,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aiej  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #e1 #bjag,mr4  
,blum5?al 7= himself & ,mr4 ,book]7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ! ,f$]al           
,communications ,commission to submit to
 ,congress a report on promot+ broadb&  
,int]net access s]vice = vet]ans4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,improv+ ,broadb& ,access = ,vet]ans    
,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,report on promot+   
broadb& int]net access s]vice = vet]ans 
7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section--  7#a7 !
 t]m broadb& ,int]net access s]vice--   
7,a7 means a mass-m>ket retail s]vice by
 wire or radio t provides ! capability  
to transmit data to & receive data f all
 or sub/antially all ,int]net endpo9ts1 
includ+ any capabilities t are incid5tal
 to & enable ! op]ation ( !             
communications s]vice2  7,b7 does n     
include dial-up ,int]net access s]vice2 

&  7,c7 includes any s]vice t !         
,commission f9ds to be provid+ a        
functional equival5t ( ! s]vice describ$
 9 subp>agraph 7,a72  7#b7 ! t]m        
,commission means ! ,f$]al              
,communications ,commission2 &  7#c7 !  
t]m vet]an has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9     
section #aja ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code4  7b7 ,report requir$  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,commission %all 
submit to ,congress a report on promot+ 
broadb& ,int]net access s]vice =        
vet]ans1 9 p>ticul> l[-income vet]ans & 
vet]ans resid+ 9 rural areas4  7#b7     
,cont5ts ,9 ! report requir$ "u p>agraph
 7#a71 ! ,commission %all--  7,a7 exam9e
 broadb& ,int]net access s]vice & h[ to 
promote broadb& ,int]net access s]vice2 
&  7,b7 provide f9d+s & recomm5dations =
 ,congress ) respect to broadb& ,int]net
 access s]vice & h[ to promote broadb&  
,int]net access s]vice4  7c7 ,public    
notice & opportunity ,to comm5t ,9      
prep>+ ! report requir$ "u subsection   

7b71 ! ,commission %all provide ! public
 ) notice & an opportunity to comm5t on 
broadb& ,int]net access s]vice =        
vet]ans1 9 p>ticul> l[-income vet]ans & 
vet]ans resid+ 9 rural areas1 & h[ to   
promote broadb& ,int]net access s]vice =
 su* individuals4