Sec. 511. National spectrum workforce plan
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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary, in coordination with the Executive Office of the President, and in consultation with the heads of the member agencies of the Spectrum Advisory Council and the stakeholders described in subsection (b), shall develop a National Spectrum Workforce Plan to— understand the spectrum workforce development needs for the United States; prioritize the development of, and enhancement to, the spectrum ecosystem workforce, including the operational, technical, and policy positions involved in spectrum-related activities; and consider strategies and methods to encourage the development of spectrum engineering training programs, work-study programs, and trade school certification programs to strengthen the spectrum workforce ecosystem.
The Under Secretary, in coordination with the Executive Office of the President, shall use the collaborative framework established under section 101(d) to collect input from stakeholders, including academia, Federal agencies, Tribal Nations, and industry, to identify the education and training programs necessary to equip the existing workforce, and prepare the future workforce, to meet the evolving spectrum-related workforce demands. Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and once every 4 years thereafter (or more frequently, as appropriate, as determined by the Under Secretary), the Under Secretary, in coordination with the Executive Office of the President, shall update the National Spectrum Workforce Plan developed under subsection (a).
The Under Secretary shall submit to Congress the National Spectrum Workforce Plan established subsection
(a)and any updates to that Plan made under subsection (c).