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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 259 

Expressing the sense of the Senate that United States leadership in 5G 

wireless technology is a national priority. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 24, 2019 

Mr. JOHNSON submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the Senate that United States 

leadership in 5G wireless technology is a national priority. 

Whereas the United States led the world in the development 

and deployment of fourth-generation (commonly known 

as ‘‘4G’’) wireless technology, such as Long Term Evolution (commonly known as ‘‘LTE’’); 

Whereas United States leadership in 4G technology created 

a mobile broadband economy that generated hundreds of 

thousands of jobs, billions of dollars of investment and 

economic growth, and tremendous consumer benefits; 

Whereas the fifth generation of wireless connectivity, known 

as ‘‘5G’’, promises to be even more transformative, with 

speeds 100 times faster than 4G and even greater capacity to carry wireless traffic than 4G; 


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Whereas the benefits of 5G technology to the people of the 

United States will be substantial, including better access 

to high-quality health care through telemedicine, better 

and cheaper food production through precision agriculture, more efficient manufacturing and transportation 

systems, more advanced educational opportunities, more 

avenues for entrepreneurship, more sophisticated and secure military applications and devices, and other benefits 

that cannot yet be conceived; 

Whereas the Federal Communications Commission has introduced a comprehensive strategy to promote United States 

leadership in 5G technology, entitled ‘‘Facilitating America’s Superiority in 5G Technology’’ (or the ‘‘5G FAST 

Plan’’); 

Whereas a core component of the 5G FAST Plan for the development and deployment of 5G technology in the 

United States is making substantially more spectrum 

available, including low-band, mid-band, and high-band 

airwaves; 

Whereas the Federal Communications Commission is vested 

with authority to make spectrum available for the commercial marketplace; and 

Whereas the failure of the United States Government to 

present a unified position on the appropriate policies for 

critical 5G spectrum bands, including the 24 gigahertz 

band, at the World Radiocommunication Conference 

2019 (commonly referred to as ‘‘WRC–19’’) and to persuade allies to support that position could lead to a decision that would make those bands unusable for purposes 

of 5G technology development, impeding United States 

leadership and empowering global rivals: Now, therefore, 

be it 


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1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) deems it a national priority for the United 

3 States to lead the world in the development and de4 ployment of fifth-generation (commonly known as 

5 ‘‘5G’’) wireless technology; 

6 (2) supports the efforts of the Federal Commu7 nications Commission to make spectrum available 

8 for the commercial marketplace; and 

9 (3) strongly urges all entities, including Federal 

10 agencies, to work cooperatively with the Federal 

11 Communications Commission to advance the goal of 

12 United States leadership in 5G technology, including 

13 at the upcoming World Radiocommunication Con14 ference 2019. 

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