,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #edhf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #e1         
#bjba,mr4 ,guthrie introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,national      
,telecommunications and ,information    
,administration ,organization ,act to   
provide for a standardized framework to 
facilitate the sharing of               
electromagnetic spectrum between        
non-,federal users and incumbent        
,federal entities1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,simplifying        
,management1 ,reallocation1 and         
,transfer of ,spectrum ,act or the      
,,smart ,act4  #b4 ,standardized        
spectrum sharing framework ,part ,b of  
the ,national ,telecommunications and   
,information ,administration            
,organization ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #iba  
et seq47 is amended by adding at the end
 the following3  #abj4 ,standardized    

spectrum sharing framework  7a7 ,in     
general ,the ,assistant ,secretary      
shall-- 7#a7 not later than #abj days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
section1 begin to amend the ,department 
of ,commerce spectrum management        
document entitled ,manual of            
,regulations and ,procedures for        
,federal ,radio ,frequency ,management  
so as to incorporate a standardized     
framework to facilitate the sharing of  
covered spectrum between non-,federal   
users and incumbent ,federal entities2  
and  7#b7 not later than the date on    
which amounts appropriated under        
subsection 7c7 first become available1  
begin to implement such framework4  7b7 
,system ,to enable sharing  7#a7 ,in    
general ,the standardized framework     
required by subsection 7a7 shall include
 a system to enable sharing1 including  
time-based sharing1 to securely manage  
harmful interference between            
non-,federal users and incumbent        
,federal entities sharing a band of     

covered spectrum1 in order to ensure    
access by such non-,federal users to    
such band of covered spectrum4  7#b7    
,requirements ,the system required by   
paragraph 7#a7 shall contain1 at a      
minimum1 the following3 7,a7 ,one or    
more mechanisms to allow non-,federal   
secondary use as authorized by the      
,commission during times when there is  
no primary use by ,federal entities     
encumbering the covered spectrum4  7,b7 
,one or more mechanisms to address      
harmful interference to incumbent       
,federal entities1 including through the
 following functions3 7i7 ,sensing4     
7ii7 ,identification4  7iii7 ,reporting4
  7iv7 ,analysis4  7v7 ,resolution4     
7,c7 ,dynamic protection area analysis1 
definition1 and control4  7#c7          
,compliance with ,commission rules ,the 
system required by paragraph 7#a7 shall 
ensure that use of covered spectrum is  
in accordance with the applicable rules 
of the ,commission4  7#d7 ,input of     
information ,each incumbent ,federal    

entity sharing a band of covered        
spectrum shall input into the system    
required by paragraph 7#a7 such         
information as the ,assistant ,secretary
 may require regarding the frequency1   
time1 and location of the use of the    
band by such ,federal entity4  7#e7     
,protection of classified information   
and controlled unclassified information 
,the system required by paragraph 7#a7  
shall contain appropriate measures to   
protect classified information and      
controlled unclassified information1    
including any such classified           
information or controlled unclassified  
information that relates to military    
operations4  7c7 ,authorization of      
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to the ,assistant       
,secretary to carry out this section--  
7#a7 #aag1djj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbc 
7and such amount is authorized to remain
 available through fiscal year #bjbi72  
and  7#b7 #h1gjj1jjj for fiscal year    
#bjcj and each fiscal year thereafter4  

7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,covered spectrum ,the term covered     
spectrum means electromagnetic spectrum 
for which usage rights are assigned     
7including before the date on which the 
standardized framework required by      
subsection 7a7 is implemented7 by       
competitive bidding pursuant to section 
#cji7;j7 of the ,communications ,act of 
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cji7;j77 to a     
non-,federal user for use on a shared   
basis with an incumbent ,federal entity 
in an area where the ,assistant         
,secretary1 in consultation with the    
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget1 determines it is infeasible
 for the systems of such ,federal entity
 to be relocated to fully clear such    
spectrum4  7#b7 ,federal entity ,the    
term ,federal entity has the meaning    
given such term in section #aac7l74  4