,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cfff  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #g1 #bjbj,mr4     
,he9ri* introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,indian ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to fund   
grants = ! imm$iate deploym5t ( tempor>y
 wireless broadb& s]vice on ,tribal l&s 
& ,hawaiian ,home ,l&s1 to provide      
em]g5cy special tempor>y au?ority to use
 electromagnetic spectrum = ! provision 
( wireless broadb& s]vice on ,tribal l&s
 & ,hawaiian ,home ,l&s1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,covid-#ai ,designation ( 
,imm$iate ,special ,au?ority ( ,spectrum
 = ,tribes' ,em]g5cy ,response 9 ,indian
 ,c\ntry ,act or ! ,,covid-#ai ,,disa/] 
9 ,indian ,c\ntry ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s     
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,!        
imm$iate grant ( em]g5cy special        
tempor>y au?ority ( available spectrum t
 w effici5tly support tempor>y wireless 
broadb& networks & all[ ,indian ,tribes 
to provide ,tribal memb]s ) wireless    

broadb& s]vice ov] ,tribal l&s or       
,hawaiian ,home ,l&s dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai 
crisis due to ! increas$ dem& =         
telecommunications & disproportionate   
impacts ( ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic 9 ,indian
 ,c\ntry is ess5tial4  7#b7 ,res]vations
 are ! mo/ digitally disconnect$ areas 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates t lack basic access to 
broadb& & wireless s]vices at rates     
comp>able to1 & 9 "s cases l[] ?an1     
?ird-_w c\ntries4  7#c7 ,9 #bjah1 !     
,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice & !     
,f$]al ,communications ,commission      
report$ t only #fe p]c5t ( ,am]ican     
,indian & ,alaska ,natives 7,,ai_/,a,ns7
 liv+ on ,tribal l&s _h access to fix$  
broadb& s]vices1 & only #fh p]c5t (     
,,ai_/,,an h\seholds on rural ,tribal   
l&s _h telephone s]vices4 ,?is is a />k 
comp>ison to only #h p]c5t ( ! national 
av]age t lacks access to fix$ broadb&   
s]vices4  7#d7 ,indian ,tribes h        
previ\sly enc\nt]$ sub/antial b>ri]s to 
access+ broadb& & o!r communications    
s]vices on ,tribal l&s to deploy        

telecommunication s]vices = ! safety &  
well-be+ ( ,tribal memb]s & to decrease 
! al>m+ rates ( unnecess>y loss ( lives 
t ,,ai_/,a,ns disproportionately        
exp]i5ce1 especially ?r\gh ! lack (     
access to heal? c>e s]vices & em]g5cy   
res\rces1 z demon/rat$ dur+ !           
,,covid-#ai p&emic t cont9ues to        
disproportionately impact ,indian       
,c\ntry4  7#e7 ,indian ,tribes' lack (  
access to broadb& s]vices on ,tribal l&s
 & ,hawaiian ,home ,l&s dur+ !          
,,covid-#ai p&emic fur!r highlights !   
digital divide 9 ,indian ,c\ntry4  7#f7 
,! ,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice f\nd 
t heal? in=mation te*nology sy/ems at ! 
,indian ,heal? ,s]vice rank z ! ,f$]al  
,gov]nm5t's ?ird-highe/ ne$ = ag5cy     
sy/em mod]nization1 s9ce #ej p]c5t (    
,indian ,heal? ,s]vice facilities dep5d 
on outdat$ circuit connections bas$ on  
"o or two ,,ti circuit l9es 7#c ,mbps71 
creat+ sl[] response times ?an any o!r  
heal? facility sy/em 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 
7#g7 ,a #bjah ,tribal heal? re=m comm5t 

fil$ ) ! ,f$]al ,communications         
,commission has fur!r /at$ t            
approximately #a4e million p liv+ on    
,tribal l&s lack access to broadb& &1 ( 
! #ge p]c5t ( rural ,indian ,heal?      
,s]vice facilities1 _m /ill lack        
reliable broadb& networks = ,am]ican    
,indians & ,alaska ,natives             
7,,ai_/,a,ns7 to access teleheal? or    
cl9ical heal? c>e s]vices1 :i* is a     
critical ne$ 9 ! mo/ geographically     
isolat$ areas ( ! c\ntry ) "s ( ! highe/
 pov]ty rates1 & lack ( access to       
reliable transportation4  7#h7 ,!       
,bureau ( ,indian ,education has /at$ t 
rec5t e/imates f #adb out ( #agd s*ools 
h indicat$ t approximately #ae to #ie   
p]c5t ( /ud5ts d n h access to int]net  
s]vices at home dep5d+ on ,bureau s*ool 
location & limitations on data caps dur+
 ! ,,covid-#ai crisis4  #c4 ,deploym5t (
 wireless broadb& s]vice on ,tribal l&s 
& ,hawaiian ,home ,l&s  7a7 ,fund+ (    
grants = imm$iate deploym5t ( wireless  
broadb& s]vice on ,tribal l&s &         

,hawaiian ,home ,l&s ,9 addition to any 
o!r am\nts made available1 out ( any    
money 9 ! ,treasury ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates n 
o!rwise appropriat$1 !re are            
appropriat$-- 7#a7 #big1ejj1jjj = grants
 "u ! community facilities grant program
 "u section #cjf7;a77#ai7 ( !           
,consolidat$ ,f>m & ,rural ,developm5t  
,act to ,indian ,tribes1 qualify+       
,tribal entities1 & ! ,director ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,hawaiian ,home ,l&s1 = !   
imm$iate deploym5t ( wireless broadb&   
s]vice on ,tribal l&s & ,hawaiian ,home 
,l&s1 respectively1 ?r\gh ! use (       
em]g5cy special tempor>y au?ority grant$
 "u subsection 7b7 ( ?is section1       
includ+ backhaul co/s1 repairs to damag$
 infra/ructure1 ! co/ ( ! repairs to :i*
 w\ld be less exp5sive ?an ! co/ ( new  
infra/ructure & w\ld support ! em]g5cy  
special tempor>y use1 & ! ,f$]al %>e    
applicable to grants f su* am\nt %all be
 #ajj p]c5t1 :i* am\nt %all rema9       
available = "o ye> f ! enactm5t ( ?is   
,act2 &  7#b7 #c1jjj1jjj = grants "u !  

community facilities te*nical assi/ance 
& tra9+ grant program "u section        
#cjf7;a77#bf7 ( su* ,act1 )\t reg>d to  
sections #cjf7;a77#bf77;,b7 &           
#cjf7;a77#bf77;,c7 ( su* ,act1 to assi/ 
,indian ,tribes1 qualify+ ,tribal       
entities1 & ! ,director ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,hawaiian ,home ,l&s 9 prep>+           
applications = ! grants ref]r$ to 9     
p>agraph 7#a7 ( ?is subsection1 :i*     
am\nt %all rema9 available = "o ye> f ! 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4 ,grants ref]r$ to  
"u ?is p>agraph 7#b7 %all be available  
to ,indian ,tribes1 qualify+ ,tribal    
entities & %all also be available to    
int]-,tribal gov]nm5t organizations1    
univ]sities & colleges ) ,tribal s]v+   
in/itutions = ! purposes /at$ h]e94  7b7
 ,em]g5cy special tempor>y au?ority ,to 
use available & effici5t spectrum on    
,tribal l&s & ,hawaiian ,home ,l&s  7#a7
 ,grant ( au?ority ,n lat] ?an #aj days 
aft] receiv+ a reque/ f an ,indian      
,tribe1 a qualify+ ,tribal entity1 or ! 
,director ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,hawaiian     

,home ,l&s = em]g5cy special tempor>y   
au?ority to use electromagnetic spectrum
 describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c7 = ! provision 
( wireless broadb& s]vice ov] ! ,tribal 
l&s ov] :i* ! ,indian ,tribe or qualify+
 ,tribal entity has jurisdiction or 79 !
 case ( a reque/ f ! ,director ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,hawaiian ,home ,l&s7 ov] ! 
,hawaiian ,home ,l&s1 all[+ unlic5s$    
radio transmitt]s to op]ate = su*       
provision on su* spectrum at locations  
on su* ,tribal l&s or ,hawaiian ,home   
,l&s :]e su* spectrum is n be+ us$1 !   
,commission %all grant su* reque/ on a  
second>y non-int]f]5ce basis4  7#b7     
,duration ,a grant ( em]g5cy special    
tempor>y au?ority "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all 
be = a p]iod ( op]ation to beg9 n lat]  
?an #f mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( 
?is ,act & to rema9 9 op]ation = n long]
 ?an #f mon?s1 abs5t ext5sions grant$ by
 ! ,commission pursuant to ! proc$ures (
 ! ,commission relat+ to special        
tempor>y au?ority4  7#c7                
,electromagnetic spectrum describ$ ,!   

electromagnetic spectrum describ$ 9 ?is 
p>agraph = utilization on ! tempor>y    
basis is any portion ( ! electromagnetic
 spectrum-- 7,a7 t is-- 7i7 betwe5 !    
frequ5cies ( #bdif megah]tz & #bfij     
megah]tz1 inclusive2  7ii7 9 ! :ite     
spaces ( ! television broadca/ spectrum 
betwe5 ! frequ5cies ( #dgj megah]tz &   
#gij megah]tz1 inclusive1 exclud+ ^?    
frequ5cies utiliz$ = o!r purposes "u    
subp>t ,h ( "p #ae ( title #dg1 ,code ( 
,f$]al ,regulations2  7iii7 betwe5 !    
frequ5cies ( #eibe megah]tz & #gabe     
megah]tz1 inclusive2 or  7iv7 betwe5    
frequ5cies ( #ceej megah]tz & #cgjj     
megah]tz1 inclusive2 &  7,b7 ) respect  
to ! ,tribal l&s or ,hawaiian ,home ,l&s
 ov] :i* au?ority to use su* spectrum is
 reque/$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 is n assign$ 
to any lic5see4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
section3 7#a7 ,commission ,! t]m        
,commission means ! ,f$]al              
,communications ,commission4  7#b7      
,hawaiian ,home ,l&s ,! t]m ,hawaiian   
,home ,l&s means l&s held 9 tru/ =      

,native ,hawaiians by ,hawaii pursuant  
to ! ,hawaiian ,homes ,commission ,act1 
#aibj4  7#c7 ,indian ,tribe ,! t]m      
,indian ,tribe means any individually   
id5tifi$ & f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian or 
,alaska ,native ,tribe1 b&1 nation1     
pueblo1 village1 community1 affiliat$   
tribal gr\p1 or compon5t res]vation on !
 li/ publi%$ pursuant to ! ,f$]ally     
,recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe ,li/ ,act (   
#aiid 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #eacj et seq474    
7#d7 ,qualify+ ,tribal entity ,! t]m    
qualify+ ,tribal entity means an entity 
designat$ by ! ,indian ,tribe )         
jurisdiction ov] p>ticul> ,tribal l&s = 
:i* ! spectrum access is s\ght4 ,!      
foll[+ may be designat$ z a qualify+    
,tribal entity3 7,a7 ,indian ,tribes4   
7,b7 ,tribal consortia :i* consi/s ( two
 or m ,indian ,tribes1 or an ,indian    
,tribe & an entity t is m ?an #ej p]c5t 
own$ & controll$ by "o or m ,indian     
,tribes4  7,c7 ,f$]ally *>t]$ ,tribal   
corporations creat$ "u section #ag ( !  
,indian ,reorganization ,act 7#be       

,u4,s4,c4 #eabd71 & creat$ "u section #d
 ( ! ,oklahoma ,indian ,welf>e ,act 7#be
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ebjd74  7,d7 ,entities t are
 m ?an #ej p]c5t own$ & controll$ by an 
,indian ,tribe or ,indian ,tribes4  7#e7
 ,entity t is m ?an #ej p]c5t own$ &    
controll$ by "o or m ,indian ,tribes ,! 
t]m entity t is m ?an #ej p]c5t own$ &  
controll$ by "o or m ,indian ,tribes    
means an entity ov] :i* "o or m ,indian 
,tribes h bo? de facto & de jure control
 ( ! entity4 ,de jure control ( ! entity
 is evid5c$ by own]%ip ( great] ?an #ej 
p]c5t ( ! vot+ /ock ( a corporation1 or 
9 ! case ( a p>tn]%ip1 g5]al p>tn]%ip   
int]e/s4 ,de facto control ( an entity  
is det]m9$ on a case-by-case basis4 ,an 
,indian ,tribe or ,indian ,tribes mu/   
demon/rate indicia ( control to e/abli% 
t su* ,indian ,tribe or ,indian ,tribes 
reta9 de facto control ( ! applicant    
seek+ eligibility z a qualify+ ,tribal  
entity1 includ+ ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,!       
,indian ,tribe or ,indian ,tribes       
con/itute or appo9t m ?an #ej p]c5t ( ! 

bo>d ( directors or managem5t committee 
( ! entity4  7,b7 ,! ,indian ,tribe or  
,indian ,tribes h au?ority to appo9t1   
promote1 demote1 & fire s5ior executives
 :o control ! day-to-day activities ( ! 
entity4  7,c7 ,! ,indian ,tribe or      
,indian ,tribes play an integral role 9 
! managem5t decisions ( ! entity4  7,d7 
,! ,indian ,tribe or ,indian ,tribes h !
 au?ority to make decisions or o!rwise  
engage 9 practices or activities t      
det]m9e or significantly influ5ce-- 7i7 
! nature or types ( s]vices (f]$ by su* 
an entity2  7ii7 ! t]ms ^u :i* su*      
s]vices are (f]$2 or  7iii7 ! prices    
*>g$ = su* s]vices4  7#f7 ,tribal l&s ,!
 t]m ,tribal l&s has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 
9 section #gc4gjjj ( title #dg1 ,code ( 
,f$]al ,regulations1 z ( ,april #af1    
#bjbj1 & includes ! def9ition ,indian   
,c\ntry z def9$ 9 section #aaea ( title 
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 & includes fee
 simple & re/rict$ fee l& held by an    
,indian ,tribe4  7#g7 ,wireless broadb& 
s]vice ,! t]m wireless broadb& s]vice   

means wireless broadb& int]net access   
s]vice t is deliv]$-- 7,a7 ) a d[nload  
spe$ ( n less ?an #be megabits p] second
 & an upload spe$ ( n less ?an #c       
megabits p] second2 &  7,b7 ?r\gh-- 7i7 
mobile s]vice2  7ii7 fix$ po9t-to-po9t  
multipo9t s]vice2  7iii7 fix$           
po9t-to-po9t s]vice2 or  7iv7 broadca/  
s]vice4