2016 US Code
Title 47 - Telecommunications
Chapter 13 - Public Safety Communications and Electromagnetic Spectrum Auctions
Subchapter III - Public Safety Commitments
Sec. 1443 - Public safety wireless communications research and development

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Citation 47 U.S.C. § 1443 (2016)
Section Name §1443. Public safety wireless communications research and development
Section Text (a) NIST directed research and development program

From amounts made available from the Public Safety Trust Fund, the Director of NIST, in consultation with the Commission, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the National Institute of Justice of the Department of Justice, as appropriate, shall conduct research and assist with the development of standards, technologies, and applications to advance wireless public safety communications.

(b) Required activities

In carrying out the requirement under subsection (a), the Director of NIST, in consultation with the First Responder Network Authority and the public safety advisory committee established under section 1425(a) of this title, shall—

(1) document public safety wireless communications technical requirements;

(2) accelerate the development of the capability for communications between currently deployed public safety narrowband systems and the nationwide public safety broadband network;

(3) establish a research plan, and direct research, that addresses the wireless communications needs of public safety entities beyond what can be provided by the current generation of broadband technology;

(4) accelerate the development of mission critical voice, including device-to-device "talkaround" capability over broadband networks, public safety prioritization, authentication capabilities, and standard application programing interfaces for the nationwide public safety broadband network, if necessary and practical;

(5) accelerate the development of communications technology and equipment that can facilitate the eventual migration of public safety narrowband communications to the nationwide public safety broadband network; and

(6) convene working groups of relevant government and commercial parties to achieve the requirements in paragraphs (1) through (5).

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 112–96, title VI, §6303, Feb. 22, 2012, 126 Stat. 221.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 47 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 47 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS
CHAPTER 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM AUCTIONS
SUBCHAPTER III - PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITMENTS
Sec. 1443 - Public safety wireless communications research and development
Contains section 1443
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large Reference 126 Stat. 221
Public Law References Public Law 112-96
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