117 HR 7624 RH: Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022
U.S. House of Representatives
2022-07-22
text/xml
EN
Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
1.Short title; table of contents(a)This Act may be cited as the Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022
.(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.Title I—Spectrum Auctions and InnovationSec. 101. Spectrum auctions and innovation.Title II—Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement ProgramSec. 201. Increase in limitation on expenditure.Title III—Next Generation 9–1–1Sec. 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 CapabilitySec. 401. Incumbent informing capability.Title V—Extension of FCC Auction AuthoritySec. 501. Extension of FCC auction authority.Title VI—Public Safety and Secure Networks FundSec. 601. Public Safety and Secure Networks Fund.<enum>I</enum><header>Spectrum Auctions and Innovation</header><section id="HDD6EDBEB03E04A58B92F06DD1362C552"><enum>101.</enum><header>Spectrum auctions and innovation</header><subsection id="HF4609905CC6D4F1299C5AB80E3126246"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="HEA0358864AA94C8BA06A3B181F87BABD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Assistant secretary</header><text>The term <quote>Assistant Secretary</quote> means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9B48655A23884B1B83D75EBB20AA63A7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Commission</header><text>The term <quote>Commission</quote> means the Federal Communications Commission.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HC5A150230A864FC8BF7DF284F486C039"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Covered band</header><text>The term <quote>covered band</quote> means the band of frequencies between 3100 megahertz and 3450 megahertz, inclusive.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0634FDF81BFF499BA91012DA3D10EC4B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Federal entity</header><text>The term <quote>Federal entity</quote> has the meaning given such term in section 113(l) of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/923">47 U.S.C. 923(l)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2F08F503559F405DA29788D3C46BDA5F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Relevant congressional committees</header><text>The term <quote>relevant congressional committees</quote> means—</text><subparagraph id="HEE9190BBBA32474BB2CA50B69ED0887A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H18166CF1463D47B78F916B8D2B3B747C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBC3188B8DBE045379AB1FB192E859B93"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC930E285BA44489BB9C571F203E33B33"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCB49220217AB4920B794F03655291DDD"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Relocation or sharing costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>relocation or sharing costs</quote> has the meaning given such term in section 113(g)(3) of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/923">47 U.S.C. 923(g)(3)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB56D993302034AE6A453E73F9E78119D"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <quote>Secretary</quote> means the Secretary of Commerce.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2A4128974C384504B08BE7620FD05022"><enum>(b)</enum><header>3.1–3.45 GHz band</header><paragraph id="HD6245C48B68A458DAD2866AA5E7BED8A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Pipeline funding</header><subparagraph id="H2792384B0CCF4705887EAA9F489663C0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/928">47 U.S.C. 928</external-xref>) 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—</text><clause id="HD8504E62186A4D268378EE488E6C69C5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>frequencies in the covered band for identification by the Secretary under paragraph (2)(A); and</text></clause><clause id="HE2220B3F08D446EA8BBA54CCF2A6CE21"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>frequencies in the covered band for identification by the Secretary under paragraph (2)(B).</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H634C596D3EB44F58937ADB04E9475189"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/928">47 U.S.C. 928</external-xref>) to request funding.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFEB9E17F9960453BAA3F4D9D9D49B62B"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exemption</header><text>Section 118(g)(2)(D)(ii) of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/928">47 U.S.C. 928(g)(2)(D)(ii)</external-xref>) shall not apply with respect to the payment required under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2F1E8010CA454449B584185C24FDBBCA"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Oversight</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/58">Public Law 117–58</external-xref>; 135 Stat. 1348; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/921">47 U.S.C. 921</external-xref> note).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA60D6A05468845CE9194BD8FC4A0140E"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Report to Secretary of Commerce and Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/58">Public Law 117–58</external-xref>; 135 Stat. 1348; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/921">47 U.S.C. 921</external-xref> 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—</text><clause id="H2A7028B98C15408E8AABA61F84D4805D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>contains the findings of the activities carried out using such payment; and</text></clause><clause id="H185488800C3347F988D3FAB7F42D2CF8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>recommends—</text><subclause id="HA23F412888B24092B0356393F1D6DF89"><enum>(I)</enum><text>frequencies in the covered band for identification by the Secretary under paragraph (2)(A); and</text></subclause><subclause id="H849B572ED6A942CFA9567450F5D044C3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>frequencies in the covered band for identification by the Secretary under paragraph (2)(B).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE74DD5561AAE403D81C9C3FD2CEBDF03"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Identification</header><text>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—</text><subparagraph id="HC223B11DB9B34805BE26D4D87ACE79A9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE4B3E9C4920A4E1BB22AE6EC7B67A098"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBB9A21A8E52041EF8AEA1D1865550A85"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Auction</header><subparagraph id="H9E586A20D7FA4740A03705AFDE99DE17"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/309">47 U.S.C. 309(j)</external-xref>), in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection, of the frequencies identified under subparagraph (A) of that paragraph.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE1412F6CCC3F4495B8C9C573775C9C79"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>No entity that is on the list required by section 2 of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/1601">47 U.S.C. 1601</external-xref>) may participate in the system of competitive bidding required by subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H38F90C126D974D82AADEE657AA3DDECF"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>The Commission may not include in the system of competitive bidding required by subparagraph (A) any frequencies that are not in the covered band.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H785A4EFD2EB04078B8C6B23E26523933" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Deposit of proceeds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A), (C)(i), and (D) of section 309(j)(8) of the Communications Act of 1934 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/309">47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)</external-xref>) 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 <quote>covered proceeds</quote>) shall be deposited or available as follows:</text><clause id="H05300FF989BB4EF9BE54891F75AF7050"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/928">47 U.S.C. 928</external-xref>).</text></clause><clause id="H63DA4A64122E4F528F5637EAE7A36926"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H885D7CFFC9244E8EB957AEE01DF99C6D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Modification or withdrawal</header><subparagraph id="H74588B42C0C6461DA4676A581F661DCA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7C10830A258C4827B1D4718316F2287A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>The President may not modify or withdraw any assignment to a Federal Government station as described in subparagraph (A)—</text><clause id="H6A8E1EB7787D48A885397172CC351023"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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</text></clause><clause id="HE37988396BBA498AA0B938798A31CE91"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>before November 30, 2024.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HECB8AF23743947408BC103F9A82B8C77"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Auction proceeds to cover 110 percent of federal relocation or sharing costs</header><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/309">47 U.S.C. 309(j)(16)(B)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0F7BD2B672B3499BBFD680DDB6F18F62"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Rules authorizing additional use of spectrum in covered band</header><text>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.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H59DF950611594B68AC454CF76892925F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>FCC auction authority</header><paragraph id="H9F18F2AF36884F958994CA185742FEB5" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>Section 309(j)(11) of the Communications Act of 1934 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/309">47 U.S.C. 309(j)(11)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2025</quote> and all that follows and inserting <quote>2026, and with respect to the electromagnetic spectrum identified under section 101(b)(2)(A) of the <short-title>Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022</short-title>, such authority shall expire on the date that is 7 years after the date of enactment of that Act.</quote>.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H2098AFCAAF5349D8ABC6A697E2A8B316"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2015</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1004 of the Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2015 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/114/74">Public Law 114–74</external-xref>; 129 Stat. 621; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/921">47 U.S.C. 921</external-xref> note) is amended—</text><subparagraph id="H81210F15F85F4F2495EE27DFE404B85E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>2022</quote> and inserting <quote>2024</quote>;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCE8FE42375F845F695579C93A73D08CB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1), by striking <quote>2022</quote> and inserting <quote>2024</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H98D60CC13BD74A47A54278435301090B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking <quote>2024</quote> and inserting <quote>2026</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H595B49A391614B7195F3BA8B5A0D3C56"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 90008 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/58">Public Law 117–58</external-xref>; 135 Stat. 1348; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/921">47 U.S.C. 921</external-xref> note), and the item relating to such section in the table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act, are repealed.</text></subsection><subsection id="HF63BCCB9F42D4F34BEC50365469B463D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/117/58">Public Law 117–58</external-xref>; 135 Stat. 1348; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/921">47 U.S.C. 921</external-xref> note) so long as such efforts are in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.</text></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program</header><section id="HB663430ADA5043298B2597C862C8A319" commented="no"><enum>201.</enum><header>Increase in limitation on expenditure</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4(k) of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/1603">47 U.S.C. 1603(k)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$1,900,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$5,300,000,000</quote>.</text></section><enum>III</enum><header>Next Generation 9–1–1</header><section id="H1CC101B9B1DB41C3AE8F445E6BF6485A"><enum>301.</enum><header>Further deployment and coordination of Next Generation 9–1–1</header><subsection id="HFA5011A8BABE4825B06EBCAA563030DD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Additional duties of the 9–1–1 Implementation coordination office with respect to Next Generation 9–1–1</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 158 of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/942">47 U.S.C. 942</external-xref>) is amended—</text><paragraph id="H77849A969C5C4782ADB59D008CB837DA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text><subparagraph id="HEEE6CF2167AE4AAC8D4847217E78EE2D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting <quote>and section 159</quote> after <quote>section</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2828909EEC714E51A05EC794951A5D46"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="H6C336F555EB74D64A3E5A7476A3A9FD4" style="OLC" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HIF00"><paragraph id="HA215685F5BA1448A9AC0973D93705CAE"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Additional duties of the office with respect to next generation 9–1–1</header><subparagraph id="H14B58C894EF447BDBF371BDF9D9D9C72"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Additional duties</header><text>The Office shall—</text><clause id="HA18EA39253694C0A83DD3926632FF7C1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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;</text></clause><clause id="HBB0B3B737C3D428A98FE0D621F2FC63A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>develop, collect, and disseminate information concerning the practices, procedures, and technology used in the implementation of Next Generation 9–1–1;</text></clause><clause id="H42BE189F542741968005740C660BB474"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>advise and assist eligible entities in the preparation of implementation plans required under section 159(b)(2)(A)(iii);</text></clause><clause id="HD26C7F756283497FA3DB51D4C22A43C2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>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;</text></clause><clause id="H18C356AD198B40E3A0A614293EDA7745"><enum>(v)</enum><text>receive, review, and recommend to the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator the approval or disapproval of applications for grants under section 159(b); and</text></clause><clause id="HE605FD6C79C34DB6933CD77A9F7E571B"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>oversee the use of funds provided by such grants in fulfilling such implementation plans.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB951D98F444249219D42483E403875CA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Annual reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H95D2112AF5E54F54AFA1F8779B0CD54C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(2), by striking <quote>section</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>section (except for paragraphs (1) and (4) of subsection (a) and for subsection (e))</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEF54EF293C0543079BB77BBC9644A741"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coordination of next generation 9–1–1 implementation</header><text>Part C of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/901">47 U.S.C. 901 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="H250758C2D007463BA7745BDF0480D1C0" style="OLC" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HIF00"><section id="H220C74F0435E47B0BFB096525A27539D"><enum>159.</enum><header>Coordination of next generation 9–1–1 implementation</header><subsection id="H76664FB2BD2B4084B842CA0BC7035185"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Additional functions of 9–1–1 implementation coordination office</header><paragraph id="HB59D2EE00F2E4F9088EE75FE5B4ABEC9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Management plan</header><subparagraph id="H2B8E5EEDC31B4419ADA39D8E8E65CD5A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Development</header><text>The Assistant Secretary and the Administrator shall develop a management plan for the grant program established under this section, including by developing—</text><clause id="H058E86D10C90499CB2E34ED971602E58"><enum>(i)</enum><text>plans related to the organizational structure of such program; and</text></clause><clause id="HB3C27F1C9A964D50A91DEC7915A5E8D2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>funding profiles for each fiscal year of the duration of such program.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H397210C1E8C549B192A5D26CA23A1707"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Submission to Congress</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator shall—</text><clause id="H854E5A950B794E7783519F6E758B3B4D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>submit the management plan developed under subparagraph (A) to—</text><subclause id="HA94019EFAA1542F79729DD2BF1BF94D1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Appropriations of the Senate; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HBE36E2205E294A68B39F99ED4FC46B1E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H34EC5A34AECE437D83195E4F8E4EA20F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>publish the management plan developed under subparagraph (A) on the website of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4EF43842D6C248CDB446AC8DF4C9BFF4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Modification of plan</header><subparagraph id="H740AAFC72F42420488787333868D15ED"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Modification</header><text>The Assistant Secretary and the Administrator may modify the management plan developed under paragraph (1)(A). </text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBDF5BA626B974C1E815F3D21F5A688B2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Submission</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the plan is modified under subparagraph (A), the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator shall—</text><clause id="H23A271E18B9B4CC38652E794BB4D5052"><enum>(i)</enum><text>submit the modified plan to—</text><subclause id="HC9B7562E18154570A4F587A609C037CE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Appropriations of the Senate; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H03AD17BF705645FF960454BA6F4A8256"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and</text></subclause></clause><clause id="H40B9BFA7F8D74FD4B38A8840CE0EBDC9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>publish the modified plan on the website of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB657DE2740D34ED88DD519EB5C66367D" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Next generation 9–1–1 implementation grants</header><paragraph id="HF4722120038E42C9A148D18D9B87E1E0" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grants</header><text>The Assistant Secretary and the Administrator, acting through the Office, shall provide grants to eligible entities for—</text><subparagraph id="HC10E23F4620546148AF36F9EA6982188" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>implementing Next Generation 9–1–1;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD0648E3774B643E98CB657EE636D013C" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>maintaining Next Generation 9–1–1;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE2758D598A194842A41F739C68C18A77" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H318A92FCFD734874809B0234F5541C56" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE9C04633214543B8BD6D4267258766FE" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>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—</text><clause id="H9E259F5B420A4B4D81E53F8D65788877" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the cost is fully documented in materials submitted to the Office; and</text></clause><clause id="H8B47DC8CADDF4FDD891AEC1B23F1E00F" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the cost is reasonable, necessary, and does not exceed 1 percent of the total grant award; and</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7C80D39069744E0A97572E300408BE6" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>costs associated with implementing cybersecurity measures at emergency communications centers or with respect to Next Generation 9–1–1.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAD15797596CE4F0287469A878328A2BB" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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). </text></paragraph><paragraph id="H7AED35860C6945EBAF29095BD2DB3B1B" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coordination required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each eligible entity shall include in the application required by paragraph (2) a certification that—</text><subparagraph id="H4E163801FC53488899C725389719E693" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of an eligible entity that is a State, the entity—</text><clause id="H86CA50AB9D2B43A298788EAA1AD4222F" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has coordinated the application with the emergency communications centers located within the jurisdiction of the entity;</text></clause><clause id="H43C45A6D9A8B4D1B99348319621BD24A" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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</text></clause><clause id="H82514E9D9C984CB98CAF76AB78DEEF40" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>has developed and submitted a plan for the coordination and implementation of Next Generation 9–1–1 that—</text><subclause id="H87536FD83E6345D7A42FA12F3E4C776B" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>ensures interoperability by requiring the use of commonly accepted standards;</text></subclause><subclause id="HBEF36952D8B7497B8DCF9D402F65B7CF" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>ensures reliable operations;</text></subclause><subclause id="H1815AF4E59A047D78527B58A6E5B3959" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>enables emergency communications centers to process, analyze, and store multimedia, data, and other information;</text></subclause><subclause id="H6A44CAC817474D54A8A0C1DEA9DBA9F1" commented="no"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>incorporates cybersecurity tools, including intrusion detection and prevention measures;</text></subclause><subclause id="HE9C5FC1EB3734FF8AAD79E9B64645E93" commented="no"><enum>(V)</enum><text>includes strategies for coordinating cybersecurity information sharing between Federal, State, Tribal, and local government partners;</text></subclause><subclause id="HE681A6F68A19402A8853BDAC8D9A584D" commented="no"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>uses open and competitive request for proposal processes, including through shared government procurement vehicles, for deployment of Next Generation 9–1–1;</text></subclause><subclause id="H10456235BC01456796060DA91F0B2CBC" commented="no"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>documents how input was received and accounted for from relevant rural and urban emergency communications centers, regional authorities, local authorities, and Tribal authorities;</text></subclause><subclause id="H4CF376ADA4D2406E9E2705CB39B35157" commented="no"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>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—</text><item id="HC59C0B554AE54EF2A1709A95C86E7036" commented="no"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>ensures full notice and opportunity for participation by relevant stakeholders; and</text></item><item id="H5C83A56DD24A4D399882DAD22519BC4D" commented="no"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>consults and coordinates with the State point of contact required by clause (ii);</text></item></subclause><subclause id="H914DADAAC93F4BE8A6595C14D6EE2D5F" commented="no"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>creates efficiencies related to Next Generation 9–1–1 functions, including cybersecurity and the virtualization and sharing of infrastructure, equipment, and services; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HCEBF10382C80479F90F3EA3B30F3E27A" commented="no"><enum>(X)</enum><text>utilizes an effective, competitive approach to establishing authentication, credentialing, secure connections, and access in deploying Next Generation 9–1–1, including by—</text><item id="HF1D7AF52B0ED4C78BCD38E3D71FBB879" commented="no"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>requiring certificate authorities to be capable of cross-certification with other authorities;</text></item><item id="H1B5C3B79AE814C1EB7224F973F934B75" commented="no"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>avoiding risk of a single point of failure or vulnerability; and</text></item><item id="HAFD68AA015484E0DBD3951D1D96E0B71" commented="no"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>adhering to Federal agency best practices such as those promulgated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology; and</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEC6148E85CBF49F09B97E9B446225388" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9FAA5823D8F743FCAA1F263269B56DF1" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Criteria</header><subparagraph id="H2C885B0379BD402EB4A9E3773FC98513" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0E33BB828FE54B83BCBF235BB40FCEAE" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The criteria shall—</text><clause id="HA221211D9ACD48E4AEB9C3BC489E15EB" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>include performance requirements and a schedule for completion of any project to be financed by a grant under this subsection; and</text></clause><clause id="H37F582EF07D04DE0ABFE354C27C8593F" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>specifically permit regional or multi-State applications for funds.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4CA1C9FEC4AD4ADCA258CEBFFDE3C443" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>The Assistant Secretary and the Administrator shall update such regulations as necessary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAF9CF09EEB9C4933AF336431A8390FF6" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Grant certifications</header><text>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—</text><subparagraph id="H269D9A81E9F44F679FE533E3C53A7CE4" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/615a-1">47 U.S.C. 615a–1(f)(3)</external-xref>) (as such rules are in effect on the date on which the eligible entity makes the certification) as acceptable;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCF60D2DF38A34A8D8F7A22214F5E6A91" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBFD8FF9747414427A3DFC6131939376C" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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—</text><clause id="H976BAA0E115A455C8901CA340CB0B880"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a sustainable funding mechanism for Next Generation 9–1–1; and</text></clause><clause id="HB3F97F7641FF4B5A89383D1DBF831DC3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>effective cybersecurity resources for Next Generation 9–1–1;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAB66A9CA85FA49BBA6D30DA056372586" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1726549B83A44E8DA4A36F3C46D8CBA1" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>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</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7239C179AC80499997CDF0E040D15C0C" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>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.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H886FD747F63A40C5B77241E4ACB8F326" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Condition of grant</header><text>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.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFAC5B0A5547E485381E736D74894CDC7" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Penalty for providing false information</header><text>Any eligible entity that provides a certification under paragraph (5) knowing that the information provided in the certification was false shall—</text><subparagraph id="H86A7FC2A0D2E4853B7724F5F0F328AA1" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not be eligible to receive the grant under this subsection;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8322AD9EF1404FDE960741E38FE9A953" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>return any grant awarded under this subsection; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E4C33E610BB419BB47B2EF5303CA5C2" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>not be eligible to receive any subsequent grants under this subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H67432791059449299B269F461E123C1F" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>Grant funds provided under this subsection may not be used—</text><subparagraph id="HAE47051C963940B08B4DCAA26E5DEA8C" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to support any activity of the First Responder Network Authority; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H255452E9D9574DB4860ADF37EE74E75D" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7D3D60D06F7F442391C4BB814763E97A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section and sections 160 and 161:</text><paragraph id="H6A03CC0E1AE149C9BDF15C588647B0A1" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>9–1–1 fee or charge</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term> 9–1–1 fee or charge</term> has the meaning given such term in section 6(f)(3)(D) of the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/615a-1">47 U.S.C. 615a–1(f)(3)(D)</external-xref>), as such rules are in effect as of the date of the certification.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6B9E8C1920674DF387EAD4E5D2E7283B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>9–1–1 request for emergency assistance</header><text>The term <term>9–1–1 request for emergency assistance</term> 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.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H07F7BB34EBA446B59B7E62625C9238A8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H0B65C4B40E714814A2E2A7438B8A5506"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Commonly accepted standards</header><text>The term <term>commonly accepted standards</term> mean the technical standards followed by the communications industry for network, device, and Internet Protocol connectivity that—</text><subparagraph id="H368BE5347D474F389B8423C7CBAC9406"><enum>(A)</enum><text>enable interoperability; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF19F5C8C75594A3EB7C7ECE8891FFD6F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are—</text><clause id="H916DD01DEB274E728948F7587602D3E5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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—</text><subclause id="H5B254B7C50F0426181B98F08AFD0B100"><enum>(I)</enum><text>that is open to the public, including open for participation by any person; and</text></subclause><subclause id="HD15F12D0F4BB4AD8B91325D7732D4C7E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>provides for a conflict resolution process;</text></subclause></clause><clause id="HE8FA2BB8525A4B558BCD3875BF895208"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>subject to an open comment and input process before being finalized by the standards development organization;</text></clause><clause id="H05233B6547B345C3B214ED87BC288942"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>consensus-based; and</text></clause><clause id="H458D0D5D9FCC4C7D9AADABDDDED94872"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>made publicly available once approved.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF6385158442C453DA9862A2EA24B9B9F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Cost related to training</header><text>The term <term>cost related to training</term> means—</text><subparagraph id="H756CCA17DCDA4113AB6CB89B4EDC1F22"><enum>(A)</enum><text>actual wages incurred for travel and attendance, including any necessary overtime pay and backfill wage;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H43F9E03C57DF4A909669375C09A558AC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>travel expenses;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H930E293606844CE89C312CA344F8C22E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>instructor expenses; or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2639EA90D6694DB4BB66DBA2CC16D11D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>facility costs and training materials.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7DCDA1D5368C4AB39CC2F0250B0F3CFA"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term>—</text><subparagraph id="H2935713419C54AF68F750EF58537689E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means a State or a Tribal organization (as defined in section 4(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>));</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD32921F87D0B47638139F3E07A8BD622"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may be an entity, including a public authority, board, or commission, established by one or more entities described in subparagraph (A); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6FF676DE7C4449688B001B2D1B71BA44" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>does not include any entity that has failed to submit the certifications required under subsection (b)(5).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE32500B850CE427B9B8694E8A2AED7A8"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Emergency communications center</header><text>The term <term>emergency communications center</term>—</text><subparagraph id="HF2A0585ED4B745ABA1476E0C5A1F8FBC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means a facility that—</text><clause id="HF3B7428919794D4AA5E91F864B7841E4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is designated to receive a 9–1–1 request for emergency assistance; and</text></clause><clause id="H57EA21982E68423FA99078D3E4ABEA90"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>performs one or more of the following functions—</text><subclause id="HF0C4DDC51FD9406DBBE6BC6563F80E94"><enum>(I)</enum><text>process and analyze 9–1–1 requests for emergency assistance and information and data related to such requests;</text></subclause><subclause id="H78659CBA368849AC8563C45A75097F3E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>dispatch appropriate emergency response providers;</text></subclause><subclause id="HD035928753BD44B3A2C41E617E55B302"><enum>(III)</enum><text>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;</text></subclause><subclause id="HB217581ADBC4424B8C07D544D324C72C"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>analyze any communications received from emergency response providers; and</text></subclause><subclause id="H278D3DB25FC349AAB1F494249F0DE178"><enum>(V)</enum><text>support incident command functions; or</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9199E3DB2C534DC6985E631577CC1605"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may be a public safety answering point, as defined in section 222 of the Communications Act of 1934 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/222">47 U.S.C. 222</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H01F5645580ED49CCA91ED544C0485994"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Emergency response provider</header><text>The term <term>emergency response provider</term> has the meaning given that term under section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/101">6 U.S.C. 101</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE137DF56ED154E03A8E78536CB279DDC"><enum>(9)</enum><header>First responder network authority</header><text>The term <term>First Responder Network Authority</term> means the authority established under 6204 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/1424">47 U.S.C. 1424</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD4B951C7675B46A6977C9EF8B39960C7"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Interoperable</header><text>The term <term>interoperable</term> or <term>interoperability</term> 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.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H05BC7DA6C8D34377A35D542ED2444120"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Nationwide public safety broadband network</header><text>The term <term>nationwide public safety broadband network</term> has the meaning given the term in section 6001 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/1401">47 U.S.C. 1401</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9446E24B482B4888B0D1872ECE886333"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Next generation 9–1–1</header><text>The term <term>Next Generation 9–1–1</term> means an interoperable, secure, Internet Protocol-based system that—</text><subparagraph id="H4323430323424908A24E607F495949EA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>employs commonly accepted standards;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFFB044EF519A48AA86B298922C99186A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>enables emergency communications centers to receive, process, and analyze all types of 9–1–1 requests for emergency assistance;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3D33E87F9EB441DFB80B8DE09E712E21"><enum>(C)</enum><text>acquires and integrates additional information useful to handling 9–1–1 requests for emergency assistance; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B44060C657948FA8D366402724EA825"><enum>(D)</enum><text>supports sharing information related to 9–1–1 requests for emergency assistance among emergency communications centers and emergency response providers.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H722820817CA34C4099CC016122738D4F"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Office</header><text>The term <term>Office</term> means the 9–1–1 Implementation Coordination Office established under section 158.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD9D73D83C65E4133A956172E4C6B9C65"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Reliability</header><text>The term <term>reliability</term> or <term>reliable</term> 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.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H33CDE7D26C5B42D0B347A49F6E0A82BE"><enum>(15)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H05A2A35B111E4467A876BB6CDE6DF722"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Sustainable funding mechanism</header><text>The term <term>sustainable funding mechanism</term> means a funding mechanism that provides adequate revenues to cover ongoing expenses, including operations, maintenance, and upgrades.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H44406B20962A4EE6B04C1D1513B5D884"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Savings provision</header><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/942">47 U.S.C. 942</external-xref>) before the date of the enactment of this section.</text></subsection></section><section id="HD35693C3DC5941598673AD558D6A25A6" commented="no"><enum>160.</enum><header>Establishment of nationwide Next Generation 9–1–1 Cybersecurity Center</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text></section><section id="H69351F845D8947E88DE3CB0115E5C829" commented="no"><enum>161.</enum><header>Next Generation 9–1–1 Advisory Board</header><subsection id="HF5C42F91F6514E04B12096195A33F8C1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Next generation 9–1–1 advisory board</header><paragraph id="H73A60EED76AE4BDA841B04F3E3E0E617"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Assistant Secretary and the Administrator, acting through the Office, shall establish a <quote>Public Safety Next Generation 9–1–1 Advisory Board</quote> (in this section referred to as the <quote>Board</quote>) to provide recommendations to the Office—</text><subparagraph id="H7416A5C22A02436B8DDF44545EEEE282"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with respect to carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the Office in issuing the regulations required under section 159(b);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9B96669A824D4552BB217D298E5DAC9B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>as required by paragraph (7); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF28C71D9D01D4292B21A86C26FA6F13C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>upon request under paragraph (8).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAEE66BCD144B4B8AA85A0364A64FC21D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header><subparagraph id="H23C06BFEF5B240D19663F77D66A34D6F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Voting members</header><text>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—</text><clause id="H6594A4B669914F90A3DEB0D780018B85"><enum>(i)</enum><text>4 members shall represent local law enforcement officials;</text></clause><clause id="H0C9C0526131E4300AD1839A6352EEB05"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>4 members shall represent fire and rescue officials;</text></clause><clause id="HEC0B439C64824C7EBA18395146C72823"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>4 members shall represent emergency medical service officials; and</text></clause><clause id="HC622EBC5E58E4DDFA7E682B6ABE4187F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>4 members shall represent 9–1–1 professionals.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1CDD9FA370CD419BAB82BA715007C499"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Diversity of membership</header><text>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.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD822C0EC6664481499DE7CA4004EA2D4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Expertise</header><text>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.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0C8C59BEFF2A4C7499B71AE1004F233C"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Rank and file members</header><text>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.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H92398C3E23D54B7BB20BFBD2B389E5CB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Period of appointment</header><subparagraph id="H7B258073C05C48049ED94F154DB95C53"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), members of the Board shall serve for a 3-year term.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H52238E4E607343ACAA76EF92B7859B00"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Removal for cause</header><text>A member of the Board may be removed for cause upon the determination of the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2CCF7EDBAEFC42F1AEA72225EE03F2D0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>Any vacancy in the Board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H4B86C4B8A6614ABEB94B4EE2CA8BBC2F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HBD179216467345F88147C62547B58F29"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Chairperson and vice chairperson</header><text>The Board shall select a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among the voting members of the Board.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEA55CEAE6161440A9EF4D101A0A677BD"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Duty of board to submit recommendations</header><text>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—</text><subparagraph id="HC564756100D44EC1BA464A9C8A661D1E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>deploying Next Generation 9–1–1 in rural and urban areas;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8E8FF34702C440E68E724A1EA599989B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensuring flexibility in guidance, rules, and grant funding to allow for technology improvements;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H87C4F707F0114A02A481FC668D073C7B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>creating efficiencies related to Next Generation 9–1–1, including cybersecurity and the virtualization and sharing of core infrastructure;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCE1C4EF17EA74789B981D96D0300C9FA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF2FA32841E4D4215AC2037BC56BA971A"><enum>(E)</enum><text>incorporating existing cybersecurity resources to Next Generation 9–1–1 procurement and deployment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H295D396BF4404BD0AE44E5D7741BEA79"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Authority to provide additional recommendations</header><text>Except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (7), the Board may provide recommendations to the Office only upon request of the Office.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HD3DEB0DBC5DA4D0FA8DF2C869A3D69BA"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Duration of authority</header><text>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.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF06DA3F738D74B58BFC4813440DDC33B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this section may be construed as limiting the authority of the Office to seek comment from stakeholders and the public.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section><section id="HAFB44E69DB254D09A389CBE86D481027"><enum>302.</enum><header>Transfer to NTIA of sole responsibility for certain 9–1–1 implementation coordination functions</header><subsection id="H1EAE0826471E4D9A9A6ADCCB90A61DA8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Transfer</header><paragraph id="H9A46D09DDBF546A78D826823215B40ED"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Functions</header><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/942">47 U.S.C. 942</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HF38408304F8347B4AA2242E647ADF16F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Personnel and other assets</header><text>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.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H1C8633167E9845398C7CAED7D2674982"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authority of Director of OMB</header><text>The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, at such time or times as the Director shall provide, may make—</text><subparagraph id="HADA56E1E6AA2415687FC6E9BDC1C9AF9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HED289353AE6B46498026D2DB5039C5A2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H72A74F5BF898470FB77F9C71DF0ABAF7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>References</header><text>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—</text><paragraph id="H769184A2B0E6498AADC9870FAA0B8807"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H83A210F383A6489EA8097D612C01BF09"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3E13578487F74487A835F7131750DE94"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Savings provisions</header><paragraph id="HE3DFB8FC894B475FBD6CFBA62B3979A7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Documents and actions</header><subparagraph id="H6FAA9512885E41CF986B4E0070D66F1B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3CC49DB0CFFD48E9B54C50C45BFBA1B7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Documents and actions described</header><text>A document or action described in this subparagraph is any order, determination, rule, grant, contract, agreement, or other document or action that—</text><clause id="H32C45EF69A824856B90455834CD79D2E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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</text></clause><clause id="H3B420FC5920D4784A7C830BF8115F9A0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is in effect on September 30, 2022 (or becomes effective after such day pursuant to its terms as in effect on such day).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA8985949523C4DD894D24CC1B6B7B28F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Pending proceedings and applications</header><subparagraph id="HE3499E7E81BC480796691171F78301FB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6987159F98C1400093626E4E5726597F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Substitution</header><text>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.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAFA8255C9C7A4030B7FE0E5DE9D8259A"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>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.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9A941782E2F74B1E9BA25EC69034F0AF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Continuation of civil actions</header><subparagraph id="HCF93FB75ED98418890BEAA7D32B1D0EA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD73E0935110F450680C1250EDB413485"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Substitution</header><text>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.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE97A6B9C6A294A759421938E9BBBBD71"><enum>(4)</enum><header>No change in status of personnel</header><text>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.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H81BEA190F2EF465294228EF64621F667"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><paragraph id="H23F454540F9248C894995E33650CFCCB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>National telecommunications and information administration organization act</header><text>The National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/942">47 U.S.C. 942</external-xref>), as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is further amended—</text><subparagraph id="HE2721F60EFAD4D2A9E7BAD8956AEF7F5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in section 158—</text><clause id="HD6996CC86B744CBF9324262385BA0246"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and the Administrator</quote> each place it appears; and</text></clause><clause id="H8707D66AD0844E10BCC56887961CBDAD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1), by striking <quote>of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC056845DD826401E857126817CF17C3D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in section 159—</text><clause id="HE388FCDA9F9147CCADF310ADED8B0EE3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and the Administrator</quote> each place it appears; and</text></clause><clause id="H337D8DB760B24E75B998EB005A03A49F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3) of subsection (c);</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H548C8E927549485E9C84227530C9B00D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in section 160, by striking <quote>and the Administrator</quote>; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF44E7EF0C5A0401FAB9DE2121E195124"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 161, by striking <quote>and the Administrator</quote> each place it appears.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5B77E4890F5D4F1984291DD797B4E311"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on October 1, 2022.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H82D357701A8F410B97D978BE6674ACB4" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="HFA30BE645D384905AAC3330BCAA6A853" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>Administrator</quote> means the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H169C03D5CF9647968BD617D6BB264914" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Assistant Secretary</header><text>The term <quote>Assistant Secretary</quote> means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. </text></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Incumbent Informing Capability</header><section id="HF2FB0D6430354EDA9879302C950512EE"><enum>401.</enum><header>Incumbent informing capability</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part B of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/921">47 U.S.C. 921 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text><quoted-block id="H51F73A5197974678B42C3047F5C72C32" style="OLC" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="HIF00"><section id="H6AEBF502B5814FCB89AB928738CFCF9A"><enum>120.</enum><header>Incumbent informing capability</header><subsection id="H07C9E2080BBC4064882ADFD7684CC4D5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Assistant Secretary shall—</text><paragraph id="H2C0A569344DB4E54A49095D604F93BD5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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 <quote>Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio Frequency Management</quote> so as to incorporate an incumbent informing capability; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H94EDE2135F0E4167821DA0EC7BA181FF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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 <short-title>Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022</short-title> is so made available, begin to implement such capability, including the development and testing of such capability.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA8FD4ED0DD13497DBA8788E94C667018"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment of the incumbent informing capability</header><paragraph id="H289A445D055549C5AD97E7DB3FF9268C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HE6211123396741EFBDB475A87827A4AA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The system required by paragraph (1) shall contain, at a minimum, the following:</text><subparagraph id="H6036577122334177B792444CA8527798"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBAB7A68FF80442B5B57BB0E7104E1F98"><enum>(B)</enum><text>One or more mechanisms to facilitate Federal-to-Federal sharing, as authorized by the NTIA.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA457166AB13048C690CE835B5B07E1AD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>One or more mechanisms to prevent, eliminate, or mitigate harmful interference to incumbent Federal entities, including one or more of the following functions:</text><clause id="H56D33D1DEF7043D6818D4CCDE8B43D22"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Sensing.</text></clause><clause id="H47B3AD2EA6834609B10C76045B28CB9E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Identification.</text></clause><clause id="H8E3CFCDA6F0D4B72BC88D722E1ACBF4A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Reporting.</text></clause><clause id="H29C423AF068F48FBB8AB89764CCF2A4B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Analysis.</text></clause><clause id="H01025B68183A46C99183CC2DD3E53215"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Resolution.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7A32DA8B3553436EB369DD7574EA8B55"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Dynamic coordination area analysis, definition, and control, if appropriate for a band.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA11ECE479B974BA79EC1C940DBF0CEEA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Compliance with Commission rules</header><text>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.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HAF0EA1DC2E8C4EF4A6B7A8733EFBF428" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Input of information</header><subparagraph id="H6680872AB02B4ABE8B06B853FFEB7652" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each incumbent Federal entity sharing a band of covered spectrum shall—</text><clause id="H733CD3DE5A4A4AECAB0A47B3FCCD03DF" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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</text></clause><clause id="H82A45A201AAD48548F377A855855B32B" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to the extent practicable, input such information into such system on an automated basis.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5EEBE11AC067432793F37A30B0A60D15" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Payment of costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7B32C5FCBA4747E89D4F963293B15168"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Protection of classified information and controlled unclassified information</header><text>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.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2E74D3A2765F4AC08197F13F9EE03426"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Briefing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 <short-title>Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022</short-title> 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.</text></subsection><subsection id="HF60B2727008F4BE1B6611C11F944517E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph id="HB5013941D1B44985858278CE8FCBF791" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered spectrum</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>covered spectrum</quote> means—</text><subparagraph id="H4B9B9B08934841B38D343F540608CF44" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H62D4058933BE4FFC8D68585425FE20BD" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>electromagnetic spectrum allocated on a primary or co-primary basis for Federal use that is shared among Federal entities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF20D58EF57D546769F01610E7C6CAE0C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal entity</header><text>The term <quote>Federal entity</quote> has the meaning given such term in section 113(l).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HFC9F15D84C944A7CA2BBE81065F8A5E1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Incumbent informing capability</header><text>The term <quote>incumbent informing capability</quote> means a capability to facilitate the sharing of covered spectrum.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD7EA586FE940457D9F1073400A0599F8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter or expand the authority of the NTIA as described in section 113(j)(1).</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section><enum>V</enum><header>Extension of FCC Auction Authority</header><section id="H38E246781A914C3EA94EB96F26B58FE6"><enum>501.</enum><header>Extension of FCC auction authority</header><subsection id="H983CF00B243D42D79E628FF0444B8E9A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 309(j)(11) of the Communications Act of 1934 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/309">47 U.S.C. 309(j)(11)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>September 30, 2022</quote> and inserting <quote>March 31, 2024</quote>.</text></subsection><subsection id="H2D56F23C3EBF45A38A0487F5B811B777"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deposit of proceeds</header><paragraph id="H06301FBE27444CA28B956CDDF456C9DB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A), (C)(i), (D), and (G)(iii) of section 309(j)(8) of the Communications Act of 1934 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/309">47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)</external-xref>) 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 <quote>covered proceeds</quote>) shall be deposited as follows:</text><subparagraph id="H4E5BCD93AF83418BA6C691F6644EED0F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/923">47 U.S.C. 923</external-xref>), 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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/928">47 U.S.C. 928</external-xref>). Any remainder of such proceeds shall be deposited in the Public Safety and Secure Networks Fund established by section 601 of this Act.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB8645FBC068E49D980115C7D475BAB3B" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/309">47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)</external-xref>), such proceeds shall be deposited in the Public Safety and Secure Networks Fund established by section 601 of this Act.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1C465D87FB3E4A8FB140F299770DF537"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any other covered proceeds shall be deposited in the Public Safety and Secure Networks Fund established by section 601 of this Act.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H15A723DCE0E7491381254072047C46BB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>System of competitive bidding described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/309">47 U.S.C. 309(j)</external-xref>) 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.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>VI</enum><header>Public Safety and Secure Networks Fund</header><section id="HDC345A565D3D47FAB56155517EEC3514"><enum>601.</enum><header>Public Safety and Secure Networks Fund</header><subsection id="H542649A834E74D89AF5BE798901D0EE0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the <quote>Public Safety and Secure Networks Fund</quote> (in this section referred to as the <quote>Fund</quote>).</text></subsection><subsection id="H13FB54F9F71443749E124146E6E603F7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Accounting for Federal budget baseline</header><paragraph id="H48F083B860E140C4B5E60868F0360F16"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Proceeds of auction of 2496–2690 MHz band</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of the proceeds of any system of competitive bidding under section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/309">47 U.S.C. 309(j)</external-xref>) 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).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H6F138949DC3F4F0A900B7951F536F28B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Proceeds of required auction of 3.1–3.45 GHz band</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE6812C28DF4D43B5B348E7D09D12F6F5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subsection (b), as amounts are deposited in the Fund, such amounts shall be available or deposited as follows:</text><paragraph id="H706AAB5939574923BBB0F0D8650ACA7B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/1603">47 U.S.C. 1603</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HEB8CE7274FE448E681AF49F191AA765C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9E41E23D8645477297AD76EF22254FE9"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="HB714D7C773694A1495052C13FFA3B97B"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>July 22, 2022Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed