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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2171 
To improve Federal coordination with respect to spectrum management, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 18, 2025 
Mr. BALDERSON (for himself and Ms. LEE of Nevada) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To improve Federal coordination with respect to spectrum 
management, 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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Spectrum Coordination 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. IMPROVING SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT. 
Part A of the National Telecommunications and In-
formation Administration Organization Act is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 106. IMPROVING SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT. 
‘‘(a) FEDERAL COORDINATION PROCEDURES.— 
‘‘(1) NOTICE.—With respect to each spectrum 
action, the Assistant Secretary shall file in the pub-
lic record with respect to such spectrum action, not 
later than the end of the period for submitting com-
ments to the Commission with respect to such spec-
trum action, information (redacted as necessary if 
the information is protected from disclosure for a 
reason described in paragraph (3)) regarding— 
‘‘(A) the date on which the Commission 
provided to the Assistant Secretary notice of 
the spectrum action, as required under the 
Memorandum; 
‘‘(B) the Federal entities that may be im-
pacted by the spectrum action; 
‘‘(C) the date on which the Assistant Sec-
retary provided to the Federal entities described 
in subparagraph (B) notice of the spectrum ac-
tion; 
‘‘(D) a summary of technical or procedural 
concerns, if any, of Federal entities with respect 
to the spectrum action; and 
‘‘(E) a summary of policy concerns, if any, 
of the Assistant Secretary with respect to the 
spectrum action. 
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‘‘(2) FINAL RULE.—If the Commission promul-
gates a final rule under section 553 of title 5, 
United States Code, involving a spectrum action, the 
Commission shall prepare, make available to the 
public, and publish in the Federal Register along 
with the final rule an interagency coordination sum-
mary that describes— 
‘‘(A) the date on which the Commission 
provided to the Assistant Secretary notice of 
the spectrum action, as required under the 
Memorandum; 
‘‘(B) whether concerns were raised under 
subparagraph (D) or subparagraph (E) of para-
graph (1) and, if so, the concerns raised; and 
‘‘(C) how any such concerns were resolved. 
‘‘(3) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection may be construed to require the dis-
closure of classified information, or other informa-
tion reflecting technical, procedural, or policy con-
cerns that are exempt from disclosure under section 
552 of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(b) MEMORANDUM.— 
‘‘(1) MEMORANDUM UPDATES.—Not later than 
3 years after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion, and not less frequently than every 4 years 
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thereafter, the Commission and the NTIA shall up-
date the Memorandum. 
‘‘(2) NATURE OF UPDATES.—In updating the 
Memorandum under paragraph (1), the Commission 
and the NTIA shall ensure that each update reflects 
changing technological, procedural, and policy cir-
cumstances, as determined necessary and appro-
priate by the Commission and the NTIA. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) MEMORANDUM.—The term ‘Memorandum’ 
means the Memorandum of Understanding between 
the Commission and the NTIA (relating to increased 
coordination between Federal spectrum management 
agencies to promote the efficient use of the radio 
spectrum in the public interest), signed on August 1, 
2022, or any successor memorandum. 
‘‘(2) SPECTRUM ACTION.—The term ‘spectrum 
action’ means any proposed action by the Commis-
sion to reallocate radio frequency spectrum that is 
anticipated to result in a system of competitive bid-
ding conducted under section 309(j) of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) or licens-
ing that could potentially impact the spectrum oper-
ations of a Federal entity.’’. 
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