[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 1318. 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 AUCTION.
(a) Identification of Spectrum.--The Assistant Secretary of
Commerce for Communications and Information shall identify
not less than 100 megahertz of electromagnetic spectrum that
the Federal Communications Commission can auction for
commercial purposes by December 31, 2022, to generate not
less than $10,000,000,000 in revenue.
(b) Auction.--Not later than December 31, 2022, the Federal
Communications Commission shall use a system of competitive
bidding to award licenses in the band or bands of
electromagnetic spectrum identified under subsection (a) for
commercial purposes.
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