Extending Tribal Broadband Priority Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1365
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2021-04-26
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Alaska Natives and Hawaiians

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Indian lands and resources rights

Internet and video services

Internet, web applications, social media

Radio spectrum allocation

Rural conditions and development

Telephone and wireless communication
Latest action: action_date: 2021-04-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-04-26
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Extending Tribal Broadband Priority Act of </b><strong>2021</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to, within 30 days, establish a new tribal priority window for the 2.5 gigahertz band, through which tribes in rural areas may apply for unassigned spectrum. The new window is subject to the same terms and conditions as the tribal priority window that was adopted by the FCC on July 10, 2019, and that closed on September 2, 2020.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1365 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 26, 2021 Ms. Warren (for herself, Ms. Smith , Mr. King , Mr. Markey , Ms. Cortez Masto , Mr. Merkley , Ms. Hirono , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Schatz , Mr. Peters , Mr. Wyden , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Booker , and Ms. Rosen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a new Tribal priority window for the 2.5 gigahertz band, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Extending Tribal Broadband Priority Act of 2021 . 2. Establishment of new 2.5 GHz Tribal priority window (a) Commission defined In this section, the term Commission means the Federal Communications Commission. (b) New Tribal priority window The Commission shall— (1) not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, establish a new Tribal priority window for the 2.5 gigahertz band, under the same terms and conditions as the Tribal priority window established in the Report and Order in the matter of Transforming the 2.5 GHz Band adopted by the Commission on July 10, 2019 (FCC 19–62), for any portions of the band— (A) that remain available for assignment in accordance with that Report and Order; and (B) for which the Commission did not receive an application during the Tribal priority window established in that Report and Order; and (2) accept applications in the new window established under paragraph (1) during the period that— (A) begins on the date on which the window is established; and (B) ends on the date that is 180 days after the date on which the window is established, or such later date as the Commission considers appropriate. (c) Exception from certain procedural requirements To the extent that the Commission determines that section 553 of title 5, United States Code, chapter 6 of that title (commonly known as the Regulatory Flexibility Act ), subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the Paperwork Reduction Act ), or any other provision of law would prevent the Commission from establishing the new Tribal priority window by the date required under paragraph (1) of subsection (b) or from beginning to accept applications in that window as required under paragraph (2)(A) of that subsection, that provision shall not apply to any action taken by the Commission, or any rule or order issued by the Commission, to establish that window or to begin accepting applications in that window (as the case may be).