,,ii ,cal5d> ,no4 #fih #aad? ,,congress 
#b;d ,session  ,s4 #bbhc  ,,9 ,,!       
,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates         
,novemb] #af1 #bjae,mr4 ,da9es 7=       
himself1 ,mr4 ,ris*1 ,mr4 ,g>dn]1 ,mr4  
,rob]ts1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 & ,mr4 ,crapo7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation    
,decemb] #f1 #bjaf,report$ by ,mr4      
,?une1 ) an amendment,strike out all    
aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 
9 italic  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure t small 
bus9ess provid]s ( broadb& ,int]net     
access s]vice c devote res\rces to      
broadb& deploym5t r ?an compliance )    
cumb]some regulatory requirem5ts4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,small ,bus9ess ,broadb& ,deploym5t ,act
 ( #bjae4  #b4 ,exception to enhancem5t 
to transp>5cy requirem5ts = small       
bus9esses  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act--
 7#a7 ! t]m broadb& ,int]net access     
s]vice--  7,a7 means a mass-m>ket retail
 s]vice by wire or radio t provides !   

capability to transmit data to & receive
 data f all or sub/antially all ,int]net
 endpo9ts1 includ+ any capability t is  
incid5tal to & enables ! op]ation ( !   
communications s]vice2 &  7,b7 does n   
include dial-up ,int]net access s]vice2 
&  7#b7 ! t]m small bus9ess means any   
provid] ( broadb& ,int]net access s]vice
 t has n m ?an--  7,a7 #a1ejj employees2
 or  7,b7 #ejj1jjj subscrib]s4  7b7     
,exception = small bus9esses ,!         
enhancem5ts to ! transp>5cy rule ( !    
,f$]al ,communications ,commission "u   
section #h4c ( title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al
 ,regulations1 z describ$ 9 p>agraphs   
#afb ?r\gh #ahd ( ! ,report & ,ord] on  
,rem&1 ,decl>atory ,rul+1 & ,ord] ( !   
,f$]al ,communications ,commission )    
reg>d to protect+ & promot+ ! op5       
,int]net 7adopt$ ,febru>y #bf1 #bjae7   
7,,fcc #ae-bd71 %all n apply to any     
small bus9ess4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,small ,bus9ess    
,broadb& ,deploym5t ,act ( #bjaf4  #b4  
,small bus9ess exemption  7a7           

,def9itions ,9 ?is section--  7#a7 ! t]m
 appropriate congressional committees   
means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1  
,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( ! ,s5ate2 &
  7,b7 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2  7#b7 !   
t]m broadb& ,int]net access s]vice has !
 mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #h4b ( title
 #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations2  7#c7
 ! t]m ,commission means ! ,f$]al       
,communications ,commission2 &  7#d7 !  
t]m small bus9ess means any provid] (   
broadb& ,int]net access s]vice t has n m
 ?an #bej1jjj subscrib]s4  7b7          
,exception = small bus9esses ,!         
enhancem5ts to ! transp>5cy rule ( !    
,commission "u section #h4c ( title #dg1
 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 z describ$
 9 p>agraphs #afb ?r\gh #ahd ( ! ,report
 & ,ord] on ,rem&1 ,decl>atory ,rul+1 & 
,ord] ( ! ,commission ) reg>d to        
protect+ & promot+ ! op5 ,int]net       
7adopt$ by ! ,commission on ,febru>y    
#bf1 #bjae7 7,,fcc #ae-bd71 %all n apply
 to any small bus9ess4  7c7 ,report by  

,,fcc ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,commission    
%all submit to ! appropriate            
congressional committees a report t     
conta9s ! recomm5dations ( !            
,commission1 & data support+ ^?         
recomm5dations1 reg>d+--  7#a7 :e!r !   
exception provid$ by subsection 7b7 %\ld
 be made p]man5t2 &  7#b7 :e!r !        
def9ition ( ! t]m small bus9ess = !     
purposes ( t exception %\ld be modifi$ f
 ! def9ition 9 subsection 7a77#d74  7d7 
,rulemak+ ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !  
date on :i* ,commission submits ! report
 "u subsection 7c71 ! ,commission %all  
comm5ce a rulemak+ proce$+ to implem5t !
 recomm5dations 9 t report4  7e7 ,sunset
 ,subsection 7b7 %all h no =ce or effect
 aft] ! lat] ( ! date-- 7#a7 t is #c    
ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 
or  7#b7 on :i* ! ,commission adopts    
rules 9 ! proce$+ requir$ "u subsection 
7d74  ,decemb] #f1 #bjaf,report$ ) an   
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