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 PUBLIC LAW 110–53—AUG. 3, 2007

121 STAT. 537

(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: (A) Democracy assistance has many different forms, including assistance to promote the rule of law, build the capacity of civil society, political parties, and legislatures, improve the independence of the media and the judiciary, enhance independent auditing functions, and advance security sector reform. (B) There is a need for greater clarity on the coordination and delivery mechanisms for United States democracy assistance. (2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development should develop guidelines, in consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, building on the existing framework for grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and other acquisition mechanisms to guide United States missions in foreign countries in coordinating United States democracy assistance and selecting the appropriate combination of such mechanisms for such assistance.

TITLE XXII—INTEROPERABLE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS SEC. 2201. INTEROPERABLE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS.

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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3006 of Public Law 109–171 (47 U.S.C. 309 note) is amended— (1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) and inserting the following: ‘‘(1) may take such administrative action as is necessary to establish and implement— ‘‘(A) a grant program to assist public safety agencies in the planning and coordination associated with, the acquisition of, deployment of, or training for the use of interoperable communications equipment, software and systems that— ‘‘(i) utilize reallocated public safety spectrum for radio communication; ‘‘(ii) enable interoperability with communications systems that can utilize reallocated public safety spectrum for radio communication; or ‘‘(iii) otherwise improve or advance the interoperability of public safety communications systems that utilize other public safety spectrum bands; and ‘‘(B) are used to establish and implement a strategic technology reserve to pre-position or secure interoperable communications in advance for immediate deployment in an emergency or major disaster; ‘‘(2) shall make payments of not to exceed $1,000,000,000, in the aggregate, through fiscal year 2010 from the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Fund established under section 309(j)(8)(E) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(E)) to carry out the grant program established under paragraph (1), of which at least $75,000,000, in the aggregate, shall be used for purposes described in paragraph (1)(B); and

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