,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #cje #aaeth         
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 #afba    
,report ,no4 #aae-bjf ,,in ,,the        
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,july #bd1 #bjag,mr4 ,wicker 7for       
himself1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 
,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mr4    
,moran1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1  
,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 and ,mr4     
,heller7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,february #g1          
#bjah,reported by ,mr4 ,thune1 without  
amendment  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the   
,federal ,communications ,commission to 
establish a methodology for the         
collection by the ,commission of        
information about commercial mobile     
service and commercial mobile data      
service1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,rural ,wireless ,access ,act of    
#bjag4  #b4 ,methodology for collection 
of mobile service coverage data  7a7    

,definitions ,in this section--  7#a7   
the term commercial mobile data service 
has the meaning given the term in       
section #fjja of the ,middle ,class ,tax
 ,relief and ,job ,creation ,act of     
#bjab 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #adja72  7#b7 the  
term commercial mobile service has the  
meaning given the term in section       
#ccb7;d7 of the ,communications ,act of 
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ccb7;d772  7#c7   
the term ,commission means the ,federal 
,communications ,commission2  7#d7 the  
term coverage data means1 if commercial 
mobile service or commercial mobile data
 service is available1 information about
 the service1 which may include         
available speed tiers and performance   
characteristics2 and  7#e7 the term     
,universal ,service program means the   
universal service support mechanisms    
established under section #bed of the   
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bed7 and the regulations     
issued under that section4  7b7         
,methodology established ,not later than

 #ahj days after the date of the        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission 
shall promulgate regulations to         
establish a methodology that shall apply
 to the collection of coverage data by  
the ,commission for the purposes of--   
7#a7 the ,universal ,service program2 or
  7#b7 any other similar program4  7c7  
,requirements ,the methodology          
established under subsection 7b7 shall--
 7#a7 contain standard definitions for  
different speed tiers1 such as the      
#b;,g1 #c;,g1 #d;,g1 and #d;,g ,,lte    
tiers2  7#b7 ensure that coverage data  
is collected in a consistent and robust 
way2  7#c7 improve the validity and     
reliability of coverage data2 and  7#d7 
increase the efficiency of coverage data
 collection4  ,february #g1             
#bjah,reported without amendment