,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afhb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #a1    
#bjag ,mr4 ,gardner 7for himself and    
,ms4 ,hassan7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to facilitate a national pipeline of 
spectrum for commercial use1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,advancing     
,innovation and ,reinvigorating         
,widespread ,access to ,viable          
,electromagnetic ,spectrum ,act or the  
,,airwaves ,act4  #b4 ,sense of         
,congress  ,it is the sense of ,congress
 that the ,united ,states should strive 
to-- 7#a7 advance innovation with       
respect to1 and investment in1 wireless 
broadband ,internet access2  7#b7       
promote the benefits of connecting all  
individuals in the ,united ,states to   
quality wireless broadband ,internet    
access1 including those individuals in  

rural communities2 and  7#c7 support    
comprehensive1 technology-neutral       
spectrum policy that includes licensed1 
unlicensed1 and shared use of spectrum  
bands4  #c4 ,definitions  ,in this      
,act-- 7#a7 the term appropriate        
committees of ,congress means--  7,a7   
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation of the ,senate2     
7,b7 the ,committee on ,energy and      
,commerce of the ,house of              
,representatives2 and  7,c7 any other   
congressional committee with            
jurisdiction over a matter2  7#b7 the   
term ,commission means the ,federal     
,communications ,commission2  7#c7 the  
term eligible ,federal entity means an  
entity described in section #aac7;g77#a7
 of the ,national ,telecommunications   
and ,information ,administration        
,organization ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4       
#ibc7;g77#a772  7#d7 the term eligible  
frequency means a frequency with respect
 to which the costs incurred by an      
eligible ,federal entity in relocating  

from the frequency may be reimbursed    
from the ,spectrum ,relocation ,fund2   
7#e7 the term ,federal entity has the   
meaning given the term in section       
#aac7l7 of the ,national                
,telecommunications and ,information    
,administration ,organization ,act 7#dg 
,u4,s4,c4 #ibc7l772  7#f7 the term      
,,ntia means the ,national              
,telecommunications and ,information    
,administration2  7#g7 the term         
,spectrum ,frontiers proceeding means   
the ,report and ,order and ,further     
,notice of ,proposed ,rulemaking in the 
matter of ,use of ,spectrum ,bands      
,above #bd ,g,hz for ,mobile ,radio     
,services1 adopted by the ,commission on
 ,july #ad1 #bjaf 7,,fcc #af-hi72  7#h7 
the term ,spectrum ,relocation ,fund    
means the fund established under section
 #aah of the ,national                  
,telecommunications and ,information    
,administration ,organization ,act 7#dg 
,u4,s4,c4 #ibh72 and  7#i7 the term     
system of competitive bidding means a   

system of competitive bidding conducted 
under section #cji7;j7 of the           
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #cji7;j774  #d4 ,spectrum     
,frontiers proceeding ,not later than #a
 year after the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 the ,commission shall        
complete the rule making to which the   
,spectrum ,frontiers proceeding relates4
  #e4 ,expanding access to commercial   
spectrum  7a7 ,,fcc responsibilities    
,the ,commission1 in consultation with  
the ,,ntia1 shall-- 7#a7 not later than 
,december #ca1 #bjah1 complete a system 
of competitive bidding to grant new     
licenses for the use of spectrum in     
frequencies between #ceej megahertz and 
#cfej megahertz2  7#b7 not later than   
,december #ca1 #bjai1 complete a system 
of competitive bidding for the use of   
spectrum in frequencies between--  7,a7 
#bgejj megahertz and #bhcej megahertz1  
consistent with the spectrum sharing    
framework adopted for that frequency    
band as part of the ,spectrum ,frontiers

 proceeding2  7,b7 #cgjjj megahertz and 
#chfjj megahertz2 and  7,c7 #chfjj      
megahertz and #djjjj megahertz2 and     
7#c7 not later than ,december #ca1      
#bjbj1 complete a system of competitive 
bidding for the use of spectrum in      
frequencies between--  7,a7 #bdbej      
megahertz and #bddej megahertz2  7,b7   
#bejej megahertz and #bebej megahertz2  
7,c7 #cahjj megahertz and #ccdjj        
megahertz2  7,d7 #dbjjj megahertz and   
#dbejj megahertz2  7,e7 #dgbjj megahertz
 and #dhbjj megahertz2 and  7,f7 #ejdjj 
megahertz and #ebfjj megahertz4  7b7    
,identifying frequencies between #gabe  
megahertz and #hdjj megahertz ,to be    
utilized for unlicensed purposes  7#a7  
,in general ,not later than #a year     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,commission1 in consultation  
with the ,,ntia1 shall identify any     
frequency between #gabe megahertz and   
#hdjj megahertz with respect to which   
there is the potential for unlicensed   
use without causing harmful interference

 with incumbents4  7#b7 ,rule making ,if
 the ,commission1 in consultation with  
the ,,ntia1 makes an identification     
described in paragraph 7#a71 the        
,commission shall consider initiating a 
rule making with respect to the         
unlicensed use described in that        
paragraph4  7c7 ,report on reallocation 
of certain incumbent ,federal stations  
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than        
,december #ca1 #bjbj1 the ,,ntia1 in    
consultation with the ,director of the  
,office of ,management and ,budget1     
shall submit to the appropriate         
committees of ,congress a report        
relating to the relocation of incumbent 
,federal stations authorized to use     
spectrum in the frequencies between     
#acjj megahertz and #acej megahertz and 
between #aghj megahertz and #ahcj       
megahertz in order to facilitate the    
reallocation of such spectrum from      
,federal to non-,federal use4  7#b7     
,timing ,the relocation described in    
paragraph 7#a7 with respect to the      

frequencies between #aghj megahertz and 
#ahcj megahertz shall take place not    
earlier than #bjbc4  7d7 ,amendments to 
the ,spectrum ,pipeline ,act of #bjae   
,section #ajjd of the ,spectrum         
,pipeline ,act of #bjae 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4  
#iba note7 is amended-- 7#a7 in         
subsection 7a71 by striking #cj         
megahertz and inserting #ajj megahertz2 
and  7#b7 in subsection 7c77#a77;,b71 by
 striking ,july #a1 #bjbd and inserting 
,july #a1 #bjbc4  #f4 ,modernizing      
mid-band spectrum  7a7 ,in general  7#a7
 ,spectrum identification ,not later    
than ,december #ca1 #bjai1 the          
,commission1 in consultation with the   
,,ntia1 shall identify #ejj megahertz of
 additional spectrum in the frequencies 
between #cgjj megahertz and #dbjj       
megahertz to make available for         
commercial licensed use4  7#b7 ,spectrum
 auction ,not later than ,december #ca1 
#bjbb1 the ,commission shall complete a 
system of competitive bidding for the   
use of spectrum identified under        

paragraph 7#a74  7b7 ,rule making on the
 unlicensed use of the frequency band   
between #eibe megahertz and #gabe       
megahertz ,not later than #ahj days     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,commission1 in consultation  
with the ,,ntia1 shall issue a notice of
 proposed rule making with respect to   
creating opportunities for the          
unlicensed use of spectrum in the       
frequencies between #eibe and #gabe     
megahertz without causing harmful       
interference with any incumbents in that
 band4  #g4 ,rural set-aside  7a7 ,in   
general ,notwithstanding section        
#cji7;j77#h7 of the ,communications ,act
 of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cji7;j77#h771 
the ,commission shall allocate #aj      
percent of the proceeds from each system
 of competitive bidding conducted under 
this ,act for the deployment of wireless
 infrastructure in areas that the       
,commission has determined are          
underserved or unserved with respect to 
wireless broadband ,internet access     

service4  7b7 ,limitations ,no amounts  
allocated under subsection 7a7 may be   
combined with amounts that are used to  
fund any other program that is in       
existence on the date on which the      
allocation is made1 including any       
program established under section #bed  
of the ,communications ,act of #aicd    
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bed74  #h4 ,special     
rules ,with respect to any frequency    
band described in this ,act1 if the     
relocation of an incumbent from that    
frequency band to another equivalent    
frequency band 7referred to in this     
section as the destination band7 is not 
possible1 and if the ,commission        
determines that no mitigation           
technology1 alternative sharing         
approach1 or incentives-based approach  
would reliably prevent harmful          
interference to licensees1 the          
,commission--  7#a7 shall provide       
notification of that determination to   
the appropriate committees of ,congress 
and the ,,ntia2 and  7#b7 may not       

proceed with any action1 including      
relocating incumbents from the          
destination band or permitting new      
entrants into the destination band1 that
 may result in the dislodging or harming
 of any incumbent in the destination    
band until the ,commission can ensure   
that any such action will neither cause 
harmful interference with nor           
unreasonably constrain an incumbent in  
the destination band4  #i4 ,commission  
study on enhancing the benefits of      
unlicensed spectrum for rural           
communities  7a7 ,in general ,not later 
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,commission shall    
conduct1 and submit to the appropriate  
committees of ,congress the results of1 
a study regarding how unlicensed        
spectrum can be further utilized to     
assist in--  7#a7 the provision of      
healthcare in rural areas2  7#b7        
distance learning2 and  7#c7            
facilitating innovations in agriculture4
  7b7 ,recommendations ,the results of  

the study submitted under subsection 7a7
 shall include recommendations          
regarding--  7#a7 overcoming barriers to
 the use of unlicensed spectrum for the 
purposes described in that subsection2  
and  7#b7 how to further utilize        
unlicensed spectrum to meet the needs of
 rural communities with respect to      
broadband ,internet access service4     
#aj4 ,,gao study on ,spectrum           
,relocation ,fund allocations ,not later
 than #ahj days after the date of       
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller
 ,general of the ,united ,states shall  
conduct1 and submit to the appropriate  
committees of ,congress the results of1 
a study to determine the efficiency with
 which amounts in the ,spectrum         
,relocation ,fund are transferred to    
eligible ,federal entities that         
willingly relocate from eligible        
frequencies4  #aa4 ,rules of            
construction  7a7 ,frequency ranges ,any
 frequency range described in this ,act 
shall be construed as including the     

upper and lower frequency in the        
frequency range4  7b7 ,assessment of    
electromagnetic spectrum reallocation   
,nothing in this ,act may be construed  
as affecting any requirement under      
section #aef of the ,national           
,telecommunications and ,information    
,administration ,organization ,act 7#dg 
,u4,s4,c4 #iba note74