,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bgg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #b1 #bjag ,mr4
 ,man*9 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a ,rural           
,telecommunications & ,broadb& ,advisory
 ,committee )9 ! ,f$]al ,communications 
,commission4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,rural                 
,telecommunications & ,broadb& ,s]vice  
,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,rural               
,telecommunications & ,broadb& ,advisory
 ,committee  ,title ,i ( !              
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #aea et seq47 is am5d$ by add+
 at ! end ! foll[+3  #ac4 ,rural        
,telecommunications & ,broadb& ,advisory
 ,committee  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is    
e/abli%$ )9 ! ,commission ! ,rural      
,telecommunications & ,broadb& ,advisory
 ,committee 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z !
 ,committee74  7b7 ,purpose ,!          
,committee %all-- 7#a7 provide advice to

 ! ,commission & reports to ,congress ) 
respect to policy issues relat+ to      
telecommunications s]vices 9 rural      
areas1 includ+ advice & recomm5dations t
 w\ld--  7,a7 promote ! deploym5t (     
advanc$ & next-g5]ation                 
telecommunications s]vices 9 rural      
areas2 &  7,b7 advance ! pr9ciples      
describ$ 9 section #bed7;b72 &  7#b7    
advise ! ,commission ) respect to !     
impact t ag5da items ( ! ,commission    
c\ld h on ! provision (                 
telecommunications s]vices 9 rural      
areas4  7c7 ,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,numb] (    
memb]s ,! ,committee %all be compos$ ( n
 few] ?an #e & n m ?an #cj memb]s4  7#b7
 ,appo9tm5t ,! memb]s ( ! ,committee1   
o!r ?an ! co-,*airs describ$ 9 p>agraph 
7#f71 %all be appo9t$ by ! *airman ( !  
,commission ) ! concurr5ce ( ! s5ior    
commission] ( ! ,commission f ! p>ty (  
:i* ! *airman is n a memb]4  7#c7       
,removal ,a memb] ( ! ,committee may be 
remov$ only ^u ! concurr5ce ( bo? !     
*airman ( ! ,commission & ! s5ior       

commission] ( ! ,commission f ! p>ty (  
:i* ! *airman is n a memb]4  7#d7 ,t]ms 
,ea* memb] ( ! ,committee appo9t$ "u    
p>agraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 %all s]ve = a t]m (
 #b ye>s2 &  7,b7 may be reappo9t$ =    
additional t]ms4  7#e7 ,repres5tation ( 
memb]%ip ,! memb]%ip ( ! ,committee     
%all--  7,a7 be balanc$ ) respect to !  
functions t ! memb]s ( ! ,committee     
p]=m2 &  7,b7 repres5t a cross-section (
 int]e/s 9 rural telecommunications     
policy1 includ+ individuals--  7i7 7,i7 
) exp]tise 9 spectrum managem5t &       
effici5cy 9 rural areas2 or  7,,ii7 :o h
 provid$ policy recomm5dations ) respect
 to advanc+ ! pr9ciples describ$ 9      
section #bed7;b71 includ+1 to ensure t  
next-g5]ation telecommunications s]vices
 are deploy$ 9 rural areas 9 a timely   
mann]1 exp]i5ce 9--  7aa7 (f]+          
recomm5dations2  7bb7 conduct+ /udies1  
rese>*1 or re=ms2 &  7cc7 e/abli%+ new  
or novel approa*es to policy or spectrum
 usage or lic5s+2 &  7ii7 :o h--  7,i7  
repres5t$-- 7aa7 telecommunications     

provid]s t s]ve rural areas2  7bb7      
te*nology develop]s & manufactur]s2     
7cc7 ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 regional1 & local   
int]e/s2  7dd7 national security        
int]e/s2 or  7ee7 entities t seek to    
protect consum]s2 or  7,,ii7 work$ 9--  
7aa7 academia2 or  7bb7 ! field ( public
 safety4  7#f7 ,co-,*airs  7,a7         
,appo9tm5t ,! *airman ( ! ,commission & 
! s5ior commission] ( ! ,commission f ! 
p>ty ( :i* ! *airman is n a memb] %all  
ea* appo9t a co-,*air ( ! ,committee4   
7,b7 ,removal ,ea* co-,*air ( !         
,committee may be remov$ only ^u !      
concurr5ce ( bo? ! *airman ( !          
,commission & ! s5ior commission] ( !   
,commission f ! p>ty ( :i* ! *airman is 
n a memb]4  7d7 ,meet+s ,! ,committee-- 
7#a7 %all meet n less frequ5tly ?an once
 e #d mon?s2 &  7#b7 may meet m         
frequ5tly ?an z describ$ 9 p>agraph     
7#a71 z det]m9$ by ! co-,*airs4  7e7    
,reports  7#a7 ,annual report ,!        
,committee %all submit to ! ,commission1
 ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &   

,transportation ( ! ,s5ate1 & !         
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives an annual report
 t describes ! activities ( ! ,committee
 dur+ ! prec$+ ye>4  7#b7 ,s]vic+ rural 
areas  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> 
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! 
,committee %all submit to ! ,commission1
 ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &   
,transportation ( ! ,s5ate1 & !         
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report t      
def9es1 9 accordance ) ! pr9ciples      
describ$ 9 section #bed7;b71 :at        
con/itutes a rural area t has access to 
telecommunications & in=mation          
te*nologies & s]vices4  7,b7 ,updates ,!
 ,committee may update ! report submitt$
 "u subp>agraph 7,a71 z ! co-,*airs     
det]m9e is appropriate4  7f7 ,advice on 
ag5da items ,! ,committee may be call$  
be=e ! ,commission to consid] ! impact (
 ag5da items ( ! ,commission on !       
provision ( telecommunications s]vices 9
 rural areas4  7g7 ,exp5ses  7#a7 ,9    

g5]al ,memb]s ( ! ,committee %all n     
receive comp5sation1 travel exp5ses1 or 
a p] diem = ! "w ( ! memb]s ( !         
,committee4  7#b7 ,use ( electronic     
means ,! ,committee %all use            
telecommunications s]vices & electronic 
res\rces to ! maximum ext5t possible    
to--  7,a7 facilitate ! "w ( !          
,committee2 &  7,b7 m9imize ! exp5ses   
incurr$ by ! memb]s ( ! ,committee 9    
p]=m+ ! "w ( ! ,committee4  7h7         
,applicability ( ,,faca ,sections #aj & 
#ad ( ! ,f$]al ,advisory ,committee ,act
 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 %all n apply to ! 
,committee or ! activities ( !          
,committee4  4