,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #ag1        
#bjah,mr4 ,costello of ,pennsylvania    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the
 ,comptroller ,general of the ,united   
,states to conduct a study to evaluate  
the role of unlicensed spectrum in      
offloading broadband traffic1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,wireless      
,internet ,focus on ,innovation in      
,spectrum ,technology for ,unlicensed   
,deployment ,act or the ,,wifi ,s,t,u,dy
 ,act4  #b4 ,,gao study on the role of  
unlicensed spectrum in offloading       
broadband traffic  7a7 ,in general ,not 
later than #fj days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall initiate a study of--     
7#a7 the role that unlicensed spectrum  
plays in the development of the         

proliferation of ,internet-connected    
devices2  7#b7 the role of unlicensed   
spectrum in managing ,internet protocol 
traffic on licensed wireless or other   
broadband networks2  7#c7 the economic  
benefits to providers and subscribers   
that ,wi,fi provides in assisting with  
,internet traffic management2 and  7#d7 
the potential avenues for1 and barriers 
to1 broad deployment of gigabit ,wi,fi  
service in spectrum bands below #f      
gigahertz at a scale that allows for    
rapid expanded use of new consumer      
devices4  7b7 ,report ,not later than   
#ah months after initiating the study   
required by subsection 7a71 the         
,comptroller ,general shall submit to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
of the ,house of ,representatives and   
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation of the ,senate a    
report on the results of the study that 
sets forth the findings1 conclusions1   
and recommendations1 if any1 of the     
study4