Sec. 701. Creation of a spectrum pipeline
505 words·~2 min read·
/bill/118/hr/3565/ih/section-701A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
The Assistant Secretary shall complete, not later than June 15, 2025, a feasibility assessment of making available electromagnetic spectrum for non-Federal use, shared Federal and non-Federal use, or a combination thereof, in the bands of frequencies— between 4400 and 4940 megahertz, inclusive; and between 7125 and 8500 megahertz, inclusive. In conducting the feasibility assessment under paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary shall— coordinate directly with covered agencies with respect to frequencies assigned to, and used by, those agencies in the bands described in paragraph
(1)and in affected adjacent or near adjacent bands; and conduct each analysis in accordance with section 113(j) of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act ( 47 U.S.C. 923(j) ). Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Assistant Secretary completes the feasibility assessment required under subsection (a)(1), the Assistant Secretary shall submit to the Commission and Congress a report regarding that analysis, including an identification of the frequencies to be reallocated from Federal use to non-Federal use, and from Federal use to shared Federal and non-Federal use. The report submitted under paragraph
(1)shall include— the covered agencies with which the Assistant Secretary coordinated regarding the frequencies considered under subsection (a)(1); the necessary steps to make the bands of frequencies considered under subsection (a)(1) available for non-Federal use, shared Federal and non-Federal use, or a combination thereof, including— the technical requirements necessary to make available bands in the frequencies considered under subsection (a)(1) for— exclusive non-Federal use; and shared Federal and non-Federal use; and an estimate of the cost to covered agencies to make available bands in the frequencies considered under subsection (a)(1) for— exclusive non-Federal use; and shared Federal and non-Federal use; an assessment of the likelihood that authorizing mobile or fixed terrestrial operations in any of the frequencies considered under subsection (a)(1) would result in harmful interference to an affected Federal entity; and an assessment of the potential impact that authorizing mobile or fixed terrestrial wireless operations, including advanced mobile services operations, in any of the frequencies considered under subsection (a)(1) could have on the mission of an affected Federal entity. The Assistant Secretary shall make the report submitted under this subsection publicly available. To the extent that there is classified material in the report required to be submitted under paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary shall provide the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation of the Senate a briefing on the classified components of the report submitted under this subsection. Nothing in this subsection may be construed to require the disclosure of classified information, law enforcement sensitive information, or other information reflecting technical, procedural, or policy concerns subject to protection under section 552 of title 5, United States Code. In this section: The term Commission means the Federal Communications Commission. The term Assistant Secretary means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. The term covered agency means any agency with operations in a band of frequencies described in subsection (a)(1).
Connectionstraces to 1
Traces to 1 document
Citation graph
cites case law
Sec. 701
Creation of a spectrum pipeline
Cites 1Cited by 0 across 0 sources