[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.
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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
the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 7624, as amended.
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appeared: The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Cuellar). The question is
on the motion offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr.
Doyle) that the House suspend the rules and pass the
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tempore (Mr. Cuellar). The question is on the motion offered by
the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Michael F. Doyle) that the
House suspend the rules and pass the
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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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