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47 U.S.C. § 1422 — Reallocation of D block to public safety
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**(a) In general** The Commission shall reallocate the 700 MHz D block spectrum for use by public safety entities in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
**(b) Omitted**
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**(a) In general** The Commission shall reallocate the 700 MHz D block spectrum for use by public safety entities in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
**(b) Omitted**
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**(a) In general** Not later than January 1, 1998, the Commission shall allocate the electromagnetic spectrum between 746 megahertz and 806 megahertz, inclusive, as follows:
(1) 34 megahertz of that spectrum for public safety services according to the terms and conditions established by the Commission, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the Attorney General; and
(2) 26 megahertz of that spectrum for commercial use to be assigned by competitive bidding pursuant to [section 309(j) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section309/j&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Assignment** The Commission shall commence assignment of licenses for public safety services created pursuant to subsection (a) no later than September 30, 1998.
**(c) Licensing of unused frequencies for public safety services**
(1) **Use of unused channels for public safety services** — Upon application by an entity seeking to provide public safety services, the Commission shall waive any requirement of this chapter or its regulations implementing this chapter (other than its regulations regarding harmful interference) to the extent necessary to permit the use of unassigned frequencies for the provision of public safety services by such entity. An application shall be granted under this subsection if the Commission finds that—
(A) no other spectrum allocated to public safety services is immediately available to satisfy the requested public safety service use;
(B) the requested use is technically feasible without causing harmful interference to other spectrum users entitled to protection from such interference under the Commission’s regulations;
(C) the use of the unassigned frequency for the provision of public safety services is consistent
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**(a) Determination** If the head of an Executive agency (as defined in [section 105 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section105&num=0&edition=prelim)) determines that public disclosure of any information contained in a notification or report required by section 923 or 928 of this title would reveal classified national security information, or other information for which there is a legal basis for nondisclosure and the public disclosure of which would be detrimental to national security, homeland security, or public safety or would jeopardize a law enforcement investigation, the head of the Executive agency shall notify the Assistant Secretary of that determination prior to the release of such information.
**(b) Inclusion in annex** The head of the Executive agency shall place the information with respect to which a determination was made under subsection (a) in a separate annex to the notification or report required by section 923 or 928 of this title. The annex shall be provided to the subcommittee of primary jurisdiction of the congressional committee of primary jurisdiction in accordance with appropriate national security stipulations but shall not be disclosed to the public or provided to any unauthorized person through any means.
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**(a) Establishment of Public Safety Trust Fund**
(1) **In general** — There is established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the Public Safety Trust Fund.
(2) **Availability** — Amounts deposited in the Public Safety Trust Fund shall remain available through fiscal year 2022. Any amounts remaining in the Fund after the end of such fiscal year shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury, where such amounts shall be dedicated for the sole purpose of deficit reduction.
**(b) Use of Fund** As amounts are deposited in the Public Safety Trust Fund, such amounts shall be used to make the following deposits or payments in the following order of priority:
(1) **Repayment of amount borrowed for First Responder Network Authority** — An amount not to exceed $2,000,000,000 shall be available to the NTIA to reimburse the general fund of the Treasury for any amounts borrowed under [section 1427 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section1427&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **State and Local Implementation Fund** — $135,000,000 shall be deposited in the State and Local Implementation Fund established by [section 1441 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section1441&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Buildout by First Responder Network Authority** — $7,000,000,000, reduced by the amount borrowed under [section 1427 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section1427&num=0&edition=prelim), shall be deposited in the Network Construction Fund established by [section 1426 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section1426&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) **Public safety researc
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In this chapter:
(1) **700 MHz band** — The term “700 MHz band” means the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum between the frequencies from 698 megahertz to 806 megahertz.
(2) **700 MHz D block spectrum** — The term “700 MHz D block spectrum” means the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum between the frequencies from 758 megahertz to 763 megahertz and between the frequencies from 788 megahertz to 793 megahertz.
(3) **Appropriate committees of Congress** — Except as otherwise specifically provided, the term “appropriate committees of Congress” means—
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.
(4) **Assistant Secretary** — The term “Assistant Secretary” means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information.
(5) **Board** — The term “Board” means the Board of the First Responder Network Authority established under [section 1424(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section1424/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
(6) **Broadcast television licensee** — The term “broadcast television licensee” means the licensee of—
(A) a full-power television station; or
(B) a low-power television station that has been accorded primary status as a Class A television licensee under section 73.6001(a) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations.
(7) **Broadcast television spectrum** — The term “broadcast television spectrum” means the portions of the electromagnetic spectrum between the frequencies from 54 megahertz to 72 megahertz, from 76 megahertz to 88 megahertz, from 174 megahertz to 216 megahertz, and from 470 megahertz to 698 megahertz.
(8) **Commercial mobile data service** — The term “commercia
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TITLE 47—TELECOMMUNICATIONS
§ 1404
is classified principally to chapter 5 (§ 151 et seq.) of
this title. For complete classification of this Act to the
Code, see section 609 of this title and Tables.
§ 1404. National security restrictions on use of
funds and auction participation
(a) Use of funds
No funds made available by subchapter II or
III may be used to make payments under a con-
tract to a person described in subsection (c).
(b) Auction participation
A person described in subsection (c) may not
participate in a system of competitive bidding
under section 309(j) of this title—
(1) that is required to be conducted by this
chapter; or
(2) in which any spectrum usage rights for
which licenses are being assigned were made
available under clause (i) of subparagraph (G)
of paragraph (8) of such section, as added by
section 6402.
(c) Person described
A person described in this subsection is a per-
son who has been, for reasons of national secu-
rity, barred by any agency of the Federal Gov-
ernment from bidding on a contract, partici-
pating in an auction, or receiving a grant.
(Pub. L. 112–96, title VI, § 6004, Feb. 22, 2012, 126
Stat. 205.)
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Section 6402, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is section
6402 of Pub. L. 112–96, which amended section 309 of this
title.
SUBCHAPTER I—REALLOCATION OF
PUBLIC SAFETY SPECTRUM
§ 1411. Reallocation of D block to public safety
(a) In general
The Commission shall reallocate the 700 MHz
D block spectrum for use by public safety enti-
ties in accordance with the provisions of this
chapter.
(b) Omitted
(Pub. L. 112–96, title VI, § 6101, Feb. 22, 2012, 126
Stat. 205.)
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This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the
original
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