,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #diij  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #aj1 #bjba,mr4 
,c>t] ( ,georgia introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to codify
 ! ,in/itute = ,telecommunication       
,sci5ces & to direct ! ,assi/ant        
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce = ,communications &
 ,in=mation to e/abli% an initiative to 
support ! developm5t ( em]g5cy          
communication & track+ te*nologies1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,in/itute =            
,telecommunication ,sci5ces             
,codification ,act or ! ,,its           
,codification ,act4  #b4 ,in/itute =    
telecommunication sci5ces  7a7 ,f9d+s   
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! te/    
c5t] )9 ,national ,telecommunications & 
,in=mation ,adm9i/ration 79 ?is         
subsection ref]r$ to z ! ,,ntia7        
repres5ts executive bran* ag5cies on    
spectrum issues be=e ! ,f$]al           
,communications ,commission4  7#b7      

,und]/&+ radio frequ5cy propagation     
*>act]i/ics & model+ is a critical      
compon5t ( mak+ spectrum decisions4     
7#c7 ,f$]al ag5cies rely on exp]t       
eng9e]+ /udies1 simulations1 & analyses 
to make det]m9ations ab\t sy/em         
relocations to make spectrum available =
 comm]cial use z well z id5tify spectrum
 %>+ opportunities ?r\gh ! ,,ntia4  7#d7
 ,cle>+ ( ,f$]al spectrum1 :5 feasible1 
is ! priority action to make ,f$]al     
spectrum available = comm]cial uses4    
7#e7 ,%>+ ( ,f$]al spectrum betwe5      
,f$]al entities & comm]cial entities    
provides access to ,f$]al spectrum =    
comm]cial uses 9 circum/ances :]e cle>+ 
is n possible4  7#f7 ,! te/ c5t] )9     
,,ntia1 is ! ,gov]nm5t's premi] exp]t   
laboratory = spectrum rese>* activities1
 spectrum %>+ innovation & te/+1        
spectrum int]f]5ce /udies1 & all        
activities relat$ to advanc+ next       
g5]ation wireless te*nologies4  7#g7 ,! 
te/ c5t] )9 ,,ntia is critical =        
und]tak+ eng9e]+ /udies & analyses1     

id5tify+ cle>+ or %>+ opportunities1 &  
facilitat+ policy decisions to maximize 
! effici5t use ( spectrum res\rces4  7b7
 ,op]ation ( te/ c5t] ,"p ,a ( !        
,national ,telecommunications &         
,in=mation ,adm9i/ration ,organization  
,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ija et seq47 is    
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #ajf4 
,in/itute = telecommunication sci5ces   
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,"u !    
au?ority provid$ to ! ,assi/ant         
,secret>y "u section #ajc1 ! ,assi/ant  
,secret>y %all op]ate a te/ c5t] to be  
kn[n z ! ,in/itute = ,telecommunication 
,sci5ces 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z     
,,its74  7#b7 ,functions  7,a7 ,9 g5]al 
,9 addition to any functions delegat$ by
 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y "u subp>agraph   
7,b71 ,,its %all s]ve z ! prim>y        
laboratory = ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to-- 7i7
 /udy radio frequ5cy emissions1 includ+ 
te*nologies & te*niques to control su*  
emissions & int]f]5ce caus$ by su*      
emissions2  7ii7 det]m9e spectrum       
propagation *>act]i/ics2  7iii7 conduct 

te/s on te*nology t enhances ! %>+ (    
electromagnetic spectrum betwe5 ,f$]al &
 non-,f$]al us]s2  7iv7 improve !       
int]f]5ce tol]ance ( ,f$]al sy/ems      
op]at+ )1 or us+1 ,f$]al spectrum2  7v7 
promote activities relat+ to access to  
,f$]al spectrum by non-,f$]al us]s & !  
%>+ ( ,f$]al spectrum betwe5 ,f$]al &   
non-,f$]al us]s2 &  7vi7 conduct su* o!r
 activities z det]m9$ necess>y by !     
,assi/ant ,secret>y4  7,b7 ,additional  
functions ,! ,assi/ant ,secret>y may    
delegate to ,,its any ( ! functions     
assign$ to ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y "u     
section #ajc7;b77#a74  7#c7 ,agreem5ts &
 transactions ,! ,assi/ant ,secret>y1   
act+ ?r\gh ! head ( ,,its1 may ent] into
 su* agreem5ts1 includ+ contracts1      
coop]ative agreem5ts1 & int]ag5cy       
agreem5ts1 z may be necess>y4  7#d7     
,funds f ,f$]al & non-,f$]al entities ,9
 addition to su* o!r sums z may be made 
available to c>ry out ?is section1 !    
,assi/ant ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! head (
 ,,its may accept1 hold1 adm9i/]1 & use 

funds f any ,f$]al entity or non-,f$]al 
entity1 includ+ a ,/ate gov]nm5t1 local 
gov]nm5t1 or private sector entity1 =   
,,its to p]=m analysis or conduct a     
te*nical /udy on behalf ( su* entity4   
7#e7 ,f$]al spectrum def9$ ,9 ?is       
subsection1 ! t]m ,f$]al spectrum means 
frequ5cies assign$ on a prim>y basis to 
a ,f$]al entity 7z def9$ 9 section      
#aac7l7 ( ! ,national                   
,telecommunications & ,in=mation        
,adm9i/ration ,organization ,act 7#dg   
,u4,s4,c4 #ibc7l7774  7b7 ,em]g5cy      
communication & track+ te*nologies      
initiative  7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!         
,assi/ant ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! head (
 ,,its1 %all e/abli% an initiative to   
support ! developm5t ( em]g5cy          
communication & track+ te*nologies = use
 9 locat+ trapp$ individuals 9 conf9$   
spaces1 su* z und]gr\nd m9es1 & o!r     
%ield$ environm5ts1 su* z high-rise     
build+s or collaps$ /ructures1 :]e      
conv5tional radio communication is      
limit$4  7#b7 ,activities ,9 ord] to    

c>ry out ?is subsection1 ! ,assi/ant    
,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! head ( ,,its1   
%all "w ) private sector entities & !   
heads ( appropriate ,f$]al ag5cies to-- 
7,a7 p]=m a ne$s assessm5t to id5tify & 
evaluate ! measurem5t1 te*nical         
specifications1 & con=mity assessm5t    
ne$s requir$ to improve ! op]ation &    
reliability ( su* em]g5cy communication 
& track+ te*nologies2 &  7,b7 support ! 
developm5t ( te*nical specifications &  
con=mance ar*itecture to improve !      
op]ation & reliability ( su* em]g5cy    
communication & track+ te*nologies4     
7#c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !       
,assi/ant ,secret>y %all submit to      
,congress1 & make publicly available1 a 
report on ! assessm5t p]=m$ "u p>agraph 
7#b77;,a74  4