,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eifi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bd1 #bjah,mr4  
,pocan introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
prohibit the use of ,federal funds for  
the provision of broadband service in   
any ,state that has in effect a law1    
regulation1 or other requirement that   
prohibits1 limits1 places conditions on1
 or regulates the provision of broadband
 service by public1 cooperative1 or     
nonprofit broadband providers4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,speed ,up ,broadband ,access ,act  
of #bjah4  #b4 ,prohibition on ,federal 
funds for broadband in ,states that     
limit public1 co-op1 or nonprofit       
broadband providers  7a7 ,in general ,no
 ,federal funds may be used for the     
provision of broadband service in any   
,state that has in effect a law1        
regulation1 or other requirement having 
the force or effect of law that         

prohibits1 limits1 places conditions on1
 or regulates the provision of broadband
 service--  7#a7 by a political         
subdivision of such ,state 7or an agency
 or instrumentality of such subdivision7
 to residents of such political         
subdivision2 or  7#b7 by any nonprofit  
organization1 or any person who is      
cooperatively organized1 to residents of
 such ,state4  7b7 ,availability of     
,federal funds for public1 co-,op1 and  
nonprofit broadband providers           
,subsection 7a7 shall not apply to the  
use of ,federal funds for the provision 
of broadband service by an entity       
described in paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 of  
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,treatment of      
generally applicable ,state laws ,for   
purposes of subsection 7a71 a law1      
regulation1 or other requirement having 
the force or effect of law that applies 
generally to the provision of broadband 
service in a ,state1 including by       
private1 for-profit providers1 shall not
 be considered to prohibit1 limit1 place

 conditions on1 or regulate the         
provision of broadband service by an    
entity described in paragraph 7#a7 or   
7#b7 of such subsection4  7d7           
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,broadband service ,the term broadband  
service means advanced                  
telecommunications capability 7as       
defined in section #gjf of the          
,telecommunications ,act of #aiif 7#dg  
,u4,s4,c4 #acjb774  7#b7 ,federal funds 
,the term ,federal funds means any      
grant1 loan1 loan guarantee1 or other   
form of financial support that is       
provided by the ,federal ,government4   
7#c7 ,nonprofit organization ,the term  
nonprofit organization means any        
corporation or association1 however     
organized1 no part of the net earnings  
of which inures to the benefit of any   
private shareholder or individual4  7#d7
 ,state ,the term ,state means each of  
the several ,states1 the ,district of   
,columbia1 and each commonwealth1       
territory1 or possession of the ,united 

,states4