Commerce Spectrum Coordination Act of 2020

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 6604 To amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to establish a Commerce Spectrum Management Advi- sory Committee. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 23, 2020 Mr. GRIFFITH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to establish a Com- merce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Commerce Spectrum 4 Coordination Act of 2020’’. 5 SEC. 2. COMMERCE SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT ADVISORY 6 COMMITTEE. 7 Part A of the National Telecommunications and In- 8 formation Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:55 Apr 25, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6604.IH H6604 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 6604 IH 901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol- 1 lowing: 2 ‘‘SEC. 106 COMMERCE SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT ADVISORY 3 COMMITTEE. 4 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 5 NTIA a Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Com- 6 mittee (referred to in this section as the ‘CSMAC’). 7 ‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The CSMAC shall advise and make 8 recommendations to the Assistant Secretary with respect 9 to— 10 ‘‘(1) developing and maintaining spectrum man- 11 agement policies that enable the United States to 12 maintain or strengthen its global leadership role in 13 the introduction of innovative communications tech- 14 nologies and services, including those that enable the 15 United States to support the needs of homeland se- 16 curity, national defense, and other critical missions 17 of the Federal Government; 18 ‘‘(2) objectives that advance spectrum-based in- 19 novation, including— 20 ‘‘(A) facilitating access to mobile 21 broadband internet access service; 22 ‘‘(B) space-based services; and 23 ‘‘(C) other emerging technologies; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:55 Apr 25, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6604.IH H6604 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 6604 IH ‘‘(3) fostering increased spectrum sharing 1 among all users; 2 ‘‘(4) promoting innovation and rapid advances 3 in technology that support the more efficient use of 4 spectrum; 5 ‘‘(5) authorizing radio systems and frequencies 6 in a way that maximizes the benefits to the public; 7 ‘‘(6) establishing a long-range spectrum plan- 8 ning process and identify international opportunities 9 to advance the economic interests of the United 10 States through spectrum management; 11 ‘‘(7) how best to leverage radio frequency-re- 12 lated research, development, and testing and evalua- 13 tion efforts; 14 ‘‘(8) ways to foster more efficient and innova- 15 tive uses of electromagnetic spectrum resources 16 across the Federal Government, subject to and con- 17 sistent with the needs and missions of Federal agen- 18 cies; 19 ‘‘(9) new issues associated with spectrum shar- 20 ing, including harmful interference and associated 21 enforcement challenges; and 22 ‘‘(10) developing balanced policies that promote 23 both licensed and unlicensed access to spectrum. 24 ‘‘(c) MEMBERS.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:55 Apr 25, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6604.IH H6604 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 6604 IH ‘‘(1) COMPOSITION OF COMMITTEE.—The 1 CSMAC shall be composed of not less than 5 but 2 not more than 30 members appointed by the Assist- 3 ant Secretary that provide a balanced representation 4 of— 5 ‘‘(A) non-Federal spectrum users; 6 ‘‘(B) State government and local govern- 7 ment; 8 ‘‘(C) technology developers and manufac- 9 turers; 10 ‘‘(D) academia; 11 ‘‘(E) civil society; and 12 ‘‘(F) providers of mobile broadband inter- 13 net access service with customers in both do- 14 mestic and international markets. 15 ‘‘(2) APPOINTMENTS.— 16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Sec- 17 retary shall appoint members to the CSMAC 18 for up to a two-year term. Members may be re- 19 appointed for additional terms by the Assistant 20 Secretary. 21 ‘‘(B) REMOVAL.—Each member appointed 22 under subparagraph (A) shall serve on the 23 CSMAC at the pleasure and discretion of the 24 Assistant Secretary. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:55 Apr 25, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6604.IH H6604 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 6604 IH ‘‘(3) CHAIR.—The Assistant Secretary shall ap- 1 point one or more members from among those ap- 2 pointed to the CSMAC to serve as Chair or Co- 3 Chairs of the CSMAC. The Chair, or Co-Chairs, as 4 the case may be, shall serve at the pleasure and dis- 5 cretion of the Assistant Secretary. 6 ‘‘(4) VACANCY.—A vacancy on the CSMAC 7 shall be filled in the manner in which the original 8 appointment was made and the member so ap- 9 pointed shall serve for the remainder of the term. 10 ‘‘(5) COMPENSATION.—The members of the 11 CSMAC shall serve without compensation. 12 ‘‘(6) LIMITATION.—No member of the CSMAC 13 shall be a registered lobbyist under the Lobbying 14 Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). 15 ‘‘(d) SUBCOMMITTEES.—The Assistant Secretary 16 may approve the creation of subcommittees, working 17 groups, standing committees, ad hoc groups, task groups, 18 or other subgroups as the Assistant Secretary determines 19 necessary for the performance of the duties described 20 under subsection (b). Any subgroup established shall re- 21 port to the CSMAC and may not provide advice or work 22 products directly to the Assistant Secretary. 23 ‘‘(e) TERMINATION OF CSMAC.—Notwithstanding 24 section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:55 Apr 25, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6604.IH H6604 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 6 •HR 6604 IH U.S.C. App.), the CSMAC shall terminate on December 1 31, 2028.’’. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:55 Apr 25, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H6604.IH H6604 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS