,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #adb #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #adee ,report ,no4 #aai-agf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #ba1 #bjbe,mr4 ,carter of ,georgia 7for himself and ,ms4 ,pettersen7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,june #cj1 #bjbe;,committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed ,a ,,bill ,to codify the ,institute for ,telecommunication ,sciences and to direct the ,assistant ,secretary of ,commerce for ,communications and ,information to establish an initiative to support the development of emergency communication and tracking technologies1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,institute for ,telecommunication ,sciences ,codification ,act or the ,,its ,codification ,act4 #b4 ,institute for ,telecommunication ,sciences 7a7 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the test center within the ,national ,telecommunications and ,information ,administration 7in this subsection referred to as the ,,ntia7 represents executive branch agencies on spectrum issues before the ,federal ,communications ,commission4 7#b7 ,understanding radio frequency propagation characteristics and modeling is a critical component of making spectrum decisions4 7#c7 ,federal agencies rely on expert engineering studies1 simulations1 and analyses to make determinations about how to make spectrum available for commercial use1 including through system relocations and identifying spectrum sharing opportunities through the ,,ntia4 7#d7 ,clearing of ,federal spectrum1 when feasible1 is the priority action to take to make ,federal spectrum available for commercial uses as required by section #aac7;j77#a7 of the ,national ,telecommunications and ,information ,administration ,organization ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ibc7;j77#a774 7#e7 ,sharing of ,federal spectrum between ,federal entities and commercial entities provides access to ,federal spectrum for commercial uses in circumstances where clearing is not feasible4 7#f7 ,the test center within the ,,ntia is the ,government's premier expert laboratory for spectrum research activities1 spectrum sharing innovation and testing1 spectrum interference studies1 and all activities related to advancing next generation wireless technologies4 7#g7 ,the test center within the ,,ntia is critical for undertaking engineering studies and analyses that inform clearing or sharing opportunities and facilitate policy decisions to maximize the efficient use of spectrum resources4 7b7 ,operation of test center ,part ,a of the ,national ,telecommunications and ,information ,administration ,organization ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ija et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #ajf4 ,institute for ,telecommunication ,sciences 7a7 ,establishment 7#a7 ,in general ,under the authority provided to the ,assistant ,secretary under section #ajc1 the ,assistant ,secretary shall operate a test center to be known as the ,institute for ,telecommunication ,sciences 7in this section referred to as ,,its74 7#b7 ,functions 7,a7 ,in general ,in addition to any functions delegated by the ,assistant ,secretary under subparagraph 7,b71 ,,its shall serve as the primary laboratory for the executive branch of the ,federal ,government to-- 7i7 study radio frequency emissions1 including technologies and techniques to control such emissions and interference caused by such emissions2 7ii7 determine spectrum propagation characteristics2 7iii7 conduct tests on technology that enhances the sharing of electromagnetic spectrum between ,federal and non-,federal users2 7iv7 improve the interference tolerance of ,federal systems operating with1 or using1 ,federal spectrum2 7v7 promote activities relating to access to ,federal spectrum by non-,federal users and the sharing of ,federal spectrum between ,federal and non-,federal users2 and 7vi7 conduct such other activities as determined necessary by the ,assistant ,secretary4 7,b7 ,additional functions ,the ,assistant ,secretary may delegate to ,,its any of the functions assigned to the ,assistant ,secretary under section #ajc7;b77#a74 7#c7 ,agreements and transactions ,in carrying out the functions described in paragraph 7#b71 the ,assistant ,secretary1 acting through the head of ,,its1 may enter into agreements as provided under the following authorities3 7,a7 ,sections #aa and #ab of the ,stevenson-,wydler ,technology ,innovation ,act of #aihj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #cgaj2 #cgaj;a74 7,b7 ,section #aece of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,c7 ,sections #bjg and #bji of title #ce1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,d7 ,section #ajc7;b77#b7 of this ,act4 7,e7 ,section #aac7;g7 of this ,act4 7,f7 ,the first undesignated section of ,public ,law #ia-dab4 7,g7 ,any authorization in any other ,federal statute4 7#d7 ,federal spectrum defined ,in this subsection1 the term ,federal spectrum means frequencies assigned on a primary basis to a ,federal entity 7as defined in section #aac7l774 7b7 ,emergency communication and tracking technologies initiative 7#a7 ,establishment ,the ,assistant ,secretary1 acting through the head of ,,its1 shall establish an initiative to support the development of emergency communication and tracking technologies for use in locating trapped individuals in confined spaces1 such as underground mines1 and other shielded environments1 such as high-rise buildings or collapsed structures1 where conventional radio communication is limited4 7#b7 ,activities ,in order to carry out this subsection1 the ,assistant ,secretary1 acting through the head of ,,its1 shall work with private sector entities and the heads of appropriate ,federal agencies1 to-- 7,a7 perform a needs assessment to identify and evaluate the measurement1 technical specifications1 and conformity assessment needs required to improve the operation and reliability of such emergency communication and tracking technologies2 and 7,b7 support the development of technical specifications and conformance architecture to improve the operation and reliability of such emergency communication and tracking technologies4 7#c7 ,report ,not later than #ah months after the date of the enactment of this section1 the ,assistant ,secretary shall submit to ,congress1 and make publicly available1 a report on the assessment performed under paragraph 7#b77;,a74 4 ,june #cj1 #bjbe;,committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed