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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2911 

To require the Federal Communications Commission to expand eligibility 

for part 74 licenses to certain wireless microphone users, to establish 

safe haven channels for wireless microphones, and to authorize access 

by owners and operators of wireless microphones to the TV bands databases for the purpose of protecting wireless microphone operations from 

interference. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 1, 2013 

Mr. RUSH (for himself and Mr. COHEN) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To require the Federal Communications Commission to expand eligibility for part 74 licenses to certain wireless 

microphone users, to establish safe haven channels for 

wireless microphones, and to authorize access by owners 

and operators of wireless microphones to the TV bands 

databases for the purpose of protecting wireless microphone operations from interference. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Wireless Microphone 

3 Users Interference Protection Act of 2013’’. 

4 SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR PART 74 LICENSES. 

5 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

6 of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall 

7 take such actions as are necessary to expand eligibility for 

8 licenses under section 74.832 of title 47, Code of Federal 

9 Regulations, to the owners of, and operators of events and 

10 performances at, the following sites: 

11 (1) Amusement parks. 

12 (2) Arenas. 

13 (3) Convention centers. 

14 (4) Educational facilities. 

15 (5) Houses of worship. 

16 (6) Lodging facilities. 

17 (7) Museums. 

18 (8) Outdoor venues. 

19 (9) Recording studios. 

20 (10) Theaters. 

21 SEC. 3. EXPANDING SCOPE OF SERVICE RULE. 

22 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

23 of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall 

24 expand the scope of service and permissible transmissions 

25 currently set forth in section 74.831 of title 47, Code of 

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1 phones in rehearsals and live or recorded events and per2 formances by the persons and entities made eligible for 

3 licenses pursuant to section 2 of this Act. 

4 SEC. 4. SAFE HAVEN CHANNELS. 

5 The Federal Communications Commission shall es6 tablish 2 safe haven channels for exclusive use by wireless 

7 microphone users that are each 6 MHz in the spectrum 

8 ranging from 470 MHz to 698 MHz, inclusive, other than 

9 frequencies identified as guard bands and the mid-band 

10 gap between the frequencies designated for uplink and 

11 downlink service in auctioned 600 MHz spectrum. 

12 SEC. 5. ACCESS TO TV BANDS DATABASES. 

13 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Federal Communications 

14 Commission shall authorize the owners and operators of 

15 wireless microphones (and their appointed technical rep16 resentatives) to have access to the TV bands databases 

17 described in subpart H of part 15 of title 47, Code of Fed18 eral Regulations, for the purpose of protecting wireless 

19 microphone operations from interference. 

20 (b) REGISTRATION SITES.—Sites that may be reg21 istered in the TV bands databases as sites where wireless 

22 microphone operations shall be protected pursuant to sub23 section (a) include the following: 

24 (1) Amusement parks. 

25 (2) Arenas. 


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1 (3) Convention centers. 

2 (4) Educational facilities. 

3 (5) Houses of worship. 

4 (6) Lodging facilities. 

5 (7) Museums. 

6 (8) Outdoor venues. 

7 (9) Recording studios. 

8 (10) Restaurants. 

9 (11) Theaters. 

10 SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 

11 For purposes of this Act, the following definitions 

12 apply: 

13 (1) AMUSEMENT PARK.—The term ‘‘amusement 

14 park’’ means a commercially operated park equipped 

15 with various recreational devices, entertainment, and 

16 typically booths for games and the sale of food and 

17 drink. 

18 (2) ARENA.—The term ‘‘arena’’ means any 

19 building or structure primarily used for an athletic 

20 contest, sporting event, or musical performance, 

21 such as a stadium or racetrack. 

22 (3) CONVENTION CENTER.—The term ‘‘conven23 tion center’’ means any civic building or group of 

24 buildings designed for events, such as conventions, 

25 industrial shows, and exhibitions, and which often 


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1 includes an auditorium, a conference or meeting 

2 room, hotel accommodations, a restaurant, or other 

3 facilities. 

4 (4) EDUCATIONAL FACILITY.—The term ‘‘edu5 cational facility’’ means any building, place, or insti6 tution where instruction to students is provided, in7 cluding any daycare center, nursery school, public or 

8 private school, college or university, career or tech9 nical education school, or corporate training center. 

10 (5) HOUSE OF WORSHIP.—The term ‘‘house of 

11 worship’’ means any building, place, or institution 

12 devoted to religious worship, including a church, 

13 synagogue, temple, mosque, or chapel. 

14 (6) LODGING FACILITY.—The term ‘‘lodging fa15 cility’’ means any individual hotel, motel, or inn that 

16 makes accommodation available on a temporary 

17 basis for a charge. 

18 (7) MUSEUM.—The term ‘‘museum’’ means a 

19 building, place, or institution devoted to the procure20 ment, care, study, and display of works of art, sci21 entific specimens, and other objects of lasting inter22 est or value. 

23 (8) OUTDOOR VENUE.—The term ‘‘outdoor 

24 venue’’ means any outdoor place or area where a 

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1 bition, or civic ceremony or presentation is held, 

2 such as a fairground, golf course, or pavilion. Such 

3 term includes a place or area that is partially en4 closed. 

5 (9) RECORDING STUDIO.—The term ‘‘recording 

6 studio’’ means any facility used primarily for the 

7 commercial production or recording of live or 

8 prerecorded music, television, motion picture, or 

9 other kind of news, sports, entertainment, edu10 cational, or religious programming. 

11 (10) RESTAURANT.—The term ‘‘restaurant’’ 

12 means an establishment where meals may be pur13 chased and consumed. 

14 (11) THEATER.—The term ‘‘theater’’ means 

15 any place, building, enclosure, or structure with a 

16 seating capacity that is used for a dramatic perform17 ance, stage entertainment, musical performance, or 

18 motion picture show. 

19 (12) WIRELESS MICROPHONE.—The term 

20 ‘‘wireless microphone’’ means a low power auxiliary 

21 station, as defined in subpart H of part 74 of title 

22 47, Code of Federal Regulations, as of the date of 

23 enactment of this Act. 

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