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Union Calendar No. 335 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7624 
[Report No. 117–429] 
To make available additional frequencies in the 3.1–3.45 GHz band for 
non-Federal use, shared Federal and non-Federal use, or a combination 
thereof, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2022 
Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. LATTA, Ms. MAT-
SUI, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. CARTER
of Georgia, Mr. 
O’HALLERAN, Mr. DUNCAN, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. UPTON, Mr. MCEACHIN, 
Mr. HUDSON, Mr. WELCH, Mr. GUTHRIE, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. LONG, 
Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. KINZINGER, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. WALBERG, and Mr. 
MCNERNEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce 
JULY 22, 2022 
Additional sponsors: Mr. PENCE, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, Mr. RUSH, Mr. 
VEASEY, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. TONKO, Mr. BALDERSON, and 
Mr. CLEAVER 
JULY 22, 2022 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 28, 2022] 
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A BILL 
To make available additional frequencies in the 3.1–3.45 
GHz band for non-Federal use, shared Federal and non- 
Federal use, or a combination thereof, and for other 
purposes. 
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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 
‘‘Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—SPECTRUM AUCTIONS AND INNOVATION 
Sec. 101. Spectrum auctions and innovation. 
TITLE II—SECURE AND TRUSTED COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS 
REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM 
Sec. 201. Increase in limitation on expenditure. 
TITLE III—NEXT GENERATION 9–1–1 
Sec. 301. Further deployment and coordination of Next Generation 9–1–1. 
Sec. 302. Transfer to NTIA of sole responsibility for certain 9–1–1 implementa-
tion coordination functions. 
TITLE IV—INCUMBENT INFORMING CAPABILITY 
Sec. 401. Incumbent informing capability. 
TITLE V—EXTENSION OF FCC AUCTION AUTHORITY 
Sec. 501. Extension of FCC auction authority. 
TITLE VI—PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURE NETWORKS FUND 
Sec. 601. Public Safety and Secure Networks Fund. 
TITLE I—SPECTRUM AUCTIONS 
AND INNOVATION 
SEC. 101. SPECTRUM AUCTIONS AND INNOVATION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Assist-
ant Secretary’’ means the Assistant Secretary of Com-
merce for Communications and Information. 
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(2) 
COMMISSION.—The 
term 
‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Communications Commission. 
(3) COVERED BAND.—The term ‘‘covered band’’ 
means the band of frequencies between 3100 mega-
hertz and 3450 megahertz, inclusive. 
(4) FEDERAL ENTITY.—The term ‘‘Federal enti-
ty’’ has the meaning given such term in section 113(l) 
of the National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 923(l)). 
(5) RELEVANT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
The 
term 
‘‘relevant 
congressional 
committees’’ 
means— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives; 
(B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(D) the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate. 
(6) RELOCATION OR SHARING COSTS.—The term 
‘‘relocation or sharing costs’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 113(g)(3) of the National Tele-
communications and Information Administration Or-
ganization Act (47 U.S.C. 923(g)(3)). 
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(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Commerce. 
(b) 3.1–3.45 GHZ BAND.— 
(1) PIPELINE FUNDING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Federal entities with op-
erations in the covered band that the Assistant 
Secretary determines might be affected by re-
allocation of the covered band may request fund-
ing to carry out activities as described under 
subparagraph (A) of subsection (g)(2) of section 
118 of the National Telecommunications and In-
formation Administration Organization Act (47 
U.S.C. 928) in order to make available the entire 
covered band for non-Federal use, shared Federal 
and non-Federal use, or a combination thereof, 
including by making available— 
(i) frequencies in the covered band for 
identification by the Secretary under para-
graph (2)(A); and 
(ii) frequencies in the covered band for 
identification by the Secretary under para-
graph (2)(B). 
(B) PLAN.—Federal entities with operations 
in the covered band that the Assistant Secretary 
determines might be affected by reallocation of 
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the covered band shall submit a plan in accord-
ance with subparagraph (E) of subsection (g)(2) 
of section 118 of the National Telecommuni-
cations and Information Administration Organi-
zation Act (47 U.S.C. 928) to request funding. 
(C) EXEMPTION.—Section 118(g)(2)(D)(ii) 
of the National Telecommunications and Infor-
mation Administration Organization Act (47 
U.S.C. 928(g)(2)(D)(ii)) shall not apply with re-
spect to the payment required under subpara-
graph (A). 
(D) OVERSIGHT.—The Assistant Secretary 
and the Executive Office of the President shall 
continuously review and provide oversight of the 
activities carried out using a payment under 
subparagraph (A) and a payment pursuant to 
section 90008 of the Infrastructure Investment 
and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58; 135 Stat. 
1348; 47 U.S.C. 921 note). 
(E) REPORT TO SECRETARY OF COMMERCE 
AND CONGRESS.—Not later than 15 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, for the pur-
poses of aiding the Secretary in making the 
identification under paragraph (2) and informed 
by the activities carried out using a payment 
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under subparagraph (A) or a payment pursuant 
to section 90008 of the Infrastructure Investment 
and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58; 135 Stat. 
1348; 47 U.S.C. 921 note), any Federal entity 
receiving such a payment, in consultation with 
the Assistant Secretary and the Executive Office 
of the President, shall submit to the Secretary 
and the relevant congressional committees a re-
port that— 
(i) contains the findings of the activi-
ties carried out using such payment; and 
(ii) recommends— 
(I) frequencies in the covered band 
for identification by the Secretary 
under paragraph (2)(A); and 
(II) frequencies in the covered 
band for identification by the Sec-
retary under paragraph (2)(B). 
(2) IDENTIFICATION.—Not later than 21 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, informed by 
the activities carried out using a payment under 
paragraph (1)(A) and the report required under 
paragraph (1)(E), the Secretary, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Defense, the Director of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy, and the Commission, 
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shall submit to the President, the Commission, and 
the relevant congressional committees a report that— 
(A) identifies for inclusion in a system of 
competitive bidding under paragraph (3) at least 
200 megahertz of frequencies in the covered band 
for non-Federal use, shared Federal and non- 
Federal use, or a combination thereof; and 
(B) identifies additional frequencies in the 
covered band that could be made available for 
non-Federal use, shared Federal and non-Federal 
use, or a combination thereof. 
(3) AUCTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 7 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Com-
mission, in coordination with the Assistant Sec-
retary, shall commence a system of competitive 
bidding under section 309(j) of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)), in accord-
ance with paragraph (2) of this subsection, of the 
frequencies identified under subparagraph (A) of 
that paragraph. 
(B) PROHIBITION.—No entity that is on the 
list required by section 2 of the Secure and 
Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 
(47 U.S.C. 1601) may participate in the system 
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of competitive bidding required by subparagraph 
(A). 
(C) SCOPE.—The Commission may not in-
clude in the system of competitive bidding re-
quired by subparagraph (A) any frequencies that 
are not in the covered band. 
(D) DEPOSIT
OF
PROCEEDS.—Notwith-
standing subparagraphs (A), (C)(i), and (D) of 
section 309(j)(8) of the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)) and except as pro-
vided in subparagraph (B) of such section, the 
proceeds (including deposits and upfront pay-
ments from successful bidders) of the system of 
competitive bidding required by subparagraph 
(A) of this paragraph (in this subparagraph re-
ferred to as the ‘‘covered proceeds’’) shall be de-
posited or available as follows: 
(i) Such amount of the covered pro-
ceeds as is necessary to cover the relocation 
or sharing costs of Federal entities relocated 
from or sharing the frequencies identified 
under paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection 
shall be deposited in the Spectrum Reloca-
tion Fund established under section 118 of 
the National Telecommunications and In-
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formation Administration Organization Act 
(47 U.S.C. 928). 
(ii) After the amount required to be de-
posited by clause (i) is so deposited, any re-
mainder of the covered proceeds shall be de-
posited in the Public Safety and Secure 
Networks Fund established by section 601. 
(4) MODIFICATION OR WITHDRAWAL.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The President shall mod-
ify or withdraw any assignment to a Federal 
Government station of the frequencies identified 
under paragraph (2)(A) to accommodate non- 
Federal use, shared Federal and non-Federal use, 
or a combination thereof in accordance with that 
paragraph. 
(B) LIMITATIONS.—The President may not 
modify or withdraw any assignment to a Fed-
eral Government station as described in subpara-
graph (A)— 
(i) unless the President determines that 
such modification or withdrawal will not 
compromise the primary mission of a Fed-
eral entity operating in the covered band; or 
(ii) before November 30, 2024. 
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(5) AUCTION PROCEEDS TO COVER 110 PERCENT 
OF FEDERAL RELOCATION OR SHARING COSTS.—Noth-
ing in this subsection shall be construed to relieve the 
Commission from the requirements under section 
309(j)(16)(B) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 309(j)(16)(B)). 
(6) RULES AUTHORIZING ADDITIONAL USE OF 
SPECTRUM
IN
COVERED
BAND.—Not later than 4 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Com-
mission, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary, 
shall adopt rules that authorize the use of spectrum 
in the covered band identified under paragraph 
(2)(B) for non-Federal use, shared Federal and non- 
Federal use, or a combination thereof. 
(c) FCC AUCTION AUTHORITY.— 
(1) TERMINATION.—Section 309(j)(11) of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(11)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘2025’’ and all that follows 
and inserting ‘‘2026, and with respect to the electro-
magnetic 
spectrum 
identified 
under 
section 
101(b)(2)(A) of the Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022, 
such authority shall expire on the date that is 7 years 
after the date of enactment of that Act.’’. 
(2) SPECTRUM PIPELINE ACT OF 2015.—Section 
1004 of the Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2015 (Public 
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Law 114–74; 129 Stat. 621; 47 U.S.C. 921 note) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2022’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2024’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘2022’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2024’’; and 
(C) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking 
‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’. 
(d) REPEAL.—Section 90008 of the Infrastructure In-
vestment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58; 135 Stat. 1348; 
47 U.S.C. 921 note), and the item relating to such section 
in the table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act, are re-
pealed. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to alter or impede the activities pre-
viously authorized by subsection (b)(1)(A) of section 90008 
of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 
117–58; 135 Stat. 1348; 47 U.S.C. 921 note) so long as such 
efforts are in accordance with subsection (b) of this section. 
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‘‘(A) 
ADDITIONAL
DUTIES.—The 
Office 
shall— 
‘‘(i) take actions, in concert with the 
coordinators designated in accordance with 
section 159(b)(3)(A)(ii), to improve coordi-
nation and communication with respect to 
the implementation of Next Generation 9– 
1–1; 
‘‘(ii) develop, collect, and disseminate 
information concerning the practices, proce-
dures, and technology used in the imple-
mentation of Next Generation 9–1–1; 
‘‘(iii) advise and assist eligible entities 
in the preparation of implementation plans 
required under section 159(b)(2)(A)(iii); 
‘‘(iv) provide technical assistance to el-
igible entities provided a grant under sec-
tion 159(b) in support of efforts to explore 
efficiencies related to Next Generation 9–1– 
1; 
‘‘(v) receive, review, and recommend to 
the Assistant Secretary and the Adminis-
trator the approval or disapproval of appli-
cations for grants under section 159(b); and 
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‘‘(vi) oversee the use of funds provided 
by such grants in fulfilling such implemen-
tation plans. 
‘‘(B) ANNUAL
REPORTS.—Not later than 
October 1, 2023, and each year thereafter until 
funds made available to make grants under sec-
tion 159(b) are no longer available to be ex-
pended, the Assistant Secretary and the Admin-
istrator shall submit to Congress a report on the 
activities conducted by the Office under subpara-
graph (A) in the year preceding the submission 
of the report.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ‘‘section’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘section (except 
for paragraphs (1) and (4) of subsection (a) and for 
subsection (e))’’. 
(b) COORDINATION OF NEXT GENERATION 9–1–1 IM-
PLEMENTATION.—Part C of the National Telecommuni-
cations and Information Administration Organization Act 
(47 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 159. COORDINATION OF NEXT GENERATION 9–1–1 IM-
PLEMENTATION. 
‘‘(a) ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS OF 9–1–1 IMPLEMENTA-
TION COORDINATION OFFICE.— 
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‘‘(1) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
‘‘(A) DEVELOPMENT.—The Assistant Sec-
retary and the Administrator shall develop a 
management plan for the grant program estab-
lished under this section, including by devel-
oping— 
‘‘(i) plans related to the organizational 
structure of such program; and 
‘‘(ii) funding profiles for each fiscal 
year of the duration of such program. 
‘‘(B) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this section, the Assistant Secretary and the Ad-
ministrator shall— 
‘‘(i) submit the management plan de-
veloped under subparagraph (A) to— 
‘‘(I) the Committees on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation and Ap-
propriations of the Senate; and 
‘‘(II) the Committees on Energy 
and Commerce and Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(ii) publish the management plan de-
veloped under subparagraph (A) on the 
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website of the National Telecommunications 
and Information Administration. 
‘‘(2) MODIFICATION OF PLAN.— 
‘‘(A) MODIFICATION.—The Assistant Sec-
retary and the Administrator may modify the 
management plan developed under paragraph 
(1)(A). 
‘‘(B) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 90 days 
after the plan is modified under subparagraph 
(A), the Assistant Secretary and the Adminis-
trator shall— 
‘‘(i) submit the modified plan to— 
‘‘(I) the Committees on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation and Ap-
propriations of the Senate; and 
‘‘(II) the Committees on Energy 
and Commerce and Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(ii) publish the modified plan on the 
website of the National Telecommunications 
and Information Administration. 
‘‘(b) NEXT
GENERATION
9–1–1 IMPLEMENTATION 
GRANTS.— 
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‘‘(1) GRANTS.—The Assistant Secretary and the 
Administrator, acting through the Office, shall pro-
vide grants to eligible entities for— 
‘‘(A) implementing Next Generation 9–1–1; 
‘‘(B) maintaining Next Generation 9–1–1; 
‘‘(C) training directly related to imple-
menting, maintaining, and operating Next Gen-
eration 9–1–1 if the cost related to the training 
does not exceed 3 percent of the total grant 
award; 
‘‘(D) public outreach and education on how 
the public can best use Next Generation 9–1–1 
and the capabilities and usefulness of Next Gen-
eration 9–1–1; 
‘‘(E) administrative costs associated with 
planning of Next Generation 9–1–1, including 
any cost related to planning for and preparing 
an application and related materials as required 
by this subsection, if— 
‘‘(i) the cost is fully documented in 
materials submitted to the Office; and 
‘‘(ii) the cost is reasonable, necessary, 
and does not exceed 1 percent of the total 
grant award; and 
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‘‘(F) costs associated with implementing cy-
bersecurity measures at emergency communica-
tions centers or with respect to Next Generation 
9–1–1. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—In providing grants under 
paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary and the Ad-
ministrator, acting through the Office, shall require 
an eligible entity to submit to the Office an applica-
tion, at the time and in the manner determined by 
the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator, and 
containing the certification required by paragraph 
(3). 
‘‘(3) COORDINATION
REQUIRED.—Each eligible 
entity shall include in the application required by 
paragraph (2) a certification that— 
‘‘(A) in the case of an eligible entity that is 
a State, the entity— 
‘‘(i) has coordinated the application 
with the emergency communications centers 
located within the jurisdiction of the entity; 
‘‘(ii) has designated a single officer or 
governmental body to serve as the State 
point of contact to coordinate the implemen-
tation of Next Generation 9–1–1 for that 
State, except that such designation need not 
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vest such officer or governmental body with 
direct legal authority to implement Next 
Generation 9–1–1 or to manage emergency 
communications operations; and 
‘‘(iii) has developed and submitted a 
plan for the coordination and implementa-
tion of Next Generation 9–1–1 that— 
‘‘(I) ensures interoperability by 
requiring the use of commonly accepted 
standards; 
‘‘(II) ensures reliable operations; 
‘‘(III) enables emergency commu-
nications centers to process, analyze, 
and store multimedia, data, and other 
information; 
‘‘(IV) incorporates cybersecurity 
tools, including intrusion detection and 
prevention measures; 
‘‘(V) includes strategies for coordi-
nating cybersecurity information shar-
ing between Federal, State, Tribal, and 
local government partners; 
‘‘(VI) uses open and competitive 
request for proposal processes, includ-
ing through shared government pro-
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curement vehicles, for deployment of 
Next Generation 9–1–1; 
‘‘(VII) documents how input was 
received and accounted for from rel-
evant rural and urban emergency com-
munications centers, regional authori-
ties, local authorities, and Tribal au-
thorities; 
‘‘(VIII) includes a governance 
body or bodies, either by creation of 
new, or use of existing, body or bodies, 
for the development and deployment of 
Next Generation 9–1–1 that— 
‘‘(aa) ensures full notice and 
opportunity for participation by 
relevant stakeholders; and 
‘‘(bb) consults and coordi-
nates with the State point of con-
tact required by clause (ii); 
‘‘(IX) creates efficiencies related to 
Next Generation 9–1–1 functions, in-
cluding 
cybersecurity 
and 
the 
virtualization and sharing of infra-
structure, equipment, and services; and 
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‘‘(X) utilizes an effective, competi-
tive approach to establishing authen-
tication, credentialing, secure connec-
tions, and access in deploying Next 
Generation 9–1–1, including by— 
‘‘(aa) 
requiring 
certificate 
authorities to be capable of cross- 
certification with other authori-
ties; 
‘‘(bb) avoiding risk of a sin-
gle point of failure or vulner-
ability; and 
‘‘(cc) adhering to Federal 
agency best practices such as those 
promulgated by the National In-
stitute of Standards and Tech-
nology; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of an eligible entity that is 
a Tribal Organization, the Tribal Organization 
has complied with clauses (i) and (iii) of sub-
paragraph (A). 
‘‘(4) CRITERIA.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Assistant Secretary and the Administrator shall 
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issue regulations, after providing the public with 
notice and an opportunity to comment, pre-
scribing the criteria for selection for grants 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The criteria shall— 
‘‘(i) include performance requirements 
and a schedule for completion of any project 
to be financed by a grant under this sub-
section; and 
‘‘(ii) specifically permit regional or 
multi-State applications for funds. 
‘‘(C) UPDATES.—The Assistant Secretary 
and the Administrator shall update such regula-
tions as necessary. 
‘‘(5) GRANT CERTIFICATIONS.—Each eligible en-
tity shall certify to the Assistant Secretary and the 
Administrator at the time of application, and each el-
igible entity that receives such a grant shall certify to 
the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator annu-
ally thereafter during any period of time the funds 
from the grant are available to the eligible entity, 
that— 
‘‘(A) beginning on the date that is 180 days 
before the date on which the application as filed, 
no portion of any 9–1–1 fee or charge imposed 
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by the eligible entity (or in the case that the eli-
gible entity is not a State or Tribal organiza-
tion, any State or taxing jurisdiction within 
which the eligible entity will carry out, or is car-
rying out, activities using grant funds) are obli-
gated or expended for a purpose or function not 
designated under the rules issued pursuant to 
section 6(f)(3) of the Wireless Communications 
and Public Safety Act of 1999 (47 U.S.C. 615a– 
1(f)(3)) (as such rules are in effect on the date 
on which the eligible entity makes the certifi-
cation) as acceptable; 
‘‘(B) any funds received by the eligible enti-
ty will be used consistent with subsection (b)(1) 
to support the deployment of Next Generation 9– 
1–1 that ensures reliability and interoperability, 
by requiring the use of commonly accepted 
standards; 
‘‘(C) the eligible entity (or in the case that 
the eligible entity is not a State or Tribal orga-
nization, any State or taxing jurisdiction within 
which the eligible entity will carry out or is car-
rying out activities using grant funds) has estab-
lished, or has committed to establish not later 
than 3 years following the date on which the 
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grant funds are distributed to the eligible enti-
ty— 
‘‘(i) a sustainable funding mechanism 
for Next Generation 9–1–1; and 
‘‘(ii) effective cybersecurity resources 
for Next Generation 9–1–1; 
‘‘(D) the eligible entity will promote inter-
operability between emergency communications 
centers deploying Next Generation 9–1–1 and 
emergency response providers, including users of 
the nationwide public safety broadband network; 
‘‘(E) the eligible entity has or will take 
steps to coordinate with adjoining States and 
Tribes to establish and maintain Next Genera-
tion 9–1–1; and 
‘‘(F) the eligible entity has developed a plan 
for public outreach and education on how the 
public can best use Next Generation 9–1–1 and 
on the capabilities and usefulness of Next Gen-
eration 9–1–1. 
‘‘(6) CONDITION OF GRANT.—Each eligible entity 
shall agree, as a condition of receipt of a grant made 
under this subsection, that if any State or taxing ju-
risdiction within which the eligible entity will carry 
out activities using grant funds, during any period of 
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time during which the funds from the grant are avail-
able to the eligible entity, fails to comply a certifi-
cation required under paragraph (5), all of the funds 
from such grant shall be returned to the Office. 
‘‘(7) PENALTY FOR PROVIDING FALSE INFORMA-
TION.—Any eligible entity that provides a certifi-
cation under paragraph (5) knowing that the infor-
mation provided in the certification was false shall— 
‘‘(A) not be eligible to receive the grant 
under this subsection; 
‘‘(B) return any grant awarded under this 
subsection; and 
‘‘(C) not be eligible to receive any subse-
quent grants under this subsection. 
‘‘(8) PROHIBITION.—Grant funds provided under 
this subsection may not be used— 
‘‘(A) to support any activity of the First 
Responder Network Authority; or 
‘‘(B) to make any payments to a person 
who has been, for reasons of national security, 
prohibited by any entity of the Federal Govern-
ment from bidding on a contract, participating 
in an auction, or receiving a grant. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section and sections 160 
and 161: 
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‘‘(1) 9–1–1 FEE OR CHARGE.—The term ‘ 9–1– 
1 fee or charge’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 6(f)(3)(D) of the Wireless Communications 
and Public Safety Act of 1999 (47 U.S.C. 615a– 
1(f)(3)(D)), as such rules are in effect as of the date 
of the certification. 
‘‘(2) 9–1–1 REQUEST FOR EMERGENCY ASSIST-
ANCE.—The term ‘9–1–1 request for emergency assist-
ance’ means a communication, such as voice, text, 
picture, multimedia, or any other type of data that 
is sent to a facility for the purpose of requesting 
emergency assistance. 
‘‘(3) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘Adminis-
trator’ means the Administrator of the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 
‘‘(4) COMMONLY
ACCEPTED
STANDARDS.—The 
term ‘commonly accepted standards’ mean the tech-
nical standards followed by the communications in-
dustry for network, device, and Internet Protocol 
connectivity that— 
‘‘(A) enable interoperability; and 
‘‘(B) are— 
‘‘(i) developed and approved by a 
standards development organization that is 
accredited by an American or international 
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standards body (such as the American Na-
tional Standards Institute or International 
Code Council) in a process— 
‘‘(I) that is open to the public, in-
cluding open for participation by any 
person; and 
‘‘(II) provides for a conflict reso-
lution process; 
‘‘(ii) subject to an open comment and 
input process before being finalized by the 
standards development organization; 
‘‘(iii) consensus-based; and 
‘‘(iv) made publicly available once ap-
proved. 
‘‘(5) COST
RELATED
TO
TRAINING.—The term 
‘cost related to training’ means— 
‘‘(A) actual wages incurred for travel and 
attendance, including any necessary overtime 
pay and backfill wage; 
‘‘(B) travel expenses; 
‘‘(C) instructor expenses; or 
‘‘(D) facility costs and training materials. 
‘‘(6) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible enti-
ty’— 
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‘‘(A) means a State or a Tribal organiza-
tion (as defined in section 4(l) of the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)); 
‘‘(B) may be an entity, including a public 
authority, board, or commission, established by 
one or more entities described in subparagraph 
(A); and 
‘‘(C) does not include any entity that has 
failed to submit the certifications required under 
subsection (b)(5). 
‘‘(7) EMERGENCY
COMMUNICATIONS
CENTER.— 
The term ‘emergency communications center’— 
‘‘(A) means a facility that— 
‘‘(i) is designated to receive a 9–1–1 
request for emergency assistance; and 
‘‘(ii) performs one or more of the fol-
lowing functions— 
‘‘(I) process and analyze 9–1–1 
requests for emergency assistance and 
information and data related to such 
requests; 
‘‘(II) dispatch appropriate emer-
gency response providers; 
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‘‘(III) transfer or exchange 9–1–1 
requests for emergency assistance and 
information and data related to such 
requests with one or more facilities de-
scribed under this paragraph and 
emergency response providers; 
‘‘(IV) analyze any communica-
tions received from emergency response 
providers; and 
‘‘(V) support incident command 
functions; or 
‘‘(B) may be a public safety answering 
point, as defined in section 222 of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 222). 
‘‘(8) EMERGENCY
RESPONSE
PROVIDER.—The 
term ‘emergency response provider’ has the meaning 
given that term under section 2 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101). 
‘‘(9) FIRST RESPONDER NETWORK AUTHORITY.— 
The term ‘First Responder Network Authority’ means 
the authority established under 6204 of the Middle 
Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 
U.S.C. 1424). 
‘‘(10) INTEROPERABLE.—The term ‘interoper-
able’ or ‘interoperability’ means the capability of 
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emergency communications centers to receive 9–1–1 
requests for emergency assistance and information/ 
data related to such requests, such as location infor-
mation and callback numbers from a person initi-
ating the request, then process and share the 9–1–1 
requests for emergency assistance and information/ 
data related to such requests with other emergency 
communications centers and emergency response pro-
viders without the need for proprietary interfaces and 
regardless of jurisdiction, equipment, device, software, 
service provider, or other relevant factors. 
‘‘(11) NATIONWIDE PUBLIC SAFETY BROADBAND 
NETWORK.—The term ‘nationwide public safety 
broadband network’ 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). 
‘‘(12) NEXT GENERATION 9–1–1.—The term ‘Next 
Generation 9–1–1’ means an interoperable, secure, 
Internet Protocol-based system that— 
‘‘(A) employs commonly accepted standards; 
‘‘(B) enables emergency communications 
centers to receive, process, and analyze all types 
of 9–1–1 requests for emergency assistance; 
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‘‘(C) acquires and integrates additional in-
formation useful to handling 9–1–1 requests for 
emergency assistance; and 
‘‘(D) supports sharing information related 
to 9–1–1 requests for emergency assistance 
among emergency communications centers and 
emergency response providers. 
‘‘(13) OFFICE.—The term ‘Office’ means the 9– 
1–1 Implementation Coordination Office established 
under section 158. 
‘‘(14) RELIABILITY.—The term ‘reliability’ or 
‘reliable’ means the employment of sufficient measures 
to ensure the ongoing operation of Next Generation 9– 
1–1 including through the use of geo-diverse, device- 
and network-agnostic elements that provide more than 
one route between end points with no common points 
where a single failure at that point would cause all 
to fail. 
‘‘(15) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means any 
State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the United 
States Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, 
and any other territory or possession of the United 
States. 
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‘‘(16) SUSTAINABLE FUNDING MECHANISM.—The 
term ‘sustainable funding mechanism’ means a fund-
ing mechanism that provides adequate revenues to 
cover ongoing expenses, including operations, mainte-
nance, and upgrades. 
‘‘(d) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this title, or 
any amendment made by this title, shall affect any applica-
tion pending or grant awarded under section 158 of the 
National Telecommunications and Information Adminis-
tration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 942) before the date 
of the enactment of this section. 
‘‘SEC. 160. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONWIDE NEXT GEN-
ERATION 9–1–1 CYBERSECURITY CENTER. 
‘‘The Assistant Secretary and the Administrator shall 
establish a Next Generation 9–1–1 Cybersecurity Center to 
Coordinate with State, local, and regional governments on 
the sharing of cybersecurity information about, the analysis 
of cybersecurity threats to, and guidelines for strategies to 
detect and prevent cybersecurity intrusions relating to 
Next-Generation 9–1–1. 
‘‘SEC. 161. NEXT GENERATION 9–1–1 ADVISORY BOARD. 
‘‘(a) NEXT GENERATION 9–1–1 ADVISORY BOARD.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Assistant Secretary 
and the Administrator, acting through the Office, 
shall establish a ‘Public Safety Next Generation 9–1– 
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1 Advisory Board’ (in this section referred to as the 
‘Board’) to provide recommendations to the Office— 
‘‘(A) with respect to carrying out the duties 
and responsibilities of the Office in issuing the 
regulations required under section 159(b); 
‘‘(B) as required by paragraph (7); and 
‘‘(C) upon request under paragraph (8). 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(A) VOTING
MEMBERS.—Not later than 
150 days after the date of enactment of this sec-
tion, the Assistant Secretary and the Adminis-
trator, acting through the Office, shall appoint 
16 public safety members to the Board, of 
which— 
‘‘(i) 4 members shall represent local 
law enforcement officials; 
‘‘(ii) 4 members shall represent fire 
and rescue officials; 
‘‘(iii) 4 members shall represent emer-
gency medical service officials; and 
‘‘(iv) 4 members shall represent 9–1–1 
professionals. 
‘‘(B) DIVERSITY
OF
MEMBERSHIP.—Mem-
bers shall be representatives of State or Tribes 
and local governments, chosen to reflect geo-
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graphic and population density differences as 
well as public safety organizations at the na-
tional level across the United States. 
‘‘(C) EXPERTISE.—All members shall have 
specific expertise necessary for developing tech-
nical requirements under this section, such as 
technical expertise, and expertise related to pub-
lic safety communications and 9–1–1 services. 
‘‘(D) RANK AND FILE MEMBERS.—A rank 
and file member from each of the public safety 
disciplines listed in clauses (i) through (iv) of 
subparagraph (A) shall be appointed as a mem-
ber of the Board and shall be selected from an 
organization that represents their public safety 
discipline at the national level. 
‘‘(3) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), members of the Board shall 
serve for a 3-year term. 
‘‘(B) REMOVAL FOR CAUSE.—A member of 
the Board may be removed for cause upon the 
determination of the Assistant Secretary and the 
Administrator. 
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‘‘(4) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the Board 
shall be filled in the same manner as the original ap-
pointment. 
‘‘(5) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of 
the Board shall constitute a quorum. 
‘‘(6) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON.— 
The Board shall select a Chairperson and Vice Chair-
person from among the voting members of the Board. 
‘‘(7) DUTY OF BOARD TO SUBMIT RECOMMENDA-
TIONS.—Not later than 120 days after all members of 
the Board are appointed under paragraph (2), the 
Board shall submit to the Office recommendations for 
the following— 
‘‘(A) deploying Next Generation 9–1–1 in 
rural and urban areas; 
‘‘(B) ensuring flexibility in guidance, rules, 
and grant funding to allow for technology im-
provements; 
‘‘(C) creating efficiencies related to Next 
Generation 9–1–1, including cybersecurity and 
the virtualization and sharing of core infrastruc-
ture; 
‘‘(D) enabling effective coordination among 
State, local, Tribal, and territorial government 
entities to ensure that the needs of emergency 
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communications centers in both rural and urban 
areas are taken into account in each implemen-
tation 
plan 
required 
under 
section 
159(b)(2)(A)(iii); and 
‘‘(E) incorporating existing cybersecurity 
resources to Next Generation 9–1–1 procurement 
and deployment. 
‘‘(8) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL REC-
OMMENDATIONS.—Except as provided in paragraphs 
(1) and (7), the Board may provide recommendations 
to the Office only upon request of the Office. 
‘‘(9) DURATION
OF
AUTHORITY.—The Board 
shall terminate on the date on which funds made 
available to make grants under section 159(b) are no 
longer available to be expended. 
‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed as limiting the authority of the Office 
to seek comment from stakeholders and the public.’’. 
SEC. 302. TRANSFER TO NTIA OF SOLE RESPONSIBILITY 
FOR CERTAIN 9–1–1 IMPLEMENTATION CO-
ORDINATION FUNCTIONS. 
(a) TRANSFER.— 
(1) FUNCTIONS.—There are transferred to the 
Assistant Secretary all functions that on September 
30, 2022, are assigned to the Administrator, or joint-
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