Beat CHINA for 5G Act of 2020

Beat China by Harnessing Important, National Airwaves for 5G Act of 2020 or the Beat CHINA for 5G Act of 2020

This bill establishes requirements related to the assignment and allocation of electromagnetic spectrum between the frequencies of 3450 MHz and 3550 MHz.

Specifically, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration must begin withdrawing or modifying assignments of this electromagnetic spectrum to federal government stations. Further, the Federal Communications Commission must revise the nonfederal allocation of this spectrum to permit flexible-use services and conduct an auction to grant new initial licenses for the use of this spectrum.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8545 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8545

  To provide for the reallocation and auction of the electromagnetic 
spectrum between the frequencies of 3450 megahertz and 3550 megahertz, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 6, 2020

  Mr. Walden (for himself, Mr. Latta, and Mr. Guthrie) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide for the reallocation and auction of the electromagnetic 
spectrum between the frequencies of 3450 megahertz and 3550 megahertz, 
                        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 ``Beat China by Harnessing Important, 
National Airwaves for 5G Act of 2020'' or the ``Beat CHINA for 5G Act 
of 2020''.

SEC. 2. REALLOCATION AND AUCTION OF 3450-3550 MHZ SPECTRUM BAND.

    (a) Withdrawal or Modification of Federal Government Assignments.--
The President, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
Communications and Information, shall--
            (1) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, in coordination with relevant Federal users, begin 
        the process (if necessary) of withdrawing or modifying the 
        assignments to Federal Government stations of the 
        electromagnetic spectrum between the frequencies of 3450 
        megahertz and 3550 megahertz, inclusive; and
            (2) not later than 30 days after completing any such 
        necessary withdrawal or modification under paragraph (1), 
        notify the Commission that the withdrawal or modification is 
        complete.
    (b) Reallocation and Auction.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall--
                    (A) revise the non-Federal allocation for the 
                electromagnetic spectrum between the frequencies of 
                3450 megahertz and 3550 megahertz, inclusive, to permit 
                flexible-use services; and
                    (B) notwithstanding paragraph (15)(A) of section 
                309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
                309(j)), not later than December 31, 2021, begin a 
                system of competitive bidding under such section to 
                grant new initial licenses for the use of such 
                spectrum, subject to flexible-use service rules.
            (2) Exemption from notification requirement.--The first 
        sentence of section 113(g)(4)(A) of the National 
        Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization 
        Act (47 U.S.C. 923(g)(4)(A)) shall not apply with respect to 
        the system of competitive bidding required by paragraph (1)(B).
            (3) Proceeds to cover 110 percent of federal relocation or 
        sharing costs.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to 
        relieve the Commission from the requirements of section 
        309(j)(16)(B) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
        309(j)(16)(B)).
    (c) Commission Defined.--In this section, the term ``Commission'' 
means the Federal Communications Commission.
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