,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ehcd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #aj1 #bjad 
,mr4 ,foster 7for himself and ,mr4      
,crdenas7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,financial ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
include reasonable costs for high-speed 
,internet service in the utility        
allowances for families residing in     
public housing1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,closing the ,digital ,divide   
for ,students ,act of #bjad4  #b4       
,inclusion of high-speed ,internet      
service in public housing utility       
allowances for certain families         
,subsection 7b7 of section #c of the    
,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;a7b77 is amended by
 adding at the end the following new    
paragraph3  7#ad7 ,utility allowance ,a 
utility allowance under this ,act for   
public housing shall include costs for  
high-speed ,internet service1 subject to

 the following limitations3  7,a7 ,cost 
,the cost included in a utility         
allowance for a public housing dwelling 
unit pursuant to this paragraph shall   
not--  7i7 exceed the lowest cost       
available in the area of such housing   
for such high-speed ,internet service2  
and  7ii7 include any costs for cable or
 satellite television service or for    
joint packages for ,internet service    
together with cable or satellite        
television service4  7,b7 ,qualified    
families ,costs for high-speed ,internet
 service may be included in a utility   
allowance only for a household that     
incurs such costs and includes children 
who qualify for free and reduced price  
lunch pursuant to section #i of the     
,richard ,b4 ,russell ,national ,school 
,lunch ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ageh74  7,c7
 ,protection of minors ,costs for       
high-speed ,internet service may be     
included in a utility allowance for a   
household only if the ,internet service 
provider1 upon initial provision of such

 service for a household1 provides the  
household with a specific technology    
capable of blocking or filtering        
,internet access to visual depictions   
described in section                    
#bed7;h77#e77;,b77i7 of the             
,communications ,act of #aicg 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bed7;h77#e77;,b77i77 that    
provides a level of protection against  
access by minors to such depictions     
through the ,internet that is at least  
as great as the level of protection     
provided by a technology protection     
measure 7as such term is defined in     
paragraph 7#g7 of such section #bed7;h77
 that meets the requirements for        
certification under such paragraph1 as  
determined by the ,secretary4  4