,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dbcd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ba1     
#bjbj,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself and ,mr4   
,cornyn7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
the ,secretary of ,commerce to identify 
a certain amount of ,federal spectrum to
 be reallocated for mobile and fixed    
wireless broadband use1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,ensuring ,public   
,safety's ,access to ,airwaves ,act of  
#bjbj4  #b4 ,repeal of requirement to   
reallocate public safety spectrum  7a7  
,in general ,section #fajc of the       
,middle ,class ,tax ,relief and ,job    
,creation ,act of #bjab 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4  
#adac7 is repealed4  7b7 ,conforming    
amendment ,the table of contents for the
 ,middle ,class ,tax ,relief and ,job   
,creation ,act of #bjab 7,public ,law   
#aab-if2 #abf ,stat4 #aef7 is amended by

 striking the item relating to section  
#fajc4  #c4 ,availability of ,federal   
spectrum  7a7 ,definitions ,in this     
section-- 7#a7 the term ,assistant      
,secretary means the ,assistant         
,secretary of ,commerce for             
,communications and ,information2  7#b7 
the term broadband internet access      
service has the meaning given the term  
in section #h4a7;b7 of title #dg1 ,code 
of ,federal ,regulations1 or any        
successor regulation2  7#c7 the term    
,commission means the ,federal          
,communications ,commission2  7#d7 the  
term ,federal spectrum means a band of  
frequency that is allocated on a primary
 basis for ,federal ,government use2    
7#e7 the term ,secretary means the      
,secretary of ,commerce2 and  7#f7 the  
term system of competitive bidding means
 a system of competitive bidding under  
section #cji7;j7 of the ,communications 
,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cji7;j774 
7b7 ,identification  7#a7 ,in general   
,not later than ,december #ca1 #bjbj1   

and subject to paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c71
 the ,secretary1 acting through the     
,assistant ,secretary1 shall identify   
not less than #db megahertz of ,federal 
spectrum below the frequency of #ajejj  
megahertz that shall be reallocated for 
the provision of private commercial     
mobile and fixed wireless broadband     
internet access service4  7#b7          
,considerations ,in making the          
identification required under paragraph 
7#a71 the ,secretary1 acting through the
 ,assistant ,secretary1 shall consider1 
with respect to the reallocation        
described in that paragraph-- 7,a7 the  
need to preserve critical existing and  
planned capabilities of the ,federal    
,government2  7,b7 the impact of that   
reallocation on the existing            
capabilities of ,state1 local1 and      
tribal governments2  7,c7 the           
international implications of that      
reallocation2  7,d7 the need for        
appropriate enforcement mechanisms and  
authorities2 and  7,e7 the importance of

 the deployment of wireless broadband   
internet access service in rural areas  
of the ,united ,states4  7#c7           
,non-eligible spectrum ,the following   
spectrum shall be ineligible for the    
identification required under paragraph 
7#a73 7,a7 ,the bands of frequencies    
between #dgj and #eab megahertz         
7commonly known as the ,t-,band         
spectrum74  7,b7 ,the frequencies with  
respect to which the ,commission has    
granted a license to the ,first         
,responder ,network ,authority under    
section #fbja of the ,middle ,class ,tax
 ,relief and ,job ,creation ,act of     
#bjab 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #adba74  7c7       
,auction ,not later than ,december #ca1 
#bjba1 the ,commission shall-- 7#a7     
reallocate the spectrum identified under
 subsection 7b72 and  7#b7 begin a      
system of competitive bidding to grant  
new initial licenses for the use of the 
spectrum described in paragraph 7#a74