H.R. 1320 — 108th Congress

Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act

Originated in the House · Introduced Mar 18, 2003 · Science, Technology, Communications

Sponsor

Fred Upton

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108th Congress
MeasureTitle
H.R. 3717 · Science, Technology, CommunicationsBroadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2004

Latest action

Oct 17, 2003

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 314.

CRS summary

As of Oct 17, 2003

Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Organization Act to rewrite provisions concerning the reallocation of spectrum from governmental to commercial users.

Mandates that any Federal entity that operates a Government station assigned within eligible frequencies and that incurs relocation costs due to reallocation to non-Federal use receive reimbursement from the Spectrum Relocation Fund established in this Act. Includes within eligible frequencies: (1) the 216-220, 1432-1435, 1710-1755, and 2385-2390 megahertz bands; and (2) any other band reallocated from Federal to non-Federal use after January 1, 2003, by competitive bidding, except for bands previously identified by NTIA in the Spectrum Reallocation Final Report. Requires NTIA to notify the Federal Communications Commission (FCC): (1) at least 18 months prior to the commencement of any auction of eligible frequencies; and (2) at least six months prior to any auction of estimated relocation costs and timelines. Requires NTIA to submit a copy of the estimated relocation costs and timelines to specified congressional committees and the Comptroller General (CG).

Directs NTIA to: (1) ensure the timely relocation of Federal entities' spectrum-related operations from the eligible frequencies to frequencies or facilities of comparable quality; (2) terminate the entity's authority to operate on the former frequency; and (3) notify the FCC that the entity's relocation has been completed.

(Sec. 3) Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the FCC: (1) in designing competitive bidding under such auctions, to have as an objective the recovery of 110 percent of the estimated relocation costs; (2) to prescribe methods to ensure that the total cash proceeds from any auction equals at least 110 percent of such costs; and (3) to prohibit the FCC from concluding any auction under which such goal is not reached. Authorizes the FCC to grant a license for the advance use of eligible frequencies pending an auction, on the condition that the licensee cannot cause harmful interference to the Federal entity until the entity's authorization has been terminated.

(Sec. 4) Establishes the Spectrum Relocation Fund. Provides for: (1) the crediting of receipts from the spectrum auction to the Fund; and (2) the use of auction amounts to pay Federal entity costs of relocating from reallocated frequencies, under specified conditions, including submission of a plan from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to specified congressional committees and the CG detailing how such sums will be used to pay relocation costs and the timelines for such relocation. Allows a Federal entity to receive more than one transfer, but requires an explanation and CG review when the sum of a subsequent transfer exceeds ten percent of the original transfer.

(Sec. 5) Revises the basis for loans or other extensions of credit made to small businesses from the Telecommunications Development Fund.

(Sec. 7) Requires an annual report from NTIA to specified congressional committees and the CG on: (1) progress made in adhering to relocation timelines; and (2) estimated and actual relocation costs and amounts paid from the Fund.

(Sec. 8) Requires a report from the NTIA Administrator to specified congressional committees on various policy options to compensate Federal entities for relocation costs when their frequencies are allocated by the FCC for unlicensed, public safety, shared, or non-commercial use.

(Sec. 9) Amends the ORBIT Act to prohibit any license for fixed terrestrial services in the 12.2-12.7 gigahertz band from being used for the provision of mobile terrestrial telephony services.

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Roll-call votes

1 on record

Jun 11, 2003 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Full roll call

Passed (408–10)

247 of 435 recorded votes are not yet matched to a member profile.

Yea408: 94 D · 81 R · 1 I

MemberPartyState
PORTER, Jon C.NV
RAMSTAD, JamesMN
DICKS, Norman DeValoisWA
HYDE, Henry JohnIL
CASTLE, Michael NewboldDE
WELLER, Gerald C.IL
SHADEGG, John B.AZ
BARTLETT, Roscoe GardnerMD
CARDOZA, Dennis A.CA
OTTER, C. L.ID
McINNIS, ScottCO
MOLLOHAN, Alan BowlbyWV
ALLEN, Thomas H.ME
PETERSON, JohnPA
WATT, Melvin L.NC
LEWIS, Charles JeremyCA
PUTNAM, AdamFL
FLETCHER, Ernest L.KY
MCCRERY, James O., IIILA
BALLENGER, CassNC
LAHOOD, Ray H.IL
LaTOURETTE, Steven C.OH
HART, Melissa A.PA
GILLMOR, Paul EugeneOH
COX, Charles ChristopherCA
SHERWOOD, DonPA
RYUN, JimKS
BERMAN, Howard LawrenceCA
EHLERS, Vernon JamesMI
STARK, Fortney Hillman (Pete), Jr.CA
HOEFFEL, Joseph M.PA
AKIN, W. ToddMO
GORDON, Barton JenningsTN
GUTKNECHT, Gilbert W.MN
SWEENEY, John E.NY
HOSTETTLER, John NathanIN
LINDER, John ElmerGA
RENZI, RickAZ
JACKSON, Jesse L., Jr.IL
MOORE, DennisKS
BURNS, MaxGA
ROTHMAN, StevenNJ
BUYER, Stephen EarleIN
KILPATRICK, Carolyn CheeksMI
WEXLER, RobertFL
REYES, SilvestreTX
OWENS, Major Robert OdellNY
HAYWORTH, John D., Jr.AZ
JOHNSON, Timothy V.IL
FRANK, BarneyMA
DOOLITTLE, John TaylorCA
BROWN-WAITE, VirginiaFL
HOBSON, David LeeOH
KENNEDY, MarkMN
BONILLA, HenryTX
SIMMONS, RobertCT
GREENWOOD, James CharlesPA
CHOCOLA, ChrisIN
WATSON, Diane EdithCA
LAMPSON, Nicholas V.TX
LUCAS, KenKY
TAUSCHER, Ellen O'KaneCA
TANCREDO, Thomas G.CO
BASS, Charles FosterNH
BELL, ChrisTX
SOUDER, Mark EdwardIN
TANNER, John S.TN
SHAYS, Christopher H.CT
DAVIS, Thomas M., IIIVA
TAUZIN, Wilbert JosephLA
KELLER, RichardFL
EVANS, Lane AllenIL
OSBORNE, ThomasNE
GREEN, MarkWI
NORTHUP, Anne MeagherKY
MANZULLO, Donald A.IL
REYNOLDS, Thomas M.NY
BROWN, Henry Edward, Jr.SC
KUCINICH, DennisOH
HOOLEY, DarleneOR
RADANOVICH, George P.CA
McCOTTER, Thaddeus GeorgeMI
MUSGRAVE, Marilyn NCO
MILLER, BradNC
FERGUSON, MichaelNJ
TAYLOR, Gary EugeneMS
KOLBE, James ThomasAZ
SULLIVAN, JohnOK
ORTIZ, Solomon P.TX
WILSON, HeatherNM
SOLIS, Hilda L.CA
TURNER, JimTX
BOUCHER, Frederick C.VA
KNOLLENBERG, JosephMI
RODRIGUEZ, Ciro D.TX
OBERSTAR, James LouisMN
BOYD, F. Allen, Jr.FL
LANTOS, Thomas PeterCA
MILLENDER-MCDONALD, JuanitaCA
HOUGHTON, Amory, Jr.NY
TOWNS, EdolphusNY
McCARTHY, KarenMO
STRICKLAND, TedOH
MURTHA, John Patrick, Jr.PA
POMBO, Richard WilliamCA
DELAHUNT, BillMA
McHUGH, John MichaelNY
DREIER, David TimothyCA
HINCHEY, Maurice DunleaNY
BERKLEY, ShelleyNV
HARMAN, Jane L.CA
FORD, Harold, Jr.TN
WOOLSEY, Lynn C.CA
GILCHREST, Wayne ThomasMD
MARSHALL, JimGA
YOUNG, Charles WilliamFL
TAYLOR, Charles HartNC
JOHN, ChristopherLA
DAVIS, ArturAL
CANTOR, EricVA
REHBERG, DennyMT
BARRETT, James GreshamSC
DOOLEY, Calvin M.CA
DeLAY, Thomas DaleTX
JOHNSON, Nancy LeeCT
BACA, JoeCA
BOSWELL, Leonard L.IA
STENHOLM, Charles WalterTX
INSLEE, Jay RobertWA
PLATTS, ToddPA
STEARNS, Clifford BundyFL
WELDON, Wayne CurtisPA
SKELTON, Isaac Newton, IVMO
WU, DavidOR
HEFLEY, Joel M.CO
CANNON, Christopher B.UT
ABERCROMBIE, NeilHI
KELLY, Sue W.NY
GIBBONS, James A.NV
FROST, Jonas MartinTX
DAVIS, JimFL
SCHROCK, EdwardVA
HULSHOF, KennyMO
REGULA, Ralph StrausOH
SANDLIN, Max A.TX
BRADLEY, JebNH
PICKERING, Charles W. (Chip), Jr.MS
DAVIS, LincolnTN
DeMINT, James W.SC
JANKLOW, William J.SD
KILDEE, Dale EdwardMI
COSTELLO, Jerry FrancisIL
ACKERMAN, Gary LeonardNY
SABO, Martin OlavMN
BOEHLERT, Sherwood LouisNY
EVERETT, Robert TerryAL
LEWIS, RonKY
KLECZKA, Gerald DanielWI
CRAMER, Robert E. (Bud), Jr.AL
HOLDEN, Thomas TimothyPA
BEREUTER, Douglas KentNE
ROSS, Michael AveryAR
WAMP, Zachary PaulTN
COLLINS, Michael AllenGA
MEEK, Kendrick B.FL
CUNNINGHAM, RandallCA
POMEROY, Earl Ralph, IIIND
BALLANCE, Frank W., Jr.NC
DUNN, Jennifer BlackburnWA
HOEKSTRA, PeterMI
ETHERIDGE, Bobby R.NC
STUPAK, Bart T.MI
BILIRAKIS, MichaelFL
FEENEY, TomFL
KENNEDY, Patrick JosephRI
EMERSON, Jo AnnMO
MAJETTE, Denise L.GA
KANJORSKI, Paul E.PA
SNYDER, Victor F.AR
MYRICK, SueNC
JEFFERSON, William JenningsLA
CARSON, BradOK
BEAUPREZ, BobCO
QUINN, John FrancisNY
THOMAS, William MarshallCA
MATSUI, Robert T.CA
SHAW, Eugene Clay, Jr.FL
DEAL, John NathanGA
NEY, Robert WilliamOH
JENKINS, William LewisTN
BURTON, Danny LeeIN
WEINER, Anthony D.NY
LEACH, James Albert SmithIA
HARRIS, KatherineFL
ENGLISH, Philip SheridanPA
JONES, Stephanie TubbsOH
NORWOOD, Charles W., Jr.GA
FILNER, BobCA
EDWARDS, Thomas ChesterTX
LIPINSKI, William OliverIL
BERRY, Robert MarionAR
ANDREWS, Robert ErnestNJ
GOSS, Porter J.FL
DIAZ-BALART, LincolnFL
WALSH, James T.NY
BONO, MaryCA
FOLEY, Mark A.FL
ALEXANDER, RodneyLA
WELDON, David JosephFL
HERGER, Walter WilliamCA
OXLEY, Michael GarverOH
McNULTY, Michael RobertNY
GALLEGLY, Elton W.CA
NUSSLE, James AllenIA
HILL, Baron P.IN
PAYNE, Donald MilfordNJ
WYNN, Albert RussellMD
HUNTER, Duncan LeeCA
NETHERCUTT, George R., Jr.WA
BAKER, Richard HughLA
PENCE, MikeIN
ISTOOK, Ernest James, Jr.OK
OLVER, John WalterMA
GONZALEZ, Charles A.TX
PRYCE, Deborah D.OH
BONNER, Jr., Josiah RobinsAL
CARSON, Julia MayIN
HAYES, Robert CannonNC
SAXTON, Hugh JamesNJ
BAIRD, BrianWA
OSE, DougCA
TIAHRT, ToddKS
Ed PastorDemocratAZ
Raúl M. GrijalvaDemocratAZ
Adam B. SchiffDemocratCA
Barbara LeeDemocratCA
Brad ShermanDemocratCA
George MillerDemocratCA
Grace F. NapolitanoDemocratCA
Henry A. WaxmanDemocratCA
Linda T. SánchezDemocratCA
Lois CappsDemocratCA
Loretta SanchezDemocratCA
Lucille Roybal-AllardDemocratCA
Maxine WatersDemocratCA
Michael M. HondaDemocratCA
Mike ThompsonDemocratCA
Nancy PelosiDemocratCA
Sam FarrDemocratCA
Susan A. DavisDemocratCA
Xavier BecerraDemocratCA
Zoe LofgrenDemocratCA
Diana DeGetteDemocratCO
Mark UdallDemocratCO
Rosa L. DeLauroDemocratCT
Alcee L. HastingsDemocratFL
Corrine BrownDemocratFL
David ScottDemocratGA
John LewisDemocratGA
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.DemocratGA
Ed CaseDemocratHI
Janice D. SchakowskyDemocratIL
Peter J. ViscloskyDemocratIN
Edward J. MarkeyDemocratMA
James P. McGovernDemocratMA
John F. TierneyDemocratMA
Michael E. CapuanoDemocratMA
Richard E. NealDemocratMA
Stephen F. LynchDemocratMA
Benjamin L. CardinDemocratMD
C. A. Dutch RuppersbergerDemocratMD
Chris Van HollenDemocratMD
Elijah E. CummingsDemocratMD
Steny H. HoyerDemocratMD
Michael H. MichaudDemocratME
John Conyers, Jr.DemocratMI
John D. DingellDemocratMI
Sander M. LevinDemocratMI
Betty McCollumDemocratMN
Collin C. PetersonDemocratMN
Wm. Lacy ClayDemocratMO
Bennie G. ThompsonDemocratMS
David E. PriceDemocratNC
Mike McIntyreDemocratNC
Bill Pascrell, Jr.DemocratNJ
Frank Pallone, Jr.DemocratNJ
Robert MenendezDemocratNJ
Rush HoltDemocratNJ
Tom UdallDemocratNM
Carolyn B. MaloneyDemocratNY
Carolyn McCarthyDemocratNY
Charles B. RangelDemocratNY
Eliot L. EngelDemocratNY
Gregory W. MeeksDemocratNY
Jerrold NadlerDemocratNY
José E. SerranoDemocratNY
Joseph CrowleyDemocratNY
Louise McIntosh SlaughterDemocratNY
Nita M. LoweyDemocratNY
Nydia M. VelázquezDemocratNY
Steve IsraelDemocratNY
Timothy H. BishopDemocratNY
Marcy KapturDemocratOH
Sherrod BrownDemocratOH
Tim RyanDemocratOH
Earl BlumenauerDemocratOR
Peter A. DeFazioDemocratOR
Chaka FattahDemocratPA
Michael F. DoyleDemocratPA
Robert A. BradyDemocratPA
James R. LangevinDemocratRI
James E. ClyburnDemocratSC
Jim CooperDemocratTN
Eddie Bernice JohnsonDemocratTX
Gene GreenDemocratTX
Lloyd DoggettDemocratTX
Rubén HinojosaDemocratTX
Sheila Jackson LeeDemocratTX
Jim MathesonDemocratUT
James P. MoranDemocratVA
Robert C. "Bobby" ScottDemocratVA
Jim McDermottDemocratWA
Rick LarsenDemocratWA
Ron KindDemocratWI
Tammy BaldwinDemocratWI
Nick J. Rahall IIDemocratWV
Bernard SandersIndependentVT
Don YoungRepublicanAK
Mike RogersRepublicanAL
Robert B. AderholtRepublicanAL
Spencer BachusRepublicanAL
John BoozmanRepublicanAR
Trent FranksRepublicanAZ
Dana RohrabacherRepublicanCA
Darrell IssaRepublicanCA
Devin NunesRepublicanCA
Gary G. MillerRepublicanCA
Howard P. "Buck" McKeonRepublicanCA
Ken CalvertRepublicanCA
Ander CrenshawRepublicanFL
Ileana Ros-LehtinenRepublicanFL
John L. MicaRepublicanFL
Mario Diaz-BalartRepublicanFL
Jack KingstonRepublicanGA
Johnny IsaksonRepublicanGA
Phil GingreyRepublicanGA
Steve KingRepublicanIA
Tom LathamRepublicanIA
Michael K. SimpsonRepublicanID
John ShimkusRepublicanIL
Jerry MoranRepublicanKS
Ed WhitfieldRepublicanKY
Harold RogersRepublicanKY
David VitterRepublicanLA
Candice S. MillerRepublicanMI
Dave CampRepublicanMI
Fred UptonRepublicanMI
Mike RogersRepublicanMI
John KlineRepublicanMN
Roy BluntRepublicanMO
Sam GravesRepublicanMO
Roger F. WickerRepublicanMS
Richard BurrRepublicanNC
Walter B. JonesRepublicanNC
Lee TerryRepublicanNE
Christopher H. SmithRepublicanNJ
Frank A. LoBiondoRepublicanNJ
Rodney P. FrelinghuysenRepublicanNJ
Scott GarrettRepublicanNJ
Stevan PearceRepublicanNM
Peter T. KingRepublicanNY
John A. BoehnerRepublicanOH
Michael R. TurnerRepublicanOH
Patrick J. TiberiRepublicanOH
Rob PortmanRepublicanOH
Steve ChabotRepublicanOH
Frank D. LucasRepublicanOK
Tom ColeRepublicanOK
Greg WaldenRepublicanOR
Bill ShusterRepublicanPA
Jim GerlachRepublicanPA
Joseph R. PittsRepublicanPA
Patrick J. ToomeyRepublicanPA
Tim MurphyRepublicanPA
Joe WilsonRepublicanSC
Marsha BlackburnRepublicanTN
Jeb HensarlingRepublicanTX
Joe BartonRepublicanTX
John Abney CulbersonRepublicanTX
John R. CarterRepublicanTX
Kay GrangerRepublicanTX
Kevin BradyRepublicanTX
Lamar SmithRepublicanTX
Mac ThornberryRepublicanTX
Michael C. BurgessRepublicanTX
Pete SessionsRepublicanTX
Ralph M. HallRepublicanTX
Randy NeugebauerRepublicanTX
Sam JohnsonRepublicanTX
Rob BishopRepublicanUT
Bob GoodlatteRepublicanVA
Frank R. WolfRepublicanVA
J. Randy ForbesRepublicanVA
Doc HastingsRepublicanWA
F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.RepublicanWI
Paul D. RyanRepublicanWI
Thomas E. PetriRepublicanWI
Shelley Moore CapitoRepublicanWV

Nay10: 5 R

MemberPartyState
OBEY, David RossWI
PAUL, Ronald ErnestTX
GOODE, Virgil H., Jr.VA
SMITH, Nick H.MI
DAVIS, Jo AnnVA
Jeff FlakeRepublicanAZ
Edward R. RoyceRepublicanCA
Jeff MillerRepublicanFL
Howard CobleRepublicanNC
John J. Duncan, Jr.RepublicanTN

Not Voting17: 6 D · 1 R

MemberPartyState
FOSSELLA, Vito JohnNY
DEUTSCH, Peter R.FL
BIGGERT, Judy BorgIL
CRANE, Philip MillerIL
MEEHAN, Martin ThomasMA
CUBIN, Barbara L.WY
SPRATT, John McKee, Jr.SC
HASTERT, John DennisIL
GEPHARDT, Richard AndrewMO
EMANUEL, RahmIL
Anna G. EshooDemocratCA
John B. LarsonDemocratCT
Bobby L. RushDemocratIL
Danny K. DavisDemocratIL
Luis V. GutiérrezDemocratIL
Adam SmithDemocratWA
Mark KirkRepublicanIL

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