Studying How to Harness Airwave Resources Efficiently Act of 2019

“106. Electromagnetic spectrum sharing research and development program and strategy

“(a) Research and development program—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Studying How to Harness Airwave Resources Efficiently Act of 2019, the Assistant Secretary, in consultation with the Commission, shall establish a program to research and develop innovative technologies and techniques that facilitate the sharing of the same covered electromagnetic spectrum by more than one Federal entity.

“(b) Development of Integrated Spectrum Automation Enterprise Strategy

“(1) In general—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Studying How to Harness Airwave Resources Efficiently Act of 2019, the Assistant Secretary, in consultation with the Commission, shall propose, after notice and opportunity for comment, an integrated spectrum automation enterprise strategy to address the management of covered electromagnetic spectrum in order to facilitate the sharing of such spectrum by more than one Federal entity.

“(2) Matters encompassed—In developing the strategy under paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary shall consider, at a minimum, whether to propose—

“(A) changes in policy or to the law, including legislative and regulatory changes; and

“(B) using—

“(i) databases;

“(ii) artificial intelligence;

“(iii) spectrum management processes;

“(iv) public-facing application programming interfaces and online tools;

“(v) automatic frequency coordination systems;

“(vi) spectrum enforcement requirements;

“(vii) listen-before-talk;

“(viii) environmental sensing capabilities; and

“(ix) electromagnetic spectrum compatibility analyses.

“(3) Establishment of sharing test bed—Not later than 15 months after the date of the enactment of the Studying How to Harness Airwave Resources Efficiently Act of 2019, the Assistant Secretary, in consultation with the Commission, shall, as part of the strategy proposed under paragraph (1), establish at least one test bed to demonstrate the potential for automated technologies to facilitate the sharing of the same covered electromagnetic spectrum by more than one Federal entity.

“(4) Updates to strategy—Not later than 1 year after the strategy under paragraph (1) is proposed, and annually thereafter, the Assistant Secretary shall update such strategy.

“(c) Report—Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of the Studying How to Harness Airwave Resources Efficiently Act of 2019, and annually thereafter, the Assistant Secretary, in consultation with the Commission, shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report containing—

“(1) the results of the program established under subsection (a); and

“(2) the strategy proposed under subsection (b)(1) with respect to the first report submitted under this subsection and updates to the strategy proposed under such subsection with respect to reports submitted thereafter.

“(d) Authorization of appropriations—There is authorized to be appropriated to the Assistant Secretary to carry out this section $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2020. Such amounts are authorized to remain available until expended.

“(e) Definitions—In this section:

“(1) Covered electromagnetic spectrum—The term “covered electromagnetic spectrum” means electromagnetic spectrum allocated for exclusive or primary use by Federal entities.

“(2) Federal entity—The term “Federal entity” has the meaning given such term in section 113(l).”