S.Amdt. 1320Senate117th Congress (2021-2023)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 1320
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Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT)
Submitted March 5, 2021
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SA 1320. 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 AUCTION. (a) Identification of Spectrum.--The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information shall identify not less than 100 megahertz of electromagnetic spectrum that the Federal Communications Commission can auction for commercial purposes by December 31, 2022, to generate not less than $10,000,000,000 in revenue. (b) Auction.--Not later than December 31, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission shall use a system of competitive bidding to award licenses in the band or bands of electromagnetic spectrum identified under subsection (a) for commercial purposes. (c) Broadband Infrastructure Deployment in Unserved Areas.--The Federal Communications Commission shall use the proceeds of the auction conducted under subsection (b) for the deployment of broadband infrastructure to areas in the United States that the Commission has determined lack access to both-- (1) fixed broadband internet access service; and (2) mobile broadband internet access service. ______