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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 1314 (EAH) — 114 HR 1314 EAH: Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 · Sec. 1004

Sec. 1004. Identification, reallocation, and auction of Federal spectrum

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Not later than January 1, 2022, the Secretary shall submit to the President and to the Commission a report identifying 30 megahertz of electromagnetic spectrum (in bands of not less than 10 megahertz of contiguous frequencies) below the frequency of 3 gigahertz (except for the spectrum between the frequencies of 1675 megahertz and 1695 megahertz) for reallocation from Federal use to non-Federal use or shared Federal and non-Federal use, or a combination thereof. The President shall— not later than January 1, 2022, begin the process of withdrawing or modifying the assignment to a Federal Government station of the electromagnetic spectrum identified under subsection (a); and not later than 30 days after completing the withdrawal or modification, notify the Commission that the withdrawal or modification is complete.
The Commission shall— reallocate the electromagnetic spectrum identified under subsection
(a)for non-Federal use or shared Federal and non-Federal use, or a combination thereof; and notwithstanding paragraph (15)(A) of section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 309(j) ), not later than July 1, 2024, begin a system of competitive bidding under such section to grant new initial licenses for the use of such spectrum, subject to flexible-use service rules. Nothing in paragraph
(1)shall be construed to relieve the Commission from the requirements of section 309(j)(16)(B) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(16)(B) ).
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