,,ii #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #ciji ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #ab1 #bjbd,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,thune1 and ,mrs4 ,blackburn7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,federal ,communications ,commission to auction spectrum in the band between #a4c gigahertz and #ac4b gigahertz1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,spectrum ,pipeline ,act of #bjbd4 #b4 ,identification of spectrum for reallocation and auction 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate committees of ,congress ,the term appropriate committees of ,congress means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,assistant ,secretary ,the term ,assistant ,secretary means the ,assistant ,secretary of ,commerce for ,communications and ,information4 7#c7 ,commission ,the term ,commission means the ,federal ,communications ,commission4 7#d7 ,covered band ,the term covered band means the band of frequencies between #a4c gigahertz and #ac4b gigahertz4 7#e7 ,federal entity ,the term ,federal entity has the meaning given the term in section #aac7l7 of the ,national ,telecommunications and ,information ,administration ,organization ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc7l774 7#f7 ,full-power commercial licensed use cases ,the term full-power commercial licensed use cases means flexible use wireless broadband services with base station power levels sufficient for high-power1 high-density1 and wide-area commercial mobile services1 consistent with the service rules under part #bg of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or any successor regulations1 for wireless broadband deployments throughout the covered band4 7b7 ,identification for reallocation 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,assistant ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,commission1 shall identify not less than #bejj megahertz of spectrum in the covered band1 that as of the date of enactment of this ,act is allocated for ,federal use or for shared ,federal and non-,federal use1 for reallocation for non-,federal use1 shared ,federal and non-,federal use1 or a combination thereof1 including not less than #abej megahertz for full-power commercial licensed use cases4 7#b7 ,schedule ,the ,assistant ,secretary shall identify the spectrum under paragraph 7#a7 according to the following schedule3 7,a7 ,not later than #b years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,assistant ,secretary shall identify not less than #abej megahertz of spectrum4 7,b7 ,not later than #e years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,assistant ,secretary shall identify any remaining spectrum required to be identified under paragraph 7#a7 after compliance with subparagraph 7,a7 of this paragraph4 7c7 ,auctions 7#a7 ,in general ,with respect to the spectrum identified for reallocation under subsection 7b7 for commercial licensed use1 the ,commission shall grant licenses through systems of competitive bidding for not less than #abej megahertz of the spectrum for full-power commercial licensed use cases4 7#b7 ,schedule ,the ,commission shall auction the spectrum under paragraph 7#a7 according to the following schedule3 7,a7 ,not later than #c years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission shall complete #a or more systems of competitive bidding for not less than #fjj megahertz of the spectrum4 7,b7 ,not later than #f years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission shall complete #a or more systems of competitive bidding for any remaining spectrum required to be auctioned under paragraph 7#a7 after compliance with subparagraph 7,a7 of this paragraph4 7d7 ,unlicensed use ,not later than #b years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission shall make available on an unlicensed basis not less than #abe megahertz of the spectrum in the covered band4 7e7 ,licensed or unlicensed use ,not later than #h years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission shall make available for use on a licensed or unlicensed basis any remaining spectrum that is-- 7#a7 identified under subsection 7b72 and 7#b7 not-- 7,a7 auctioned under subsection 7c72 or 7,b7 made available on an unlicensed basis under subsection 7d74 7f7 ,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 7g7 ,auction authority ,section #cji7;j77#aa7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #cji7;j77#aa77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking grant a license or permit under this subsection shall expire ,march #i1 #bjbc and inserting complete a system of competitive bidding under this subsection shall expire ,september #cj1 #bjbg2 7#b7 by striking and with respect to and inserting with respect to2 and 7#c7 by inserting before the period at the end the following3 1 and with respect to the electromagnetic spectrum in the covered band 7as defined in section #b7;a7 of the ,spectrum ,pipeline ,act of #bjbd71 such authority shall expire on the date that is #h years after the date of enactment of that ,act4 7h7 ,reporting requirements and quarterly briefings 7#a7 ,,ntia progress report on spectrum identification 7,a7 ,in general ,on each date as of which the ,assistant ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,commission1 has identified the quantity of spectrum required under subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b71 respectively1 of subsection 7b77#b71 the ,assistant ,secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of ,congress a report detailing the findings and conclusions that the ,assistant ,secretary used to support the identification4 7,b7 ,contents ,the ,assistant ,secretary shall include in each report submitted under subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 an analysis of the spectrum identified2 and 7ii7 the ,federal entities with which the ,assistant ,secretary coordinated regarding the spectrum identified4 7,c7 ,form of report ,each report required under subparagraph 7,a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may contain a classified annex4 7#b7 ,,ntia and ,,fcc reports on reallocation of spectrum identified 7,a7 ,initial progress report ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,assistant ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,commission1 shall submit to the appropriate committees of ,congress a report on the progress of the ,assistant ,secretary in identifying spectrum in the covered band for reallocation under subsection 7b7 that includes-- 7i7 an assessment of the operations of the ,federal entities and non-,federal entities that operate in the spectrum in the covered band2 and 7ii7 a preliminary analysis of which portions of the covered band are being considered for reallocation in accordance with subsection 7b77#a74 7,b7 ,reports on #b tranches of identified spectrum ,not later than #fj days after each date as of which the ,assistant ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,commission1 has identified the quantity of spectrum required under subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b71 respectively1 of subsection 7b77#b71 the ,assistant ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,commission1 shall submit to the appropriate committees of ,congress a report that includes-- 7i7 an assessment of the operations of the ,federal entities and non-,federal entities that operate in the applicable spectrum1 current as of the date of the submission of the report2 7ii7 the steps the ,president has taken to begin the process of withdrawing or modifying the assignments of ,federal entities in the covered band as necessary for the ,commission to begin and complete the systems of competitive bidding under subsection 7c72 7iii7 an estimate of the funding required for the relocation or sharing costs 7as defined in section #ibc7;g77#c7 of the ,national ,telecommunications and ,information ,administration ,organization ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc7;g77#c777 expected to be incurred by the ,federal entities described in clause 7ii7 in connection with the reallocation of the applicable spectrum2 and 7iv7 steps the ,assistant ,secretary is taking to ensure global harmonization with the spectrum to be reallocated4 7,c7 ,form of report ,each report required under this paragraph shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may contain a classified annex4 7#c7 ,annual briefings 7,a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter until the date that is #aj years after such date of enactment1 the ,assistant ,secretary and the ,chairman of the ,commission shall provide the appropriate committees of ,congress with a briefing on the progress of the ,assistant ,secretary and the ,chairman in complying with the requirements of this section4 7,b7 ,contents ,the ,assistant ,secretary and the ,chairman of the ,commission shall include in each briefing under subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 an update on the specific frequencies of spectrum under consideration or that have been identified to meet the requirements of subsection 7b72 7ii7 an explanation of the ,federal entities and non-,federal entities that operate on the frequencies described in clause 7i7 and the specific services or systems utilized by those entities on those frequencies2 7iii7 the extent to which ,federal entities are cooperating with the efforts of the ,assistant ,secretary and the ,chairman of the ,commission to comply with the requirements of this ,act2 7iv7 an update on the progress of the systems of competitive bidding required by subsection 7c72 and 7v7 any additional information related to compliance with this ,act by the ,assistant ,secretary and the ,chairman4 7,c7 ,form of briefing ,any classified information that would otherwise be provided in a briefing under subparagraph 7,a7 shall be provided in a separate classified briefing4 #c4 ,spectrum ,relocation ,fund modernization 7a7 ,congressional notification timelines ,section #aah of the ,national ,telecommunications and ,information ,administration ,organization ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ibh7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7d77#b7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking #cj days and inserting #ae days2 and 7,b7 in the matter following subparagraph 7,c71 by striking #cj days and inserting #ae days2 7#b7 in subsection 7f77#b77;,b77iv71 by striking #cj days and inserting #ae days2 and 7#c7 in subsection 7g77#b77;,d77ii71 by striking #fj days and inserting #ae days4 7b7 ,comparable capability ,section #aac7;g77#c7 of the ,national ,telecommunications and ,information ,administration ,organization ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc7;g77#c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,a7 in clause 7iv71 by striking 2 and and inserting a semicolon2 7,b7 in clause 7v71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7vi7 the costs associated with replacing systems and equipment with state-of-the-art systems and equipment1 including systems and equipment with additional functions1 only if the state-of-the-art systems and equipment allow for the reallocation of significantly more valuable spectrum frequencies from ,federal use to exclusive non-,federal use or to shared ,federal and non-,federal use than would be reallocated if systems and equipment were replaced with comparable systems and equipment or systems and equipment with incidental increases in functionality1 provided the costs would not jeopardize the ability of the ,assistant ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,chair of the ,commission1 to reallocate eligible spectrum frequencies from ,federal use to exclusive non-,federal use or to shared use4 2 and 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b77ii71 by striking incidental4