section 231).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0E277760B013490BA2B9308116CB8F82"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Procurement</header><text>In
all procurement related to the core network and the radio access network, the
Corporation shall use an open, competitive bidding process that—</text>
<paragraph id="H460729C51B744D4F9BD13570C0294B6D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>details the
required framework and architecture of such networks, the general
specifications of the work requested, and the service-delivery responsibilities
of successful bidders;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD3EFBDF5C13441C5A16A1DB900639158"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provides for the
award of subcontracts; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB8C841ECA14048EC9DFD60DC4D65037F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>prohibits, except
in the case of minor upgrades—</text>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C5DFFF1FB044D79B22CFCEC30848FE9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sole-source contracts; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCC5C60F90E1146B5B3B5231270907E53"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requirements for design proprietary to any
individual vendor.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3224ACE5A6B44886867A47465F7A026C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Network
infrastructure and device criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of NIST, in consultation with
the Corporation and the Commission, shall develop and periodically update a
list of approved devices and components meeting appropriate protocols and
standards. A device or component may not be used on the public safety broadband
network unless it appears on such list.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HA55CE2F48E52406B9C322CAA7116377F"><enum>203.</enum><header>Program
Management Office</header>
<subsection id="H23B6C19B62F34AD0BFFB24AB6EC7E2E9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation shall establish and staff a
Program Management Office within the Corporation, or award a network management
services contract to a private entity to establish and staff such an office.
Any such contract shall be awarded through an open, competitive bidding process
and shall be subject to approval by the Secretary of Commerce.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3C2CAD51A5604A24BCC7B8654A6C85DB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Accountability</header><text>The
actions of the Program Management Office shall be subject to review by the
Corporation.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0CAC91BB3B4C423A88889787719E526A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Independence</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the duration of any contract between
the Program Management Office and the Corporation, the Program Management
Office may not have a material financial interest in the outcome of any request
for proposals of the Corporation or a material financial interest in any
contract or agreement entered into by the Corporation.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9366B9BF9ABF4EF0810FE1AADDC3A2FF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>Subject
to the determination of the Corporation of the continuing need and appropriate
scale of the Program Management Office, the Program Management Office
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H9F466E88ECB3436EAD0712F5B6E5B9A5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be responsible for
carrying out the day-to-day activities of the Corporation, including ensuring
uniformity of deployments of and upgrades to the public safety broadband
network to preserve nationwide interoperability and economies of scale in
network equipment and device costs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HECE2664FC94B44569709B8529300B07B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>develop and
recommend for adoption by the Corporation a nationwide plan for the deployment
of the public safety broadband network;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE755E59CF811438CAED3FE1D146710C9"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">create a template for use by a State Public
Safety Broadband Office receiving a grant under section 212(a) in transmitting
the plans developed under such section to the Program Management Office;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB206FD5A116041D29760AA9F1741099F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>create, for
approval by the Corporation—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEF77F392AA1644B7986C6438E5B36084"><enum>(A)</enum><text>baseline criteria
for a request for proposals for the construction, management, maintenance, and
operation of the core network; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9E7164557E4F4B86B863209A42A2CCA3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">baseline criteria for requests for
proposals for the construction, management, maintenance, and operation of the
radio access network;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD5ED4113552A434EBECBD11AAB7F02FB"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in consultation
with State Public Safety Broadband Offices, evaluate responses to the requests
for proposals described in paragraph (4);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFB0E680B39984AEAB6F5F389925E4F2F"><enum>(6)</enum><text>administer and
oversee, and verify and validate the performance of, contracts entered into by
the Corporation with entities the proposals of which the Corporation
accepts;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H339B9D599759458AA2628FA8F8AAB23D"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in consultation with State Public Safety
Broadband Offices, the Office of Emergency Communications in the Department of
Homeland Security, and the Commission, implement an awareness campaign in order
to stimulate nationwide adoption of the public safety broadband network by
public safety entities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1A8B0DB8C1A648B5807CF3ADC121866C"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in consultation
with State Public Safety Broadband Offices, assess the progress of the
construction and adoption of the public safety broadband network and report to
the Corporation regarding such progress at such intervals as the Corporation
requests, but no less frequently than biannually; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H24D69029A08F4E8BA5956364BF64F184"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in consultation with State Public Safety
Broadband Offices, develop a strategy for the Corporation on the distribution
of public funding provided under section 401(b)(4) for the construction,
management, maintenance, and operation of the public safety broadband
network.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3AC2C155794844108212230CA35C6524"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Development and
evaluation of requests for proposals</header><text>In developing requests for
proposals with respect to the core network and the radio access network, the
Program Management Office shall, on a State-by-State or multi-State basis, seek
proposals and recommend for acceptance by the Corporation proposals
that—</text>
<paragraph id="HE946BF127C314ABBBCC255AFB74CD47C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>are based on
commercial standards and are backward-compatible with existing commercial
mobile service and commercial mobile data service networks;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC4D70F54DF2D468BAD564E3B120A43D8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>maximize use of
existing infrastructure of commercial entities and of Federal, State, and
tribal entities, including existing public safety infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE7A15926B4174FD2B0628E93D4105969"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide for the selection on a localized
basis of network options that remain consistent with the national network
architecture;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H27ADD874C1054FA6A34B4374065A1017"><enum>(4)</enum><text>incorporate
deployable network assets, vehicular repeaters, and other equipment as a means
to provide additional coverage and capacity as may be required;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H273A066F670E46F38B94C34A53E7B495"><enum>(5)</enum><text>ensure a
nationwide level of interoperability;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H064B74F073EA491AB22E449BE8D7D82C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>provide economies
of scale in equipment and device costs comparable to those in the commercial
marketplace, including the costs of devices capable of operating in Band Class
14;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC65073DDC91F4F5A8D9EDF2C611D9DA1"><enum>(7)</enum><text>promote
competition in the network equipment and device markets;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE9374B64E2744E65895D18ED0203E060"><enum>(8)</enum><text>ensure coverage of
rural and underserved areas;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB0BB3F33187045B4AD853F7D3CCD7A67"><enum>(9)</enum><text>take into account
the need for the relocation of any incumbent public safety narrowband
operations from the public safety broadband spectrum;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDB6D400B4E924A0FA2C39CA522DFFF18"><enum>(10)</enum><text>enable technology
upgrades at a pace comparable to that occurring in the commercial mobile
service and commercial mobile data service marketplaces;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H953A066779524C2792B0B50C4EE6D515"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure the reliability, security, and
resiliency of the network, including through measures for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0A0D713090F342CB8731D4211E3AA65A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>protecting and
monitoring the cybersecurity of the network; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HED792DD665B048AD98DC9045AE1CDE19"><enum>(B)</enum><text>managing supply
chain risks to the network; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9655AAFBCBFD46B69C7B73932B632FC5"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">incorporate results from the 700 MHz
demonstration network managed by the Public Safety Communications Research
Program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H94E3B73437314A71B7DD3756118A8E36"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Consultation
with Technical and Operations Advisory Body</header><text>In carrying out its
responsibilities, the Program Management Office shall regularly meet and
consult with the Technical and Operations Advisory Body established under
section 201(h).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H75BADE17ADB14105ADA1A4279542F6E4"><enum>204.</enum><header>Representation
before standards setting entities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Corporation, in consultation with the
Director of NIST, the Commission, and the Technical and Operations Advisory
Body established under section 201(h), shall represent the interests of Federal
departments and agencies and public safety entities using the public safety
broadband network before any appropriate standards development organizations
that address issues that in the judgment of the Corporation are relevant and
important to the public safety broadband network.</text>
</section><section id="H088840B786804CFD98E90B1ED49BF12D"><enum>205.</enum><header>GAO report on
satellite broadband</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later
than 2 years after the date of the 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 for use by public safety
entities.</text>
</section><section id="H95C9A2D2648044D991463B098B66E72E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>206.</enum><header>Access to Federal
supply schedules</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 502
of title 40, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HAC3EF047985D4D7E91B1A0AA65FD361A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (f) as subsection (g); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAB11FAE9F582493EAB49AA0F4C865A95"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (e) the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0AA351A3D7F64E50A47062138C30DAC1" style="USC">
<subsection id="H83551455E3AB48D688ED16C05ABC7914"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Use of supply
schedules by Public Safety Broadband Corporation for certain goods and
services</header>
<paragraph id="HAF099577D76D4A9DA6BD91E68FC907FB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may
provide, to the extent practicable, for the use by the Public Safety Broadband
Corporation of Federal supply schedules for the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H83DAADAB05EB4EA3A1DD252A27BD6805"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Roaming and
priority access services offered by providers of commercial mobile service and
commercial mobile data service.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA5361E72066D464BA21A91643CE26810"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Broadband network
equipment, devices, and applications that are suitable for use on the public
safety broadband network.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBC9AAAF300C84C4BA53A68EE4455D589"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6D5868ED35584AD0AA8475D8F4333371"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the terms
<term>commercial mobile data service</term> and <term>public safety broadband
network</term> have the meanings given such terms in section 2 of the
<short-title>Wireless Innovation and Public Safety Act of
2011</short-title>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9CA54F8F54B24442AC6324EE861DDD74"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>commercial mobile
service</term> has the meaning given such term in section 332(d)(1) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 332(d)(1)); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2E2A1260410D43DE8B88C09EEA289541"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the term
<term>Public Safety Broadband Corporation</term> means the corporation
established under section 201(a)(1) of the <short-title>Wireless Innovation and Public Safety Act of
2011</short-title>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HF3E83BE2AAA34525852E7320C1ACFA94"><enum>207.</enum><header>Federal
infrastructure sharing</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Administrator of General Services shall establish rules to allow the
Corporation, on behalf of public safety entities, to have access to such
components of Federal infrastructure as are appropriate for the construction
and maintenance of the public safety broadband network.</text>
</section><section id="HCDB82CD72D6F49FAA51254E5CC54C523"><enum>208.</enum><header>Initial funding
for Corporation</header>
<subsection id="H168F3DE612DA43CE920CDCD13EA1A34A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is appropriated
to the Assistant Secretary $50,000,000 for use in accordance with subsection
(b), to remain available until the commencement of incentive auctions to be
carried out under subparagraph (G) of section 309(j)(8) of the Communications
Act of 1934, as added by section 302(a), or the auction of spectrum pursuant to
subsection (a)(1) or (b)(1) of section 301.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0F280A1572F34D299F48E1FE578CDF14"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant Secretary
shall use the funds appropriated under subsection (a)—</text>
<paragraph id="HEFC164ADD9764FF2839A82260DBA14FB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for reasonable administrative expenses and
other costs associated with the establishment of the Corporation; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5CA3A4CFBD9E4ED28389CFD4E278FA81"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subject to subsection (c), for transfer to
the Corporation of an amount the Assistant Secretary considers necessary for
the Corporation to carry out its duties and responsibilities under this title
and title I prior to the 1st fiscal year for which the Corporation projects
that the fees collected under section 209 will be sufficient to cover the total
expenses of the Corporation for such fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H74529CDDBF594AB2A0918547A2D9340F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>The
Assistant Secretary may not transfer any funds under subsection (b)(2) unless
the Corporation files with the Assistant Secretary—</text>
<paragraph id="H044B40970FFA4F3E9B67C9261621C948"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an estimated budget for the period between
the filing and the beginning of the 1st fiscal year for which the Corporation
projects that the fees collected under section 209 will be sufficient to cover
the total expenses of the Corporation for such fiscal year; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6D577C7CB8684253A9EDCCE556B66E03"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a statement of the anticipated use of the
funds transferred.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFDAEEC2E40A94ED8A56CA81944ED0F32"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reinvestment of
excess funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning with
the 1st fiscal year in which the Corporation collects fees under section 209 in
excess of the total expenses of the Corporation in carrying out its duties and
responsibilities under this title and title I for such fiscal year, the
Corporation shall use any remaining amount of the funds transferred under
subsection (b)(2) only to ensure the construction, management, maintenance, and
operation of the public safety broadband network.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HBB6F4B321DE54F3C9A3971FE61C4E03F"><enum>209.</enum><header>Permanent
self-funding of Corporation and duty to collect certain fees</header>
<subsection id="H4E032ED1047148F1B7D773F62A64E6AB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation is
authorized to assess and collect the following fees:</text>
<paragraph id="HE23A4504080144899C6B7C7AD58712F0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Network user
fees</header><text>A user or subscription fee from each public safety entity
and Federal department or agency that seeks access to or use of the public
safety broadband network.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HEACA0E10956B49D28D6784D279096509"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Sharing
arrangement fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A fee from
each entity with which the Corporation enters into a sharing arrangement under
section 104.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H735F6FAA162C41E7A65506252EEEC5A1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment of
fee amounts</header><text>The total amount of the fees assessed for each fiscal
year under this section shall be sufficient, and to the extent practicable
shall not exceed the amount necessary, to cover the total expenses of the
Corporation in carrying out its duties and responsibilities under this title
and title I for such fiscal year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD34103A6449741248E7331900303C49D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Required
reinvestment of excess funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, in a fiscal year, the Corporation
collects fees under this section in excess of the total expenses of the
Corporation in carrying out its duties and responsibilities under this title
and title I for such fiscal year, the Corporation shall use the excess only to
ensure the construction, management, maintenance, and operation of the public
safety broadband network.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HDAFE1A048AAD40FEB9CC76974CC59420"><enum>B</enum><header>State, Local, and
Tribal Planning and Implementation</header>
<section id="H2436A429273A47B0BD5847EBDE190227"><enum>211.</enum><header>State, Local,
and Tribal Planning and Implementation Fund</header>
<subsection id="H95CC2688FCE64D56B064F9ED3D73282C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the
State, Local, and Tribal Planning and Implementation Fund.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEC6C4F1F57B640E39CBDFF6EE353FBDA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
Assistant Secretary shall establish and administer the grant program under
section 212 using the funds deposited in the State, Local, and Tribal Planning
and Implementation Fund.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H007AFA3E15C946AD953352B99D2D1C03"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Crediting of
receipts</header><text>There shall be deposited into or credited to the State,
Local, and Tribal Planning and Implementation Fund—</text>
<paragraph id="H288E74A0733C4D6E917993BC420D834F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any amounts
specified in section 401; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3CCBDBC4575B4A68B907CEBB0A8DB970"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any amounts
borrowed by the Assistant Secretary under subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7D1D4A2D0B5B4F5AB7EF069D5A9F30DA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Borrowing
authority</header>
<paragraph id="H530BC90DFAAE479C87AC833A74574795"><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 212.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H17159A5A32C3492C8215842736ED1415"><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 paragraph (1) as funds are deposited
into the State, Local, and Tribal Planning and Implementation Fund.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HFE6ABCAF4DC544599C3206EDF8ACECAF"><enum>212.</enum><header>State, local,
and tribal planning and implementation grant program</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HA0D37EDF8CED4104A3C186BA44CA65E7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
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 each State Public Safety Broadband Office established
under subsection (d) to assist State, local, and tribal public safety entities
within such State in carrying out the following activities:</text>
<paragraph id="H3F0A8031C46F4D5DBD49B4F619A8B430"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Identifying and planning the most efficient
and effective use and integration by such entities of the spectrum and the
infrastructure, equipment, and other architecture associated with the public
safety broadband network to satisfy the wireless communications and data
services needs of such entities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1922EEFD2EDB4537AA6DFFACB29682F6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Identifying
opportunities for creating a consortium with one or more other States to assist
the Program Management Office in developing a single request for proposals to
serve the common network requirements of the States in the consortium.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H99C3906FA6994E7BAB333DCF8375ECAB"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Identifying the particular assets and
specialized needs of the public safety entities located within such State for
inclusion in requests for proposals with respect to the radio access network.
Such assets may include available towers and infrastructure. Such needs may
include the projected number of users, preferred buildout timeframes, special
coverage needs, special hardening, reliability, security, and resiliency needs,
local user priority assignments, and integration needs of public safety
answering points and emergency operations centers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H510FE166E5A8477C9AD856B749B5335C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Transmitting the
plans developed under this subsection to the Program Management Office using
the template developed under section 203(d)(3).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H4B41D93B96204225916A202A412D0455"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Matching
requirements; Federal share</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H1AD3AB9E46A84353BF6A78FB3163EB76"><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 commented="no" id="H4FDA7FCD240D4B6C9B1F3AF96F55EB1C"><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 commented="no" id="HBA72A4B0E0074609AAAAEAD27E5EA99F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Programmatic
requirements</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the date of the
incorporation of the Corporation under section 201(a), 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 commented="no" id="HD09051BCD26348538B99C2F07EC6BFAB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Defining eligible
costs for purposes of subsection (b)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H92ECC836070D4B908344F3404C97CFEC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Determining the
scope of eligible activities for grant funding under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HAB146F406611439F9421E8C67ADF9BF4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Prioritizing
grants for activities that ensure coverage in rural as well as urban
areas.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2A90C39783EA4468AC45E2068AD8580C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>State Public
Safety Broadband Offices</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A
State wishing to receive a grant under this section shall establish a State
Public Safety Broadband Office to carry out the activities described in
subsection (a). The Assistant Secretary may not accept a grant application
unless such application certifies that the State has established such an
office.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H8D4E9A5792E843409374883A08B6ABFE"><enum>213.</enum><header>Public safety
wireless facilities deployment</header>
<subsection id="H2C67DEAF9CA04727B91EE22D1229C08D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding section 704 of the Telecommunications Act
of 1996 (Public Law 104–104) 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>
</subsection><subsection id="H52FF3C1DDC404A0494C45A188A9F2FF0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible
facilities request</header><text>In this section, the term <term>eligible
facilities request</term> means a request that—</text>
<paragraph id="HC1695156880B4DF5BC2BD3168136C992"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is for a
modification of an existing wireless tower that involves—</text>
<subparagraph id="H59F6265C493C4349BCC0D5B6870CBE60"><enum>(A)</enum><text>collocation of new
transmission equipment;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1173002A97D342E8B74017810FA92AE5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>removal of
transmission equipment; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0ADF654C0E9543B194B3D57CBE2EC5EB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>replacement of
transmission equipment; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB63509981EBB4A008C70A0F4EC2C6DFF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is made by an entity that enters into a
contract with the Corporation to construct, manage, maintain, or operate the
public safety broadband network for purposes of performing work under such
contract.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HA7F3172194AE444894E033DECB6E11B3"><enum>C</enum><header>Public Safety
Communications Research and Development</header>
<section id="H4A0D0E7840A24AC6A8850CA82D02775D"><enum>221.</enum><header>NIST-directed
public safety wireless communications research and development</header>
<subsection id="H3AEA9CAF32AE40B39979EA525782D24F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</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="H37FB8F91524044DAABFD0200C900D43C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Required
activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out
subsection (a), the Director of NIST, in consultation with the Corporation and
the Technical and Operations Advisory Body established under section 201(h),
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HD0FADF2955584E36AC779B8D1B92D83E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>document public
safety wireless communications requirements;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H45E376B6326D4AE88F3EA2C26716A72F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>accelerate the
development of the capability for communications between currently deployed
public safety narrowband systems and the public safety broadband
network;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBB9DAA507A964536B311B541AECD308F"><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="H21B764859C3044F9A051BF3579A1A59A"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">accelerate the development of mission
critical voice communications, including device-to-device talkaround capability
over broadband networks, public safety prioritization, authentication
capabilities, and standard application programming interfaces, if necessary and
practical;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9CFA067D1CFF4A878D271B1B63CC4FB5"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">accelerate the development of
communications technology and equipment that can facilitate the eventual
migration of public safety narrowband communications to the public safety
broadband network;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDA4E3A6C817E45FB850F8F1E9614F9A8"><enum>(6)</enum><text>ensure the
development and testing of new, interoperable, nonproprietary broadband
technologies (including applications, devices, and device components) that are
designed to open standards to meet the needs of public safety entities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H033FF3C970AA43B1825375F1B8F48247"><enum>(7)</enum><text>seek to develop
technologies, standards, processes, and architectures that provide a
significant improvement in network security, resiliency, and trustworthiness;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8D6052BBEEC346D4856586012E8579EC"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">convene working groups of relevant
government and commercial parties in carrying out paragraphs (1) through
(7).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H83004491DD5149DDA126B5C054AA4872"><enum>D</enum><header>Next Generation
9–1–1 Services</header>
<section id="H4540A6EF835540FEBC6DB03F2998B2F1"><enum>231.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="HF444957CE28C4A6EBB415040F6C63AA0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>9–1–1 services,
E9–1–1 services, Next Generation 9–1–1 services</header><text>The terms
<term>9–1–1 services, E9–1–1 services, and Next Generation 9–1–1
services</term> shall have the meaning given those terms in section 158 of the
National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47
U.S.C. 942), as amended by this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H07F0714363394425919FEC00870987CB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Emergency
call</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>emergency
call</term> has the meaning given such term in section 158 of the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C.
942), as amended by this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD5021C1EFF01461398C940916277F074"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Multi-line
telephone system</header><text>The term <term>multi-line telephone
system</term> or <term>MLTS</term> means a system comprised of common control
units, telephone sets, control hardware and software and adjunct systems,
including network and premises based systems, such as Centrex and VoIP, as well
as PBX, Hybrid, and Key Telephone Systems (as classified by the Commission
under part 68 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations) and includes systems
owned or leased by governmental agencies and non-profit entities, as well as
for profit businesses.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0B8043992AF04DAF86D1BDDA5AD78B32"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Office</header><text>The
term <term>Office</term> means the 9–1–1 Implementation Coordination Office
established under section 158 of the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration Organization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/942">47 U.S.C. 942</external-xref>), as amended by this
Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE26FDE62E5BF4647B2497BCC1208832E"><enum>(5)</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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/222">47 U.S.C. 222</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H2C72BA6429774C4A828E58E0818AE2CD"><enum>232.</enum><header>Coordination of
9–1–1 implementation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
158 of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Organization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/942">47
U.S.C. 942</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H04D95B4428E547E49C2212D0F349F1F7" style="OLC">
<section id="HFF3138E6C77C4F61994F35B6F70DA89A"><enum>158.</enum><header>Coordination of
9–1–1, E9–1–1 and next generation 9–1–1 implementation</header>
<subsection id="HAECF8789D8074CFD97EF2223868E9B3C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>9–1–1
Implementation Coordination Office</header>
<paragraph id="HE592F403F0794FA59E86997154F63B8E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment
and continuation</header><text>The Assistant Secretary and the Administrator of
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8616C980AB4E417FBED980D698DDCF2B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish and
further a program to facilitate coordination and communication between Federal,
State, and local emergency communications systems, emergency personnel, public
safety organizations, telecommunications carriers, and telecommunications
equipment manufacturers and vendors involved in the implementation of 9–1–1
services; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H979BA0DC81D449D79FC5A2E633236333"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establish a 9–1–1
Implementation Coordination Office to implement the provisions of this
section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H29DE090EB75843D0AD218C6917A9DD48"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Management
plan</header>
<subparagraph id="HEB9CECB301394A9085CAE11F23F6D2D1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Development</header><text>The
Assistant Secretary and the Administrator shall develop a management plan for
the grant program established under this section, including by
developing—</text>
<clause id="HC9A621077257433688E6DBEF7625172B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>plans related to
the organizational structure of such program; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HA60CBAB7C6E54C5AB68747536D7D389B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>funding profiles
for each fiscal year of the 5-year duration of such program.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2456B8D09117468F92B17027ADC76FEC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Submission to
Congress</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
the <short-title>Wireless Innovation and Public Safety Act
of 2011</short-title>, the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator shall
submit the management plan developed under subparagraph (A) to—</text>
<clause id="H4488D402BAB54E5F84ACB544D69509EF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Committees on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Appropriations of the Senate;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H627106E9BB2A443EB1C927B164ED982E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Committees on
Energy and Commerce and Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4350A329249D47739EDCE581BC3C6EA9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Purpose of
office</header><text>The Office shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4876E8B4D4A74A20B1EC4B87506F742B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>take actions, in
concert with coordinators designated in accordance with subsection
(b)(3)(A)(ii), to improve coordination and communication with respect to the
implementation of 9–1–1 services, E9–1–1 services, and Next Generation 9–1–1
services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H74521B1401DA4BBF9E2CD53591D300C7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develop, collect,
and disseminate information concerning practices, procedures, and technology
used in the implementation of 9–1–1 services, E9–1–1 services, and Next
Generation 9–1–1 services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF6AA5CE9F2FF49EB8F97E8AD419E6636"><enum>(C)</enum><text>advise and assist
eligible entities in the preparation of implementation plans required under
subsection (b)(3)(A)(iii);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H03E9158F3CEB48848DAEA048F43683BC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>receive, review,
and recommend the approval or disapproval of applications for grants under
subsection (b); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H27FC743174E3427EADC64218D20849EB"><enum>(E)</enum><text>oversee the use of
funds provided by such grants in fulfilling such implementation plans.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF8F657C63C924AE1862E825FAB2CE1E1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The
Assistant Secretary and the Administrator shall provide an annual report to
Congress by the first day of October of each year on the activities of the
Office to improve coordination and communication with respect to the
implementation of 9–1–1 services, E9–1–1 services, and Next Generation 9–1–1
services.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H37CAF31CA2B9425B86F382E57ACEC7CA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>9–1–1, E9–1–1
and Next Generation 9–1–1 Implementation Grants</header>
<paragraph id="HCB4904E5F60048A28287FF3D69C2A8DD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Matching
grants</header><text>The Assistant Secretary and the Administrator, acting
through the Office, shall provide grants to eligible entities for—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF8B43B81176E444F901B70C2B3CBBF9C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the implementation
and operation of 9–1–1 services, E9–1–1 services, migration to an IP-enabled
emergency network, and adoption and operation of Next Generation 9–1–1 services
and applications;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B4E986D416444EE8FB96F4DC37070CB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the implementation
of IP-enabled emergency services and applications enabled by Next Generation
9–1–1 services, including the establishment of IP backbone networks and the
application layer software infrastructure needed to interconnect the multitude
of emergency response organizations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H89D42386FEA24E33AE8218F412BF6486"><enum>(C)</enum><text>training public
safety personnel, including call-takers, first responders, and other
individuals and organizations who are part of the emergency response chain in
9–1–1 services.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H80303554C82B4762B729E143BCB36375"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Matching
requirement</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of a project eligible
for a grant under this section shall not exceed 80 percent. The non-Federal
share of the cost shall be provided from non-Federal sources unless waived by
the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA06B797F39F747F49DF4A46D6F22747C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coordination
required</header><text>In providing grants under paragraph (1), the Assistant
Secretary and the Administrator shall require an eligible entity to certify in
its application that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBB0790B5CC0F42B7ACA44139675CBA68"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of an
eligible entity that is a State government, the entity—</text>
<clause id="H1838ABD648214A27BB28A6C133C23D35"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has coordinated
its application with the public safety answering points located within the
jurisdiction of such entity;</text>
</clause><clause id="HB40B431281C3425BAFAA898B3EE4446A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has designated a
single officer or governmental body of the entity to serve as the coordinator
of implementation of 9–1–1 services, except that such designation need not vest
such coordinator with direct legal authority to implement 9–1–1 services,
E9–1–1 services, or Next Generation 9–1–1 services or to manage emergency
communications operations;</text>
</clause><clause id="HBDBCF0A0EC4644FEBEFBF0E27D7CAA18"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>has established
a plan for the coordination and implementation of 9–1–1 services, E9–1–1
services, and Next Generation 9–1–1 services; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HE053B9A5E6C2408B85E5230EF3C5F3CE"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>has integrated
telecommunications services involved in the implementation and delivery of
9–1–1 services, E9–1–1 services, and Next Generation 9–1–1 services; or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDB38E63230274EE4BBA679CE28CD255E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of an
eligible entity that is not a State, the entity has complied with clauses (i),
(iii), and (iv) of subparagraph (A), and the State in which it is located has
complied with clause (ii) of such subparagraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF670F2FD4AB745C9885DB9461C3B2016"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>Not
later than 120 days after the submission of the report required under section
237 of the <short-title>Wireless Innovation and Public
Safety Act of 2011</short-title>, the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator
shall issue regulations, after providing the public with notice and an
opportunity to comment, prescribing the criteria for selection for grants under
this section. The criteria shall include performance requirements and a
timeline for completion of any project to be financed by a grant under this
section. The Assistant Secretary and the Administrator shall update such
regulations as necessary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9EFBB0F455B04BE1928F6766462192F3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Diversion of
9–1–1 Charges</header>
<paragraph id="H6BC347964D8B4EDCA663FBEA82003CD6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Designated 9–1–1
charges</header><text>For the purposes of this subsection, the term
<term>designated 9–1–1 charges</term> means any taxes, fees, or other charges
imposed by a State or other taxing jurisdiction that are designated or
presented as dedicated to deliver or improve 9–1–1 services, E9–1–1 services,
or Next Generation 9–1–1 services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H27D30593A2954B8F9F4C803AEB78D7F0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Certification</header><text>Each
applicant for a matching grant under this section shall certify to the
Assistant Secretary and the Administrator at the time of application, and each
applicant that receives such a grant shall certify to the Assistant Secretary
and the Administrator annually thereafter during any period of time during
which the funds from the grant are available to the applicant, that no portion
of any designated 9–1–1 charges imposed by a State or other taxing jurisdiction
within which the applicant is located are being obligated or expended for any
purpose other than the purposes for which such charges are designated or
presented during the period beginning 180 days immediately preceding the date
of the application and continuing through the period of time during which the
funds from the grant are available to the applicant.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H43B515CA5855439AA2D83437BB605470"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Condition of
grant</header><text>Each applicant for a grant under this section shall agree,
as a condition of receipt of the grant, that if the State or other taxing
jurisdiction within which the applicant is located, during any period of time
during which the funds from the grant are available to the applicant, obligates
or expends designated 9–1–1 charges for any purpose other than the purposes for
which such charges are designated or presented, eliminates such charges, or
re-designates such charges for purposes other than the implementation or
operation of 9–1–1 services, E9–1–1 services, or Next Generation 9–1–1
services, all of the funds from such grant shall be returned to the
Office.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCE3604FB0443425EA97DBEDFF22969FA"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Penalty for
providing false information</header><text>Any applicant that provides a
certification under paragraph (1) knowing that the information provided in the
certification was false shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE94483E3BA13463EBFBFCE7D4E6C80DA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not be eligible to
receive the grant under subsection (b);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBDCDF4915E4149E39267129D6F125ECE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>return any grant
awarded under subsection (b) during the time that the certification was not
valid; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA201996A9C5E43F88E7EEE9C5CC5FD0B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>not be eligible to
receive any subsequent grants under subsection (b).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCC3497BE954D4A1ABADAE06C673E4712"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization
and termination</header>
<paragraph id="H32D8DD7041344B44AB84441F7B26C80D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization</header>
<subparagraph id="HD051B645CAC8444787D943D7E21ABF70"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
of Commerce, for the purposes of carrying out grants under this section,
$250,000,000 total for the 5-year period described in subparagraph (C).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0AA05C2D68894C12A86013DA2EB6E2F2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Of
the amounts made available to the Secretary of Commerce under this paragraph in
a fiscal year, not more than 5 percent of such amounts may be obligated or
expended to cover the administrative costs of carrying out this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H787A17429A514C5681A78387E26FE2D3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Period</header><text>The
5-year period under subparagraph (A) begins on the first day of the fiscal year
that begins following the date of the submission of the report required under
section 237 of the <short-title>Wireless Innovation and
Public Safety Act of 2011</short-title>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0F12BC66DB454BAE9264DCAE48173B2D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>Effective
on the day after the end of the 5-year period described in paragraph (1)(C),
the authority provided by this section terminates and this section shall have
no effect.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H77961FA1CE7E4FDDA563B9EC8248DAA2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H9757EDD2704545FEA85BCFA9FE9C3A5B"><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="HA599FDDF07AA4A949A5C1FFF1D605080"><enum>(2)</enum><header><enum-in-header>E9–1–1</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 the <short-title>Wireless Innovation and
Public Safety Act of 2011</short-title>, or as subsequently revised by the
Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H382CBF719AA74C7CAEDDD6C07D0FC997"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible
entity</header>
<subparagraph id="H1FE15178F28C46079A1466716E7D04C0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means a State or
local government or a tribal organization (as defined in section 4(l) of the
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
450b(l))).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B7BDBC4B44946E4AAFABF2075111524"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Instrumentalities</header><text>The
term <term>eligible entity</term> includes public authorities, boards,
commissions, and similar bodies created by 1 or more eligible entities
described in subparagraph (A) to provide 9–1–1 service, E9–1–1 services, or
Next Generation 9–1–1 services.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8B96F44CF6CC4F97BD29C888F18D9E83"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The
term <term>eligible entity</term> does not include any entity that has failed
to submit the most recently required certification under subsection (c) within
30 days after the date on which such certification is due.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF111D25C07254629B8F93A25C0FF1209"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Emergency
call</header><text>The term <term>emergency call</term> means any real-time
communication with a public safety answering point or other emergency
management or response agency, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H32B6A5A68F774802A537C7317A7304AF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>through voice,
text, or video and related data; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H770C8DFB9D8840D8883688FA1E804406"><enum>(B)</enum><text>nonhuman-initiated
automatic event alerts, such as alarms, telematics, or sensor data, which may
also include real-time voice, text, or video communications.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H24AED2CCC8344858998C4E4DBCF191B1"><enum>(5)</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="HC9957CE7080246979456FB6C565CBD3A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provides
standardized interfaces from emergency call and message services to support
emergency communications;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9F57B55914B940C1860B3E22329D5B25"><enum>(B)</enum><text>processes all
types of emergency calls, including voice, text, data, and multimedia
information;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H86A1CEBA3D9742789CC6F6CB8BFCA5D8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>acquires and
integrates additional emergency call data useful to call routing and
handling;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0BAB3D1472F940AA8A8CA5FC27C4645E"><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="H57F291C6A9914E66B817B448E889317B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>supports data or
video communications needs for coordinated incident response and management;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H22CBD75D0F2E4A7C934B724D576D86D4"><enum>(F)</enum><text>provides broadband
service to public safety answering points or other first responder
entities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7CAAF5BA1F6A488D92EE29C66451CB02"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Office</header><text>The
term <term>Office</term> means the 9–1–1 Implementation Coordination
Office.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H930F4DAFE7CF486889C76F774934190D"><enum>(7)</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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/222">47 U.S.C. 222</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H256F8AD0794346EB92FB019E69D19821"><enum>(8)</enum><header>State</header><text>The
term <term>State</term> means any State of the United States, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands,
the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the
United
States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H5D27B68CC0084D60ACDAB2B011E54433"><enum>233.</enum><header>Requirements
for multi-line telephone systems</header>
<subsection id="HC101DA15495B471A9F3811C8C5002AAF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Administrator of General Services, in conjunction with the
Office, shall issue a report to Congress identifying the 9–1–1 capabilities of
the multi-line telephone system in use by all Federal agencies in all Federal
buildings and properties.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3E2483B8939D4BB3B5C5029989D63ED1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Commission
action</header>
<paragraph id="HBA96C8C998334FFA805FBBF495204C24"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Commission shall issue a public notice seeking comment on the
feasibility of requiring MLTS manufacturers to include within all such systems
manufactured or sold after a date certain, to be determined by the Commission,
one or more mechanisms to provide a sufficiently precise indication of a 9–1–1
caller’s location, while avoiding the imposition of undue burdens on MLTS
manufacturers, providers, and operators.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9D5E376B6C9242728B60F8FF55291005"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specific
requirement</header><text>The public notice under paragraph (1) shall seek
comment on the National Emergency Number Association’s <quote>Technical
Requirements Document On Model Legislation E9–1–1 for Multi-Line Telephone
Systems</quote> (NENA 06–750, Version 2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H7E7F89A4792348F1AC26A43DB8B6B3FF"><enum>234.</enum><header>GAO study of
State and local use of 9–1–1 service charges</header>
<subsection id="HAE77F0704270468484B7588F76184261"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate a study
of—</text>
<paragraph id="HA253B1935A9245A79BF799DDE1103623"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the imposition of
taxes, fees, or other charges imposed by States or political subdivisions of
States that are designated or presented as dedicated to improve emergency
communications services, including 9–1–1 services or enhanced 9–1–1 services,
or related to emergency communications services operations or improvements;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0AFC2FC12A4D4C8AA4628C2CFB0E33F0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the use of
revenues derived from such taxes, fees, or charges.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H25A74DEAA1054BC8BA4C3BD0828AE0DF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 18 months after initiating the study required by subsection (a), the
Comptroller General shall prepare and submit a report on the results of the
study to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate
and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives
setting forth the findings, conclusions, and recommendations, if any, of the
study, including—</text>
<paragraph id="H385BE4980FB24B7EACC24B467ED620A1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the identity of
each State or political subdivision that imposes such taxes, fees, or other
charges; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4F462FC53FFA43F5B4B9FCE2D0917A99"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the amount of
revenues obligated or expended by that State or political subdivision for any
purpose other than the purposes for which such taxes, fees, or charges were
designated or presented.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H6D8BCFCD849142F3A264B5AB907A11D5"><enum>235.</enum><header>Parity of
protection for provision or use of next generation 9–1–1 service</header>
<subsection id="H57098E14EAE549319979487B37896F59"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Immunity</header><text>A
provider or user of Next Generation 9–1–1 services, a public safety answering
point, and the officers, directors, employees, vendors, agents, and authorizing
government entity (if any) of such provider, user, or public safety answering
point, shall have immunity and protection from liability under Federal and
State law to the extent provided in subsection (b) with respect to—</text>
<paragraph id="H70EF3A8F4C12481AAC36889BFD7739D9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the release of
subscriber information related to emergency calls or emergency services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6C12353088FF499ABBE2A1C93E1F8F35"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the use or
provision of 9–1–1 services, E9–1–1 services, or Next Generation 9–1–1
services; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD48281941BEC47ACA0B6B6A6CB9CBEB4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>other matters
related to 9–1–1 services, E9–1–1 services, or Next Generation 9–1–1
services.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7FD71854C0E24033AC9B76D035F2389F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Scope of
immunity and protection from liability</header><text>The scope and extent of
the immunity and protection from liability afforded under subsection (a) shall
be the same as that provided under section 4 of the Wireless Communications and
Public Safety Act of 1999 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/615a">47 U.S.C. 615a</external-xref>) to wireless
carriers, public safety answering points, and users of wireless 9–1–1 service
(as defined in paragraphs (4), (3), and (6), respectively, of section 6 of that
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/615b">47 U.S.C.
615b</external-xref>)) with respect to such release, use, and other
matters.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H38941A43F1D04939A283515D8C07EDF2"><enum>236.</enum><header>Commission
proceeding on autodialing</header>
<subsection id="H2F83272CB1A8491BB46353D798F2E9E4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Commission shall initiate a proceeding to create a specialized
Do-Not-Call registry for public safety answering points.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H22246E36DDEB49FA945DB6403EF82F7A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Features of the
registry</header><text>The Commission shall issue regulations, after providing
the public with notice and an opportunity to comment, that—</text>
<paragraph id="H5E723CBA1DC143CE8AB9E96618FC3751"><enum>(1)</enum><text>permit verified
public safety answering point administrators or managers to register the
telephone numbers of all 9–1–1 trunks and other lines used for the provision of
emergency services to the public or for communications between public safety
agencies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H25ED235D68484E77A9CE0AC4DE4514B7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide a process
for verifying, no less frequently than once every 7 years, that registered
numbers should continue to appear upon the registry;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9654C8581713450D85534744BECFD7AC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide a process
for granting and tracking access to the registry by the operators of automatic
dialing equipment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H662CBADC287A4D88959D80DBCA2730E4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>protect the list
of registered numbers from disclosure or dissemination by parties granted
access to the registry; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7F736EEACFF447AE98F9A2873EB97972"><enum>(5)</enum><text>prohibit the use
of automatic dialing or <quote>robocall</quote> equipment to establish contact
with registered numbers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H20C5941EAB384BD19B09B43222741684"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Enforcement</header><text>The
Commission shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H228A00A36D32442E88A42924011508D5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establish monetary
penalties for violations of the protective regulations established pursuant to
subsection (b)(4) of not less than $100,000 per incident nor more than
$1,000,000 per incident;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H21528AA2C7764145B287D221D0AC52A4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish monetary
penalties for violations of the prohibition on automatically dialing registered
numbers established pursuant to subsection (b)(5) of not less than $10,000 per
call nor more than $100,000 per call; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H523C7BD60A924ED4861691D3FD3D92F0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide for the
imposition of fines under paragraphs (1) or (2) that vary depending upon
whether the conduct leading to the violation was negligent, grossly negligent,
reckless, or willful, and depending on whether the violation was a first or
subsequent offence.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H96FC35ACE12D4550A9694BD2FDC12909"><enum>237.</enum><header>NHTSA report on
costs for requirements and specifications of Next Generation 9–1–1
services</header>
<subsection id="H08A1E5C27BF541C592E21A056D8BE0B9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Using amounts made available from the Public Safety Trust
Fund under section 401, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, in consultation with the Commission, the Secretary of Homeland
Security, and the Office, shall prepare and submit to Congress a report that
analyzes and determines detailed costs for specific Next Generation 9–1–1
service requirements and specifications.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB91D8AABD4F543C3B32CB48776055E3B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
report required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H875D0624CD7E48C6B57A5ED29847AB98"><enum>(1)</enum><text>How costs would be
allocated geographically or among public safety answering points, broadband
service providers, and third-party providers of Next Generation 9–1–1
services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB0FB25D6F004420C96A0223D7301B37F"><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="H8CA8B4D765764857B2FDE52C6275A04C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>How differences in
public safety answering points’ access to broadband across the United States
may affect costs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7A1649C4D10440798E5A6E3BF18BC8B0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A
technical analysis and cost study of different delivery platforms, such as
wireline, wireless, and satellite.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H37889B948AAB465D822BB3A4C97EEBA2"><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="H5A34A616D2A742FB89111BC0DAD0B304"><enum>(6)</enum><text>An analysis of the
needs for Next Generation 9–1–1 service of persons with disabilities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H19694A94526E4828A9540AAE77B00151"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Standards and
protocols for Next Generation 9–1–1 service and for incorporating Voice over
Internet Protocol and real-time text standards.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HC5EB72303DE446B0A2E9E38A827CF282"><enum>238.</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 Act, the Commission, in coordination with
the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Administrator of the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, and the Office, 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 the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HE428BEF737374F20962DB9523C2A90AB"><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
services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H12C21E3627114A7681F808EC552AEDF1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Legal mechanisms
to ensure efficient and accurate transmission of 9–1–1 caller information to
emergency management or response agencies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0823CE9FD5784BE6905DEC4B5F06A71E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Recommendations
for removing jurisdictional barriers and inconsistent legacy regulations,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9532CE663F794C238114A4D2817D295D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>proposals that
would require States to remove regulatory impediments to Next Generation 9–1–1
services development, while recognizing the appropriate role of the
States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC2D5404571E74F9FBAB2ACB20CCF1812"><enum>(B)</enum><text>eliminating
outdated 9–1–1 regulations at the Federal level; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA609FD5EFE4B4C1BAC97FFF9436792C2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>preempting
inconsistent State regulations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header>Spectrum Auction
Authority</header>
<section id="H825F644E133040B989D5A8726A372597"><enum>301.</enum><header>Deadlines for
auction of certain spectrum</header>
<subsection id="H35463BB4C2834A1196D6C9F0B0FDCBEC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<paragraph id="HE3FF475748EB4F1CB5960757467DEFF2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Auction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall, through competitive
bidding under section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
309(j)), assign licenses for the use of the electromagnetic spectrum described
in paragraph (2) in accordance with the timetable set forth in paragraph
(3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDAFC9E2E24CB4C75A24CC8C1C7DF475E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Spectrum
described</header><text>The spectrum described in this paragraph is the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HF9FC5A873E3146F0AA9CF07D53AF0D13"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The frequencies from 2155 megahertz to 2180
megahertz.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4CADBCC140854948961ECDB946B10CE4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The frequencies from 1755 megahertz to 1780
megahertz, except that if—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H48F725CA7423402CAFD7F5D1640ECA32"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the President determines that such
frequencies cannot be reallocated for non-Federal use due to the need to
protect incumbent Federal operations from interference; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H213EE47226FC4AC3BB2CA42E83D1A2B8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the President identifies other spectrum the
reallocation for non-Federal use of which better serves the public interest,
convenience, and necessity and that can reasonably be expected to produce
comparable auction receipts;</text>
</clause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">the
spectrum described in this subparagraph shall be the spectrum identified by the
President under clause (ii).</continuation-text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H48BA58B7A0FB41C19EAC1E544FE88EAA"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The frequencies from 1695 megahertz to 1710
megahertz, except for the geographic exclusion zones (as such zones may be
amended) identified in the report of the NTIA published in October 2010 and
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>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H438AC0F418C1444BA11600708E8DF813"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fifteen megahertz of contiguous spectrum
identified by the Commission to be paired with the spectrum described in
subparagraph (C).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4CE67C253B954735B6B412D873DB44AC"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The frequencies from 1780 megahertz to 1850
megahertz, except that if—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H7CE53B3FA4AA4F258A0CD579629AAFAD"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the President determines that such
frequencies cannot be reallocated for non-Federal use due to the need to
protect incumbent Federal operations from interference; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H79A673271E904D73A99EAF5C326FE3AC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the President identifies other spectrum the
reallocation for non-Federal use of which better serves the public interest,
convenience, and necessity and that can reasonably be expected to produce
comparable auction receipts;</text>
</clause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">the
spectrum described in this subparagraph shall be the spectrum identified by the
President under clause (ii).</continuation-text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H18A886E88582417F8D6459B863A32C1E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Timetable</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding paragraph (15)(A) of such
section 309(j), the Commission shall complete all actions necessary in order
to—</text>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75063DF7CE2A471DBAA08AF5F8082E7E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of licenses for the use of the
spectrum described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause id="H28506264DE6F49E6A5346671F701AE03"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">commence the bidding process not later than
January 31, 2014; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC62EF8A3014F415BAF86A3BDFF64A9B9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>deposit the
available proceeds in accordance with paragraph (8) of such section not later
than June 30, 2014;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H763E49363BA342E89540D183430804DE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of
licenses for the use of the spectrum described in subparagraphs (C) and (D) of
paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause id="HFA68D438B30D4AE48446D2EE7C2EF4C6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">commence the bidding process not later than
January 31, 2018; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H3D24F1FE18B04217824B7557476C4B80"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">deposit the available proceeds in
accordance with paragraph (8) of such section not later than June 30, 2018;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H276A89B4667049CA844562CEA2B513E4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the case of
licenses for the use of the spectrum described in subparagraph (E) of paragraph
(2)—</text>
<clause id="H7A4ECFEC4EB246B983FA7AF40A520058"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">commence the bidding process not later than
January 31, 2020; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC20113651DAF4FC3A19BAB87DCFD2B1A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">deposit the available proceeds in
accordance with paragraph (8) of such section not later than June 30,
2020.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H94F71E7D0A464EF79E378A4243C41586"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Notification to
President</header><text>Not later than 6 months before each auction of
frequencies under paragraph (1) in which any frequency assigned to a Federal
Government station will be auctioned, the Commission shall notify the President
of the date when such auction will begin and the frequencies to be
auctioned.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC5403AD18E244B5C88D9716ED5F7BF9E"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Withdrawal from
Federal use</header><text>Notwithstanding section 1062(b) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106–65; 47 U.S.C.
921 note), upon receipt of a notification from the Commission under paragraph
(4) with respect to an auction of frequencies, the President shall withdraw the
assignment to a Federal Government station of any such frequency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H30848CE0DDC44617A6B5B71B82799BDF"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Delayed or
phased reallocation of certain Federal spectrum</header><text>If the President
determines that reallocation for non-Federal use of the spectrum described in
subparagraph (E) of paragraph (2) must be delayed or conducted in phases to
ensure protection from interference of or continuity of incumbent Federal
operations, the President may delay the withdrawal under paragraph (5) of the
assignment of such spectrum to a Federal Government station until such time as
the President considers necessary to ensure such protection, but in no case
later than January 31, 2020.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEC340D0C11FB4DF39ECDDB22FBF97F2D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Auction of
certain other spectrum</header>
<paragraph id="H1427240A7FE143A88874BCF964FEE7AC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Auction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In accordance with the timetable set forth
in paragraph (2), the Commission shall assign through competitive bidding under
section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)), or
reallocate for unlicensed use, the electromagnetic spectrum between the
frequencies from 3550 megahertz to 3650 megahertz, except for the geographic
exclusion zones (as such zones may be amended) identified in the report of the
NTIA published in October 2010 and 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>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H49B3E0BAC2BD4CF3B7DD831697E02BF6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Timetable</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding paragraph (15)(A) of such
section, the Commission shall complete all actions necessary in order
to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0612F7FAC23944BD9F10156B5CC79CC6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>commence the
bidding process, or commence reallocation for unlicensed use, not later than 3
years after the date of the enactment of this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H316C4F612B5B48FEA4D85878261F8C7F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">deposit the available proceeds in
accordance with paragraph (8) of such section not later than 6 months
thereafter.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5D572E91CC4B447CA8A304298D5F47A8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Notification to
President</header><text>Not later than 6 months before each auction of
frequencies under paragraph (1), or the reallocation for unlicensed use of any
frequency described in such paragraph, the Commission shall notify the
President of the date when such auction will begin or such reallocation will
occur and the frequencies to be auctioned or reallocated.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H856917A77D0E41C9AD70435E48C51D74"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Withdrawal from
Federal use</header><text>Upon receipt of a notification from the Commission
under paragraph (3) with respect to an auction or reallocation of frequencies,
the President shall withdraw the assignment to a Federal Government station of
any such frequency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4EFF711490F2488C90E80F656AC05E5D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Auction
proceeds</header><text>Section 309(j)(8) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 309(j)(8)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1AF47DD3FA6A4314A2330FD1EB5E112A"><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), (F), and
(G),</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2762863D39954F8A98E04D27461AE919"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H42E9FA2508A3439485BFA8EF1EC086CC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (i), by
striking <quote>subparagraph (E)(ii)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraphs
(D)(ii), (E)(ii), (F), and (G)(iv)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE52968FB93E84F2C8206DCBCB0B12C4F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause
(iii)—</text>
<clause id="HCEF9320B94D3459F916671671B9B0A47"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon;</text>
</clause><clause id="H09DDD0D8FF6147A0A45D6F6335952C83"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>shall be</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1511E8E0BCFB4433924D9A8DC1B9A839" style="OLC">
<subclause id="HAB2B235CB7BF43998DA9D1BDC9CD1718"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">before the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>Wireless Innovation and Public Safety Act of
2011</short-title>, shall be</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="HECCED8C148124114957552942CD2457F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7FD7E5F5BDFC43D4B15D0E5EECF1B6F2" style="OLC">
<subclause id="HD74F074C203B4297A7514E323E93172D"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">during the 10-year period beginning on the
date of the enactment of the <short-title>Wireless
Innovation and Public Safety Act of 2011</short-title>, shall be transferred to
the Public Safety Broadband Corporation established under section 201(a)(1) of
such Act for use by the Corporation to carry out its duties and
responsibilities under titles I and II of such Act; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HC49EC846667A40E193CE326E1DB93018"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">after such period, shall be transferred to
the general fund of the Treasury for the sole purpose of deficit
reduction.</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA176C1F181A14A1C8F1024E89508099D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0D0EDF5D75DE4C83B536A89FBF298CFC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the
heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Proceeds from reallocated Federal
spectrum</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H715B70E7796743C58F410ED05D2C3853"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Cash</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF1B1C4BA00BA46DAACA880B66684FBE2" style="OLC">
<clause id="H8BE8BA3D3DF045BAB256C79AFE588846"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in
clause (ii), cash</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1E0DBC161C48438397C6987B45AFB07F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA52743B897C41A58B104B78F75F3D7C" style="OLC">
<clause id="H5B9292AD61714866A8923DB0E60F39A0"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Certain other
proceeds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided
in subparagraph (B), in the case of proceeds (including deposits and upfront
payments from successful bidders) attributable to the auction of eligible
frequencies described in paragraph (2) of section 113(g) of the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act that are
required to be auctioned by subsection (a)(1) or (b)(1) of section 301 of the
<short-title>Wireless Innovation and Public Safety Act of
2011</short-title>, such portion of such proceeds as is necessary to cover the
relocation costs and sharing costs (as defined in paragraph (3) of such section
113(g)) of Federal entities relocated from or sharing such eligible frequencies
shall be deposited in the Spectrum Relocation Fund. The remainder of such
proceeds shall be deposited in the Public Safety Trust Fund established by
section 401(a)(1) of such Act.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1DCFCF081DBE4013889DBE3291D466E1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H301823C98D0D407C8EFF9B61868D5A86" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H69B403824C454454B3B04614A3FA0F34"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Certain proceeds
designated for Public Safety Trust Fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and
(D), the proceeds (including deposits and upfront payments from successful
bidders) from the use of a system of competitive bidding under this subsection
pursuant to subsections (a)(1) and (b)(1) of section 301 of the
<short-title>Wireless Innovation and Public Safety Act of
2011</short-title> shall be deposited in the Public Safety Trust Fund
established by section 401(a)(1) of such
Act.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H21B680C920AC41C8B7F38F56B72FDAED"><enum>(d)</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>2021</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H8101D0E09EB94763A416EAF7312ACE91"><enum>302.</enum><header>Incentive
auction authority</header>
<subsection id="H501CD15A9D3546E58EBD692773A357E0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 309(j)(8) of
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended by section 301(c), is further
amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFB1698679EC248839D3DAFE72B1F80D0" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H4F43704E9503439380231D38BB2970EE"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Incentive
auction authority</header>
<clause id="H3D30DE58534342C79098BD47673B7C53"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the Commission determines that it is consistent with
the public interest in utilization of the spectrum for a licensee to
voluntarily relinquish some or all of its licensed rights for the use of
spectrum in order to permit—</text>
<subclause id="H3EBD06D3F0BB4F77970D80C90DF3ACFD"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">through competitive bidding under this
subsection, the assignment of initial licenses subject to new service rules, on
a flexible-use basis to the extent technologically feasible; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H636C7B5C7A084573BDB4F251A20447CA"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the allocation of
spectrum for unlicensed use;</text>
</subclause><continuation-text continuation-text-level="clause">the
Commission may disburse to such licensee, from the proceeds from competitive
bidding for any spectrum usage rights made available by reason of
relinquishments under this subparagraph, an amount that the Commission
considers appropriate, based on the value of the rights relinquished by such
licensee.</continuation-text></clause><clause commented="no" id="H0664791BB945490587F55C9E01B0042E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Factors for
consideration</header><text>In considering whether to accept the voluntary
relinquishment of licensed spectrum usage rights of a licensee and share
proceeds with such licensee under clause (i), the Commission shall consider the
following factors:</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="HC4F38864DE6E4419AC5D7C05F7A5A5BD"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The conditions
under which such licensee could maintain the license and whether such licensee
is in compliance with the license terms.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H515A014CA8C44990AF9670096848C0B5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>The extent to
which such relinquishment would serve the public interest, convenience, and
necessity.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H3C8AFCFE3B994A9CBC58E14EFCD7AC4C"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Coverage area
requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In assigning
licenses under this subparagraph, the Commission shall make all reasonable
efforts to ensure that there is an adequate opportunity for applicants to
submit bids for licenses covering both large and small geographic areas, as
such areas are determined by the Commission.</text>
</clause><clause id="H1CED026B95654CA1BDB667ADDA4263E6"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Treatment of
revenues</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided
in subparagraph (B), all proceeds (including deposits and upfront payments from
successful bidders) from the auction of spectrum usage rights made available by
relinquishments under this subparagraph shall be deposited in the Public Safety
Trust Fund established by section 401(a)(1) of the
<short-title>Wireless Innovation and Public Safety Act of
2011</short-title>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HB05B008EEDFA418790EA0AE5219FC4E5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Special rules
for television broadcast spectrum</header>
<paragraph id="H2B78FF348FD24C5D9D67317454EF745B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>General
authority to reorganize</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
order to create a geographically contiguous band of spectrum across the United
States, the Commission shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA5D94C6A550B4CABA4C82E3C57A028B7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">create a framework to make available such
portions of the television broadcast spectrum as the Commission considers
appropriate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H35335023C0EA40918774EC63CA622683"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require television broadcast station
licensees and other licensees to relocate, as the Commission considers
appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H62C0A31601BC44D8AC03E05C54032F88"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Voluntary nature
of incentive auctions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except
as provided in paragraphs (3) and (4), reclamation or modification of spectrum
usage rights of a television broadcast station licensee for the purpose of
providing spectrum usage rights to carry out an incentive auction under
subparagraph (G) of section 309(j)(8) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
added by subsection (a), shall be on a voluntary basis.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7590F98F21F04126B93EE687457DFCA0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reclamation in
exchange for rights to substantially equivalent spectrum</header>
<subparagraph id="HFE38646E22B84345A26BC6F6A58755F1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission may
reclaim the spectrum usage rights of a television broadcast station licensee
for the purpose of providing spectrum usage rights to carry out an incentive
auction under section 309(j)(8)(G) of the Communications Act of 1934 if the
Commission assigns to such licensee the rights to use an identical amount of
contiguous spectrum, in the same geographic market.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3D51A50E767943F6B7D8DDD782D1B681"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Substantial
equivalence</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission
shall ensure, to the extent technically feasible, in the public interest, and
consistent with the goals of the auction, that spectrum usage rights assigned
under subparagraph (A) enable a licensee to offer service that is substantially
similar in service contour, population covered, and amount of harmful
interference to the service offered by such licensee on the spectrum the rights
to which are reclaimed by the Commission under such subparagraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7FBE7376841E45FFA3D9ECD1754EE7FB"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Relocation
costs</header><text>The costs incurred by a licensee in relocating to an
identical amount of spectrum under subparagraph (A) shall be paid from the
Incentive Auction Relocation Fund established by paragraph (6).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H95135DD388CB4C998A057A1634835B69"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Modification of
rights and compensation</header>
<subparagraph id="H352535F26F4541259BDEB259332A13CA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Modification</header><text>If
the Commission determines that it is in the public interest to modify the
spectrum usage rights of a television broadcast station licensee for the
purpose of providing spectrum usage rights to carry out an incentive auction
under section 309(j)(8)(G) of the Communications Act of 1934, the Commission
may make the modification and compensate such licensee for the reduction in
spectrum usage rights from the Incentive Auction Relocation Fund established by
paragraph (6).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H473FE3EF0D724E02AD907017F01827E9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Least
modification technically feasible</header><text>To the extent technically
feasible and in the public interest, in making a modification of the spectrum
usage rights of a television broadcast station licensee under subparagraph (A),
the Commission shall make reasonable efforts to—</text>
<clause id="HA763674BC2F94A079526E696BF018E12"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">preserve the amount of population covered
by the signal of such licensee within the service area of such licensee;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H728AA8D60AB146CF8A7505A5081B55BB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>avoid any
substantial increase in harmful interference to the signal of such licensee as
a result of the modification.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H130EAEF3CCA747F395936218F4C59BFD"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<subparagraph id="H2C6B4C4A42ED48D58347EE664DE6AFE2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Co-location</header><text>In
the reorganization of the television broadcast spectrum under this
subsection—</text>
<clause id="HCFE63C18639D46FC9E3CB8C4606F3849"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Commission may not involuntarily
co-locate multiple television broadcast station licensees on the same channel;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H67A075666A704034A1689AAF2D23E0C2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each television broadcast station licensee
voluntarily electing to be co-located shall have the carriage rights under
sections 338, 614, and 615 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 338;
534; 535) that it would have had if it had been the sole television broadcast
station licensee located at the shared location on November 30, 2010.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEAEA0179341F42FC9666E2746A05965C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>No involuntary
relocation from UHF to VHF</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
the reorganization of the television broadcast spectrum under this subsection,
the Commission may not involuntarily reassign a licensee from a television
channel located between 470 megahertz and 608 megahertz to a television channel
located between 54 megahertz and 216 megahertz.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD552C3D312184C07A837A6D4434C4DC5"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Establishment of
Incentive Auction Relocation Fund</header>
<subparagraph id="H60A0FD3E4D4949A788BE511A2F1E2C58"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established in the Treasury of the United States
a fund to be known as the Incentive Auction Relocation Fund.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F5169BF59BA473BA4DC44C768225F44"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Deposits</header><text>There
shall be deposited in the Incentive Auction Relocation Fund the amounts
specified in section 401(b)(2).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA4E1698247514404BCB339944ADB32F8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Amounts
in the Incentive Auction Relocation Fund shall be available to the Assistant
Secretary for use—</text>
<clause id="HBA5780F72BBE4CF292BBB062918BE490"><enum>(i)</enum><text>without fiscal
year limitation;</text>
</clause><clause id="HAD9B132B99DC42E483FF8E464A4E5708"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>without further
appropriation;</text>
</clause><clause id="HB141454F63C947E48B1E430562D8EF69"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of availability for payment of
the costs of a particular television broadcast station licensee described in
subparagraph (D)(i)(I), for a period not to exceed 18 months following the
latest of—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="HB54A055F33DD43B0811371D335F0CDFB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>completion of the
auction under section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
309(j)) from which such amounts were derived;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HE02450798F0246EE9C4C41E4717AD9E8"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the issuance by the Commission to such
licensee of a construction permit to allow such licensee to change channels or
geographic locations; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H2C05979986A14D90A62547433E906C1E"><enum>(III)</enum><text>notification by
such licensee to the Assistant Secretary that such licensee has incurred or
will incur costs as a result of such a change;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HD7B20199CC894092ACFFA9C442B43DCB"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in
the case of availability for payment of costs of a particular multichannel
video programming distributor described in subparagraph (D)(i)(II), for a
period not to exceed 18 months following the later of—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="H67FA9BC71CD040069B4903EDDC99B2C0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>completion of the
auction under section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
309(j)) from which such amounts were derived; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H8F6A6AE8ACA8421BA3519007F8BD56A0"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notification by such multichannel video
programming distributor to the Assistant Secretary that such multichannel video
programming distributor has incurred or will incur such costs; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H80B33D0C646748C1BC4F6AE813434A89"><enum>(v)</enum><text>before January 1,
2018.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBE9D8BE1380F4B19ADDDA69804A3B0E2"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header>
<clause id="H5FA30291F4274CE4B9D75B721EFDB8DF"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Amounts in the Incentive Auction Relocation Fund may only
be used by the Assistant Secretary, in consultation with the Commission, to
cover—</text>
<subclause id="HB25B0532BC5340F2AFA75FF742F07FFE"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the costs, including the costs of new
equipment, installation, and construction (including the costs of tower,
antenna, transmitter, and transmission line upgrades), incurred by television
broadcast station licensees as a result of—</text>
<item id="HCE982CB4499747B396386CFD84641A80"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">relocation to an identical amount of
contiguous spectrum under paragraph (3); or</text>
</item><item id="HA51672720F9447F99292630C586CF1C0"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">modification of spectrum usage rights under
paragraph (4);</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="HF7525038ABF04321859A7A9EF39793BE"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the costs of multichannel video programming
distributors (as defined in section 602(13) of the Communications Act of 1934
(47 U.S.C. 522(13))) to continue complying with any carriage obligations under
sections 338, 614, and 615 of such Act (47 U.S.C. 338; 534; 535), if such costs
were incurred as a result of—</text>
<item id="H6ECD9263995543D7AC13E80B2813D13E"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>voluntary
relinquishment by television broadcast station licensees of spectrum usage
rights under section 309(j)(8)(G) of such Act;</text>
</item><item id="HE13DC8154A55493A81C21173447E54A9"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">relocation of television broadcast station
licensees to an identical amount of contiguous spectrum under paragraph (3);
or</text>
</item><item id="H48F8028430B046738F1371F14B78A445"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">modification of the spectrum usage rights
of television broadcast station licensees under paragraph (4); and</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="HC3EF42395CBF411A8755BCD0D9D400F2"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the expenses
incurred by the Assistant Secretary in administering the Fund.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HEE4713C60D13464D85EC0E25D9A8EC02"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts in the Incentive Auction Relocation
Fund may not be used to cover—</text>
<subclause id="HE2A8EE2289BB4D7D860265E954574B6A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>lost revenues;
or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HB58EBE3F56CF43DDB840178E29669F76"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">costs incurred by a television broadcast
station licensee as a result of a voluntary relinquishment of rights.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HC8BEA464C19942FC82FB81A2856D87D6"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Reasonableness</header><text>The
Assistant Secretary may only make payments under clause (i) to cover costs that
were reasonably incurred, as determined by the Assistant Secretary, in
consultation with the Commission.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0A829782BB78428B84E6E723399D312B"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Confidentiality</header><text>The
Commission shall protect the confidentiality of the identity of a television
broadcast station licensee offering to relinquish spectrum usage rights under
section 309(j)(8)(G) of the Communications Act of 1934 until the relinquishment
becomes effective.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD539D7EB2EA6498D9009F0CA940EDAF3"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Deadlines for
reorganization of television broadcast spectrum</header>
<subparagraph id="H7734330D311248EBB9206F0F084C2537"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text>Not
later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Commission shall complete a rulemaking proceeding to establish a process for
carrying out the reorganization of the television broadcast spectrum under this
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8DFC1E3793AA4CA18721983822121F15"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Auctions</header><text>The
Commission shall take all actions necessary in order to, with respect to the
portions of the television broadcast spectrum made available through the
reorganization under this subsection—</text>
<clause id="HFD9A4A1F0C2A41448806CD0E44073F72"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not
later than January 31, 2016—</text>
<subclause id="H0F006DD2D60E4A3CAB9E7CF390F78508"><enum>(I)</enum><text>commence the
bidding process under section 309(j)(8)(G) of the Communications Act of 1934 to
assign initial licenses subject to new service rules, on a flexible-use basis
to the extent technologically feasible; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H2F76D5323A8848A285EBBCF5084436F9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>allocate such
spectrum for unlicensed use; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HE899F8821DA5479C9ED751F438C7D05B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not
later than June 30, 2016, deposit the available proceeds in accordance with
such section.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE75A6F92D762449383D638389261C7C1"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the period beginning on the date of
the enactment of this Act and ending on June 30, 2016, the Commission may
conduct only 1 process involving reorganization of the television broadcast
spectrum under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2AB7E1B36A794474BC51F0F98BDA29E4"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Certain
provisions inapplicable</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
following provisions of the Communications Act of 1934 shall not apply in the
case of the reorganization of television broadcast spectrum under this
subsection or the auction under section 309(j)(8)(G) of such Act of the
spectrum made available through such reorganization: section 307(b), the 2nd
and 3rd sentences and subparagraphs (A) and (F) of section 309(j)(3),
subparagraphs (A), (C), and (D) of section 309(j)(4), section 309(j)(15)(A),
section 316, and section 331.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAC91E6A30F3A42BB956EEBA2F233FB03"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph id="H1F0C90F41BB74D36A812BA9B3655E4B6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Television
broadcast spectrum</header><text>The term <term>television broadcast
spectrum</term> means the portions of the electromagnetic spectrum between the
frequencies from 54 megahertz to 72 megahertz, from 76 megahertz to 88
megahertz, from 174 megahertz to 216 megahertz, from 470 megahertz to 608
megahertz, and from 614 megahertz to 698 megahertz.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFBB3532704FA4C3BB1EF3445B747E712"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Television
broadcast station licensee</header><text>The term <term>television broadcast
station licensee</term> means the licensee of—</text>
<clause id="H626ED8E68F93455E9C4876B87F9085D9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
full-power television station; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H480889EC62FD4A5FAFEDFB412E2EDDCD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">low-power television station that has been
accorded primary status as a Class A television licensee under section
73.6001(a) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HBCC2B9A5F9FE4EAFB41252FC0AF16B98"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Expiration</header><text>The
preceding paragraphs of this subsection, except paragraphs (6) and (11), shall
not apply after June 30, 2016.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H42124E0EA34E41AFB5162548751D0D36"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Incentive
auctions To repurpose certain mobile satellite service spectrum for terrestrial
broadband use</header>
<paragraph id="H4BE830F771CC483C9CFCD0005B9E9DA3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To the extent that the Commission makes available, after
the date of the enactment of this Act, initial spectrum licenses for the use of
some or all of the spectrum described in paragraph (2) for terrestrial
broadband use, such licenses shall be assigned through a system of competitive
bidding under section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
309(j)), including, as appropriate, paragraph (8)(G) of such section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAD84E10088FC4F46BB07916C4CEB7759"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Spectrum
described</header><text>The spectrum described in this paragraph is the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HC5C24B26F0464961A053D04D7A053873"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The frequencies from 1525 megahertz to 1544
megahertz, from 1545 megahertz to 1559 megahertz, from 1626.5 megahertz to
1645.5 megahertz, and from 1646.5 megahertz to 1660.5 megahertz (the L
band).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAAB56A5395184D16BDCFE6772A2C208E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The frequencies
from 1610 megahertz to 1626.5 megahertz and from 2483.5 megahertz to 2500
megahertz (the Big LEO band).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEE965BB0E5A848A3A416FCC9F149318F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The frequencies
from 2000 megahertz to 2020 megahertz and from 2180 megahertz to 2200 megahertz
(the S band).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6251195550304A2CBB9953C97FB1918F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Retention of
Commission authority</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall modify or
restrict the authority of the Commission to grant a waiver under section 316 of
the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 316) to an existing mobile satellite
service licensee to afford such licensee additional flexibility to provide
terrestrial broadband services.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Public Safety
Trust Fund</header>
<section id="HE809170918E04B83A7DF46DB06D9C0E3"><enum>401.</enum><header>Public Safety
Trust Fund</header>
<subsection id="H6B247B5CECC04F239F59D91816BD9E96"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
Public Safety Trust Fund</header>
<paragraph id="H7AAA107870BE4F9697EB2069A0D5CB3C"><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 Public Safety Trust Fund.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H420DBCEDB78C40F4A89E114DAD9F9E3D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Deposit of
receipts</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H811DD4AAF6124914ACD84F55A6F10BB0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There shall be deposited in the Public Safety Trust Fund
the proceeds from the auction of spectrum required to be deposited in the Fund
by subparagraphs (D)(ii), (F), and (G) of section 309(j)(8) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as added by sections 301(c)(3)(C), 301(c)(4), and
302(a), respectively.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAFFA95BF44D64AE4A40C5F4C598A3D25"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Amounts
deposited in the Public Safety Trust Fund in accordance with subparagraph (A)
shall remain available through fiscal year 2021. After the end of such fiscal
year, 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="H5234250533CF4566A7D2B8A137324B13"><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="HDE5CAE4D652B4CFF90493410118D0767"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Payment of
incentive amounts</header>
<subparagraph id="H457134FBD3DA42068DCE4AB9E8589A2B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Disbursals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts in the Public Safety Trust Fund
shall be used to make the disbursals permitted by section 309(j)(8)(G)(i) of
the Communications Act of 1934 to licensees who voluntarily relinquished
licensed spectrum usage rights under such section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD98B0484264241E39891CFBBBAC56C15"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Notification to
Congress</header>
<clause id="H575EAAA65FEE427C9C21AE8C4E5EDE0A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>At least 3 months before any incentive auction conducted
under section 309(j)(8)(G) 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="H6BDC0D88623240BE8768555EE406EBEF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>of the methodology
for calculating any disbursals described in subparagraph (A) that will be made
from the proceeds of such auction; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HA4B61D5C9B3F4C36A0035F086DC6EA43"><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 cleared its use of such
spectrum.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H72BBE907713C48EA864737A74535CCEB"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this subparagraph, the term <term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>
means—</text>
<subclause id="HBEDBA62DABA940B3BD6B5D576CC1F0EC"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HCEC948A0D173490899163D5EC031E75B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H257FAA7335AF4FA19E6F875361409540"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HE30F16C276CA4FA09E7A64292DF72D0C"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8F317F143ADB481E893AF11C6498F693"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Incentive
Auction Relocation Fund</header><text>Not less than 5 percent but not more than
$1,000,000,000 of the amounts in the Public Safety Trust Fund shall be
deposited in the Incentive Auction Relocation Fund established by section
302(b)(6)(A).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8D4E7A0D504D47068706FFEB8151D735"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State, Local,
and Tribal Planning and Implementation Fund</header><text>$250,000,000 shall be
deposited in the State, Local, and Tribal Planning and Implementation Fund
established by section 211(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H875E7D3391934C25B4441A2BF4C5FFCC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Public Safety
Broadband Corporation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$11,000,000,000 shall be deposited with the
Public Safety Broadband Corporation established under section 201(a) for
ensuring the construction, management, maintenance, and operation of the public
safety broadband network.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H12F263C9E0C54E1D91401CE9715F3FF7"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Public safety
research and development</header><text>$40,000,000 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 221.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6BE8C8E1C4894DC6BA2702D112B6D428"><enum>(6)</enum><header>NHTSA report on
Next Generation 9–1–1 services</header><text>$2,000,000 shall be made available
for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 for use by the Administrator of the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration to prepare the report on Next Generation
9–1–1 services required by section 237.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCE41BC60FFCD4183B07A775F9D6C3961"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Deficit
reduction</header><text>Any amounts remaining in the Public Safety Trust Fund
after the deduction of the amounts required by 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="H9796926E08694132BBB2D4F4E827822C"><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>
<section id="HCFF738D34F4B4C4ABE6437C1480EB6AD"><enum>501.</enum><header>Spectrum
inventory</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part B of title I of
the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act
(47 U.S.C. 921 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE017F259E6AD4BC8A9FB6E6E018F08FE" style="OLC">
<section id="H08552D419D6F4E408C4FE02965AC4A4C"><enum>119.</enum><header>Spectrum
inventory</header>
<subsection id="H65E3E87423AE42C0ADED383EE6789E82"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Radio Spectrum
Inventory</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In order to promote
the efficient use of the electromagnetic spectrum, the Assistant Secretary and
the Commission shall coordinate and carry out each of the following activities
not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H3773CF4F3AAF4A39B4201EFFC1DF5500"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Except as provided
in subsection (e), create an inventory of each radio spectrum band of
frequencies listed in the United States Table of Frequency Allocations, from
225 megahertz to, at a minimum, 3.7 gigahertz, and to 10 gigahertz unless the
Assistant Secretary and the Commission determine that the burden of expanding
the inventory outweighs the benefit, that includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="H68FE5E31E4C9415CA8062FB44DBB96D6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the radio services
authorized to operate in each band of frequencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA030C3C03FDC46CAA232308CFD74F266"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the identity of
each Federal or non-Federal user within each such radio service authorized to
operate in each band of frequencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7423B50199E2423495F75AA518CF87E4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the activities,
capabilities, functions, or missions (including whether such activities,
capabilities, functions, or missions are space-based, air-based, or
ground-based) supported by the transmitters, end-user terminals or receivers,
or other radio frequency devices authorized to operate in each band of
frequencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H93F84C587EA8493895E7F0AAFBF6754C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the total amount
of spectrum, by band of frequencies, assigned or licensed to each Federal or
non-Federal user (in percentage terms and in sum) and the geographic areas
covered by their respective assignments or licenses; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H86068CD784DD41F3B88BC390C75585FE"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to the greatest
extent possible—</text>
<clause id="H60464DC5F403468FACCC8501F0E7D081"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the approximate
number of transmitters, end-user terminals or receivers, or other radio
frequency devices authorized to operate, as appropriate to characterize the
extent of use of each radio service in each band of frequencies;</text>
</clause><clause id="H19E92F67EE534B31B6A0BA78CEAC4DD3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an approximation
of the extent to which each Federal or non-Federal user is using, by geography,
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
and radio service;</text>
</clause><clause id="H303BD04DC2934CE686036CC08545B54C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>contour maps or
other information that illustrates the coverage area, receiver performance, and
other parameters relevant to an assessment of the availability of spectrum in
each band;</text>
</clause><clause id="H1A81FF6202EE4EDB972AD28DD92843C0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>for each band or
range of frequencies, the identity of each entity offering unlicensed services
and the types and approximate number of unlicensed intentional radiators
verified or certified by the Commission that are authorized to operate;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HCB3D43B768C045DCA4BF472B348A5826"><enum>(v)</enum><text>for non-Federal
users, any commercial names under which facilities-based service is offered to
the public using the spectrum of the non-Federal user, including the commercial
names under which the spectrum is being offered through resale.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6FD3B88E0BFB40F08234F3D7B818CC66"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Except as provided
in subsection (e), create a centralized portal or Web site to make the
inventory of the bands of frequencies required under paragraph (1) available to
the public.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB7FB93613F3644768E35CC92F639DB39"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of Agency
resources</header><text>In creating the inventory described in subsection
(a)(1), the Assistant Secretary and the Commission shall first use agency
resources, including existing databases, field testing, and recordkeeping
systems, and only request information from Federal and non-Federal users if
such information cannot be obtained using such agency resources.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD3B54D1B406A41C5BC49ACA51B3BADCC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reports</header>
<paragraph id="H0601DC594D7043418905F3476127194C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (e), not later than 2
years after the date of enactment of this section and biennially thereafter,
the Assistant Secretary and the Commission shall submit a report to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives
containing—</text>
<subparagraph id="H21DD672D811149BD8CD71E182308D9DC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the results of the
inventory created under subsection (a)(1), including any update to the
information in the inventory pursuant to subsection (d);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3C1D02F21A4448018B3E2CCC9BE47144"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of
any information the Assistant Secretary or the Commission determines is
necessary for such inventory but that is unavailable; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2802AD06EE7840DFA44D119DFE1DF08D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a description of
any information not provided by any Federal or non-Federal user in accordance
with subsections (e)(1)(B)(ii) and (e)(2)(C)(ii).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H991E8D7FA4FE41A292D3771307D1FD21"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Relocation
report</header>
<subparagraph id="H01EE6F64E2B24E939676887BF4ED4C22"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (e), the Assistant
Secretary and the Commission shall submit a report to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy
and Commerce of the House of Representatives containing a recommendation of
which spectrum, if any, should be reallocated or otherwise made available for
shared access and an explanation of the basis for that recommendation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F0C00DA99164C58B7C2C6463C670249"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Deadlines</header><text>The
report required under subparagraph (A) shall be submitted not later than 2
years after the date of enactment of this section and every 2 years
thereafter.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBEB3A00F10674FC696CDAF6C4B9FA018"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Inventory
report</header><text>If the Assistant Secretary and the Commission have not
conducted an inventory under subsection (a) to 10 gigahertz at least 90 days
before the third report required under paragraph (1) is submitted, the
Assistant Secretary and the Commission shall include an evaluation in such
report and in every report thereafter of whether the burden of expanding the
inventory to 10 gigahertz outweighs the benefit until such time as the
Assistant Secretary and the Commission have conducted the inventory to 10
gigahertz.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H318091FD7B1B41DAA282ADD21A86CDD9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Maintenance and
Updating of Information</header><text>After the creation of the inventory
required by subsection (a)(1), the Assistant Secretary and the Commission shall
make all reasonable efforts to maintain and update the information required
under such subsection on a quarterly basis, including when there is a transfer
or auction of a license or a change in a permanent assignment or
license.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H730B90D45FE748B2B0CD19CEC958A081"><enum>(e)</enum><header>National
Security and Public Safety Information</header>
<paragraph id="H57E56CDD9BDC4F8F8F33F7CA9A21C2D3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Nondisclosure</header>
<subparagraph id="H2FA803869FD44DD28978E90CDE890396"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the head of an executive agency of the Federal
Government determines that public disclosure of certain information held by
that agency or a licensee of non-Federal spectrum and required by subsection
(a), (c), or (d) 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, or
public safety, the agency head shall notify the Assistant Secretary of that
determination and shall include descriptions of the activities, capabilities,
functions, or missions (including whether they are space-based, air-based, or
ground-based) supported by the information being withheld.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H083BAD55CB8445F69D1E084245A5A88C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Information
provided</header><text>The agency head shall provide to the Assistant
Secretary—</text>
<clause id="HA08798DDBE0C49539DEE4221B19EE157"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the publicly
releasable information required by subsection (a)(1);</text>
</clause><clause id="HD3A01C0D85894AED85B10BED4692EBD6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to the maximum
extent practicable, a summary description, suitable for public release, of the
classified national security information or other information for which there
is a legal basis for nondisclosure; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC11AA160305E4F2A9F6043F039E1C1D5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a classified
annex, under appropriate cover, containing the classified national security
information or other information for which there is a legal basis for
nondisclosure that the agency head has determined must be withheld from public
disclosure.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD7A337F437E448C4931F6C862BDDB927"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public safety
nondisclosure</header>
<subparagraph id="H153BDB357D0B4624953F4B7E927C947B"><enum>(A)</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 submitted by subsection (a), (c), or (d) would reveal information for which
public disclosure would be detrimental to public safety, or the licensee is
otherwise prohibited by law from disclosing the information, the licensee may
petition the Commission for a partial or total exemption from inclusion on the
centralized portal or Web site under subsection (a)(2) and in the report
required by subsection (c).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFE4CCB839B034078A1A5599E7EA4C7D2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Burden</header><text>The
licensee seeking an exemption under this paragraph bears the burden of
justifying the exemption and shall provide clear and convincing evidence to
support such an exemption.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6FF05E0CE441402289600F45A8E3D575"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Information
required</header><text>If an exemption is granted under this paragraph, the
licensee shall provide to the Commission—</text>
<clause id="H42A38D9984AE4CEB8EA92173C7EBF221"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the publicly
releasable information required by subsection (a)(1) for the inventory;</text>
</clause><clause id="H9A4A47956B5B4691831F105C2EB3DD7D"><enum>(ii)</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 the licensee is otherwise prohibited by law from disclosing; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H133AD52EED524E56A58516E465478989"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an annex, under
appropriate cover, containing the information that the Commission has
determined should be withheld from public disclosure.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H855412BA887E42E7A049789789EAC799"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Additional
disclosure</header><text>The annexes required under paragraphs (1)(B)(iii) and
(2)(C)(iii) shall be provided to the congressional committees listed in
subsection (c), but shall not be disclosed to the public under subsection (a)
or subsection (d) or provided to any unauthorized person through any other
means.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6FA23FCF1A3048E18710DC75558CFE94"><enum>(4)</enum><header>National
Security Council consultation</header><text>Prior to the release of the
inventory under subsection (a), any updates to the inventory resulting from
subsection (d), or the submission of a report under subsection (c)(1), the
Assistant Secretary and the Commission shall consult with the National Security
Council for a period not to exceed 30 days for the purposes of determining what
additional information, if any, shall be withheld from the public.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB64DC899D3924383A4D0D66114BCB97C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Proprietary
information</header><text>In creating and maintaining the inventory,
centralized portal or Web site, and reports under this section, the Assistant
Secretary and the Commission shall follow their rules and practice regarding
confidential and proprietary information. Nothing in this subsection shall be
construed to compel the Commission to make publicly available any confidential
or proprietary
information.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H29A2F452B2D245BEBB18348A387902F1"><enum>502.</enum><header>Federal
spectrum planning</header>
<subsection id="HCDE62E60AC704A219AA44C5581AB7075"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Review of
evaluation process</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H579E5DCD9CBE4FBC96A417C841FE93C6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conduct a review
of the processes that Federal entities utilize to evaluate the spectrum needs
of such entities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2DC73A317B144B6BB7D67267D92D7168"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make
recommendations on how to improve such processes; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H40FE123CC983448A89474CC0AA4878E8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report on the review and recommendations
made pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1E1E49EACB904D30B0D64D5161BD97E6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Revision of
evaluation process</header>
<paragraph id="H004BA0FBD10644EC9D5585C4B93E6987"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, each Federal entity shall update or revise the process used by such entity
to evaluate the proposed spectrum needs of such entity, or establish such a
process, taking into account any applicable recommendations made in the report
required by subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H86010A642C804C81B8BE1819BE1D2900"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Required
inclusions</header>
<subparagraph id="HFD322F9973E549EB9EAA62CA03F5EA98"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Analysis of
options</header><text>Each process described in paragraph (1), whether newly
established, updated, or revised, shall include an analysis and assessment
of—</text>
<clause id="H34CD5F3951D7434C8B80A9DB626B7BF6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
options available to the Federal entity to obtain communications services that
are the most spectrum-efficient; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H41AA07E435B14ED190EA5E635224AF1F"><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="HD9CA47F375B74302A7AF907FE09116F5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Analysis
submitted to NTIA</header><text>The analysis and assessment carried out under
subparagraph (A) shall be submitted by the Federal entity to the Assistant
Secretary 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 (47 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) and OMB Circular
A–11.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H82C72A18C2964D2CA0C527063475BFF0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Spectrum plans
of Federal entities</header>
<paragraph id="H4B9CFC5CF4C64FF2A53D3492BFD2BABC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, 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="HA2888A44158046D8AD3FB68B821902FA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Required
inclusions</header><text>Each strategic spectrum plan submitted under paragraph
(1) shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3569E68DBEAD44FC95BDAF555E44B6CE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the spectrum
requirements of the entity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H67B95C0AA7C2441E8BC28CA46BF19650"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the planned uses
of new technologies or expanded services requiring spectrum over a period of
time to be determined by the entity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1E1CCABB4C734CD788ED5DAA8D57D41D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>suggested
spectrum-efficient approaches to meeting the spectrum requirements identified
under subparagraph (A); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H06CCF41A8D5147C5BB909C7157946A1F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>progress reports
on the activities of the entity to improve its spectrum management.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H97DB39D2A6654F38A014BCD8AAC7B1DB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Classified
national security information and certain other information</header>
<paragraph id="H0D087F2C33A1428182AC865293C771F7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The head of a Federal
entity shall take the actions described in paragraph (2) if such head
determines that disclosure of information required by subsection (c) would
reveal—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0D9641859F474E2D983FA3572879CC5C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information that is classified in
accordance with Executive Order 13526 (75 Fed. Reg. 707) or any successor
Executive order establishing or modifying the uniform system for classifying,
safeguarding, and declassifying national security information; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA80597E743E74ED09FE4FD769CB33AC9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>other information
for which there is a legal basis for nondisclosure and the public disclosure of
which would be detrimental to national security, homeland security, or public
safety.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H80038B25D32E46E092365C641768DD90"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Actions
described</header><text>The actions described in this paragraph are the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HC27432F048A7432A82A557F404A68DFB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Notification to
the Assistant Secretary of the determination under paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD1DD486723E44162BC255DDD92D693B0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Provision to the
Assistant Secretary of—</text>
<clause id="HFA83EE2AFFF84913AD6523D09E3BAD3A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the publicly releasable information
required by subsection (c);</text>
</clause><clause id="HE97D012630934558942D007F3412E6AB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the maximum extent practicable, a
summary description, suitable for public release, of the classified information
or other information for which there is a legal basis for nondisclosure;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HA50FE8B8CDD5427EBC772F0ECB991FFE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a classified annex, under appropriate
cover, containing the classified information or other information for which
there is a legal basis for nondisclosure that the head of the Federal entity
has determined must be withheld from public disclosure.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H806DE26F9DDD4D6E88B1430C8786903C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Annex
restriction</header><text>The Assistant Secretary shall make an annex described
in paragraph (2)(B)(iii) available to the Secretary of Commerce and the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Neither the Assistant
Secretary, 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="H6C87C913FAF84641A73AF3C697C17705"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Federal
Strategic Spectrum Plan</header>
<paragraph id="H33AC8803406240698963509426641C1A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Development and
submission</header>
<subparagraph id="H53787F1374A24A44B69762BFA58EBBB8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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="H44F57DD94E08421B8B57F4F184A0BFD9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Submission to
Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6
months after the date by which the initial entity-specific strategic spectrum
plans are required to be submitted to the Assistant Secretary under subsection
(c)(1), the Secretary of Commerce shall, consistent with the requirements set
forth in subsection (d)(3), submit the Federal Strategic Spectrum Plan
developed under subparagraph (A) to the appropriate committees of
Congress.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H328B7E8F595F44F0A2C180BEC4CFC43A"><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 subsection
(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="H66A629EC7FE44590BA2440DE4BB1E6EA"><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="H16066FE08DD047B4B5CAA136CF5A13B8"><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="H3401AAED15544BBB8A619CBA2CCE9A0B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide notice of
the submission to the other appropriate committees of Congress.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC9788642681D42A999C589F28AC03CF4"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this subsection, 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 entity
or licensees concerned.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCD01A9830CB045D2BE5FA1BE5FE2F650"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Incorporation of
entity plans</header><text>The Federal Strategic Spectrum Plan developed under
paragraph (1)(A) shall incorporate, consistent with the requirements of
subsection (d)(3), the initial entity-specific strategic spectrum plans
submitted under subsection (c)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H06C1F6A1424F40588E53061675850B31"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Required
inclusions</header><text>The Federal Strategic Spectrum Plan developed under
paragraph (1)(A) shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H98FEA4D4201A435C9037D4DFCD2D266B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>information on how
spectrum assigned to and used by Federal entities is being used;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H70F67FD70FDA4421A4669CFFD833C15E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>opportunities to
increase efficient use of infrastructure and spectrum assigned to and used by
Federal entities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H311E7A98EF4E4F85AB31A9F36FC7388E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an assessment of
the future spectrum needs of the Federal Government; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8B5FDBE9FD354D73ACBEE2AD72BB5D0D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>plans to
incorporate such needs in the frequency assignment, equipment certification,
and review processes of the Assistant Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3F334AFF124E4892B6C314DD8677EE65"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>The
Secretary of Commerce shall revise and update the Federal Strategic Spectrum
Plan developed under paragraph (1)(A) to take into account the biennial
submission of the entity-specific strategic spectrum plans submitted under
subsection (c)(1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5F75890AABBA46B78DFA286F49225D7F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>National
Strategic Spectrum Plan</header>
<paragraph id="H7C8164FCD00448AF82A34CE90CA0DBC8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, and every 4 years thereafter, the Assistant Secretary and the
Commission, in consultation with other Federal departments and agencies, State,
local, and tribal entities, and commercial spectrum interests, shall develop a
quadrennial National Strategic Spectrum Plan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF84E2C042B434871AA60B37F5D2147E6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Required
inclusion</header><text>A National Strategic Spectrum Plan developed under
paragraph (1) shall include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HB271DFC24C2742D08496E72DC1DDD5B9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal Strategic Spectrum Plan
developed under paragraph (1)(A) of subsection (e), as updated under paragraph
(4) of such subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB6B6977DBEED48BBA8FACCE7A24B8A9A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Long-range
spectrum planning for both Federal and non-Federal users, including commercial
users and State and local government users.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA4E9924B69044ABB98390C0FE64E7033"><enum>(C)</enum><text>An identification
of new technologies or expanded services requiring spectrum.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCF023096C49C443D895F9F82A9410803"><enum>(D)</enum><text>An identification
and analysis of the nature and characteristics of the new radio communication
systems required and the nature and characteristics of the spectrum
required.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE25756631906440EA4AB07427C0FCE96"><enum>(E)</enum><text>An identification
and analysis of efficient approaches to meeting the future spectrum
requirements of all users, including—</text>
<clause id="H33BFF5E2F2294A2B890BF5A2DE7A421C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>requiring certain
standards-based technologies that improve spectrum efficiencies;</text>
</clause><clause id="HBCA29441426F4C209F8800301D19A031"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>spectrum sharing
and reuse opportunities;</text>
</clause><clause id="H9FC7A00938C742549F736568153A9FD0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>possible
reallocation; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HDA9DDC5FA85A4E6D865B5599D7C28F67"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any
other approaches that promote efficient use of spectrum.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F8AAD0B7C7D466ABD7A4772CAFF0A66"><enum>(F)</enum><text>An evaluation of
current spectrum auction processes to determine the effectiveness of such
processes in—</text>
<clause id="H019D7192F82348A4A4E7DE869E9FBA78"><enum>(i)</enum><text>promoting
competition;</text>
</clause><clause id="H9BAF5249287A49B89E337F6C2D5EDD1F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>improving the
efficiency of spectrum use; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H77D29E42E4A44DDDA42FC3734FF838FB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>maximizing the
full economic value of the spectrum to consumers, industry, and
taxpayers.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F67ACD14D554DA7958C91A6C4E67FE7"><enum>503.</enum><header>Reallocating
Federal spectrum for commercial purposes and Federal spectrum sharing</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDBE116373A234726B29306673684EFF3"><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="H62DC1E7F60C744BC99C3353491C0ED77" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H833888F431954E60B39E679CDBC2484E"><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 or sharing 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 to shared use shall receive payment for such
relocation costs or sharing costs from the Spectrum Relocation Fund, in
accordance with section 118. 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="HD57220AD90F549E7B3EC406590BDDE87"><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="H78F6AD9EA4ED4D30993E7CD8B9385601" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H33F969E43BB44EEEAA48025CAF430876"><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="HB99F7D8DE3B242D48B4F3D25A724D1F1"><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="H0F026C6FF9F143AB86227D58CE4B495D"><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="H0F42CDF47B1246FFA3A89D523AFB2996"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Relocation costs
and sharing costs defined</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="H3438AB98B70D438583ADF8BF75463D00" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H53AFEBE21ACB4A1AA5BE81495EB47C02"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Relocation costs
and sharing costs defined</header>
<subparagraph id="HF6755EFD26DD41FCA22207EC65715B4A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For purposes of this subsection, the term
<term>relocation costs</term> or <term>sharing costs</term> means the costs
incurred by a Federal entity in connection with the auction (or a potential or
planned auction) of spectrum frequencies previously assigned to such entity, or
the sharing of spectrum frequencies assigned to such entity (including the
auction or a potential or planned auction of the rights to use spectrum
frequencies on a shared basis with such entity), respectively, in order to
achieve comparable capability of systems as before the relocation or the
sharing arrangement. Such term includes, with respect to relocation or sharing,
as the case may be—</text>
<clause id="H25A439F3F5CF42998F774E14B1A3F952"><enum>(i)</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>
</clause><clause id="H11C06BAF065A4ED3A758745C2A94B05B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the costs of all
engineering, equipment, software, site acquisition, and construction, as well
as any legitimate and prudent transaction expense, including term-limited
Federal civil servant and contractor staff necessary to carry out the
relocation or sharing 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>
</clause><clause id="HDD47056CBDC94DA49B70E122E30DE803"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the costs of
research, engineering studies, economic analyses, or other expenses reasonably
incurred in connection with—</text>
<subclause id="H1497BAF07B0443F196157A49E756C7FB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>calculating the
estimated relocation costs or sharing costs that are provided to the Commission
pursuant to paragraph (4);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H30C2A636FB5B446793F72C0C04EFB48D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>determining the
technical or operational feasibility of relocation to 1 or more potential
relocation bands; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HBE0C058B1CC84B6893D57419CD5E998A"><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>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H5137B5EB2C544A968DB080280BF903D3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the one-time costs of any modification of
equipment reasonably necessary—</text>
<subclause id="HBBFF7B52EB4342C7A11207ECAECCB949"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to accommodate
commercial use of shared frequencies; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H90363E19967B4DD9AD7815B73C5775BB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the case of
eligible frequencies reallocated for exclusive commercial use and assigned
through a competitive bidding process under section 309(j) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) but with respect to which a
Federal entity retains primary allocation or protected status for a period of
time after the completion of the competitive bidding process, to accommodate
shared Federal and non-Federal use of such frequencies for such period;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H8E87ECE11AE34D14B81F20BDB8CDE4B9"><enum>(v)</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>
</clause><clause id="HFFA95C5FB2E64F1984BB0EA5EAC0C9AE"><enum>(vi)</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>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCF534C9354D74B6FA7B4F58D5DC41B95"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Comparable
capability of systems</header><text>For purposes of subparagraph (A),
comparable capability of systems—</text>
<clause id="HD37EC56010FF4AD58F3B38EC6DF12117"><enum>(i)</enum><text>may be achieved by
relocating a Federal Government station to a new frequency assignment, by
relocating a Federal Government station to a different geographic location, by
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; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H9129AEF4E7934263B1A7334533ECFA12"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>includes the
acquisition of state-of-the-art replacement systems intended to meet comparable
operational scope, which may include incidental increases in
functionality.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HC1E020FEE49440599D2051056A75BC22"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Certain
procedural requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 113(g) of the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C.
923(g)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HD56F633F7D474CF7ACCA2C0E374EEF40"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)(A)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H316A6251FDDB428A875F4A95F5730938"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>or sharing
costs</quote> after <quote>relocation costs</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H110D23D0B1EA40519D516FE259606B3E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or sharing</quote> after <quote>such relocation</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1E2D797DF829420A802A6742B45008D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(5)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8772C410E0264D7382F11F01D4F3C8E4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>or sharing
costs</quote> after <quote>relocation costs</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC9DCB964297347BD8468FB7576B6C6DD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or sharing</quote> after <quote>for relocation</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD075D79DED3A4253A17917D8F1AA7E90"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(6)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6AC463243A7B4214B9FC4E896F5EFF41"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the 1st
sentence, by inserting <quote>and the timely implementation of arrangements for
the sharing of such frequencies</quote> before the period at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H96DD8D0D0AF145CB86232C4430FAD449"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the 2nd
sentence—</text>
<clause id="H082D6678BA7441279033E1CDFB1D9F80"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>by relocating to a new frequency assignment or by utilizing an
alternative technology</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H99832199C35F4A9FB9714E3E748109FA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>or limit</quote> after <quote>terminate</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H304828B7A1AF487682D749E926BCDC8D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>or sharing arrangement has been implemented</quote> before the
period at the end; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6F7A3EC6925A4C5BA99F02EF7C7CC9B3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the 3rd
sentence, by inserting <quote>or sharing</quote> after
<quote>relocation</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAEBAAB69821A4601BB4FB6226C7BD5A2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Spectrum sharing
agreements</header><text>Section 113(g) of the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration Organization Act, as amended by subsection (d), is
further amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF177A03FD41049169ED7BEB691A6C618" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HB2B1B7BA3CD44D43BF105B9340EFC6EC"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Spectrum sharing
agreements</header><text>A Federal entity is permitted to allow access to its
frequency assignments by a non-Federal entity upon approval of the 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. The costs incurred by a
Federal entity as a result of allowing such access are sharing costs for which
the entity is eligible for payment from the Fund for the purposes specified in
paragraph (3). 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="HEC76B0906F724C0EBE6E194EDF7D4DDC"><enum>(f)</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="HBC688A450408448FB94F71FF498F5825"><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)</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9A18F6AE08F5487987DB7B937E8E9830"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending
subsection (c) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE90AF17B212C4F16A44ABEBF274C65C9" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H59F9697ACC81438A8CE504B1318E07ED"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header>
<paragraph id="H1F03A6BD6CBA440487C84BF3A3F382EC"><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 or sharing costs,
as defined in section 113(g)(3), of an eligible Federal entity incurring such
costs with respect to relocation from any eligible frequency or the sharing of
such frequency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H68678023CC1949BEA346380CCC09E2FE"><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 pursuant to
section 113(g)(7) are authorized to be used to pay the sharing costs, as
defined in section 113(g)(3), of an eligible Federal entity incurring such
costs with respect to such access.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H82255C535918461EA63A7D51E1A61581"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Transfer of
funds</header>
<subparagraph id="H6A243E9E110E4C0E9C72D01A3B028765"><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 costs or sharing costs related to
pre-auction estimates or research, as such costs are described in section
113(g)(3)(A)(iii).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H17900D5444794F5893E402F3573ED262"><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) includes a certification from the Director
of OMB that—</text>
<clause id="H84561DB8A59448499EC2B621940BCA3B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>funds transferred
before an auction will likely allow for timely implementation of relocation or
sharing, 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="H8B4A6654B37E49129D9A8B00683E514E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the auction is
intended to occur not later than 5 years after transfer of funds.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H414AF465E06C4025A121E1842F72A702"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Applicability</header>
<clause id="HC56B9D4FF0944636981FA0AEE3DD85CF"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Prior costs
incurred</header><text>The Director of OMB may transfer up to $10,000,000 from
the Fund to eligible Federal entities for eligible relocation costs or sharing
costs related to pre-auction estimates or research, as such costs are described
in section 113(g)(3)(A)(iii), for costs incurred prior to the date of the
enactment of the <short-title>Wireless Innovation and
Public Safety Act of 2011</short-title>, but after June 28, 2010.</text>
</clause><clause id="H773F4F8A4637418C9C288FB0877D9209"><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 for costs incurred after the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>Wireless Innovation and Public Safety Act of
2011</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="HC6CBFC30C22E4F75A1BE609AE59521AE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCC3714B50D8D49AF9F9CA1751941A678"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by inserting <quote>and sharing costs</quote> after <quote>relocation
costs</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4126C16AFD684EAE9A2D6EF169BCB170"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H6493AD878C90457C9180CA3AC94A1CA4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by inserting <quote>or sharing</quote> before the semicolon; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H428926AAA93C4DD99065C913A2EA9193"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF5531CBFFF641F5A8FBB9CFA9EE0BC2"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>or sharing
costs</quote> after <quote>relocation costs</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HACE4D3C8515543A8A19DAB890F937191"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or sharing</quote> before the period at the end; and</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCDA905E53CBC4CDA9F4A8E3FFCC14C0F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by amending
paragraph (3) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5C148B4B9EAB4886AE4F12989BECA639" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB277919A3DB34B26A5BB524294820533"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reversion of
unused funds</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3AF3998DC357497580FFDA5C721FEFAB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Any amounts in the Fund that are remaining after the
payment of the relocation costs 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 NTIA, 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="H4FCECE6A32D14CEEBB6CEA98A82683E2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this paragraph, the term <term>appropriate committees of Congress</term>
means—</text>
<clause id="HF418023A849B4CAD879A84F7F8ADCB86"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate;</text>
</clause><clause id="HDCBAE19D6FDF4E608AF2EC60F65CB3F3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;</text>
</clause><clause id="H9AFB2593D0BF46B2BE64B613E10E9A74"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H970DC2E59E2B4B09808FAAA1A9214952"><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="HF60865BF7C0046B5B0A43147DAA384AA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(e)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE148A95F78DA444B9E30F83CBB14FB10"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>or sharing
costs</quote> after <quote>relocation costs</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEF5DBEF33DB94DE29902F4E2680D20A9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>entity’s relocation</quote> and inserting <quote>relocation of the
entity or implementation of the sharing arrangement by the entity</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H555272AC0C634B90A1773265081CAC0D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or the implementation of such arrangement</quote> after <quote>such
relocation</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H503AA045C344400F98EB67EB2BD43479"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDD3157527D9F410DB73E10B2805EF867" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HEC24B854CF774852A5F6062E98EEDC6C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Additional
payments from the Fund</header>
<paragraph id="HF7B5CA2B1CC54209848FCF37A12CF29C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amounts
available</header><text>Notwithstanding subsections (c) through (e), after the
date of the enactment of the <short-title>Wireless
Innovation and Public Safety Act of 2011</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 OMB—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC9E0775BDFF6430ABA7F2CDDBCE2838B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>up to 10 percent
of the amounts deposited in the Fund from the auction of licenses for
frequencies of spectrum vacated by Federal entities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF3B1CA2261204961BA47D5E59E470341"><enum>(B)</enum><text>up to 10 percent
of the amounts deposited in the Fund by non-Federal entities for sharing of
Federal spectrum.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H36E4F4007F3F4B68BA3CEBF8BD762B71"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
amounts</header><text>The Director of OMB, in consultation with the NTIA, may
use such amounts to make payments to eligible Federal entities for the purpose
of encouraging timely access to such spectrum, provided that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA86F72B4ACCC4A8CBBC73BD8767843B9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any such payment
by the Director of OMB is based on the market value of the spectrum, the
timeliness with which the Federal entity cleared its use of such spectrum, and
the need for such spectrum in order for the Federal entity to conduct its
essential missions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE781E8551D6345CEAC01A16FB4FE41FE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any such payment
by the Director of OMB is used to carry out—</text>
<clause id="H1263C1546FBC494CBEFD6148EACD353E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the purposes
specified in clauses (i) through (vi) of section 113(g)(3)(A) to achieve
enhanced capability for those systems affected by reallocation of Federal
spectrum for commercial use, or by sharing of Federal frequencies with
non-Federal entities; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5AC53EF782DE46FD9156FD677817784F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>other
communications, radar, and spectrum-using investments not directly affected by
such reallocation or sharing but essential for the missions of the Federal
entity that is relocating its systems or sharing frequencies;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H88F2F554134F4394A08C344625316C35"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the amount
remaining in the Fund after any such payment by the Director of OMB 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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H049C71C989764A71B5209B2639CEB464"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any such payment
by the Director of OMB 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; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC8E6727729634D58869FB8C718C54767"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the Director of
OMB shall make available from such amounts not more than $3,000,000 per year
for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 2016 for use by the Assistant
Secretary in carrying out the spectrum management activities of the Assistant
Secretary under title V of the <short-title>Wireless
Innovation and Public Safety Act of
2011</short-title>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC8A502CEDCB848B4BB243F30E2CC7483"><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 a notification or report required by section 113 or 118 of the
National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47
U.S.C. 923; 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 Assistant Secretary of that determination prior to
release of such classified information or other information. In that event,
such classified information or other information shall be included in a
separate annex, as needed. These annexes shall be provided to the subcommittee
of primary jurisdiction of the congressional committee of primary jurisdiction
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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFE56999F0D75457688EE60F1BC5627EB"><enum>504.</enum><header>Study on
spectrum efficiency through receiver standards</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB0F83BF6F1894BC3AE6BC445481F9098"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller
General of the United States shall conduct a study on 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="H5F5D00A5EA36461E883F73DFE0C8E7AB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Required
considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At a minimum,
the study required by subsection (a) shall consider—</text>
<paragraph id="H067B9E510E864A7DBA40945FCBCE5AF4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the value
of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3505D49092644614BDB177C7FDD78A7B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improving receiver
standards as it relates to increasing spectral efficiency;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1C21224438D945D3A80F963EE62FAA44"><enum>(B)</enum><text>improving
operation of services in adjacent frequencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H528F694BB67B4E67B49065CEDEBE76F4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>narrowing the
guard bands between adjacent spectrum use; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0A36BD34DB914F67ADBC6AC46B59AEE7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>improving overall
receiver performance for the end user;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3BB589DB8E1B470DA1C679B0E515AD73"><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="H0AB30E158C9E4F2E82E5F96F2D86CE9F"><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="H479720EAF07F450A986E80C3AEB1A9AE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the value of
action by the Commission and the Assistant Secretary to establish, by rule,
technical requirements or standards for non-Federal and Federal use,
respectively, with respect to the reasonable use of adjacent spectrum described
in subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H302940AE742247289B4E9447D2BBAFA6"><enum>(c)</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 by subsection
(a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HECF6CCDE9BAB4FC0A370642288B7E205"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>For
purposes of this section, the term <term>transmission system</term> means any
telecommunications, broadcast, satellite, commercial mobile service, or other
communications system that employs radio spectrum.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H7907A16CC60F4371B2230BC7C096F03E"><enum>505.</enum><header>Study on
unlicensed use in the 5 GHz band</header>
<subsection id="HC1CD58249A08463492B02DC22731C5FC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant
Secretary and the Commission shall, in consultation with the Secretary of
Transportation and other stakeholders, conduct a study evaluating known and
proposed spectrum-sharing technologies and the risk to Federal and primary
users if unlicensed U–NII devices were allowed to operate in the 5350–5470 MHz
band and the 5850–5925 MHz band.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1410AFB051A447C2A9A1B2118CE42137"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Submission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 8 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary and the Commission, acting
jointly or separately, shall report on their findings under subsection (a) to
the appropriate committees of Congress.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC8749DE901AB4544BBA78216A1170AE0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H7FD7F47617894BEBBCFD5177C539AA1B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>5350–5470 MHz
band</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>5350–5470
MHz band</term> means the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum between the
frequencies from 5350 megahertz to 5470 megahertz.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF4BBEF82D5434B0BA86F4E0E8E0CF083"><enum>(2)</enum><header>5850–5925 MHz
band</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>5850–5925
MHz band</term> means the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum between the
frequencies from 5850 megahertz to 5925 megahertz.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H3A95C696B65446DB901A185B498DA6AD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>U–NII
devices</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>U–NII
devices</term> has the meaning given such term in section 15.403(s) of title
47, Code of Federal Regulations, except for the frequency bands specified in
such section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HEDEC71185D204A8193B55EAC53EE5920"><enum>506.</enum><header>Report on
availability of wireless equipment for the 700 MHz band</header>
<subsection id="H05BB979420AD421F953F1D4BADBD69E3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter
until January 1, 2016, the Commission shall prepare and submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report on—</text>
<paragraph id="H85FB81E31E284C85889F466C87713405"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the availability
of wireless equipment capable of operating over all spectrum between the
frequencies from 698 megahertz to 806 megahertz that is allocated by the
Commission for paired commercial or public safety use; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA97137ACD75C443A8D4F131817484272"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the potential availability of wireless
equipment capable of operating over spectrum made available through
reorganization of the television broadcast spectrum under section 302(b) and
the auction of such spectrum under subparagraph (G) of section 309(j)(8) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as added by section 302(a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBD508BC7E5EC4C3981CAE354BE83D998"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall seek input from the
commercial mobile data service industry and include in the report required by
subsection (a) an assessment of—</text>
<paragraph id="H15A7AA2AB84844F18AA4DBF1CAC5C374"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the technical
feasibility, and the potential impact on costs, size, battery consumption, and
any other factor the Commission considers appropriate, of making equipment
capable of operating over some or all of the spectrum described in paragraph
(1) of such subsection;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAACEE3FCDDEB4AE989B68BE9F92195FB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the timeframe for
when wireless equipment capable of operating over some or all of such spectrum
will be available; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H16D3E64D16314834A7EA6908043FBAF0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the feasibility of
and progress towards making available wireless equipment that is capable of
operating over some or all of the spectrum described in paragraph (2) of such
subsection.</text>
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