Amendment clarifies that the inclusion of the Spectrum Pipeline Act in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 has no effect on the provisions of the FY 2000 National Defense Authorization Act which relate to the spectrum.

1. Rewrites section 1045

   Replaces

   Removes section 1045.

   Inserted: SEC. 1045. PROTECTION OF CERTAIN FEDERAL SPECTRUM OPERATIONS.

   Inserted: Section 1004 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-74; 47 U.S.C. 921 note) is amended by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(d) Protection of Certain Federal Spectrum Operations.--If the report required by subsection (a) determines that reallocation and auction of the spectrum described in the report would harm national security by impacting existing terrestrial Federal spectrum operations at the Nevada Test and Training Range, the Commission, in coordination with the Secretary shall, prior to the auction described in subsection (c)(1)(B), establish rules for licensees in such spectrum sufficient to mitigate harmful interference to such operations.

   Inserted: "(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect any requirement under section 1062(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (47 U.S.C. 921 note; Public Law 106-65).".

   Original wording

   Strike section 1045 and insert the following:

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