benefit of the inventory

Beneficium inventarii (literally benefit of the inventory) is a legal doctrine introduced into Roman law by Justinian I to limit the liability of heirs resulting from an insolvent estate.

"With the benefit of the inventory and mapping of the spectrum," Waxman added in his statement, "we can make informed, rational, and deliberate decisions about how our spectrum is used in future decades to benefit the American people, American business, and American innovation."