47 U.S.C. § 1451 — Deadlines for auction of certain spectrum

(a) (1) The President must, within three years after February 22, 2012, begin withdrawing or changing the federal station assignment for the spectrum described in paragraph (2), and must notify the Commission^* within 30 days after finishing. (2) That spectrum is 15 megahertz between 1675 and 1710 megahertz identified under paragraph (3). (3) Within one year after February 22, 2012, the Secretary of Commerce must give the President a report identifying 15 megahertz in that range for transfer from federal to non-federal use. (b) (1) Despite section 309(j)(15)(A), within three years after February 22, 2012, and subject to paragraph (4), the Commission must allocate the paragraph (2) spectrum for commercial use and, through competitive bidding under section 309(j), grant new initial licenses for it under flexible-use service rules. (2) The spectrum is: (A) 1915–1920 megahertz; (B) 1995–2000 megahertz; (C) the spectrum in subsection (a)(2); (D) 2155–2180 megahertz; and (E) 15 contiguous megahertz identified by the Commission. (3) Paragraph (1) does not relieve the Commission of section 309(j)(16)(B)’s requirement concerning proceeds covering 110 percent of federal relocation or sharing costs. (4) If the Commission decides that either the 1915–1920 or 1995–2000 band cannot be used without harmful interference to commercial mobile-service licensees in 1930–1995 megahertz, it may not allocate that band for commercial use or grant licenses for it. (c) Omitted.