,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ceja  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #e1  
#bjaf,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,booker7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to require the ,federal              
,communications ,commission to submit to
 ,congress a report on promoting        
broadband ,internet access service for  
veterans4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,improving          
,broadband ,access for ,veterans ,act of
 #bjaf4  #b4 ,report on promoting       
broadband ,internet access service for  
veterans  7a7 ,veteran defined ,in this 
section1 the term veteran has the       
meaning given the term in section #aja  
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4    
7b7 ,report required ,not later than #a 
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,federal ,communications 
,commission shall submit to ,congress a 

report on promoting broadband ,internet 
access service for veterans1 in         
particular low-income veterans and      
veterans residing in rural areas4 ,in   
such report1 the ,commission shall--    
7#a7 examine such access and how to     
promote such access2 and  7#b7 provide  
findings and recommendations for        
,congress with respect to such access   
and how to promote such access4  7c7    
,public notice and opportunity ,to      
comment ,in preparing the report        
required by subsection 7b71 the         
,commission shall provide the public    
with notice and an opportunity to       
comment on broadband ,internet access   
service for veterans1 in particular     
low-income veterans and veterans        
residing in rural areas1 and how to     
promote such access4