,,ii #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bbaa ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,october #bg1 #bjae ,mr4 ,moran 7for himself and ,mr4 ,udall7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to authorize additional uses of the ,spectrum ,relocation ,fund4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,spectrum ,relocation ,fund ,act of #bjae4 #b4 ,additional uses of ,spectrum ,relocation ,fund 7a7 ,in general ,section #aah of the ,national ,telecommunications and ,information ,administration ,organization ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ibh7 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subsection 7g7 as subsection 7i72 and 7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7f7 the following3 7g7 ,additional payments for research and development and planning activities 7#a7 ,amounts available ,notwithstanding subsections 7c7 through 7e7-- 7,a7 there are appropriated from the ,fund on the date of the enactment of the ,spectrum ,relocation ,fund ,act of #bjae1 and available to the ,director of ,,omb for use in accordance with paragraph 7#b71 not more than #ejj1jjj1jjj from amounts in the ,fund on such date of enactment2 and 7,b7 there are appropriated from the ,fund after such date of enactment1 and available to the ,director of ,,omb for use in accordance with such paragraph1 not more than #aj percent of the amounts deposited in the ,fund after such date of enactment4 7#b7 ,use of amounts 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,director of ,,omb may use amounts made available under paragraph 7#a7 to make payments requested by ,federal entities for research and development1 engineering studies1 economic analyses1 or other planning activities intended to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the spectrum use of ,federal entities in order to make available frequencies described in subparagraph 7,c7 for reallocation for non-,federal use or shared ,federal and non-,federal use1 or a combination thereof1 and for auction in accordance with such reallocation4 7,b7 ,systems that improve efficiency and effectiveness of ,federal spectrum use ,for purposes of a payment under subparagraph 7,a7 for activities with respect to systems that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the spectrum use of ,federal entities1 such systems include the following3 7i7 ,systems that have increased functionality or that increase the ability of a ,federal entity to accommodate spectrum sharing with non-,federal entities4 7ii7 ,systems that consolidate functions or services that have been provided using separate systems4 7iii7 ,non-spectrum technology or systems4 7,c7 ,frequencies described ,the frequencies described in this subparagraph are1 with respect to a payment under subparagraph 7,a71 frequencies that-- 7i7 are assigned to a ,federal entity2 and 7ii7 at the time of the activities conducted with such payment1 are not identified for auction4 7,d7 ,conditions ,the ,director of ,,omb may not make a payment to a ,federal entity under subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 unless-- 7,i7 the ,federal entity has submitted to the ,technical ,panel established under section #aac7;h77#c7 a plan describing the activities that the ,federal entity will conduct with such payment2 7,,ii7 the ,technical ,panel has approved such plan under subparagraph 7,e72 and 7,,iii7 the ,director of ,,omb has submitted the plan approved under subparagraph 7,e7 to the congressional committees described in subsection 7d77#b77;,c72 and 7ii7 until #fj days have elapsed after submission of the plan under clause 7i77,,iii74 7,e7 ,review by ,technical ,panel 7i7 ,in general ,not later than #abj days after a ,federal entity submits a plan under subparagraph 7,d77i77,i7 to the ,technical ,panel established under section #aac7;h77#c71 the ,technical ,panel shall approve or disapprove such plan4 7ii7 ,criteria for review ,in considering whether to approve or disapprove a plan under this subparagraph1 the ,technical ,panel shall consider whether-- 7,i7 the activities that the ,federal entity will conduct with the payment will-- 7aa7 increase the probability of relocation from or sharing of ,federal spectrum2 7bb7 facilitate an auction intended to occur not later than #h years after the payment2 and 7cc7 increase the net expected auction proceeds in an amount not less than the time value of the amount of the payment2 and 7,,ii7 the transfer will leave sufficient amounts in the ,fund for the other purposes of the ,fund4 7#c7 ,definition of ,federal entity ,for purposes of this subsection1 the term ,federal entity has the meaning given the term in section #aac7l74 7h7 ,prioritization of payments ,in determining whether to make payments under subsections 7f7 and 7g71 the ,director of ,,omb shall1 to the extent practicable1 prioritize payments under subsection 7g74 4 7b7 ,administrative support for ,technical ,panel ,section #aac7;h77#c77;,c7 of the ,national ,telecommunications and ,information ,administration ,organization ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc7;h77#c77;,c77 is amended by striking this subsection and subsection 7i7 and inserting this subsection1 subsection 7i71 and section #aah7;g77#b77;,e74 7c7 ,eligible ,federal entities 7#a7 ,relocation of and spectrum sharing by ,federal ,government stations ,section #aac of the ,national ,telecommunications and ,information ,administration ,organization ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc7 is amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7g7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,i7 by striking authorized to use a band of eligible frequencies described in paragraph 7#b7 and2 7,,ii7 by inserting eligible after auction of2 and 7,,iii7 by inserting eligible after reallocation of2 and 7ii7 in paragraph 7#c77;,a7-- 7,i7 in the matter preceding clause 7i71 by striking previously assigned to such entity or the sharing of spectrum frequencies assigned to such entity and inserting or the sharing of spectrum frequencies2 7,,ii7 in clause 7iv71 by striking and at the end2 7,,iii7 in clause 7v71 by striking the period and inserting 2 and2 and 7,,iv7 by adding at the end the following3 7vi7 the costs incurred by an incumbent ,federal entity to accommodate sharing the spectrum frequencies assigned to such entity with a ,federal entity the operations of which are being relocated from eligible frequencies described in paragraph 7#b74 2 and 7,b7 in subsection 7h77#a71 by striking authorized to use any such frequency4 7#b7 ,spectrum ,relocation ,fund ,section #aah of the ,national ,telecommunications and ,information ,administration ,organization ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ibh7 is amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7c71 by striking with respect to and all that follows and inserting the following3 with respect to-- 7#a7 relocation from or sharing of such eligible frequencies2 or 7#b7 in the case of an incumbent ,federal entity described in section #aac7;g77#c77;,a77vi71 accommodating sharing the spectrum frequencies assigned to such entity with a ,federal entity the operations of which are being relocated from such eligible frequencies4 2 and 7,b7 in subsection 7d77#c77;,b77ii71 by inserting except in the case of an incumbent ,federal entity described in section #aac7;g77#c77;,a77vi71 before the transition plan4