(1) evaluate and analyze the costs to Armed 
Forces personnel of such telephone calls to and from 
military bases abroad; 
(2) evaluate methods of reducing the rates im-
posed on such calls, including deployment of new 
technology such as voice over Internet protocol or suc-
cessor protocol technology; 
(3) encourage providers of telecommunications to 
adopt flexible billing procedures and policies for 
Armed Forces personnel and their dependents for tele-
phone calls to and from such Armed Forces personnel; 
and 
(4) seek agreements with foreign governments to 
reduce international surcharges on such telephone 
calls. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ARMED FORCES.—The term ‘‘Armed Forces’’ 
has the meaning given that term by section 2101(2) 
of title 5, United States Code. 
(2) MILITARY BASE.—The term ‘‘military base’’ 
includes official duty stations, including vessels, 
whether such vessels are in port or underway outside 
of the United States. 
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SEC. 102. REPEAL OF EXISTING AUTHORIZATION. 
Section 213 of the Telecommunications Authorization 
Act of 1992 (47 U.S.C. 201 note) is repealed. 
Subtitle B—Interoperability 
SEC. 151. INTEROPERABLE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3006 of Public Law 109– 
171 (47 U.S.C. 309 note) is amended by redesignating sub-
section (d) as subsection (i) and by inserting after sub-
section (c) the following: 
‘‘(d) 
INTEROPERABLE
COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEM 
EQUIPMENT DEPLOYMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall allocate at least 25 percent of the funds 
made available to carry out this section to make 
interoperable 
communications 
system 
equipment 
grants for equipment that can utilize, or enable inter-
operability with systems or networks that can utilize, 
reallocated public safety spectrum. 
‘‘(2) ALLOCATION
OF
FUNDS.—The Secretary 
shall allocate— 
‘‘(A) a majority of the amounts allocated 
under paragraph (1) for distribution to public 
safety agencies based on the threat and risk fac-
tors used by the Secretary for the purposes of al-
locating discretionary grants under the heading 
‘OFFICE FOR DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS, STATE 
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AND LOCAL PROGRAMS’ in the Department of 
Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2006; 
and 
‘‘(B) the remainder equally to each State for 
distribution by the States to public safety agen-
cies. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY.—A State may not receive 
funds allocated to it under paragraph (2) unless it 
has established a statewide interoperable communica-
tions plan approved by the Secretary. 
‘‘(4) USE OF FUNDS.—A public safety agency 
shall use any funds received under this subsection for 
the purchase of interoperable communications system 
equipment and infrastructure that is consistent with 
SAFECOM guidance, including any standards that 
may be referenced by SAFECOM guidance, and inter-
operable communications system equipment and in-
frastructure that improves interoperability that uses 
Internet protocol or any successor protocol. 
‘‘(e) COORDINATION, PLANNING, AND TRAINING GRANT 
INITIATIVE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall allocate at least 25 percent of the funds 
made available to carry out this section for interoper-
able emergency communications coordination, plan-
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ning, and training grants. The grants shall supple-
ment, and be in addition to, any Federal funds other-
wise made available by grant or otherwise to the 
States for emergency coordination, planning, or 
training. 
‘‘(2) ALLOCATION.—The Secretary shall allo-
cate— 
‘‘(A) a majority of the amounts allocated 
under paragraph (1) for distribution to the 
States based on the threat and risk factors used 
by the Secretary for the purposes of allocating 
discretionary grants under the heading ‘‘OFFICE 
FOR
DOMESTIC
PREPAREDNESS, STATE
AND 
LOCAL PROGRAMS’’ in the Department of Home-
land Security Appropriations Act, 2006; and 
‘‘(B) the remainder equally to each State for 
distribution to public safety agencies. 
‘‘(3) COORDINATION, PLANNING, AND TRAINING 
GUIDELINES.—A State shall use its emergency com-
munication coordination, planning, and training 
grant to establish a statewide plan consistent with the 
State 
communications 
interoperability 
planning 
methodology developed by the SAFECOM program 
within the Department of Homeland Security or a re-
gional plan established by a regional planning agency 
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