Supporting National Security with Spectrum Act

This bill increases funding for the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act by raising the authorized amount from $1.9 billion to $4.98 billion and appropriates an additional $3.08 billion for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in fiscal year 2024. It requires the FCC to complete Auction 97 - re-auctioning licenses for specific radio frequency bands (AWS-3) - within one year of enactment, ignoring normal expiration deadlines for auction authority. The bill directly affects the FCC, which must manage the auction process, and telecom companies seeking spectrum licenses in those bands. The changes aim to accelerate the reallocation of spectrum to support network security and infrastructure, without altering the underlying policy goals of the original act.