,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djdi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ba1    
#bjbd,mr4 ,daines 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,wicker1 and ,ms4 ,lummis7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to appropriate more funds 
for the ,federal ,communication         
,commission's rip and replace program1  
to require a spectrum auction1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,supporting    
,national ,security with ,spectrum ,act4
  #b4 ,additional rip and replace       
funding ,section #d7k7 of the ,secure   
and ,trusted ,communications ,networks  
,act of #bjai 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #afjc7k77  
is amended by striking #a1ijj1jjj1jjj   
and inserting #d1ihj1jjj1jjj4  #c4      
,appropriation of funds ,there is       
appropriated to the ,federal            
,communications ,commission for fiscal  
year #bjbd1 out of amounts in the       

,treasury not otherwise appropriated1   
#c1jhj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available     
until expended1 to carry out section #d 
of the ,secure and ,trusted             
,communications ,networks ,act of #bjai 
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #afjc74  #d4 ,,fcc       
,auction #ig reauction of certain       
licenses2 completion of reauction  7a7  
,,fcc ,auction #ig reauction of certain 
licenses ,not later than #a year after  
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,federal ,communications ,commission    
shall initiate a system of competitive  
bidding under section #cji7;j7 of the   
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #cji7;j77 to grant licenses   
for spectrum in the inventory of the    
,commission within the bands of         
frequencies referred to by the          
,commission as the ,,aws-#c bands1      
without regard to whether the authority 
of the ,commission under paragraph 7#aa7
 of that section has expired4  7b7      
,completion of reauction ,the ,federal  
,communications ,commission shall       

complete the system of competitive      
bidding described in subsection 7a71    
including receiving payments1 processing
 applications1 and granting licenses1   
without regard to whether the authority 
of the ,commission under paragraph 7#aa7
 of section #cji7;j7 of the             
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #cji7;j77 has expired4