,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #afhe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bc1 #bjac ,ms4
 ,matsui 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,waxman1 ,ms4  
,e%oo1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51 ,mr4
 ,doyle1 ,mr4 ,b5 ,ray ,lujn ( ,new     
,mexico1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 & ,mr4         
,butt]field7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !        
,communications ,act ( #aicd to re=m &  
mod]nize ! ,univ]sal ,s]vice ,fund      
,lifel9e ,assi/ance ,program4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,broadb& ,adoption ,act ( #bjac4  #b4   
,broadb& ,lifel9e ,assi/ance ,program   
,section #bed7;j7 ( ! ,communications   
,act ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bed7;j77 is
 am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ 7j7 ,lifel9e    
,assi/ance4--,no?+ 9 ?is & ins]t+ !     
foll[+3  7j7 ,lifel9e ,assi/ance  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,no?+ 9 ?is  2 &  7#b7 by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+3  7#b7 ,broadb&       
,lifel9e ,assi/ance ,program  7,a7      
,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is p>agraph is to

 promote ! adoption ( broadb& s]vice by 
all p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates :ile recogniz+ t
 ! price ( broadb& s]vice is "o ( !     
b>ri]s to adoption = l[ income          
h\seholds4  7,b7 ,e/abli%m5t  7i7 ,9    
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #bgj days aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ! ,broadb& ,adoption ,act (
 #bjac1 ! ,commission %all adopt a f9al 
rule e/abli%+ ,lifel9e program support =
 broadb& t enables qualify+ l[-income   
cu/om]s resid+ 9 urban & rural areas to 
pur*ase broadb& s]vice at r$uc$ *>ges by
 reimburs+ provid]s :o elect to         
p>ticipate 9 ! program = ea* su* cu/om] 
s]v$4 ,! ,commission %all consid] !     
results ( ! ,l[-,income ,broadb& ,pilot 
,program :5 e/abli%+ su* f9al rule4     
7ii7 ,model ,su* program %all be simil> 
9 /ructure to ! ,lifel9e program = basic
 telephone s]vice "u subp>t ,e ( "p #ed 
( title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al             
,regulations4 ,qualify+ individuals may 
elect to apply support f ! ,lifel9e     
program to basic telephone s]vice1 voice
 telephony s]vice1 or broadb& s]vice1   

:e!r ea* s]vice is pur*as$ /&-alone or 9
 a bundle4  7iii7 ,digital lit]acy      
program ,! ,commission %all consid]     
provid+ a pref]5ce to p>ticipat+ broadb&
 s]vice provid]s t include compon5ts    
involv+ digital lit]acy programs z "p ( 
_! (f]+s4  7,c7 ,/ate mat*+ funds ,!    
,commission may det]m9e1 9 consultation 
) ! ,f$]al-,/ate ,jo9t ,bo>d in/itut$ "u
 subsection 7a77#a71 :e!r ,/ate mat*+   
funds may be provid$ z a condition (    
eligibility = l[-income h\seholds )9 su*
 ,/ate4  7,d7 ,am\nt ( support  7i7 ,9  
g5]al ,! ,commission1 9 calculat+ !     
am\nt ( ,lifel9e support to be provid$  
to ea* l[-income h\sehold1 %all r\t9ely 
/udy ! prevail+ m>ket price = broadb&   
s]vice & ! prevail+ spe$ ( broadb&      
s]vice adopt$ by h\seholds4  7ii7       
,in=mation ,to fulfill ! requirem5t "u  
clause 7i71 ! ,commission %all rely on  
in=mation t x r\t9ely collects or t is  
publicly available4  7,e7 ,te*nology    
neutral  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,commission    
%all ensure t ! program e/abli%$ "u     

subp>agraph 7,b77i7 is neutral z to !   
types ( te*nology us$ to provide voice  
telephony or broadb& s]vice "u !        
,lifel9e program to promote competition 
f s]vice provid]s to qualify "u su*     
program4  7ii7 ,au?orization ,a         
p>ticipat+ broadb& s]vice provid] ne$ n 
be an eligible telecommunications c>ri] 
to receive support "u su* program1 b su*
 provid] %all obta9 au?orization f !    
,commission 9 ord] to p>ticipate 9 !    
program4  7,f7 ,acc\ntability  7i7      
,nonduplication ,9 e/abli%+ ! program "u
 subp>agraph 7,b77i71 ! ,commission %all
 adopt regulations to prev5t duplicative
 ,lifel9e subsidies f be+ aw>d$ to an   
individual eligible h\sehold4 ,only "o  
,lifel9e program support am\nt p]       
eligible h\sehold %all be available to  
qualify+ individuals4  7ii7 ,prev5t+    
wa/e1 fraud1 or abuse ,9 adopt+ rules to
 implem5t ?is p>agraph1 ! ,commission   
%all consid] any appropriate measures to
 prev5t any wa/e1 fraud1 or abuse ( ?is 
program4  7iii7 ,eligibility ,!         

,commission1 9 consultation ) o!r       
relevant ,f$]al ag5cies1 %all e/abli% a 
national database :i* c be us$ to       
det]m9e consum] eligibility = ,lifel9e  
program subsidies4  4