,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bd1       
#bjag,mr4 ,daines 7for himself and ,mr4 
,manchin7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
ensure that small business providers of 
broadband ,internet access service can  
devote resources to broadband deployment
 rather than compliance with cumbersome 
regulatory requirements1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,small ,business    
,broadband ,deployment ,act of #bjag4   
#b4 ,small business exemption  7a7      
,definitions ,in this section--  7#a7   
the term appropriate congressional      
committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee  
on ,commerce1 ,science1 and             
,transportation of the ,senate2 and     
7,b7 the ,committee on ,energy and      
,commerce of the ,house of              
,representatives2  7#b7 the term        

broadband ,internet access service has  
the meaning given the term in section   
#h4b of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal    
,regulations2  7#c7 the term ,commission
 means the ,federal ,communications     
,commission2 and  7#d7 the term small   
business means any provider of broadband
 ,internet access service that has not  
more than #bej1jjj subscribers4  7b7    
,exception for small businesses ,the    
enhancements to the transparency rule of
 the ,commission under section #h4c of  
title #dg1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations1 as described in paragraphs
 #afb through #ahd of the ,report and   
,order on ,remand1 ,declaratory ,ruling1
 and ,order of the ,commission with     
regard to protecting and promoting the  
open ,internet 7adopted by the          
,commission on ,february #bf1 #bjae7    
7,,fcc #ae-bd71 shall not apply to any  
small business4  7c7 ,sunset ,subsection
 7b7 shall not have any force or effect 
after the date that is #e years after   
the date of enactment of this ,act4  7d7

 ,report by ,,fcc ,not later than #ahj  
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,commission shall submit to  
the appropriate congressional committees
 a report that contains the             
recommendations of the ,commission1 and 
data supporting those recommendations1  
regarding whether--  7#a7 the exception 
provided under subsection 7b7 should be 
made permanent2 and  7#b7 the definition
 of the term small business for the     
purposes of the exception provided under
 subsection 7b7 should be modified from 
the definition in subsection 7a77#d74