,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(      
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bf1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,m>key 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,matsui1   
,ms4 ,e%oo1 ,ms4 ,hahn1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1 
,mr4 ,wel*1 ,mr4 ,pet]s ( ,cali=nia1    
,mr4 ,watt1 & ,mr4 ,mc,govern7 submitt$ 
! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !  
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce         
,,resolution  ,support+ ! designation ( 
,national ,digital ,lit]acy ,day4       
,:]eas ,congress has long recogniz$ !   
ne$ to close ! digital divide =         
,am]icans ( all ages2 ,:]eas !          
,telecommunications ,act ( #aiif spurr$ 
a significant increase 9 broadb& access 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ) only #ae p]c5t (   
,am]icans hav+ broadb& access deploy$ to
 _! homes be=e enactm5t & #ih p]c5t (   
,am]icans hav+ access to ei!r fix$ or   
mobile broadb& today2 ,:]eas ?is        
d$ication to clos+ ! digital divide has 
cont9u$ ?r\gh ! evolution ( programs su*
 z ! univ]sal s]vice ,s*ools & ,libr>ies
 ,program 7commonly kn[n z ,e-rate71 :i*

 has provid$ fund+ ( m ?an #cj billion  
ov] ! pa/ #ac ye>s & help$ ensure t     
almo/ e s*ool & libr>y across ! ,unit$  
,/ates has ,int]net access2 ,:]eas ?is  
d$ication 0 fur!r demon/rat$ ?r\gh !    
,am]ican ,recov]y & ,re9ve/m5t ,act (   
#bjji1 :i* call$ = ! creation ( !       
,national ,broadb& ,plan2 ,:]eas !      
,national ,broadb& ,plan set a goal (   
hav+ a #ij-p]c5t broadb& adoption rate  
by #bjbj2 ,:]eas ^! & o!r programs h    
/riv$ to create a m productive1         
creative1 & effici5t ,nation1 :]e       
af=dable broadb& ,int]net is available  
ev]y:]e & ev]yone has ! means & skills  
to use valuable broadb& applications2   
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has tak5 enorm\s 
/rides dur+ ! la/ two decades 9 mov+ f  
analog to digital communications        
te*nologies & f limit$ access to        
ne>-univ]sal access to mobile broadb&1 b
 m "w rema9s to be done2 ,:]eas x is    
e/imat$ t #ajj million ,am]icans h n    
adopt$ broadb& ,int]net 9 ! home & "o 9 
five adults h no digital lit]acy skills2

 ,:]eas hav+ no digital lit]acy skills  
means t a p]son does n possess ! k ( h[ 
to op]ate a comput] or use ! ,int]net2  
,:]eas ,am]icans :o d n use ! ,int]net  
are miss+ out on opportunities to fur!r 
_! education1 to access innovative heal?
 c>e s]vices1 & to f9d & qualify = a    
job2 ,:]eas m ?an #hj p]c5t ( ,=tune    
#ejj companies n[ require onl9e job     
applications2 ,:]eas ! impact is        
p>ticul>ly great 9 urban1 l[-income1    
m9ority1 & rural areas1 & less ?an      
"o-?ird ( ! poore/ ,am]icans h adopt$   
broadb&2 ,:]eas !re is gr[+ evid5ce ( a 
skills mismat*1 :i* leaves unfill$ _m   
jobs t require basic digital skills1 su*
 z kn[+ h[ to use a comput]1 p]=m an    
electronic se>*1 & upload or process a  
transaction2 ,:]eas )\t increas$ tra9+ 9
 ^! skills1 ?is problem is likely to    
wors5 9 ! future1 ) ne>ly #hj p]c5t (   
jobs 9 ! next decade project$ to require
 digital skills2 ,:]eas ! digital divide
 keeps tea*]s f assign+ ,int]net-bas$   
homework if a significant p]c5tage ( _! 

/ud5ts d n h broadb& access at home1 &  
tea*+ to ! l[e/ digital d5om9ator does n
 "w = our *ildr5 or our c\ntry2 ,:]eas  
digital lit]acy is ess5tial = education 
& prep>+ our *ildr5 = ! economy ( !     
future1 b :5 r\ghly "o-?ird ( ,am]ican  
*ildr5 d n use ! ,int]net at home1 all  
*ildr5 are impact$2 ,:]eas ,national    
,digital ,lit]acy ,day is a purely      
volunte] ev5t dur+ :i* ,am]icans c focus
 on increas+ aw>5ess ( :at ! ,int]net   
has to (f] by help+ o!rs ov]come _!     
conc]ns & fe>s ab\t gett+ onl9e ?r\gh   
emphasiz+ h[ ! ,int]net is p]sonally    
relevant to _! lives2 ,:]eas lead]s 9 ! 
public & private sectors h work$ toge!r 
& %\ld cont9ue to collaborate & p>tn] to
 br+ ! b5efits ( ! ,int]net to ,am]icans
 ( all ages2 & ,:]eas ,m>* #ba w\ld be  
an appropriate day to designate z       
,national ,digital ,lit]acy ,day3 ,n[1  
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives--  7#a7 supports !      
designation ( ,national ,digital        
,lit]acy ,day2 &  7#b7 reaffirms !      

cont9u$ ne$ to promote digital lit]acy1 
broadb& access1 & broadb& adoption 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates4