H.R. 2171

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2171 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2171

To improve Federal coordination with respect to spectrum management, 
and for other purposes.

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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

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A BILL

To improve Federal coordination with respect to spectrum management, 
and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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 Information 
Administration Organization Act is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``SEC. 106. IMPROVING SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT.

``(a) Federal Coordination Procedures.--
``(1) Notice.--With respect to each spectrum action, the 
Assistant Secretary shall file in the public record with 
respect to such spectrum action, not later than the end of the 
period for submitting comments to the Commission with respect 
to such spectrum 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 impacted by 
the spectrum action;
``(C) the date on which the Assistant Secretary 
provided to the Federal entities described in 
subparagraph (B) notice of the spectrum action;
``(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.
``(2) Final rule.--If the Commission promulgates 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 summary 
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 paragraph (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 disclosure of classified 
information, or other information reflecting technical, 
procedural, or policy concerns 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 section, and not less frequently 
than every 4 years thereafter, the Commission and the NTIA 
shall update 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 circumstances, as determined necessary and appropriate 
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 Commission to reallocate radio 
frequency spectrum that is anticipated to result in a system of 
competitive bidding conducted under section 309(j) of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) or licensing that 
could potentially impact the spectrum operations of a Federal 
entity.''.
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