Public Safety Broadband and Wireless Innovation Act

Rep. Henry Waxman (C-CA), Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, and Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee, circulated a discussion draft of the .

This legislation would create a nationwide, interoperable public safety broadband network. It would also provide the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with incentive auction authority to efficiently and responsibly repurpose broadcast spectrum and help fund the public safety network. Among its other provisions, it would require federal agencies to conduct a comprehensive spectrum inventory and create a federal spectrum strategic plan.


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