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other communications system that employs radio spec-
trum. 
SEC. 505. STUDY ON UNLICENSED USE IN THE 5 GHZ BAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary and the 
Commission shall, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Transportation and other stakeholders, conduct a study 
evaluating known and proposed spectrum-sharing tech-
nologies and the risk to Federal and primary users if unli-
censed U–NII devices were allowed to operate in the 
5350–5470 MHz band and the 5850–5925 MHz band. 
(b) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 8 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary 
and the Commission, acting jointly or separately, shall re-
port on their findings under subsection (a) to the appro-
priate committees of Congress. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 5350–5470 MHZ BAND.—The term ‘‘5350– 
5470 MHz band’’ means the portion of the electro-
magnetic spectrum between the frequencies from 
5350 megahertz to 5470 megahertz. 
(2) 5850–5925 MHZ BAND.—The term ‘‘5850– 
5925 MHz band’’ means the portion of the electro-
magnetic spectrum between the frequencies from 
5850 megahertz to 5925 megahertz. 
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(3) U–NII DEVICES.—The term ‘‘U–NII de-
vices’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
15.403(s) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, 
except for the frequency bands specified in such sec-
tion. 
SEC. 506. REPORT ON AVAILABILITY OF WIRELESS EQUIP-
MENT FOR THE 700 MHZ BAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 6 months 
thereafter until January 1, 2016, the Commission shall 
prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a report on— 
(1) the availability of wireless equipment capa-
ble of operating over all spectrum between the fre-
quencies from 698 megahertz to 806 megahertz that 
is allocated by the Commission for paired commer-
cial or public safety use; and 
(2) the potential availability of wireless equip-
ment capable of operating over spectrum made avail-
able through reorganization of the television broad-
cast spectrum under section 302(b) and the auction 
of such spectrum under subparagraph (G) of section 
309(j)(8) of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
added by section 302(a). 
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(b) CONTENTS.—The Commission shall seek input 
from the commercial mobile data service industry and in-
clude in the report required by subsection (a) an assess-
ment of— 
(1) the technical feasibility, and the potential 
impact on costs, size, battery consumption, and any 
other factor the Commission considers appropriate, 
of making equipment capable of operating over some 
or all of the spectrum described in paragraph (1) of 
such subsection; 
(2) the timeframe for when wireless equipment 
capable of operating over some or all of such spec-
trum will be available; and 
(3) the feasibility of and progress towards mak-
ing available wireless equipment that is capable of 
operating over some or all of the spectrum described 
in paragraph (2) of such subsection. 
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