,,ii #aac? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,s4 #aggf ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,novemb] #ba1 #bjac,ms4 ,klobu*> 7= h]self & ,mrs4 ,fis*]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to enc\rage spectrum lic5sees to make unus$ spectrum available = use by rural & small] c>ri]s 9 ord] to exp& wireless cov]age4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,rural ,spectrum ,accessibility ,act ( #bjac4 #b4 ,ext5sion ( lic5ses ,section #cjg ( ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cjg7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 7g7 ,ext5sion ( lic5ses 7#a7 ,def9itions 7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,= purposes ( ?is subsection-- 7i7 ! t]m rural area means any area o!r ?an-- 7,i7 an area describ$ 9 clause 7i7 or 7ii7 ( section #cdc7;a77#ac77;,a7 ( ! ,consolidat$ ,f>m & ,rural ,developm5t ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aiia7;a77#ac77;,a772 & 7,,ii7 a city1 t[n1 or incorporat$ area t has a population ( great] ?an #bj1jjj inhabitants2 & 7ii7 ! t]m small c>ri] means a c>ri] ) n m ?an #a1ejj employees4 7,b7 ,calculation ( numb] ( employees ,= purposes ( subp>agraph 7,a77ii71 ! numb] ( employees ( a c>ri] %all be det]m9$ 9 accordance ) section #aba4ajf ( title #ac1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 or any successor !reto4 7#b7 ,e/abli%m5t ( program ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ,rural ,spectrum ,accessibility ,act ( #bjac1 ! ,commission %all e/abli% a program "u :i* a c>ri] t receives a lic5se "u ?is section may p>tition or disaggregate ! lic5se 9 ord] to make unus$ spectrum available to small c>ri]s or c>ri]s s]v+ a rural area4 7#c7 ,ext5sion ( lic5se t]m ,any c>ri] t receives a lic5se "u ?is section & p>ticipates 9 ! program e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#b7 %all receive a #c-ye> ext5sion ( ! lic5se grant$ "u ?is section4 4