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139 STAT. 129 PUBLIC LAW 119–21—JULY 4, 2025 (B) does not include— (i) the band of frequencies between 3.1 gigahertz and 3.45 gigahertz for purposes of auction, reallocation, modification, or withdrawal; or (ii) the band of frequencies between 7.4 gigahertz and 8.4 gigahertz for purposes of auction, reallocation, modification, or withdrawal. (4) FULL-POWER COMMERCIAL LICENSED USE CASES.—The term ‘‘full-power commercial licensed use cases’’ means flexible use wireless broadband services with base station power levels sufficient for high-power, high-density, and wide-area commer- cial mobile services, consistent with the service rules under part 27 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulations, for wireless broadband deployments throughout the covered band. (b) GENERAL AUCTION AUTHORITY.— (1) AMENDMENT.—Section 309(j)(11) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(11)) is amended by striking ‘‘grant a license or permit under this subsection shall expire March 9, 2023’’ and all that follows and inserting the following: ″complete a system of competitive bidding under this subsection shall expire September 30, 2034, except that, with respect to the electromagnetic spectrum— ‘‘ ‘‘(A) between the frequencies of 3.1 gigahertz and 3.45 gigahertz, such authority shall not apply; and ‘‘(B) between the frequencies of 7.4 gigahertz and 8.4 gigahertz, such authority shall not apply.’’. (2) SPECTRUM AUCTIONS.—The Commission shall grant licenses through systems of competitive bidding, before the expiration of the general auction authority of the Commission under section 309(j)(11) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(11)), as amended by paragraph (1) of this subsection, for not less than 300 megahertz, including by com- pleting a system of competitive bidding not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act for not less than 100 megahertz in the band between 3.98 gigahertz and 4.2 gigahertz. (c) IDENTIFICATION FOR REALLOCATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary, in consultation with the Commission, shall identify 500 megahertz of fre- quencies in the covered band for reallocation to non-Federal use, shared Federal and non-Federal use, or a combination thereof, for full-power commercial licensed use cases, that— (A) as of the date of enactment of this Act, are allocated for Federal use; and (B) shall be in addition to the 300 megahertz of fre- quencies for which the Commission grants licenses under subsection (b)(2). (2) SCHEDULE.—The Assistant Secretary shall identify the frequencies under paragraph (1) according to the following schedule: (A) Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall identify not less than 200 megahertz of frequencies within the covered band. (B) Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall identify any Expiration date.