First Responder Network Authority Reauthorization Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7386 Referred in Senate (RFS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7386 _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 21, 2026 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 to reauthorize the First Responder Network Authority, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``First Responder Network Authority Reauthorization Act of 2026''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Reauthorization of First Responder Network Authority. Sec. 3. Authority of NTIA over First Responder Network Authority. Sec. 4. Board of First Responder Network Authority. Sec. 5. Associate Administrator. Sec. 6. Components of nationwide public safety broadband network. Sec. 7. Flexibility in establishing fee amounts. Sec. 8. Reports to Congress on First Responder Network Authority. Sec. 9. Business continuity and disaster recovery plan. Sec. 10. Outage notifications. Sec. 11. Submission to Congress of FirstNet contract. Sec. 12. Definitions. SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF FIRST RESPONDER NETWORK AUTHORITY. Section 6206 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1426) is amended-- (1) in subsection (f), by striking ``the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this title'' and inserting ``September 30, 2037''; and (2) in subsection (g)-- (A) by striking ``Not later than 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``Not later than 7 ye