SEC. 2. PUBLIC SAFETY BROADBAND LICENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Communications 
Commission shall modify the nationwide license issued 
under the Communications Act of 1934 to the Public Safe-
ty Broadband Licensee (‘‘PSBL’’) for the use of the 
broadband segment of the spectrum allocated for public 
safety services under section 337(a)(1) of such Act (47 
U.S.C. 337(a)(1)) as required by subsection (b). 
(b) LICENSE REQUIREMENTS.—The license under 
subsection (a) shall require, at a minimum, that the 
PSBL— 
(1) collaborate with a commercial entity to es-
tablish a nationwide, interoperable broadband public 
safety communications network; 
(2) be broadly representative of the public safe-
ty community; 
(3) operate as a not-for-profit organization; 
(4) have no participation in its management by 
commercial entities or interests; 
(5) submit an annual budget to the Commission 
that includes both projected expenditures and in-
come; and 
(6) submit a report to the Commission, the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
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not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal 
year documenting all income and expenditures made 
in such fiscal year. 
SEC. 3. GRANT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL 
COSTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall make 
grants, not to exceed $1,000,000 per fiscal year for each 
of fiscal years 2009 and 2010, to the PSBL to fund ad-
ministrative and operational costs. 
(b) BUDGET REQUIRED.—Prior to making a grant 
under subsection (a), the Commission shall review and ap-
prove the budget submitted under section (2)(b)(5). 
(c) GRANT RESTRICTIONS.—Upon receipt of grant 
funds under this section, the PSBL shall not— 
(1) receive any payments from any entity in 
each fiscal year covered by such grant funds; and 
(2) use any grant funds received to pay any 
debts that the PSBL had incurred before the receipt 
of such grant funds. 
(d) USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.—Any sums ap-
propriated to the Commission pursuant to this Act for 
which the Commission does not make grants under this 
section shall be used by the Commission to promote the 
establishment of a nationwide, interoperable broadband 
public safety communications network. 
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SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act, the following definitions apply: 
(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ re-
fers to the Federal Communications Commission. 
(2) PUBLIC SAFETY BROADBAND LICENSEE.— 
The term ‘‘Public Safety Broadband Licensee’’ or 
‘‘PSBL’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
90.7 of the Commission’s rules (47 C.F.R. 90.7) as 
in effect on May 1, 2008. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Com-
mission to carry out this Act $2,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2009 and 2010. 
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