I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2482 
To establish the sense of Congress that Congress should enact, and the 
President should sign, bipartisan legislation to strengthen public safety 
and to enhance wireless communications, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 11, 2011 
Mr. DINGELL (for himself and Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined 
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish the sense of Congress that Congress should 
enact, and the President should sign, bipartisan legisla-
tion to strengthen public safety and to enhance wireless 
communications, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—REALLOCATION OF PUBLIC SAFETY SPECTRUM 
Sec. 101. Reallocation of D block to public safety. 
Sec. 102. Flexible use of narrowband spectrum. 
TITLE II—GOVERNANCE OF PUBLIC SAFETY SPECTRUM 
Subtitle A—Public Safety Broadband Corporation 
Sec. 201. Single public safety wireless network licensee. 
Sec. 202. Establishment of Public Safety Broadband Corporation. 
Sec. 203. Board of Directors of the Corporation. 
Sec. 204. Officers, employees, and committees of the Corporation. 
Sec. 205. Nonprofit and nonpolitical nature of the Corporation. 
Sec. 206. Powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Corporation. 
Sec. 207. Initial funding for the Corporation. 
Sec. 208. Permanent self-funding; duty to assess and collect fees for network 
use. 
Sec. 209. Audit and report. 
Sec. 210. Annual report to Congress. 
Sec. 211. Public safety roaming and priority access. 
Sec. 212. Transitional analysis of public safety network attributes. 
Sec. 213. Prohibition on direct offering of commercial telecommunications serv-
ice directly to consumers. 
Sec. 214. Provision of technical assistance. 
Subtitle B—Public Safety Commitments 
Sec. 221. State and Local Implementation Fund. 
Sec. 222. State and local implementation. 
Sec. 223. Public safety wireless communications research and development. 
Sec. 224. Advanced information and communications technology research. 
TITLE III—SPECTRUM AUCTION AUTHORITY 
Sec. 301. Extension of auction authority. 
Sec. 302. Auction of spectrum. 
Sec. 303. Incentive auction authority. 
Sec. 304. Efficient use of public safety spectrum. 
Sec. 305. Report on satellite broadband. 
Sec. 306. Federal infrastructure sharing. 
Sec. 307. Report on unlicensed spectrum. 
TITLE IV—PUBLIC SAFETY TRUST FUND 
Sec. 401. Public Safety Trust Fund. 
TITLE V—SPECTRUM POLICY 
Subtitle A—Inventory and Planning 
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Sec. 501. Radio spectrum inventory. 
Sec. 502. Federal spectrum planning. 
Subtitle B—Markets 
Sec. 511. Promoting secondary spectrum markets. 
Sec. 512. Unlicensed use in 5 GHz. 
Sec. 513. Experimental licenses. 
Sec. 514. Repurposing Federal spectrum for commercial purposes and Federal 
spectrum sharing. 
Sec. 515. Report on spectrum sharing. 
Subtitle C—Efficiency and Management 
Sec. 521. Functional responsibility of the NTIA to ensure efficient use of spec-
trum. 
Sec. 522. Spectrum efficiency analytic tools. 
Sec. 523. Study on receiver performance and spectrum efficiency. 
Sec. 524. Frequency assignment. 
Sec. 525. Spectrum opportunity cost transparency. 
Sec. 526. System certification. 
Sec. 527. Report to Congress on improving spectrum management. 
Sec. 528. Wireless facilities deployment. 
TITLE VI—STUDIES ON NEXT GENERATION 9–1–1 SERVICES 
Sec. 601. Definitions. 
Sec. 602. NHTSA report on costs for requirements and specifications of Next 
Generation 9–1–1 services. 
Sec. 603. FCC recommendations for legal and statutory framework for Next 
Generation 9–1–1 services. 
TITLE VII—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 701. Severability. 
Sec. 702. Rule of construction. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act, the following definitions shall apply: 
(1) 700 MHZ
BAND.—The term ‘‘700 MHz 
band’’ means the portion of the electromagnetic 
spectrum between the frequencies from 698 mega-
hertz to 806 megahertz. 
(2) 700 MHZ D BLOCK SPECTRUM.—The term 
‘‘700 MHz D block spectrum’’ means the portion of 
the electromagnetic spectrum between the fre-
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quencies from 758 megahertz to 763 megahertz and 
between the frequencies from 788 megahertz to 793 
megahertz. 
(3) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—Except as otherwise specifically provided, 
the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means— 
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives. 
(4) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Assist-
ant Secretary’’ means the Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce for Communications and Information. 
(5) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Communications Commission. 
(6) CORPORATION.—The term ‘‘Corporation’’ 
means the Public Safety Broadband Corporation es-
tablished under subtitle A of title II. 
(7) EXISTING
PUBLIC
SAFETY
BROADBAND 
SPECTRUM.—The 
term 
‘‘existing 
public 
safety 
broadband spectrum’’ means the portion of the elec-
tromagnetic spectrum between the frequencies— 
(A) from 763 megahertz to 768 megahertz; 
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(B) from 793 megahertz to 798 mega-
hertz; 
(C) from 768 megahertz to 769 megahertz; 
and 
(D) from 798 megahertz to 799 mega-
hertz. 
(8) FEDERAL ENTITY.—The term ‘‘Federal en-
tity’’ has the same meaning as in section 113(i) of 
the National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 923(i)). 
(9) 
NARROWBAND
SPECTRUM.—The 
term 
‘‘narrowband spectrum’’ means the portion of the 
electromagnetic spectrum between the frequencies 
from 769 megahertz to 775 megahertz and between 
the frequencies from 799 megahertz to 805 mega-
hertz. 
(10) NIST.—The term ‘‘NIST’’ means the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology. 
(11) NTIA.—The term ‘‘NTIA’’ means the Na-
tional Telecommunications and Information Admin-
istration. 
(12) PUBLIC SAFETY ENTITY.—The term ‘‘pub-
lic safety entity’’ means an entity that provides pub-
lic safety services. 
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(13) PUBLIC
SAFETY
SERVICES.—The term 
‘‘public safety services’’— 
(A) has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 337(f) of the Communications Act of 1934 
(47 U.S.C. 337(f)); and 
(B) includes services provided by emer-
gency response providers, as that term is de-
fined in section 2 of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101). 
TITLE I—REALLOCATION OF 
PUBLIC SAFETY SPECTRUM 
SEC. 101. REALLOCATION OF D BLOCK TO PUBLIC SAFETY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall reallocate 
the 700 MHz D block spectrum for use by public safety 
entities in accordance with the provisions of this Act. 
(b) SPECTRUM ALLOCATION.—Section 337(a) of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 337(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘24’’ in paragraph (1) and in-
serting ‘‘34’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘36’’ in paragraph (2) and in-
serting ‘‘26’’. 
SEC. 102. FLEXIBLE USE OF NARROWBAND SPECTRUM. 
The Commission may allow the narrowband spectrum 
to be used in a flexible manner, including usage for public 
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safety broadband communications, subject to such tech-
nical and interference protection measures as the Commis-
sion may require. 
TITLE II—GOVERNANCE OF 
PUBLIC SAFETY SPECTRUM 
Subtitle A—Public Safety 
Broadband Corporation 
SEC. 201. SINGLE PUBLIC SAFETY WIRELESS NETWORK LI-
CENSEE. 
(a) REALLOCATION AND GRANT OF LICENSE.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, and subject to 
the provisions of this Act, the Commission shall reallocate 
and grant a license to the Public Safety Broadband Cor-
poration established under section 202 for the use of the 
700 MHz D block spectrum and existing public safety 
broadband spectrum. 
(b) TERM OF LICENSE.— 
(1) INITIAL
LICENSE.—The license granted 
under subsection (a) shall be for an initial term of 
10 years from the date of the initial issuance of the 
license. 
(2) RENEWAL OF LICENSE.—Prior to expiration 
of the term of the initial license granted under sub-
section (a) or the expiration of any subsequent re-
newal of such license, the Corporation shall submit 
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to the Commission an application for the renewal of 
such license. Such renewal application shall dem-
onstrate that, during the preceding license term, the 
Corporation has met the duties and obligations set 
forth under this Act. A renewal license granted 
under this paragraph shall be for a term of not to 
exceed 10 years. 
(c) FACILITATION OF TRANSITION.—The Commis-
sion shall take all actions necessary to facilitate the transi-
tion of the existing public safety broadband spectrum to 
the Public Safety Broadband Corporation established 
under section 202. 
SEC. 202. ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY BROADBAND 
CORPORATION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is authorized to be es-
tablished a private, nonprofit corporation, to be known as 
the ‘‘Public Safety Broadband Corporation’’, which is nei-
ther an agency nor establishment of the United States 
Government or the District of Columbia Government. 
(b) APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS.—The Corporation 
shall be subject to the provisions of this Act, and, to the 
extent consistent with this Act, to the District of Columbia 
Nonprofit Corporation Act (sec. 29–301.01 et seq., D.C. 
Official Code). 
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(c) RESIDENCE.—The Corporation shall have its 
place of business in the District of Columbia and shall be 
considered, for purposes of venue in civil actions, to be 
a resident of the District of Columbia. 
(d) POWERS UNDER DC ACT.—In order to carry out 
the duties and activities of the Corporation, the Corpora-
tion shall have the usual powers conferred upon a non-
profit corporation by the District of Columbia Nonprofit 
Corporation Act. 
(e) INCORPORATION.—The members of the initial 
Board of Directors of the Corporation shall serve as 
incorporators and shall take whatever steps that are nec-
essary to establish the Corporation under the District of 
Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act. 
SEC. 203. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION. 
(a) MEMBERSHIP.—The management of the Corpora-
tion shall be vested in a Board of Directors (referred to 
in this subtitle as the ‘‘Board’’), which shall consist of the 
following members: 
(1) FEDERAL MEMBERS.—The following indi-
viduals, or their respective designees, shall serve as 
Federal members: 
(A) The Secretary of Commerce. 
(B) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 
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(C) The Attorney General of the United 
States. 
(D) The Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget. 
(2) NON-FEDERAL MEMBERS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Com-
merce shall appoint 11 individuals to serve as 
non-Federal members of the Board. 
(B) STATE AND LOCAL INTERESTS TO BE 
REPRESENTED.—In 
making 
appointments 
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Com-
merce, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Homeland Security and the Attorney General of 
the United States, should— 
(i) appoint at least 3 individuals to 
represent the collective interests of the 
States, localities, tribes, and territories; 
(ii) seek to ensure geographic and re-
gional representation of the United States 
in such appointments; and 
(iii) seek to ensure rural and urban 
representation in such appointments. 
(C) PUBLIC
SAFETY
INTERESTS
TO
BE 
REPRESENTED.—In 
making 
appointments 
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Com-
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merce should appoint at least 3 individuals who 
have served or are currently serving as public 
safety professionals. 
(D) REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Each non-Federal 
member appointed under subparagraph (A) 
should meet at least 1 of the following cri-
teria: 
(I) 
PUBLIC
SAFETY
EXPERI-
ENCE.—Knowledge and experience in 
the use of Federal, State, local, or 
tribal public safety or emergency re-
sponse. 
(II) TECHNICAL
EXPERTISE.— 
Technical expertise and fluency re-
garding broadband communications, 
including public safety communica-
tions. 
(III) NETWORK
EXPERTISE.— 
Expertise in building, deploying, and 
operating commercial telecommuni-
cations networks. 
(IV) FINANCIAL
EXPERTISE.— 
Expertise in financing and funding 
telecommunications networks. 
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(ii) 
EXPERTISE
TO
BE
REP-
RESENTED.—In 
making 
appointments 
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of 
Commerce shall appoint— 
(I) at least one individual who 
satisfies the requirement under sub-
clause (II) of clause (i); 
(II) at least one individual who 
satisfies the requirement under sub-
clause (III) of clause (i); and 
(III) at least one individual who 
satisfies the requirement under sub-
clause (IV) of clause (i). 
(E) INDEPENDENCE.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Each non-Federal 
member of the Board shall be independent 
and neutral. 
(ii) 
INDEPENDENCE
DETERMINA-
TION.—In order to be considered inde-
pendent for purposes of this subparagraph, 
a member of the Board— 
(I) may not, other than in his or 
her capacity as a member of the 
Board or any committee thereof— 
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(aa) accept any consulting, 
advisory, or other compensatory 
fee from the Corporation; or 
(bb) be a person associated 
with the Corporation or with any 
affiliated company thereof; and 
(II) shall be disqualified from 
any deliberation involving any trans-
action of the Corporation in which the 
Board member has a financial interest 
in the outcome of the transaction. 
(F) NOT OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES.—The 
non-Federal members of the Board shall not, by 
reason of such membership, be considered to be 
officers or employees of the United States Gov-
ernment or of the District of Columbia Govern-
ment. 
(G) CITIZENSHIP.—No individual other 
than a citizen of the United States may serve 
as a non-Federal member of the Board. 
(b) TERMS OF APPOINTMENT.— 
(1) INITIAL APPOINTMENT DEADLINE.—Mem-
bers of the Board shall be appointed not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) TERMS.— 
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(A) LENGTH.— 
(i) FEDERAL MEMBERS.—Each Fed-
eral member of the Board shall serve as a 
member of the Board for the life of the 
Corporation. 
(ii) NON-FEDERAL
MEMBERS.—The 
term of office of each non-Federal member 
of the Board shall be 3 years. No non-Fed-
eral member of the Board may serve more 
than 2 consecutive full 3-year terms. 
(B) EXPIRATION OF TERM.—Any member 
whose term has expired may serve until such 
member’s successor has taken office, or until 
the end of the calendar year in which such 
member’s term has expired, whichever is earlier. 
(C) APPOINTMENT
TO
FILL
VACANCY.— 
Any non-Federal member appointed to fill a va-
cancy occurring prior to the expiration of the 
term for which that member’s predecessor was 
appointed shall be appointed for the remainder 
of the predecessor’s term. 
(D) STAGGERED TERMS.—With respect to 
the initial non-Federal members of the Board— 
(i) 4 members shall serve for a term 
of 3 years; 
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(ii) 4 members shall serve for a term 
of 2 years; and 
(iii) 3 members shall serve for a term 
of 1 year. 
(3) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the membership 
of the Board shall not affect the Board’s powers, 
and shall be filled in the same manner as the origi-
nal member was appointed. 
(c) CHAIR.— 
(1) SELECTION.—The Secretary of Commerce 
shall select, from among the non-Federal members 
of the Board, an individual to serve for a 2-year 
term as Chair of the Board. 
(2) CONSECUTIVE TERMS.—An individual may 
not serve for more than 2 consecutive terms as 
Chair of the Board. 
(3) REMOVAL FOR CAUSE.—The Secretary of 
Commerce may remove the Chair of the Board and 
any non-Federal member for good cause. 
(d) REMOVAL.—All members of the Board may by 
majority vote— 
(1) remove any non-Federal member of the 
Board from office for conduct determined by the 
Board to be detrimental to the Board or Corpora-
tion; and 
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(2) request that the Secretary of Commerce ex-
ercise his or her authority to remove the Chair of 
the Board for conduct determined by the Board to 
be detrimental to the Board or Corporation. 
(e) MEETINGS.— 
(1) FREQUENCY.—The Board shall meet in ac-
cordance with the bylaws of the Corporation— 
(A) at the call of the Chairperson; and 
(B) not less frequently than once each 
quarter. 
(2) TRANSPARENCY.—Meetings of the Board, 
including any committee of the Board, shall be open 
to the public. The Board may, by majority vote, 
close any such meeting only for the time necessary 
to preserve the confidentiality of commercial or fi-
nancial information that is privileged or confidential, 
to discuss personnel matters, or to discuss legal mat-
ters affecting the Corporation, including pending or 
potential litigation. 
(f) QUORUM.—Eight members of the Board shall 
constitute a quorum, including at least 6 non-Federal 
members of the Board. 
(g) BYLAWS.—A majority of the members of the 
Board of Directors may amend the bylaws of the Corpora-
tion. 
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(h) ATTENDANCE.—Members of the Board of Direc-
tors may attend meetings of the Corporation and vote in 
person, via telephone conference, or via video conference. 
(i) PROHIBITION ON COMPENSATION.—A member of 
the Board of the Corporation shall serve without pay, and 
shall not otherwise benefit, directly or indirectly, as a re-
sult of their service to the Corporation, but shall be al-
lowed a per diem allowance for travel expenses, at rates 
authorized for an employee of an agency under subchapter 
I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away 
from the home or regular place of business of the member 
in the performance of the duties of the Corporation. 
SEC. 204. OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND COMMITTEES OF 
THE CORPORATION. 
(a) OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall have 
a Chief Executive Officer, and such other officers 
and employees as may be named and appointed by 
the Board for terms and at rates of compensation 
fixed by the Board pursuant to this subsection. The 
Chief Executive Officer may name and appoint such 
employees as are necessary. All officers and employ-
ees shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. 
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(2) LIMITATION.—No individual other than a 
citizen of the United States may be an officer of the 
Corporation. 
(3) 
NONPOLITICAL
NATURE
OF
APPOINT-
MENT.—No political test or qualification shall be 
used in selecting, appointing, promoting, or taking 
other personnel actions with respect to officers, 
agents, or employees of the Corporation. 
(4) COMPENSATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Board may hire 
and fix the compensation of employees hired 
under this subsection as may be necessary to 
carry out the purposes of the Corporation. 
(B) APPROVAL
OF
COMPENSATION
BY 
FEDERAL
MEMBERS.—Notwithstanding 
any 
other provision of law, or any bylaw adopted by 
the Corporation, all rates of compensation, in-
cluding benefit plans and salary ranges, for of-
ficers and employees of the Board, shall be 
jointly approved by the Federal members of the 
Board. 
(C) LIMITATION
ON
OTHER
COMPENSA-
TION.—No officer or employee of the Corpora-
tion may receive any salary or other compensa-
tion (except for compensation for services on 
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boards of directors of other organizations that 
do not receive funds from the Corporation, on 
committees of such boards, and in similar ac-
tivities for such organizations) from any sources 
other than the Corporation for services ren-
dered during the period of the employment of 
the officer or employee by the Corporation. 
(5) SERVICE ON OTHER BOARDS.—Service by 
any officer on boards of directors of other organiza-
tions, on committees of such boards, and in similar 
activities for such organizations shall be subject to 
annual advance approval by the Board and subject 
to the provisions of the Corporation’s Statement of 
Ethical Conduct. 
(6) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—No officer or 
employee of the Board or of the Corporation shall be 
considered to be an officer or employee of the United 
States Government or of the government of the Dis-
trict of Columbia. 
(b) ADVISORY COMMITTEES.—The Board— 
(1) shall establish a standing public safety advi-
sory committee to assist the Board in carrying out 
its duties and responsibilities under this subtitle; 
and 
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(2) may establish additional standing or ad hoc 
committees, panels, or councils as the Board deter-
mines are necessary. 
(c) SELECTION OF AGENTS, CONSULTANTS, AND EX-
PERTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall select par-
ties to serve as its agents, consultants, or experts in 
a fair, transparent, and objective manner. 
(2) BINDING AND FINAL.—If the selection of an 
agent, consultant, or expert satisfies the require-
ments under paragraph (1), the selection of that 
agent, consultant, or expert shall be final and bind-
ing. 
SEC. 205. NONPROFIT AND NONPOLITICAL NATURE OF THE 
CORPORATION. 
(a) STOCK.—The Corporation shall have no power to 
issue any shares of stock, or to declare or pay any divi-
dends. 
(b) PROFIT.—No part of the income or assets of the 
Corporation shall inure to the benefit of any director, offi-
cer, employee, or any other individual associated with the 
Corporation, except as salary or reasonable compensation 
for services. 
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(c) POLITICS.—The Corporation may not contribute 
to or otherwise support any political party or candidate 
for elective public office. 
(d) PROHIBITION ON LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.—The 
Corporation shall not engage in lobbying activities (as de-
fined in section 3(7) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995 (5 U.S.C. 1602(7))). 
SEC. 206. POWERS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE 
CORPORATION. 
(a) GENERAL POWERS.—The Corporation shall have 
the authority to do the following: 
(1) To adopt and use a corporate seal. 
(2) To have succession until dissolved by an Act 
of Congress. 
(3) To prescribe, through the actions of its 
Board, bylaws not inconsistent with Federal law and 
the laws of the District of Columbia, regulating the 
manner in which the Corporation’s general business 
may be conducted and the manner in which the 
privileges granted to the Corporation by law may be 
exercised. 
(4) To exercise, through the actions of its 
Board, all powers specifically granted by the provi-
sions of this subtitle, and such incidental powers as 
shall be necessary. 
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(5) To hold such hearings, sit and act at such 
times and places, take such testimony, and receive 
such evidence as the Corporation considers necessary 
to carry out its responsibilities and duties. 
(6) To obtain grants and funds from and make 
contracts with individuals, private companies, orga-
nizations, institutions, and Federal, State, regional, 
and local agencies. 
(7) To accept, hold, administer, and utilize 
gifts, donations, and bequests of property, both real 
and personal, for the purposes of aiding or facili-
tating the work of the Corporation. 
(8) To issue notes or bonds to purchasers of 
such instruments in the private capital markets. 
(9) To incur indebtedness to carry out the pur-
poses of this subtitle. 
(10) To spend funds under paragraph (6) in a 
manner authorized by the Board, but only for pur-
poses that will advance or enhance public safety 
communications consistent with this Act. 
(11) To establish reserve accounts with funds 
that the Corporation may receive from time to time 
that exceed the amounts required by the Corporation 
to timely pay its debt service and other obligations. 
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(12) To expend the funds placed in any reserve 
accounts established under paragraph (11) (includ-
ing interest earned on any such amounts) in a man-
ner authorized by the Board, but only for purposes 
that— 
(A) will advance or enhance public safety 
communications consistent with this Act; or 
(B) are otherwise approved by an Act of 
Congress. 
(13) To take such other actions as the Corpora-
tion (through its Board) may from time to time de-
termine necessary, appropriate, or advisable to ac-
complish the purposes of this subtitle. 
(b) DUTY AND RESPONSIBILITY TO DEPLOY AND 
OPERATE A NATIONWIDE PUBLIC SAFETY INTEROPER-
ABLE BROADBAND NETWORK.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall hold 
the single public safety wireless license granted 
under section 201 and take all actions necessary to 
ensure the building, deployment, and operation of a 
nationwide public safety interoperable broadband 
network in consultation with Federal, State, tribal, 
and local public safety entities, the Director of 
NIST, the Commission, and the public safety advi-
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sory committee established in section 204(b)(1), in-
cluding by, at a minimum— 
(A) ensuring nationwide standards for use 
and access of the network; 
(B) issuing open, transparent, and com-
petitive requests for proposals to private sector 
entities for the purposes of building, operating, 
and maintaining the network; 
(C) encouraging that such requests lever-
age, to the maximum extent economically desir-
able, existing commercial wireless infrastructure 
to speed deployment of the network; and 
(D) managing and overseeing the imple-
mentation and execution of contracts or agree-
ments with non-Federal entities to build, oper-
ate, and maintain the network. 
(2) INTEROPERABILITY.—In carrying out the 
duties and responsibilities of this subsection, includ-
ing issuing requests for proposals, the Corporation 
shall— 
(A) ensure the safety, security, and resil-
iency of the network, including requirements for 
protecting and monitoring the network to pro-
tect against cyberattack; 
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(B) promote competition in the equipment 
market, including devices for public safety com-
munications, by requiring that equipment for 
use on the network be— 
(i) built to open, non-proprietary, 
commercially available standards; 
(ii) capable of being used by any pub-
lic safety entity and by multiple vendors 
across all public safety broadband net-
works operating in the 700 MHz band; 
and 
(iii) backward-compatible with exist-
ing second and third generation commer-
cial networks to the extent that such capa-
bilities are necessary and technically and 
economically reasonable; and 
(C) promote integration of the network 
with public safety answering points or their 
equivalent. 
(3) RURAL COVERAGE.—In carrying out the du-
ties and responsibilities of this subsection, including 
issuing requests for proposals, the Corporation, con-
sistent with the license granted under section 201, 
shall require deployment phases with substantial 
rural coverage milestones as part of each phase of 
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the construction and deployment of the network. To 
the maximum extent economically desirable, such 
proposals shall include partnerships with existing 
commercial mobile providers to utilize cost-effective 
opportunities to speed deployment in rural areas. 
(4) EXECUTION OF AUTHORITY.—In carrying 
out the duties and responsibilities of this subsection, 
the Corporation may— 
(A) obtain grants from and make contracts 
with individuals, private companies, and Fed-
eral, State, regional, and local agencies; 
(B) hire or accept voluntary services of 
consultants, experts, advisory boards, and pan-
els to aid the Corporation in carrying out such 
duties and responsibilities; 
(C) receive payment for use of— 
(i) network capacity licensed to the 
Corporation; and 
(ii) 
network 
infrastructure 
con-
structed, owned, or operated by the Cor-
poration; and 
(D) take such other actions as may be nec-
essary to accomplish the purposes set forth in 
this subsection. 
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(c) OTHER SPECIFIC DUTIES
AND RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF NETWORK POLICIES.— 
In carrying out the requirements under subsection 
(b), the Corporation shall develop— 
(A) requests for proposals with appro-
priate— 
(i) timetables for construction, includ-
ing by taking into consideration the time 
needed to build out to rural areas and the 
advantages offered through partnerships 
with existing commercial providers under 
paragraph (3); 
(ii) coverage areas, including coverage 
in rural and nonurban areas; 
(iii) service levels; 
(iv) performance criteria; and 
(v) other similar matters for the con-
struction and deployment of such network; 
(B) the technical and operational require-
ments of the network; 
(C) practices, procedures, and standards 
for the management and operation of such net-
work; 
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(D) terms of service for the use of such 
network, including billing practices; and 
(E) ongoing compliance review and moni-
toring of the— 
(i) management and operation of such 
network; 
(ii) practices and procedures of the 
entities operating on and the personnel 
using such network; and 
(iii) necessary training needs of net-
work operators and users. 
(2) STATE AND LOCAL PLANNING.— 
(A) REQUIRED CONSULTATION.—In devel-
oping requests for proposals and otherwise car-
rying out its responsibilities under this Act, the 
Corporation shall consult with regional, State, 
tribal, and local jurisdictions regarding the dis-
tribution and expenditure of any amounts re-
quired to carry out the policies established 
under paragraph (1), including with regard to 
the— 
(i) construction of an Evolved Packet 
Core and any Radio Access Network build 
out; 
(ii) placement of towers; 
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(iii) coverage areas of the network, 
whether at the regional, State, tribal, or 
local level; 
(iv) adequacy of hardening, security, 
reliability, and resiliency requirements; 
(v) assignment of priority to local 
users; 
(vi) assignment of priority and selec-
tion of entities seeking access to or use of 
the nationwide public safety interoperable 
broadband network established under sub-
section (b); and 
(vii) training needs of local users. 
(B) METHOD
OF
CONSULTATION.—The 
consultation required under subparagraph (A) 
shall occur between the Corporation and the 
single officer or governmental body designated 
under section 222(d). 
(3) 
LEVERAGING
EXISTING
INFRASTRUC-
TURE.—In carrying out the requirement under sub-
section (b), the Corporation shall enter into agree-
ments to utilize, to the maximum extent economi-
cally desirable, existing— 
(A) commercial or other communications 
infrastructure; and 
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(B) Federal, State, tribal, or local infra-
structure. 
(4) MAINTENANCE AND UPGRADES.—The Cor-
poration shall ensure the maintenance, operation, 
and improvement of the nationwide public safety 
interoperable broadband network established under 
subsection (b), including by ensuring that the Cor-
poration updates and revises any policies established 
under paragraph (1) to take into account new and 
evolving technologies. 
(5) ROAMING AGREEMENTS.—The Corporation 
shall negotiate and enter into, as it determines ap-
propriate, roaming agreements with commercial net-
work providers to allow the nationwide public safety 
interoperable broadband network to roam onto com-
mercial networks and gain prioritization of public 
safety communications over such networks in times 
of an emergency. 
(6) NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVICE 
CRITERIA.—The Director of NIST, in consultation 
with the Corporation and the Commission, shall en-
sure the development of a list of certified devices 
and components meeting appropriate protocols and 
standards for public safety entities and commercial 
vendors to adhere to, if such entities or vendors seek 
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to have access to, use of, or compatibility with the 
nationwide public safety interoperable broadband 
network established under subsection (b). 
(7) REPRESENTATION BEFORE STANDARD SET-
TING
ENTITIES.—The Director of NIST, in con-
sultation with the Corporation, the Commission, and 
the public safety advisory committee established 
under section 204(b)(1), shall represent the interests 
of public safety users of the nationwide public safety 
interoperable broadband network established under 
subsection (b) before any proceeding, negotiation, or 
other matter in which a standards organization, 
standards body, standards development organization, 
or any other recognized standards-setting entity re-
garding the development of standards relating to 
interoperability. 
(8) PROHIBITION ON NEGOTIATION WITH FOR-
EIGN
GOVERNMENTS.—The Corporation shall not 
have the authority to negotiate or enter into any 
agreements with a foreign government on behalf of 
the United States. 
(d) USE OF MAILS.—The Corporation may use the 
United States mails in the same manner and under the 
same conditions as the departments and agencies of the 
United States. 
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SEC. 207. INITIAL FUNDING FOR THE CORPORATION. 
(a) NTIA LOANS TO THE CORPORATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Prior to the commencement 
of incentive auctions to be carried out under section 
309(j)(8)(F) of the Communications Act of 1934 or 
the auction of spectrum pursuant to section 302, the 
NTIA is authorized to make loans to the Corpora-
tion. 
(2) CONDITION OF LOANS.—At the time of ap-
plication for, and as a condition to, any such loan, 
the Corporation shall file with the NTIA a state-
ment with respect to the anticipated use of the pro-
ceeds of the loan. 
(3) NTIA APPROVAL.—If the NTIA determines 
that such loan is necessary for the Corporation to 
carry out its duties and responsibilities under this 
subtitle and that the Corporation has submitted a 
plan which provides as reasonable an assurance of 
prompt repayment as may be feasible under the cir-
cumstances, then the NTIA shall so certify to the 
Secretary of the Treasury, and issue notes or other 
obligations to the Secretary of the Treasury pursu-
ant to subsection (b). 
(b) NTIA NOTES ISSUED TO TREASURY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—To enable the NTIA to 
make loans under subsection (a), the NTIA is au-
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thorized to issue to the Secretary of the Treasury 
notes or other obligations, in such forms and de-
nominations, bearing such maturities, and subject to 
such terms and conditions, as may be prescribed by 
the Secretary of the Treasury. 
(2) INTEREST ON NOTES.— 
(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—Any notes or other 
obligations issued pursuant to paragraph (1) 
shall bear interest at a rate determined by the 
Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consider-
ation the current average market yield on out-
standing marketable obligations of the United 
States of comparable maturities during the 
month preceding the issuance of the notes or 
other obligations. 
(B) REDUCTION.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury may reduce the interest rate set forth 
under subparagraph (A) if he determines such 
reduction to be in the national interest. 
(3) AUTHORITY OF THE TREASURY TO SELL 
NOTES.—The Secretary of the Treasury may at any 
time sell any of the notes or other obligations ac-
quired by him under this subsection. All redemp-
tions, purchases, and sales by the Secretary of the 
Treasury of such notes or other obligations shall be 
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treated as public debt transactions of the United 
States. 
SEC. 208. PERMANENT SELF-FUNDING; DUTY TO ASSESS 
AND COLLECT FEES FOR NETWORK USE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation is authorized to 
assess and collect the following fees: 
(1) NETWORK USER FEE.—A user or subscrip-
tion fee from each entity, including any public safety 
entity or secondary user, that seeks access to or use 
of the nationwide public safety interoperable 
broadband network established under this subtitle. 
(2) LEASE FEES RELATED TO NETWORK CA-
PACITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A fee from any entity 
that seeks to enter into a covered leasing agree-
ment. 
(B) COVERED LEASING AGREEMENT.—For 
purposes of subparagraph (A), a ‘‘covered leas-
ing agreement’’ means a written agreement be-
tween the Corporation and secondary user to 
permit— 
(i) access to network capacity on a 
secondary basis for non-public safety serv-
ices; and 
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(ii) the spectrum allocated to such en-
tity to be used for commercial trans-
missions along the dark fiber of the long- 
haul network of such entity. 
(3) LEASE FEES RELATED TO NETWORK EQUIP-
MENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE.—A fee from any enti-
ty that seeks access to or use of any equipment or 
infrastructure, including antennas or towers, con-
structed or otherwise owned by the Corporation. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT
OF FEE AMOUNTS; PERMA-
NENT SELF-FUNDING.—The total amount of the fees as-
sessed for each fiscal year pursuant to this section shall 
be sufficient, and shall not exceed the amount necessary, 
to recoup the total expenses of the Corporation in carrying 
out its duties and responsibilities described under this sub-
title for the fiscal year involved. 
(c) REQUIRED REINVESTMENT
OF FUNDS.—The 
Corporation shall reinvest amounts received from the as-
sessment of fees under this section in the nationwide pub-
lic safety interoperable broadband network by using such 
funds only for constructing, maintaining, or improving the 
network. 
SEC. 209. AUDIT AND REPORT. 
(a) AUDIT.— 
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(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 annually 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. Each audit conducted by the 
Comptroller General under this paragraph shall be 
made available to Congress. 
(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, 
things, or property belonging to or in use 
by the Corporation that pertain to the fi-
nancial transactions of the Corporation 
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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-
form Congress of the financial operations and 
condition of the Corporation; 
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(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. 210. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, 
the Corporation shall submit an annual report covering 
the preceding fiscal year to 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 
(2) such recommendations or proposals for leg-
islative or administrative action as the Corporation 
deems appropriate. 
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(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 209; or 
(3) any other matter which such committees 
may determine appropriate. 
SEC. 211. PUBLIC SAFETY ROAMING AND PRIORITY AC-
CESS. 
The Commission may adopt rules, if necessary in the 
public interest, to improve the ability of public safety net-
works to roam onto commercial networks and to gain pri-
ority access to commercial networks in an emergency if— 
(1) the public safety entity equipment is tech-
nically compatible with the commercial network; 
(2) the commercial network is reasonably com-
pensated; and 
(3) such access does not preempt or otherwise 
terminate or degrade all existing voice conversations 
or data sessions. 
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SEC. 212. TRANSITIONAL ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC SAFETY 
NETWORK ATTRIBUTES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
EVALUATION
FRAME-
WORK.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of NIST, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney 
General, and the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget, shall develop an evaluation framework. The 
development of such an evaluation framework shall be in-
formed by a study commissioned by the Director of NIST 
and completed by an independent and neutral agent, con-
sultant, or expert, who has— 
(1) at least 5 years of technical and economic 
experience in analyzing the costs and effectiveness of 
communications networks; and 
(2) agreed not to contract or subcontract with 
the Corporation for at least 3 years from the date 
such study is completed other than for follow-on and 
related studies. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—The evaluation framework 
required to be developed under subsection (a) shall take 
into consideration the public safety network attributes 
identified in a report completed by the Visiting Committee 
on Advanced Technology of NIST. The report required 
under this subsection shall identify the desired attributes 
of the nationwide public safety interoperable broadband 
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network to be established under this title, as well as any 
other attributes the Secretary of Commerce may request. 
(c) 
REQUIRED
EVALUATIONS.—The 
evaluation 
framework required to be developed under subsection (a) 
shall evaluate— 
(1) the marginal cost of each public safety net-
work attribute in developing, deploying, and oper-
ating the nationwide public safety interoperable 
broadband network to be established under this title; 
(2) the benefit of each public safety network at-
tribute to the nationwide public safety interoperable 
broadband network; 
(3) the economic feasibility of requiring that 
each public safety attribute be required as part of 
the nationwide public safety interoperable broadband 
network; 
(4) the resulting competitive vendor supply eco-
system created by each public safety attribute that 
is a part of the nationwide public safety interoper-
able broadband network; and 
(5) the level of variability in regional require-
ments for each public safety attribute that is a part 
of the nationwide public safety interoperable 
broadband network. 
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(d) PROVISION OF FRAMEWORK TO THE CORPORA-
TION.—The evaluation framework required to be devel-
oped under subsection (a) shall be provided to the Board 
of Directors of the Corporation, and the Corporation shall 
utilize the findings of such framework to develop a cost- 
benefit analysis to inform the building, deployment, and 
operation of the nationwide public safety interoperable 
broadband network to be established under this title. 
(e) OMB RESPONSIBILITY.—The Director of the Of-
fice of Management and Budget, or his designee, as a 
member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, 
shall have the responsibility to ensure that evaluation 
framework required to be developed under subsection (a) 
is appropriately utilized by the Corporation. 
SEC. 213. PROHIBITION ON DIRECT OFFERING OF COMMER-
CIAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE DI-
RECTLY TO CONSUMERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall not offer, 
provide, or market commercial telecommunications or in-
formation services directly to consumers. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to prohibit the Corporation and 
a secondary user from entering into a covered leasing 
agreement pursuant to section 208(a)(2)(B). Nothing in 
this section shall be construed to limit the Corporation 
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from collecting lease fees related to network equipment 
and infrastructure pursuant to section 208(a)(3). 
SEC. 214. PROVISION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
The Commission may provide technical assistance to 
the Corporation and may take any action necessary to as-
sist the Corporation in effectuating its duties and respon-
sibilities under this subtitle. 
Subtitle B—Public Safety 
Commitments 
SEC. 221. 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 under section 222 
using the funds deposited in the State and Local Imple-
mentation Fund. 
(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 401; and 
(2) any amounts borrowed by the Assistant 
Secretary under subsection (d). 
(d) BORROWING AUTHORITY.— 
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(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 $250,000,000, to imple-
ment section 222. 
(2) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Assistant Sec-
retary shall reimburse the general fund of the Treas-
ury, without interest, for any amounts borrowed 
under subparagraph (A) as funds are deposited into 
the State and Local Implementation Fund. 
SEC. 222. 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-
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 under sub-
title A to satisfy the wireless communications and data 
services needs of that jurisdiction, including with regards 
to coverage, siting, and other needs. 
(b) MATCHING REQUIREMENTS; FEDERAL SHARE.— 
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(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 206, the Assistant Secretary, 
in consultation with the Corporation, shall establish re-
quirements relating to the grant program to be carried 
out under this section, including the following: 
(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 
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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. 223. 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 401, 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-
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 204(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-
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lic safety narrowband systems and the nationwide 
public safety interoperable broadband network to be 
established under this title; 
(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’’ 
capability over broadband networks, public safety 
prioritization, authentication capabilities, and stand-
ard application programing interfaces for the nation-
wide public safety interoperable broadband network 
to be established under this title, if necessary and 
practical; 
(5) accelerate the development of communica-
tions technology and equipment that can facilitate 
the eventual migration of public safety narrowband 
communications to the nationwide public safety 
interoperable broadband network to be established 
under this title; and 
(6) convene working groups of relevant govern-
ment and commercial parties to achieve the require-
ments in paragraphs (1) through (5). 
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(B) AUCTION.—If the President makes a 
determination under paragraph (2) that the 
covered spectrum cannot be reallocated, the 
Commission shall commence the bidding of the 
alternative spectrum identified pursuant to sub-
paragraph (A) within 3 years of the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
(4) ACTIONS REQUIRED IF COVERED SPECTRUM 
CAN BE REALLOCATED.—If the President does not 
make a determination under paragraph (1) that the 
covered spectrum cannot be reallocated, the Commis-
sion shall commence the competitive bidding for the 
covered spectrum within 3 years of the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
(e) 
PROCEEDS.—Notwithstanding 
section 
309(j)(8)(A) of the Communications Act of 1934, and ex-
cept as provided in subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) of 
such section 309(j)(8), all proceeds (including deposits 
and up front payments from successful bidders) from the 
auctions to be carried out pursuant to subsections (b) and 
(d) shall be deposited with the Public Safety Trust Fund 
established under section 401. 
(f) AMENDMENTS TO DESIGN REQUIREMENTS RE-
LATED TO COMPETITIVE BIDDING.—Section 309(j) of the 
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Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (E)(ii), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) ensuring that there is an adequate 
opportunity for applicants to obtain licenses 
covering both large and small geographic areas, 
as such areas are determined by the Commis-
sion.’’; and 
(2) by amending clause (i) of the second sen-
tence of paragraph (8)(C) to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) the deposits— 
‘‘(I) of successful bidders of any 
auction conducted pursuant to sub-
paragraph (F) or to section 302 of 
the Public Safety Spectrum and Wire-
less Innovation Act shall be paid to 
the Public Safety Trust Fund estab-
lished under section 401 of such Act; 
and 
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