,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aifh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #be1     
#bjai,mr4 ,wicker 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,schatz1 and ,mr4 ,moran7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on       
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,national    
,telecommunications and ,information    
,administration ,organization ,act to   
provide for necessary payments from the 
,spectrum ,relocation ,fund for costs of
 spectrum research and development and  
planning activities1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,supplementing the  
,pipeline for ,efficient ,control of    
,the ,resources for ,users ,making ,new 
,opportunities for ,wireless ,act or the
 ,,spectrum ,,now ,act4  #b4 ,costs of  
spectrum research and development and   
planning activities ,section #aah7;g7 of
 the ,national ,telecommunications and  
,information ,administration            

,organization ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4       
#ibh7;g77 is amended--  7#a7 in         
paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph   
7,a71 by striking 2 and and inserting a 
semicolon2  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b71  
by striking the period at the end and   
inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7,c7 the        
,director of ,,omb may make a payment   
described in paragraph 7#b7 from amounts
 in the ,fund other than amounts made   
available under subparagraphs 7,a7 and  
7,b7 if1 before making the payment1 the 
,director of ,,omb1 in consultation with
 the ,,ntia1 determines and submits to  
the congressional committees described  
in subsection 7d77#b77;,c7 a            
certification that--  7i7 the conditions
 described in subclauses 7,i7 and 7,,ii7
 of paragraph 7#b77;,d77i7 have been    
met2  7ii7 as of the date of the        
certification1 amounts made available   
under subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 are   
insufficient to make the payment        
requested by the ,federal entity in the 

plan approved under paragraph 7#b77;,e7 
by the ,technical ,panel established    
under section #aac7;h77#c72 and  7iii7  
the payment will leave sufficient       
amounts in the ,fund to pay the         
relocation or sharing costs that will be
 incurred by eligible ,federal entities 
to complete the implementation of all   
transition plans that1 as of the date of
 the certification1 have been found     
sufficient by the ,technical ,panel     
under section #aac7;h77#d74  2 and  7#b7
 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 in            
subparagraph 7,d77ii71 by inserting     
after #fj days the following3 7or1 in   
the case of a payment under paragraph   
7#a77;,c71 #cj days72 and  7,b7 by      
adding at the end the following3  7,f7  
,consultation regarding sharing         
frequencies on unlicensed basis ,if a   
,federal entity that receives a payment 
under subparagraph 7,a7 determines1 in  
carrying out activities under a plan    
approved by the ,technical ,panel under 
subparagraph 7,e71 that it is not       

feasible for such ,federal entity to    
make available frequencies described in 
such plan for reallocation for          
non-,federal use or shared ,federal and 
non-,federal use1 or a combination      
thereof1 and for auction in accordance  
with such reallocation--  7i7 such      
,federal entity shall submit to the     
,,ntia a certification stating the      
determination2 and  7ii7 the ,,ntia     
shall consult with the ,commission and  
such ,federal entity regarding whether  
such frequencies may be shared with     
non-,federal entities on an unlicensed  
basis4  4  #c4 ,inclusion of spectrum   
sharing in annual ,,ntia report on      
relocation ,section #bjg of the         
,commercial ,spectrum ,enhancement ,act 
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ibh note7 is amended--  
7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7--  7,a7 by       
inserting or sharing of after relocation
 from2 and  7,b7 by striking section    
#aah7;d77#b77;,a7 and inserting section 
#aah7;d77#b77;,b72 and  7#b7 in         
paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 by striking       

relocated communication system and      
inserting such communication system2    
7,b7 by striking relocation costs and   
inserting relocation or sharing costs2  
and  7,c7 by striking relocations costs 
and inserting relocation or sharing     
costs4  #d4 ,studies on reallocation of 
certain ,federal spectrum  7a7 ,in      
general ,not later than #f months after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
each ,federal entity that1 as of such   
date of enactment1 is operating on      
spectrum between the frequencies of     
#cdej megahertz to #ceej megahertz1     
inclusive1 shall--  7#a7 request a      
payment under section #aah7;g77#b7 of   
the ,national ,telecommunications and   
,information ,administration            
,organization ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4       
#ibh7;g77#b77 for the purpose of        
conducting a study of any such          
frequencies on which such entity        
operates in order to determine the      
feasibility of the reallocation of such 
frequencies1 or a portion thereof1 for  

non-,federal use or shared ,federal and 
non-,federal use1 or a combination      
thereof1 and auction in accordance with 
such reallocation2 and  7#b7 if such    
,federal entity receives such payment-- 
7,a7 conduct such study2 and  7,b7      
submit to the appropriate committees of 
,congress and the ,secretary a report on
 the results of such study4  7b7        
,conditions and limitations  7#a7       
,receipt of payment ,a ,federal entity  
is not required to conduct a study under
 subsection 7a7 if such entity requests 
such payment in accordance with section 
#aah7;g77#b7 of the ,national           
,telecommunications and ,information    
,administration ,organization ,act 7#dg 
,u4,s4,c4 #ibh7;g77#b77 but does not    
receive such payment4  7#b7 ,inability  
to achieve comparable capability of     
systems ,if it is found in a study      
conducted under subsection 7a7 that any 
,federal entity operating on spectrum   
with respect to which the study is      
conducted would not be able to achieve  

comparable capability of systems in the 
case of the reallocation of such        
spectrum or a portion thereof for       
non-,federal use or shared ,federal and 
non-,federal use1 or a combination      
thereof1 and auction in accordance with 
such reallocation1 the ,federal entity  
that conducted the study shall submit to
 the ,national ,telecommunications and  
,information ,administration and the    
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget a certification stating such
 finding4  #e4 ,identification1         
reallocation1 and auction of certain    
,federal spectrum  7a7 ,identification  
of spectrum ,not later than ,january #a1
 #bjbe1 the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 for 
the frequencies with respect to which a 
,federal entity makes an affirmative    
feasibility determination under section 
#d7;a71 determine whether the ,secretary
 concurs with the determination of the  
,federal entity2 and  7#b7 if the       
,secretary concurs with the             
determination of the ,federal entity1   

submit to the ,president and the        
,commission a report identifying for    
reallocation the frequencies with       
respect to which the ,federal entity    
made the determination4  7b7 ,clearing  
of spectrum ,the ,president shall-- 7#a7
 not later than #ahj days after the     
,secretary submits a report under       
subsection 7a77#b71 begin the process of
 withdrawing or modifying the assignment
 to a ,federal ,government station of   
the frequencies identified in such      
report2 and  7#b7 not later than #cj    
days after completing the withdrawal or 
modification1 notify the ,commission    
that the withdrawal or modification is  
complete4  7c7 ,reallocation and auction
  7#a7 ,in general ,the ,commission     
shall-- 7,a7 reallocate the frequencies 
identified in a report under subsection 
7a77#b7 for non-,federal use or shared  
,federal and non-,federal use1 or a     
combination thereof2 and  7,b7          
notwithstanding paragraph 7#ae77;,a7 of 
section #cji7;j7 of the ,communications 

,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cji7;j771 
not later than ,january #a1 #bjbf1 begin
 a system of competitive bidding under  
such section to grant new initial       
licenses for the use of such            
frequencies1 subject to flexible-use    
service rules4  7#b7 ,proceeds to cover 
#aaj percent of ,federal relocation or  
sharing costs ,nothing in this section  
shall be construed to relieve the       
,commission from the requirements of    
section #cji7;j77#af77;,b7 of the       
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #cji7;j77#af77;,b774  7d7     
,auction authority ,section             
#cji7;j77#aa7 of the ,communications    
,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4            
#cji7;j77#aa77 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2  7#b7 by striking      
except that1 with respect to and        
inserting except that-- 7,a7 with       
respect to  2 and  7#c7 by adding at the
 end the following3  7,b7 with respect  
to the frequencies identified under     

section #e7;a77#b7 of the ,,spectrum    
,,now ,act1 such authority shall expire 
on ,september #cj1 #bjbg4  4  7e7       
,relationship to spectrum pipeline      
identification requirement ,the         
identification of frequencies under     
subsection 7a77#b71 withdrawal or       
modification of the assignment to a     
,federal ,government station of such    
frequencies under subsection 7b71 or    
reallocation or auction of such         
frequencies under subsection 7c7 does   
not preclude such frequencies from being
 identified under section #ajjf7;c7 of  
the ,spectrum ,pipeline ,act of #bjae   
7,public ,law #aad-gd2 #abi ,stat4      
#fbd74  #f4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 
7#a7 ,appropriate committees of congress
 ,the term appropriate committees of    
,congress means--  7,a7 the ,committee  
on ,appropriations of the ,house of     
,representatives2  7,b7 the ,committee  
on ,appropriations of the ,senate2  7,c7
 the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce
 of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 

7,d7 the ,committee on ,commerce1       
,science1 and ,transportation of the    
,senate4  7#b7 ,commission ,the term    
,commission means the ,federal          
,communications ,commission4  7#c7      
,comparable capability of systems ,the  
term comparable capability of systems   
has the meaning described in section    
#aac7;g77#c77;,b7 of the ,national      
,telecommunications and ,information    
,administration ,organization ,act 7#dg 
,u4,s4,c4 #ibc7;g77#c77;,b774  7#d7     
,federal entity ,the term ,federal      
entity has the meaning given such term  
in section #aac7l7 of the ,national     
,telecommunications and ,information    
,administration ,organization ,act 7#dg 
,u4,s4,c4 #ibc7l774  7#e7 ,secretary    
,the term ,secretary means the          
,secretary of ,commerce4