,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dhbj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ab1
 #bjbb,mr4 ,lee 7for himself and ,mrs4  
,blackburn7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to auction spectrum and to authorize 
the ,federal ,communications ,commission
 to borrow funds from the ,treasury1 to 
be repaid out of auction proceeds1 to   
ensure rural communications providers   
have the resources to replace           
communications equipment and services to
 protect their networks from ,chinese   
,communist ,party espionage4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,protecting ,communications ,networks   
from ,chinese ,communist ,party         
,espionage ,act4  #b4 ,spectrum auction 
7a7 ,identification ,not later than #ba 
months after the date of enactment of   
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,commerce1 
in consultation with the ,secretary of  

,defense1 the ,director of the ,office  
of ,science and ,technology ,policy1 and
 the ,federal ,communications           
,commission 7referred to in this section
 as the ,commission7 shall submit to the
 ,president1 the ,commission1 and the   
relevant congressional committees 7as   
defined in section #ijjjh7;a7 of the    
,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs   
,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #iba note2 ,public  
,law #aag-eh77 a report that identifies 
#cej megahertz of electromagnetic       
spectrum between the frequencies of     
#cajj megahertz and #cdej megahertz1    
inclusive1 to be reallocated by the     
,commission through a system of         
competitive bidding under subsection 7b7
 for non-,federal use or shared ,federal
 and non-,federal use1 or a combination 
thereof4  7b7 ,reallocation of spectrum 
through auction  7#a7 ,in general ,not  
later than #g years after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission 
shall-- 7,a7 notwithstanding paragraph  
7#aa7 or 7#ae77;,a7 of section #cji7;j7 

of the ,communications ,act of #aicd    
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cji7;j771 in            
coordination with the ,assistant        
,secretary of ,commerce for             
,communications and ,information1       
conduct a system of competitive bidding 
under that section to award licenses for
 non-,federal use or shared ,federal and
 non-,federal use1 or a combination     
thereof1 of the band or bands of        
electromagnetic spectrum identified     
under subsection 7a72 and  7,b7         
promulgate rules for the use of spectrum
 reallocated under subparagraph 7,a74   
7#b7 ,auction proceeds to cover #aaj    
percent of ,federal relocation or       
sharing costs ,nothing in this          
subsection shall be construed to relieve
 the ,commission from the requirements  
under section #cji7;j77#af77;,b7 of the 
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #cji7;j77#af77;,b774  7#c7    
,extension of auction authority ,section
 #cji7;j77#aa7 of the ,communications   
,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4            

#cji7;j77#aa77 is amended by striking   
section #ijjjh7;b77#b77;,a77ii7 of the  
,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs   
,act and inserting section #b7;a7 of the
 ,protecting ,communications ,networks  
from ,chinese ,communist ,party         
,espionage ,act4  7c7 ,use of auction   
proceeds ,notwithstanding subparagraphs 
7,a71 7,c77i71 and 7,d7 of section      
#cji7;j77#h7 of the ,communications ,act
 of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cji7;j77#h771 
and except as provided in subparagraph  
7,b7 of that paragraph1 the proceeds    
7including deposits and upfront payments
 from successful bidders7 of competitive
 bidding under subsection 7b7 of this   
section 7in this subsection referred to 
as covered proceeds7 shall be deposited 
or available as follows3 7#a7 ,such     
amount of the covered proceeds as is    
necessary to cover #aaj percent of the  
relocation or sharing costs of ,federal 
entities relocated from or sharing the  
frequencies identified under subsection 
7a7 shall be deposited in the ,spectrum 

,relocation ,fund established under     
section #aah of the ,national           
,telecommunications and ,information    
,administration ,organization ,act 7#dg 
,u4,s4,c4 #ibh74  7#b7 ,after the amount
 required to be deposited by paragraph  
7#a7 of this subsection is so deposited1
 the ,commission shall use such amounts 
as are necessary to reimburse the       
general fund of the ,treasury for any   
amounts borrowed under section 7d7 of   
this section4  7#c7 ,after compliance   
with paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of this   
subsection1 the ,commission shall       
deposit all remaining amounts in the    
general fund of the ,treasury for the   
sole purpose of deficit reduction4  7d7 
,,fcc borrowing authority ,the          
,commission may borrow from the         
,treasury of the ,united ,states an     
amount not to exceed #c1gjj1jjj1jjj to  
carry out the ,secure and ,trusted      
,communications ,networks ,act of #bjai 
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq471          
notwithstanding the limitation on       

expenditures under section #d7k7 of that
 ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #afjc7k77 and      
provided that the ,commission shall not 
use any funds borrowed under this       
subsection in a manner that may result  
in outlays on or after ,september #cj1  
#bjca4  7e7 ,relation to spectrum       
auction under ,infrastructure           
,investment and ,jobs ,act ,paragraphs  
7#b71 7#c71 and 7#d7 of section         
#ijjjh7;b7 of the ,infrastructure       
,investment and ,jobs ,act 7#dg         
,u4,s4,c4 #iba note2 ,public ,law       
#aag-eh7 are repealed4