Public Law 118 - 27 - 5G Spectrum Authority Licensing Enforcement Act" or the "5G SALE Act

[118th Congress Public Law 27]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 118-27
118th Congress

                                 An Act


 
     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. <<NOTE: Dec. 19, 2023 -  [S. 2787]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: 5G Spectrum 
Authority Licensing Enforcement Act. 47 USC 309 note.>> 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``5G Spectrum Authority Licensing 
Enforcement Act'' or the ``5G SALE Act''.
SEC. 2. <<NOTE: Time period.>>  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.

    Approved December 19, 2023.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 2787:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 169 (2023):
            Sept. 21, considered and passed Senate.
            Dec. 11, considered and passed House.

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