,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #dba #aafth  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #dea 
,report ,no4 #aaf-eba ,,in ,,the ,,house
 ,,of ,,representatives  ,january #aj1  
#bjai,mr4 ,engel 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,zeldin1 ,mr4 ,green of ,texas1 and ,mr4
 ,king of ,new ,york7 introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,september #ah1 #bjbj;,additional       
sponsors3 ,mr4 ,rose of ,new ,york1     
,mrs4 ,lowey1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mrs4       
,torres of ,california1 ,mr4 ,lynch1    
,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4 
,moulton1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn
 ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,meng1
 ,miss ,rice of ,new ,york1 ,ms4        
,norton1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4       
,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,michael ,f4 ,doyle of 
,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,lamb1
 ,mr4 ,van ,drew1 ,mr4 ,gottheimer1 and 
,mr4 ,neguse  ,september #ah1           
#bjbj,reported with amendments2         
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      

,union and ordered to be printed,strike 
out all after the enacting clause and   
insert the part printed in italic,for   
text of introduced bill1 see copy of    
bill as introduced on ,january #aj1     
#bjai  ,a ,,bill  ,to repeal the section
 of the ,middle ,class ,tax ,relief and 
,job ,creation ,act of #bjab that       
requires the ,federal ,communications   
,commission to reallocate and auction   
the ,t-,band spectrum4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the ,don't  
,break ,up the ,t-,band ,act of #bjbj4  
#b4 ,repeal of requirement to reallocate
 and auction ,t-,band spectrum  7a7     
,repeal ,section #fajc of the ,middle   
,class ,tax ,relief and ,job ,creation  
,act of #bjab 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #adac7 is  
repealed4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the 
table of contents in section #a7;b7 of  
such ,act is amended by striking the    
item relating to section #fajc4  #c4    
,clarifying acceptable #i-a-a           
obligations or expenditures ,section #f 
of the ,wireless ,communications and    

,public ,safety ,act of #aiii 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #fae;a-#a7 is amended-- 7#a7  
in subsection 7f7-- 7,a7 in paragraph   
7#a71 by striking as specified in the   
provision of ,state or local law        
adopting the fee or charge and inserting
 consistent with the purposes and       
functions designated in the final rules 
issued under paragraph 7#c7 as purposes 
and functions for which the obligation  
or expenditure of such a fee or charge  
is acceptable2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 
by striking any purpose other than the  
purpose for which any such fees or      
charges are specified and inserting any 
purpose or function other than the      
purposes and functions designated in the
 final rules issued under paragraph 7#c7
 as purposes and functions for which the
 obligation or expenditure of any such  
fees or charges is acceptable2 and  7,c7
 by adding at the end the following3    
7#c7 ,acceptable obligations or         
expenditures  7,a7 ,rules required ,in  
order to prevent diversion of #i-a-a    

fees or charges1 the ,commission shall1 
not later than #ahj days after the date 
of the enactment of this paragraph1     
issue final rules designating purposes  
and functions for which the obligation  
or expenditure of #i-a-a fees or        
charges1 by any ,state or taxing        
jurisdiction authorized to impose such a
 fee or charge1 is acceptable4  7,b7    
,purposes and functions ,the purposes   
and functions designated under          
subparagraph 7,a7 shall be limited to   
the support and implementation of #i-a-a
 services provided by or in the ,state  
or taxing jurisdiction imposing the fee 
or charge and operational expenses of   
public safety answering points within   
such ,state or taxing jurisdiction4 ,in 
designating such purposes and functions1
 the ,commission shall consider the     
purposes and functions that ,states and 
taxing jurisdictions specify as the     
intended purposes and functions for the 
#i-a-a fees or charges of such ,states  
and taxing jurisdictions1 and determine 

whether such purposes and functions     
directly support providing #i-a-a       
services4  7,c7 ,consultation required  
,the ,commission shall consult with     
public safety organizations and ,states 
and taxing jurisdictions as part of any 
proceeding under this paragraph4  7,d7  
,definitions ,in this paragraph3 7i7    
#i-a-a fee or charge ,the term #i-a-a   
fee or charge means a fee or charge     
applicable to commercial mobile services
 or ,,ip-enabled voice services         
specifically designated by a ,state or  
taxing jurisdiction for the support or  
implementation of #i-a-a services4  7ii7
 #i-a-a services ,the term #i-a-a       
services has the meaning given such term
 in section #aeh7;e7 of the ,national   
,telecommunications and ,information    
,administration ,organization ,act 7#dg 
,u4,s4,c4 #idb7;e774  7iii7 ,state or   
taxing jurisdiction ,the term ,state or 
taxing jurisdiction means a ,state1     
political subdivision thereof1 ,indian  
,tribe1 or village or regional          

corporation serving a region established
 pursuant to the ,alaska ,native ,claims
 ,settlement ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #afja  
et seq474  7#d7 ,participation ,if a    
,state or taxing jurisdiction 7as       
defined in paragraph 7#c77;,d77 receives
 a grant under section #aeh of the      
,national ,telecommunications and       
,information ,administration            
,organization ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #idb7 
after the date of the enactment of this 
paragraph1 such ,state or taxing        
jurisdiction shall1 as a condition of   
receiving such grant1 provide the       
information requested by the ,commission
 to prepare the report required by      
paragraph 7#b74  7#e7 ,petition         
regarding additional purposes and       
functions  7,a7 ,in general ,a ,state or
 taxing jurisdiction 7as defined in     
paragraph 7#c77;,d77 may submit to the  
,commission a petition for a            
determination that an obligation or     
expenditure of a #i-a-a fee or charge   
7as defined in such paragraph7 by such  

,state or taxing jurisdiction for a     
purpose or function other than a purpose
 or function designated under paragraph 
7#c77;,a7 should be treated as such a   
purpose or function4 ,if the ,commission
 finds that the ,state or taxing        
jurisdiction has provided sufficient    
documentation to make the demonstration 
described in subparagraph 7,b71 the     
,commission shall grant such petition4  
7,b7 ,demonstration described ,the      
demonstration described in this         
subparagraph is a demonstration that the
 purpose or function-- 7i7 supports     
public safety answering point functions 
or operations2 or  7ii7 has a direct    
impact on the ability of a public safety
 answering point to-- 7,i7 receive or   
respond to #i-a-a calls2 or  7,,ii7     
dispatch emergency responders4  2 and   
7#b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7j7 ,severability clause ,if any      
provision of this section or the        
application thereof to any person or    
circumstance is held invalid1 the       

remainder of this section and the       
application of such provision to other  
persons or circumstances shall not be   
affected thereby4  4  #d4 ,prohibition  
on #i-a-a fee or charge diversion  7a7  
,in general ,if the ,commission obtains 
evidence that suggests the diversion by 
a ,state or taxing jurisdiction of      
#i-a-a fees or charges1 the ,commission 
shall submit such information1 including
 any information regarding the impact of
 any underfunding of #i-a-a services in 
the ,state or taxing jurisdiction1 to   
the interagency strike force established
 under subsection 7c74  7b7 ,report to  
,congress ,beginning with the first     
report under section #f7;f77#b7 of the  
,wireless ,communications and ,public   
,safety ,act of #aiii 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4    
#fae;a-#a7;f77#b77 that is required to  
be submitted after the date that is #a  
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,commission shall include
 in each report required under such     
section all evidence that suggests the  

diversion by a ,state or taxing         
jurisdiction of #i-a-a fees or charges1 
including any information regarding the 
impact of any underfunding of #i-a-a    
services in the ,state or taxing        
jurisdiction4  7c7 ,interagency strike  
force to end #i-a-a fee or charge       
diversion  7#a7 ,establishment ,not     
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,commission shall establish an          
interagency strike force to study how   
the ,federal ,government can most       
expeditiously end diversion by a ,state 
or taxing jurisdiction of #i-a-a fees or
 charges4 ,such interagency strike force
 shall be known as the ,ending #i-a-a   
,fee ,diversion ,now ,strike ,force 7in 
this section referred to as the ,strike 
,force74  7#b7 ,duties ,in carrying out 
the study under paragraph 7#a71 the     
,strike ,force shall-- 7,a7 determine   
the effectiveness of any ,federal laws1 
including regulations1 policies1 and    
practices1 or budgetary or              

jurisdictional constraints regarding how
 the ,federal ,government can most      
expeditiously end diversion by a ,state 
or taxing jurisdiction of #i-a-a fees or
 charges2  7,b7 consider whether        
criminal penalties would further prevent
 diversion by a ,state or taxing        
jurisdiction of #i-a-a fees or charges2 
and  7,c7 determine the impacts of      
diversion by a ,state or taxing         
jurisdiction of #i-a-a fees or charges4 
7#c7 ,members ,the ,strike ,force shall 
be composed of such representatives of  
,federal departments and agencies as the
 ,commission considers appropriate1 in  
addition to-- 7,a7 ,state attorneys     
general2  7,b7 ,states or taxing        
jurisdictions found not to be engaging  
in diversion of #i-a-a fees or charges2 
7,c7 ,states or taxing jurisdictions    
trying to stop the diversion of #i-a-a  
fees or charges2  7,d7 ,state #i-a-a    
administrators2  7,e7 public safety     
organizations2  7,f7 groups representing
 the public and consumers2 and  7,g7    

groups representing public safety       
answering point professionals4  7#d7    
,report to ,congress ,not later than    
#bgj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,strike     
,force shall publish on the website of  
the ,commission and submit to the       
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate a report 
on the findings of the study under this 
subsection1 including-- 7,a7 any        
recommendations regarding how to most   
expeditiously end the diversion by a    
,state or taxing jurisdiction of #i-a-a 
fees or charges1 including actions that 
can be taken by ,federal departments and
 agencies and appropriate changes to law
 or regulations2 and  7,b7 a description
 of what progress1 if any1 relevant     
,federal departments and agencies have  
made in implementing the recommendations
 under subparagraph 7,a74  7d7 ,failure 
to comply ,notwithstanding any other    

provision of law1 any ,state or taxing  
jurisdiction identified by the          
,commission in the report required under
 section #f7;f77#b7 of the ,wireless    
,communications and ,public ,safety ,act
 of #aiii 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4                
#fae;a-#a7;f77#b77 as engaging in       
diversion of #i-a-a fees or charges     
shall be ineligible to participate or   
send a representative to serve on any   
committee1 panel1 or council established
 under section #fbje7;a7 of the ,middle 
,class ,tax ,relief and ,job ,creation  
,act of #bjab 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #adbe7;a77 
or any advisory committee established by
 the ,commission4  #e4 ,rule of         
construction ,nothing in this ,act1 the 
,wireless ,communications and ,public   
,safety ,act of #aiii 7,public ,law     
#ajf-ha71 or the ,communications ,act of
 #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aea et seq47     
shall be construed to prevent a ,state  
or taxing jurisdiction from requiring an
 annual audit of the books and records  
of a provider of #i-a-a services        

concerning the collection and remittance
 of a #i-a-a fee or charge4  #f4        
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 #i-a-a 
fee or charge ,the term #i-a-a fee or   
charge has the meaning given such term  
in subparagraph 7,d7 of paragraph 7#c7  
of section #f7;f7 of the ,wireless      
,communications and ,public ,safety ,act
 of #aiii1 as added by this ,act4  7#b7 
#i-a-a services ,the term #i-a-a        
services has the meaning given such term
 in section #aeh7;e7 of the ,national   
,telecommunications and ,information    
,administration ,organization ,act 7#dg 
,u4,s4,c4 #idb7;e774  7#c7 ,commission  
,the term ,commission means the ,federal
 ,communications ,commission4  7#d7     
,diversion ,the term diversion means1   
with respect to a #i-a-a fee or charge1 
the obligation or expenditure of such   
fee or charge for a purpose or function 
other than the purposes and functions   
designated in the final rules issued    
under paragraph 7#c7 of section #f7;f7  
of the ,wireless ,communications and    

,public ,safety ,act of #aiii1 as added 
by this ,act1 as purposes and functions 
for which the obligation or expenditure 
of such a fee or charge is acceptable4  
7#e7 ,state or taxing jurisdiction ,the 
term ,state or taxing jurisdiction has  
the meaning given such term in          
subparagraph 7,d7 of paragraph 7#c7 of  
section #f7;f7 of the ,wireless         
,communications and ,public ,safety ,act
 of #aiii1 as added by this ,act4       
,amend the title so as to read3 ,a bill 
to repeal the requirement to reallocate 
and auction the ,t-,band spectrum1 to   
amend the ,wireless ,communications and 
,public ,safety ,act of #aiii to clarify
 acceptable #i-a-a obligations or       
expenditures1 and for other purposes44  
,september #ah1 #bjbj,reported with     
amendments2 committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union and ordered to be printed