mined under this subparagraph with respect to 
a geographic area is the following: 
(i) If the amount of spectrum cleared 
in such geographic area is less than 100 
megahertz, 0 percent. 
(ii) If the amount of spectrum cleared 
in such geographic area is 100 megahertz 
or greater but less than 200 megahertz, 10 
percent. 
(iii) If the amount of spectrum cleared 
in such geographic area is 200 megahertz 
or greater but less than 300 megahertz, 35 
percent. 
(iv) If the amount of spectrum cleared 
in such geographic area is 300 megahertz 
or greater but less than 400 megahertz, 75 
percent. 
(v) If the amount of spectrum cleared 
in such geographic area is 400 megahertz 
or greater but less than 500 megahertz, 90 
percent. 
(vi) If the amount of spectrum cleared 
in such geographic area is 500 megahertz, 
100 percent. 
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(C) TREATMENT
OF
GUARD
BANDS.—In 
the case of spectrum that is designated as a 
guard band after the reallocation required by 
paragraph (1), such spectrum shall be treated 
as having been cleared for purposes of deter-
mining the percentage of proceeds under sub-
paragraph (B), except that not more than 20 
megahertz of spectrum in each geographic area 
may be so treated. 
(D) PROCEEDS ADJUSTMENTS.—The Com-
mission shall increase the percentage of pro-
ceeds determined with respect to a geographic 
area under subparagraph (B) (except for clause 
(vi) of such subparagraph) by 5 percent if— 
(i) the Commission determines under 
paragraph (3)(A) of subsection (b) that 
the transition facilitation plan submitted 
under paragraph (1) of such subsection 
contains the information required by para-
graph (2) of such subsection; and 
(ii) not later than 30 days after the 
Commission makes the determination de-
scribed in clause (i), the Transition 
Facilitator demonstrates to the Commis-
sion that the Transition Facilitator has 
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taken any steps necessary to clear spec-
trum in such geographic area in accord-
ance with the transition facilitation plan. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION OF TRANSITION FACILITATION 
PLAN.—The Commission may not make a payment to the 
Transition Facilitator under subsection (c)(3) until the 
Transition Facilitator has fully implemented the transition 
facilitation plan submitted under paragraph (1) of sub-
section (b) or the revised transition facilitation plan sub-
mitted under paragraph (4)(A) of such subsection (includ-
ing any modification of such plan by the Commission 
under paragraph (5)(A) of such subsection), as the case 
may be, except for the portion of such plan required by 
paragraph (2)(F) of such subsection. 
(e) SUBMISSION OF ADDITIONAL TRANSITION FA-
CILITATION PLANS.—Not later than 3 years after the 
Commission determines that the implementation of the 
transition facilitation plan submitted under paragraph (1) 
of subsection (b) or the revised transition facilitation plan 
submitted under paragraph (4)(A) of such subsection (in-
cluding any modification of such plan by the Commission 
under paragraph (5)(A) of such subsection), as the case 
may be, is completed, the Transition Facilitator may sub-
mit an additional transition facilitation plan to the Com-
mission to clear additional spectrum between the fre-
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quencies of 3700 megahertz and 4200 megahertz. Except 
for the deadline for the submission of the transition facili-
tation plan under paragraph (1) of such subsection, any 
such additional transition facilitation plan shall be subject 
to this section in the same manner and to the same extent 
as the initial transition facilitation plan, and, not later 
than 3 years after the Commission determines that the 
implementation of such additional transition facilitation 
plan is completed, the Transition Facilitator may submit 
another additional transition facilitation plan as described 
in this subsection. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CLEAR.—The term ‘‘clear’’ means, with re-
spect to electromagnetic spectrum between the fre-
quencies of 3700 megahertz and 4200 megahertz, to 
make such spectrum available for allocation and the 
assignment of licenses through a system of competi-
tive bidding under subsection (c)(1). 
(2) END USER.—The term ‘‘end user’’ means 
any entity that— 
(A) is a licensee or registrant of an earth 
station receiving signals between the fre-
quencies of 3700 megahertz and 4200 mega-
hertz; or 
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(B) receives or distributes programming or 
services using spectrum between the frequencies 
of 3700 megahertz and 4200 megahertz. 
(3) 
TRANSITION
FACILITATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Transition Facilitator’’ means the organization des-
ignated under subsection (a). 
TITLE II—FEDERAL SPECTRUM 
AVAILABILITY 
SEC. 201. COSTS OF SPECTRUM RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT AND PLANNING ACTIVITIES. 
Section 118(g) of the National Telecommunications 
and Information Administration Organization Act (47 
U.S.C. 928(g)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) the Director of OMB may make a 
payment described in paragraph (2) from 
amounts in the Fund other than amounts made 
available under subparagraphs (A) and (B) if, 
before making the payment, the Director of 
OMB, in consultation with the NTIA, deter-
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mines and submits to the congressional commit-
tees described in subsection (d)(2)(C) a certifi-
cation that— 
‘‘(i) the conditions described in sub-
clauses (I) and (II) of paragraph (2)(D)(i) 
have been met; 
‘‘(ii) as of the date of the certification, 
amounts made available under subpara-
graphs (A) and (B) are insufficient to 
make the payment requested by the Fed-
eral entity in the plan approved under 
paragraph (2)(E) by the Technical Panel 
established under section 113(h)(3); and 
‘‘(iii) the payment will leave sufficient 
amounts in the Fund to pay the relocation 
or sharing costs that will be incurred by el-
igible Federal entities to complete the im-
plementation of all transition plans that, 
as of the date of the certification, have 
been found sufficient by the Technical 
Panel under section 113(h)(4).’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by inserting 
after ‘‘60 days’’ the following: ‘‘(or, in the case 
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