HR 2739 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act of 2013

Fact sheet

Latest action · Aug 29, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats & Capabilities.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJul 18, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act of 2013 - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), within three years after enactment of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, to: (1) reallocate electromagnetic spectrum between the frequencies from 1755 to 1780 megahertz (currently, such frequencies are occupied by the Department of Defense [DOD] and other federal agencies); and (2) as part of the competitive bidding auctions required by such Act, grant new initial licenses, subject to flexible-use service rules, for the use of such spectrum, paired with the spectrum between frequencies from 2155 to 2180 megahertz already designated for auction.

Directs the proceeds attributable to the competitive bidding of the 1755 to 1780 megahertz range to be allocated in the same manner as other specified frequencies pursuant to such Act for uses including reimbursements to agencies for relocation and sharing costs, the building of the nationwide public safety broadband network, and deposits or reimbursements to the U.S. Treasury.

Requires such spectrum to be relocated in a manner to ensure cooperation between federal and commercial entities under procedures in the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act, except for DOD-operated spectrum, which shall be relocated under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000.

Directs federal entities operating a federal government station, within a specified period before commencement of competitive bidding, to identify stations that cannot be relocated without jeopardizing essential military capability. Requires the transition plans of federal entities identifying such essential spectrum to: (1) provide for non-federal users to share such stations, and (2) limit any necessary exclusion zones to the smallest possible zones.

Directs the President to withdraw assignments upon relocation or to modify assignments to permit federal and non-federal use.

Cosponsors 4

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 18, 2013 to Feb 10, 2014, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalJul 18, 2013
R-KYBrett GuthrieOriginalJul 18, 2013
R-CADuncan HunterOriginalJul 18, 2013
D-PAMichael F. DoyleFeb 10, 2014

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 29, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats & Capabilities.
  2. Jul 19, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
  3. Jul 18, 2013Introduced in House
  4. Jul 18, 2013Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 3355Reducing Employer Burdens, Unleashing Innovation, and Labor Development Act of 2013Related billJan 24, 2014

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 18, 2013Introduced in House

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