HR 1641 · 114th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2015

Introduced 2015-03-26· Sponsored by Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .(2015-12-02)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2015 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 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. Requires 1% of the p…

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Cosponsors (3)

2 Democrats1 Republican