,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dhcb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ah1 #bjah,mr4
 ,cram] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !         
,communications ,act ( #aicd to cl>ify t
 an eligible telecommunications c>ri]   
may use high co/ univ]sal s]vice support
 to aid 9 ! re/oration (                
telecommunications capabilities 9 an    
area 9 :i* ! ,presid5t has decl>$ a     
major disa/] or em]g5cy & may elect to  
receive an advance paym5t ( su* support4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,re/or+ ,economic ,/r5g? &          
,telecommunications ,op]ations by       
,releas+ ,expect$ ,doll>s ,act ( #bjah  
or ! ,,re/or$ ,act ( #bjah4  #b4 ,use ( 
high co/ univ]sal s]vice support foll[+ 
presid5tially decl>$ major disa/]s or   
em]g5cies ,section #bed ( !             
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #bed7 is am5d$ by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+3  7m7 ,use ( high co/      

univ]sal s]vice support foll[+          
presid5tially decl>$ major disa/]s or   
em]g5cies  7#a7 ,use ( support ,a cov]$ 
telecommunications c>ri] may use high   
co/ support receiv$ ) respect to a cov]$
 area to aid 9 ! re/oration (           
telecommunications capabilities 9 su*   
area if su* c>ri]--  7,a7 repairs its   
network z rapidly & widely z possible to
 re/ore s]vice2 &  7,b7 uses su* support
 = su* re/oration only 9 a cov]$ area t 
is sub/antially uns]v$ by               
facilities-bas$ provid]s ( resid5tial   
fix$ voice & broadb& s]vice t d n       
receive high co/ support4  7#b7 ,advance
 paym5ts  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,if a cov]$     
telecommunications c>ri] makes an       
election describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 )  
respect to a cov]$ area1 ! ,commission  
%all provide to su* c>ri] 9 ! =m ( a    
s+le advance paym5t ! high co/ support  
t1 9 ! abs5ce ( su* election1 su* c>ri] 
w\ld h receiv$ ) respect to su* area ov]
 ! numb] ( mon?s specifi$ 9 su*         
election4  7,b7 ,election ,! election   

describ$ 9 ?is subp>agraph is an        
election-- 7i7 by a cov]$               
telecommunications c>ri] to receive high
 co/ support ) respect to a cov]$ area =
 a numb] ( mon?s specifi$ 9 ! election  
7n to exce$ #g mon?s7 9 ! =m ( a s+le   
advance paym5t2 &  7ii7 t is made n lat]
 ?an #cj days aft] ! ,presid5t has      
decl>$ a major disa/] or em]g5cy "u !   
,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &     
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#eaba et seq47 ) respect to su* area4   
7#c7 ,def9itions  7,a7 ,cov]$ area ,!   
t]m cov]$ area means an area ) respect  
to :i* ! ,presid5t has decl>$ a major   
disa/] or em]g5cy "u ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d
 ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq474     
7,b7 ,cov]$ telecommunications c>ri] ,! 
t]m cov]$ telecommunications c>ri] means
 an eligible telecommunications c>ri]   
designat$ "u section #bad7;e7 t receives
 high co/ support ) respect to a cov]$  
area4  7,c7 ,high co/ support ,! t]m    
high co/ support means univ]sal s]vice  

support = high co/ areas "u subp>t ,d ( 
"p #ed ( title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al      
,regulations4  4