,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbbg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #c1  
#bjae ,mr4 ,manchin 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,wicker7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend the ,national               
,telecommunications and ,information    
,administration ,organization ,act to   
permit the ,national ,telecommunications
 and ,information ,administration to    
authorize ,federal agencies to accept   
certain payments related to spectrum    
efficiency and reallocation1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,private      
,spectrum ,relocation ,funding ,act of  
#bjae4  #b4 ,funds related to spectrum  
transitions ,section #aac of the        
,national ,telecommunications and       
,information ,administration            
,organization ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc7 
is amended--  7#a7 by redesignating     

subsection 7l7 as subsection 7m72 and   
7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7k7  
the following3  7l7 ,certain payments   
related to spectrum transitions  7#a7   
,definitions ,in this subsection-- 7,a7 
the term covered transition plan means a
 transition plan that has been--  7i7   
submitted to the ,,ntia and the         
,technical ,panel under subsection 7h72 
7ii7 reviewed and deemed sufficient by  
the ,technical ,panel under that        
subsection2 and  7iii7 published as     
provided under that subsection2 and     
7,b7 the term ,technical ,panel means   
the ,technical ,panel established under 
subsection 7h77#c74  7#b7 ,certain      
payments permitted ,notwithstanding     
section #acda1 subchapter ,,ii of       
chapter #ae1 and section #ccjb of title 
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 a ,federal  
entity may collect or receive any money 
or other thing of value from a private  
entity as payment or reimbursement to   
accelerate--  7,a7 the implementation of
 a covered transition plan2 or  7,b7    

commercial or other non-,federal use of 
spectrum subject to a covered transition
 plan4  7#c7 ,conditions on use of funds
 ,a ,federal entity may not collect or  
receive any money or other thing of     
value under paragraph 7#b7 unless--     
7,a7 the entity submits a proposal to   
the ,,ntia describing--  7i7 the        
activities for which the entity is to be
 paid or reimbursed2 and  7ii7 the      
extent to which the activities described
 in clause 7i7 are expected to          
accelerate-- 7,i7 the implementation of 
a covered transition plan2 or  7,,ii7   
commercial or other non-,federal use of 
spectrum subject to a covered transition
 plan2 and  7,b7 the ,technical ,panel  
approves the proposal submitted under   
subparagraph 7,a7--  7i7 based on       
written findings of the ,technical      
,panel1 made publicly available on the  
website of the ,,ntia1 that--  7,i7 the 
funded activities are reasonably likely 
to materially accelerate the            
implementation of a covered transition  

plan or commercial or other non-,federal
 use of spectrum subject to a covered   
transition plan1 as described in the    
proposal2 and  7,,ii7 the ,federal      
entity would be unable to achieve the   
outcomes described in subparagraph      
7,a77ii7 without the money or other     
thing of value that the ,federal entity 
proposes to collect or receive2 and     
7ii7 which1 when approved1 shall be     
considered an update to the covered     
transition plan of the ,federal entity4 
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