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47 U.S.C. § 1425 — Single public safety wireless network licensee
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**(a) Reallocation and grant of license** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject to the provisions of this chapter, the Commission shall reallocate and grant a license to the First Responder Network Authority for the use of the 700 MHz D block spectrum and existing public safety broadband spectrum.
**(b) Term of license**
(1) **Initial license** — The license granted under subsection (a) shall be for an initial term of 10 years from the date of the initial issuance of the license.
(2) **Renewal of license** — Prior to expiration of the term of the initial license granted under subsection (a) or the expiration of any subsequent renewal of such license, the First Responder Network Authority shall submit to the Commission an application for the renewal of such license. Such renewal application shall demonstrate that, during the preceding license term, the First Responder Network Authority has met the duties and obligations set forth under this chapter. A renewal license granted under this paragraph shall be for a term of not to exceed 10 years.
**(c) Facilitation of transition** The Commission shall take all actions necessary to facilitate the transition of the existing public safety broadband spectrum to the First Responder Network Authority.
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**(a) Reallocation and grant of license** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject to the provisions of this chapter, the Commission shall reallocate and grant a license to the First Responder Network Authority for the use of the 700 MHz D block spectrum and existing public safety broadband spectrum.
**(b) Term of license**
(1) **Initial license** — The license granted under subsection (a) shall be for an initial term of 10 years from the date of the initial issuance of the license.
(2) **Renewal of license** — Prior to expiration of the term of the initial license granted under subsection (a) or the expiration of any subsequent renewal of such license, the First Responder Network Authority shall submit to the Commission an application for the renewal of such license. Such renewal application shall demonstrate that, during the preceding license term, the First Responder Network Authority has met the duties and obligations set forth under this chapter. A renewal license granted under this paragraph shall be for a term of not to exceed 10 years.
**(c) Facilitation of transition** The Commission shall take all actions necessary to facilitate the transition of the existing public safety broadband spectrum to the First Responder Network Authority.
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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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TITLE 47—TELECOMMUNICATIONS
§ 1426
(i) 4 members shall serve for a term of 3
years;
(ii) 4 members shall serve for a term of 2
years; and
(iii) 4 members shall serve for a term of
1 year.
(3) Vacancies
A vacancy in the membership of the Board
shall not affect the Board’s powers, and shall
be filled in the same manner as the original
member was appointed.
(d) Chair
(1) Selection
The Secretary of Commerce shall select,
from among the members of the Board ap-
pointed under subsection (b)(1)(D), an indi-
vidual to serve for a 2-year term as Chair of
the Board.
(2) Consecutive terms
An individual may not serve for more than 2
consecutive terms as Chair of the Board.
(e) Meetings
(1) Frequency
The Board shall meet—
(A) at the call of the Chair; and
(B) not less frequently than once each
quarter.
(2) Transparency
Meetings of the Board, including any com-
mittee of the Board, shall be open to the pub-
lic. The Board may, by majority vote, close
any such meeting only for the time necessary
to preserve the confidentiality of commercial
or financial information that is privileged or
confidential, to discuss personnel matters, or
to discuss legal matters affecting the First Re-
sponder Network Authority, including pending
or potential litigation.
(f) Quorum
Eight members of the Board shall constitute a
quorum, including at least 6 of the members ap-
pointed under subsection (b)(1)(D).
(g) Compensation
(1) In general
The members of the Board appointed under
subsection (b)(1)(D) shall be compensated at
the daily rate of basic pay for level IV of the
Executive Schedule for each day during which
such members are engaged in performing a
function of the Board.
(2) Prohibition on compensation
A member of the Board appointed under sub-
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