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This bill, the FIRST RESPONDER Act of 2020, has several key provisions: 1. It repeals the requirement to reallocate and auction the T-Band spectrum, which is used by public safety agencies for critical communications. 2. It amends the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 to clarify the acceptable uses of 911 fees and charges. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is required to issue rules designating the purposes and functions for which 911 fees can be used, which must be limited to supporting and implementing 911 services and operational expenses of public safety answering points. 3. It establishes an interagency "Ending 911 Fee Diversion Now Strike Force" to study how the federal government can most expeditiously end the diversion of 911 fees by states or taxing jurisdictions for purposes other than 911 services. The Strike Force must report its findings and recommendations to Congress. 4. It makes states or taxing jurisdictions identified as diverting 911 fees ineligible to participate in certain FCC committees and advisory bodies. The overall goal of the bill is to protect the T-Band spectrum for public safety use and ensure that 911 fees are used for their intended purpose of supporting and improving 911 services, rather than being diverted for other uses.

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