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 prototyping 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. 5000 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5000
To amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Organization Act to provide for the establishment of an electromagnetic
spectrum sharing prototyping program and an integrated spectrum
automation enterprise strategy, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 8, 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
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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 prototyping 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 PROTOTYPING PROGRAM AND
AUTOMATION 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 PROTOTYPING PROGRAM AND
AUTOMATION STRATEGY.
``(a) Prototyping Program.--
``(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 establish a program to
facilitate the prototyping of innovative technologies and
techniques that facilitate the sharing of the same covered
electromagnetic spectrum by more than one Federal entity.
``(2) 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, under the program
established under paragraph (1), establish at least one test
bed to demonstrate the potential for the dynamic 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 18 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, under the program
established under subsection (a)(1), 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 in the strategy--
``(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, including standard interfaces and data
exchange formats and requirements;
``(vi) spectrum enforcement requirements;
``(vii) listen-before-talk;
``(viii) environmental sensing
capabilities; and
``(ix) electromagnetic spectrum
compatibility analyses.
``(3) Updates to strategy.--Not later than 2 years after
the strategy under paragraph (1) is proposed, and every 2 years
thereafter, the Assistant Secretary shall update such strategy.
``(c) Biannual 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 in the last quarter of each even-numbered
calendar year 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 the status and
results of the program established under subsection (a), including the
status and results of the test bed established under paragraph (2) of
such subsection and the strategy developed under subsection (b).
``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Assistant Secretary to carry out this section
$50,000,000. 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. FCC AND NTIA REPORT ON EXPANDING SPECTRUM SHARING TECHNIQUES
AND SHARING STRATEGIES.
(a) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the conclusion of the
first auction of Priority Access Licenses in the 3.5 gigahertz band,
the Federal Communications Commission and the Assistant Secretary of
Commerce for Communications and Information, in consultation with the
Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, after
notice and opportunity for comment, 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, or other spectrum sharing strategies, that includes the following
considerations:
(1) How to promote an ecosystem of devices employing such
sharing techniques or such other sharing strategies.
(2) How to incentivize spectrum users to employ such
sharing techniques or such other sharing strategies.
(3) How to ensure that any Federal protection zones and
corresponding technical rules and power levels are no more
protective than necessary.
(4) The applicability of such sharing techniques or such
other sharing strategies 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)(4) 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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Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Prior to Introduction.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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