S.Amdt. 1420
What it does: Adds SEC. 1080. REPORT ON RELOCATION OF GOVERNMENT STATIONS FROM THE 1755-1780 MHZ BAND at the end of subtitle G of title X
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)What it changes
1 change to S. 1867 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 1080. REPORT ON RELOCATION OF GOVERNMENT STATIONS FROM THE 1755-1780 MHZ BAND at the end of subtitle G of title X
Adds a sectionIn S. 1867 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 301 for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities, up to $1,000,000, shall be made available for the completion of the study required under this section.
Inserted: SEC. 1080. REPORT ON RELOCATION OF GOVERNMENT STATIONS FROM THE 1755-1780 MHZ BAND.
Inserted: (a) In General.--Not later than June 30, 2012, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the relocation of all Government stations currently in the 1755-1780 MHz band from that band to other bands in which Government stations operate with primary status.
Inserted: (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:
Inserted: (1) An identification of the bands of electromagnetic spectrum that currently contain Government stations capable of sharing frequencies with Government stations currently in the 1755-1780 MHz band.
Inserted: (2) An identification of the bands, whether on a national or smaller geographic basis, that currently possess unoccupied or under-utilized frequencies on which relocated Government stations could operate with at least the same level of interference protection with which they currently operate.
Inserted: (3) An identification of the bands currently containing Government stations that could utilize more spectrally efficient technologies to accommodate the relocation of Government stations from the 1755-1780 MHz band.
Inserted: (4) An estimate of the costs of relocating Government stations from the 1755-1780 MHz band to bands identified under paragraphs (1) through (3) on a expedited basis.
Inserted: (5) An assessment of the minimum amount of time required to so relocate such stations on an expedited basis.
Inserted: (6) An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of providing the services currently provided to Federal agencies in the 1755-1780 MHz band through commercial services or other Government stations in lieu of the relocation of Government stations currently in the 1755-1780 MHz band for that purpose.
Inserted: (7) An assessment, based upon the analysis required for purposes of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), whether Government stations relocated from the 1755-1780 MHz band would operate with at least the same level of interference protection with which they currently operate, and an identification and assessment of the operational risk associated with the relocation from the 1755-1780 MHz band of each Government station currently in that band.
Inserted: (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
Inserted: (d) Costs.--The expenses associated with conducting the study required for the report required by subsection (a) shall be considered relocation costs in accordance with section 113(g)(3) of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Act (47 U.S.C. 923(g)(3)), and eligible Federal entities that incur expenses associated with such study may seek reimbursement for such expenses pursuant to section 118 of such Act (47 U.S.C. 928).
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Inserted: (e) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, the term "appropriate committees of Congress" means--
Inserted: (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
Inserted: (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:
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SA 1420. Mr. McCAIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1867, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:
SEC. 1080. REPORT ON RELOCATION OF GOVERNMENT STATIONS FROM THE 1755-1780 MHZ BAND.
(a) In General.--Not later than June 30, 2012, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the relocation of all Government stations currently in the 1755-1780 MHz band from that band to other bands in which Government stations operate with primary status.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) An identification of the bands of electromagnetic spectrum that currently contain Government stations capable of sharing frequencies with Government stations currently in the 1755-1780 MHz band.
(2) An identification of the bands, whether on a national or smaller geographic basis, that currently possess unoccupied or under-utilized frequencies on which relocated Government stations could operate with at least the same level of interference protection with which they currently operate.
(3) An identification of the bands currently containing Government stations that could utilize more spectrally efficient technologies to accommodate the relocation of Government stations from the 1755-1780 MHz band.
(4) An estimate of the costs of relocating Government stations from the 1755-1780 MHz band to bands identified under paragraphs (1) through (3) on a expedited basis.
(5) An assessment of the minimum amount of time required to so relocate such stations on an expedited basis.
(6) An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of providing the services currently provided to Federal agencies in the 1755-1780 MHz band through commercial services or other Government stations in lieu of the relocation of Government stations currently in the 1755-1780 MHz band for that purpose.
(7) An assessment, based upon the analysis required for purposes of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), whether Government stations relocated from the 1755-1780 MHz band would operate with at least the same level of interference protection with which they currently operate, and an identification and assessment of the operational risk associated with the relocation from the 1755-1780 MHz band of each Government station currently in that band.
(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
(d) Costs.--The expenses associated with conducting the study required for the report required by subsection (a) shall be considered relocation costs in accordance with section 113(g)(3) of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Act (47 U.S.C. 923(g)(3)), and eligible Federal entities that incur expenses associated with such study may seek reimbursement for such expenses pursuant to section 118 of such Act (47 U.S.C. 928).
(e) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, the term “appropriate committees of Congress” means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
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Senate amendment submitted
November 29, 2011