,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eibh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ah1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,walden introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,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 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,fee ,integrity
 and ,responsibilities and ,to ,regain  
,essential ,spectrum for ,public-safety 
,operators ,needed to ,deploy ,equipment
 ,reliably ,act of #bjbj or the ,,first 
,,responder ,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     
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 ,a ,state
 or taxing jurisdiction 7as defined in  
paragraph 7#c77;,d77 shall provide the  
information requested by the ,commission
 to prepare the report required by      
paragraph 7#b74  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 information 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 charges4 
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 and  7,b7 consider whether    
criminal penalties would further prevent
 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  7e7 ,definitions ,in 
this section3 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 ,commission ,the    
term ,commission means the ,federal     

,communications ,commission4  7#c7      
,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#d7 ,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