{"id":14946,"date":"2019-06-18T00:53:21","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T00:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2019\/06\/18\/congress-wants-the-pentagon-to-move-on-5g-now\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:53:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:53:03","slug":"congress-wants-the-pentagon-to-move-on-5g-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/battlefield-tech\/2019\/06\/18\/congress-wants-the-pentagon-to-move-on-5g-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress wants the Pentagon to move on 5G now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The House\u2019s version of the defense policy bill for fiscal 2020 includes $175 million for investment in developing military applications of the 5G network and calls for the Secretary of Defense to put in place a 5G strategy to that end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Senate\u2019s version of the bill also makes significant investments in the Pentagon developing national security applications for 5G.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The House Armed Services Committee adopted the $733 billion National Defense Authorization Act June 14 following a marathon session that stretched for nearly 21 hours<\/a>. While the full text of the legislation was not immediately available, a committee spokesperson confirmed that key 5G provisions were included in the committee\u2019s final markup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The legislation authorizes $175 million for the Pentagon to invest in 5G technologies. The money was not part of the Department of Defense\u2019s budget request and signals the committee\u2019s desire to ensure that the Joint Forces can operate effectively in the 5G spectrum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The earlier markup of the bill from the HASC\u2019s subcommittee on intelligence and emerging threats and capabilities clarifies the intent of the 5G provisions in the legislation, although it\u2019s not immediately clear if the language of the bill adopted by the full committee matches that draft language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The draft version states that the strategy must include how the military will adopt 4G technology for the military before transitioning to 5G. The document also calls for 5G testbeds for developing military applications and research into spectrum-sharing technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\t