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lic safety interoperable broadband network by using such 
funds only for constructing, maintaining, managing, or 
improving the network. 
SEC. 291. AUDIT AND REPORT. 
(a) AUDIT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The financial transactions of 
the Corporation for any fiscal year during which 
Federal funds are available to finance any portion of 
its operations shall be audited by the Comptroller 
General of the United States in accordance with the 
principles and procedures applicable to commercial 
corporate transactions and under such rules and 
regulations as may be prescribed by the Comptroller 
General. 
(2) LOCATION.—Any audit conducted under 
paragraph (1) shall be conducted at the place or 
places where accounts of the Corporation are nor-
mally kept. 
(3) ACCESS TO CORPORATION BOOKS AND DOC-
UMENTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of an 
audit conducted under paragraph (1), the rep-
resentatives of the Comptroller General shall— 
(i) have access to all books, accounts, 
records, reports, files, and all other papers, 
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things, or property belonging to or in use 
by the Corporation that pertain to the fi-
nancial transactions of the Corporation 
and are necessary to facilitate the audit; 
and 
(ii) be afforded full facilities for 
verifying transactions with the balances or 
securities 
held 
by 
depositories, 
fiscal 
agents, and custodians. 
(B) REQUIREMENT.—All books, accounts, 
records, reports, files, papers, and property of 
the Corporation shall remain in the possession 
and custody of the Corporation. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall submit a report of each 
audit conducted under subsection (a) to— 
(A) the appropriate committees of Con-
gress; 
(B) the President; and 
(C) the Corporation. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall contain— 
(A) such comments and information as the 
Comptroller General determines necessary to in-
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form Congress of the financial operations and 
condition of the Corporation; 
(B) any recommendations of the Comp-
troller General relating to the financial oper-
ations and condition of the Corporation; and 
(C) a description of any program, expendi-
ture, or other financial transaction or under-
taking of the Corporation that was observed 
during the course of the audit, which, in the 
opinion of the Comptroller General, has been 
carried on or made without the authority of 
law. 
SEC. 292. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this subtitle, and each year there-
after, the Corporation shall submit an annual report cov-
ering the preceding fiscal year to the President and the 
appropriate committees of Congress. 
(b) REQUIRED
CONTENT.—The report required 
under subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) a comprehensive and detailed report of the 
operations, activities, financial condition, and accom-
plishments of the Corporation under this section; 
and 
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(2) such recommendations or proposals for leg-
islative or administrative action as the Corporation 
deems appropriate. 
(c) AVAILABILITY TO TESTIFY.—The directors, offi-
cers, employees, and agents of the Corporation shall be 
available to testify before the appropriate committees of 
the Congress with respect to— 
(1) the report required under subsection (a); 
(2) the report of any audit made by the Comp-
troller General under section 291; or 
(3) any other matter which such committees 
may determine appropriate. 
SEC. 293. PROVISION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
The Commission and the Departments of Homeland 
Security, Justice, and Commerce may provide technical 
assistance to the Corporation and may take any action at 
the request of the Corporation in effectuating its duties 
and responsibilities under this subtitle. 
SEC. 294. STATE AND LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE AND LOCAL IMPLE-
MENTATION GRANT PROGRAM.—The Assistant Secretary, 
in consultation with the Corporation, shall take such ac-
tion as is necessary to establish a grant program to make 
grants to States to assist State, regional, tribal, and local 
jurisdictions to identify, plan, and implement the most ef-
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ficient and effective way for such jurisdictions to utilize 
and integrate the infrastructure, equipment, and other ar-
chitecture associated with the nationwide public safety 
interoperable broadband network established in this sub-
title to satisfy the wireless communications and data serv-
ices needs of that jurisdiction, including with regards to 
coverage, siting, identity management for public safety 
users and their devices, and other needs. 
(b) MATCHING REQUIREMENTS; FEDERAL SHARE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 
cost of any activity carried out using a grant under 
this section may not exceed 80 percent of the eligible 
costs of carrying out that activity, as determined by 
the Assistant Secretary, in consultation with the 
Corporation. 
(2) WAIVER.—The Assistant Secretary may 
waive, in whole or in part, the requirements of para-
graph (1) for good cause shown if the Assistant Sec-
retary determines that such a waiver is in the public 
interest. 
(c) PROGRAMMATIC REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 
6 months after the establishment of the bylaws of the Cor-
poration pursuant to section 288 of this subtitle, the As-
sistant Secretary, in consultation with the Corporation, 
shall establish requirements relating to the grant program 
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to be carried out under this section, including the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Defining eligible costs for purposes of sub-
section (b)(1). 
(2) Determining the scope of eligible activities 
for grant funding under this section. 
(3) Prioritizing grants for activities that ensure 
coverage in rural as well as urban areas. 
(d) CERTIFICATION AND DESIGNATION OF OFFICER 
OR GOVERNMENTAL BODY.—In carrying out the grant 
program established under this section, the Assistant Sec-
retary shall require each State to certify in its application 
for grant funds that the State has designated a single offi-
cer or governmental body to serve as the coordinator of 
implementation of the grant funds. 
SEC. 295. STATE AND LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the 
‘‘State and Local Implementation Fund’’. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The Assistant Secretary shall estab-
lish and administer the grant program authorized under 
section 294 of this subtitle using funds deposited in the 
State and Local Implementation Fund. 
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(c) CREDITING OF RECEIPTS.—There shall be depos-
ited into or credited to the State and Local Implementa-
tion Fund— 
(1) any amounts specified in section 297; and 
(2) any amounts borrowed by the Assistant 
Secretary under subsection (d). 
(d) BORROWING AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary 
may borrow from the General Fund of the Treasury 
beginning on October 1, 2011, such sums as may be 
necessary, but not to exceed $100,000,000 to imple-
ment section 294. 
(2) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Assistant Sec-
retary shall reimburse the General Fund of the 
Treasury, with interest, for any amounts borrowed 
under paragraph (1) as funds are deposited into the 
State and Local Implementation Fund. 
SEC. 296. PUBLIC SAFETY WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS RE-
SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) NIST DIRECTED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
PROGRAM.—From amounts made available from the Pub-
lic Safety Trust Fund established under section 297, the 
Director of NIST, in consultation with the Commission, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the National In-
stitute of Justice of the Department of Justice, as appro-
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priate, shall conduct research and assist with the develop-
ment of standards, technologies, and applications to ad-
vance wireless public safety communications. 
(b) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the re-
quirement under subsection (a), the Director of NIST, in 
consultation with the Corporation and the public safety 
advisory committee established under section 286(b)(1), 
shall— 
(1) document public safety wireless communica-
tions technical requirements; 
(2) accelerate the development of the capability 
for communications between currently deployed pub-
lic safety narrowband systems and the nationwide 
public safety interoperable broadband network to be 
established under this subtitle; 
(3) establish a research plan, and direct re-
search, that addresses the wireless communications 
needs of public safety entities beyond what can be 
provided by the current generation of broadband 
technology; 
(4) accelerate the development of mission crit-
ical voice, including device-to-device ‘‘talkaround’’ 
standards for broadband networks, if necessary and 
practical, public safety prioritization, authentication 
capabilities, as well as a standard application pro-
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graming interfaces for the nationwide public safety 
interoperable broadband network to be established 
under this title, if necessary and practical; 
(5) seek to develop technologies, standards, 
processes, and architectures that provide a signifi-
cant improvement in network security, resiliency, 
and trustworthiness; and 
(6) convene working groups of relevant govern-
ment and commercial parties to achieve the require-
ments in paragraphs (1) through (5). 
(c) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—If, in the determination 
of the Director of NIST, another Federal agency is better 
suited to carry out and oversee the research and develop-
ment of any activity to be carried out in accordance with 
the requirements of this section, the Director may transfer 
any amounts provided under this section to such agency, 
including to the National Institute of Justice of the De-
partment of Justice and the Department of Homeland Se-
curity. 
SEC. 297. PUBLIC SAFETY TRUST FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF PUBLIC SAFETY TRUST 
FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 
Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be 
known as the ‘‘Public Safety Trust Fund’’. 
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(2) CREDITING OF RECEIPTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—There shall be depos-
ited into or credited to the Public Safety Trust 
Fund the proceeds from the auction of spec-
trum carried out pursuant to— 
(i) section 277 of this subtitle; and 
(ii) section 309(j)(8)(F) of the Com-
munications Act of 1934, as added by sec-
tion 273 of this subtitle. 
(B) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts deposited 
into or credited to the Public Safety Trust 
Fund in accordance with subparagraph (A) 
shall remain available until the end of fiscal 
year 2021. Upon the expiration of the period 
described in the prior sentence, such amounts 
shall be deposited in the General Fund of the 
Treasury, where such amounts shall be dedi-
cated for the sole purpose of deficit reduction. 
(b) USE OF FUND.—Amounts deposited in the Public 
Safety Trust Fund shall be used in the following manner: 
(1) PAYMENT OF AUCTION INCENTIVE.— 
(A) REQUIRED DISBURSALS.—Amounts in 
the Public Safety Trust Fund shall be used to 
make any required disbursal of payments to li-
censees 
required 
pursuant 
to 
section 
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(C) a description of how the funds allotted 
to provide subsidized employment opportunities 
will be administered in the State and local 
areas, in accordance with subsection (d); 
(D) a description of the performance out-
comes to be achieved by the State through the 
activities carried out under this section and the 
processes the State will use to track perform-
ance, consistent with guidance provided by the 
Secretary of Labor regarding such outcomes 
and processes and with section 367(b); 
(E) a description of the coordination of ac-
tivities to be carried out with the funds pro-
vided under this section with activities under 
title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998, the TANF program under part A of title 
IV of the Social Security Act, and other appro-
priate Federal and State programs that may as-
sist unemployed, low-income adults in obtaining 
and retaining employment; 
(F) a description of the timelines for im-
plementation of the activities described in sub-
paragraph (A), and the number of unemployed, 
low-income adults expected to be placed in sub-
sidized employment by quarter; 
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