118 STAT. 3856 PUBLIC LAW 108–458—DEC. 17, 2004 study to assess short-term and long-term needs for allocations of additional portions of the electromagnetic spectrum for Federal, State, and local emergency response providers, including whether or not an additional allocation of spectrum in the 700 megahertz band should be granted by Congress to such emergency response providers. (b) STRATEGIES TO MEET PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, in con- sultation with the Federal Communications Commission and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, con- duct a study to assess strategies that may be used to meet public safety telecommunications needs, including— (1) the need and efficacy of deploying nationwide interoper- able communications networks (including the potential tech- nical and operational standards and protocols for nationwide interoperable broadband mobile communications networks that may be used by Federal, State, regional, and local governmental and nongovernmental public safety, homeland security, and other emergency response personnel); (2) the capacity of public safety entities to utilize wireless broadband applications; and (3) the communications capabilities of all emergency response providers, including hospitals and health care workers, and current efforts to promote communications coordination and training among emergency response providers. (c) STUDY REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting the studies required by subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Federal Communications Commission shall— (1) seek input from Federal, State, local, and regional emer- gency response providers regarding the operation and adminis- tration of a potential nationwide interoperable broadband mobile communications network; and (2) consider the use of commercial wireless technologies to the greatest extent practicable. (d) REPORTS.—(1) Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission (in the case of the study required by subsection (a)) and the Sec- retary of Homeland Security (in the case of the study required by subsection (b)) shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on such study, including the findings of such study. (2) In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- tation and the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern- mental Affairs of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Select Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa- tives. Subtitle F—Presidential Transition SEC. 7601. PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION. (a) SERVICES PROVIDED PRESIDENT-ELECT.—Section 3 of the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (3 U.S.C. 102 note) is amended— (1) by adding after subsection (a)(8)(A)(iv) the following: VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:54 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00390 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.001 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4
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