,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cajc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #af1 #bjae ,mr4 
,k9z+] ( ,ill9ois 7= himself & ,mr4     
,loebsack7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce  ,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 (
 #bjae4  #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$]al    
,regulations1 or any successor !reto4   
7#b7 ,e/abli%m5t ( program ,n lat] ?an  
#ij days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( !     
,rural ,spectrum ,accessibility ,act (  
#bjae1 ! ,commission %all e/abli% a     
program "u :i* a c>ri] t receives a     
lic5se "u ?is section may p>tition or   
disaggregate ! lic5se 9 ord] to make    
unus$ spectrum available to small c>ri]s
 or c>ri]s to s]ve rural areas4  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