,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhee  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bd1        
#bjai,mr4 ,michael ,f4 ,doyle of        
,pennsylvania 7for himself1 ,mr4        
,johnson of ,ohio1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 and    
,mr4 ,gianforte7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,communications
 ,act of #aicd to provide for an auction
 of ,c-,band spectrum1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,clearing ,broad    
,airwaves for ,new ,deployment ,act or  
the ,c-,,band ,act4  #b4 ,auction of    
,c-,band spectrum ,title ,,iii of the   
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #cja et seq47 is amended by   
adding at the end the following3  ,v    
,c-,band ,spectrum  #cii,l4 ,auction of 
,c-,band spectrum ,not later than       
,september #cj1 #bjbb1 the ,commission  
shall-- 7#a7 clear and reallocate no    
less than #bjj megahertz and no more    

than #cjj megahertz of contiguous       
,c-,band spectrum 7reserving #bj        
megahertz as guard band7--  7,a7 for the
 provision of broadband internet access 
service2 and  7,b7 in such a way that   
ensures that ,c-,band-dependent users-- 
7i7 receive equal or better service as  
before the implementation of this       
section2 and  7ii7 receive such service 
continuously throughout the transition  
process2 and  7#b7 through a system of  
competitive bidding under section       
#cji7;j71 assign licenses for the use of
 the spectrum reallocated under         
paragraph 7#a71 except for the spectrum 
reserved as guard band4  #cii,m4        
,definitions ,in this part3 7#a7        
,c-,band-dependent user ,the term       
,c-,band-dependent user means a person  
who--  7,a7 is a licensee or registrant 
of an earth station receiving signals   
over ,c-,band spectrum2 or  7,b7        
receives or distributes programming or  
services using ,c-,band spectrum4  7#b7 
,c-,band spectrum ,the term ,c-,band    

spectrum means electromagnetic spectrum 
between the frequencies of #cgjj        
megahertz and #dbjj megahertz1          
inclusive4  7#c7 ,clear ,the term clear 
means1 with respect to ,c-,band         
spectrum1 to make such spectrum         
available for reallocation and the      
assignment of licenses through a system 
of competitive bidding 7or reservation  
as guard band7 under section #cii,l4  4