,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ffjd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bc1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,griffith introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,national         
,telecommunications and ,information    
,administration ,organization ,act to   
establish a ,commerce ,spectrum         
,management ,advisory ,committee4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,commerce ,spectrum ,coordination   
,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,commerce spectrum  
management advisory committee ,part ,a  
of the ,national ,telecommunications and
 ,information ,administration           
,organization ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ija  
et seq47 is amended by adding at the end
 the following3  #ajf ,commerce spectrum
 management advisory committee  7a7     
,establishment ,there is established    
within ,,ntia a ,commerce ,spectrum     
,management ,advisory ,committee        
7referred to in this section as the     

,,csmac74  7b7 ,duties ,the ,,csmac     
shall advise and make recommendations to
 the ,assistant ,secretary with respect 
to-- 7#a7 developing and maintaining    
spectrum management policies that enable
 the ,united ,states to maintain or     
strengthen its global leadership role in
 the introduction of innovative         
communications technologies and         
services1 including those that enable   
the ,united ,states to support the needs
 of homeland security1 national defense1
 and other critical missions of the     
,federal ,government2  7#b7 objectives  
that advance spectrum-based innovation1 
including-- 7,a7 facilitating access to 
mobile broadband internet access        
service2  7,b7 space-based services2 and
  7,c7 other emerging technologies2     
7#c7 fostering increased spectrum       
sharing among all users2  7#d7 promoting
 innovation and rapid advances in       
technology that support the more        
efficient use of spectrum2  7#e7        
authorizing radio systems and           

frequencies in a way that maximizes the 
benefits to the public2  7#f7           
establishing a long-range spectrum      
planning process and identify           
international opportunities to advance  
the economic interests of the ,united   
,states through spectrum management2    
7#g7 how best to leverage radio         
frequency-related research1 development1
 and testing and evaluation efforts2    
7#h7 ways to foster more efficient and  
innovative uses of electromagnetic      
spectrum resources across the ,federal  
,government1 subject to and consistent  
with the needs and missions of ,federal 
agencies2  7#i7 new issues associated   
with spectrum sharing1 including harmful
 interference and associated enforcement
 challenges2 and  7#aj7 developing      
balanced policies that promote both     
licensed and unlicensed access to       
spectrum4  7c7 ,members  7#a7           
,composition of ,committee ,the ,,csmac 
shall be composed of not less than #e   
but not more than #cj members appointed 

by the ,assistant ,secretary that       
provide a balanced representation of--  
7,a7 non-,federal spectrum users2  7,b7 
,state government and local government2 
7,c7 technology developers and          
manufacturers2  7,d7 academia2  7,e7    
civil society2 and  7,f7 providers of   
mobile broadband internet access service
 with customers in both domestic and    
international markets4  7#b7            
,appointments  7,a7 ,in general ,the    
,assistant ,secretary shall appoint     
members to the ,,csmac for up to a      
two-year term4 ,members may be          
reappointed for additional terms by the 
,assistant ,secretary4  7,b7 ,removal   
,each member appointed under            
subparagraph 7,a7 shall serve on the    
,,csmac at the pleasure and discretion  
of the ,assistant ,secretary4  7#c7     
,chair ,the ,assistant ,secretary shall 
appoint one or more members from among  
those appointed to the ,,csmac to serve 
as ,chair or ,co-,chairs of the ,,csmac4
 ,the ,chair1 or ,co-,chairs1 as the    

case may be1 shall serve at the pleasure
 and discretion of the ,assistant       
,secretary4  7#d7 ,vacancy ,a vacancy on
 the ,,csmac shall be filled in the     
manner in which the original appointment
 was made and the member so appointed   
shall serve for the remainder of the    
term4  7#e7 ,compensation ,the members  
of the ,,csmac shall serve without      
compensation4  7#f7 ,limitation ,no     
member of the ,,csmac shall be a        
registered lobbyist under the ,lobbying 
,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 
#afja et seq474  7d7 ,subcommittees ,the
 ,assistant ,secretary may approve the  
creation of subcommittees1 working      
groups1 standing committees1 ad hoc     
groups1 task groups1 or other subgroups 
as the ,assistant ,secretary determines 
necessary for the performance of the    
duties described under subsection 7b74  
,any subgroup established shall report  
to the ,,csmac and may not provide      
advice or work products directly to the 
,assistant ,secretary4  7e7 ,termination

 of ,,csmac ,notwithstanding section #ad
 of the ,federal ,advisory ,committee   
,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app471 the ,,csmac  
shall terminate on ,december #ca1 #bjbh4
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