ITS Codification Act

This bill would write into federal law the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS), a test center run by the Commerce Department official in charge of communications and information. ITS would serve as a federal laboratory to study radio emissions, interference, and how radio signals travel, and to test technology for sharing radio spectrum between federal and non-federal users. The bill would also direct ITS to set up an initiative, working with private companies and federal agencies, to support technology for communicating with and locating people trapped in places like underground mines or collapsed buildings. A public report to Congress on the needs assessment for this technology would be due within 18 months.

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Sponsors

• Tammy Duckworth Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors