,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhha  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ah1 
#bjai,mr4 ,wicker 7for himself and ,mr4 
,thune7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
the ,federal ,communications ,commission
 to make not less than #bhj megahertz of
 spectrum available for terrestrial use1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
#e;,g ,spectrum ,act of #bjai4  #b4     
,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7       
,commission ,the term ,commission means 
the ,federal ,communications            
,commission4  7#b7 ,covered band ,the   
term covered band means the band of     
frequencies between #cgjj megahertz and 
#dbjj megahertz1 inclusive4  7#c7 ,gross
 proceeds ,the term gross proceeds means
 cash proceeds before compensation or   
relocation 7as described in section     
#c7;b774  #c4 ,making #bhj megahertz    

available  7a7 ,auction ,not later than 
,december #ca1 #bjbj1 the ,commission   
shall initiate a system of competitive  
bidding under section #cji7;j7 of the   
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #cji7;j771 without regard to  
paragraph 7#ae7 of that section1 to make
 available for terrestrial use not less 
than #bhj megahertz of spectrum1        
exclusive of guard bands1 from the      
covered band4  7b7 ,recovery ,not later 
than ,december #ca1 #bjbb1 the          
,commission shall recover the gross     
proceeds attributable to the auction    
conducted under subsection 7a71 less the
 cost of--  7#a7 relocation of incumbent
 licensed or registered receive-only    
earth station operators operating in the
 covered band2 and  7#b7 relocation and 
compensation of-- 7,a7 licensees of     
spectrum in the covered band2 or  7,b7  
grantees of market access rights in the 
contiguous ,united ,states to spectrum  
in the covered band4  7c7 ,treatment of 
revenues ,notwithstanding section       

#cji7;j77#h7 of the ,communications ,act
 of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cji7;j77#h771 
of the gross proceeds attributable to   
the auction conducted under subsection  
7a7 of this section1 the ,commission--  
7#a7 shall deposit not less than #ej    
percent in the ,treasury in accordance  
with chapter #cc of title #ca1 ,united  
,states ,code2 and  7#b7 notwithstanding
 section #ccjb of title #ca1 ,united    
,states ,code1 may transfer a portion of
 the gross proceeds remaining after     
compliance with paragraph 7#a7 of this  
subsection to licensees or grantees of  
market access rights that relinquish    
their rights to use spectrum in the     
covered band for purposes of subsection 
7a7 of this section4