,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eifi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bd1 #bjah,mr4   
,pocan introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit ! use 
( ,f$]al funds = ! provision ( broadb&  
s]vice 9 any ,/ate t has 9 effect a law1
 regulation1 or o!r requirem5t t        
prohibits1 limits1 places conditions on1
 or regulates ! provision ( broadb&     
s]vice by public1 coop]ative1 or        
nonpr(it broadb& provid]s4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,spe$   
,up ,broadb& ,access ,act ( #bjah4  #b4 
,prohibition on ,f$]al funds = broadb& 9
 ,/ates t limit public1 co-op1 or       
nonpr(it broadb& provid]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,no ,f$]al funds may be us$ = !         
provision ( broadb& s]vice 9 any ,/ate t
 has 9 effect a law1 regulation1 or o!r 
requirem5t hav+ ! =ce or effect ( law t 
prohibits1 limits1 places conditions on1
 or regulates ! provision ( broadb&     
s]vice--  7#a7 by a political           

subdivision ( su* ,/ate 7or an ag5cy or 
in/rum5tality ( su* subdivision7 to     
resid5ts ( su* political subdivision2 or
  7#b7 by any nonpr(it organization1 or 
any p]son :o is coop]atively organiz$1  
to resid5ts ( su* ,/ate4  7b7           
,availability ( ,f$]al funds = public1  
co-,op1 & nonpr(it broadb& provid]s     
,subsection 7a7 %all n apply to ! use ( 
,f$]al funds = ! provision ( broadb&    
s]vice by an entity describ$ 9 p>agraph 
7#a7 or 7#b7 ( subsection 7a74  7c7     
,treatm5t ( g5]ally applicable ,/ate    
laws ,= purposes ( subsection 7a71 a    
law1 regulation1 or o!r requirem5t hav+ 
! =ce or effect ( law t applies g5]ally 
to ! provision ( broadb& s]vice 9 a     
,/ate1 includ+ by private1 =-pr(it      
provid]s1 %all n be consid]$ to         
prohibit1 limit1 place conditions on1 or
 regulate ! provision ( broadb& s]vice  
by an entity describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 or
 7#b7 ( su* subsection4  7d7 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,broadb& s]vice ,!
 t]m broadb& s]vice means advanc$       

telecommunications capability 7z def9$ 9
 section #gjf ( ! ,telecommunications   
,act ( #aiif 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #acjb774    
7#b7 ,f$]al funds ,! t]m ,f$]al funds   
means any grant1 loan1 loan gu>antee1 or
 o!r =m ( f9ancial support t is provid$ 
by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  7#c7 ,nonpr(it  
organization ,! t]m nonpr(it            
organization means any corporation or   
association1 h[ev] organiz$1 no "p ( !  
net e>n+s ( :i* inures to ! b5efit ( any
 private %>ehold] or individual4  7#d7  
,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means ea* ( ! sev]al 
,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 & ea*   
commonweal?1 t]ritory1 or possession ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates4