Bill > S3433

This bill, the Radio Spectrum Inventory Act of 2012, amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in consultation with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Office of Science and Technology Policy, to conduct a biennial inventory of radio spectrum bands between 300 megahertz and at least 6.5 gigahertz. This inventory will include details on spectrum authorized for each licensee or federal government user, the approximate number of deployed or authorized transmitters, terminals, or receivers, and other relevant information such as the type and location of devices, and the activities they support. The bill mandates that this information be made publicly available on a searchable Internet website, with exceptions for national security, classified information, and public safety concerns, which will be handled through summaries and restricted annexes. The NTIA and FCC are also required to report this information to Congress, with similar provisions for handling sensitive data.