[TIPSdiscussion] [Fwd: RE: Radio Spectrum Act / March 19/ 2009]
- From: John and Anne <tipsnet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 10:54:00 -0400
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Subject: RE: [TIPSdiscussion] Radio Spectrum Act / March 19/ 2009
Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 09:45:02 -0500
From: Pat Tice <Pat.Tice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <tipsnet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
ARRL had already posted a story on this in March:
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/03/25/10725/
I can't say enough about how ARRL is on top of legislative matters for
all of us in Amateur Radio. We should all be League members!
73,
Pat
Regards,
Patrick Tice, WA0TDA
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Subject: [TIPSdiscussion] Radio Spectrum Act / March 19/ 2009
Here is a forward from the US Library of Congress
Chris N0HVK brought this to my attention.
Senate Bill 649 Radio Spectrum Act
Is this a threat to Ham Radio
John N1IWT
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Radio Spectrum Inventory Act (Introduced in Senate)
S 649 IS
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 649
To require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal
Communications Commission.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 19, 2009
Mr. KERRY (for himself, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. NELSON of Florida, and Mr.
WICKER) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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A BILL
To require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal
Communications Commission.
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 `Radio Spectrum Inventory Act'.
SEC. 2. SPECTRUM INVENTORY.
Part I of title III of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 301 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
`SEC. 342. SPECTRUM INVENTORY.
`(a) Radio Spectrum Inventory- Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this section, and biennially thereafter, the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal
Communications Commission, in consultation with the Office of Science
and Technology, shall carry out each of the following activities:
`(1) Conduct a report that includes an inventory of each radio spectrum
band, from 300 Megahertz to 3.5 Gigahertz, managed by each such agency.
Such report shall include--
`(A) the licenses or government user assigned in the band;
`(B) the total spectrum allocation, by band, of each licensee or
government user (in percentage terms and in sum);
`(C) the number of intentional radiators and end-user intentional
radiators that have been deployed in the band with each license or
government user; and
`(D) if such information is available--
`(i) the type of intentional radiators operating in the band;
`(ii) the type of unlicensed intentional radiators authorized to operate
in the band;
`(iii) contour maps that illustrate signal coverage and strength; and
`(iv) the approximate geo-location of base stations or fixed
transmitters.
`(2) Create a centralized portal or website utilized by each such agency
to make the inventory of the bands of such agency available to the
public via an Internet-accessible website.
`(3) Make all necessary efforts to maintain and update the information
required under paragraph (2) in near real-time fashion and whenever
there is a transfer or auction of licenses or change in allocation or
assignment.
`(4) Submit the report required under paragraph (1) to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and to the Committee
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.
`(b) National Security Exemption- A licensee or government user of
spectrum may petition the Commission or the National Telecommunications
and Information Administration for a partial or total exemption from
inclusion on the website and in the report required by subsection (a).
Such an exemption may be granted only to the extent that each such
agency determines that disclosure of such information would be harmful
to the national security of the United States. The licensee or
government user seeking an exemption under this subsection bears the
burden of justifying the exemption and shall provide clear and
convincing evidence to support such an exemption. Any such exemption
shall apply only for 2 years and shall expire upon the end of such
2-year period unless the licensee or government user seeks and obtains
an extension in accordance with this subsection. Any information that is
excluded from public disclosure pursuant to this subsection shall still
be compiled and reported to the Committees of Congress described in
subsection (a)(4) on a confidential basis.'.
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