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                                                 Union Calendar No. 335
117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7624

                          [Report No. 117-429]

 To make available additional frequencies in the 3.1-3.45 GHz band for 
 non-Federal use, shared Federal and non-Federal use, or a combination 
                    thereof, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 28, 2022

   Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Latta, Ms. 
     Matsui, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. 
   O'Halleran, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Schrier, Mr. Upton, Mr. McEachin, Mr. 
Hudson, Mr. Welch, Mr. Guthrie, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Long, Ms. DeGette, 
 Mr. Kinzinger, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Walberg, and Mr. McNerney) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

                             July 22, 2022

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Pence, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rush, 
 Mr. Veasey, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Balderson, and Mr. 
                                Cleaver

                             July 22, 2022

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 
                               28, 2022]


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                                 A BILL


 
 To make available additional frequencies in the 3.1-3.45 GHz band for 
 non-Federal use, shared Federal and non-Federal use, or a combination 
                    thereof, and for other purposes.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Spectrum 
Innovation Act of 2022''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

               TITLE I--SPECTRUM AUCTIONS AND INNOVATION

Sec. 101. Spectrum auctions and innovation.

  TITLE II--SECURE AND TRUSTED COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS REIMBURSEMENT 
                                PROGRAM

Sec. 201. Increase in limitation on expenditure.

                    TITLE III--NEXT GENERATION 9-1-1

Sec. 301. Further deployment and coordination of Next Generation 9-1-1.
Sec. 302. Transfer to NTIA of sole responsibility for certain 9-1-1 
                            implementation coordination functions.

                TITLE IV--INCUMBENT INFORMING CAPABILITY

Sec. 401. Incumbent informing capability.

              TITLE V--EXTENSION OF FCC AUCTION AUTHORITY

Sec. 501. Extension of FCC auction authority.

            TITLE VI--PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURE NETWORKS FUND

Sec. 601. Public Safety and Secure Networks Fund.

               TITLE I--SPECTRUM AUCTIONS AND INNOVATION

SEC. 101. SPECTRUM AUCTIONS AND INNOVATION.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Assistant secretary.--The term ``Assistant Secretary'' 
        means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications 
        and Information.
            (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
        Communications Commission.
            (3) Covered band.--The term ``covered band'' means the band 
        of frequencies between 3100 megahertz and 3450 megahertz, 
        inclusive.
            (4) Federal entity.--The term ``Federal entity'' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 113(l) of the National 
        Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization 
        Act (47 U.S.C. 923(l)).
            (5) Relevant congressional committees.--The term ``relevant 
        congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
                House of Representatives;
                    (B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                Transportation of the Senate;
                    (C) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
                Representatives; and
                    (D) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
            (6) Relocation or sharing costs.--The term ``relocation or 
        sharing costs'' has the meaning given such term in section 
        113(g)(3) of the National Telecommunications and Information 
        Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 923(g)(3)).
            (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Commerce.
    (b) 3.1-3.45 GHz Band.--
            (1) Pipeline funding.--
                    (A) In general.--Federal entities with operations 
                in the covered band that the Assistant Secretary 
                determines might be affected by reallocation of the 
                covered band may request funding to carry out 
                activities as described under subparagraph (A) of 
                subsection (g)(2) of section 118 of the National 
                Telecommunications and Information Administration 
                Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 928) in order to make 
                available the entire covered band for non-Federal use, 
                shared Federal and non-Federal use, or a combination 
                thereof, including by making available--
                            (i) frequencies in the covered band for 
                        identification by the Secretary under paragraph 
                        (2)(A); and
                            (ii) frequencies in the covered band for 
                        identification by the Secretary under paragraph 
                        (2)(B).
                    (B) Plan.--Federal entities with operations in the 
                covered band that the Assistant Secretary determines 
                might be affected by reallocation of the covered band 
                shall submit a plan in accordance with subparagraph (E) 
                of subsection (g)(2) of section 118 of the National 
                Telecommunications and Information Administration 
                Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 928) to request funding.
                    (C) Exemption.--Section 118(g)(2)(D)(ii) of the 
                National Telecommunications and Information 
                Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 
                928(g)(2)(D)(ii)) shall not apply with respect to the 
                payment required under subparagraph (A).
                    (D) Oversight.--The Assistant Secretary and the 
                Executive Office of the President shall continuously 
                review and provide oversight of the activities carried 
                out using a payment under subparagraph (A) and a 
                payment pursuant to section 90008 of the Infrastructure 
                Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58; 135 Stat. 
                1348; 47 U.S.C. 921 note).
                    (E) Report to secretary of commerce and congress.--
                Not later than 15 months after the date of enactment of 
                this Act, for the purposes of aiding the Secretary in 
                making the identification under paragraph (2) and 
                informed by the activities carried out using a payment 
                under subparagraph (A) or a payment pursuant to section 
                90008 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 
                (Public Law 117-58; 135 Stat. 1348; 47 U.S.C. 921 
                note), any Federal entity receiving such a payment, in 
                consultation with the Assistant Secretary and the 
                Executive Office of the President, shall submit to the 
                Secretary and the relevant congressional committees a 
                report that--
                            (i) contains the findings of the activities 
                        carried out using such payment; and
                            (ii) recommends--
                                    (I) frequencies in the covered band 
                                for identification by the Secretary 
                                under paragraph (2)(A); and
                                    (II) frequencies in the covered 
                                band for identification by the 
                                Secretary under paragraph (2)(B).
            (2) Identification.--Not later than 21 months after the 
        date of enactment of this Act, informed by the activities 
        carried out using a payment under paragraph (1)(A) and the 
        report required under paragraph (1)(E), the Secretary, in 
        consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Director of the 
        Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the Commission, 
        shall submit to the President, the Commission, and the relevant 
        congressional committees a report that--
                    (A) identifies for inclusion in a system of 
                competitive bidding under paragraph (3) at least 200 
                megahertz of frequencies in the covered band for non-
                Federal use, shared Federal and non-Federal use, or a 
                combination thereof; and
                    (B) identifies additional frequencies in the 
                covered band that could be made available for non-
                Federal use, shared Federal and non-Federal use, or a 
                combination thereof.
            (3) Auction.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 7 years after the 
                date of enactment of this Act, the Commission, in 
                coordination with the Assistant Secretary, shall 
                commence a system of competitive bidding under section 
                309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
                309(j)), in accordance with paragraph (2) of this 
                subsection, of the frequencies identified under 
                subparagraph (A) of that paragraph.
                    (B) Prohibition.--No entity that is on the list 
                required by section 2 of the Secure and Trusted 
                Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601) 
                may participate in the system of competitive bidding 
                required by subparagraph (A).
                    (C) Scope.--The Commission may not include in the 
                system of competitive bidding required by subparagraph 
                (A) any frequencies that are not in the covered band.
                    (D) Deposit of proceeds.--Notwithstanding 
                subparagraphs (A), (C)(i), and (D) of section 309(j)(8) 
                of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)) 
                and except as provided in subparagraph (B) of such 
                section, the proceeds (including deposits and upfront 
                payments from successful bidders) of the system of 
                competitive bidding required by subparagraph (A) of 
                this paragraph (in this subparagraph referred to as the 
                ``covered proceeds'') shall be deposited or available 
                as follows:
                            (i) Such amount of the covered proceeds as 
                        is necessary to cover the relocation or sharing 
                        costs of Federal entities relocated from or 
                        sharing the frequencies identified under 
                        paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection shall be 
                        deposited in the Spectrum Relocation Fund 
                        established under section 118 of the National 
                        Telecommunications and Information 
                        Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 
                        928).
                            (ii) After the amount required to be 
                        deposited by clause (i) is so deposited, any 
                        remainder of the covered proceeds shall be 
                        deposited in the Public Safety and Secure 
                        Networks Fund established by section 601.
            (4) Modification or withdrawal.--
                    (A) In general.--The President shall modify or 
                withdraw any assignment to a Federal Government station 
                of the frequencies identified under paragraph (2)(A) to 
                accommodate non-Federal use, shared Federal and non-
                Federal use, or a combination thereof in accordance 
                with that paragraph.
                    (B) Limitations.--The President may not modify or 
                withdraw any assignment to a Federal Government station 
                as described in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) unless the President determines that 
                        such modification or withdrawal will not 
                        compromise the primary mission of a Federal 
                        entity operating in the covered band; or
                            (ii) before November 30, 2024.
            (5) Auction proceeds to cover 110 percent of federal 
        relocation or sharing costs.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
        be construed to relieve the Commission from the requirements 
        under section 309(j)(16)(B) of the Communications Act of 1934 
        (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(16)(B)).
            (6) Rules authorizing additional use of spectrum in covered 
        band.--Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of 
        this Act, the Commission, in coordination with the Assistant 
        Secretary, shall adopt rules that authorize the use of spectrum 
        in the covered band identified under paragraph (2)(B) for non-
        Federal use, shared Federal and non-Federal use, or a 
        combination thereof.
    (c) FCC Auction Authority.--
            (1) Termination.--Section 309(j)(11) of the Communications 
        Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(11)) is amended by striking 
        ``2025'' and all that follows and inserting ``2026, and with 
        respect to the electromagnetic spectrum identified under 
        section 101(b)(2)(A) of the Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022, 
        such authority shall expire on the date that is 7 years after 
        the date of enactment of that Act.''.
            (2) Spectrum pipeline act of 2015.--Section 1004 of the 
        Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-74; 129 Stat. 
        621; 47 U.S.C. 921 note) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``2022'' and 
                inserting ``2024'';
                    (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``2022'' and 
                inserting ``2024''; and
                    (C) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking ``2024'' 
                and inserting ``2026''.
    (d) Repeal.--Section 90008 of the Infrastructure Investment and 
Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58; 135 Stat. 1348; 47 U.S.C. 921 note), and 
the item relating to such section in the table of contents in section 
1(b) of such Act, are repealed.
    (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to alter or impede the activities previously authorized by 
subsection (b)(1)(A) of section 90008 of the Infrastructure Investment 
and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58; 135 Stat. 1348; 47 U.S.C. 921 note) so 
long as such efforts are in accordance with subsection (b) of this 
section.

  TITLE II--SECURE AND TRUSTED COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS REIMBURSEMENT 
                                PROGRAM

SEC. 201. INCREASE IN LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURE.

    Section 4(k) of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act 
of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1603(k)) is amended by striking ``$1,900,000,000'' 
and inserting ``$5,300,000,000''.

                    TITLE III--NEXT GENERATION 9-1-1

SEC. 301. FURTHER DEPLOYMENT AND COORDINATION OF NEXT GENERATION 9-1-1.

    (a) Additional Duties of the 9-1-1 Implementation Coordination 
Office With Respect to Next Generation 9-1-1.--Section 158 of the 
National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization 
Act (47 U.S.C. 942) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ``and section 
                159'' after ``section''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Additional duties of the office with respect to next 
        generation 9-1-1.--
                    ``(A) Additional duties.--The Office shall--
                            ``(i) take actions, in concert with the 
                        coordinators designated in accordance with 
                        section 159(b)(3)(A)(ii), to improve 
                        coordination and communication with respect to 
                        the implementation of Next Generation 9-1-1;
                            ``(ii) develop, collect, and disseminate 
                        information concerning the practices, 
                        procedures, and technology used in the 
                        implementation of Next Generation 9-1-1;
                            ``(iii) advise and assist eligible entities 
                        in the preparation of implementation plans 
                        required under section 159(b)(2)(A)(iii);
                            ``(iv) provide technical assistance to 
                        eligible entities provided a grant under 
                        section 159(b) in support of efforts to explore 
                        efficiencies related to Next Generation 9-1-1;
                            ``(v) receive, review, and recommend to the 
                        Assistant Secretary and the Administrator the 
                        approval or disapproval of applications for 
                        grants under section 159(b); and
                            ``(vi) oversee the use of funds provided by 
                        such grants in fulfilling such implementation 
                        plans.
                    ``(B) Annual reports.--Not later than October 1, 
                2023, and each year thereafter until funds made 
                available to make grants under section 159(b) are no 
                longer available to be expended, the Assistant 
                Secretary and the Administrator shall submit to 
                Congress a report on the activities conducted by the 
                Office under subparagraph (A) in the year preceding the 
                submission of the report.''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``section'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``section (except for paragraphs 
        (1) and (4) of subsection (a) and for subsection (e))''.
    (b) Coordination of Next Generation 9-1-1 Implementation.--Part C 
of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:

``SEC. 159. COORDINATION OF NEXT GENERATION 9-1-1 IMPLEMENTATION.

    ``(a) Additional Functions of 9-1-1 Implementation Coordination 
Office.--
            ``(1) Management plan.--
                    ``(A) Development.--The Assistant Secretary and the 
                Administrator shall develop a management plan for the 
                grant program established under this section, including 
                by developing--
                            ``(i) plans related to the organizational 
                        structure of such program; and
                            ``(ii) funding profiles for each fiscal 
                        year of the duration of such program.
                    ``(B) Submission to congress.--Not later than 180 
                days after the date of the enactment of this section, 
                the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator shall--
                            ``(i) submit the management plan developed 
                        under subparagraph (A) to--
                                    ``(I) the Committees on Commerce, 
                                Science, and Transportation and 
                                Appropriations of the Senate; and
                                    ``(II) the Committees on Energy and 
                                Commerce and Appropriations of the 
                                House of Representatives; and
                            ``(ii) publish the management plan 
                        developed under subparagraph (A) on the website 
                        of the National Telecommunications and 
                        Information Administration.
            ``(2) Modification of plan.--
                    ``(A) Modification.--The Assistant Secretary and 
                the Administrator may modify the management plan 
                developed under paragraph (1)(A).
                    ``(B) Submission.--Not later than 90 days after the 
                plan is modified under subparagraph (A), the Assistant 
                Secretary and the Administrator shall--
                            ``(i) submit the modified plan to--
                                    ``(I) the Committees on Commerce, 
                                Science, and Transportation and 
                                Appropriations of the Senate; and
                                    ``(II) the Committees on Energy and 
                                Commerce and Appropriations of the 
                                House of Representatives; and
                            ``(ii) publish the modified plan on the 
                        website of the National Telecommunications and 
                        Information Administration.
    ``(b) Next Generation 9-1-1 Implementation Grants.--
            ``(1) Grants.--The Assistant Secretary and the 
        Administrator, acting through the Office, shall provide grants 
        to eligible entities for--
                    ``(A) implementing Next Generation 9-1-1;
                    ``(B) maintaining Next Generation 9-1-1;
                    ``(C) training directly related to implementing, 
                maintaining, and operating Next Generation 9-1-1 if the 
                cost related to the training does not exceed 3 percent 
                of the total grant award;
                    ``(D) public outreach and education on how the 
                public can best use Next Generation 9-1-1 and the 
                capabilities and usefulness of Next Generation 9-1-1;
                    ``(E) administrative costs associated with planning 
                of Next Generation 9-1-1, including any cost related to 
                planning for and preparing an application and related 
                materials as required by this subsection, if--
                            ``(i) the cost is fully documented in 
                        materials submitted to the Office; and
                            ``(ii) the cost is reasonable, necessary, 
                        and does not exceed 1 percent of the total 
                        grant award; and
                    ``(F) costs associated with implementing 
                cybersecurity measures at emergency communications 
                centers or with respect to Next Generation 9-1-1.
            ``(2) Application.--In providing grants under paragraph 
        (1), the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator, acting 
        through the Office, shall require an eligible entity to submit 
        to the Office an application, at the time and in the manner 
        determined by the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator, 
        and containing the certification required by paragraph (3).
            ``(3) Coordination required.--Each eligible entity shall 
        include in the application required by paragraph (2) a 
        certification that--
                    ``(A) in the case of an eligible entity that is a 
                State, the entity--
                            ``(i) has coordinated the application with 
                        the emergency communications centers located 
                        within the jurisdiction of the entity;
                            ``(ii) has designated a single officer or 
                        governmental body to serve as the State point 
                        of contact to coordinate the implementation of 
                        Next Generation 9-1-1 for that State, except 
                        that such designation need not vest such 
                        officer or governmental body with direct legal 
                        authority to implement Next Generation 9-1-1 or 
                        to manage emergency communications operations; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) has developed and submitted a plan 
                        for the coordination and implementation of Next 
                        Generation 9-1-1 that--
                                    ``(I) ensures interoperability by 
                                requiring the use of commonly accepted 
                                standards;
                                    ``(II) ensures reliable operations;
                                    ``(III) enables emergency 
                                communications centers to process, 
                                analyze, and store multimedia, data, 
                                and other information;
                                    ``(IV) incorporates cybersecurity 
                                tools, including intrusion detection 
                                and prevention measures;
                                    ``(V) includes strategies for 
                                coordinating cybersecurity information 
                                sharing between Federal, State, Tribal, 
                                and local government partners;
                                    ``(VI) uses open and competitive 
                                request for proposal processes, 
                                including through shared government 
                                procurement vehicles, for deployment of 
                                Next Generation 9-1-1;
                                    ``(VII) documents how input was 
                                received and accounted for from 
                                relevant rural and urban emergency 
                                communications centers, regional 
                                authorities, local authorities, and 
                                Tribal authorities;
                                    ``(VIII) includes a governance body 
                                or bodies, either by creation of new, 
                                or use of existing, body or bodies, for 
                                the development and deployment of Next 
                                Generation 9-1-1 that--
                                            ``(aa) ensures full notice 
                                        and opportunity for 
                                        participation by relevant 
                                        stakeholders; and
                                            ``(bb) consults and 
                                        coordinates with the State 
                                        point of contact required by 
                                        clause (ii);
                                    ``(IX) creates efficiencies related 
                                to Next Generation 9-1-1 functions, 
                                including cybersecurity and the 
                                virtualization and sharing of 
                                infrastructure, equipment, and 
                                services; and
                                    ``(X) utilizes an effective, 
                                competitive approach to establishing 
                                authentication, credentialing, secure 
                                connections, and access in deploying 
                                Next Generation 9-1-1, including by--
                                            ``(aa) requiring 
                                        certificate authorities to be 
                                        capable of cross-certification 
                                        with other authorities;
                                            ``(bb) avoiding risk of a 
                                        single point of failure or 
                                        vulnerability; and
                                            ``(cc) adhering to Federal 
                                        agency best practices such as 
                                        those promulgated by the 
                                        National Institute of Standards 
                                        and Technology; and
                    ``(B) in the case of an eligible entity that is a 
                Tribal Organization, the Tribal Organization has 
                complied with clauses (i) and (iii) of subparagraph 
                (A).
            ``(4) Criteria.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the 
                date of the enactment of this section, 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 subsection.
                    ``(B) Requirements.--The criteria shall--
                            ``(i) include performance requirements and 
                        a schedule for completion of any project to be 
                        financed by a grant under this subsection; and
                            ``(ii) specifically permit regional or 
                        multi-State applications for funds.
                    ``(C) Updates.--The Assistant Secretary and the 
                Administrator shall update such regulations as 
                necessary.
            ``(5) Grant certifications.--Each eligible entity shall 
        certify to the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator at the 
        time of application, and each eligible entity that receives 
        such a grant shall certify to the Assistant Secretary and the 
        Administrator annually thereafter during any period of time the 
        funds from the grant are available to the eligible entity, 
        that--
                    ``(A) beginning on the date that is 180 days before 
                the date on which the application as filed, no portion 
                of any 9-1-1 fee or charge imposed by the eligible 
                entity (or in the case that the eligible entity is not 
                a State or Tribal organization, any State or taxing 
                jurisdiction within which the eligible entity will 
                carry out, or is carrying out, activities using grant 
                funds) are obligated or expended for a purpose or 
                function not designated under the rules issued pursuant 
                to section 6(f)(3) of the Wireless Communications and 
                Public Safety Act of 1999 (47 U.S.C. 615a-1(f)(3)) (as 
                such rules are in effect on the date on which the 
                eligible entity makes the certification) as acceptable;
                    ``(B) any funds received by the eligible entity 
                will be used consistent with subsection (b)(1) to 
                support the deployment of Next Generation 9-1-1 that 
                ensures reliability and interoperability, by requiring 
                the use of commonly accepted standards;
                    ``(C) the eligible entity (or in the case that the 
                eligible entity is not a State or Tribal organization, 
                any State or taxing jurisdiction within which the 
                eligible entity will carry out or is carrying out 
                activities using grant funds) has established, or has 
                committed to establish not later than 3 years following 
                the date on which the grant funds are distributed to 
                the eligible entity--
                            ``(i) a sustainable funding mechanism for 
                        Next Generation 9-1-1; and
                            ``(ii) effective cybersecurity resources 
                        for Next Generation 9-1-1;
                    ``(D) the eligible entity will promote 
                interoperability between emergency communications 
                centers deploying Next Generation 9-1-1 and emergency 
                response providers, including users of the nationwide 
                public safety broadband network;
                    ``(E) the eligible entity has or will take steps to 
                coordinate with adjoining States and Tribes to 
                establish and maintain Next Generation 9-1-1; and
                    ``(F) the eligible entity has developed a plan for 
                public outreach and education on how the public can 
                best use Next Generation 9-1-1 and on the capabilities 
                and usefulness of Next Generation 9-1-1.
            ``(6) Condition of grant.--Each eligible entity shall 
        agree, as a condition of receipt of a grant made under this 
        subsection, that if any State or taxing jurisdiction within 
        which the eligible entity will carry out activities using grant 
        funds, during any period of time during which the funds from 
        the grant are available to the eligible entity, fails to comply 
        a certification required under paragraph (5), all of the funds 
        from such grant shall be returned to the Office.
            ``(7) Penalty for providing false information.--Any 
        eligible entity that provides a certification under paragraph 
        (5) knowing that the information provided in the certification 
        was false shall--
                    ``(A) not be eligible to receive the grant under 
                this subsection;
                    ``(B) return any grant awarded under this 
                subsection; and
                    ``(C) not be eligible to receive any subsequent 
                grants under this subsection.
            ``(8) Prohibition.--Grant funds provided under this 
        subsection may not be used--
                    ``(A) to support any activity of the First 
                Responder Network Authority; or
                    ``(B) to make any payments to a person who has 
                been, for reasons of national security, prohibited by 
                any entity of the Federal Government from bidding on a 
                contract, participating in an auction, or receiving a 
                grant.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section and sections 160 and 161:
            ``(1) 9-1-1 fee or charge.--The term ` 9-1-1 fee or charge' 
        has the meaning given such term in section 6(f)(3)(D) of the 
        Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 (47 
        U.S.C. 615a-1(f)(3)(D)), as such rules are in effect as of the 
        date of the certification.
            ``(2) 9-1-1 request for emergency assistance.--The term `9-
        1-1 request for emergency assistance' means a communication, 
        such as voice, text, picture, multimedia, or any other type of 
        data that is sent to a facility for the purpose of requesting 
        emergency assistance.
            ``(3) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means the 
        Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety 
        Administration.
            ``(4) Commonly accepted standards.--The term `commonly 
        accepted standards' mean the technical standards followed by 
        the communications industry for network, device, and Internet 
        Protocol connectivity that--
                    ``(A) enable interoperability; and
                    ``(B) are--
                            ``(i) developed and approved by a standards 
                        development organization that is accredited by 
                        an American or international standards body 
                        (such as the American National Standards 
                        Institute or International Code Council) in a 
                        process--
                                    ``(I) that is open to the public, 
                                including open for participation by any 
                                person; and
                                    ``(II) provides for a conflict 
                                resolution process;
                            ``(ii) subject to an open comment and input 
                        process before being finalized by the standards 
                        development organization;
                            ``(iii) consensus-based; and
                            ``(iv) made publicly available once 
                        approved.
            ``(5) Cost related to training.--The term `cost related to 
        training' means--
                    ``(A) actual wages incurred for travel and 
                attendance, including any necessary overtime pay and 
                backfill wage;
                    ``(B) travel expenses;
                    ``(C) instructor expenses; or
                    ``(D) facility costs and training materials.
            ``(6) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity'--
                    ``(A) means a State or a Tribal organization (as 
                defined in section 4(l) of the Indian Self-
                Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
                5304));
                    ``(B) may be an entity, including a public 
                authority, board, or commission, established by one or 
                more entities described in subparagraph (A); and
                    ``(C) does not include any entity that has failed 
                to submit the certifications required under subsection 
                (b)(5).
            ``(7) Emergency communications center.--The term `emergency 
        communications center'--
                    ``(A) means a facility that--
                            ``(i) is designated to receive a 9-1-1 
                        request for emergency assistance; and
                            ``(ii) performs one or more of the 
                        following functions--
                                    ``(I) process and analyze 9-1-1 
                                requests for emergency assistance and 
                                information and data related to such 
                                requests;
                                    ``(II) dispatch appropriate 
                                emergency response providers;
                                    ``(III) transfer or exchange 9-1-1 
                                requests for emergency assistance and 
                                information and data related to such 
                                requests with one or more facilities 
                                described under this paragraph and 
                                emergency response providers;
                                    ``(IV) analyze any communications 
                                received from emergency response 
                                providers; and
                                    ``(V) support incident command 
                                functions; or
                    ``(B) may be a public safety answering point, as 
                defined in section 222 of the Communications Act of 
                1934 (47 U.S.C. 222).
            ``(8) Emergency response provider.--The term `emergency 
        response provider' has the meaning given that term under 
        section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101).
            ``(9) First responder network authority.--The term `First 
        Responder Network Authority' means the authority established 
        under 6204 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act 
        of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1424).
            ``(10) Interoperable.--The term `interoperable' or 
        `interoperability' means the capability of emergency 
        communications centers to receive 9-1-1 requests for emergency 
        assistance and information/data related to such requests, such 
        as location information and callback numbers from a person 
        initiating the request, then process and share the 9-1-1 
        requests for emergency assistance and information/data related 
        to such requests with other emergency communications centers 
        and emergency response providers without the need for 
        proprietary interfaces and regardless of jurisdiction, 
        equipment, device, software, service provider, or other 
        relevant factors.
            ``(11) Nationwide public safety broadband network.--The 
        term `nationwide public safety broadband network' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 6001 of the Middle Class Tax 
        Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1401).
            ``(12) Next generation 9-1-1.--The term `Next Generation 9-
        1-1' means an interoperable, secure, Internet Protocol-based 
        system that--
                    ``(A) employs commonly accepted standards;
                    ``(B) enables emergency communications centers to 
                receive, process, and analyze all types of 9-1-1 
                requests for emergency assistance;
                    ``(C) acquires and integrates additional 
                information useful to handling 9-1-1 requests for 
                emergency assistance; and
                    ``(D) supports sharing information related to 9-1-1 
                requests for emergency assistance among emergency 
                communications centers and emergency response 
                providers.
            ``(13) Office.--The term `Office' means the 9-1-1 
        Implementation Coordination Office established under section 
        158.
            ``(14) Reliability.--The term `reliability' or `reliable' 
        means the employment of sufficient measures to ensure the 
        ongoing operation of Next Generation 9-1-1 including through 
        the use of geo-diverse, device- and network-agnostic elements 
        that provide more than one route between end points with no 
        common points where a single failure at that point would cause 
        all to fail.
            ``(15) State.--The term `State' 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.
            ``(16) Sustainable funding mechanism.--The term 
        `sustainable funding mechanism' means a funding mechanism that 
        provides adequate revenues to cover ongoing expenses, including 
        operations, maintenance, and upgrades.
    ``(d) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this title, or any amendment 
made by this title, shall affect any application pending or grant 
awarded under section 158 of the National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 942) before the 
date of the enactment of this section.

``SEC. 160. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONWIDE NEXT GENERATION 9-1-1 
              CYBERSECURITY CENTER.

    ``The Assistant Secretary and the Administrator shall establish a 
Next Generation 9-1-1 Cybersecurity Center to Coordinate with State, 
local, and regional governments on the sharing of cybersecurity 
information about, the analysis of cybersecurity threats to, and 
guidelines for strategies to detect and prevent cybersecurity 
intrusions relating to Next-Generation 9-1-1.

``SEC. 161. NEXT GENERATION 9-1-1 ADVISORY BOARD.

    ``(a) Next Generation 9-1-1 Advisory Board.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Assistant Secretary and the 
        Administrator, acting through the Office, shall establish a 
        `Public Safety Next Generation 9-1-1 Advisory Board' (in this 
        section referred to as the `Board') to provide recommendations 
        to the Office--
                    ``(A) with respect to carrying out the duties and 
                responsibilities of the Office in issuing the 
                regulations required under section 159(b);
                    ``(B) as required by paragraph (7); and
                    ``(C) upon request under paragraph (8).
            ``(2) Membership.--
                    ``(A) Voting members.--Not later than 150 days 
                after the date of enactment of this section, the 
                Assistant Secretary and the Administrator, acting 
                through the Office, shall appoint 16 public safety 
                members to the Board, of which--
                            ``(i) 4 members shall represent local law 
                        enforcement officials;
                            ``(ii) 4 members shall represent fire and 
                        rescue officials;
                            ``(iii) 4 members shall represent emergency 
                        medical service officials; and
                            ``(iv) 4 members shall represent 9-1-1 
                        professionals.
                    ``(B) Diversity of membership.--Members shall be 
                representatives of State or Tribes and local 
                governments, chosen to reflect geographic and 
                population density differences as well as public safety 
                organizations at the national level across the United 
                States.
                    ``(C) Expertise.--All members shall have specific 
                expertise necessary for developing technical 
                requirements under this section, such as technical 
                expertise, and expertise related to public safety 
                communications and 9-1-1 services.
                    ``(D) Rank and file members.--A rank and file 
                member from each of the public safety disciplines 
                listed in clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (A) 
                shall be appointed as a member of the Board and shall 
                be selected from an organization that represents their 
                public safety discipline at the national level.
            ``(3) Period of appointment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), members of the Board shall serve for 
                a 3-year term.
                    ``(B) Removal for cause.--A member of the Board may 
                be removed for cause upon the determination of the 
                Assistant Secretary and the Administrator.
            ``(4) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Board shall be filled 
        in the same manner as the original appointment.
            ``(5) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Board shall 
        constitute a quorum.
            ``(6) Chairperson and vice chairperson.--The Board shall 
        select a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among the voting 
        members of the Board.
            ``(7) Duty of board to submit recommendations.--Not later 
        than 120 days after all members of the Board are appointed 
        under paragraph (2), the Board shall submit to the Office 
        recommendations for the following--
                    ``(A) deploying Next Generation 9-1-1 in rural and 
                urban areas;
                    ``(B) ensuring flexibility in guidance, rules, and 
                grant funding to allow for technology improvements;
                    ``(C) creating efficiencies related to Next 
                Generation 9-1-1, including cybersecurity and the 
                virtualization and sharing of core infrastructure;
                    ``(D) enabling effective coordination among State, 
                local, Tribal, and territorial government entities to 
                ensure that the needs of emergency communications 
                centers in both rural and urban areas are taken into 
                account in each implementation plan required under 
                section 159(b)(2)(A)(iii); and
                    ``(E) incorporating existing cybersecurity 
                resources to Next Generation 9-1-1 procurement and 
                deployment.
            ``(8) Authority to provide additional recommendations.--
        Except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (7), the Board may 
        provide recommendations to the Office only upon request of the 
        Office.
            ``(9) Duration of authority.--The Board shall terminate on 
        the date on which funds made available to make grants under 
        section 159(b) are no longer available to be expended.
    ``(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
construed as limiting the authority of the Office to seek comment from 
stakeholders and the public.''.

SEC. 302. TRANSFER TO NTIA OF SOLE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CERTAIN 9-1-1 
              IMPLEMENTATION COORDINATION FUNCTIONS.

    (a) Transfer.--
            (1) Functions.--There are transferred to the Assistant 
        Secretary all functions that on September 30, 2022, are 
        assigned to the Administrator, or jointly to the Assistant 
        Secretary and the Administrator, under section 158, section 
        159, section 160, and section 161 of the National 
        Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization 
        Act (47 U.S.C. 942).
            (2) Personnel and other assets.--The personnel, property, 
        records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, 
        allocations, and other funds employed, used, held, available, 
        or to be made available in connection with a function 
        transferred to the Assistant Secretary under paragraph (1) 
        shall be transferred to the Assistant Secretary for use in 
        connection with the functions transferred.
            (3) Authority of director of omb.--The Director of the 
        Office of Management and Budget, at such time or times as the 
        Director shall provide, may make--
                    (A) such determinations as may be necessary with 
                regard to the functions transferred under paragraph (1) 
                and the personnel, property, records, and unexpended 
                balances of appropriations, allocations, and other 
                funds transferred under paragraph (2); and
                    (B) such additional incidental dispositions of 
                personnel, assets, liabilities, grants, contracts, 
                property, records, and unexpended balances of 
                appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other 
                funds held, used, arising from, available to, or to be 
                made available in connection with the functions 
                transferred under paragraph (1), as may be necessary to 
                carry out this section and the amendments made by this 
                section.
    (b) References.--On and after October 1, 2022, in the case of any 
reference relating to the functions transferred under subsection (a) in 
any law, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States--
            (1) if such reference is to the Administrator, or to the 
        Assistant Secretary and the Administrator, such reference shall 
        be deemed to be to the Assistant Secretary; and
            (2) if such reference is to the National Highway Traffic 
        Safety Administration, or to the National Telecommunications 
        and Information Administration and the National Highway Traffic 
        Safety Administration, such reference shall be deemed to be to 
        the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
    (c) Savings Provisions.--
            (1) Documents and actions.--
                    (A) In general.--All documents and actions 
                described in subparagraph (B) shall continue in effect 
                according to their terms until modified, terminated, 
                superseded, set aside, or revoked in accordance with 
                law by the Assistant Secretary, any officer or employee 
                transferred under subsection (a), a court of competent 
                jurisdiction, or operation of law.
                    (B) Documents and actions described.--A document or 
                action described in this subparagraph is any order, 
                determination, rule, grant, contract, agreement, or 
                other document or action that--
                            (i) was issued, made, granted, or allowed 
                        to become effective by the Assistant Secretary, 
                        the Administrator, the Assistant Secretary and 
                        the Administrator, any officer or employee 
                        transferred under subsection (a), or a court of 
                        competent jurisdiction, in the performance of 
                        any function that is transferred under such 
                        subsection; and
                            (ii) is in effect on September 30, 2022 (or 
                        becomes effective after such day pursuant to 
                        its terms as in effect on such day).
            (2) Pending proceedings and applications.--
                    (A) In general.--This section and the amendments 
                made by this section shall not affect any proceeding or 
                application for any benefits, service, license, permit, 
                certificate, or grant or other financial assistance 
                relating to the functions transferred under subsection 
                (a) that was pending on September 30, 2022, before the 
                Assistant Secretary, the Administrator, the Assistant 
                Secretary and the Administrator, or any officer or 
                employee transferred under such subsection, but such 
                proceeding or application shall be continued. Orders 
                shall be issued in any such proceeding, and appeals 
                shall be taken therefrom, as if this section and the 
                amendments made by this section had not been enacted, 
                and orders issued in any such proceeding shall continue 
                in effect until modified, terminated, superseded, or 
                revoked by the Assistant Secretary, any other 
                authorized official, a court of competent jurisdiction, 
                or operation of law.
                    (B) Substitution.--Notwithstanding subparagraph 
                (A), on and after October 1, 2022, any proceeding or 
                application described in such subparagraph that was 
                pending before the Administrator, or before the 
                Assistant Secretary and the Administrator, shall be 
                continued as described in such subparagraph before the 
                Assistant Secretary.
                    (C) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this 
                paragraph shall be construed to prohibit the 
                discontinuance or modification of any proceeding or 
                application described in subparagraph (A) under the 
                same terms and conditions and to the same extent that 
                such proceeding or application could have been 
                discontinued or modified if this section and the 
                amendments made by this section had not been enacted.
            (3) Continuation of civil actions.--
                    (A) In general.--This section and the amendments 
                made by this section shall not affect any civil action 
                relating to the functions transferred under subsection 
                (a) that was commenced before October 1, 2022, by or 
                against the Assistant Secretary, the Administrator, the 
                Assistant Secretary and the Administrator, or any 
                officer or employee transferred under such subsection. 
                In any such action, proceeding shall be had, appeals 
                taken, and judgment rendered in the same manner and 
                with the same effect as if this section and the 
                amendments made by this section had not been enacted.
                    (B) Substitution.--Notwithstanding subparagraph 
                (A), on and after October 1, 2022, in the case of any 
                civil action described in such subparagraph by or 
                against the Administrator, or the Assistant Secretary 
                and the Administrator, the Assistant Secretary shall be 
                substituted as a party for the Administrator, or the 
                Assistant Secretary and the Administrator, 
                respectively.
            (4) No change in status of personnel.--In the case of an 
        officer or employee who is transferred to the Assistant 
        Secretary under subsection (a), the officer or employee's 
        grade, compensation, rate of leave, or other benefits that 
        apply with respect to such officer or employee at the time of 
        transfer shall not be reduced while such officer or employee 
        remains continuously employed in performance of the functions 
        in connection with which such officer or employee is 
        transferred, other than for cause.
    (d) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) National telecommunications and information 
        administration organization act.--The National 
        Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization 
        Act (47 U.S.C. 942), as amended by the preceding provisions of 
        this Act, is further amended--
                    (A) in section 158--
                            (i) by striking ``and the Administrator'' 
                        each place it appears; and
                            (ii) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``of 
                        the National Highway Traffic Safety 
                        Administration'';
                    (B) in section 159--
                            (i) by striking ``and the Administrator'' 
                        each place it appears; and
                            (ii) by striking paragraph (3) of 
                        subsection (c);
                    (C) in section 160, by striking ``and the 
                Administrator''; and
                    (D) in section 161, by striking ``and the 
                Administrator'' each place it appears.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall take effect on October 1, 2022.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety 
        Administration.
            (2) Assistant secretary.--The term ``Assistant Secretary'' 
        means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications 
        and Information.

                TITLE IV--INCUMBENT INFORMING CAPABILITY

SEC. 401. INCUMBENT INFORMING CAPABILITY.

    Part B 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:

``SEC. 120. INCUMBENT INFORMING CAPABILITY.

    ``(a) In General.--The Assistant Secretary shall--
            ``(1) not later than 120 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this section, begin to amend the Department of 
        Commerce spectrum management document entitled `Manual of 
        Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio Frequency 
        Management' so as to incorporate an incumbent informing 
        capability; and
            ``(2) not later than the date on which the total amount of 
        funds required to be made available from the Public Safety and 
        Secure Networks Fund under section 601(c)(3) of the Spectrum 
        Innovation Act of 2022 is so made available, begin to implement 
        such capability, including the development and testing of such 
        capability.
    ``(b) Establishment of the Incumbent Informing Capability.--
            ``(1) In general.--The incumbent informing capability 
        required by subsection (a) shall include a system to enable 
        sharing, including time-based sharing and coordination, to 
        securely manage harmful interference between non-Federal users 
        and incumbent Federal entities sharing a band of covered 
        spectrum and between Federal entities sharing a band of covered 
        spectrum.
            ``(2) Requirements.--The system required by paragraph (1) 
        shall contain, at a minimum, the following:
                    ``(A) One or more mechanisms to allow non-Federal 
                use in covered spectrum, as authorized by the rules of 
                the Commission. Such mechanism or mechanisms shall 
                include interfaces to commercial sharing systems, as 
                appropriate.
                    ``(B) One or more mechanisms to facilitate Federal-
                to-Federal sharing, as authorized by the NTIA.
                    ``(C) One or more mechanisms to prevent, eliminate, 
                or mitigate harmful interference to incumbent Federal 
                entities, including one or more of the following 
                functions:
                            ``(i) Sensing.
                            ``(ii) Identification.
                            ``(iii) Reporting.
                            ``(iv) Analysis.
                            ``(v) Resolution.
                    ``(D) Dynamic coordination area analysis, 
                definition, and control, if appropriate for a band.
            ``(3) Compliance with commission rules.--The incumbent 
        informing capability required by subsection (a) shall ensure 
        that use of covered spectrum is in accordance with the 
        applicable rules of the Commission.
            ``(4) Input of information.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each incumbent Federal entity 
                sharing a band of covered spectrum shall--
                            ``(i) input into the system required by 
                        paragraph (1) such information as the Assistant 
                        Secretary may require, including the frequency, 
                        time, and location of the use of the band by 
                        such Federal entity; and
                            ``(ii) to the extent practicable, input 
                        such information into such system on an 
                        automated basis.
                    ``(B) Payment of costs.--Notwithstanding 
                subsections (c) through (e) of section 118 and 
                subparagraphs (C) through (E) of subsection (g)(2) of 
                such section, the Director of the Office of Management 
                and Budget, in consultation with the Assistant 
                Secretary, may use amounts available in the Spectrum 
                Relocation Fund to pay the costs incurred by Federal 
                entities to input information as required by 
                subparagraph (A).
            ``(5) Protection of classified information and controlled 
        unclassified information.--The system required by paragraph (1) 
        shall contain appropriate measures to protect classified 
        information and controlled unclassified information, including 
        any such classified information or controlled unclassified 
        information that relates to military operations.
    ``(c) Briefing.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which the 
total amount of funds required to be made available from the Public 
Safety and Secure Networks Fund under section 601(c)(3) of the Spectrum 
Innovation Act of 2022 is so made available, the Assistant Secretary 
shall provide a briefing on the implementation of this section to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.
    ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Covered spectrum.--The term `covered spectrum' 
        means--
                    ``(A) electromagnetic spectrum for which usage 
                rights are assigned to or authorized for (including 
                before the date on which the incumbent informing 
                capability required by subsection (a) is implemented) a 
                non-Federal user or class of non-Federal users for use 
                on a shared basis with an incumbent Federal entity in 
                accordance with the rules of the Commission; and
                    ``(B) electromagnetic spectrum allocated on a 
                primary or co-primary basis for Federal use that is 
                shared among Federal entities.
            ``(2) Federal entity.--The term `Federal entity' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 113(l).
            ``(3) Incumbent informing capability.--The term `incumbent 
        informing capability' means a capability to facilitate the 
        sharing of covered spectrum.
    ``(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to alter or expand the authority of the NTIA as described in 
section 113(j)(1).''.

              TITLE V--EXTENSION OF FCC AUCTION AUTHORITY

SEC. 501. EXTENSION OF FCC AUCTION AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--Section 309(j)(11) of the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(11)) is amended by striking ``September 30, 
2022'' and inserting ``March 31, 2024''.
    (b) Deposit of Proceeds.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A), (C)(i), 
        (D), and (G)(iii) of section 309(j)(8) of the Communications 
        Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)) and except as provided in 
        subparagraph (B) of such section, the proceeds (including 
        deposits and upfront payments from successful bidders) of any 
        system of competitive bidding described in paragraph (2) (in 
        this paragraph referred to as the ``covered proceeds'') shall 
        be deposited as follows:
                    (A) In the case of covered proceeds attributable to 
                eligible frequencies described in subsection (g)(2) of 
                section 113 of the National Telecommunications and 
                Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 
                923), such amount of such proceeds as is necessary to 
                cover the relocation or sharing costs (as defined in 
                subsection (g)(3) of such section) of Federal entities 
                (as defined in subsection (l) of such section) 
                relocated from or sharing such eligible frequencies 
                shall be deposited in the Spectrum Relocation Fund 
                established under section 118 of such Act (47 U.S.C. 
                928). Any remainder of such proceeds shall be deposited 
                in the Public Safety and Secure Networks Fund 
                established by section 601 of this Act.
                    (B) In the case of covered proceeds attributable to 
                spectrum usage rights made available through an 
                incentive auction under subparagraph (G) of section 
                309(j)(8) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
                309(j)(8)), such proceeds shall be deposited in the 
                Public Safety and Secure Networks Fund established by 
                section 601 of this Act.
                    (C) Any other covered proceeds shall be deposited 
                in the Public Safety and Secure Networks Fund 
                established by section 601 of this Act.
            (2) System of competitive bidding described.--A system of 
        competitive bidding described in this paragraph is any system 
        of competitive bidding under section 309(j) of the 
        Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) that is concluded 
        during the period beginning on July 1, 2022, and ending on 
        March 31, 2024, except for the system of competitive bidding 
        required by section 101(b)(3)(A) of this Act.

            TITLE VI--PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURE NETWORKS FUND

SEC. 601. PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURE NETWORKS FUND.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of the 
United States a fund to be known as the ``Public Safety and Secure 
Networks Fund'' (in this section referred to as the ``Fund'').
    (b) Accounting for Federal Budget Baseline.--
            (1) Proceeds of auction of 2496-2690 mhz band.--In the case 
        of the proceeds of any system of competitive bidding under 
        section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
        309(j)) with respect to the frequencies between 2496 megahertz 
        and 2690 megahertz, inclusive, that are deposited in the Fund 
        as required by section 501(b) of this Act, the first 
        $1,700,000,000 of such proceeds shall be deposited in the 
        general fund of the Treasury, where such amounts shall be 
        dedicated for the sole purpose of deficit reduction. The 
        remainder of such proceeds shall be available or deposited 
        under subsection (c).
            (2) Proceeds of required auction of 3.1-3.45 ghz band.--In 
        the case of the proceeds of the system of competitive bidding 
        required by subparagraph (A) of section 101(b)(3) that are 
        deposited in the Fund as required by subparagraph (D) of such 
        section, the first $16,000,000,000 of such proceeds shall be 
        deposited in the general fund of the Treasury, where such 
        amounts shall be dedicated for the sole purpose of deficit 
        reduction. The remainder of such proceeds shall be available or 
        deposited under subsection (c).
    (c) Use of Funds.--Except as provided in subsection (b), as amounts 
are deposited in the Fund, such amounts shall be available or deposited 
as follows:
            (1) $3,400,000,000 shall be available to the Federal 
        Communications Commission until expended to make reimbursements 
        under section 4 of the Secure and Trusted Communications 
        Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1603).
            (2) After the amount required to be made available by 
        paragraph (1) is so made available, $10,000,000,000 shall be 
        available to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
        Communications and Information until expended to carry out 
        title III of this Act and the amendments made by such title, 
        except that not more than 4 percent of the amount made 
        available by this paragraph may be used for administrative 
        purposes (including carrying out sections 160 and 161 of the 
        National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
        Organization Act, as added by such title).
            (3) After the amount required to be made available by 
        paragraph (2) is so made available, $117,400,000 shall be 
        available to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
        Communications and Information until expended to carry out 
        section 120 of the National Telecommunications and Information 
        Administration Organization Act, as added by section 401 of 
        this Act.
            (4) After the amount required to be made available by 
        paragraph (3) is so made available, any remaining amounts 
        deposited in the Fund shall be deposited in the general fund of 
        the Treasury, where such amounts shall be dedicated for the 
        sole purpose of deficit reduction.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 335

117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 7624

                          [Report No. 117-429]

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                                 A BILL

 To make available additional frequencies in the 3.1-3.45 GHz band for 
 non-Federal use, shared Federal and non-Federal use, or a combination 
                    thereof, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             July 22, 2022

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed