S.Amdt. 2215

SA 2215. Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2137 proposed by Mr.
Schumer (for Ms. Sinema (for herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Manchin, Mr.
Cassidy, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Collins, Mr. Tester, Ms. Murkowski, Mr.
Warner, and Mr. Romney)) to the bill H.R. 3684, to authorize funds for
Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs,
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

Strike section 90008 and insert the following:

SEC. 90008. 3.1-3.45 GHZ BAND.

(a) Identification and Auction.--The Federal Communications
Commission (referred to in this section as the
``Commission''), in consultation with the Assistant Secretary
of Commerce for Communications and Information, shall--
(1) not later than December 31, 2022, identify 350
megahertz of electromagnetic spectrum in the frequencies
between 3100 and 3450 megahertz to be made available for
shared Federal and non-Federal commercial licensed use,
subject to flexible-use service rules that are consistent
with the rules for the band of frequencies between 3450 and
3550 megahertz established in the Second Report and Order in
the matter of Facilitating

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Shared Use in the 3100-3550 MHz Band adopted by the
Commission on March 17, 2021 (FCC 21-32; WT Docket No. 19-
348) that permit full-power commercial licensed use of that
band; and
(2) not earlier than November 30, 2024, and not later than
10 years after the date of enactment of this Act, complete a
system of competitive bidding under section 309(j) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) to grant new
licenses for the spectrum identified under paragraph (1) of
this subsection.
(b) Timing of Auction.--Notwithstanding section 309(j)(7)
of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(7)), the
Commission shall conduct the system of competitive bidding
required under subsection (a)(2) of this section at a time
during the period described in that subsection that will
maximize the proceeds generated by the system of competitive
bidding.
(c) Clearing of Spectrum.--Not later than 1 year after the
date on which the system of competitive bidding required
under subsection (a)(2) is completed, the President shall
withdraw or modify any assignment to a Federal Government
station of the frequencies identified under subsection (a)(1)
in order to accommodate shared Federal and non-Federal
commercial licensed use in accordance with subsection (a)(1).
(d) FCC Auction Authority.--Section 309(j)(11) of the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(11)) is amended
by inserting after ``2025'' the following: ``, and with
respect to the electromagnetic spectrum identified under
section 90008(a)(1) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs
Act, such authority shall expire on the date that is 10 years
after the date of enactment of that Act''.
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