,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dhjc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #ai1  
#bjbj,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 make the
 #cdej-ceej ,m,hz spectrum band         
available for non-,federal use4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,beat ,china by ,harnessing         
,important1 ,national ,airwaves for     
#e;,g ,act of #bjbj or the ,beat ,,china
 for #e;,g ,act of #bjbj4  #b4          
,reallocation and auction of #cdej-ceej 
,m,hz spectrum band  7a7 ,definitions   
,in this section-- 7#a7 the term        
,commission means the ,federal          
,communications ,commission2 and  7#b7  
the term covered band means the band of 
electromagnetic spectrum between the    
frequencies of #cdej megahertz and #ceej
 megahertz1 inclusive4  7b7 ,withdrawal 
or modification of ,federal ,government 

assignments ,the ,president1 acting     
through the ,assistant ,secretary of    
,commerce for ,communications and       
,information1 shall-- 7#a7 not later    
than #ahj days after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 in coordination 
with relevant ,federal users1 begin the 
process of withdrawing or modifying the 
assignments to ,federal ,government     
stations of the covered band as         
necessary for the ,commission to comply 
with subsection 7c72 and  7#b7 not later
 than #cj days after completing any     
necessary withdrawal or modification    
under paragraph 7#a71 notify the        
,commission that the withdrawal or      
modification is complete4  7c7          
,reallocation and auction  7#a7 ,in     
general ,the ,commission shall-- 7,a7   
revise the non-,federal allocation for  
the covered band to permit flexible-use 
services2 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

 ,december #ca1 #bjba1 begin a system of
 competitive bidding under that section 
to grant new initial licenses for the   
use of the covered band1 subject to     
flexible-use service rules4  7#b7       
,exemption from notification requirement
 ,the first sentence of section         
#aac7;g77#d77;,a7 of the ,national      
,telecommunications and ,information    
,administration ,organization ,act 7#dg 
,u4,s4,c4 #ibc7;g77#d77;,a77 shall not  
apply with respect to the system of     
competitive bidding required under      
paragraph 7#a77;,b7 of this subsection4 
7#c7 ,proceeds to cover #aaj percent of 
,federal relocation or sharing costs    
,nothing in paragraph 7#a7 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