Rep Guthrie Introduces SMART Spectrum Act

Rep Brett Guthrie (KY-02) introduced the Simplifying Management, Reallocation, and Transfer of Spectrum Act, or SMART Spectrum Act (H.R.5486). The SMART Spectrum Act would create an information sharing capability at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to allow more commercial use of spectrum licensed for federal government use. The federal government is currently not fully utilizing all of the spectrum licenses that are allocated for federal use. The SMART Spectrum Act would make an information sharing capability at the NTIA to facilitate users as they operate within a band of spectrum. Federal and non-federal users would share spectrum allocated for federal government use based on what time, where geographically, and in which band of electromagnetic spectrum these users are operating. This would mitigate harmful interference and ensure reliability for users. Making more spectrum available to non-federal users is important as 5G and other wireless technologies are being deployed in the United States.