[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2787 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2787

     To authorize the Federal Communications Commission to process 
applications for spectrum licenses from applicants who were successful 
bidders in an auction before the authority of the Commission to conduct 
                   auctions expired on March 9, 2023.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 13, 2023

  Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
     To authorize the Federal Communications Commission to process 
applications for spectrum licenses from applicants who were successful 
bidders in an auction before the authority of the Commission to conduct 
                   auctions expired on March 9, 2023.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``5G Spectrum Authority Licensing 
Enforcement Act'' or the ``5G SALE Act''.

SEC. 2. FCC PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS FOR SPECTRUM LICENSES AWARDED BY 
              AUCTION.

    In the case of any applicant for a license or permit for the use of 
spectrum in the band of frequencies between 2496 megahertz and 2690 
megahertz, inclusive, that the Federal Communications Commission 
selected through a system of competitive bidding conducted under 
section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) on 
or before March 9, 2023, and to whom the Commission has not granted the 
license or permit as of the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Commission may process the application of the applicant during the 90-
day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.
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