HR 3674 · 113th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2013

Introduced 2013-12-09· Sponsored by Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 502.(2014-12-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2013 - Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to allow federal entities that utilize government station licenses to participate in the incentive auction program under which licensees of electromagnetic spectrum voluntarily relinquish their spectrum rights in order for such spectrum to be auctioned for a repurposed commercial use in exchange for a percentage of the auction proceeds. Permits such federal entities, instead of being reimbursed for the costs of sharing frequencies with nonfederal users or relocating to other frequencies as provided for under current law, to receive a percentage of the proceeds from spectrum it relinquishes for auction by electing to: (1) discontinue operations on eligible frequencies without relocating to other frequencies, or (2) relocate operations to frequencies assigned to another federal entity in order for such entities to share frequencies. Establishes in the U.S. Treasury a Federal Spectrum Incentive Fund to be administered by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in consultation with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). Requir…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 3674, Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2013

Mar 27, 2014

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on December 11, 2013.

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Cosponsors (4)

3 Democrats1 Republican