[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 42 (Friday, March 5, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S1367]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 1317. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 891 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mrs.
Murray, Mr. Brown, Mr. Peters, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Stabenow,
Mr. Tester, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Carper, Mr. Leahy, and Mr.
Sanders) to the bill H.R. 1319, to provide for reconciliation pursuant
to title II of S. Con. Res. 5; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:
At the appropriate place in title VII, insert the
following:
SEC. ____. SPECTRUM REALLOCATION.
(a) Identification of Spectrum.--The Assistant Secretary of
Commerce for Communications and Information shall identify
not less than 150 megahertz of electromagnetic spectrum that
the Federal Communications Commission can reallocate for
licensed and unlicensed use in accordance with subsection
(b), including sufficient spectrum to generate not less than
$10,000,000,000 in revenue through an auction described in
subsection (b)(1).
(b) Reallocation.--Not later than December 31, 2022, of the
band or bands of electromagnetic spectrum identified under
subsection (a), the Federal Communications Commission shall--
(1) use a system of competitive bidding to award licenses
for commercial use of half of the spectrum; and
(2) make half of the spectrum available for unlicensed use.
______