The spectrum legislation that Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill.,...
The spectrum legislation that Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., reintroduced would create a Federal Spectrum Reallocation Commission composed of nine members, appointed by the president and approved by the Senate. The membership would include not more than one Commerce Department employee,…
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not more than one Defense Department employee, not fewer than one carrier representative and not fewer than one representative of a standard-setting body. The bill text of the Maximizing Spectrum Efficiency and Value Act of 2014 runs 50 pages (http://1.usa.gov/1ghddcz). S-2155 was reintroduced last week. The full text was not then available at that time. The commission would be charged with making recommendations on reallocating spectrum. This proposal mirrors past legislative efforts, specifically that of HR-4044, introduced by Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., which failed in 2012. Kirk had joined him in introducing a Senate companion then. The new legislation has no co-sponsors and was referred to the Commerce Committee, where Kirk is not a member.