Spectrum Coordination Act

Spectrum Coordination Act

This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission to update the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Spectrum Coordination to (1) improve the process for resolving frequency allocation disputes in shared or adjacent spectrum bands, and (2) ensure the efficient use or sharing of spectrum.

The MOU formalizes the cooperative relationship between the two parties to ensure that spectrum policy decisions promote efficient use of spectrum consistent with both the economic interests and national security of the nation.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6477 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6477

      To require the National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration and the Federal Communications Commission to update the 
         memorandum of understanding on spectrum coordination.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 10, 2020

Mr. Bilirakis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
      To require the National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration and the Federal Communications Commission to update the 
         memorandum of understanding on spectrum coordination.

    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 ``Spectrum Coordination Act''.

SEC. 2. UPDATE OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON SPECTRUM COORDINATION 
              BETWEEN NTIA AND FCC.

    Not later than December 31, 2021, the National Telecommunications 
and Information Administration and the Federal Communications 
Commission shall update the Memorandum of Understanding on Spectrum 
Coordination entered into in January 2003, to--
            (1) improve the process for resolving frequency allocation 
        disputes in shared or adjacent bands to ensure that such 
        disputes are resolved expeditiously and efficiently; and
            (2) ensure that spectrum is used or shared efficiently.
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