,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bdgf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ag1     
#bjad ,mr4 ,leahy 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,franken1 and ,mr4 ,sanders7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,federal    
,communications ,commission to          
promulgate regulations that prohibit    
certain preferential treatment or       
prioritization of ,internet traffic4    
#a4  ,short title  ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,online ,competition and   
,consumer ,choice ,act of #bjad4  #b4   
,,fcc regulations prohibiting certain   
preferential treatment or prioritization
 of ,internet traffic  7a7  ,in general 
,not later than #ij days after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,commission shall promulgate regulations
 that--  7#a7 prohibit a broadband      
provider from entering into an agreement
 with an edge provider under which the  

broadband provider agrees1 for          
consideration1 in transmitting network  
traffic over the broadband ,internet    
access service of an end user1 to give  
preferential treatment or priority to   
the traffic of such edge provider over  
the traffic of other edge providers2 and
  7#b7 prohibit a broadband provider1 in
 transmitting network traffic over the  
broadband ,internet access service of an
 end user1 from giving preferential     
treatment or priority to the traffic of 
content1 applications1 services1 or     
devices that are provided or operated by
 such broadband provider1 or an         
affiliate of such broadband provider1   
over the traffic of other content1      
applications1 services1 or devices4  7b7
  ,rules of construction  7#a7  ,certain
 traffic not affected  ,nothing in this 
section shall be construed as           
superseding any obligation or           
authorization a broadband provider may  
have to address the needs of emergency  
communications or law enforcement1      

public safety1 or national security     
authorities1 consistent with or as      
permitted by applicable law1 or as      
limiting the ability of the provider to 
do so4  7#b7  ,clarification of         
authority  ,nothing in this section     
shall be construed as limiting the      
authority of the ,commission under any  
other provision of law1 including the   
authority to promulgate regulations     
prohibiting or limiting preferential    
treatment or prioritization of the      
traffic of an edge provider by a        
broadband provider under ,,gn ,docket   
,no4 #ad-bh 7relating to the matter of  
protecting and promoting the open       
,internet74  7c7  ,enforcement  ,for    
purposes of sections #ejc7;b7 and #ejd  
of the ,communications ,act of #aicd    
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ejc7;b72 #ejd71 this    
section shall be considered to be a part
 of such ,act4 ,with respect to         
enforcement under this section only1 the
 following modifications of such section
 #ejc7;b7 shall apply3  7#a7 ,paragraph 

7#e7 shall not apply4  7#b7 ,paragraph  
7#f7 shall be applied by substituting   
the following3 ,no forfeiture penalty   
shall be determined or imposed against  
any person under this subsection if the 
violation charged occurred more than #c 
years prior to the date of issuance of  
the required notice or notice of        
apparent liability44  7d7  ,definitions 
,in this section3  7#a7  ,affiliate     
,the term affiliate has the meaning     
given such term in section #c of the    
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #aec74  7#b7  ,broadband      
,internet access service  ,the term     
broadband ,internet access service has  
the meaning given such term in section  
#h4aa of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal   
,regulations4  7#c7  ,broadband provider
  ,the term broadband provider means a  
provider of broadband ,internet access  
service4  7#d7  ,commission  ,the term  
,commission means the ,federal          
,communications ,commission4  7#e7      
,edge provider  ,the term edge provider 

means an individual1 institution1 or    
other entity that provides--  7,a7 any  
content1 application1 or service over   
the ,internet2 or  7,b7 a device used   
for accessing any content1 application1 
or service over the ,internet4  7#f7    
,end user  ,the term end user means an  
individual1 institution1 or other entity
 that uses a broadband ,internet access 
service4