[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 26, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H7106-H7112]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    SPECTRUM INNOVATION ACT OF 2022

  Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I move to 
suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 7624) 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, as amended.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 7624

       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.

                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 VII--DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS

Sec. 701. Determination of budgetary effects.

               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.--A Federal entity with operations in the 
     covered band that the Assistant Secretary determines might be 
     affected by reallocation of the covered band may request a 
     payment of up to $25,000,000 under section 118(g)(2)(A) of 
     the National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 928(g)(2)(A)) in 
     order to make available the entire covered band for non-
     Federal use, shared Federal and non-Federal use, or a 
     combination thereof.
       (B) Exemptions.--Subparagraphs (C)(ii) and (D)(ii) of 
     section 118(g)(2) of the National Telecommunications and 
     Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 
     928(g)(2)) shall not apply with respect to a payment 
     described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.

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       (C) 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 
     described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the payment 
     required by section 90008(b)(1)(A) of the Infrastructure 
     Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58; 135 Stat. 1348; 
     47 U.S.C. 921 note), as such section was in effect on the day 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act, or a 
     combination of both such payments.
       (D) Report to secretary of commerce and congress.--Not 
     later than 15 months after the date of the 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 described in 
     subparagraph (A), the payment required by section 
     90008(b)(1)(A) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 
     (Public Law 117-58; 135 Stat. 1348; 47 U.S.C. 921 note), as 
     such section was in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, or a combination of both such 
     payments, any Federal entity receiving such a payment or 
     payments, 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 or payments; and
       (ii) recommends frequencies in the covered band for 
     identification by the Secretary under paragraph (2).
       (2) Identification.--Not later than 21 months after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, informed by the report 
     required under paragraph (1)(D), 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 
     identifies for inclusion in a system of competitive bidding 
     under paragraph (3) 350 megahertz of frequencies in the 
     covered band 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 
     the 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 such paragraph for a system of competitive 
     bidding.
       (B) Prohibition.--No entity that produces or provides any 
     covered communications equipment or service (as defined in 
     section 9 of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks 
     Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1608)), or any affiliate (as defined 
     in section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     153)) of such an entity, 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 110 percent of the relocation or sharing costs of 
     Federal entities relocated from or sharing the frequencies 
     identified under paragraph (2) 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) 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)).
       (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) of the Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022, 
     such authority shall expire on the date that is 7 years after 
     the date of the 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, or the 
     repeal made by subsection (d), may be construed to alter or 
     impede the activities authorized to be conducted using the 
     payment required by section 90008(b)(1)(A) of the 
     Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58; 
     135 Stat. 1348; 47 U.S.C. 921 note), as such section was in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, if the Assistant Secretary determines that such 
     activities are conducted 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 ``$4,980,000,000''.

                    TITLE III--NEXT GENERATION 9-1-1

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

       (a) In General.--Part C of the National Telecommunications 
     and Information Administration Organization Act is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

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

       ``(a) Duties of Assistant Secretary With Respect to Next 
     Generation 9-1-1.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Assistant Secretary shall--
       ``(A) take actions, in coordination with State point of 
     contacts described under subsection (c)(3)(A)(ii), to improve 
     coordination and communication with respect to the 
     implementation of Next Generation 9-1-1;
       ``(B) develop, collect, and disseminate information 
     concerning the practices, procedures, and technology used in 
     the implementation of Next Generation 9-1-1;
       ``(C) advise and assist eligible entities in the 
     preparation of implementation plans required under subsection 
     (c)(3)(A)(iii);
       ``(D) provide technical assistance to eligible entities 
     provided a grant under subsection (c) in support of efforts 
     to explore efficiencies related to Next Generation 9-1-1;
       ``(E) review and approve or disapprove applications for 
     grants under subsection (c); and
       ``(F) oversee the use of funds provided by such grants in 
     fulfilling such implementation plans.
       ``(2) Annual reports.--Not later than October 1, 2023, and 
     each year thereafter until funds made available to make 
     grants under subsection (c) are no longer available to be 
     expended, the Assistant Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
     report on the activities conducted by the Assistant Secretary 
     under paragraph (1) in the year preceding the submission of 
     the report.
       ``(b) Additional Duties.--
       ``(1) Management plan.--
       ``(A) Development.--The Assistant Secretary 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 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 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 
     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

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       ``(ii) publish the modified plan on the website of the 
     National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
       ``(c) Next Generation 9-1-1 Implementation Grants.--
       ``(1) Grants.--The Assistant Secretary 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 Assistant Secretary; 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 shall require an eligible entity 
     to submit to the Assistant Secretary an application, at the 
     time and in the manner determined by the Assistant Secretary, 
     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 reliability;
       ``(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 shall 
     issue regulations, after providing the public with notice and 
     an opportunity to comment, prescribing the criteria for 
     selecting eligible entities 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 shall update such 
     regulations as necessary.
       ``(5) Grant certifications.--Each eligible entity shall 
     certify to the Assistant Secretary at the time of application 
     for a grant under this subsection, and each eligible entity 
     that receives such a grant shall certify to the Assistant 
     Secretary 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 is 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 paragraph (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 under this 
     subsection, that if any State or taxing jurisdiction within 
     which the eligible entity will carry out activities using 
     grant funds fails to comply with a certification required 
     under paragraph (5), during any period of time during which 
     the funds from the grant are available to the eligible 
     entity, all of the funds from such grant shall be returned to 
     the Assistant Secretary.
       ``(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.
       ``(d) 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)).
       ``(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 an emergency communications center 
     for the purpose of requesting emergency assistance.
       ``(3) Commonly accepted standards.--The term `commonly 
     accepted standards' means 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 standards body 
     (such as the American National Standards Institute) or an 
     equivalent international standards body 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.
       ``(4) Cost related to the training.--The term `cost related 
     to the training' means--

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       ``(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.
       ``(5) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity'--
       ``(A) means--
       ``(i) 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(l))); or
       ``(ii) an entity, including a public authority, board, or 
     commission, established by one or more entities described in 
     clause (i); and
       ``(B) does not include any entity that has failed to submit 
     the certifications required under subsection (c)(5).
       ``(6) Emergency communications center.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `emergency communications 
     center' means--
       ``(i) a facility that--

       ``(I) is designated to receive a 9-1-1 request for 
     emergency assistance; and
       ``(II) performs one or more of the functions described in 
     subparagraph (B); or

       ``(ii) a public safety answering point, as defined in 
     section 222 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     222).
       ``(B) Functions described.--The functions described in this 
     subparagraph are the following:
       ``(i) Processing and analyzing 9-1-1 requests for emergency 
     assistance and information and data related to such requests.
       ``(ii) Dispatching appropriate emergency response 
     providers.
       ``(iii) Transferring or exchanging 9-1-1 requests for 
     emergency assistance and information and data related to such 
     requests with one or more other emergency communications 
     centers and emergency response providers.
       ``(iv) Analyzing any communications received from emergency 
     response providers.
       ``(v) Supporting incident command functions.
       ``(7) 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).
       ``(8) 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).
       ``(9) Interoperability.--The term `interoperability' means 
     the capability of emergency communications centers to receive 
     9-1-1 requests for emergency assistance and information and 
     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 and 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.
       ``(10) 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).
       ``(11) Next generation 9-1-1.--The term `Next Generation 9-
     1-1' means an Internet Protocol-based system that--
       ``(A) ensures interoperability;
       ``(B) is secure;
       ``(C) employs commonly accepted standards;
       ``(D) enables emergency communications centers to receive, 
     process, and analyze all types of 9-1-1 requests for 
     emergency assistance;
       ``(E) acquires and integrates additional information useful 
     to handling 9-1-1 requests for emergency assistance; and
       ``(F) supports sharing information related to 9-1-1 
     requests for emergency assistance among emergency 
     communications centers and emergency response providers.
       ``(12) Reliability.--The term `reliability' 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.
       ``(13) 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.
       ``(14) 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.

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

       ``The Assistant Secretary 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 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 Assistant Secretary--
       ``(A) with respect to carrying out the duties and 
     responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary in issuing the 
     regulations required under section 159(c);
       ``(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 the enactment of this section, the Assistant 
     Secretary 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.--In making the appointments 
     required by subparagraph (A), the Assistant Secretary shall 
     appoint a rank and file member from each of the public safety 
     disciplines listed in clauses (i) through (iv) of 
     subparagraph (A) as a member of the Board and shall select 
     such member from an organization that represents its 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.
       ``(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 Assistant 
     Secretary recommendations for--
       ``(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(c)(3)(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 Assistant Secretary only upon 
     request of the Assistant Secretary.
       ``(9) Duration of authority.--The Board shall terminate on 
     the date on which funds made available to make grants under 
     section 159(c) are no longer available to be expended.
       ``(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed as limiting the authority of the Assistant 
     Secretary to seek comment from stakeholders and the 
     public.''.
       (b) Preservation of Certain Definitions.--Section 158(d)(2) 
     of the National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 942(d)(2)) is 
     amended by striking ``section'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``section (except for subsection (e))''.

                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

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       ``(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.--Each incumbent Federal entity 
     sharing a band of covered spectrum shall--
       ``(A) 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
       ``(B) to the extent practicable, input such information 
     into such system on an automated basis.
       ``(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 amount 
     of such proceeds as the Federal Communications Commission has 
     agreed to share with licensees under such subparagraph shall 
     be shared with such licensees. Any remainder of 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 $1,800,000,000 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 $17,300,000,000 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) $3,080,000,000 shall be available to the Federal 
     Communications Commission until expended to carry out the 
     program established 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 
     sections 159, 160, and 161 of the National Telecommunications 
     and Information Administration Organization Act, as added by 
     section 301(a) of this Act, except that not more than 4 
     percent of the amount made available by this paragraph may be 
     used for administrative purposes (including carrying out such 
     sections 160 and 161).
       (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.

             TITLE VII--DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS

     SEC. 701. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

       The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
     complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall 
     be determined by reference to the latest statement titled 
     ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation'' for this Act, 
     submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the 
     Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such 
     statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Michael F. Doyle)

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and the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Latta) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Pennsylvania.


                             General Leave

  Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous 
consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and 
extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 7624.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I yield myself 
such time as I may consume.
  Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 7624, the Spectrum 
Innovation Act.
  Our Nation's airwaves are a critical component in building next-
generation wireless networks. These networks can make a meaningful 
difference in Americans' lives. They can expand the reach of telehealth 
services, extend educational experiences beyond the classroom, and 
provide critical communications for public safety activities. But in 
order to achieve these important goals, we must continue to expand the 
ability of commercial users to access our airwaves, including by using 
innovative spectrum management technologies.
  H.R. 7624 extends the Federal Communications Commission's auction 
authority by 18 months from its expiration date later this fall. This 
extension will allow the FCC to hold its planned spectrum auction in 
July without disruption, as well as any future actions.
  It is essential that we extend this authority. After all, Congress 
has never allowed this spectrum authority to lapse.
  To maintain our Nation's global leadership in wireless innovation, we 
must come together to ensure the smooth management of spectrum, and 
that includes the auctions that have for years efficiently made these 
airways available.
  I am also pleased that this legislation will use auction proceeds in 
a budget-neutral manner to fund two significant programs: the FCC's rip 
and replace program and the transition to Next Generation 911 networks. 
Funding these two longstanding priorities will provide consumers with 
access to safe and secure networks that are able to meet the public 
safety demands of the 21st century.
  The Federal investments in Next Gen 911 will save lives. In an 
instant, each of us can text a photo to a family member across the 
country or upload a video to social media for all to see. That same 
kind of instant communication should be accessible to 911 centers.
  Next Generation 911 allows people to call or send text images or 
videos to 911 to help first responders and emergency personnel to 
better assess the nature of the emergency and reach people in need. It 
will help enhance emergency response by shaving precious minutes off 
response times and equipping first responders with lifesaving 
information before they reach the scene.
  In my time on the Energy and Commerce Committee, the Next Generation 
911 Act has passed out of the committee and the full House of 
Representatives on multiple occasions, both as a standalone bill and as 
part of larger infrastructure packages. This bill marks the most 
significant progress we have made in this effort thus far, and I remain 
committed to working with my colleagues to see that it is signed into 
law.
  The Energy and Commerce Committee has traditionally worked in a 
bipartisan fashion on key telecommunication matters. I commend Chairman 
Pallone, Ranking Member McMorris Rodgers, and Communications and 
Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member  Bob Latta, my good friend, as 
well as Representatives Eshoo, Matsui, Davids, Welch, Hudson, Guthrie, 
Joyce, and Johnson for continuing in this tradition on this 
legislation.
  Madam Speaker, I urge all of my colleagues to support this important 
legislation in a bipartisan manner, and I hope the Senate will soon 
follow suit.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LATTA. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 7624, the 
Spectrum Innovation Act, which I am pleased to lead with my good 
friend, the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Michael F. Doyle), the 
subcommittee chair.
  I thank Mr. Doyle for working with me and my colleagues over the last 
several months to make improvements to the Spectrum Innovation Act and 
earn broad Republican support through the committee process. The 
legislation passed the Energy and Commerce Committee by a vote of 52-0, 
which is a testament to the bipartisan achievements that are included 
in this bill.
  The Spectrum Innovation Act provides clarity and direction to NTIA to 
repurpose spectrum currently used by Federal agencies for commercial 
use. By providing this certainty, we will ensure that this auction 
receives the necessary oversight and certainty to result in a success 
for both Federal agencies and the American taxpayer.
  It also includes the Extending America's Spectrum Auction Leadership 
Act of 2022, which will extend the Federal Communications Commission's 
general auction authority for 18 months. Currently, this authority is 
set to expire on September 30. Without action, the FCC will not be able 
to make more airwaves available for 5G and wireless broadband services 
in rural areas.
  With the proceeds of these auctions, Congress is funding critical 
public safety and national security priorities. The FCC is currently 
facing a $3.08 billion shortfall in funding to rip and replace 
untrusted equipment from our communications, like Huawei and ZTE, which 
this bill would address. Recent news reports further underscore the 
need to remove this equipment quickly to protect Americans from Chinese 
espionage.
  Additionally, this legislation would provide up to $10 billion in 
future auction proceeds to upgrade our 911 infrastructure. For nearly a 
decade, Congress has worked to identify a path forward on facilitating 
a coordinated, nationwide transition to Next Generation 911. Today's 
legislation will bring that vision to life.

  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleagues Mr. Hudson and Ms. Eshoo for 
their dedication to bringing the public safety community, 911 
professionals, and States together on this solution.
  Finally, the Spectrum Innovation Act also includes the SMART Spectrum 
Act, legislation sponsored by my colleague from Kentucky, Mr. Guthrie, 
which will provide the National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration with another tool to help NTIA better manage the 
spectrum by Federal agencies.
  Madam Speaker, I am pleased that we are funding these important 
priorities without adding more to the national deficit.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support the legislation, and I 
reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I reserve the 
balance of my time.
  Mr. LATTA. Madam Speaker, I yield such time as she may consume to the 
gentlewoman from Washington (Mrs. Rodgers), the ranking member of the 
Energy and Commerce Committee.
  Mrs. RODGERS of Washington. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of 
H.R. 7624, the Spectrum Innovation Act, led by Chairman Doyle and 
Republican leader Latta.
  The Spectrum Innovation Act preserves United States leadership in 
wireless technology and ensures Americans stay connected. Through this 
legislation, Congress is taking steps to protect national security, 
improve our public safety communications, and continue to push the 
administration to manage our Nation's airways more effectively.
  The Energy and Commerce Committee is leading on finding bipartisan 
solutions to ensure America leads a new era of innovation and 
entrepreneurship. Today's legislation is a result of that bipartisan 
work.
  The Spectrum Innovation Act extends the Federal Communications 
Commission's authority to conduct spectrum auctions by 18 months. 
Without congressional action, the FCC's authority to issue spectrum 
licenses expires on September 30.

                              {time}  1600

  With the upcoming 2.5 gigahertz auction, Congress must act now to 
make sure that spectrum can be used to provide faster mobile 
connectivity across

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the United States. For the American people, it will mean faster 
internet, better connectivity, and stronger cell service.
  In order to fully utilize our communications network, we must make 
sure that they are secure. In 2020, Congress passed the Secure and 
Trusted Communications Network Act to ensure communications networks in 
the United States were secure. This provided funds to carriers that 
contained dangerous equipment in their networks like Huawei and ZTE, so 
that these carriers could maintain service while replacing that 
communications equipment with secure components.
  Earlier this year, the FCC determined that they needed more money to 
secure our networks. This legislation addresses that shortfall.
  If we fail to act, dangerous equipment from CCP-connected companies 
could remain in our communications networks indefinitely. This is a 
serious national security threat that must be addressed as quickly as 
possible.
  The Spectrum Innovation Act also includes legislation sponsored by my 
colleague from Kentucky (Mr. Guthrie) to establish an incumbent 
informing capability at the National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration. His legislation, the SMART Spectrum Act, will provide 
NTIA another tool to better manage Federal spectrum use and help us win 
the future by making more spectrum available for commercial use as the 
demand and uses for wireless technology grows.
  Finally, the Spectrum Innovation Act would facilitate a nationwide 
transition to next generation 911. This legislation will help bring 911 
fully into the 21st century by considerably improving the public's 
ability to contact and share information with first responders during 
emergencies.
  It will also enable our first responders to respond to emergencies 
more safely by providing them with additional information-gathering 
tools to help strengthen their response when they arrive at the scene.
  I thank Mr. Hudson and Ms. Eshoo for their years of hard work to put 
together comprehensive legislation to upgrade our Nation's aging 911 
infrastructure.
  This bill advances innovation, improves public safety, and 
strengthens America's economic leadership all while remaining budget 
neutral and costing the American taxpayers nothing by using the 
proceeds from future spectrum auctions to fund these important 
priorities.
  I thank Chairman Pallone, Chairman Doyle, and Ranking Member Latta 
for working with me and for all of us to come together on a bipartisan 
agreement.
  This legislation is currently the only proposal moving through 
Congress to address these challenges, and there are imminent 
consequences to our national and economic security if Congress fails to 
act.
  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to see the House lead and take up the 
Spectrum Innovation Act with bipartisan support, and I urge my 
colleagues to vote ``yes.''
  Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the 
balance of my time.
  Mr. LATTA. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time to 
close.
  Mr. Speaker, again, there are many points why it is very important 
that this piece of legislation does pass.
  Number one, the Spectrum Innovation Act provides clarity and 
direction to NTIA to repurpose spectrums currently used by Federal 
agencies for commercial use.
  Second, it is going to extend the Federal Communications Commission's 
general auction authority from 18 months.
  Third, its replacement is so absolutely important because we have to 
make sure we remove this untrustworthy equipment from our 
communications networks.
  Fourth, it will help provide up to $10 billion to help upgrade our 
911 systems that we have to make sure are upgraded because as time goes 
by, it is absolutely essential.
  Finally, it is going to help NTIA better manage our spectrums.
  So, Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of this very important legislation, 
and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the 
balance of my time to close.
  Mr. Speaker, I have no further speakers, but I would just like to 
reiterate how important H.R. 7624 is to future technologies and to 
NextGen 911. This is, as was said, a bill that passed out of our 
committee unanimously, 52-0.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge all my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to 
give it their support when it comes up for a vote, and I yield back the 
balance of my time.
  Ms. ESHOO. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 7624, the 
Spectrum Innovation Act, which includes an updated version of my 
legislation, the Next Generation 9-1-1 Act.
  9-1-1 is a lifeline for Americans in their greatest hour of need. In 
an emergency, few things are more important than these three numbers 
when it comes to getting help. And it can often be the difference 
between life and death. After the horrific attacks on September 11, 
2001, I co-founded the E-911 Caucus with Representative John Shimkus 
and Senators Hillary Clinton and Conrad Burns to support first 
responders and the public safety community by moving our nation's 9-1-1 
services into the 21st Century. Unfortunately, we have not reached our 
goal and most of the United States' 9-1-1 call centers continue to use 
legacy technology developed over 50 years ago. The Spectrum Innovation 
Act will provide $10 billion for states and localities to adopt NG911 
technology and help modernize most of our call centers.
  Next Generation 9-1-1 will harness the power of 21st Century 
technology to respond to 21st century emergencies. It will allow our 9-
1-1 emergency communication centers to receive real-time location 
information, text messages, photos, and video from individuals at the 
scene of an emergency, and to share that information with first 
responders. It will also make our emergency communication centers more 
secure, resilient, interoperable, and reliable.
  The benefits of this technology will help save lives. If someone 
breaks into your home and you're hiding from the intruder, you won't 
need to call 9-1-1 to speak to an operator. You can text 9-1-1 to 
summon help while you continue to hide. You will be able to send 
pictures or live stream video from the scene of a car accident or a 
home fire to help first responders better respond to the emergency.
  The investments made in NG911 through the Spectrum Innovation Act 
will help modernize our 9-1-1 system. I'm pleased it has the support of 
a broad coalition of law enforcement and public safety organizations, 
including the Major County Sheriffs of America; the Major Cities Chiefs 
Association; the National Sheriffs' Association; the International 
Association of Chiefs of Police; the International Association of Fire 
Chiefs; the Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association; the National 
Association of State EMS Officials; the Association of Public Safety 
Communications Officials; the National Association of State 911 
Administrators; and the National Emergency Number Association.
  I thank Rep. Richard Hudson, my co-chair of the NG911 Caucus for 
working with me on this legislation, and I urge my colleagues to vote 
for it.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Cuellar). The question is on the motion 
offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Michael F. Doyle) that 
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  The question was taken.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds 
being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
  Mr. ROY. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on 
this motion will be postponed.

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