,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #diej  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ac1 #bjbf,ms4   
,duckwor? introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,national           
,telecommunications & ,in=mation        
,adm9i/ration ,organization ,act to     
codify ! ,in/itute = ,telecommunication 
,sci5ces1 to direct ! ,assi/ant         
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce = ,communications &
 ,in=mation to e/abli% an initiative to 
support ! developm5t ( em]g5cy          
communication & track+ te*nologies1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,in/itute =            
,telecommunication ,sci5ces             
,codification ,act or ! ,,its           
,codification ,act4  #b4 ,in/itute =    
,telecommunication ,sci5ces ,"p ,a ( !  
,national ,telecommunications &         
,in=mation ,adm9i/ration ,organization  
,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ija et seq47 is    
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #ajf4 

,in/itute = ,telecommunication ,sci5ces 
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t  7#a7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is 
subsection1 ! t]m ,f$]al spectrum means 
frequ5cies assign$ on a prim>y basis to 
a ,f$]al entity1 z def9$ 9 section      
#aac7l74  7#b7 ,op]ation ,"u ! au?ority 
provid$ to ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y "u     
section #ajc1 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y %all
 op]ate a te/ c5t] to be kn[n z !       
,in/itute = ,telecommunication ,sci5ces 
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ,,its74  7#c7
 ,functions  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 addition  
to any functions delegat$ by ! ,assi/ant
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%all s]ve z a laboratory = ! executive  
bran* ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to-- 7i7 /udy
 radio frequ5cy emissions1 includ+      
te*nologies & te*niques to control ^?   
emissions & int]f]5ce caus$ by ^?       
emissions2  7ii7 /udy spectrum          
propagation *>act]i/ics2  7iii7 conduct 
te/s on te*nology t enhances ! %>+ (    
electromagnetic spectrum betwe5 ,f$]al &
 non-,f$]al us]s2  7iv7 exam9e !        
int]f]5ce tol]ance ( ,f$]al sy/ems      

op]at+ )1 or us+1 ,f$]al spectrum1 9    
collaboration ) o!r ,f$]al laboratories 
exam9+ su* issues2  7v7 analyze         
activities relat+ to access to ,f$]al   
spectrum by non-,f$]al us]s & ! %>+ (   
,f$]al spectrum betwe5 ,f$]al &         
non-,f$]al us]s2 &  7vi7 conduct su* o!r
 activities det]m9$ necess>y by !       
,assi/ant ,secret>y4  7,b7 ,additional  
functions ,! ,assi/ant ,secret>y may    
delegate to ,,its ! specific functions  
assign$ to ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y "u     
section #ajc7;b77#a71 z !y relate to !  
responsibility = ! p]=mance ( !         
communications & in=mation functions ( !
 ,secret>y1 pursuant to t section4  7#d7
 ,agreem5ts & transactions ,9 c>ry+ out 
! functions describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c71 ! 
,assi/ant ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! head (
 ,,its1 may ent] into agreem5ts1 z      
provid$ "u ! foll[+ au?orities3 7,a7    
,sections #aa & #ab ( ! ,/ev5son-,wydl] 
,te*nology ,innovation ,act ( #aihj 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cgaj1 #cgaj;a74  7,b7       
,section #aece ( title #ca1 ,unit$      

,/ates ,code4  7,c7 ,sections #bjg &    
#bji ( title #ce1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  
7,d7 ,! fir/ undesignat$ section ( !    
,act entitl$ ,an ,act to au?orize !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce to make special    
/udies1 to provide s]vices1 & to engage 
9 jo9t projects1 & = o!r purposes1      
approv$ ,septemb] #be1 #aigj 7,public   
,law #ia-dab74  7b7 ,em]g5cy            
communication & track+ te*nologies      
initiative  7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!         
,assi/ant ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! head (
 ,,its1 %all e/abli% an initiative to   
support ! developm5t ( em]g5cy          
communication & track+ te*nologies = use
 9 locat+ trapp$ individuals 9 conf9$   
spaces 7su* z und]gr\nd m9es7 & o!r     
%ield$ environm5ts 7su* z high-rise     
build+s or collaps$ /ructures7 :]e      
conv5tional radio communication is      
limit$4  7#b7 ,activities ,9 ord] to    
c>ry out ?is subsection1 ! ,assi/ant    
,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! head ( ,,its1   
%all "w ) private sector entities & !   
heads ( appropriate ,f$]al ag5cies to-- 

7,a7 p]=m a ne$s assessm5t to id5tify & 
evaluate ! measurem5t1 te*nical         
specifications1 & con=mity assessm5t    
ne$s requir$ to improve ! op]ation &    
reliability ( em]g5cy communication &   
track+ te*nologies describ$ 9 p>agraph  
7#a72 &  7,b7 support ! developm5t (    
te*nical specifications & con=mance     
ar*itecture to improve ! op]ation &     
reliability ( em]g5cy communication &   
track+ te*nologies describ$ 9 p>agraph  
7#a74  7#c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ah     
mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is      
section1 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y %all     
submit to ,congress1 & make publicly    
available1 a report on ! assessm5t p]=m$
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