[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 21, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S871]
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SA 26. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him
to the bill S. 316, to repeal the authorizations for use of military
force against Iraq; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SPECTRUM AUDIT.
(a) Audit and Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Commerce
for Communications and Information and the Secretary of
Defense shall jointly--
(1) conduct an audit of the electromagnetic spectrum that
is assigned or otherwise allocated to the Department of
Defense as of the date of the audit; and
(2) submit to Congress, and make available to each Member
of Congress upon request, a report containing the results of
the audit conducted under paragraph (1).
(b) Contents of Report.--The Assistant Secretary of
Commerce for Communications and Information and the Secretary
of Defense shall include in the report submitted under
subsection (a)(2), with respect to the electromagnetic
spectrum that is assigned or otherwise allocated to the
Department of Defense as of the date of the audit--
(1) each particular band of spectrum being used by the
Department of Defense;
(2) a description of each purpose for which a particular
band described in paragraph (1) is being used, and how much
of the band is being used for that purpose;
(3) the geographic area in which a particular band
described in paragraph (1) is being used;
(4) whether a particular band described in paragraph (1) is
used exclusively by the Department of Defense or shared with
a non-Federal entity; and
(5) any portion of the spectrum that is not being used by
the Department of Defense.
(c) Form of Report.--The report required under subsection
(a)(2) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may
include a classified annex.
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