,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #diej  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ac1     
#bjbf,ms4 ,duckworth introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,national    
,telecommunications and ,information    
,administration ,organization ,act to   
codify the ,institute for               
,telecommunication ,sciences1 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 ,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 ,definition ,in    
this subsection1 the term ,federal      
spectrum means frequencies assigned on a
 primary basis to a ,federal entity1 as 
defined in section #aac7l74  7#b7       
,operation ,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 7referred to in this section 
as ,,its74  7#c7 ,functions  7,a7 ,in   
general ,in addition to any functions   
delegated by the ,assistant ,secretary  
under subparagraph 7,b71 ,,its shall    
serve as a laboratory for the executive 
branch of the ,federal ,government to-- 
7i7 study radio frequency emissions1    
including technologies and techniques to
 control those emissions and            
interference caused by those emissions2 

7ii7 study spectrum propagation         
characteristics2  7iii7 conduct tests on
 technology that enhances the sharing of
 electromagnetic spectrum between       
,federal and non-,federal users2  7iv7  
examine the interference tolerance of   
,federal systems operating with1 or     
using1 ,federal spectrum1 in            
collaboration with other ,federal       
laboratories examining such issues2  7v7
 analyze 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 determined        
necessary by the ,assistant ,secretary4 
7,b7 ,additional functions ,the         
,assistant ,secretary may delegate to   
,,its the specific functions assigned to
 the ,assistant ,secretary under section
 #ajc7;b77#a71 as they relate to the    
responsibility for the performance of   
the communications and information      
functions of the ,secretary1 pursuant to

 that section4  7#d7 ,agreements and    
transactions ,in carrying out the       
functions described in paragraph 7#c71  
the ,assistant ,secretary1 acting       
through the head of ,,its1 may enter    
into agreements1 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 #cgaj1 #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 ,the first undesignated    
section of the ,act entitled ,an ,act to
 authorize the ,department of ,commerce 
to make special studies1 to provide     
services1 and to engage in joint        
projects1 and for other purposes1       
approved ,september #be1 #aigj 7,public 
,law #ia-dab74  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 spaces 7such as
 underground mines7 and other shielded  
environments 7such as high-rise         
buildings or collapsed structures7 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 agencies 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 emergency 
communication and tracking technologies 
described in paragraph 7#a72 and  7,b7  
support the development of technical    
specifications and conformance          
architecture to improve the operation   
and reliability of emergency            

communication and tracking technologies 
described in paragraph 7#a74  7#c7      
,report ,not later than #ah months after
 the date of 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