[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 23, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S3004]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1856. Mr. DAINES (for himself and Ms. Lummis) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 815, to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements relating to 
the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency 
treatment furnished through the Veterans Community Care program, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. SUPPORTING NATIONAL SECURITY WITH SPECTRUM.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Supporting National Security with Spectrum Act''.
       (b) Additional ``Rip and Replace'' Funding.-- 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''.
       (c) Appropriation of Funds.--There is appropriated to the 
     Federal Communications Commission for fiscal year 2024, out 
     of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
     $3,080,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry 
     out section 4 of the Secure and Trusted Communications 
     Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1603).
       (d) FCC Auction 97 Reauction of Certain Licenses; 
     Completion of Reauction.--
       (1) FCC auction 97 reauction of certain licenses.--Not 
     later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     the Federal Communications Commission shall initiate a system 
     of competitive bidding under section 309(j) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) to grant 
     licenses for spectrum in the inventory of the Commission 
     within the bands of frequencies referred to by the Commission 
     as the ``AWS-3 bands'', without regard to whether the 
     authority of the Commission under paragraph (11) of that 
     section has expired.
       (2) Completion of reauction.--The Federal Communications 
     Commission shall complete the system of competitive bidding 
     described in subsection (a), including receiving payments, 
     processing applications, and granting licenses, without 
     regard to whether the authority of the Commission under 
     paragraph (11) of section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 
     1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) has expired.
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