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111th Congress > House > Vote 1186
Clerk session vote number: 201
Sponsor: WAXMAN, Henry Arnold (D-CA)
Description: To require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission.
Bill summary: Radio Spectrum Inventory Act - Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to require the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
to: (1)
create and maintain an inventory of each radio spectrum band of frequencies
listed
in the United States Table of Frequency Allocations from 225 megahertz
to, at a minimum, 3.7 gigahertz, and to
10 gigahertz
unless the NTIA and the FCC determine
that the burden of expanding the inventory outweighs the benefit; (2) create a portal or website to make the inventory available to the public;
and
(3)
report to
Congress.
Requires a report by the NTIA and FCC to Congress on which spectrum, if any, should be reallocated or otherwise made available for shared access.
Creates exceptions to the inventorying, public disclosure, and reporting requirements of this Act, including exceptions relating to: (1) national security, homeland security, and public safety; and (2) confidential and proprietary information.
Bill titles: To require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission.
Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov
