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Spectrum Coordination Act
3/31/2025, 4:23 PM
Summary of Bill HR 2171
One key aspect of the bill is the establishment of a Federal Spectrum Incentive Program, which would provide financial incentives to federal agencies that voluntarily relinquish or share their spectrum holdings. This program is designed to encourage agencies to make more efficient use of spectrum resources and promote collaboration in spectrum management.
Additionally, the bill includes provisions for the creation of a Federal Spectrum Strategy, which would outline the goals and priorities for federal spectrum management. This strategy would help ensure that federal agencies are working towards common objectives and maximizing the use of spectrum resources. Overall, Bill 119 HR 2171 aims to streamline and improve federal coordination in spectrum management, ultimately leading to more efficient use of spectrum resources and better communication capabilities for government agencies.
Congressional Summary of HR 2171
Spectrum Coordination Act
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to document publicly their interagency coordination efforts with respect to certain spectrum reallocation actions potentially affecting federal spectrum users.
Specifically, for any proposal by the FCC to reallocate radio frequency spectrum in a manner anticipated to result in an auction or licensing that may impact federal spectrum use, the NTIA must file certain information in the public docket for the action during the public comment period. Specifically, this filing must include (1) the date on which the FCC notified the NTIA of the proposed action; (2) any federal entities that may be affected by the proposal; (3) the date on which the NTIA notified those entities of the proposal; and (4) a summary of any technical, procedural, or policy concerns of potentially affected federal entities or the NTIA.
In the event that the FCC promulgates a final rule involving such a spectrum action, the FCC must publish in the Federal Register along with the final rule an interagency coordination summary describing (1) the date on which the FCC notified the NTIA of the action; and (2) whether the NTIA or any potentially affected federal entity raised concerns regarding the action and, if so, how they were addressed.
Separately, the FCC and the NTIA must update the Memorandum of Understanding between them within three years of the bill’s enactment and periodically thereafter. Updates must reflect changing technological, procedural, and policy circumstances.
