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Federal Government Spectrum Inventory Act

To require the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to issue an annual report regarding the use of spectrum by the Federal Government in certain bands of frequencies, and for other purposes.

Introduced Sep 18, 2025

Latest action (Sep 18, 2025) Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summary

  • Requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to issue an annual report on Federal Government spectrum usage within 180 days of enactment and every year thereafter
  • Specifies the report must cover frequency bands from 225 megahertz to 50 gigahertz and include summaries of current federal spectrum usage
  • Requires the report to include the official U.S. frequency allocation table, a list of authorized frequency assignments, and descriptions of current and future uses in each band
  • Mandates the report be made available on the NTIA's public website, except for a classified section

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Sponsor (1)

1 cosponsor

Actions (2)

  1. Sep 18, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. · senate
  2. Sep 18, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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Text versions (1)

  • Introduced in Senate · Sep 18, 2025

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Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

September 18 (legislative day, September 16), 2025

Mrs. Blackburn (for herself and Mr. Moran) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

A BILL

To require the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to issue an annual report regarding the use of spectrum by the Federal Government in certain bands of frequencies, and for other purposes.

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 “Federal Government Spectrum Inventory Act”.

SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORTS REGARDING FEDERAL SPECTRUM USAGE.

(a) In General.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration shall issue a report, which shall be known as the Federal Government Spectrum Use Report.

(b) Requirements.—Each report issued under subsection (a) shall—

(1) address the bands of frequencies from 225 megahertz to 50 gigahertz (referred to in this subsection as the “covered bands”);

(2) include—

(A) an introduction that summarizes the types of Federal spectrum usage in the covered bands;

(B) an excerpt from the United States Table of Frequency Allocations, which shall show—

(i) the most recent frequency allocations in the covered bands within the United States; and

(ii) each relevant footnote, whether international or with respect to the United States, that may authorize additional uses, or impose limits on certain uses, in the covered bands;

(C) a table that lists the number and type of frequency assignments that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration has authorized within the covered bands;

(D) a summary of the major systems and applications using each frequency band or sub-band within the covered bands; and

(E) a description of future uses within each band within the covered bands, where applicable; and

(3) be made available on the public website of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, except that the report shall contain a classified annex. <all>

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