(1) the term ‘‘commercial mobile data service’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 6001 of 
the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act 
of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1401); 
(2) the term ‘‘commercial mobile service’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 332(d) of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 332(d)); 
(3) the term ‘‘coverage data’’ means, if com-
mercial mobile service or commercial mobile data 
service is available, general information about the 
service, which may include available speed tiers, 
radio frequency signal levels, and network and per-
formance characteristics; and 
(4) the term ‘‘Universal Service program’’ 
means the universal service support mechanisms es-
tablished under section 254 of the Communications 
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254) and the regulations 
issued under that section. 
(b) METHODOLOGY ESTABLISHED.—Not later than 
180 days after the conclusion of the Mobility Fund Phase 
II Auction, the Commission shall promulgate regulations 
to establish a methodology that shall apply to the collec-
tion of coverage data by the Commission for the purposes 
of— 
(1) the Universal Service program; or
(2) any other similar program. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The methodology established 
under subsection (b) shall— 
(1) contain standard definitions for different 
available technologies such as 2G, 3G, 4G, and 4G 
LTE; 
(2) enhance the consistency and robustness of 
how the data are collected by different parties; 
(3) improve the validity and reliability of cov-
erage data; and 
(4) increase the efficiency of coverage data col-
lection. 
SEC. 506. ACCURACY OF DISPATCHABLE LOCATION FOR 9– 
1–1 CALLS. 
(a) PROCEEDING REQUIRED.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Commission shall conclude a proceeding to consider adopt-
ing rules to ensure that the dispatchable location is con-
veyed with a 9–1–1 call, regardless of the technological 
platform used and including with calls from multi-line 
telephone systems (as defined in section 6502 of the Mid-
dle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 
U.S.C. 1471)). 
(b) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PROCEEDINGS.—In 
conducting the proceeding required by subsection (a), the
Commission may consider information and conclusions 
from other Commission proceedings regarding the accu-
racy of the dispatchable location for a 9–1–1 call, but 
nothing in this section shall be construed to require the 
Commission to reconsider any information or conclusion 
from a proceeding regarding the accuracy of the 
dispatchable location for a 9–1–1 call in which the Com-
mission has adopted rules or issued an order before the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 9–1–1 CALL.—The term ‘‘9–1–1 call’’ 
means a voice call that is placed, or a message that 
is sent by other means of communication, to a public 
safety answering point (as defined in section 222 of 
the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 222)) 
for the purpose of requesting emergency services. 
(2) 
DISPATCHABLE
LOCATION.—The 
term 
‘‘dispatchable location’’ means the street address of 
the calling party, and additional information such as 
room number, floor number, or similar information 
necessary to adequately identify the location of the 
calling party.
SEC. 507. NTIA STUDY ON INTERAGENCY PROCESS FOL-
LOWING CYBERSECURITY INCIDENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary of Com-
merce for Communications and Information shall complete 
a study on how the National Telecommunications and In-
formation Administration can best coordinate the inter-
agency process following cybersecurity incidents. 
(b) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Assistant Secretary shall submit to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate a report detailing the findings and rec-
ommendations of the study conducted under subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 508. TRIBAL DIGITAL ACCESS. 
(a) TRIBAL BROADBAND DATA REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commis-
sion shall submit to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate a report evaluating broadband 
coverage in Indian country (as defined in section 
1151 of title 18, United States Code) and on land
held by a Native Corporation pursuant to the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act. 
(2) REQUIRED ASSESSMENTS.—The report re-
quired by paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of areas of Indian 
country (as so defined) and land held by a Na-
tive Corporation pursuant to the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act that have adequate 
broadband coverage. 
(B) An assessment of unserved areas of 
Indian country (as so defined) and land held by 
a Native Corporation pursuant to the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act. 
(b) TRIBAL BROADBAND PROCEEDING.—Not later 
than 30 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Commission shall complete a proceeding to ad-
dress the unserved areas identified in the report under 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 509. TERMS OF OFFICE AND VACANCIES. 
Section 4(c) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 154(c)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c)(1) A commissioner— 
‘‘(A) shall be appointed for a term of 5 years; 
‘‘(B) except as provided in subparagraph (C), 
may continue to serve after the expiration of the
fixed term of office of the commissioner until a suc-
cessor is appointed and has been confirmed and 
taken the oath of office; and 
‘‘(C) may not continue to serve after the expira-
tion of the session of Congress that begins after the 
expiration of the fixed term of office of the commis-
sioner. 
‘‘(2) Any person chosen to fill a vacancy in the Com-
mission— 
‘‘(A) shall be appointed for the unexpired term 
of the commissioner that the person succeeds; 
‘‘(B) except as provided in subparagraph (C), 
may continue to serve after the expiration of the 
fixed term of office of the commissioner that the 
person succeeds until a successor is appointed and 
has been confirmed and taken the oath of office; and 
‘‘(C) may not continue to serve after the expira-
tion of the session of Congress that begins after the 
expiration of the fixed term of office of the commis-
sioner that the person succeeds. 
‘‘(3) No vacancy in the Commission shall impair the 
right of the remaining commissioners to exercise all the 
powers of the Commission.’’.
SEC. 510. SUBMISSION OF COPY OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS 
TO CONGRESS. 
Section 4 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended by section 402(h), is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(o) BUDGET ESTIMATES AND REQUESTS; LEGISLA-
TIVE RECOMMENDATIONS, TESTIMONY, AND COMMENTS 
ON LEGISLATION; SEMIANNUAL REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) BUDGET ESTIMATES AND REQUESTS.—If 
the Commission submits any budget estimate or re-
quest to the President or the Office of Management 
and Budget, the Commission shall concurrently 
transmit a copy of that estimate or request to Con-
gress. 
‘‘(2) LEGISLATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS, TESTI-
MONY, AND COMMENTS ON LEGISLATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—If the Commission 
submits any legislative recommendations, testi-
mony, or comments on legislation to the Presi-
dent or the Office of Management and Budget, 
the Commission shall concurrently transmit a 
copy thereof to Congress. 
‘‘(B) PROHIBITION.—No officer or agency 
of the United States may require the Commis-
sion to submit legislative recommendations, tes-
timony, or comments on legislation to any offi-
cer or agency of the United States for approval, 
comments, or review prior to the submission of 
the recommendations, testimony, or comments 
to Congress. 
‘‘(3) OFFICE
OF
INSPECTOR
GENERAL
SEMI-
ANNUAL REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 5(b) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.), the Inspector General of the 
Commission shall concurrently submit each 
semiannual report required under such section 
5(b) to the Commission and to the appropriate 
committees or subcommittees of Congress. 
‘‘(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in subparagraph (A) shall be construed to mod-
ify the requirement for the Commission to sub-
mit to the appropriate committees or sub-
committees of Congress each such semiannual 
report together with a report by the Commis-
sion under such section 5(b).’’. 
SEC. 511. JOINT BOARD RECOMMENDATION. 
The Commission may not modify, amend, or change 
its rules or regulations for universal service support pay-
ments to implement the February 27, 2004, recommenda-
tions of the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Serv-
ice regarding single connection or primary line restrictions 
on universal service support payments. 
SEC. 512. DISCLAIMER FOR PRESS RELEASES REGARDING 
NOTICES OF APPARENT LIABILITY. 
The Commission shall include in any press release re-
garding the issuance of a notice of apparent liability under 
section 503(b)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 503(b)(4)) a disclaimer informing consumers 
that— 
(1) the issuance of a notice of apparent liability 
should be treated only as allegations; and 
(2) the amount of any forfeiture penalty pro-
posed in a notice of apparent liability represents the 
maximum penalty that the Commission may impose 
for the violations alleged in the notice of apparent 
liability. 
SEC. 513. REPORTS RELATED TO SPECTRUM AUCTIONS. 
(a) ESTIMATE
OF UPCOMING AUCTIONS.—Section 
309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
309(j)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(18) ESTIMATE OF UPCOMING AUCTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) Not later than September 30, 2018, 
and annually thereafter, the Commission shall 
make publicly available an estimate of what sys-
tems of competitive bidding authorized under
this subsection may be initiated during the up-
coming 12-month period. 
‘‘(B) The estimate under subparagraph 
(A) shall, to the extent possible, identify the 
bands of frequencies the Commission expects to 
be included in each such system of competitive 
bidding.’’. 
(b) AUCTION EXPENDITURE JUSTIFICATION RE-
PORT.—Not later than April 1, 2019, and annually there-
after, the Commission shall provide to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report containing a detailed jus-
tification for the use of proceeds retained by the Commis-
sion under section 309(j)(8)(B) of the Communications 
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B)) for the costs of de-
veloping and implementing the program required by sec-
tion 309(j) of that Act. 
(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; 
(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; 
(3) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives; and
(4) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
TITLE VI—VIEWER PROTECTION 
SEC. 601. RESERVE SOURCE FOR PAYMENT OF TV BROAD-
CASTER RELOCATION COSTS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF FUND.—There is estab-
lished in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be 
known as the Broadcast Repack Fund. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—If the Commission makes 
the certification described in paragraph (2), amounts 
in the Broadcast Repack Fund shall be available to 
the Commission to make reimbursements pursuant 
to subsection (b)(4)(A)(i) or (b)(4)(A)(ii) of section 
6403 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Cre-
ation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1452). 
(2) 
CERTIFICATION.—The 
certification 
de-
scribed in this paragraph is a certification from the 
Commission to the Secretary of the Treasury that 
the funds available in the TV Broadcaster Reloca-
tion Fund established under subsection (d) of such 
section are likely to be insufficient to reimburse rea-
sonably incurred costs described in subsection 
(b)(4)(A)(i) or (b)(4)(A)(ii) of such section.
(3) AVAILABILITY FOR PAYMENTS AFTER APRIL 
13, 2020.—Notwithstanding subsection (b)(4)(D) of 
such section, the Commission may make payments 
pursuant to subsection (b)(4)(A)(i) or (b)(4)(A)(ii) 
of such section from the Broadcast Repack Fund 
after April 13, 2020, if, before making any such 
payments after such date, the Commission submits 
to Congress a certification that such payments are 
necessary to reimburse reasonably incurred costs de-
scribed in such subsection. 
(c) UNUSED FUNDS RESCINDED AND DEPOSITED 
INTO THE GENERAL FUND OF THE TREASURY.— 
(1) RESCISSION AND DEPOSIT.—If any unobli-
gated amounts remain in the Broadcast Repack 
Fund after the date described in paragraph (2), 
such amounts shall be rescinded and deposited into 
the general fund of the Treasury, where such 
amounts shall be dedicated for the sole purpose of 
deficit reduction. 
(2) DATE DESCRIBED.—The date described in 
this paragraph is the earlier of— 
(A) the date of a certification by the Com-
mission under paragraph (3) that all reimburse-
ments pursuant to subsections (b)(4)(A)(i) and
(b)(4)(A)(ii) of such section 6403 have been 
made; or 
(B) July 3, 2022. 
(3) CERTIFICATION.—If all reimbursements 
pursuant 
to 
subsections 
(b)(4)(A)(i) 
and 
(b)(4)(A)(ii) of such section 6403 have been made 
before July 3, 2022, the Commission shall submit to 
the Secretary of the Treasury a certification that all 
such reimbursements have been made. 
(d) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The amount of auc-
tion proceeds that the salaries and expenses account of 
the Commission is required to retain under section 
309(j)(8)(B) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B)), including from the proceeds of the 
forward auction under section 6403 of the Middle Class 
Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 
1452), shall be sufficient to cover the administrative costs 
incurred by the Commission in making any reimburse-
ments out of the Broadcast Repack Fund. 
SEC. 602. PAYMENT OF RELOCATION COSTS OF TELEVISION 
TRANSLATOR STATIONS AND LOW POWER 
TELEVISION STATIONS. 
(a) PAYMENT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made avail-
able under subsection (b)(2), the Commission shall
reimburse costs reasonably incurred by a television 
translator station or low power television station on 
or after January 1, 2017, in order for such station 
to relocate its television service from one channel to 
another channel or otherwise modify its facility as a 
result of the reorganization of broadcast television 
spectrum under subsection (b) of section 6403 of the 
Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 
2012 (47 U.S.C. 1452). Only stations that are eligi-
ble to file and do file an application in the Commis-
sion’s Special Displacement Window are eligible to 
seek reimbursement under this paragraph. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The Commission may not 
make reimbursements under paragraph (1) for lost 
revenues. 
(3) DUPLICATIVE PAYMENTS PROHIBITED.—In 
the case of a low power television station that has 
been accorded primary status as a Class A television 
licensee under section 73.6001(a) of title 47, Code 
of Federal Regulations— 
(A) if the licensee of such station has re-
ceived reimbursement with respect to such sta-
tion under subsection (b)(4)(A)(i) of such sec-
tion 6403 (including from amounts made avail-
able under section 601 of this title), or from
any other source, such station may not receive 
reimbursement under paragraph (1); and 
(B) if such station has received reimburse-
ment under paragraph (1), the licensee of such 
station may not receive reimbursement with re-
spect 
to 
such 
station 
under 
subsection 
(b)(4)(A)(i) of such section 6403. 
(4) ADDITIONAL
LIMITATION.—The Commis-
sion may not make reimbursement under paragraph 
(1) for costs incurred to resolve mutually exclusive 
applications, including costs incurred in any auction 
of available channels. 
(b) FUNDING.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.—There is es-
tablished in the Treasury of the United States a 
fund to be known as the Translator and Low Power 
Station Relocation Fund. 
(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Amounts in the Trans-
lator and Low Power Station Relocation Fund 
shall be available to the Commission to make 
payments required by subsection (a)(1). 
(B) 
AVAILABILITY
AFTER
APRIL
13, 
2020.—Amounts in the Translator and Low 
Power Station Relocation Fund shall not be
available to the Commission to make payments 
required by subsection (a)(1) after April 13, 
2020, unless, before making any such payments 
after such date, the Commission submits to 
Congress a certification that such payments are 
necessary to reimburse costs reasonably in-
curred by a television translator station or low 
power television station on or after January 1, 
2017, in order for such station to relocate its 
television service from one channel to another 
channel or otherwise modify its facility as a re-
sult of the reorganization of broadcast television 
spectrum under subsection (b) of section 6403 
of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Cre-
ation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1452). 
(3) UNUSED FUNDS RESCINDED AND DEPOS-
ITED INTO THE GENERAL FUND OF THE TREAS-
URY.— 
(A) RESCISSION AND DEPOSIT.—If any un-
obligated amounts remain in the Translator and 
Low Power Station Relocation Fund after the 
date described in subparagraph (B), such 
amounts shall be rescinded and deposited into 
the general fund of the Treasury, where such
amounts shall be dedicated for the sole purpose 
of deficit reduction. 
(B) DATE
DESCRIBED.—The date de-
scribed in this subparagraph is the earlier of— 
(i) the date of a certification by the 
Commission under subparagraph (C) that 
all reimbursements pursuant to subsection 
(a)(1) have been made; or 
(ii) July 3, 2023. 
(C) CERTIFICATION.—If all reimburse-
ments pursuant to subsection (a)(1) have been 
made before July 3, 2023, the Commission 
shall submit to the Secretary of the Treasury a 
certification that all such reimbursements have 
been made. 
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The amount of auc-
tion proceeds that the salaries and expenses account of 
the Commission is required to retain under section 
309(j)(8)(B) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B)), including from the proceeds of the 
forward auction under section 6403 of the Middle Class 
Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 
1452), shall be sufficient to cover the administrative costs 
incurred by the Commission in making any reimburse-
ments out of the Translator and Low Power Station Relo-
cation Fund. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) LOW
POWER
TELEVISION
STATION.—The 
term ‘‘low power television station’’ means a low 
power TV station (as defined in section 74.701 of 
title 47, Code of Federal Regulations) that was li-
censed and transmitting for at least 9 of the 12 
months prior to April 13, 2017. For purposes of the 
preceding sentence, the operation of analog and dig-
ital companion facilities may be combined. 
(2) TELEVISION
TRANSLATOR
STATION.—The 
term ‘‘television translator station’’ means a tele-
vision broadcast translator station (as defined in sec-
tion 74.701 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations) 
that was licensed and transmitting for at least 9 of 
the 12 months prior to April 13, 2017. For purposes 
of the preceding sentence, the operation of analog 
and digital companion facilities may be combined. 
SEC. 603. PAYMENT OF RELOCATION COSTS OF FM BROAD-
CAST STATIONS. 
(a) PAYMENT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made avail-
able under subsection (b)(2), the Commission shall 
reimburse costs reasonably incurred by an FM
broadcast station for facilities necessary for such 
station to reasonably minimize disruption of service 
as a result of the reorganization of broadcast tele-
vision spectrum under subsection (b) of section 6403 
of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act 
of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1452). 
(2) LIMITATION.—The Commission may not 
make reimbursements under paragraph (1) for lost 
revenues. 
(3) DUPLICATIVE PAYMENTS PROHIBITED.—If 
an FM broadcast station has received a payment for 
interim facilities from the licensee of a television 
broadcast station that was reimbursed for such pay-
ment under subsection (b)(4)(A)(i) of such section 
6403 (including from amounts made available under 
section 601 of this title), or from any other source, 
such FM broadcast station may not receive any re-
imbursements under paragraph (1). 
(b) FUNDING.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.—There is es-
tablished in the Treasury of the United States a 
fund to be known as the FM Broadcast Station Re-
location Fund. 
(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Amounts in the FM 
Broadcast Station Relocation Fund shall be 
available to the Commission to make payments 
required by subsection (a)(1). 
(B) 
AVAILABILITY
AFTER
APRIL
13, 
2020.—Amounts in the FM Broadcast Station 
Relocation Fund shall not be available to the 
Commission to make payments required by sub-
section (a)(1) after April 13, 2020, unless, be-
fore making any such payments after such date, 
the Commission submits to Congress a certifi-
cation that such payments are necessary to re-
imburse costs reasonably incurred by an FM 
broadcast station for facilities necessary for 
such station to reasonably minimize disruption 
of service as a result of the reorganization of 
broadcast television spectrum under subsection 
(b) of section 6403 of the Middle Class Tax Re-
lief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 
1452). 
(3) UNUSED FUNDS RESCINDED AND DEPOS-
ITED INTO THE GENERAL FUND OF THE TREAS-
URY.— 
(A) RESCISSION AND DEPOSIT.—If any un-
obligated amounts remain in the FM Broadcast
Station Relocation Fund after the date de-
scribed in subparagraph (B), such amounts 
shall be rescinded and deposited into the gen-
eral fund of the Treasury, where such amounts 
shall be dedicated for the sole purpose of deficit 
reduction. 
(B) DATE
DESCRIBED.—The date de-
scribed in this subparagraph is the earlier of— 
(i) the date of a certification by the 
Commission under subparagraph (C) that 
all reimbursements pursuant to subsection 
(a)(1) have been made; or 
(ii) July 3, 2022. 
(C) CERTIFICATION.—If all reimburse-
ments pursuant to subsection (a)(1) have been 
made before July 3, 2022, the Commission 
shall submit to the Secretary of the Treasury a 
certification that all such reimbursements have 
been made. 
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The amount of auc-
tion proceeds that the salaries and expenses account of 
the Commission is required to retain under section 
309(j)(8)(B) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B)), including from the proceeds of the 
forward auction under section 6403 of the Middle Class
Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 
1452), shall be sufficient to cover the administrative costs 
incurred by the Commission in making any reimburse-
ments out of the FM Broadcast Station Relocation Fund. 
(d) FM BROADCAST STATION DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘FM broadcast station’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 73.310 of title 47, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, and, for an FM translator, has the 
meaning given the term ‘‘FM translator’’ in section 
74.1201 of such title. 
SEC. 604. CONSUMER EDUCATION PAYMENT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF FUND.—There is estab-
lished in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be 
known as the Broadcast Station Relocation Consumer 
Education Fund. 
(b) AVAILABILITY
OF FUNDS.—Amounts in the 
Broadcast Station Relocation Consumer Education Fund 
shall be available to the Commission to make payments 
solely for the purposes of consumer education relating to 
the reorganization of broadcast television spectrum under 
subsection (b) of section 6403 of the Middle Class Tax 
Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1452). 
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The amount of auc-
tion proceeds that the salaries and expenses account of 
the Commission is required to retain under section
309(j)(8)(B) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B)), including from the proceeds of the 
forward auction under section 6403 of the Middle Class 
Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 
1452), shall be sufficient to cover the administrative costs 
incurred by the Commission in making any payments out 
of the Broadcast Station Relocation Consumer Education 
Fund. 
SEC. 605. IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT. 
The Commission shall implement and enforce this 
title as if this title is a part of the Communications Act 
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.). A violation of this title, 
or a regulation promulgated under this title, shall be con-
sidered to be a violation of the Communications Act of 
1934, or a regulation promulgated under such Act, respec-
tively. 
SEC. 606. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this title shall alter the final transition 
phase completion date established by the Commission for 
full power and Class A television stations. 
TITLE VII—MOBILE NOW 
SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Making Opportunities 
for Broadband Investment and Limiting Excessive and
Needless Obstacles to Wireless Act’’ or the ‘‘MOBILE 
NOW Act’’. 
SEC. 702. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives; and 
(C) each committee of the Senate or of the 
House of Representatives with jurisdiction over 
a Federal entity affected by the applicable sec-
tion in which the term appears. 
(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Communications Commission. 
(3) FEDERAL ENTITY.—The term ‘‘Federal en-
tity’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
113(l) of the National Telecommunications and In-
formation Administration Organization Act (47 
U.S.C. 923(l)). 
(4) NTIA.—The term ‘‘NTIA’’ means the Na-
tional Telecommunications and Information Admin-
istration of the Department of Commerce.
(5) OMB.—The term ‘‘OMB’’ means the Office 
of Management and Budget. 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Commerce. 
SEC. 703. IDENTIFYING 255 MEGAHERTZ. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 
2022, the Secretary, working through the NTIA, 
and the Commission shall identify a total of at least 
255 megahertz of Federal and non-Federal spectrum 
for mobile and fixed wireless broadband use. 
(2) UNLICENSED AND LICENSED USE.—Of the 
spectrum identified under paragraph (1), not less 
than— 
(A) 100 megahertz below the frequency of 
8000 megahertz shall be identified for use on 
an unlicensed basis; 
(B) 100 megahertz below the frequency of 
6000 megahertz shall be identified for use on 
an exclusive, licensed basis for commercial mo-
bile use, pursuant to the Commission’s author-
ity to implement such licensing in a flexible 
manner, and subject to potential continued use 
of such spectrum by incumbent Federal entities 
in designated geographic areas indefinitely or
for such length of time stipulated in transition 
plans approved by the Technical Panel under 
section 113(h) of the National Telecommuni-
cations and Information Administration Organi-
zation Act (47 U.S.C. 923(h)) for those incum-
bent entities to be relocated to alternate spec-
trum; and 
(C) 55 megahertz below the frequency of 
8000 megahertz shall be identified for use on 
either a licensed or unlicensed basis, or a com-
bination of licensed and unlicensed. 
(3) NON-ELIGIBLE
SPECTRUM.—For purposes 
of satisfying the requirement under paragraph (1), 
the following spectrum shall not be counted: 
(A) The frequencies between 1695 and 
1710 megahertz. 
(B) The frequencies between 1755 and 
1780 megahertz. 
(C) The frequencies between 2155 and 
2180 megahertz. 
(D) The frequencies between 3550 and 
3700 megahertz. 
(E) Spectrum that the Commission deter-
mines had more than de minimis mobile or 
fixed wireless broadband operations within the
band on the day before the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(4) TREATMENT
OF
CERTAIN
OTHER
SPEC-
TRUM.—Spectrum identified pursuant to this section 
may include eligible spectrum, if any, identified after 
the date of enactment of this Act pursuant to title 
X of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (Public 
Law 114–74). 
(5) SPECTRUM
MADE
AVAILABLE
ON
AND 
AFTER
FEBRUARY 11, 2016.—Any spectrum that 
has been made available for licensed or unlicensed 
use on and after February 11, 2016, and that other-
wise satisfies the requirements of this section may 
be counted towards the requirements of this sub-
section. 
(6) RELOCATION
PRIORITIZED
OVER
SHAR-
ING.—This section shall be carried out in accordance 
with section 113(j) of the National Telecommuni-
cations and Information Administration Organiza-
tion Act (47 U.S.C. 923(j)). 
(7) CONSIDERATIONS.—In identifying spectrum 
for use under this section, the Secretary, working 
through the NTIA, and Commission shall consider— 
(A) the need to preserve critical existing 
and planned Federal Government capabilities;
(B) the impact on existing State, local, and 
tribal government capabilities; 
(C) the international implications; 
(D) the need for appropriate enforcement 
mechanisms and authorities; and 
(E) the importance of the deployment of 
wireless broadband services in rural areas of the 
United States. 
(b) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed— 
(1) to impair or otherwise affect the functions 
of the Director of OMB relating to budgetary, ad-
ministrative, or legislative proposals; 
(2) to require the disclosure of classified infor-
mation, law enforcement sensitive information, or 
other information that must be protected in the in-
terest of national security; or 
(3) to affect any requirement under section 156 
of the National Telecommunications and Informa-
tion Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 
921 note), as added by section 1062(a) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2000, or any other relevant statutory requirement 
applicable to the reallocation of Federal spectrum.
SEC. 704. MILLIMETER WAVE SPECTRUM. 
(a) FCC PROCEEDING.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall 
publish a notice of proposed rulemaking to consider service 
rules to authorize mobile or fixed terrestrial wireless oper-
ations, including for advanced mobile service operations, 
in the radio frequency band between 42000 and 42500 
megahertz. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting a rulemaking 
under subsection (a), the Commission shall— 
(1) consider how the band described in sub-
section (a) may be used to provide commercial wire-
less broadband service, including whether— 
(A) such spectrum may be best used for li-
censed or unlicensed services, or some combina-
tion thereof; and 
(B) to permit additional licensed oper-
ations in such band on a shared basis; and 
(2) include technical characteristics under 
which the band described in subsection (a) may be 
employed for mobile or fixed terrestrial wireless op-
erations, including any appropriate coexistence re-
quirements. 
(c) SPECTRUM MADE AVAILABLE ON AND AFTER 
FEBRUARY 11, 2016.—Any spectrum that has been made 
available for licensed or unlicensed use on or after Feb-
ruary 11, 2016, and that otherwise satisfies the require-
ments of section 703 may be counted towards the require-
ments of section 703(a). 
SEC. 705. 3 GIGAHERTZ SPECTRUM. 
(a) BETWEEN 3100 MEGAHERTZ AND 3550 MEGA-
HERTZ.—Not later than 24 months after the date of en-
actment of this Act, and in consultation with the Commis-
sion and the head of each affected Federal agency (or a 
designee thereof), the Secretary, working through the 
NTIA, shall submit to the Commission and the appro-
priate committees of Congress a report evaluating the fea-
sibility of allowing commercial wireless services, licensed 
or unlicensed, to share use of the frequencies between 
3100 megahertz and 3550 megahertz. 
(b) BETWEEN 3700 MEGAHERTZ AND 4200 MEGA-
HERTZ.—Not later than 18 months after the date of en-
actment of this Act, after notice and an opportunity for 
public comment, and in consultation with the Secretary, 
working through the NTIA, and the head of each affected 
Federal agency (or a designee thereof), the Commission 
shall submit to the Secretary and the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress a report evaluating the feasibility of al-
lowing commercial wireless services, licensed or unli-
censed, to use or share use of the frequencies between 
3700 megahertz and 4200 megahertz.
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—A report under subsection (a) 
or (b) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the operations of Federal 
entities that operate Federal Government stations 
authorized to use the frequencies described in that 
subsection. 
(2) An assessment of the possible impacts of 
such sharing on Federal and non-Federal users al-
ready operating on the frequencies described in that 
subsection. 
(3) The criteria that may be necessary to en-
sure shared licensed or unlicensed services would not 
cause harmful interference to Federal or non-Fed-
eral users already operating in the frequencies de-
scribed in that subsection. 
(4) If such sharing is feasible, an identification 
of which of the frequencies described in that sub-
section are most suitable for sharing with commer-
cial wireless services through the assignment of new 
licenses by competitive bidding, for sharing with un-
licensed operations, or through a combination of li-
censing and unlicensed operations. 
(d) COMMISSION ACTION.—The Commission, in con-
sultation with the NTIA, shall seek public comment on 
the reports required under subsections (a) and (b), includ-
ing regarding the bands identified in such report as fea-
sible pursuant to subsection (c)(4). 
SEC. 706. BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE DEPLOYMENT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE STATE AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘appropriate State agency’’ means a State govern-
mental agency that is recognized by the executive 
branch of the State as having the experience nec-
essary to evaluate and carry out projects relating to 
the proper and effective installation and operation of 
broadband infrastructure. 
(2) BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term 
‘‘broadband infrastructure’’ means any buried, un-
derground, or aerial facility, and any wireless or 
wireline connection, that enables users to send and 
receive voice, video, data, graphics, or any combina-
tion thereof. 
(3) BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE ENTITY.— 
The term ‘‘broadband infrastructure entity’’ means 
any entity that— 
(A) installs, owns, or operates broadband 
infrastructure; and 
(B) provides broadband services in a man-
ner consistent with the public interest, conven-
ience, and necessity, as determined by the 
State. 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— 
(A) a State; 
(B) the District of Columbia; and 
(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 
(b) BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE DEPLOYMENT.— 
To facilitate the installation of broadband infrastructure, 
the Secretary of Transportation shall promulgate regula-
tions to ensure that each State that receives funds under 
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, meets the fol-
lowing requirements: 
(1) BROADBAND
CONSULTATION.—The State 
department of transportation, in consultation with 
appropriate State agencies, shall— 
(A) identify a broadband utility coordi-
nator, that may have additional responsibilities, 
whether in the State department of transpor-
tation or in another State agency, that is re-
sponsible for facilitating the broadband infra-
structure right-of-way efforts within the State; 
(B) establish a process for the registration 
of broadband infrastructure entities that seek 
to be included in those broadband infrastruc-
ture right-of-way facilitation efforts within the 
State; 
(C) establish a process to electronically no-
tify broadband infrastructure entities identified 
under subparagraph (B) of the State transpor-
tation improvement program on an annual basis 
and provide additional notifications as nec-
essary to achieve the goals of this section; and 
(D) coordinate initiatives carried out under 
this section with other statewide telecommuni-
cation and broadband plans and State and local 
transportation and land use plans, including 
strategies to minimize repeated excavations that 
involve the installation of broadband infrastruc-
ture in a right-of-way. 
(2) PRIORITY.—If a State chooses to provide 
for the installation of broadband infrastructure in 
the right-of-way of an applicable Federal-aid high-
way project under this subsection, the State depart-
ment of transportation shall carry out any appro-
priate measures to ensure that any existing 
broadband infrastructure entities are not disadvan-
taged, as compared to other broadband infrastruc-
ture entities, with respect to the program under this 
subsection.
(c) EFFECT OF SECTION.—This section applies only 
to activities for which Federal obligations or expenditures 
are initially approved on or after the date regulations 
under subsection (b) become effective. Nothing in this sec-
tion establishes a mandate or requirement that a State 
install or allow the installation of broadband infrastruc-
ture in a highway right-of-way. Nothing in this section au-
thorizes the Secretary of Transportation to withhold or re-
serve funds or approval of a project under title 23, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 707. REALLOCATION INCENTIVES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 24 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary 
of Commerce for Communications and Information, in 
consultation with the Commission, the Director of OMB, 
and the head of each affected Federal agency (or a des-
ignee thereof), after notice and an opportunity for public 
comment, shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a report that includes legislative or regulatory 
recommendations to incentivize a Federal entity to relin-
quish, or share with Federal or non-Federal users, Federal 
spectrum for the purpose of allowing commercial wireless 
broadband services to operate on that Federal spectrum. 
(b) POST-AUCTION PAYMENTS.—
(1) REPORT.—In preparing the report under 
subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary of Commerce 
for Communications and Information shall— 
(A) consider whether permitting eligible 
Federal entities that are implementing a transi-
tion plan submitted under section 113(h) of the 
National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 
923(h)) to accept payments could result in ac-
cess to the eligible frequencies that are being 
reallocated for exclusive non-Federal use or 
shared use sooner than would otherwise occur 
without such payments; and 
(B) include the findings under subpara-
graph (A), including the analysis under para-
graph (2) and any recommendations for legisla-
tion, in the report. 
(2) ANALYSIS.—In considering payments under 
paragraph (1)(A), the Assistant Secretary of Com-
merce for Communications and Information shall 
conduct an analysis of whether and how such pay-
ments would affect— 
(A) bidding in auctions conducted under 
section 309(j) of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) of such eligible fre-
quencies; and 
(B) receipts collected from the auctions de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) 
PAYMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘payment’’ 
means a payment in cash or in-kind by any 
auction winner, or any person affiliated with an 
auction winner, of eligible frequencies during 
the period after eligible frequencies have been 
reallocated by competitive bidding under section 
309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 309(j)) but prior to the completion of 
relocation or sharing transition of such eligible 
frequencies per transition plans approved by the 
Technical Panel. 
(B) ELIGIBLE
FREQUENCIES.—The term 
‘‘eligible frequencies’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 113(g)(2) of the National 
Telecommunications and Information Adminis-
tration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 923(g)(2)). 
SEC. 708. BIDIRECTIONAL SHARING STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, including an oppor-
tunity for public comment, the Commission, in collabora-
tion with the NTIA, shall— 
(1) conduct a bidirectional sharing study to de-
termine the best means of providing Federal entities 
flexible access to non-Federal spectrum on a shared 
basis across a range of short-, mid-, and long-range 
timeframes, including for intermittent purposes like 
emergency use; and 
(2) submit to Congress a report on the study 
under paragraph (1), including any recommenda-
tions for legislation or proposed regulations. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting the study 
under subsection (a), the Commission shall— 
(1) consider the regulatory certainty that com-
mercial spectrum users and Federal entities need to 
make longer-term investment decisions for shared 
access to be viable; and 
(2) evaluate any barriers to voluntary commer-
cial arrangements in which non-Federal users could 
provide access to Federal entities. 
SEC. 709. UNLICENSED SERVICES IN GUARD BANDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—After public notice and comment, 
and in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of Com-
merce for Communications and Information and the head 
of each affected Federal agency (or a designee thereof),