Studying How to Harness Airwave Resources Efficiently Act of 2019 or the SHARE Act
This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to establish a research and development program focused on facilitating the sharing among federal entities of the electromagnetic spectrum that is allocated for use by such entities.
In addition, the Federal Communications Commission must issue a report with recommendations for expanding upon and improving spectrum sharing techniques for use in mid-band frequencies.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4462 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4462
To amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Organization Act to provide for the establishment of an electromagnetic
spectrum sharing research and development program and an integrated
spectrum automation enterprise strategy, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 24, 2019
Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Latta)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science,
Space, and Technology, 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
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A BILL
To amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Organization Act to provide for the establishment of an electromagnetic
spectrum sharing research and development program and an integrated
spectrum automation enterprise strategy, 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 ``Studying How to Harness Airwave
Resources Efficiently Act of 2019'' or the ``SHARE Act''.
SEC. 2. NTIA ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM SHARING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM AND STRATEGY.
Part A of the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 106. ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM SHARING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM AND STRATEGY.
``(a) Research and Development Program.--Not later than 1 year
after the date of the enactment of the Studying How to Harness Airwave
Resources Efficiently Act of 2019, the Assistant Secretary, in
consultation with the Commission, shall establish a program to research
and develop innovative technologies and techniques that facilitate the
sharing of the same covered electromagnetic spectrum by more than one
Federal entity.
``(b) Development of Integrated Spectrum Automation Enterprise
Strategy.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of the Studying How to Harness Airwave Resources
Efficiently Act of 2019, the Assistant Secretary, in
consultation with the Commission, shall propose, after notice
and opportunity for comment, an integrated spectrum automation
enterprise strategy to address the management of covered
electromagnetic spectrum in order to facilitate the sharing of
such spectrum by more than one Federal entity.
``(2) Matters encompassed.--In developing the strategy
under paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary shall consider, at
a minimum, whether to propose--
``(A) changes in policy or to the law, including
legislative and regulatory changes; and
``(B) using--
``(i) databases;
``(ii) artificial intelligence;
``(iii) spectrum management processes;
``(iv) public-facing application
programming interfaces and online tools;
``(v) automatic frequency coordination
systems;
``(vi) spectrum enforcement requirements;
``(vii) listen-before-talk;
``(viii) environmental sensing
capabilities; and
``(ix) electromagnetic spectrum
compatibility analyses.
``(3) Establishment of sharing test bed.--Not later than 15
months after the date of the enactment of the Studying How to
Harness Airwave Resources Efficiently Act of 2019, the
Assistant Secretary, in consultation with the Commission,
shall, as part of the strategy proposed under paragraph (1),
establish at least one test bed to demonstrate the potential
for automated technologies to facilitate the sharing of the
same covered electromagnetic spectrum by more than one Federal
entity.
``(4) Updates to strategy.--Not later than 1 year after the
strategy under paragraph (1) is proposed, and annually
thereafter, the Assistant Secretary shall update such strategy.
``(c) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the
enactment of the Studying How to Harness Airwave Resources Efficiently
Act of 2019, and annually thereafter, the Assistant Secretary, in
consultation with the Commission, shall submit to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report
containing--
``(1) the results of the program established under
subsection (a); and
``(2) the strategy proposed under subsection (b)(1) with
respect to the first report submitted under this subsection and
updates to the strategy proposed under such subsection with
respect to reports submitted thereafter.
``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Assistant Secretary to carry out this section
$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2020. Such amounts are authorized to remain
available until expended.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Covered electromagnetic spectrum.--The term `covered
electromagnetic spectrum' means electromagnetic spectrum
allocated for exclusive or primary use by Federal entities.
``(2) Federal entity.--The term `Federal entity' has the
meaning given such term in section 113(l).''.
SEC. 3. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION REPORT ON EXPANDING SPECTRUM
SHARING TECHNIQUES.
(a) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the first assignment of
Priority Access Licenses through the system of competitive bidding,
after an opportunity for notice and comment, the Federal Communications
Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate a report that assesses and provides
recommendations for expanding upon and improving spectrum sharing
techniques developed for use in the 3.5 gigahertz band and that
includes the following considerations:
(1) How to promote an ecosystem of devices employing such
sharing techniques.
(2) How to ensure that any Federal protection zones and
corresponding technical rules and power levels are no more
protective than necessary.
(3) The applicability of such sharing techniques to
frequencies between 3100 megahertz and 3550 megahertz,
inclusive, and frequencies between 7125 megahertz and 8400
megahertz, inclusive, to the extent any portion of such
frequencies cannot be cleared in a reasonable amount of time.
(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in subsection (a)(3) may be
construed to require that every spectrum sharing technique developed
for use in the 3.5 gigahertz band be recommended for use in other
bands.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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