S.Amdt. 2258

SA 2258. Mr. LEE 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:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. FEDERAL SPECTRUM AUDIT.

(a) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``Assistant Secretary'' means the Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information; and
(2) the term ``Federal entity'' has the meaning given the
term in section 113(l) of the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C.
923(l)).
(b) Audit and Report.--Not later than 18 months after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary, in
consultation with the head of each Federal entity, shall--
(1) conduct an audit of the electromagnetic spectrum that
is assigned or otherwise allocated to each Federal entity as
of the date of the audit; and
(2) submit to Congress, and make available to each Member
of Congress upon request, a report containing the results of
the audit conducted under paragraph (1).
(c) Contents of Report.--The Assistant Secretary shall
include in the report submitted under subsection (b)(2), with
respect to the electromagnetic spectrum that is assigned or
otherwise allocated to a Federal entity as of the date of the
audit--
(1) each particular band of spectrum being used by the
Federal entity;
(2) a description of each purpose for which a particular
band described in paragraph (1) is being used, and how much
of the band is being used for that purpose;
(3) the State or other geographic area in which a
particular band described in paragraph (1) is assigned or
allocated for use;
(4) whether a particular band described in paragraph (1) is
used exclusively by the Federal entity or shared with another
Federal entity or a non-Federal entity; and
(5) any portion of the spectrum that is not being used by
the Federal entity.
(d) Form of Report.--The report required under subsection
(a)(2) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may
include a classified annex.
(e) Relation to Department of Transportation Spectrum
Audit.--The Assistant Secretary shall coordinate the
implementation of this section with the implementation of
section 27003 (relating to an audit of Department of
Transportation spectrum).
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