,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bbbc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #bc1 #bjai,mr4 ,gardner 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 and ,mr4 ,daines7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to facilitate a national pipeline of spectrum for commercial use1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,advancing ,innovation and ,reinvigorating ,widespread ,access to ,viable ,electromagnetic ,spectrum ,act or the ,,airwaves ,act4 #b4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that the ,united ,states should strive to-- 7#a7 advance innovation with respect to1 and investment in1 wireless broadband internet access2 7#b7 promote the benefits of connecting all individuals in the ,united ,states to quality wireless broadband internet access1 including those individuals in rural communities2 and 7#c7 support comprehensive1 technology-neutral spectrum policy that includes licensed1 unlicensed1 and shared use of spectrum bands4 #c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act-- 7#a7 the term ,commission means the ,federal ,communications ,commission2 7#b7 the term ,federal entity has the meaning given the term in section #aac7l7 of the ,national ,telecommunications and ,information ,administration ,organization ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc7l772 7#c7 the term relocation or sharing costs has the meaning given the term in section #aac7;g77#c7 of the ,national ,telecommunications and ,information ,administration ,organization ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc7;g77#c772 7#d7 the term ,spectrum ,relocation ,fund means the fund established under section #aah of the ,national ,telecommunications and ,information ,administration ,organization ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ibh72 and 7#e7 the term system of competitive bidding means a system of competitive bidding conducted under section #cji7;j7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cji7;j774 #d4 ,expanding access to spectrum 7a7 ,in general ,not later than ,december #ca1 #bjbb1 the ,commission shall-- 7#a7 complete a system of competitive bidding for the use of at least #ejj megahertz of commercially licensed spectrum in frequency bands below #f gigahertz2 and 7#b7 make available at least #ejj megahertz of additional unlicensed spectrum in frequency bands above #e gigahertz4 7b7 ,incumbent protections ,with respect to any frequency band with respect to which the ,commission conducts a system of competitive bidding under subsection 7a77#a7 7referred to in this subsection as the covered band71 the ,commission-- 7#a7 may not proceed with any action 7including relocating incumbents or registrants that are1 as of the date of enactment of this ,act1 operational in the covered band from the covered band1 or permitting new entrants into the covered band7 if that action may result in the dislodging or harming of any such incumbent or registrant in the covered band until the ,commission determines1 including by requiring testing and technical studies1 if appropriate1 that any such action will neither cause harmful interference with nor unreasonably constrain any such incumbent or registrant in the covered band2 and 7#b7 if the ,commission determines that the relocation of an incumbent or registrant from the covered band to another equivalent frequency band as a result of carrying out subsection 7a77#a7 is not possible1 and if the ,commission determines that no mitigation technology1 alternative sharing approach1 or incentives-based approach would reliably prevent harmful interference to incumbents or registrants in the covered band1 shall provide a notification to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives regarding those determinations4 7c7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this section may be construed as preventing the ,commission from-- 7#a7 completing a system of competitive bidding for the use of more than #ejj megahertz of commercially licensed spectrum under subsection 7a77#a72 or 7#b7 making available more than #ejj megahertz of additional unlicensed spectrum under subsection 7a77#b74 #e4 ,rural set-aside 7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding section #cji7;j77#h7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cji7;j77#h771 the ,commission shall allocate #aj percent of the proceeds attributable to each system of competitive bidding conducted under this ,act for the deployment of wireless infrastructure in areas that the ,commission has determined are underserved or unserved with respect to wireless broadband internet access service1 except that1 before making such an allocation1 the ,commission shall cover the relocation or sharing costs of any ,federal entity that is relocated from the frequency to which that system of competitive bidding relates4 7b7 ,limitations ,no amounts allocated under subsection 7a7 may be combined with amounts that are used to fund any other program that is in existence on the date on which the allocation is made1 including any program established under section #bed of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bed74 7c7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this section may be construed to affect the amounts with which the ,spectrum ,relocation ,fund is credited under section #aah7;b7 of the ,national ,telecommunications and ,information ,administration ,organization ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ibh7;b774 #f4 ,rules of construction 7a7 ,frequency ranges ,any frequency range described in this ,act shall be construed as including the upper and lower frequency in the frequency range4 7b7 ,assessment of electromagnetic spectrum reallocation ,nothing in this ,act may be construed as affecting any requirement under section #aef of the ,national ,telecommunications and ,information ,administration ,organization ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 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