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117TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2501
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
APRIL 6, 2022
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation
AN ACT
To require the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration and the Federal Communications Com-
mission to update the memorandum of understanding
on spectrum coordination.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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HR 2501 RFS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Spectrum Coordination
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Act’’.
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SEC. 2. UPDATE OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
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ON
SPECTRUM
COORDINATION
BETWEEN
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NTIA AND FCC.
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Not later than December 31, 2022, the National
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Telecommunications and Information Administration and
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the Federal Communications Commission shall update the
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Memorandum of Understanding on Spectrum Coordina-
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tion entered into in January 2003, to—
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(1) improve upon the process for resolving fre-
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quency allocation disputes in shared or adjacent allo-
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cations between the National Telecommunications
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and Information Administration and the Federal
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Communications Commission to ensure that such
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disputes are definitively resolved in an efficient and
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timely manner;
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(2) ensure that spectrum is used efficiently; and
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(3) establish reasonable timelines for the ex-
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change of information between the National Tele-
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communications and Information Administration
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and the Federal Communications Commission in
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HR 2501 RFS
order to maintain effective spectrum coordination
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and collaboration.
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Passed the House of Representatives April 5, 2022.
Attest:
CHERYL L. JOHNSON,
Clerk.
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