1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Broadband for First Responders
Act of 2011
.
(b)The table of
contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I—Allocation and assignment of public safety licenses and
establishment of rules
Sec. 101. Definitions relating to public safety
broadband.
Sec. 102. Allocation and assignment of public safety
licenses.
Sec. 103. Establishment of rules governing public safety
broadband network.
Sec. 104. Establishment of standards.
Sec. 105. Submission and approval of interoperability
communications plans by States.
Sec. 106. Rule of construction for public safety broadband
licensee.
TITLE II—Funding
Sec. 201. Definitions.
Sec. 202. Funding.
Sec. 203. Public safety interoperable broadband network
construction.
Sec. 204. Public safety interoperable broadband maintenance and
operation.
Sec. 205. Audits.
Sec. 206. Auction of spectrum to fund the Construction and
Maintenance and Operation Funds.
Sec. 207. Achieving long-term interoperability and efficient
use of public safety spectrum.
Sec. 208. Report on long-term interoperability using IP-based
solutions.
<enum>I</enum><header>Allocation and
assignment of public safety licenses and establishment of rules</header>
<section id="HE4A23EB0424542D69BD5C4E937EB7AB6"><enum>101.</enum><header>Definitions
relating to public safety broadband</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 337(f) of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 337(f)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF230BCCC6AAD46AA9989FF576FE964EC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5C5E32BE46954F19B102C370DB8AB091"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
before paragraph (3), as so redesignated, the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H808B163099664C01AB7FE8F461131CFC" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H2BA4A928B9EB4B6F8D1A75ABC48224C4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Public safety
broadband licensee</header><text>The term <term>public safety broadband
licensee</term> means a licensee, as defined by the Commission in its Second
Report and Order adopted July 31, 2007 (FCC 07–132), and selected in the
Commission's Order adopted November 19, 2007 (FCC 07–199), by the Commission to
be the licensee for the 763–768/793–798 MHz.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2DB72D2E8A42476FABC76D38BE54B563"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public safety
broadband spectrum</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>public safety broadband spectrum</term> means the electromagnetic
spectrum between 758 megahertz and 768 megahertz, inclusive, and 788 megahertz
and 798 megahertz, inclusive, and any additional electromagnetic frequencies
allocated by the Commission for public safety broadband
use.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H3A0DD15F8BA84F83B558AC45E116F4D0"><enum>102.</enum><header>Allocation and
assignment of public safety licenses</header>
<subsection id="H6127DB3CB5CB40A8BBB00FCCE555E2EC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Spectrum
allocation</header><text>Section 337(a) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 337(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H0F4601430F8749F6925E1CEAAE3F3840"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>24</quote> and inserting <quote>34</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDE1C4829EDFC4D5F90DC3BFB81348CC3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>36</quote> and inserting <quote>26</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDDC0759AB1B6494AB5BB6C313E5BCC3A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assignment</header><text>Section
337(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 337(b)) is amended to read
as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20B6F17F17E244FC8ABDA4B5B8726FBD" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H56D89054807F401BB1DBAD8C17DB8FC8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assignment</header>
<paragraph id="id024AD6BCDAE8459FB680F1A36A30D325"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Allocation of
paired bands</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment
of the <short-title>Broadband for First Responders Act of
2011</short-title>, the Commission shall allocate the paired electromagnetic
spectrum bands of 758–763 megahertz and 788–793 megahertz for public safety
broadband communications.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id495F3F1127DF48E6BAC04BCE9DCC1CDE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Licensing of
paired bands</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment
of the <short-title>Broadband for First Responders Act of
2011</short-title>, the Commission shall license the paired electromagnetic
spectrum bands described under subparagraph (A) to the public safety broadband
licensee.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="id5D5DD045BB0344EE8FAA3CDA4916ABCA"><enum>103.</enum><header>Establishment
of rules governing public safety broadband network</header>
<subsection id="H3BA77163951F49B99DD513BE3DD1957C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
rules</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission
shall establish the following rules:</text>
<paragraph id="id24BFCDFD0AA44BA3A380957F64832F6E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorizing the
construction and operation of a public safety broadband network</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission shall permit the public
safety broadband licensee to authorize providers of public safety services to
construct and operate a wireless public safety broadband network in the public
safety broadband spectrum.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA969EC4C521D448A86F67248963FD039"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Establishing
network requirements</header><text>The Commission shall require that the
wireless public safety broadband network described under paragraph (1)
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H405A032B588C4BF39C5351A75C11DE73"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be fully
interoperable and remain interoperable with, and in conformance with the same
broadband technology standards as all other public safety broadband systems
deployed or authorized;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2FAA0FF12F3544FCAD29DDE9A6C1E8B9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide for
roaming by Federal, State, local, and tribal governments and other authorized
users of the spectrum licensed to the public safety broadband licensee;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H95EC1D5032B74A8AAB1E951BB142CB41"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide priority
access to public safety entities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H833FA061EA53455A9F13A552D1841B3D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>be built to
survive most disasters;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDC3C8BBAF176434ABBB4C46EB6937659"><enum>(E)</enum><text>ensure that
networks of such systems have the appropriate level of cyber security;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id57FEA4FB92064DAC8F3396D6FAE18875"><enum>(F)</enum><text>ensure that
authorized users have the ability to develop a local network, provided that the
uses for such network are consistent with rules established by the
Commission.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2E099A262FAC4CAE89D5454426E82DE4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Allowing for
shared use of public safety broadband spectrum and network
infrastructure</header><text>The Commission shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H255245D5625A4B36BACD8139A42A6C81"><enum>(A)</enum><text>authorize the
shared use, sublicensing, or leasing of the public safety broadband spectrum
and network infrastructure by entities that are not defined as public safety
services, subject to the requirements that public safety services retain
priority access to the spectrum, pursuant to procedures adopted by the
Commission, provided that—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id31EE1120782E4780843814BBEF6CD2A3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the needs of
other governmental entities are considered before commercial entities;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idFC6442C2DB0346ACBF5A64E6DD71BA11"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>such use is
approved by the public safety broadband licensee;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D5D6388CEB04D0F926F6C684349D3F1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>allow use of the
public safety broadband spectrum by emergency response providers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID15511ea945c1409781026277dd03fff0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensure that any
revenues derived from any such shared use, sublicensing, or lease are deposited
in the Public Safety Interoperable Broadband Network Maintenance and Operation
Fund established under section 202(a)(2); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id70459CFFFC7E4C2A872F6EF315DB3EC2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>ensure that the
Commission retains, for the 60-day period following submission of a request for
such shared use, sublicensing, or lease the right to review and approve of any
such shared use, sublicensing, or lease.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id79ADBB498CE046E6B87E91D4675F034F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Providing for
interoperability and roaming agreements</header><text>The Federal
Communications Commission, in consultation with the Director of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the
Attorney General, and Federal, State, local, and tribal public safety agencies,
shall establish rules that enable—</text>
<subparagraph id="id879D8B25F56646E9B7C36614FE1C3BCC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">nationwide interoperability between
wireless public safety broadband networks and commercial broadband networks;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6A16FE1F07F842DBB9DA888AF3BF7173"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">roaming by public safety entities operating
on a wireless public safety broadband network across any commercial network so
as to gain guaranteed access to a resilient and reliable commercial network in
times of an emergency.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3F393133308F433594CD5F11C55362AE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>As
used in this section—</text>
<paragraph id="idD415D1C320ED490BB144B6B89DE44E52"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<quote>emergency response provider</quote> has the same meaning as in section 2
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD921B9C2CC724CF18A710F2F4449E214"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the terms
<quote>public safety broadband licensee</quote>, <quote>public safety broadband
spectrum</quote>, and <quote>public safety services</quote> shall have the same
meaning as in section 337(f) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C.
337(f)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H3EEDCFB8C4E6463D92914098BBBE1E1A"><enum>104.</enum><header>Establishment
of standards</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland
Security, in coordination with the Director of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, shall establish an appropriate set of public safety
requirements for meeting the interoperability and roaming requirements
developed under section 103(a)(4) taking into consideration—</text>
<paragraph id="HDBB3BC799E4544FF8696EA4894BA7E39"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the extent to
which particular technologies and user equipment are, or are likely to be,
available in the commercial marketplace;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H745FA8CD65FE4117B34D5BD4F0CEEEDB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the availability
of necessary technologies and equipment on reasonable and nondiscriminatory
licensing terms;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8284CE18C71A4B83B1AAB17E2B0D8421"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the ability of
such requirements to evolve with technological developments in the commercial
marketplace;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB07BF718521F41B78ABD586E582DD008"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the ability of
such requirements to accommodate prioritization for public safety
transmissions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF6A4EE06CF3E44BCA86D2214C7DEC508"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the ability of
such requirements to accommodate appropriate security measures for public
safety transmissions; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H75A092913DC04A4CA9B0E24D6C4241BC"><enum>(6)</enum><text>any other
considerations the Federal Communications Commission deems appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="idCF6F8513C2E84A6783CA968846245AC9"><enum>105.</enum><header>Submission and
approval of interoperability communications plans by States</header>
<subsection id="ID5bfd7078708c4434bf8bfc4983d0a20c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the date of publication in
the Federal Register of the rules required by section 103 and the date of
release of the standards required by section 104, each State shall submit a
plan to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Federal Communications
Commission detailing the terms and aspects of the phased deployment for the
wireless public safety broadband network to be constructed in the public safety
broadband spectrum pursuant to section 103(a)(1).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDfc39a81d7c2d4124add429a23e9dc7b4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>Not
later than 120 days after the submission of a plan under subsection (a), the
Secretary of Homeland Security and the Federal Communications Commission shall
either jointly approve or disapprove of the plan.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id3A9904DBE0C44D5695EC684B9D77423E"><enum>106.</enum><header>Rule of
construction for public safety broadband licensee</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made
by this Act, shall be construed to overturn, supercede, or otherwise preempt
the Federal Communications Commission's Order adopted on November 19, 2007 (FCC
07–199), setting forth the roles and responsibilities of the public safety
broadband licensee (as such term is defined in section 337(f) of the
Communications Act of 1934) and the Federal Communications Commission, except
that the following shall, by rule or order, be modified by the
Commission:</text>
<paragraph id="id98E0DEC019B84D54BB5BA42D11DE8840"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any organization seeking membership to the
Board of Directors of the public safety broadband licensee shall be voted in by
a simple majority of the then serving members of the Board of Directors.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id45A01A978B82441195E62735125DEE24"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board of Directors of the public safety
broadband licensee shall include the following organizations:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID2d5796467c4a4485985ce3191c58f5f8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>International
Association of Chiefs of Police.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID59692c98119443149788684f50bd4108"><enum>(B)</enum><text>International
Association of Fire Chiefs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3c17b81936df494a837b3c9a798f20fe"><enum>(C)</enum><text>National
Sheriffs' Association.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID38181d57a2864df180d90b5ab9a91346"><enum>(D)</enum><text>International
Association of Fire Fighters.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfcc4c9240c9a430382f776e8b6b5e60c"><enum>(E)</enum><text>National
Volunteer Fire Council.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcac1de4da47a4964888924209eebded6"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Fraternal Order
of Police.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb017a1ab104c43a3b0b66d0e40346a52"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Major Cities
Chiefs Association.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb53f6c5f95dc4a7ebbf5906d17b58b5a"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Metropolitan Fire
Chiefs Association.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID10b991e04cc448e0a9657a6d9b586e4f"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Major County
Sheriffs' Association.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID11fb5e999d72434eb30812010f7ee7e4"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Association of
Public-Safety Communications Officials, International.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5a3b51fa0895490eabdebd0a9621c6a9"><enum>(K)</enum><text>National
Emergency Management Association.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID00db306eefac435e8b9caee48ed9bb4f"><enum>(L)</enum><text>International
Association of Emergency Managers.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0f2965129c404e37ad385f43b6ffd297"><enum>(M)</enum><text>Police Executive
Research Forum.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3b8085299e454f469f0311fc6371f3ae"><enum>(N)</enum><text>National Criminal
Justice Association.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1ed7353987cb48dd8587fd7b8fb8a667"><enum>(O)</enum><text>National
Association of Police Organizations.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe72d58930c224004a6828960c2ef7e95"><enum>(P)</enum><text>National
Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID12ef5c40b3984c7592564daf41d0e45c"><enum>(Q)</enum><text>Association of
Air Medical Services.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb1af3b8486384359b74c3a3b94f49cb2"><enum>(R)</enum><text>Advocates for
Emergency Medical Services.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5cc1572cf71746209dc41d786484ca65"><enum>(S)</enum><text>Emergency Nurses
Association.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0cc93d8a5fc141258726af4a0683ee71"><enum>(T)</enum><text>National
Association of Emergency Medical Services Physicians.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID079489defeae49269d62d1f0ddf6090d"><enum>(U)</enum><text>National
Association of Emergency Medical Technicians.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb9e2a93995c14af391b3264bc3e4ce5f"><enum>(V)</enum><text>National
Association of State Emergency Medical Services Officials.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf86220735d074d3cb5bcab295591accc"><enum>(W)</enum><text>National
Emergency Medical Services Management Association.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcd6355bc37f84433b1db55148b1e0164"><enum>(X)</enum><text>International
Municipal Signal Association.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID197ff46e7405402e897ef65b4968c32d"><enum>(Y)</enum><text>American
Probation and Parole Association.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2dc19b2e16454b02915d45d984a0c8f0"><enum>(Z)</enum><text>National
Governors Association.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID79746cc46ee748b9b754d14960072197"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>National
Association of Counties.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID730970bc31764b949d5f2f90c45c488a"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>National League
of Cities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6fb3663fb18143cbaa01ec3041b295a7"><enum>(CC)</enum><text>United States
Conference of Mayors.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa4d841ea92854a75816dce5294dbfa89"><enum>(DD)</enum><text>Council of State
Governments.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9b303f3ec5884422b8b45975f2309be5"><enum>(EE)</enum><text>International
City/County Management Association.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7d61c85f90fa4beab2e1e22a1c8fbd54"><enum>(FF)</enum><text>National
Conference of State Legislatures.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdc757b1ee5624565bc8dae8f70690825"><enum>(GG)</enum><text>National
Association of Regional Councils.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID826a338985a04b568ee1ccf9a0cbfcc3"><enum>(HH)</enum><text>Utilities
Telecom Council.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID12bbc4ad5cfc43b19cbd37c51acaf46b"><enum>(II)</enum><text>American
Association of State Highway Transportation Officials.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9bb27e627c1849909191cf6d7c662288"><enum>(JJ)</enum><text>American
Hospital Association.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDaff0b2854da44605b1a255948ad4005e"><enum>(KK)</enum><text>Forestry
Conservation Communications Association.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5fcaf465e23243de865f0b52cf1173bd"><enum>(LL)</enum><text>National
Association of State 911 Administrators.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id24725B765723420E97A68B1EB28753A4"><enum>(MM)</enum><text>National
Troopers Coalition.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3D154105B778405F9DAA611E368C0B11"><enum>(NN)</enum><text>National
Emergency Number Association.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID677e036d2f874167ad3ed0a01e7156ab"><enum>(OO)</enum><text>American Public
Works Association.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><enum>II</enum><header>Funding</header>
<section id="id47567D49B81846DEA9D2BB5D07532B8E"><enum>201.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title—</text>
<paragraph id="id4E60AE9CEA2540258C28E3CFB3CCA67D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<term>appropriate committees of Congress</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7A0C6CBF63B648ADB8ECD730E9B04047"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id585735D347FF4E7BA1FE9423C65B2C5F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4E5B0503C82243248F6E83ADA6FC350C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1536FD76BF95403AADB3A6B11E93D5DE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Committee on
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2391BA3A265D4EB2B0F811738AA4C96B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>Assistant Secretary</term>
means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and
Information;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA2745E69BCB644A5868C9B63F05313EB"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <quote>Commission</quote> means
the Federal Communications Commission;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB21343A3C44341C5B410D1966431AD4C"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>Construction Fund</term>
means the Public Safety Interoperable Broadband Network Construction Fund
established under section 202(a)(1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE6B8943ACB744195B0FD535D9789DEF3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the term
<quote>Indian tribe</quote> has the same meaning as in section 4 of the Indian
Self Determination Act (25 U.S.C. 450b);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9046A32E005C41F8856A08571D2E9B82"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the term
<term>Maintenance and Operation Fund</term> means the Public Safety
Interoperable Broadband Network Maintenance and Operation Fund established
under section 202(a)(2);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9A4DD6A6918D400D93E6F8975230F16C"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the term
<quote>NTIA</quote> means the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0AFB91C5A0244804A3C82251FE59AE81"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the term
<quote>public safety entity</quote> means an entity that provides public safety
services, including a State, municipality, or locality;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id458940A4129147DCB129D00B2AC15095"><enum>(9)</enum><text>the term
<quote>public safety services</quote> has the same meaning as in section 337(f)
of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 337(f)); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9782A5799BE34F1F8946485445431149"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>Secretary</term> means the
Secretary of Homeland Security.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID25eb14d6c03e46b48dce4e0b59cbb0a0"><enum>202.</enum><header>Funding</header>
<subsection id="ID5abed51a98554b54bc8b1beb936f2e95"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment
of funds</header>
<paragraph id="ID2e099a8511ce446ab3092b18414c024d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Construction
Fund</header>
<subparagraph id="ID10ad1d1c4f5348a0bc66f82f9cad854a"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the
<quote>Public Safety Interoperable Broadband Network Construction
Fund</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID718803525c4d4112b55406a62a6a1ea6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
Secretary shall establish and administer the grant program under section 203
using the funds deposited in the Construction Fund.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID559f218ec7024862a2cec70625a08793"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Credit</header>
<clause id="ID80190a7edb374ae589bac71b2ce2be3d"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Borrowing
authority</header><text>The Secretary may borrow from the general fund of the
Treasury beginning on October 1, 2011, such sums as may be necessary, but not
to exceed $2,000,000,000, to implement section 203.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDab2bf86d25c546c8b76765028a488673"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Reimbursement</header><text>The
Secretary of the Treasury shall reimburse the general fund of the Treasury,
without interest, for any amounts borrowed under clause (i) as funds are
deposited into the Construction Fund, but in no case later than December 31,
2014.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6bc865255e4d45ac96d3b62570627913"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maintenance and
Operation Fund</header>
<subparagraph id="IDe1d2f9f380a04a46ba21370206744c71"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the
<quote>Public Safety Interoperable Broadband Network Maintenance and Operation
Fund</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID35edff0776804b1da603713233dbfab1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
Secretary shall use the funds deposited in the Maintenance and Operation Fund
to carry out section 204.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID9b40c244630a45ebbafdf291defee1bf"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Initial
distribution of auction proceeds in funds</header><text>Notwithstanding
subparagraphs (A) and (D) of section 309(j)(8) of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)), the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit the
proceeds (including deposits and up front payments from successful bidders)
from the auction of the spectrum described in section 206 in the following
manner:</text>
<paragraph id="IDbf92f979d8aa4c42a9781c8135f76c48"><enum>(1)</enum><text>All proceeds less
than or equal to $5,500,000,000 shall be deposited in the Construction Fund and
shall be made available to the Secretary without further appropriations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID92f1071ff3194de5aee461693e98e2e1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>All proceeds
exceeding $5,500,000,000 but not more than $11,000,000,000 shall be deposited
in the Maintenance and Operation Fund and shall be made available to the
Secretary without further appropriations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF8B069DCE6B2475BA0420CA8BCE20163"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Any proceeds in
excess of $11,000,000,000 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="IDf6c2709768b24df7b19125936cafc42c"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Transfer of
funds at completion of construction</header><text>The Secretary of the Treasury
shall transfer to the Maintenance and Operation Fund any funds remaining in the
Construction Fund after the date of the completion of the construction phase of
the nationwide public safety interoperable broadband network to be established
under section 203, as such completion date is determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID2c027e0a6b1849a4822e146be169c4ef"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Transfer of
funds to Treasury</header><text>Any funds remaining in the Maintenance and
Operation Fund after the end of the 10-year period following the determination
by the Secretary that construction of the nationwide public safety
interoperable broadband network to be established under section 203 has been
completed shall be transferred to the General Fund of the Treasury, where such
amounts shall be dedicated for the sole purpose of deficit reduction.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID12e186ff27384e2197c470df86e8d722"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="ID681e562fb7fe4ac089659e140d2625cf"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Construction
Fund</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for
deposit in the Construction Fund in and after fiscal year 2012 a total amount
not to exceed $5,500,000,000 minus any amounts equal to the amount deposited in
the Construction Fund pursuant to subsection (b)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDfff0dd702ed44890808f276a4ee3969f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maintenance and
Operation Fund</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary for deposit in the Maintenance and Operation Fund in and after fiscal
year 2012 a total amount not to exceed $5,500,000,000 minus any amounts equal
to the amount deposited in the Maintenance and Operation Fund pursuant to
subsection (b)(2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID8cd768082c024e5fa0d0d161987edc91"><enum>203.</enum><header>Public safety
interoperable broadband network construction</header>
<subsection id="IDfd6e4a1c4c734425962b1b4ddaacd41d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment
of construction grant program</header><text>The Secretary shall take such
action as is necessary to establish a grant program to assist States,
municipalities, and Indian tribes to establish a nationwide public safety
interoperable broadband network in the 700 MHz band.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID00bf9c0276cd4f329f2533c6875347ba"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Projects</header><text>The
projects for which construction grants may be made under this section are the
following:</text>
<paragraph id="ID9771db15a54b4c06b7aaa649cffb5e93"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Construction of a
new public safety interoperable broadband network using public safety
infrastructure in the 700 MHz band.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2fae7ee982844e3199fa5d5061317242"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Improvement of
the existing public safety networks and construction of new infrastructure to
meet public safety requirements in the 700 MHz band, the 800 MHz band, or the
4.9 GHz band.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFECF4EB7927D480F8BD22B9171CD5D7E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Migration of
public safety entity use to the 700 MHz band.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0197cd13ab904075a8f9d180f1367365"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Matching
requirements</header>
<paragraph id="IDf8af21a9e7a44f8bb9ba651eb8daf233"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of carrying out a project
under this section may not exceed 80 percent of the eligible costs of carrying
out a project, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Chairman
of the Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4423ea196a5b4cfb95ba4c899faede74"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Non-Federal
share</header><text>The non-Federal share of the cost of carrying out a project
under this section may be provided through an in-kind contribution.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDae99e4098ada42c6aec29423dcd149a9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
establish requirements for the grant program established under this section,
including the following:</text>
<paragraph id="ID7c438192f59447748453037ec1a32316"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Defining eligible
costs for purposes of subsection (c)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID41b74f93e92d484d900131c90b5abfe0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Determining the
scope of network infrastructure eligible for grant funding under this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID52ac0fac016b48c6a816e592fa601ad6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Conditioning
grant funding on compliance with the licensing terms of the Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFD882682B6FE48BBBE0EE0143D5A7D79"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Ensuring that all
grant funds are in compliance and support the goals of the National Emergency
Communications Plan and the Statewide Communication Interoperability Plans for
each State and territory.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8EE7567F50B140E08CEB7D793E2BBEB8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><text>The Secretary shall enhance the Office of Emergency
Communications Technical Assistance Program to assist recipients of grant
amounts under this section with best practices and guidance in implementing
projects for which the recipient received a construction grant under this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID3efe145c7a6843b8b4c134fa51750917"><enum>204.</enum><header>Public safety
interoperable broadband maintenance and operation</header>
<subsection id="ID9b532470ae07471388a540c004311b53"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Maintenance and
operation reimbursement program</header><text>The Secretary shall administer a
program through which not more than 50 percent of maintenance and operational
expenses associated with the public safety interoperable broadband network may
be reimbursed from the Maintenance and Operation Fund for those expenses that
are attributable to the maintenance, operation, and improvement of the public
safety interoperable broadband network.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDcbc3ccd9c67148808af650da67c83756"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 7 years after the commencement of the reimbursement program
established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress a report on whether to continue to provide funding for
the Maintenance and Operation Fund following completion of the period provided
for under section 202(d).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id492CB2B7D39E4093B5676C664B393679"><enum>205.</enum><header>Audits</header>
<subsection id="idE43E2A201775488FAD7D3026359857C6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, and every 3 years thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United
States shall perform an audit of the financial statements, records, and
accounts of the—</text>
<paragraph id="id7D3C90E79580402DA860A0DD2BE5A6F0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Construction Fund
established under section 202(a)(1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id66CD5EDB093C4B87B2A04FF7F616722F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Maintenance and
Operation Fund established under section 202(a)(2);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFDC2E577FF834647BB78E2B3B312A2FC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>construction
grant program established under section 203; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6A8AD0EE7C164CF48F81491317BDA3AA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>maintenance and
operation grant program established under section 204.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7FFEF59D53434B20A521928F74AA7B03"><enum>(b)</enum><header>GAAP</header><text>Each
audit required under subsection (a) shall be conducted in accordance with
generally acceptable accounting procedures.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC86667C15F054F64AC47B74369EEB970"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header><text>A copy of each audit required under subsection (a) shall
be submitted to the appropriate committees of Congress.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDe9b0840291e7458f9e8af18d1b84df2e"><enum>206.</enum><header>Auction of
spectrum to fund the Construction and Maintenance and Operation Funds</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6D5CC88F74CF4800846EF8B95173B0F8"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Identification of spectrum</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall identify, at a minimum, 15
megahertz of contiguous spectrum at frequencies located between 1675 megahertz
and 1710 megahertz, inclusive, to be made available for immediate
reallocation.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2E534C3940A7408B81962692F25973C3"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Auction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than January 31, 2014, the
Commission shall conduct the auction of the following licenses, by commencing
the bidding for:</text>
<paragraph id="IDb7a826354865407d9e4281a0e21c33d2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The spectrum
between the frequencies of 1915 megahertz and 1920 megahertz, inclusive.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID77d89c92eba74b608fc6405b593b62d1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The spectrum
between the frequencies of 1995 megahertz and 2000 megahertz, inclusive.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6dbf9f765ec44bf0b871e61977e2c220"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The spectrum
between the frequencies of 2020 megahertz and 2025 megahertz, inclusive.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd369635168074fa98388b3dd54714b32"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The spectrum
between the frequencies of 2175 megahertz and 2180 megahertz, inclusive.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDdca4db347c5e4fd190931edfc65b15df"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The spectrum
between the frequencies of 2155 megahertz and 2175 megahertz, inclusive.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDa7adf02906fc4a90b9d9f0b3ac4f867e"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The spectrum
between the frequencies of 1755 megahertz and 1850 megahertz, inclusive.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID265F194D3D8A4FF98DFB0F236AE5FB65"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The spectrum identified pursuant to
subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4A4F238BDB5044339B7F476059ABB012"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Extension of
auction authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
309(j)(11) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(11)) is amended
by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2020</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB625B8D61AE64BDBAF44789897E6355F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>The
Commission shall ensure that no bidder is deemed ineligible for or otherwise
excluded from an auction specified in this Act, or any other competitive
bidding process under section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934, on
account of its size or amount of its other spectrum holdings.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id0FB35A2C24D642D7B478BFB98E09E80A"><enum>207.</enum><header>Achieving
long-term interoperability and efficient use of public safety spectrum</header>
<subsection id="idAB21194761154DA5B076B973AB82D6D4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Mandating
migration of Federal law enforcement</header><text>Not later than 10 years
after the date of enactment of this Act, each Federal law enforcement agency
shall move all of their communications not being carried on commercial networks
to spectrum located in the 700 MHz and 800 MHz bands.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id0A3E6A7662D048039E314D0C1257963B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Spectrum below
512 MHz</header>
<paragraph id="id3237088B922A4804933E3833BC2199F5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the
Commission shall not renew any license to use spectrum located on frequencies
above 170 megahertz and below 512 megahertz granted to a public safety
licensee, unless the licensee is able to demonstrate—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID7f074dd55fcf475b8b46af99f59bd300"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that migration to
a different spectrum band will cause considerable economic hardship to the
State or local government jurisdiction in which such licensee is
located;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1a384605a63e4168a10de20ad8cb4ac3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>migration to a
different spectrum band would adversely impact the ability of the licensee to
protect and serve the community in which such licensee is located; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0ba768ff96074f07b11cadea171cc065"><enum>(C)</enum><text>there are an
insufficient number of frequencies above the 700 MHz band to support the
land-mobile communications needs of the licensee.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idABE5890F0FDF466F826B1B0F4C007A7C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recommendation</header><text>Not
later than 5 years after date of enactment, the Commission, in consultation
with the Secretary, the NTIA, and Federal, State, and local public safety
agencies, shall issue a recommendation to Congress on the feasibility of public
safety entities ending their use of spectrum located on frequencies above 170
megahertz and below 512 megahertz, and moving all such use to the spectrum
licensed to public safety services in the 700 MHz and 800 MHz bands.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE433AA0BB22242FCAFF452C6B4C90F96"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability of
funds</header><text>The Secretary may make amounts available from the
Maintenance and Operation Fund to facilitate the migration of public safety
entity use of spectrum located on frequencies above 170 megahertz and below 512
megahertz to use of spectrum licensed to public safety services in the 700 MHz
and 800 MHz bands.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id98227CF9E875454B8C8DF64D082493B8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Spectrum in the
4.9 GHz band</header>
<paragraph id="id07AC69C7FD5146DFB9735239821845BC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligibility for
use of spectrum</header><text>The Commission shall modify section 90.1203(b) of
subpart Y or part 90 of the Code of Federal Regulations (47 C.F.R. 90.1203(b))
(relating to eligibility of use of spectrum frequencies in the 4940–4990 MHz
band) to ensure that—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID2f30f02967964b21b60f5295b0e5c87b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>governmental
entities providing public safety services retain primary authority to use such
spectrum; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc6a51bf1fb4c4b54a379df7f1cb23bbe"><enum>(B)</enum><text>non-governmental
entities may use the spectrum on a secondary basis, provided that—</text>
<clause id="IDe9dd8464078944f28731e8b99a09c7e4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>such secondary
use does not cause harmful interference to public safety users of that
spectrum;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4f3c73d812464100a351e8c5ca9b03b6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
non-governmental entity seeking such secondary use demonstrates to the
Commission that such secondary use will not cause interference to public safety
users of that spectrum; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID8c8b525abd4e4de1bf364d54a09aece9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>if such
secondary use causes any interference to a public safety user, such entity
shall immediately cease such use until such interference has been mitigated to
the satisfaction of the public safety user.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc40df3ef01414acdba00911477abc3c7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fee for
secondary use of spectrum</header>
<subparagraph id="id44C3E44762594B59B35770DFCF294563"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Commission shall charge a recurring licensing fee to
each non-governmental entity for any secondary use of spectrum by such entity
described under paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2EE6E843912748A4A25358759D8BE0EA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Treatment of
revenues</header><text>Any revenues generated from the recurring licensing fee
charged under subparagraph (A) shall be deposited in Maintenance and Operation
Fund until the date identified under section 202(d), after which all such
revenues 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6E036D40C3E0417DAE2970D99BBC92D0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reports on
efficient use of public safety spectrum</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id56B796D2BA824FC395F7CE1301C1ADEC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>GAO study and
report</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study and
submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress that
identifies—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE414A5EEF49144ED8A04448BE82435B2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>those parts of
the radio spectrum above 174 MHz and below 512 MHz used by any public safety
entity that could be returned to the Commission for auction in accordance with
subsection (d); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39B0EBDC91BA4A0F83D33D1EB04E66BF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the cost of
migrating any such entity from use of the returned spectrum to use of
alternative spectrum.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7a6f568252d64ad28808b3a944ca3486"><enum>(2)</enum><header>FCC study and
report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 3 years
after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 3 years thereafter, the
Commission shall conduct a study and submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8732240DAA654F2D84339A989DF28850"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on the spectrum held by the public safety
broadband licensee;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF10666B85F2341D585161184E04D2F04"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on how efficiently such spectrum is being
used; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDB5B319AE2BF44D8B54FBA984F64390F"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that provides a recommendation for whether
more spectrum needs to be made available to meet the needs of public safety
entities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID05f6ede8a24e41b09a09e25dfb592067"><enum>208.</enum><header>Report on
long-term interoperability using IP-based solutions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Commission, in consultation with the Secretary and
the Assistant Secretary, shall issue a report and order, after allowing time
for notice and comment, including comment from public safety users, and submit
such report to the appropriate committees of Congress, on whether Internet
Protocol-enabled solutions could aid interoperability.</text>
</section>