47 U.S.C. § 1443

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 1443 - Public safety wireless communications research and development

(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).

47 U.S.C. § 1443

Pub. L. 112-96, title VI, §63036303,, 126 Stat. 221.

Commission: The term "Commission" means the Federal Communications Commission.
First Responder Network Authority: The term "First Responder Network Authority" means the First Responder Network Authority established under section 1424 of this title.
NIST: The term "NIST" means the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Public Safety Trust Fund: The term "Public Safety Trust Fund" means the trust fund established under section 1457(a)(1) of this title.
nationwide public safety broadband network: The term "nationwide public safety broadband network" means the nationwide, interoperable public safety broadband network described in section 1422 of this title.