[House Report 117-429]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


117th Congress   }                                      {       Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session      }                                      {      117-429

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                    SPECTRUM INNOVATION ACT OF 2022

                                _______
                                

 July 22, 2022.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

                                _______
                                

 Mr. Pallone, from the Committee on Energy and Commerce, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 7624]

    The Committee on Energy and Commerce, to whom was referred 
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, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon 
with an amendment and recommends that the bill as amended do 
pass.

                                CONTENTS

                                                                     Page
  I. Purpose and Summary............................................. 15
 II. Background and Need for the Legislation......................... 15
III. Committee Hearings.............................................. 16
 IV. Committee Consideration......................................... 17
  V. Committee Votes................................................. 18
 VI. Oversight Findings.............................................. 21
VII. New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditure 21
VIII.Federal Mandates Statement...................................... 21
 
 IX. Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives........... 21
  X. Duplication of Federal Programs................................. 21
 XI. Committee Cost Estimate......................................... 21
XII. Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits..... 22
XIII.Advisory Committee Statement.................................... 22
 
XIV. Applicability to Legislative Branch............................. 22
 XV. Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation.................. 22
XVI. Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported........... 24

    The amendment is as follows:
    Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following:

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.
Sec. 302. Transfer to NTIA of sole responsibility for certain 9-1-1 
implementation coordination functions.

                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 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.--Federal entities with operations in 
                the covered band that the Assistant Secretary 
                determines might be affected by reallocation of the 
                covered band may request funding to carry out 
                activities as described under subparagraph (A) of 
                subsection (g)(2) of section 118 of the National 
                Telecommunications and Information Administration 
                Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 928) in order to make 
                available the entire covered band for non-Federal use, 
                shared Federal and non-Federal use, or a combination 
                thereof, including by making available--
                          (i) frequencies in the covered band for 
                        identification by the Secretary under paragraph 
                        (2)(A); and
                          (ii) frequencies in the covered band for 
                        identification by the Secretary under paragraph 
                        (2)(B).
                  (B) Plan.--Federal entities with operations in the 
                covered band that the Assistant Secretary determines 
                might be affected by reallocation of the covered band 
                shall submit a plan in accordance with subparagraph (E) 
                of subsection (g)(2) of section 118 of the National 
                Telecommunications and Information Administration 
                Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 928) to request funding.
                  (C) Exemption.--Section 118(g)(2)(D)(ii) of the 
                National Telecommunications and Information 
                Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 
                928(g)(2)(D)(ii)) shall not apply with respect to the 
                payment required under subparagraph (A).
                  (D) 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 under subparagraph (A) and a 
                payment pursuant to section 90008 of the Infrastructure 
                Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58; 135 Stat. 
                1348; 47 U.S.C. 921 note).
                  (E) Report to secretary of commerce and congress.--
                Not later than 15 months after the date of 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 
                under subparagraph (A) or a payment pursuant to section 
                90008 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 
                (Public Law 117-58; 135 Stat. 1348; 47 U.S.C. 921 
                note), any Federal entity receiving such a payment, 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; and
                          (ii) recommends--
                                  (I) frequencies in the covered band 
                                for identification by the Secretary 
                                under paragraph (2)(A); and
                                  (II) frequencies in the covered band 
                                for identification by the Secretary 
                                under paragraph (2)(B).
          (2) Identification.--Not later than 21 months after the date 
        of enactment of this Act, informed by the activities carried 
        out using a payment under paragraph (1)(A) and the report 
        required under paragraph (1)(E), 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--
                  (A) identifies for inclusion in a system of 
                competitive bidding under paragraph (3) at least 200 
                megahertz of frequencies in the covered band for non-
                Federal use, shared Federal and non-Federal use, or a 
                combination thereof; and
                  (B) identifies additional frequencies in the covered 
                band that could be made available 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 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 
                subparagraph (A) of that paragraph.
                  (B) Prohibition.--No entity that is on the list 
                required by section 2 of the Secure and Trusted 
                Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601) 
                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 the relocation or sharing 
                        costs of Federal entities relocated from or 
                        sharing the frequencies identified under 
                        paragraph (2)(A) 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)(A) 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)).
          (6) Rules authorizing additional use of spectrum in covered 
        band.--Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of 
        this Act, the Commission, in coordination with the Assistant 
        Secretary, shall adopt rules that authorize the use of spectrum 
        in the covered band identified under paragraph (2)(B) for non-
        Federal use, shared Federal and non-Federal use, or a 
        combination thereof.
  (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)(A) of the Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022, 
        such authority shall expire on the date that is 7 years after 
        the date of 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 shall be construed 
to alter or impede the activities previously authorized by subsection 
(b)(1)(A) of section 90008 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 
Act (Public Law 117-58; 135 Stat. 1348; 47 U.S.C. 921 note) so long as 
such efforts are 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 ``$5,300,000,000''.

                    TITLE III--NEXT GENERATION 9-1-1

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

  (a) Additional Duties of the 9-1-1 Implementation Coordination Office 
With Respect to Next Generation 9-1-1.--Section 158 of the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 
U.S.C. 942) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a)--
                  (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ``and section 
                159'' after ``section''; and
                  (B) by adding at the end the following:
          ``(4) Additional duties of the office with respect to next 
        generation 9-1-1.--
                  ``(A) Additional duties.--The Office shall--
                          ``(i) take actions, in concert with the 
                        coordinators designated in accordance with 
                        section 159(b)(3)(A)(ii), to improve 
                        coordination and communication with respect to 
                        the implementation of Next Generation 9-1-1;
                          ``(ii) develop, collect, and disseminate 
                        information concerning the practices, 
                        procedures, and technology used in the 
                        implementation of Next Generation 9-1-1;
                          ``(iii) advise and assist eligible entities 
                        in the preparation of implementation plans 
                        required under section 159(b)(2)(A)(iii);
                          ``(iv) provide technical assistance to 
                        eligible entities provided a grant under 
                        section 159(b) in support of efforts to explore 
                        efficiencies related to Next Generation 9-1-1;
                          ``(v) receive, review, and recommend to the 
                        Assistant Secretary and the Administrator the 
                        approval or disapproval of applications for 
                        grants under section 159(b); and
                          ``(vi) oversee the use of funds provided by 
                        such grants in fulfilling such implementation 
                        plans.
                  ``(B) Annual reports.--Not later than October 1, 
                2023, and each year thereafter until funds made 
                available to make grants under section 159(b) are no 
                longer available to be expended, the Assistant 
                Secretary and the Administrator shall submit to 
                Congress a report on the activities conducted by the 
                Office under subparagraph (A) in the year preceding the 
                submission of the report.''; and
          (2) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``section'' each place 
        it appears and inserting ``section (except for paragraphs (1) 
        and (4) of subsection (a) and for subsection (e))''.
  (b) Coordination of Next Generation 9-1-1 Implementation.--Part C of 
the National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:

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

  ``(a) Additional Functions of 9-1-1 Implementation Coordination 
Office.--
          ``(1) Management plan.--
                  ``(A) Development.--The Assistant Secretary and the 
                Administrator 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 and the Administrator 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 and the 
                Administrator 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 and the Administrator 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
                          ``(ii) publish the modified plan on the 
                        website of the National Telecommunications and 
                        Information Administration.
  ``(b) Next Generation 9-1-1 Implementation Grants.--
          ``(1) Grants.--The Assistant Secretary and the Administrator, 
        acting through the Office, 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 Office; 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 and the Administrator, acting through 
        the Office, shall require an eligible entity to submit to the 
        Office an application, at the time and in the manner determined 
        by the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator, 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 reliable operations;
                                  ``(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 and the Administrator shall issue 
                regulations, after providing the public with notice and 
                an opportunity to comment, prescribing the criteria for 
                selection 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 and the 
                Administrator shall update such regulations as 
                necessary.
          ``(5) Grant certifications.--Each eligible entity shall 
        certify to the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator at the 
        time of application, and each eligible entity that receives 
        such a grant shall certify to the Assistant Secretary and the 
        Administrator 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 as 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 subsection (b)(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 made under this 
        subsection, that if any State or taxing jurisdiction within 
        which the eligible entity will carry out activities using grant 
        funds, during any period of time during which the funds from 
        the grant are available to the eligible entity, fails to comply 
        a certification required under paragraph (5), all of the funds 
        from such grant shall be returned to the Office.
          ``(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.
  ``(c) 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)), as such rules are in effect as of the 
        date of the certification.
          ``(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 a facility for the purpose of requesting 
        emergency assistance.
          ``(3) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means the 
        Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety 
        Administration.
          ``(4) Commonly accepted standards.--The term `commonly 
        accepted standards' mean 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 or international standards body 
                        (such as the American National Standards 
                        Institute or International Code Council) 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.
          ``(5) Cost related to training.--The term `cost related to 
        training' means--
                  ``(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.
          ``(6) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity'--
                  ``(A) means 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));
                  ``(B) may be an entity, including a public authority, 
                board, or commission, established by one or more 
                entities described in subparagraph (A); and
                  ``(C) does not include any entity that has failed to 
                submit the certifications required under subsection 
                (b)(5).
          ``(7) Emergency communications center.--The term `emergency 
        communications center'--
                  ``(A) means a facility that--
                          ``(i) is designated to receive a 9-1-1 
                        request for emergency assistance; and
                          ``(ii) performs one or more of the following 
                        functions--
                                  ``(I) process and analyze 9-1-1 
                                requests for emergency assistance and 
                                information and data related to such 
                                requests;
                                  ``(II) dispatch appropriate emergency 
                                response providers;
                                  ``(III) transfer or exchange 9-1-1 
                                requests for emergency assistance and 
                                information and data related to such 
                                requests with one or more facilities 
                                described under this paragraph and 
                                emergency response providers;
                                  ``(IV) analyze any communications 
                                received from emergency response 
                                providers; and
                                  ``(V) support incident command 
                                functions; or
                  ``(B) may be a public safety answering point, as 
                defined in section 222 of the Communications Act of 
                1934 (47 U.S.C. 222).
          ``(8) 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).
          ``(9) 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).
          ``(10) Interoperable.--The term `interoperable' or 
        `interoperability' means the capability of emergency 
        communications centers to receive 9-1-1 requests for emergency 
        assistance and information/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/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.
          ``(11) 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).
          ``(12) Next generation 9-1-1.--The term `Next Generation 9-1-
        1' means an interoperable, secure, Internet Protocol-based 
        system that--
                  ``(A) employs commonly accepted standards;
                  ``(B) enables emergency communications centers to 
                receive, process, and analyze all types of 9-1-1 
                requests for emergency assistance;
                  ``(C) acquires and integrates additional information 
                useful to handling 9-1-1 requests for emergency 
                assistance; and
                  ``(D) supports sharing information related to 9-1-1 
                requests for emergency assistance among emergency 
                communications centers and emergency response 
                providers.
          ``(13) Office.--The term `Office' means the 9-1-1 
        Implementation Coordination Office established under section 
        158.
          ``(14) Reliability.--The term `reliability' or `reliable' 
        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.
          ``(15) 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.
          ``(16) 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.
  ``(d) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this title, or any amendment 
made by this title, shall affect any application pending or grant 
awarded under section 158 of the National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 942) before the 
date of the enactment of this section.

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

  ``The Assistant Secretary and the Administrator 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 and the 
        Administrator, acting through the Office, 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 Office--
                  ``(A) with respect to carrying out the duties and 
                responsibilities of the Office in issuing the 
                regulations required under section 159(b);
                  ``(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 enactment of this section, the Assistant 
                Secretary and the Administrator, acting through the 
                Office, 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.--A rank and file member 
                from each of the public safety disciplines listed in 
                clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (A) shall be 
                appointed as a member of the Board and shall be 
                selected from an organization that represents their 
                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 and the Administrator.
          ``(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 Office 
        recommendations for the following--
                  ``(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(b)(2)(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 Office only upon request of the 
        Office.
          ``(9) Duration of authority.--The Board shall terminate on 
        the date on which funds made available to make grants under 
        section 159(b) are no longer available to be expended.
  ``(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed 
as limiting the authority of the Office to seek comment from 
stakeholders and the public.''.

SEC. 302. TRANSFER TO NTIA OF SOLE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CERTAIN 9-1-1 
                    IMPLEMENTATION COORDINATION FUNCTIONS.

  (a) Transfer.--
          (1) Functions.--There are transferred to the Assistant 
        Secretary all functions that on September 30, 2022, are 
        assigned to the Administrator, or jointly to the Assistant 
        Secretary and the Administrator, under section 158, section 
        159, section 160, and section 161 of the National 
        Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization 
        Act (47 U.S.C. 942).
          (2) Personnel and other assets.--The personnel, property, 
        records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, 
        allocations, and other funds employed, used, held, available, 
        or to be made available in connection with a function 
        transferred to the Assistant Secretary under paragraph (1) 
        shall be transferred to the Assistant Secretary for use in 
        connection with the functions transferred.
          (3) Authority of director of omb.--The Director of the Office 
        of Management and Budget, at such time or times as the Director 
        shall provide, may make--
                  (A) such determinations as may be necessary with 
                regard to the functions transferred under paragraph (1) 
                and the personnel, property, records, and unexpended 
                balances of appropriations, allocations, and other 
                funds transferred under paragraph (2); and
                  (B) such additional incidental dispositions of 
                personnel, assets, liabilities, grants, contracts, 
                property, records, and unexpended balances of 
                appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other 
                funds held, used, arising from, available to, or to be 
                made available in connection with the functions 
                transferred under paragraph (1), as may be necessary to 
                carry out this section and the amendments made by this 
                section.
  (b) References.--On and after October 1, 2022, in the case of any 
reference relating to the functions transferred under subsection (a) in 
any law, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States--
          (1) if such reference is to the Administrator, or to the 
        Assistant Secretary and the Administrator, such reference shall 
        be deemed to be to the Assistant Secretary; and
          (2) if such reference is to the National Highway Traffic 
        Safety Administration, or to the National Telecommunications 
        and Information Administration and the National Highway Traffic 
        Safety Administration, such reference shall be deemed to be to 
        the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
  (c) Savings Provisions.--
          (1) Documents and actions.--
                  (A) In general.--All documents and actions described 
                in subparagraph (B) shall continue in effect according 
                to their terms until modified, terminated, superseded, 
                set aside, or revoked in accordance with law by the 
                Assistant Secretary, any officer or employee 
                transferred under subsection (a), a court of competent 
                jurisdiction, or operation of law.
                  (B) Documents and actions described.--A document or 
                action described in this subparagraph is any order, 
                determination, rule, grant, contract, agreement, or 
                other document or action that--
                          (i) was issued, made, granted, or allowed to 
                        become effective by the Assistant Secretary, 
                        the Administrator, the Assistant Secretary and 
                        the Administrator, any officer or employee 
                        transferred under subsection (a), or a court of 
                        competent jurisdiction, in the performance of 
                        any function that is transferred under such 
                        subsection; and
                          (ii) is in effect on September 30, 2022 (or 
                        becomes effective after such day pursuant to 
                        its terms as in effect on such day).
          (2) Pending proceedings and applications.--
                  (A) In general.--This section and the amendments made 
                by this section shall not affect any proceeding or 
                application for any benefits, service, license, permit, 
                certificate, or grant or other financial assistance 
                relating to the functions transferred under subsection 
                (a) that was pending on September 30, 2022, before the 
                Assistant Secretary, the Administrator, the Assistant 
                Secretary and the Administrator, or any officer or 
                employee transferred under such subsection, but such 
                proceeding or application shall be continued. Orders 
                shall be issued in any such proceeding, and appeals 
                shall be taken therefrom, as if this section and the 
                amendments made by this section had not been enacted, 
                and orders issued in any such proceeding shall continue 
                in effect until modified, terminated, superseded, or 
                revoked by the Assistant Secretary, any other 
                authorized official, a court of competent jurisdiction, 
                or operation of law.
                  (B) Substitution.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), 
                on and after October 1, 2022, any proceeding or 
                application described in such subparagraph that was 
                pending before the Administrator, or before the 
                Assistant Secretary and the Administrator, shall be 
                continued as described in such subparagraph before the 
                Assistant Secretary.
                  (C) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this paragraph 
                shall be construed to prohibit the discontinuance or 
                modification of any proceeding or application described 
                in subparagraph (A) under the same terms and conditions 
                and to the same extent that such proceeding or 
                application could have been discontinued or modified if 
                this section and the amendments made by this section 
                had not been enacted.
          (3) Continuation of civil actions.--
                  (A) In general.--This section and the amendments made 
                by this section shall not affect any civil action 
                relating to the functions transferred under subsection 
                (a) that was commenced before October 1, 2022, by or 
                against the Assistant Secretary, the Administrator, the 
                Assistant Secretary and the Administrator, or any 
                officer or employee transferred under such subsection. 
                In any such action, proceeding shall be had, appeals 
                taken, and judgment rendered in the same manner and 
                with the same effect as if this section and the 
                amendments made by this section had not been enacted.
                  (B) Substitution.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), 
                on and after October 1, 2022, in the case of any civil 
                action described in such subparagraph by or against the 
                Administrator, or the Assistant Secretary and the 
                Administrator, the Assistant Secretary shall be 
                substituted as a party for the Administrator, or the 
                Assistant Secretary and the Administrator, 
                respectively.
          (4) No change in status of personnel.--In the case of an 
        officer or employee who is transferred to the Assistant 
        Secretary under subsection (a), the officer or employee's 
        grade, compensation, rate of leave, or other benefits that 
        apply with respect to such officer or employee at the time of 
        transfer shall not be reduced while such officer or employee 
        remains continuously employed in performance of the functions 
        in connection with which such officer or employee is 
        transferred, other than for cause.
  (d) Conforming Amendments.--
          (1) National telecommunications and information 
        administration organization act.--The National 
        Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization 
        Act (47 U.S.C. 942), as amended by the preceding provisions of 
        this Act, is further amended--
                  (A) in section 158--
                          (i) by striking ``and the Administrator'' 
                        each place it appears; and
                          (ii) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``of 
                        the National Highway Traffic Safety 
                        Administration'';
                  (B) in section 159--
                          (i) by striking ``and the Administrator'' 
                        each place it appears; and
                          (ii) by striking paragraph (3) of subsection 
                        (c);
                  (C) in section 160, by striking ``and the 
                Administrator''; and
                  (D) in section 161, by striking ``and the 
                Administrator'' each place it appears.
          (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall take effect on October 1, 2022.
  (e) Definitions.--In this section:
          (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety 
        Administration.
          (2) Assistant secretary.--The term ``Assistant Secretary'' 
        means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications 
        and Information.

                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
          ``(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.--
                  ``(A) In general.--Each incumbent Federal entity 
                sharing a band of covered spectrum shall--
                          ``(i) 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
                          ``(ii) to the extent practicable, input such 
                        information into such system on an automated 
                        basis.
                  ``(B) Payment of costs.--Notwithstanding subsections 
                (c) through (e) of section 118 and subparagraphs (C) 
                through (E) of subsection (g)(2) of such section, the 
                Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in 
                consultation with the Assistant Secretary, may use 
                amounts available in the Spectrum Relocation Fund to 
                pay the costs incurred by Federal entities to input 
                information as required by subparagraph (A).
          ``(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 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 
        $1,700,000,000 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 $16,000,000,000 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) $3,400,000,000 shall be available to the Federal 
        Communications Commission until expended to make reimbursements 
        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 
        title III of this Act and the amendments made by such title, 
        except that not more than 4 percent of the amount made 
        available by this paragraph may be used for administrative 
        purposes (including carrying out sections 160 and 161 of the 
        National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
        Organization Act, as added by such title).
          (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.

                         I. Purpose and Summary

    H.R. 7624, the ``Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022,'' 
advances United States wireless leadership by making additional 
spectrum bands available for commercial wireless use, extending 
the authority of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to 
auction these airwaves, and ensuring that the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has 
the authority and resources necessary to develop innovative 
spectrum management technologies. Specifically, this 
legislation would require the Secretary of Commerce, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Director of the 
Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the FCC, to 
identify at least 200 megahertz of spectrum in the 3.1-3.45 
gigahertz (GHz) band that could be made available for auction 
by the FCC. In addition, the legislation extends the FCC's 
general auction authority by 18 months to March 31, 2024. It 
also requires NTIA to implement a spectrum management 
technology to better enable efficient spectrum usage, including 
through spectrum sharing, between federal entities and non-
federal users operating in the same spectrum band and between 
federal entities operating in the same spectrum band. Finally, 
from the proceeds of the spectrum auctions authorized under 
this legislation, the bill would direct funds to be spent first 
to fully fund the FCC's Secure and Trusted Communications 
Networks Reimbursement Program (Reimbursement Program). 
Remaining proceeds, up to $10 billion, would then fund a newly 
authorized Next Generation 9-1-1 grant program. Finally, the 
next $117.4 million would fund the development of an incumbent 
informing capability at NTIA. Any remaining funds after these 
programs are fully funded would go to the Department of 
Treasury for deficit reduction.

                II. Background and Need for Legislation

    NTIA and the FCC are the two agencies tasked by Congress to 
oversee and manage our nation's electromagnetic spectrum 
(spectrum) resources--a finite natural resource.\1\ NTIA 
manages federal spectrum allocations as many federal agencies 
use spectrum to perform vital operations, including the 
Department of Defense, the Department of Transportation, the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.\2\ The FCC is 
responsible for overseeing the non-federal use of spectrum, 
including commercial usage.\3\
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    \1\Communications Act of 1934, Pub. L. No. 73-416; National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act, 
Pub. L. No. 102-538.
    \2\National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 
Spectrum Management (www.ntia.doc.gov/category/spectrum-management) 
(accessed Mar. 1, 2022); National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration, Federal Government Spectrum Use Reports 225 MHz-7.125 
GHz (https://ntia.gov/page/federal-government-spectrum-use-reports-225-
mhz-7125-ghz) (accessed Mar. 1, 2022).
    \3\47 U.S.C. Sec.  301.
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    Spectrum is vital for the United States digital economy, 
national security, and future wireless innovation. Over the 
last few years, the FCC, in collaboration with NTIA in certain 
instances, has made several spectrum bands available for fifth-
generation (5G) and next-generation wireless technology use and 
has started the process of making other spectrum bands 
available for such use.\4\ Nevertheless, it has been reported 
that in order for the United States to stay a global leader in 
the deployment of 5G and future wireless technologies, such as 
6G, the FCC will need to make additional spectrum available, 
particularly mid-band spectrum, for commercial use.\5\
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    \4\See, e.g., Federal Communications Commission, Report and Order, 
Band on Transforming the 2.5 GHz Band (July 2019) (WT Docket No. 18-
120); Federal Communications Commission, Report and Order and Order of 
Proposed Modification, Expanding Flexible Use of the 3.7 GHz to 4.2 GHz 
Band (Mar. 2020) (GN Docket No. 18-122); and Federal Communications 
Commission, Second Report and Order, Order on Reconsideration, and 
Order of Proposed Modification, Facilitating Shared Use in the 3100-
3550 MHz Band (Mar. 2021) (WT Docket No. 19-348).
    \5\China's 5G Soars Over America's, Wall Street Journal (Feb. 16, 
2022).
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    The FCC has had the authority to auction spectrum since 
Congress passed the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
(Reconciliation Act) in 1993,\6\ and has been conducting 
spectrum auctions since 1994.\7\ Since receiving competitive 
bidding authority, the FCC has found auctioning spectrum to be 
a more efficient means of granting spectrum licenses.\8\ 
Spectrum auctions have also benefited the American public, 
including by raising over $230 billion in federal revenue.\9\ 
But this grant of authority has, from the start, been subject 
to an expiration date.\10\ Congress has extended the FCC's 
spectrum auction authority several times over the last three 
decades, and never let this authorization lapse. Currently, the 
FCC's authority is set to expire on September 30, 2022.\11\
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    \6\Federal Communications Commission, About Auctions (www.fcc.gov/
auctions/about-auctions) (accessed July 14, 2022).
    \7\Id. 
    \8\Id. 
    \9\Federal Communications Commission, Auctions Summary 
(www.fcc.gov/auctions-summary) (accessed July 14, 2022).
    \10\Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, Pub. L. No. 103-66.
    \11\47 U.S.C. Sec.  309(j).
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    Making additional mid-band spectrum available, 
reauthorizing the FCC's auction authority, and ensuring that 
shared spectrum is used more efficiently, as contemplated by 
H.R. 7624, will provide the FCC and NTIA with the necessary 
tools to address our nation's future commercial spectrum needs. 
Moreover, by directing that future auction proceeds should fund 
critical national security and public safety priorities, this 
legislation will also ensure that our nation's 
telecommunications networks are safe and secure from foreign 
adversaries and that communities across the country have access 
to Next Generation 9-1-1, allowing the public to communicate 
with emergency communications centers using advanced features, 
including pictures, videos, and text messages.

                        III. Committee Hearings

    For the purposes of section 3(c) of rule XIII of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives, the following hearings were 
used to develop or consider H.R. 7624:
    The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a 
hearing on October 6, 2021. The hearing was entitled, 
``Strengthening Our Communications Networks to Meet the Needs 
of Consumers.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from the 
following witnesses:
           The Honorable John Fogle, Council Member, 
        City of Loveland Colorado, National League of Cities 
        Information Technology and Communications Committee;
           Cheryl A. Leanza, Policy Advisor, United 
        Church of Christ, Office of Communications, Inc.;
           Tim Donovan; SVP, Legislative Affairs, 
        Competitive Carriers Association; and
           Todd Brandenburg, President and CEO, 
        PocketiNet.
    The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology help a 
hearing on March 16, 2022. The hearing was entitled, ``5G and 
Beyond: Exploring the Next Wireless Frontier.'' The 
Subcommittee received testimony from the following witnesses:
           Scott Bergmann, Senior Vice President, 
        Regulatory Affairs, CTIA;
           Mary L. Brown, Senior Director, Government 
        Affairs, Cisco Systems, Inc.;
           Greg Guice, Director of Government Affairs, 
        Public Knowledge;
           Jayne Stancavage, Global Executive Director 
        for Product and Digital Infrastructure Policy, Intel 
        Corporation; and
           Von Todd, Chief Executive of Corporate 
        Strategy and Analytics, HTC Inc. and Director, 
        Competitive Carriers Association Board of Directors.
    The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a 
legislative hearing on May 24, 2022. The hearing was entitled, 
``Strengthening our Communications Networks: Legislation to 
Connect and Protect.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from 
the following witnesses:
           Mark Gibson, Director, Business Development 
        & Spectrum Policy, CommScope and Regulatory Officer of 
        the OnGo Alliance;
           Anna M. Gomez, Partner, Wiley Rein LLP;
           Thomas E. Kadri, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, 
        University of Georgia School of Law; and
           Alisa Valentin, Ph.D., Senior Director of 
        Technology and Telecommunications, National Urban 
        League.

                      IV. Committee Consideration

    H.R. 7624, the ``Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022,'' was 
introduced on April 28, 2022, by Representative Michael F. 
Doyle (D-PA) and 20 bipartisan original cosponsors and was 
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subsequently, 
on April 29, 2022, the bill was referred to the Subcommittee on 
Communications and Technology. A legislative hearing was held 
on May 24, 2022.
    On June 15, 2022, the Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology met in open markup session, pursuant to notice, to 
consider H.R. 7624 and five other bills. During consideration 
of the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute (AINS), 
offered by Representative Latta (R-OH), was agreed to by a 
voice vote. Upon conclusion of consideration of the bill, the 
Subcommittee on Communications and Technology agreed to report 
the bill favorably to the full Committee, amended, by a roll 
call vote of 29 yeas to 0 nays.
    On July 13, 2022, the full Committee met in open markup 
session, pursuant to notice, to consider H.R. 7624 and four 
other bills. An AINS, offered by Representative Latta, was 
agreed to by a voice vote. Upon conclusion of consideration of 
the bill, the full Committee agreed to a motion on final 
passage offered by Representative Pallone, Chairman of the 
Committee, to order H.R. 7624 reported favorably to the House, 
amended, by a roll call vote of 52 yeas to 0 nays.

                           V. Committee Votes

    Clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives requires the Committee to list each record vote 
on the motion to report legislation and amendments thereto. The 
Committee advises that there were two record votes taken on 
H.R. 7624, including a motion by Mr. Pallone ordering H.R. 7624 
favorably reported to the House, amended. The motion on final 
passage of the bill was approved by a record vote of 52 yeas to 
0 nays. The following are the record votes taken during 
Committee consideration, including the names of those members 
voting for and against:

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                         VI. Oversight Findings

    Pursuant to clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII and clause 2(b)(1) 
of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
oversight findings and recommendations of the Committee are 
reflected in the descriptive portion of the report.

 VII. New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures

    Pursuant to 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives, the Committee adopts as its own the 
estimate of new budget authority, entitlement authority, or tax 
expenditures or revenues contained in the cost estimate 
prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office 
pursuant to section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974.
    The Committee has requested but not received from the 
Director of the Congressional Budget Office a statement as to 
whether this bill contains any new budget authority, spending 
authority, credit authority, or an increase or decrease in 
revenues or tax expenditures.

                    VIII. Federal Mandates Statement

    The Committee adopts as its own the estimate of Federal 
mandates prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget 
Office pursuant to section 423 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform 
Act.

       IX. Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives

    Pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general 
performance goal or objective of this legislation is 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 allow the FCC to continue auctioning 
other portions of the airwaves for the next 18 months. The 
legislation also funds from auction proceeds the Secure and 
Trusted Reimbursement Program, a newly authorized Next 
Generation 9-1-1 grant program, and the development of an 
incumbent informing capability.

                   X. Duplication of Federal Programs

    Pursuant to clause 3(c)(5) of rule XIII, no provision of 
H.R. 7624 is known to be duplicative of another Federal 
program, including any program that was included in a report to 
Congress pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111-139 or the 
most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance.

                      XI. Committee Cost Estimate

    Pursuant to clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII, the Committee 
adopts as its own the cost estimate prepared by the Director of 
the Congressional Budget Office pursuant to section 402 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

    XII. Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits

    Pursuant to clause 9(e), 9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI, the 
Committee finds that H.R. 7624 contains no earmarks, limited 
tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits.

                   XIII. Advisory Committee Statement

    No advisory committee within the meaning of section 5(b) of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act was created by this 
legislation.

                XIV. Applicability to Legislative Branch

    The Committee finds that the legislation does not relate to 
the terms and conditions of employment or access to public 
services or accommodations within the meaning of section 
102(b)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act.

           XV. Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation


Section 1. Short title

    Section 1 designates that the short title may be cited as 
the ``Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022.''

               TITLE I--SPECTRUM AUCTIONS AND INNOVATION

Sec. 101. Spectrum auctions and innovation

    Section 101 requires the Secretary of Commerce, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Director of the 
Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the FCC to submit 
a report to the President, the FCC, and relevant congressional 
committees identifying at least 200 megahertz of spectrum in 
the 3.1-3.45 GHz band for non-federal use, shared federal and 
non-federal use, or a combination thereof by no later than 21 
months after the date of enactment. Section 101 also requires 
the FCC, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce for Communications and Information, to commence a 
system of competitive bidding under section 309(j) of the 
Communications Act for at least 200 megahertz of spectrum 
identified by the Secretary of Commerce in the 3.1-3.45 GHz 
band not later than seven years after the date of enactment. 
Section 101 also requires applicable auction proceeds to be 
deposited in the Public Safety and Secure Networks Fund 
established under Title VI.

  TITLE II--SECURE AND TRUSTED COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS REIMBURSEMENT 
                                PROGRAM

Sec. 201. Increase in limitation on expenditure

    Section 201 amends Section 4(k) of the Secure and Trusted 
Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1603(k)) to 
raise the amount that the FCC may spend on reimbursements from 
$1.9 billion to $5.3 billion.

                    TITLE III--NEXT GENERATION 9-1-1

Sec. 301. Further deployment and coordination of Next Generation 9-1-1

    Section 301 amends section 158 of the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization 
Act (NTIA Organization Act) by requiring the 9-1-1 
Implementation Coordination Office (9-1-1 Office) to, among 
other things, improve coordination and communication with 
respect to the implementation of Next Generation 9-1-1. The 
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and 
Information (Assistant Secretary) and the Administrator of the 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (Administrator), 
acting through the 9-1-1 Office, are also required to oversee 
and manage the Next Generation 9-1-1 grant program, including 
by providing grants to eligible entities for implementing and 
maintaining Next Generation 9-1-1 and for training directly 
related to implementing, maintaining, and operating Next 
Generation 9-1-1.
    Section 301 directs the Assistant Secretary and 
Administrator to issue regulations, after public notice and 
opportunity for comment, prescribing the criteria for selection 
for grants under the program established by this section.
    Section 301 also requires the Assistant Secretary and the 
Administrator to establish a Next Generation 9-1-1 
Cybersecurity Center and a Public Safety Next Generation 
Advisory Board.

Sec. 302. Transfer to NTIA of sole responsibility for certain 9-1-1 
        implementation coordination functions

    Section 302 transfers to the Assistant Secretary all 
functions assigned to the Administrator or jointly to the 
Assistant Secretary and the Administrator under sections 158, 
159, 160, and 161 of the NTIA Organization Act as of September 
30, 2022. Personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances 
of appropriations, allocations, and other funds used, held, 
available, or to be made available in connection with the such 
functions are also transferred to the Assistant Secretary for 
use in connection with the functions transferred by this 
section.

                TITLE IV--INCUMBENT INFORMING CAPABILITY

Sec. 401. Incumbent informing capability

    Section 401 amends the NTIA Organization Act by requiring 
the Assistant Secretary to revise the Department of Commerce's 
Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio 
Frequency Management to incorporate an incumbent informing 
capability and to implement an incumbent informing capability 
to enable sharing, including time-based sharing and 
coordination, to securely manage harmful interference between 
non-federal users and incumbent federal entities sharing an 
applicable band of spectrum and between federal entities 
sharing an applicable band of spectrum.

              TITLE V--EXTENSION OF FCC AUCTION AUTHORITY

Sec. 501. Extension of FCC auction authority

    Section 501 amends Section 309 of the Communications Act to 
extend the FCC's auction authority from September 30, 2022, to 
March 31, 2024. This section also requires applicable auction 
proceeds to be deposited in the Public Safety and Secure 
Networks Fund established under Title VI.

            TITLE VI--PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURE NETWORKS FUND

Sec. 601. Public Safety and Secure Networks Fund

    Section 601 establishes in the Department of Treasury the 
Public Safety and Secure Networks Fund. This section also 
requires that, after proceeds are transferred to the Department 
of Treasury consistent with the baseline established by the 
Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the amounts deposited in the 
Fund must be available or deposited such that the first $17.7 
billion will be deposited in the Treasury to account for the 
baseline in the Congressional Budget Office's budget. Next, 
this section requires that up to $3.4 billion will be made 
available to the FCC to make reimbursements through the 
Reimbursement Program. Following this, the section requires 
that up to $10 billion is then made available to the Next 
Generation 9-1-1 grant program established in Title III. And 
after this, the section requires that $117.4 million is made 
available to the Assistant Secretary to implement the incumbent 
information capability required by Title IV. Finally, section 
601 requires that any funds remaining in the Public Safety and 
Secure Networks Fund will be deposited in the general fund of 
the Treasury for the sole purpose of deficit reduction.

       XVI. Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported

  In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by 
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law 
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new 
matter is printed in italics, and existing law in which no 
change is proposed is shown in roman):

                       COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1934




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            TITLE III--SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO

PART I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

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SEC. 309. ACTION UPON APPLICATIONS; FORM OF AND CONDITIONS ATTACHED TO 
                    LICENSES.

  (a) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Commission 
shall determine, in the case of each application filed with it 
to which section 308 applies, whether the public interest, 
convenience, and necessity will be served by the granting of 
such application, and, if the Commission, upon examination of 
such application and upon consideration of such other matters 
as the Commission may officially notice, shall find that public 
interest, convenience, and necessity would be served by the 
granting thereof, it shall grant such application.
  (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, no 
such application--
          (1) for an instrument of authorization in the case of 
        a station in the broadcasting or common carrier 
        services, or
          (2) for an instrument of authorization in the case of 
        a station in any of the following categories:
                  (A) industrial radio positioning stations for 
                which frequencies are assigned on an exclusive 
                basis,
                  (B) aeronautical en route stations,
                  (C) aeronautical advisory stations,
                  (D) airdrome control stations,
                  (E) aeronautical fixed stations, and
                  (F) such other stations or classes of 
                stations, not in the broadcasting or common 
                carrier services, as the Commission shall by 
                rule prescribe,
shall be granted by the Commission earlier than thirty days 
following issuance of public notice by the Commission of the 
acceptance for filing of such application or of any substantial 
amendment thereof.
  (c) Subsection (b) of this section shall not apply--
          (1) to any minor amendment of an application to which 
        such subsection is applicable, or
          (2) to any application for--
                  (A) a minor change in the facilities of an 
                authorized station,
                  (B) consent to an involuntary assignment or 
                transfer under section 310(b) or to an 
                assignment or transfer thereunder which does 
                not involve a substantial change in ownership 
                or control,
                  (C) a license under section 319(c) or, 
                pending application for or grant of such 
                license, any special or temporary authorization 
                to permit interim operation to facilitate 
                completion of authorized construction or to 
                provide substantially the same service as would 
                be authorized by such license,
                  (D) extension of time to complete 
                construction of authorized facilities,
                  (E) an authorization of facilities for remote 
                pickups, studio links and similar facilities 
                for use in the operation of a broadcast 
                station,
                  (F) authorizations pursuant to section 325(c) 
                where the programs to be transmitted are 
                special events not of a continuing nature,
                  (G) a special temporary authorization for 
                nonbroadcast operation not to exceed thirty 
                days where no application for regular operation 
                is contemplated to be filed or not to exceed 
                sixty days pending the filing of an application 
                for such regular operation, or
                  (H) an authorization under any of the proviso 
                clauses of section 308(a).
  (d)(1) Any party in interest may file with the Commission a 
petition to deny any application (whether as originally filed 
or as amended) to which subsection (b) of this section applies 
at any time prior to the day of Commission grant thereof 
without hearing or the day of formal designation thereof for 
hearing; except that with respect to any classification of 
applications, the Commission from time to time by rule may 
specify a shorter period (no less than thirty days following 
the issuance of public notice by the Commission of the 
acceptance for filing of such application or of any substantial 
amendment thereof), which shorter period shall be reasonably 
related to the time when the applications would normally be 
reached for processing. The petitioner shall serve a copy of 
such petition on the applicant. The petition shall contain 
specific allegations of fact sufficient to show that the 
petitioner is a party in interest and that a grant of the 
application would be prima facie inconsistent with subsection 
(a) (or subsection (k) in the case of renewal of any broadcast 
station license). Such allegations of fact shall, except for 
those of which official notice may be taken, be supported by 
affidavit of a person or persons with personal knowledge 
thereof. The applicant shall be given the opportunity to file a 
reply in which allegations of fact or denials thereof shall 
similarly be supported by affidavit.
  (2) If the Commission finds on the basis of the application, 
the pleadings filed, or other matters which it may officially 
notice that there are no substantial and material questions of 
fact and that a grant of the application would be consistent 
with subsection (a) (or subsection (k) in the case of renewal 
of any broadcast station license), it shall make the grant, 
deny the petition, and issue a concise statement of the reasons 
for denying the petition, which statement shall dispose of all 
substantial issues raised by the petition. If a substantial and 
material question of fact is presented or if the Commission for 
any reason is unable to find that grant of the application 
would be consistent with subsection (a) (or subsection (k) in 
the case of renewal of any broadcast station license), it shall 
proceed as provided in subsection (e).
  (e) If, in the case of any application to which subsection 
(a) of this section applies, a substantial and material 
question of fact is presented or the Commission for any reason 
is unable to make the finding specified in such subsection, it 
shall formally designate the application for hearing on the 
ground or reasons then obtaining and shall forthwith notify the 
applicant and all other known parties in interest of such 
action and the ground and reasons therefor, specifying with 
particularity the matters and things in issue but not including 
issues or requirements phrased generally. When the Commission 
has so designated an application for hearing, the parties in 
interest, if any, who are not notified by the Commission of 
such action may acquire the status of a party to the proceeding 
thereon by filing a petition for intervention showing the basis 
for their interest not more than thirty days after publication 
of the hearing issues or any substantial amendment thereto in 
the Federal Register. Any hearing subsequently held upon such 
application shall be a full hearing in which the applicant and 
all other parties in interest shall be permitted to 
participate. The burden of proceeding with the introduction of 
evidence and the burden of proof shall be upon the applicant, 
except that with respect to any issue presented by a petition 
to deny or a petition to enlarge the issues, such burdens shall 
be as determined by the Commission.
  (f) When an application subject to subsection (b) has been 
filed, the Commission, notwithstanding the requirements of such 
subsection, may, if the grant of such application is otherwise 
authorized by law and if it finds that there are extraordinary 
circumstances requiring temporary operations in the public 
interest and that delay in the institution of such temporary 
operations would seriously prejudice the public interest, grant 
a temporary authorization, accompanied by a statement of its 
reasons therefor, to permit such temporary operations for a 
period not exceeding 180 days, and upon making like findings 
may extend such temporary authorization for additional periods 
not to exceed 180 days. When any such grant of a temporary 
authorization is made, the Commission shall give expeditious 
treatment to any timely filed petition to deny such application 
and to any petition for rehearing of such grant filed under 
section 405.
  (g) The Commission is authorized to adopt reasonable 
classifications of applications and amendments in order to 
effectuate the purposes of this section.
  (h) Such station licenses as the Commission may grant shall 
be in such general form as it may prescribe, but each license 
shall contain, in addition to other provisions, a statement of 
the following conditions to which such license shall be 
subject: (1) The station license shall not vest in the licensee 
any right to operate the station nor any right in the use of 
the frequencies designated in the license beyond the term 
thereof nor in any other manner than authorized therein; (2) 
neither the license nor the right granted thereunder shall be 
assigned or otherwise transferred in violation of this Act; (3) 
every license issued under this Act shall be subject in terms 
to the right of use or control conferred by section 706 of this 
Act.
  (i) Random Selection.--
          (1) General authority.--Except as provided in 
        paragraph (5), if there is more than one application 
        for any initial license or construction permit, then 
        the Commission shall have the authority to grant such 
        license or permit to a qualified applicant through the 
        use of a system of random selection.
  (2) No license or construction permit shall be granted to an 
applicant selected pursuant to paragraph (1) unless the 
Commission determines the qualifications of such applicant 
pursuant to subsection (a) and section 308(b). When substantial 
and material questions of fact exist concerning such 
qualifications, the Commission shall conduct a hearing in order 
to make such determinations. For the purposes of making such 
determinations, the Commission may, by rule, and 
notwithstanding any other provision of law--
          (A) adopt procedures for the submission of all or 
        part of the evidence in written form;
          (B) delegate the function of presiding at the taking 
        of written evidence to Commission employees other than 
        administrative law judges; and
          (C) omit the determination required by subsection (a) 
        with respect to any application other than the one 
        selected pursuant to paragraph (1).
  (3)(A) The Commission shall establish rules and procedures to 
ensure that, in the administration of any system of random 
selection under this subsection used for granting licenses or 
construction permits for any media of mass communications, 
significant preferences will be granted to applicants or groups 
of applicants, the grant to which of the license or permit 
would increase the diversification of ownership of the media of 
mass communications. To further diversify the ownership of the 
media of mass communications, an additional significant 
preference shall be granted to any applicant controlled by a 
member or members of minority group.
  (B) The Commission shall have authority to require each 
qualified applicant seeking a significant preference under 
subparagraph (A) to submit to the Commission such information 
as may be necessary to enable the Commission to make a 
determination regarding whether such applicant shall be granted 
such preference. Such information shall be submitted in such 
form, at such times, and in accordance with such procedures, as 
the Commission may require.
  (C) For purposes of this paragraph:
  (i) The term ``media of mass communication'' includes 
television, radio, cable television, multipoint distribution 
service, direct broadcast satellite service, and other 
services, the licensed facilities of which may be substantially 
devoted toward providing programming or other information 
services within the editorial control of the licensee.
  (ii) The term ``minority group'' includes Blacks, Hispanics, 
American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asians, and Pacific 
Islanders.
  (4)(A) The Commission shall, after notice and opportunity for 
hearing, prescribe rules establishing a system of random 
selection for use by the Commission under this subsection in 
any instance in which the Commission, in its discretion, 
determines that such use is appropriate for the granting of any 
license or permit in accordance with paragraph (1).
  (B) The Commission shall have authority to amend such rules 
from time to time to the extent necessary too carry out the 
provisions of this subsection. Any such amendment shall be made 
after notice and opportunity for hearing.
  (C) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this subparagraph, the Commission shall prescribe such transfer 
disclosures and antitrafficking restrictions and payment 
schedules as are necessary to prevent the unjust enrichment of 
recipients of licenses or permits as a result of the methods 
employed to issue licenses under this subsection.
          (5) Termination of authority.--(A) Except as provided 
        in subparagraph (B), the Commission shall not issue any 
        license or permit using a system of random selection 
        under this subsection after July 1, 1997.
          (B) Subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall not 
        apply with respect to licenses or permits for stations 
        described in section 397(6) of this Act.
  (j) Use of Competitive Bidding.--
          (1) General authority.--If, consistent with the 
        obligations described in paragraph (6)(E), mutually 
        exclusive applications are accepted for any initial 
        license or construction permit, then, except as 
        provided in paragraph (2), the Commission shall grant 
        the license or permit to a qualified applicant through 
        a system of competitive bidding that meets the 
        requirements of this subsection.
          (2) Exemptions.--The competitive bidding authority 
        granted by this subsection shall not apply to licenses 
        or construction permits issued by the Commission--
                  (A) for public safety radio services, 
                including private internal radio services used 
                by State and local governments and non-
                government entities and including emergency 
                road services provided by not-for-profit 
                organizations, that--
                          (i) are used to protect the safety of 
                        life, health, or property; and
                          (ii) are not made commercially 
                        available to the public;
                  (B) for initial licenses or construction 
                permits for digital television service given to 
                existing terrestrial broadcast licensees to 
                replace their analog television service 
                licenses; or
                  (C) for stations described in section 397(6) 
                of this Act.
          (3) Design of systems of competitive bidding.--For 
        each class of licenses or permits that the Commission 
        grants through the use of a competitive bidding system, 
        the Commission shall, by regulation, establish a 
        competitive bidding methodology. The Commission shall 
        seek to design and test multiple alternative 
        methodologies under appropriate circumstances. The 
        Commission shall, directly or by contract, provide for 
        the design and conduct (for purposes of testing) of 
        competitive bidding using a contingent combinatorial 
        bidding system that permits prospective bidders to bid 
        on combinations or groups of licenses in a single bid 
        and to enter multiple alternative bids within a single 
        bidding round. In identifying classes of licenses and 
        permits to be issued by competitive bidding, in 
        specifying eligibility and other characteristics of 
        such licenses and permits, and in designing the 
        methodologies for use under this subsection, the 
        Commission shall include safeguards to protect the 
        public interest in the use of the spectrum and shall 
        seek to promote the purposes specified in section 1 of 
        this Act and the following objectives:
                  (A) the development and rapid deployment of 
                new technologies, products, and services for 
                the benefit of the public, including those 
                residing in rural areas, without administrative 
                or judicial delays;
                  (B) promoting economic opportunity and 
                competition and ensuring that new and 
                innovative technologies are readily accessible 
                to the American people by avoiding excessive 
                concentration of licenses and by disseminating 
                licenses among a wide variety of applicants, 
                including small businesses, rural telephone 
                companies, and businesses owned by members of 
                minority groups and women;
                  (C) recovery for the public of a portion of 
                the value of the public spectrum resource made 
                available for commercial use and avoidance of 
                unjust enrichment through the methods employed 
                to award uses of that resource;
                  (D) efficient and intensive use of the 
                electromagnetic spectrum;
                  (E) ensure that, in the scheduling of any 
                competitive bidding under this subsection, an 
                adequate period is allowed--
                          (i) before issuance of bidding rules, 
                        to permit notice and comment on 
                        proposed auction procedures; and
                          (ii) after issuance of bidding rules, 
                        to ensure that interested parties have 
                        a sufficient time to develop business 
                        plans, assess market conditions, and 
                        evaluate the availability of equipment 
                        for the relevant services; and
                  (F) for any auction of eligible frequencies 
                described in section 113(g)(2) of the National 
                Telecommunications and Information 
                Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 
                923(g)(2)), the recovery of 110 percent of 
                estimated relocation or sharing costs as 
                provided to the Commission pursuant to section 
                113(g)(4) of such Act.
          (4) Contents of regulations.--In prescribing 
        regulations pursuant to paragraph (3), the Commission 
        shall--
                  (A) consider alternative payment schedules 
                and methods of calculation, including lump sums 
                or guaranteed installment payments, with or 
                without royalty payments, or other schedules or 
                methods that promote the objectives described 
                in paragraph (3)(B), and combinations of such 
                schedules and methods;
                  (B) include performance requirements, such as 
                appropriate deadlines and penalties for 
                performance failures, to ensure prompt delivery 
                of service to rural areas, to prevent 
                stockpiling or warehousing of spectrum by 
                licensees or permittees, and to promote 
                investment in and rapid deployment of new 
                technologies and services;
                  (C) consistent with the public interest, 
                convenience, and necessity, the purposes of 
                this Act, and the characteristics of the 
                proposed service, prescribe area designations 
                and bandwidth assignments that promote (i) an 
                equitable distribution of licenses and services 
                among geographic areas, (ii) economic 
                opportunity for a wide variety of applicants, 
                including small businesses, rural telephone 
                companies, and businesses owned by members of 
                minority groups and women, and (iii) investment 
                in and rapid deployment of new technologies and 
                services;
                  (D) ensure that small businesses, rural 
                telephone companies, and businesses owned by 
                members of minority groups and women are given 
                the opportunity to participate in the provision 
                of spectrum-based services, and, for such 
                purposes, consider the use of tax certificates, 
                bidding preferences, and other procedures;
                  (E) require such transfer disclosures and 
                antitrafficking restrictions and payment 
                schedules as may be necessary to prevent unjust 
                enrichment as a result of the methods employed 
                to issue licenses and permits; and
                  (F) prescribe methods by which a reasonable 
                reserve price will be required, or a minimum 
                bid will be established, to obtain any license 
                or permit being assigned pursuant to the 
                competitive bidding, unless the Commission 
                determines that such a reserve price or minimum 
                bid is not in the public interest.
          (5) Bidder and licensee qualification.--No person 
        shall be permitted to participate in a system of 
        competitive bidding pursuant to this subsection unless 
        such bidder submits such information and assurances as 
        the Commission may require to demonstrate that such 
        bidder's application is acceptable for filing. No 
        license shall be granted to an applicant selected 
        pursuant to this subsection unless the Commission 
        determines that the applicant is qualified pursuant to 
        subsection (a) and sections 308(b) and 310. Consistent 
        with the objectives described in paragraph (3), the 
        Commission shall, by regulation, prescribe expedited 
        procedures consistent with the procedures authorized by 
        subsection (i)(2) for the resolution of any substantial 
        and material issues of fact concerning qualifications.
          (6) Rules of construction.--Nothing in this 
        subsection, or in the use of competitive bidding, 
        shall--
                  (A) alter spectrum allocation criteria and 
                procedures established by the other provisions 
                of this Act;
                  (B) limit or otherwise affect the 
                requirements of subsection (h) of this section, 
                section 301, 304, 307, 310, or 706, or any 
                other provision of this Act (other than 
                subsections (d)(2) and (e) of this section);
                  (C) diminish the authority of the Commission 
                under the other provisions of this Act to 
                regulate or reclaim spectrum licenses;
                  (D) be construed to convey any rights, 
                including any expectation of renewal of a 
                license, that differ from the rights that apply 
                to other licenses within the same service that 
                were not issued pursuant to this subsection;
                  (E) be construed to relieve the Commission of 
                the obligation in the public interest to 
                continue to use engineering solutions, 
                negotiation, threshold qualifications, service 
                regulations, and other means in order to avoid 
                mutual exclusivity in application and licensing 
                proceedings;
                  (F) be construed to prohibit the Commission 
                from issuing nationwide, regional, or local 
                licenses or permits;
                  (G) be construed to prevent the Commission 
                from awarding licenses to those persons who 
                make significant contributions to the 
                development of a new telecommunications service 
                or technology; or
                  (H) be construed to relieve any applicant for 
                a license or permit of the obligation to pay 
                charges imposed pursuant to section 8 of this 
                Act.
          (7) Consideration of revenues in public interest 
        determinations.--
                  (A) Consideration prohibited.--In making a 
                decision pursuant to section 303(c) to assign a 
                band of frequencies to a use for which licenses 
                or permits will be issued pursuant to this 
                subsection, and in prescribing regulations 
                pursuant to paragraph (4)(C) of this 
                subsection, the Commission may not base a 
                finding of public interest, convenience, and 
                necessity on the expectation of Federal 
                revenues from the use of a system of 
                competitive bidding under this subsection.
                  (B) Consideration limited.--In prescribing 
                regulations pursuant to paragraph (4)(A) of 
                this subsection, the Commission may not base a 
                finding of public interest, convenience, and 
                necessity solely or predominantly on the 
                expectation of Federal revenues from the use of 
                a system of competitive bidding under this 
                subsection.
                  (C) Consideration of demand for spectrum not 
                affected.--Nothing in this paragraph shall be 
                construed to prevent the Commission from 
                continuing to consider consumer demand for 
                spectrum-based services.
          (8) Treatment of revenues.--
                  (A) General rule.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraphs (B), (D), (E), (F), and (G), all 
                proceeds from the use of a competitive bidding 
                system under this subsection shall be deposited 
                in the Treasury in accordance with chapter 33 
                of title 31, United States Code.
                  (B) Retention of revenues.--Notwithstanding 
                subparagraph (A), the salaries and expenses 
                account of the Commission shall retain as an 
                offsetting collection such sums as may be 
                necessary from such proceeds for the costs of 
                developing and implementing the program 
                required by this subsection. Such offsetting 
                collections shall be available for obligation 
                subject to the terms and conditions of the 
                receiving appropriations account, and shall be 
                deposited in such accounts on a quarterly 
                basis. Such offsetting collections are 
                authorized to remain available until expended.
                  (C) Deposit and use of auction escrow 
                accounts.--Any deposits the Commission may 
                require for the qualification of any person to 
                bid in a system of competitive bidding pursuant 
                to this subsection shall be deposited in the 
                Treasury. Within 45 days following the 
                conclusion of the competitive bidding--
                          (i) the deposits of successful 
                        bidders shall be deposited in the 
                        general fund of the Treasury (where 
                        such deposits shall be used for the 
                        sole purpose of deficit reduction), 
                        except as otherwise provided in 
                        subparagraphs (D)(ii), (E)(ii), (F), 
                        and (G); and
                          (ii) the deposits of unsuccessful 
                        bidders shall be returned to such 
                        bidders, and payments representing the 
                        return of such deposits shall not be 
                        subject to administrative offset under 
                        section 3716(c) of title 31, United 
                        States Code.
                  (D) Proceeds from reallocated federal 
                spectrum.--
                          (i) In general.--Except as provided 
                        in clause (ii), cash proceeds 
                        attributable to the auction of any 
                        eligible frequencies described in 
                        section 113(g)(2) of the National 
                        Telecommunications and Information 
                        Administration Organization Act (47 
                        U.S.C. 923(g)(2)) shall be deposited in 
                        the Spectrum Relocation Fund 
                        established under section 118 of such 
                        Act, and shall be available in 
                        accordance with that section.
                          (ii) Certain other proceeds.--
                        Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) and 
                        except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
                        in the case of proceeds (including 
                        deposits and upfront payments from 
                        successful bidders) attributable to the 
                        auction of eligible frequencies 
                        described in paragraph (2) of section 
                        113(g) of the National 
                        Telecommunications and Information 
                        Administration Organization Act that 
                        are required to be auctioned by section 
                        6401(b)(1)(B) of the Middle Class Tax 
                        Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, 
                        such portion of such proceeds as is 
                        necessary to cover the relocation or 
                        sharing costs (as defined in paragraph 
                        (3) of such section 113(g)) of Federal 
                        entities relocated from such eligible 
                        frequencies shall be deposited in the 
                        Spectrum Relocation Fund. The remainder 
                        of such proceeds shall be deposited in 
                        the Public Safety Trust Fund 
                        established by section 6413(a)(1) of 
                        the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job 
                        Creation Act of 2012.
                  (E) Transfer of receipts.--
                          (i) Establishment of fund.--There is 
                        established in the Treasury of the 
                        United States a fund to be known as the 
                        Digital Television Transition and 
                        Public Safety Fund.
                          (ii) Proceeds for funds.--
                        Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the 
                        proceeds (including deposits and 
                        upfront payments from successful 
                        bidders) from the use of a competitive 
                        bidding system under this subsection 
                        with respect to recovered analog 
                        spectrum shall be deposited in the 
                        Digital Television Transition and 
                        Public Safety Fund.
                          (iii) Transfer of amount to 
                        treasury.--On September 30, 2009, the 
                        Secretary shall transfer $7,363,000,000 
                        from the Digital Television Transition 
                        and Public Safety Fund to the general 
                        fund of the Treasury.
                          (iv) Recovered analog spectrum.--For 
                        purposes of clause (i), the term 
                        ``recovered analog spectrum'' has the 
                        meaning provided in paragraph 
                        (15)(C)(vi).
                  (F) Certain proceeds designated for public 
                safety trust fund.--Notwithstanding 
                subparagraph (A) and except as provided in 
                subparagraphs (B) and (D)(ii), the proceeds 
                (including deposits and upfront payments from 
                successful bidders) from the use of a system of 
                competitive bidding under this subsection 
                pursuant to section 6401(b)(1)(B) of the Middle 
                Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 
                shall be deposited in the Public Safety Trust 
                Fund established by section 6413(a)(1) of such 
                Act.
                  (G) Incentive auctions.--
                          (i) In general.--Notwithstanding 
                        subparagraph (A) and except as provided 
                        in subparagraph (B), the Commission may 
                        encourage a licensee to relinquish 
                        voluntarily some or all of its licensed 
                        spectrum usage rights in order to 
                        permit the assignment of new initial 
                        licenses subject to flexible-use 
                        service rules by sharing with such 
                        licensee a portion, based on the value 
                        of the relinquished rights as 
                        determined in the reverse auction 
                        required by clause (ii)(I), of the 
                        proceeds (including deposits and 
                        upfront payments from successful 
                        bidders) from the use of a competitive 
                        bidding system under this subsection.
                          (ii) Limitations.--The Commission may 
                        not enter into an agreement for a 
                        licensee to relinquish spectrum usage 
                        rights in exchange for a share of 
                        auction proceeds under clause (i) 
                        unless--
                                  (I) the Commission conducts a 
                                reverse auction to determine 
                                the amount of compensation that 
                                licensees would accept in 
                                return for voluntarily 
                                relinquishing spectrum usage 
                                rights; and
                                  (II) at least two competing 
                                licensees participate in the 
                                reverse auction.
                          (iii) Treatment of revenues.--
                        Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) and 
                        except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
                        the proceeds (including deposits and 
                        upfront payments from successful 
                        bidders) from any auction, prior to the 
                        end of fiscal year 2022, of spectrum 
                        usage rights made available under 
                        clause (i) that are not shared with 
                        licensees under such clause shall be 
                        deposited as follows:
                                  (I) $1,750,000,000 of the 
                                proceeds from the incentive 
                                auction of broadcast television 
                                spectrum required by section 
                                6403 of the Middle Class Tax 
                                Relief and Job Creation Act of 
                                2012 shall be deposited in the 
                                TV Broadcaster Relocation Fund 
                                established by subsection 
                                (d)(1) of such section.
                                  (II) All other proceeds shall 
                                be deposited--
                                          (aa) prior to the end 
                                        of fiscal year 2022, in 
                                        the Public Safety Trust 
                                        Fund established by 
                                        section 6413(a)(1) of 
                                        such Act; and
                                          (bb) after the end of 
                                        fiscal year 2022, in 
                                        the general fund of the 
                                        Treasury, where such 
                                        proceeds shall be 
                                        dedicated for the sole 
                                        purpose of deficit 
                                        reduction.
                          (iv) Congressional notification.--At 
                        least 3 months before any incentive 
                        auction conducted under this 
                        subparagraph, the Chairman of the 
                        Commission, in consultation with the 
                        Director of the Office of Management 
                        and Budget, shall notify the 
                        appropriate committees of Congress of 
                        the methodology for calculating the 
                        amounts that will be shared with 
                        licensees under clause (i).
                          (v) Definition.--In this 
                        subparagraph, the term ``appropriate 
                        committees of Congress'' means--
                                  (I) the Committee on 
                                Commerce, Science, and 
                                Transportation of the Senate;
                                  (II) the Committee on 
                                Appropriations of the Senate;
                                  (III) the Committee on Energy 
                                and Commerce of the House of 
                                Representatives; and
                                  (IV) the Committee on 
                                Appropriations of the House of 
                                Representatives.
          (9) Use of former government spectrum.--The 
        Commission shall, not later than 5 years after the date 
        of enactment of this subsection, issue licenses and 
        permits pursuant to this subsection for the use of 
        bands of frequencies that--
                  (A) in the aggregate span not less than 10 
                megahertz; and
                  (B) have been reassigned from Government use 
                pursuant to part B of the National 
                Telecommunications and Information 
                Administration Organization Act.
          (10) Authority contingent on availability of 
        additional spectrum.--
                  (A) Initial conditions.--The Commission's 
                authority to issue licenses or permits under 
                this subsection shall not take effect unless--
                          (i) the Secretary of Commerce has 
                        submitted to the Commission the report 
                        required by section 113(d)(1) of the 
                        National Telecommunications and 
                        Information Administration Organization 
                        Act;
                          (ii) such report recommends for 
                        immediate reallocation bands of 
                        frequencies that, in the aggregate, 
                        span not less than 50 megahertz;
                          (iii) such bands of frequencies meet 
                        the criteria required by section 113(a) 
                        of such Act; and
                          (iv) the Commission has completed the 
                        rulemaking required by section 
                        332(c)(1)(D) of this Act.
                  (B) Subsequent conditions.--The Commission's 
                authority to issue licenses or permits under 
                this subsection on and after 2 years after the 
                date of the enactment of this subsection shall 
                cease to be effective if--
                          (i) the Secretary of Commerce has 
                        failed to submit the report required by 
                        section 113(a) of the National 
                        Telecommunications and Information 
                        Administration Organization Act;
                          (ii) the President has failed to 
                        withdraw and limit assignments of 
                        frequencies as required by paragraphs 
                        (1) and (2) of section 114(a) of such 
                        Act;
                          (iii) the Commission has failed to 
                        issue the regulations required by 
                        section 115(a) of such Act;
                          (iv) the Commission has failed to 
                        complete and submit to Congress, not 
                        later than 18 months after the date of 
                        enactment of this subsection, a study 
                        of current and future spectrum needs of 
                        State and local government public 
                        safety agencies through the year 2010, 
                        and a specific plan to ensure that 
                        adequate frequencies are made available 
                        to public safety licensees; or
                          (v) the Commission has failed under 
                        section 332(c)(3) to grant or deny 
                        within the time required by such 
                        section any petition that a State has 
                        filed within 90 days after the date of 
                        enactment of this subsection;
                until such failure has been corrected.
          (11) Termination.--The authority of the Commission to 
        grant a license or permit under this subsection shall 
        expire [September 30, 2022] March 31, 2024, except 
        that, with respect to the electromagnetic spectrum 
        identified under section 1004(a) of the Spectrum 
        Pipeline Act of 2015, such authority shall expire on 
        September 30, [2025, and with respect to the 
        electromagnetic spectrum identified under section 
        90008(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Infrastructure Investment and 
        Jobs Act, such authority shall expire on the date that 
        is 7 years after the date of enactment of that Act.] 
        2026, and with respect to the electromagnetic spectrum 
        identified under section 101(b)(2)(A) of the Spectrum 
        Innovation Act of 2022, such authority shall expire on 
        the date that is 7 years after the date of enactment of 
        that Act.
          (13) Recovery of value of public spectrum in 
        connection with pioneer preferences.--
                  (A) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraph 
                (6)(G), the Commission shall not award licenses 
                pursuant to a preferential treatment accorded 
                by the Commission to persons who make 
                significant contributions to the development of 
                a new telecommunications service or technology, 
                except in accordance with the requirements of 
                this paragraph.
                  (B) Recovery of value.--The Commission shall 
                recover for the public a portion of the value 
                of the public spectrum resource made available 
                to such person by requiring such person, as a 
                condition for receipt of the license, to agree 
                to pay a sum determined by--
                          (i) identifying the winning bids for 
                        the licenses that the Commission 
                        determines are most reasonably 
                        comparable in terms of bandwidth, scope 
                        of service area, usage restrictions, 
                        and other technical characteristics to 
                        the license awarded to such person, and 
                        excluding licenses that the Commission 
                        determines are subject to bidding 
                        anomalies due to the award of 
                        preferential treatment;
                          (ii) dividing each such winning bid 
                        by the population of its service area 
                        (hereinafter referred to as the per 
                        capita bid amount);
                          (iii) computing the average of the 
                        per capita bid amounts for the licenses 
                        identified under clause (i);
                          (iv) reducing such average amount by 
                        15 percent; and
                          (v) multiplying the amount determined 
                        under clause (iv) by the population of 
                        the service area of the license 
                        obtained by such person.
                  (C) Installments permitted.--The Commission 
                shall require such person to pay the sum 
                required by subparagraph (B) in a lump sum or 
                in guaranteed installment payments, with or 
                without royalty payments, over a period of not 
                more than 5 years.
                  (D) Rulemaking on pioneer preferences.--
                Except with respect to pending applications 
                described in clause (iv) of this subparagraph, 
                the Commission shall prescribe regulations 
                specifying the procedures and criteria by which 
                the Commission will evaluate applications for 
                preferential treatment in its licensing 
                processes (by precluding the filing of mutually 
                exclusive applications) for persons who make 
                significant contributions to the development of 
                a new service or to the development of new 
                technologies that substantially enhance an 
                existing service. Such regulations shall--
                          (i) specify the procedures and 
                        criteria by which the significance of 
                        such contributions will be determined, 
                        after an opportunity for review and 
                        verification by experts in the radio 
                        sciences drawn from among persons who 
                        are not employees of the Commission or 
                        by any applicant for such preferential 
                        treatment;
                          (ii) include such other procedures as 
                        may be necessary to prevent unjust 
                        enrichment by ensuring that the value 
                        of any such contribution justifies any 
                        reduction in the amounts paid for 
                        comparable licenses under this 
                        subsection;
                          (iii) be prescribed not later than 6 
                        months after the date of enactment of 
                        this paragraph;
                          (iv) not apply to applications that 
                        have been accepted for filing on or 
                        before September 1, 1994; and
                          (v) cease to be effective on the date 
                        of the expiration of the Commission's 
                        authority under subparagraph (F).
                  (E) Implementation with respect to pending 
                applications.--In applying this paragraph to 
                any broadband licenses in the personal 
                communications service awarded pursuant to the 
                preferential treatment accorded by the Federal 
                Communications Commission in the Third Report 
                and Order in General Docket 90-314 (FCC 93-550, 
                released February 3, 1994)--
                          (i) the Commission shall not 
                        reconsider the award of preferences in 
                        such Third Report and Order, and the 
                        Commission shall not delay the grant of 
                        licenses based on such awards more than 
                        15 days following the date of enactment 
                        of this paragraph, and the award of 
                        such preferences and licenses shall not 
                        be subject to administrative or 
                        judicial review;
                          (ii) the Commission shall not alter 
                        the bandwidth or service areas 
                        designated for such licenses in such 
                        Third Report and Order;
                          (iii) except as provided in clause 
                        (v), the Commission shall use, as the 
                        most reasonably comparable licenses for 
                        purposes of subparagraph (B)(i), the 
                        broadband licenses in the personal 
                        communications service for blocks A and 
                        B for the 20 largest markets (ranked by 
                        population) in which no applicant has 
                        obtained preferential treatment;
                          (iv) for purposes of subparagraph 
                        (C), the Commission shall permit 
                        guaranteed installment payments over a 
                        period of 5 years, subject to--
                                  (I) the payment only of 
                                interest on unpaid balances 
                                during the first 2 years, 
                                commencing not later than 30 
                                days after the award of the 
                                license (including any 
                                preferential treatment used in 
                                making such award) is final and 
                                no longer subject to 
                                administrative or judicial 
                                review, except that no such 
                                payment shall be required prior 
                                to the date of completion of 
                                the auction of the comparable 
                                licenses described in clause 
                                (iii); and
                                  (II) payment of the unpaid 
                                balance and interest thereon 
                                after the end of such 2 years 
                                in accordance with the 
                                regulations prescribed by the 
                                Commission; and
                          (v) the Commission shall recover with 
                        respect to broadband licenses in the 
                        personal communications service an 
                        amount under this paragraph that is 
                        equal to not less than $400,000,000, 
                        and if such amount is less than 
                        $400,000,000, the Commission shall 
                        recover an amount equal to $400,000,000 
                        by allocating such amount among the 
                        holders of such licenses based on the 
                        population of the license areas held by 
                        each licensee.
                The Commission shall not include in any amounts 
                required to be collected under clause (v) the 
                interest on unpaid balances required to be 
                collected under clause (iv).
                  (F) Expiration.--The authority of the 
                Commission to provide preferential treatment in 
                licensing procedures (by precluding the filing 
                of mutually exclusive applications) to persons 
                who make significant contributions to the 
                development of a new service or to the 
                development of new technologies that 
                substantially enhance an existing service shall 
                expire on the date of enactment of the Balanced 
                Budget Act of 1997.
                  (G) Effective date.--This paragraph shall be 
                effective on the date of its enactment and 
                apply to any licenses issued on or after August 
                1, 1994, by the Federal Communications 
                Commission pursuant to any licensing procedure 
                that provides preferential treatment (by 
                precluding the filing of mutually exclusive 
                applications) to persons who make significant 
                contributions to the development of a new 
                service or to the development of new 
                technologies that substantially enhance an 
                existing service.
          (14) Auction of recaptured broadcast television 
        spectrum.--
                  (A) Limitations on terms of terrestrial 
                television broadcast licenses.--A full-power 
                television broadcast license that authorizes 
                analog television service may not be renewed to 
                authorize such service for a period that 
                extends beyond June 12, 2009.
                  (B) Spectrum reversion and resale.--
                          (i) The Commission shall--
                                  (I) ensure that, as licenses 
                                for analog television service 
                                expire pursuant to subparagraph 
                                (A), each licensee shall cease 
                                using electromagnetic spectrum 
                                assigned to such service 
                                according to the Commission's 
                                direction; and
                                  (II) reclaim and organize the 
                                electromagnetic spectrum in a 
                                manner consistent with the 
                                objectives described in 
                                paragraph (3) of this 
                                subsection.
                          (ii) Licensees for new services 
                        occupying spectrum reclaimed pursuant 
                        to clause (i) shall be assigned in 
                        accordance with this subsection.
                  (C) Certain limitations on qualified bidders 
                prohibited.--In prescribing any regulations 
                relating to the qualification of bidders for 
                spectrum reclaimed pursuant to subparagraph 
                (B)(i), the Commission, for any license that 
                may be used for any digital television service 
                where the grade A contour of the station is 
                projected to encompass the entirety of a city 
                with a population in excess of 400,000 (as 
                determined using the 1990 decennial census), 
                shall not--
                          (i) preclude any party from being a 
                        qualified bidder for such spectrum on 
                        the basis of--
                                  (I) the Commission's duopoly 
                                rule (47 C.F.R. 73.3555(b)); or
                                  (II) the Commission's 
                                newspaper cross-ownership rule 
                                (47 C.F.R. 73.3555(d)); or
                          (ii) apply either such rule to 
                        preclude such a party that is a winning 
                        bidder in a competitive bidding for 
                        such spectrum from using such spectrum 
                        for digital television service.
          (15) Commission to determine timing of auctions.--
                  (A) Commission authority.--Subject to the 
                provisions of this subsection (including 
                paragraph (11)), but notwithstanding any other 
                provision of law, the Commission shall 
                determine the timing of and deadlines for the 
                conduct of competitive bidding under this 
                subsection, including the timing of and 
                deadlines for qualifying for bidding; 
                conducting auctions; collecting, depositing, 
                and reporting revenues; and completing 
                licensing processes and assigning licenses.
                  (B) Termination of portions of auctions 31 
                and 44.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (C), the Commission shall not commence or 
                conduct auctions 31 and 44 on June 19, 2002, as 
                specified in the public notices of March 19, 
                2002, and March 20, 2002 (DA 02-659 and DA 02-
                563).
                  (C) Exception.--
                          (i) Blocks excepted.--Subparagraph 
                        (B) shall not apply to the auction of--
                                  (I) the C-block of licenses 
                                on the bands of frequencies 
                                located at 710-716 megahertz, 
                                and 740-746 megahertz; or
                                  (II) the D-block of licenses 
                                on the bands of frequencies 
                                located at 716-722 megahertz.
                          (ii) Eligible bidders.--The entities 
                        that shall be eligible to bid in the 
                        auction of the C-block and D-block 
                        licenses described in clause (i) shall 
                        be those entities that were qualified 
                        entities, and that submitted 
                        applications to participate in auction 
                        44, by May 8, 2002, as part of the 
                        original auction 44 short form filing 
                        deadline.
                          (iii) Auction deadlines for excepted 
                        blocks.--Notwithstanding subparagraph 
                        (B), the auction of the C-block and D-
                        block licenses described in clause (i) 
                        shall be commenced no earlier than 
                        August 19, 2002, and no later than 
                        September 19, 2002, and the proceeds of 
                        such auction shall be deposited in 
                        accordance with paragraph (8) not later 
                        than December 31, 2002.
                          (v) Additional deadlines for 
                        recovered analog spectrum.--
                        Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), the 
                        Commission shall conduct the auction of 
                        the licenses for recovered analog 
                        spectrum by commencing the bidding not 
                        later than January 28, 2008, and shall 
                        deposit the proceeds of such auction in 
                        accordance with paragraph (8)(E)(ii) 
                        not later than June 30, 2008.
                          (vi) Recovered analog spectrum.--For 
                        purposes of clause (v), the term 
                        ``recovered analog spectrum'' means the 
                        spectrum between channels 52 and 69, 
                        inclusive (between frequencies 698 and 
                        806 megahertz, inclusive) reclaimed 
                        from analog television service 
                        broadcasting under paragraph (14), 
                        other than--
                                  (I) the spectrum required by 
                                section 337 to be made 
                                available for public safety 
                                services; and
                                  (II) the spectrum auctioned 
                                prior to the date of enactment 
                                of the Digital Television 
                                Transition and Public Safety 
                                Act of 2005.
                  (D) Return of payments.--Within one month 
                after the date of enactment of this paragraph, 
                the Commission shall return to the bidders for 
                licenses in the A-block, B-block, and E-block 
                of auction 44 the full amount of all upfront 
                payments made by such bidders for such 
                licenses.
          (16) Special auction provisions for eligible 
        frequencies.--
                  (A) Special regulations.--The Commission 
                shall revise the regulations prescribed under 
                paragraph (4)(F) of this subsection to 
                prescribe methods by which the total cash 
                proceeds from any auction of eligible 
                frequencies described in section 113(g)(2) of 
                the National Telecommunications and Information 
                Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 
                923(g)(2)) shall at least equal 110 percent of 
                the total estimated relocation or sharing costs 
                provided to the Commission pursuant to section 
                113(g)(4) of such Act.
                  (B) Conclusion of auctions contingent on 
                minimum proceeds.--The Commission shall not 
                conclude any auction of eligible frequencies 
                described in section 113(g)(2) of such Act if 
                the total cash proceeds attributable to such 
                spectrum are less than 110 percent of the total 
                estimated relocation or sharing costs provided 
                to the Commission pursuant to section 113(g)(4) 
                of such Act. If the Commission is unable to 
                conclude an auction for the foregoing reason, 
                the Commission shall cancel the auction, return 
                within 45 days after the auction cancellation 
                date any deposits from participating bidders 
                held in escrow, and absolve such bidders from 
                any obligation to the United States to bid in 
                any subsequent reauction of such spectrum.
                  (C) Authority to issue prior to 
                deauthorization.--In any auction conducted 
                under the regulations required by subparagraph 
                (A), the Commission may grant a license 
                assigned for the use of eligible frequencies 
                prior to the termination of an eligible Federal 
                entity's authorization. However, the Commission 
                shall condition such license by requiring that 
                the licensee cannot cause harmful interference 
                to such Federal entity until such entity's 
                authorization has been terminated by the 
                National Telecommunications and Information 
                Administration.
          (17) Certain conditions on auction participation 
        prohibited.--
                  (A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of law, the Commission may not 
                prevent a person from participating in a system 
                of competitive bidding under this subsection if 
                such person--
                          (i) complies with all the auction 
                        procedures and other requirements to 
                        protect the auction process established 
                        by the Commission; and
                          (ii) either--
                                  (I) meets the technical, 
                                financial, character, and 
                                citizenship qualifications that 
                                the Commission may require 
                                under section 303(l)(1), 
                                308(b), or 310 to hold a 
                                license; or
                                  (II) would meet such license 
                                qualifications by means 
                                approved by the Commission 
                                prior to the grant of the 
                                license.
                  (B) Clarification of authority.--Nothing in 
                subparagraph (A) affects any authority the 
                Commission has to adopt and enforce rules of 
                general applicability, including rules 
                concerning spectrum aggregation that promote 
                competition.
          (18) Estimate of upcoming auctions.--
                  (A) Not later than September 30, 2018, and 
                annually thereafter, the Commission shall make 
                publicly available an estimate of what systems 
                of competitive bidding authorized under this 
                subsection may be initiated during the upcoming 
                12-month period.
                  (B) The estimate under subparagraph (A) 
                shall, to the extent possible, identify the 
                bands of frequencies the Commission expects to 
                be included in each such system of competitive 
                bidding.
  (k) Broadcast Station Renewal Procedures.--
          (1) Standards for renewal.--If the licensee of a 
        broadcast station submits an application to the 
        Commission for renewal of such license, the Commission 
        shall grant the application if it finds, with respect 
        to that station, during the preceding term of its 
        license--
                  (A) the station has served the public 
                interest, convenience, and necessity;
                  (B) there have been no serious violations by 
                the licensee of this Act or the rules and 
                regulations of the Commission; and
                  (C) there have been no other violations by 
                the licensee of this Act or the rules and 
                regulations of the Commission which, taken 
                together, would constitute a pattern of abuse.
          (2) Consequence of failure to meet standard.--If any 
        licensee of a broadcast station fails to meet the 
        requirements of this subsection, the Commission may 
        deny the application for renewal in accordance with 
        paragraph (3), or grant such application on terms and 
        conditions as are appropriate, including renewal for a 
        term less than the maximum otherwise permitted.
          (3) Standards for denial.--If the Commission 
        determines, after notice and opportunity for a hearing 
        as provided in subsection (e), that a licensee has 
        failed to meet the requirements specified in paragraph 
        (1) and that no mitigating factors justify the 
        imposition of lesser sanctions, the Commission shall--
                  (A) issue an order denying the renewal 
                application filed by such licensee under 
                section 308; and
                  (B) only thereafter accept and consider such 
                applications for a construction permit as may 
                be filed under section 308 specifying the 
                channel or broadcasting facilities of the 
                former licensee.
          (4) Competitor consideration prohibited.--In making 
        the determinations specified in paragraph (1) or (2), 
        the Commission shall not consider whether the public 
        interest, convenience, and necessity might be served by 
        the grant of a license to a person other than the 
        renewal applicant.
  (l) Applicability of Competitive Bidding to Pending 
Comparative Licensing Cases.--With respect to competing 
applications for initial licenses or construction permits for 
commercial radio or television stations that were filed with 
the Commission before July 1, 1997, the Commission shall--
          (1) have the authority to conduct a competitive 
        bidding proceeding pursuant to subsection (j) to assign 
        such license or permit;
          (2) treat the persons filing such applications as the 
        only persons eligible to be qualified bidders for 
        purposes of such proceeding; and
          (3) waive any provisions of its regulations necessary 
        to permit such persons to enter an agreement to procure 
        the removal of a conflict between their applications 
        during the 180-day period beginning on the date of 
        enactment of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.

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                     SPECTRUM PIPELINE ACT OF 2015




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TITLE X--SPECTRUM PIPELINE

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SEC. 1004. IDENTIFICATION, REALLOCATION, AND AUCTION OF FEDERAL 
                    SPECTRUM.

  (a) Identification of Spectrum.--Not later than January 1, 
[2022] 2024, the Secretary shall submit to the President and to 
the Commission a report identifying 30 megahertz of 
electromagnetic spectrum (in bands of not less than 10 
megahertz of contiguous frequencies) below the frequency of 3 
gigahertz (except for the spectrum between the frequencies of 
1675 megahertz and 1695 megahertz) for reallocation from 
Federal use to non-Federal use or shared Federal and non-
Federal use, or a combination thereof.
  (b) Clearing of Spectrum.--The President shall--
          (1) not later than January 1, [2022] 2024, begin the 
        process of withdrawing or modifying the assignment to a 
        Federal Government station of the electromagnetic 
        spectrum identified under subsection (a); and
          (2) not later than 30 days after completing the 
        withdrawal or modification, notify the Commission that 
        the withdrawal or modification is complete.
  (c) Reallocation and Auction.--
          (1) In general.--The Commission shall--
                  (A) reallocate the electromagnetic spectrum 
                identified under subsection (a) for non-Federal 
                use or shared Federal and non-Federal use, or a 
                combination thereof; and
                  (B) notwithstanding paragraph (15)(A) of 
                section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 
                1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)), not later than July 1, 
                [2024] 2026, begin a system of competitive 
                bidding under such section to grant new initial 
                licenses for the use of such spectrum, subject 
                to flexible-use service rules.
          (2) Proceeds to cover 110 percent of federal 
        relocation or sharing costs.--Nothing in paragraph (1) 
        shall be construed to relieve the Commission from the 
        requirements of section 309(j)(16)(B) of the 
        Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(16)(B)).
  (d) Protection of Certain Federal Spectrum Operations.--If 
the report required by subsection (a) determines that 
reallocation and auction of the spectrum described in the 
report would harm national security by impacting existing 
terrestrial Federal spectrum operations at the Nevada Test and 
Training Range, the Commission, in coordination with the 
Secretary shall, prior to the auction described in subsection 
(c)(1)(B), establish rules for licensees in such spectrum 
sufficient to mitigate harmful interference to such operations.
  (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to affect any requirement under section 1062(b) of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (47 
U.S.C. 921 note; Public Law 106-65).

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                 INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

  (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the 
``Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act''.
  (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is 
as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
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                        DIVISION I--OTHER MATTERS

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[Sec. 90008. Spectrum auctions.]

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DIVISION I--OTHER MATTERS

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[SEC. 90008. SPECTRUM AUCTIONS.

  [(a) Definitions.--In this section:
          [(1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the 
        Federal Communications Commission.
          [(2) Covered band.--The term ``covered band'' means 
        the band of frequencies between 3100 and 3450 
        megahertz.
          [(3) Relevant congressional committees.--The term 
        ``relevant congressional committees'' means--
                  [(A) the Committee on Armed Services of the 
                Senate;
                  [(B) the Committee on Armed Services of the 
                House of Representatives;
                  [(C) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                Transportation of the Senate; and
                  [(D) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
                the House of Representatives.
  [(b) 3.1-3.45 GHz Band.--
          [(1) Pre-auction funding.--
                  [(A) In general.--On the date of enactment of 
                this Act, the Director of the Office of 
                Management and Budget shall transfer 
                $50,000,000 from the Spectrum Relocation Fund 
                established under section 118 of the National 
                Telecommunications and Information 
                Administration Act (47 U.S.C. 928) to the 
                Department of Defense for the purpose of 
                research and development, engineering studies, 
                economic analyses, activities with respect to 
                systems, or other planning activities to 
                improve efficiency and effectiveness of the 
                spectrum use of the Department of Defense in 
                order to make available electromagnetic 
                spectrum in the covered band--
                          [(i) for reallocation for shared 
                        Federal and non-Federal commercial 
                        licensed use; and
                          [(ii) for auction under paragraph (3) 
                        of this subsection.
                  [(B) Exemption.--Section 118(g) of the 
                National Telecommunications and Information 
                Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 
                928(g)) shall not apply with respect to the 
                payment required under subparagraph (A).
                  [(C) Report to secretary of commerce.--For 
                purposes of paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary of 
                Defense shall report to the Secretary of 
                Commerce the findings of the planning 
                activities described in subparagraph (A) of 
                this paragraph.
          [(2) Identification.--
                  [(A) In general.--Not later than 21 months 
                after the date of enactment of this Act, in 
                accordance with the findings of the planning 
                activities described in paragraph (1)(A) and 
                subject to the determination of the Secretary 
                of Defense under subparagraph (B) of this 
                paragraph, the Secretary of Commerce, in 
                coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the 
                Director of the Office of Science and 
                Technology Policy, and relevant congressional 
                committees, shall--
                          [(i) determine which frequencies of 
                        electromagnetic spectrum in the covered 
                        band could be made available on a 
                        shared basis between Federal use and 
                        non-Federal commercial licensed use, 
                        subject to flexible-use service rules; 
                        and
                          [(ii) submit to the President and the 
                        Commission a report that identifies the 
                        frequencies determined appropriate 
                        under clause (i).
                  [(B) Required determination.--The Secretary 
                of Commerce may identify frequencies under 
                subparagraph (A)(ii) only if the Secretary of 
                Defense has determined that sharing those 
                frequencies with non-Federal users would not 
                impact the primary mission of military spectrum 
                users in the covered band.
          [(3) Auction.--Not earlier than November 30, 2024, 
        the Commission, in consultation with the Assistant 
        Secretary of Commerce for Communications and 
        Information, shall begin a system of competitive 
        bidding under section 309(j) of the Communications Act 
        of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) to grant new licenses for 
        the spectrum identified under paragraph (2)(A)(ii) of 
        this subsection.
          [(4) Sharing of spectrum.--Not earlier than May 31, 
        2025, the President shall modify any assignment to a 
        Federal Government station of the frequencies 
        identified under clause (ii) of paragraph (2)(A) in 
        order to accommodate shared Federal and non-Federal 
        commercial licensed use in accordance with that 
        paragraph.
          [(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 inserting after ``2025'' the following: ``, 
        and with respect to the electromagnetic spectrum 
        identified under section 90008(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the 
        Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, such authority 
        shall expire on the date that is 7 years after the date 
        of enactment of that Act''.
          [(2) Spectrum pipeline act of 2015.--Section 
        1006(c)(1) of the Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2015 (Public 
        Law 114-74; 129 Stat. 624) is amended by striking 
        ``2022'' and inserting ``2024''.]

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         SECURE AND TRUSTED COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS ACT OF 2019




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SEC. 4. SECURE AND TRUSTED COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS REIMBURSEMENT 
                    PROGRAM.

  (a) In General.--The Commission shall establish a 
reimbursement program, to be known as the ``Secure and Trusted 
Communications Networks Reimbursement Program'', to make 
reimbursements to providers of advanced communications service 
to replace covered communications equipment or services.
  (b) Eligibility.--The Commission may not make a reimbursement 
under the Program to a provider of advanced communications 
service unless the provider--
          (1) has 10,000,000 or fewer customers; and
          (2) makes all of the certifications required by 
        subsection (d)(4).
  (c) Use of Funds.--
          (1) In general.--A recipient of a reimbursement under 
        the Program shall use reimbursement funds solely for 
        the purposes of--
                  (A) permanently removing covered 
                communications equipment or services purchased, 
                rented, leased, or otherwise obtained--
                          (i) as defined in the Report and 
                        Order of the Commission in the matter 
                        of Protecting Against National Security 
                        Threats to the Communications Supply 
                        Chain Through FCC Programs (FCC 19-121; 
                        WC Docket No. 18-89; adopted November 
                        22, 2019) (in this section referred to 
                        as the ``Report and Order''); or
                          (ii) as determined to be covered by 
                        both the process of the Report and 
                        Order and the Designation Orders of the 
                        Commission on June 30, 2020 (DA 20-690; 
                        PS Docket No. 19-351; adopted June 30, 
                        2020) (DA 20-691; PS Docket No. 19-352; 
                        adopted June 30, 2020) (in this section 
                        collectively referred to as the 
                        ``Designation Orders'');
                  (B) replacing the covered communications 
                equipment or services removed as described in 
                subparagraph (A) with communications equipment 
                or services that are not covered communications 
                equipment or services; and
                  (C) disposing of the covered communications 
                equipment or services removed as described in 
                subparagraph (A) in accordance with the 
                requirements under subsection (d)(7).
          (2) Limitations.--A recipient of a reimbursement 
        under the Program may not--
                  (A) use reimbursement funds to remove, 
                replace, or dispose of any covered 
                communications equipment or service purchased, 
                rented, leased, or otherwise obtained on or 
                after--
                          (i) publication of the Report and 
                        Order; or
                          (ii) in the case of covered 
                        communications equipment that only 
                        became covered pursuant to the 
                        Designation Orders, June 30, 2020; or
                  (B) purchase, rent, lease, or otherwise 
                obtain any covered communications equipment or 
                service, using reimbursement funds or any other 
                funds (including funds derived from private 
                sources).
  (d) Implementation.--
          (1) Suggested replacements.--
                  (A) Development of list.--The Commission 
                shall develop a list of suggested replacements 
                of both physical and virtual communications 
                equipment, application and management software, 
                and services or categories of replacements of 
                both physical and virtual communications 
                equipment, application and management software 
                and services.
                  (B) Neutrality.--The list developed under 
                subparagraph (A) shall be technology neutral 
                and may not advantage the use of reimbursement 
                funds for capital expenditures over operational 
                expenditures, to the extent that the Commission 
                determines that communications services can 
                serve as an adequate substitute for the 
                installation of communications equipment.
          (2) Application process.--
                  (A) In general.--The Commission shall develop 
                an application process and related forms and 
                materials for the Program.
                  (B) Cost estimate.--
                          (i) Initial estimate.--The Commission 
                        shall require an applicant to provide 
                        an initial reimbursement cost estimate 
                        at the time of application, with 
                        supporting materials substantiating the 
                        costs.
                          (ii) Updates.--During and after the 
                        application review process, the 
                        Commission may require an applicant 
                        to--
                                  (I) update the initial 
                                reimbursement cost estimate 
                                submitted under clause (i); and
                                  (II) submit additional 
                                supporting materials 
                                substantiating an updated cost 
                                estimate submitted under 
                                subclause (I).
                  (C) Mitigation of burden.--In developing the 
                application process under this paragraph, the 
                Commission shall take reasonable steps to 
                mitigate the administrative burdens and costs 
                associated with the application process, while 
                taking into account the need to avoid waste, 
                fraud, and abuse in the Program.
          (3) Application review process.--
                  (A) Deadline.--
                          (i) In general.--Except as provided 
                        in clause (ii) and subparagraph (B), 
                        the Commission shall approve or deny an 
                        application for a reimbursement under 
                        the Program not later than 90 days 
                        after the date of the submission of the 
                        application.
                          (ii) Additional time needed by 
                        commission.--If the Commission 
                        determines that, because an excessive 
                        number of applications have been filed 
                        at one time, the Commission needs 
                        additional time for employees of the 
                        Commission to process the applications, 
                        the Commission may extend the deadline 
                        described in clause (i) for not more 
                        than 45 days.
                  (B) Opportunity for applicant to cure 
                deficiency.--If the Commission determines that 
                an application is materially deficient 
                (including by lacking an adequate cost estimate 
                or adequate supporting materials), the 
                Commission shall provide the applicant a 15-day 
                period to cure the defect before denying the 
                application. If such period would extend beyond 
                the deadline under subparagraph (A) for 
                approving or denying the application, such 
                deadline shall be extended through the end of 
                such period.
                  (C) Effect of denial.--Denial of an 
                application for a reimbursement under the 
                Program shall not preclude the applicant from 
                resubmitting the application or submitting a 
                new application for a reimbursement under the 
                Program at a later date.
          (4) Certifications.--An applicant for a reimbursement 
        under the Program shall, in the application of the 
        applicant, certify to the Commission that--
                  (A) as of the date of the submission of the 
                application, the applicant--
                          (i) has developed a plan for--
                                  (I) the permanent removal and 
                                replacement of any covered 
                                communications equipment or 
                                services that are in the 
                                communications network of the 
                                applicant as of such date; and
                                  (II) the disposal of the 
                                equipment or services removed 
                                as described in subclause (I) 
                                in accordance with the 
                                requirements under paragraph 
                                (7); and
                          (ii) has developed a specific 
                        timeline (subject to paragraph (6)) for 
                        the permanent removal, replacement, and 
                        disposal of the covered communications 
                        equipment or services identified under 
                        clause (i), which timeline shall be 
                        submitted to the Commission as part of 
                        the application; and
                  (B) beginning on the date of the approval of 
                the application, the applicant--
                          (i) will not purchase, rent, lease, 
                        or otherwise obtain covered 
                        communications equipment or services, 
                        using reimbursement funds or any other 
                        funds (including funds derived from 
                        private sources); and
                          (ii) in developing and tailoring the 
                        risk management practices of the 
                        applicant, will consult and consider 
                        the standards, guidelines, and best 
                        practices set forth in the 
                        cybersecurity framework developed by 
                        the National Institute of Standards and 
                        Technology.
          (5) Distribution of reimbursement funds.--
                  (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (C), 
                the Commission shall make reasonable efforts to 
                ensure that reimbursement funds are distributed 
                equitably among all applicants for 
                reimbursements under the Program according to 
                the needs of the applicants, as identified by 
                the applications of the applicants.
                  (B) Notification.--If, at any time during the 
                implementation of the Program, the Commission 
                determines that $1,000,000,000 will not be 
                sufficient to fully fund all approved 
                applications for reimbursements under the 
                Program, the Commission shall immediately 
                notify--
                          (i) the Committee on Energy and 
                        Commerce and the Committee on 
                        Appropriations of the House of 
                        Representatives; and
                          (ii) the Committee on Commerce, 
                        Science, and Transportation and the 
                        Committee on Appropriations of the 
                        Senate.
                  (C) Priority for allocation.--On and after 
                the date of enactment of this subparagraph, the 
                Commission shall allocate sufficient 
                reimbursement funds--
                          (i) first, to approved applicants 
                        that have 2,000,000 or fewer customers, 
                        for removal and replacement of covered 
                        communications equipment, as defined in 
                        section 9 or as designated by the 
                        process set forth in the Report and 
                        Order;
                          (ii) after funds have been allocated 
                        to all applicants described in clause 
                        (i), to approved applicants that are 
                        accredited public or private non-
                        commercial educational institutions 
                        providing their own facilities-based 
                        educational broadband service, as 
                        defined in section 27.4 of title 47, 
                        Code of Federal Regulations, or any 
                        successor regulation, for removal and 
                        replacement of covered communications 
                        equipment, as defined in section 9 or 
                        as designated by the process set forth 
                        in the Report and Order; and
                          (iii) after funds have been allocated 
                        to all applicants described in clause 
                        (ii), to any remaining approved 
                        applicants determined to be eligible 
                        for reimbursement under the Program.
          (6) Removal, replacement, and disposal term.--
                  (A) Deadline.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraphs (B) and (C), the permanent 
                removal, replacement, and disposal of any 
                covered communications equipment or services 
                identified under paragraph (4)(A)(i) shall be 
                completed not later than 1 year after the date 
                on which the Commission distributes 
                reimbursement funds to the recipient.
                  (B) General extension.--The Commission may 
                grant an extension of the deadline described in 
                subparagraph (A) for 6 months to all recipients 
                of reimbursements under the Program if the 
                Commission--
                          (i) finds that the supply of 
                        replacement communications equipment or 
                        services needed by the recipients to 
                        achieve the purposes of the Program is 
                        inadequate to meet the needs of the 
                        recipients; and
                          (ii) provides notice and a detailed 
                        justification for granting the 
                        extension to--
                                  (I) the Committee on Energy 
                                and Commerce of the House of 
                                Representatives; and
                                  (II) the Committee on 
                                Commerce, Science, and 
                                Transportation of the Senate.
                  (C) Individual extension.--
                          (i) Petition.--A recipient of a 
                        reimbursement under the Program may 
                        petition the Commission for an 
                        extension for such recipient of the 
                        deadline described in subparagraph (A) 
                        or, if the Commission has granted an 
                        extension of such deadline under 
                        subparagraph (B), such deadline as so 
                        extended.
                          (ii) Grant.--The Commission may grant 
                        a petition filed under clause (i) by 
                        extending, for the recipient that filed 
                        the petition, the deadline described in 
                        subparagraph (A) or, if the Commission 
                        has granted an extension of such 
                        deadline under subparagraph (B), such 
                        deadline as so extended, for a period 
                        of not more than 6 months if the 
                        Commission finds that, due to no fault 
                        of such recipient, such recipient is 
                        unable to complete the permanent 
                        removal, replacement, and disposal 
                        described in subparagraph (A).
          (7) Disposal of covered communications equipment or 
        services.--The Commission shall include in the 
        regulations promulgated under subsection (g) 
        requirements for the disposal by a recipient of a 
        reimbursement under the Program of covered 
        communications equipment or services identified under 
        paragraph (4)(A)(i) and removed from the network of the 
        recipient in order to prevent such equipment or 
        services from being used in the networks of providers 
        of advanced communications service.
          (8) Status updates.--
                  (A) In general.--Not less frequently than 
                once every 90 days beginning on the date on 
                which the Commission approves an application 
                for a reimbursement under the Program, the 
                recipient of the reimbursement shall submit to 
                the Commission a status update on the work of 
                the recipient to permanently remove, replace, 
                and dispose of the covered communications 
                equipment or services identified under 
                paragraph (4)(A)(i).
                  (B) Public posting.--Not earlier than 30 days 
                after the date on which the Commission receives 
                a status update under subparagraph (A), the 
                Commission shall make such status update public 
                on the website of the Commission.
                  (C) Reports to congress.--Not less frequently 
                than once every 180 days beginning on the date 
                on which the Commission first makes funds 
                available to a recipient of a reimbursement 
                under the Program, the Commission shall prepare 
                and submit to the Committee on Energy and 
                Commerce of the House of Representatives and 
                the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                Transportation of the Senate a report on--
                          (i) the implementation of the Program 
                        by the Commission; and
                          (ii) the work by recipients of 
                        reimbursements under the Program to 
                        permanently remove, replace, and 
                        dispose of covered communications 
                        equipment or services identified under 
                        paragraph (4)(A)(i).
  (e) Measures To Avoid Waste, Fraud, and Abuse.--
          (1) In general.--The Commission shall take all 
        necessary steps to avoid waste, fraud, and abuse with 
        respect to the Program.
          (2) Spending reports.--The Commission shall require 
        recipients of reimbursements under the Program to 
        submit to the Commission on a regular basis reports 
        regarding how reimbursement funds have been spent, 
        including detailed accounting of the covered 
        communications equipment or services permanently 
        removed and disposed of, and the replacement equipment 
        or services purchased, rented, leased, or otherwise 
        obtained, using reimbursement funds.
          (3) Audits, reviews, and field investigations.--The 
        Commission shall conduct--
                  (A) regular audits and reviews of 
                reimbursements under the Program to confirm 
                that recipients of such reimbursements are 
                complying with this Act; and
                  (B) random field investigations to ensure 
                that recipients of reimbursements under the 
                Program are performing the work such recipients 
                are required to perform under the commitments 
                made in the applications of such recipients for 
                reimbursements under the Program, including the 
                permanent removal, replacement, and disposal of 
                the covered communications equipment or 
                services identified under subsection 
                (d)(4)(A)(i).
          (4) Final certification.--
                  (A) In general.--The Commission shall require 
                a recipient of a reimbursement under the 
                Program to submit to the Commission, in a form 
                and at an appropriate time to be determined by 
                the Commission, a certification stating that 
                the recipient--
                          (i) has fully complied with (or is in 
                        the process of complying with) all 
                        terms and conditions of the Program;
                          (ii) has fully complied with (or is 
                        in the process of complying with) the 
                        commitments made in the application of 
                        the recipient for the reimbursement;
                          (iii) has permanently removed from 
                        the communications network of the 
                        recipient, replaced, and disposed of 
                        (or is in the process of permanently 
                        removing, replacing, and disposing of) 
                        all covered communications equipment or 
                        services that were in the network of 
                        the recipient as of the date of the 
                        submission of the application of the 
                        recipient for the reimbursement; and
                          (iv) has fully complied with (or is 
                        in the process of complying with) the 
                        timeline submitted by the recipient 
                        under subparagraph (A)(ii) of paragraph 
                        (4) of subsection (d) and the other 
                        requirements of such paragraph.
                  (B) Updated certification.--If, at the time 
                when a recipient of a reimbursement under the 
                Program submits a certification under 
                subparagraph (A), the recipient has not fully 
                complied as described in clause (i), (ii), or 
                (iv) of such subparagraph or has not completed 
                the permanent removal, replacement, and 
                disposal described in clause (iii) of such 
                subparagraph, the Commission shall require the 
                recipient to file an updated certification when 
                the recipient has fully complied as described 
                in such clause (i), (ii), or (iv) or completed 
                such permanent removal, replacement, and 
                disposal.
  (f) Effect of Removal of Equipment or Service From List.--
          (1) In general.--If, after the date on which a 
        recipient of a reimbursement under the Program submits 
        the application for the reimbursement, any covered 
        communications equipment or service that is in the 
        network of the recipient as of such date is removed 
        from the list published under section 2(a), the 
        recipient may--
                  (A) return to the Commission any 
                reimbursement funds received for the removal, 
                replacement, and disposal of such equipment or 
                service and be released from any requirement 
                under this section to remove, replace, or 
                dispose of such equipment or service; or
                  (B) retain any reimbursement funds received 
                for the removal, replacement, and disposal of 
                such equipment or service and remain subject to 
                the requirements of this section to remove, 
                replace, and dispose of such equipment or 
                service as if such equipment or service 
                continued to be on the list published under 
                section 2(a).
          (2) Assurances.--In the case of an assurance relating 
        to the removal, replacement, or disposal of any 
        equipment or service with respect to which the 
        recipient returns to the Commission reimbursement funds 
        under paragraph (1)(A), such assurance may be satisfied 
        by making an assurance that such funds have been 
        returned.
  (g) Rulemaking.--
          (1) Commencement.--Not later than 90 days after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall 
        commence a rulemaking to implement this section.
          (2) Completion.--The Commission shall complete the 
        rulemaking under paragraph (1) not later than 1 year 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act.
  (h) Rule of Construction Regarding Timing of Reimbursement.--
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the 
Commission from making a reimbursement under the Program to a 
provider of advanced communications service before the provider 
incurs the cost of the permanent removal, replacement, and 
disposal of the covered communications equipment or service for 
which the application of the provider has been approved under 
this section.
  (i) Education Efforts.--The Commission shall engage in 
education efforts with providers of advanced communications 
service to--
          (1) encourage such providers to participate in the 
        Program; and
          (2) assist such providers in submitting applications 
        for the Program.
  (j) Separate From Federal Universal Service Programs.--The 
Program shall be separate from any Federal universal service 
program established under section 254 of the Communications Act 
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254).
  (k) Limitation.--In carrying out this section, the Commission 
may not expend more than [$1,900,000,000] $5,300,000,000.

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NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION ORGANIZATION 
                                  ACT




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TITLE I--NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION

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PART B--TRANSFER OF AUCTIONABLE FREQUENCIES

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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
          (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.--
                  (A) In general.--Each incumbent Federal 
                entity sharing a band of covered spectrum 
                shall--
                          (i) 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
                          (ii) to the extent practicable, input 
                        such information into such system on an 
                        automated basis.
                  (B) Payment of costs.--Notwithstanding 
                subsections (c) through (e) of section 118 and 
                subparagraphs (C) through (E) of subsection 
                (g)(2) of such section, the Director of the 
                Office of Management and Budget, in 
                consultation with the Assistant Secretary, may 
                use amounts available in the Spectrum 
                Relocation Fund to pay the costs incurred by 
                Federal entities to input information as 
                required by subparagraph (A).
          (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).

PART C--SPECIAL AND TEMPORARY PROVISIONS

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SEC. 158. COORDINATION OF 9-1-1, E9-1-1, AND NEXT GENERATION 9-1-1 
                    IMPLEMENTATION.

  (a) 9-1-1 Implementation Coordination Office.--
          (1) Establishment and continuation.--The Assistant 
        Secretary [and the Administrator of the National 
        Highway Traffic Safety Administration] shall--
                  (A) establish and further a program to 
                facilitate coordination and communication 
                between Federal, State, and local emergency 
                communications systems, emergency personnel, 
                public safety organizations, telecommunications 
                carriers, and telecommunications equipment 
                manufacturers and vendors involved in the 
                implementation of 9-1-1 services; and
                  (B) establish a 9-1-1 Implementation 
                Coordination Office to implement the provisions 
                of this section and section 159.
          (2) Management plan.--
                  (A) Development.--The Assistant Secretary 
                [and the Administrator] 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 
                90 days after the date of enactment of the Next 
                Generation 9-1-1 Advancement Act of 2012, the 
                Assistant Secretary [and the Administrator] 
                shall 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.
          (3) Purpose of office.--The Office shall--
                  (A) take actions, in concert with 
                coordinators designated in accordance with 
                subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii), to improve 
                coordination and communication with respect to 
                the implementation of 9-1-1 services, E9-1-1 
                services, and Next Generation 9-1-1 services;
                  (B) develop, collect, and disseminate 
                information concerning practices, procedures, 
                and technology used in the implementation of 9-
                1-1 services, E9-1-1 services, and Next 
                Generation 9-1-1 services;
                  (C) advise and assist eligible entities in 
                the preparation of implementation plans 
                required under subsection (b)(3)(A)(iii);
                  (D) receive, review, and recommend the 
                approval or disapproval of applications for 
                grants under subsection (b); and
                  (E) oversee the use of funds provided by such 
                grants in fulfilling such implementation plans.
          (4) Additional duties of the office with respect to 
        next generation 9-1-1.--
                  (A) Additional duties.--The Office shall--
                          (i) take actions, in concert with the 
                        coordinators designated in accordance 
                        with section 159(b)(3)(A)(ii), to 
                        improve coordination and communication 
                        with respect to the implementation of 
                        Next Generation 9-1-1;
                          (ii) develop, collect, and 
                        disseminate information concerning the 
                        practices, procedures, and technology 
                        used in the implementation of Next 
                        Generation 9-1-1;
                          (iii) advise and assist eligible 
                        entities in the preparation of 
                        implementation plans required under 
                        section 159(b)(2)(A)(iii);
                          (iv) provide technical assistance to 
                        eligible entities provided a grant 
                        under section 159(b) in support of 
                        efforts to explore efficiencies related 
                        to Next Generation 9-1-1;
                          (v) receive, review, and recommend to 
                        the Assistant Secretary and the 
                        Administrator the approval or 
                        disapproval of applications for grants 
                        under section 159(b); and
                          (vi) oversee the use of funds 
                        provided by such grants in fulfilling 
                        such implementation plans.
                  (B) Annual reports.--Not later than October 
                1, 2023, and each year thereafter until funds 
                made available to make grants under section 
                159(b) are no longer available to be expended, 
                the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator 
                shall submit to Congress a report on the 
                activities conducted by the Office under 
                subparagraph (A) in the year preceding the 
                submission of the report.

[Effective on the date of the enactment of H.R. 7624, section 
301(a)(1)(B) of such bill (as reported) adds a new paragraph 
(4) at the end of section 158(a) of the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization 
Act (shown above in italic). Effective October 1, 2022, section 
302(d)(1)(A)(i) of H.R. 7624 (as reported) provides for a 
global amendment to section 158. Upon such date, paragraph (4) 
(as so added) is further amended as follows:]

          (4) Additional duties of the office with respect to 
        next generation 9-1-1.--
                  (A) Additional duties.--The Office shall--
                          (i) take actions, in concert with the 
                        coordinators designated in accordance 
                        with section 159(b)(3)(A)(ii), to 
                        improve coordination and communication 
                        with respect to the implementation of 
                        Next Generation 9-1-1;
                          (ii) develop, collect, and 
                        disseminate information concerning the 
                        practices, procedures, and technology 
                        used in the implementation of Next 
                        Generation 9-1-1;
                          (iii) advise and assist eligible 
                        entities in the preparation of 
                        implementation plans required under 
                        section 159(b)(2)(A)(iii);
                          (iv) provide technical assistance to 
                        eligible entities provided a grant 
                        under section 159(b) in support of 
                        efforts to explore efficiencies related 
                        to Next Generation 9-1-1;
                          (v) receive, review, and recommend to 
                        the Assistant Secretary [and the 
                        Administrator] the approval or 
                        disapproval of applications for grants 
                        under section 159(b); and
                          (vi) oversee the use of funds 
                        provided by such grants in fulfilling 
                        such implementation plans.
                  (B) Annual reports.--Not later than October 
                1, 2023, and each year thereafter until funds 
                made available to make grants under section 
                159(b) are no longer available to be expended, 
                the Assistant Secretary [and the Administrator] 
                shall submit to Congress a report on the 
                activities conducted by the Office under 
                subparagraph (A) in the year preceding the 
                submission of the report.
  (b) 9-1-1, E9-1-1, and Next Generation 9-1-1 Implementation 
Grants.--
          (1) Matching grants.--The Assistant Secretary [and 
        the Administrator], acting through the Office, shall 
        provide grants to eligible entities for--
                  (A) the implementation and operation of 9-1-1 
                services, E9-1-1 services, migration to an IP-
                enabled emergency network, and adoption and 
                operation of Next Generation 9-1-1 services and 
                applications;
                  (B) the implementation of IP-enabled 
                emergency services and applications enabled by 
                Next Generation 9-1-1 services, including the 
                establishment of IP backbone networks and the 
                application layer software infrastructure 
                needed to interconnect the multitude of 
                emergency response organizations; and
                  (C) training public safety personnel, 
                including call-takers, first responders, and 
                other individuals and organizations who are 
                part of the emergency response chain in 9-1-1 
                services.
          (2) Matching requirement.--The Federal share of the 
        cost of a project eligible for a grant under this 
        section shall not exceed 60 percent.
          (3) Coordination required.--In providing grants under 
        paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary [and the 
        Administrator] shall require an eligible entity to 
        certify in its application that--
                  (A) in the case of an eligible entity that is 
                a State government, the entity--
                          (i) has coordinated its application 
                        with the public safety answering points 
                        located within the jurisdiction of such 
                        entity;
                          (ii) has designated a single officer 
                        or governmental body of the entity to 
                        serve as the coordinator of 
                        implementation of 9-1-1 services, 
                        except that such designation need not 
                        vest such coordinator with direct legal 
                        authority to implement 9-1-1 services, 
                        E9-1-1 services, or Next Generation 9-
                        1-1 services or to manage emergency 
                        communications operations;
                          (iii) has established a plan for the 
                        coordination and implementation of 9-1-
                        1 services, E9-1-1 services, and Next 
                        Generation 9-1-1 services; and
                          (iv) has integrated 
                        telecommunications services involved in 
                        the implementation and delivery of 9-1-
                        1 services, E9-1-1 services, and Next 
                        Generation 9-1-1 services; or
                  (B) in the case of an eligible entity that is 
                not a State, the entity has complied with 
                clauses (i), (iii), and (iv) of subparagraph 
                (A), and the State in which it is located has 
                complied with clause (ii) of such subparagraph.
          (4) Criteria.--Not later than 120 days after the date 
        of enactment of the Next Generation 9-1-1 Advancement 
        Act of 2012, the Assistant Secretary [and the 
        Administrator] shall issue regulations, after providing 
        the public with notice and an opportunity to comment, 
        prescribing the criteria for selection for grants under 
        this section. The criteria shall include performance 
        requirements and a timeline for completion of any 
        project to be financed by a grant under this section. 
        The Assistant Secretary [and the Administrator] shall 
        update such regulations as necessary.
  (c) Diversion of 9-1-1 Charges.--
          (1) Designated 9-1-1 charges.--For the purposes of 
        this subsection, the term ``designated 9-1-1 charges'' 
        means any taxes, fees, or other charges imposed by a 
        State or other taxing jurisdiction that are designated 
        or presented as dedicated to deliver or improve 9-1-1 
        services, E9-1-1 services, or Next Generation 9-1-1 
        services.
          (2) Certification.--Each applicant for a matching 
        grant under this section shall certify to the Assistant 
        Secretary [and the Administrator] at the time of 
        application, and each applicant that receives such a 
        grant shall certify to the Assistant Secretary [and the 
        Administrator] annually thereafter during any period of 
        time during which the funds from the grant are 
        available to the applicant, that no portion of any 
        designated 9-1-1 charges imposed by a State or other 
        taxing jurisdiction within which the applicant is 
        located are being obligated or expended for any purpose 
        other than the purposes for which such charges are 
        designated or presented during the period beginning 180 
        days immediately preceding the date of the application 
        and continuing through the period of time during which 
        the funds from the grant are available to the 
        applicant.
          (3) Condition of grant.--Each applicant for a grant 
        under this section shall agree, as a condition of 
        receipt of the grant, that if the State or other taxing 
        jurisdiction within which the applicant is located, 
        during any period of time during which the funds from 
        the grant are available to the applicant, obligates or 
        expends designated 9-1-1 charges for any purpose other 
        than the purposes for which such charges are designated 
        or presented, eliminates such charges, or redesignates 
        such charges for purposes other than the implementation 
        or operation of 9-1-1 services, E9-1-1 services, or 
        Next Generation 9-1-1 services, all of the funds from 
        such grant shall be returned to the Office.
          (4) Penalty for providing false information.--Any 
        applicant that provides a certification under paragraph 
        (2) knowing that the information provided in the 
        certification was false shall--
                  (A) not be eligible to receive the grant 
                under subsection (b);
                  (B) return any grant awarded under subsection 
                (b) during the time that the certification was 
                not valid; and
                  (C) not be eligible to receive any subsequent 
                grants under subsection (b).
  (d) Funding and Termination.--
          (1) In general.--From the amounts made available to 
        the Assistant Secretary [and the Administrator] under 
        section 6413(b)(6) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and 
        Job Creation Act of 2012, the Assistant Secretary [and 
        the Administrator] are authorized to provide grants 
        under this section through the end of fiscal year 2022. 
        Not more than 5 percent of such amounts may be 
        obligated or expended to cover the administrative costs 
        of carrying out this section.
          (2) Termination.--Effective on October 1, 2022, the 
        authority provided by this [section] section (except 
        for paragraphs (1) and (4) of subsection (a) and for 
        subsection (e)) terminates and this [section] section 
        (except for paragraphs (1) and (4) of subsection (a) 
        and for subsection (e)) shall have no effect.
  (e) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions 
shall apply:
          (1) 9-1-1 services.--The term ``9-1-1 services'' 
        includes both E9-1-1 services and Next Generation 9-1-1 
        services.
          (2)  E9-1-1 services.--The term ``E9-1-1 services'' 
        means both phase I and phase II enhanced 9-1-1 
        services, as described in section 20.18 of the 
        Commission's regulations (47 C.F.R. 20.18), as in 
        effect on the date of enactment of the Next Generation 
        9-1-1 Advancement Act of 2012, or as subsequently 
        revised by the Commission.
          (3) Eligible entity.--
                  (A) In general.--The term ``eligible entity'' 
                means a State or local government or a tribal 
                organization (as defined in section 4(l) of the 
                Indian Self-Determination and Education 
                Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(l))).
                  (B) Instrumentalities.--The term ``eligible 
                entity'' includes public authorities, boards, 
                commissions, and similar bodies created by one 
                or more eligible entities described in 
                subparagraph (A) to provide 9-1-1 services, E9-
                1-1 services, or Next Generation 9-1-1 
                services.
                  (C) Exception.--The term ``eligible entity'' 
                does not include any entity that has failed to 
                submit the most recently required certification 
                under subsection (c) within 30 days after the 
                date on which such certification is due.
          (4) Emergency call.--The term ``emergency call'' 
        refers to any real-time communication with a public 
        safety answering point or other emergency management or 
        response agency, including--
                  (A) through voice, text, or video and related 
                data; and
                  (B) nonhuman-initiated automatic event 
                alerts, such as alarms, telematics, or sensor 
                data, which may also include real-time voice, 
                text, or video communications.
          (5) Next Generation 9-1-1 services.--The term ``Next 
        Generation 9-1-1 services'' means an IP-based system 
        comprised of hardware, software, data, and operational 
        policies and procedures that--
                  (A) provides standardized interfaces from 
                emergency call and message services to support 
                emergency communications;
                  (B) processes all types of emergency calls, 
                including voice, data, and multimedia 
                information;
                  (C) acquires and integrates additional 
                emergency call data useful to call routing and 
                handling;
                  (D) delivers the emergency calls, messages, 
                and data to the appropriate public safety 
                answering point and other appropriate emergency 
                entities;
                  (E) supports data or video communications 
                needs for coordinated incident response and 
                management; and
                  (F) provides broadband service to public 
                safety answering points or other first 
                responder entities.
          (6) Office.--The term ``Office'' means the 9-1-1 
        Implementation Coordination Office.
          (7) Public safety answering point.--The term ``public 
        safety answering point'' has the meaning given the term 
        in section 222 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
        U.S.C. 222).
          (8) 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.

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

  (a) Additional Functions of 9-1-1 Implementation Coordination 
Office.--
          (1) Management plan.--
                  (A) Development.--The Assistant Secretary and 
                the Administrator 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 and the 
                Administrator 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 
                and the Administrator 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
                          (ii) publish the modified plan on the 
                        website of the National 
                        Telecommunications and Information 
                        Administration.
  (b) Next Generation 9-1-1 Implementation Grants.--
          (1) Grants.--The Assistant Secretary, acting through 
        the Office, 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 Office; 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, acting through the 
        Office, shall require an eligible entity to submit to 
        the Office an application, at the time and in the 
        manner determined by the Assistant Secretary and the 
        Administrator, 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 reliable 
                                operations;
                                  (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 and the Administrator shall 
                issue regulations, after providing the public 
                with notice and an opportunity to comment, 
                prescribing the criteria for selection 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 and the 
                Administrator shall update such regulations as 
                necessary.
          (5) Grant certifications.--Each eligible entity shall 
        certify to the Assistant Secretary at the time of 
        application, 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 as 
                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 subsection (b)(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 made under 
        this subsection, that if any State or taxing 
        jurisdiction within which the eligible entity will 
        carry out activities using grant funds, during any 
        period of time during which the funds from the grant 
        are available to the eligible entity, fails to comply a 
        certification required under paragraph (5), all of the 
        funds from such grant shall be returned to the Office.
          (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.
  (c) 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)), as such 
        rules are in effect as of the date of the 
        certification.
          (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 a 
        facility for the purpose of requesting emergency 
        assistance.
          (3) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means 
        the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic 
        Safety Administration.
          (4) Commonly accepted standards.--The term ``commonly 
        accepted standards'' mean 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 or 
                        international standards body (such as 
                        the American National Standards 
                        Institute or International Code 
                        Council) 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.
          (5) Cost related to training.--The term ``cost 
        related to training'' means--
                  (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.
          (6) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity''--
                  (A) means 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));
                  (B) may be an entity, including a public 
                authority, board, or commission, established by 
                one or more entities described in subparagraph 
                (A); and
                  (C) does not include any entity that has 
                failed to submit the certifications required 
                under subsection (b)(5).
          (7) Emergency communications center.--The term 
        ``emergency communications center''--
                  (A) means a facility that--
                          (i) is designated to receive a 9-1-1 
                        request for emergency assistance; and
                          (ii) performs one or more of the 
                        following functions--
                                  (I) process and analyze 9-1-1 
                                requests for emergency 
                                assistance and information and 
                                data related to such requests;
                                  (II) dispatch appropriate 
                                emergency response providers;
                                  (III) transfer or exchange 9-
                                1-1 requests for emergency 
                                assistance and information and 
                                data related to such requests 
                                with one or more facilities 
                                described under this paragraph 
                                and emergency response 
                                providers;
                                  (IV) analyze any 
                                communications received from 
                                emergency response providers; 
                                and
                                  (V) support incident command 
                                functions; or
                  (B) may be a public safety answering point, 
                as defined in section 222 of the Communications 
                Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 222).
          (8) 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).
          (9) 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).
          (10) Interoperable.--The term ``interoperable'' or 
        ``interoperability'' means the capability of emergency 
        communications centers to receive 9-1-1 requests for 
        emergency assistance and information/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/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.
          (11) 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).
          (12) Next generation 9-1-1.--The term ``Next 
        Generation 9-1-1'' means an interoperable, secure, 
        Internet Protocol-based system that--
                  (A) employs commonly accepted standards;
                  (B) enables emergency communications centers 
                to receive, process, and analyze all types of 
                9-1-1 requests for emergency assistance;
                  (C) acquires and integrates additional 
                information useful to handling 9-1-1 requests 
                for emergency assistance; and
                  (D) supports sharing information related to 
                9-1-1 requests for emergency assistance among 
                emergency communications centers and emergency 
                response providers.
          (13) Office.--The term ``Office'' means the 9-1-1 
        Implementation Coordination Office established under 
        section 158.
          (14) Reliability.--The term ``reliability'' or 
        ``reliable'' 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.
          (15) 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.
          (16) 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.
  (d) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this title, or any 
amendment made by this title, shall affect any application 
pending or grant awarded under section 158 of the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization 
Act (47 U.S.C. 942) before the date of the enactment of this 
section.

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

  The Assistant Secretary and the Administrator 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 and the 
        Administrator, acting through the Office, 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 Office--
                  (A) with respect to carrying out the duties 
                and responsibilities of the Office in issuing 
                the regulations required under section 159(b);
                  (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 enactment of this section, 
                the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator, 
                acting through the Office, 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.--A rank and file 
                member from each of the public safety 
                disciplines listed in clauses (i) through (iv) 
                of subparagraph (A) shall be appointed as a 
                member of the Board and shall be selected from 
                an organization that represents their 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 and the 
                Administrator.
          (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 Office recommendations for the following--
                  (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(b)(2)(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 
        Office only upon request of the Office.
          (9) Duration of authority.--The Board shall terminate 
        on the date on which funds made available to make 
        grants under section 159(b) are no longer available to 
        be expended.
  (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
construed as limiting the authority of the Office to seek 
comment from stakeholders and the public.

[Effective on the date of the enactment of H.R. 7624, section 
301(b) of such bill (as reported) adds new sections 159-161 to 
part C of the National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration Organization Act (shown above in italic). 
Effective October 1, 2022, section 302(d)(1) of H.R. 7624 (as 
reported) provides for further amendments to sections 159 
through 161 (as so added) as follows:]

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

  (a) Additional Functions of 9-1-1 Implementation Coordination 
Office.--
          (1) Management plan.--
                  (A) Development.--The Assistant Secretary 
                [and the Administrator] 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 [and the 
                Administrator] 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 
                [and the Administrator] 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
                          (ii) publish the modified plan on the 
                        website of the National 
                        Telecommunications and Information 
                        Administration.
  (b) Next Generation 9-1-1 Implementation Grants.--
          (1) Grants.--The Assistant Secretary, acting through 
        the Office, 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 Office; 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, acting through the 
        Office, shall require an eligible entity to submit to 
        the Office an application, at the time and in the 
        manner determined by the Assistant Secretary [and the 
        Administrator], 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 reliable 
                                operations;
                                  (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 [and the Administrator] 
                shall issue regulations, after providing the 
                public with notice and an opportunity to 
                comment, prescribing the criteria for selection 
                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 [and 
                the Administrator] shall update such 
                regulations as necessary.
          (5) Grant certifications.--Each eligible entity shall 
        certify to the Assistant Secretary at the time of 
        application, 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 as 
                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 subsection (b)(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 made under 
        this subsection, that if any State or taxing 
        jurisdiction within which the eligible entity will 
        carry out activities using grant funds, during any 
        period of time during which the funds from the grant 
        are available to the eligible entity, fails to comply a 
        certification required under paragraph (5), all of the 
        funds from such grant shall be returned to the Office.
          (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.
  (c) 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)), as such 
        rules are in effect as of the date of the 
        certification.
          (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 a 
        facility for the purpose of requesting emergency 
        assistance.
          [(3) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means 
        the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic 
        Safety Administration.]
          (4) Commonly accepted standards.--The term ``commonly 
        accepted standards'' mean 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 or 
                        international standards body (such as 
                        the American National Standards 
                        Institute or International Code 
                        Council) 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.
          (5) Cost related to training.--The term ``cost 
        related to training'' means--
                  (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.
          (6) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity''--
                  (A) means 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));
                  (B) may be an entity, including a public 
                authority, board, or commission, established by 
                one or more entities described in subparagraph 
                (A); and
                  (C) does not include any entity that has 
                failed to submit the certifications required 
                under subsection (b)(5).
          (7) Emergency communications center.--The term 
        ``emergency communications center''--
                  (A) means a facility that--
                          (i) is designated to receive a 9-1-1 
                        request for emergency assistance; and
                          (ii) performs one or more of the 
                        following functions--
                                  (I) process and analyze 9-1-1 
                                requests for emergency 
                                assistance and information and 
                                data related to such requests;
                                  (II) dispatch appropriate 
                                emergency response providers;
                                  (III) transfer or exchange 9-
                                1-1 requests for emergency 
                                assistance and information and 
                                data related to such requests 
                                with one or more facilities 
                                described under this paragraph 
                                and emergency response 
                                providers;
                                  (IV) analyze any 
                                communications received from 
                                emergency response providers; 
                                and
                                  (V) support incident command 
                                functions; or
                  (B) may be a public safety answering point, 
                as defined in section 222 of the Communications 
                Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 222).
          (8) 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).
          (9) 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).
          (10) Interoperable.--The term ``interoperable'' or 
        ``interoperability'' means the capability of emergency 
        communications centers to receive 9-1-1 requests for 
        emergency assistance and information/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/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.
          (11) 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).
          (12) Next generation 9-1-1.--The term ``Next 
        Generation 9-1-1'' means an interoperable, secure, 
        Internet Protocol-based system that--
                  (A) employs commonly accepted standards;
                  (B) enables emergency communications centers 
                to receive, process, and analyze all types of 
                9-1-1 requests for emergency assistance;
                  (C) acquires and integrates additional 
                information useful to handling 9-1-1 requests 
                for emergency assistance; and
                  (D) supports sharing information related to 
                9-1-1 requests for emergency assistance among 
                emergency communications centers and emergency 
                response providers.
          (13) Office.--The term ``Office'' means the 9-1-1 
        Implementation Coordination Office established under 
        section 158.
          (14) Reliability.--The term ``reliability'' or 
        ``reliable'' 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.
          (15) 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.
          (16) 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.
  (d) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this title, or any 
amendment made by this title, shall affect any application 
pending or grant awarded under section 158 of the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization 
Act (47 U.S.C. 942) before the date of the enactment of this 
section.

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

  The Assistant Secretary [and the Administrator] 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 [and the 
        Administrator], acting through the Office, 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 Office--
                  (A) with respect to carrying out the duties 
                and responsibilities of the Office in issuing 
                the regulations required under section 159(b);
                  (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 enactment of this section, 
                the Assistant Secretary [and the 
                Administrator], acting through the Office, 
                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.--A rank and file 
                member from each of the public safety 
                disciplines listed in clauses (i) through (iv) 
                of subparagraph (A) shall be appointed as a 
                member of the Board and shall be selected from 
                an organization that represents their 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 [and the 
                Administrator].
          (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 Office recommendations for the following--
                  (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(b)(2)(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 
        Office only upon request of the Office.
          (9) Duration of authority.--The Board shall terminate 
        on the date on which funds made available to make 
        grants under section 159(b) are no longer available to 
        be expended.
  (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
construed as limiting the authority of the Office to seek 
comment from stakeholders and the public.

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