S.Amdt. 1317Senate117th Congress (2021-2023)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 1317
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Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT)
Submitted March 5, 2021
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SA 1317. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 891 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Brown, Mr. Peters, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Carper, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Sanders) to the bill H.R. 1319, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place in title VII, insert the following: SEC. ____. SPECTRUM REALLOCATION. (a) Identification of Spectrum.--The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information shall identify not less than 150 megahertz of electromagnetic spectrum that the Federal Communications Commission can reallocate for licensed and unlicensed use in accordance with subsection (b), including sufficient spectrum to generate not less than $10,000,000,000 in revenue through an auction described in subsection (b)(1). (b) Reallocation.--Not later than December 31, 2022, of the band or bands of electromagnetic spectrum identified under subsection (a), the Federal Communications Commission shall-- (1) use a system of competitive bidding to award licenses for commercial use of half of the spectrum; and (2) make half of the spectrum available for unlicensed use. ______