,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fde  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #ae1 #bjag   
,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself1 ,mrs4     
,capito1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,ms4 ,heitkamp1    
,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,franken1 and ,mr4  
,sullivan7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to require the ,secretary of         
,commerce to conduct an assessment and  
analysis of the effects of broadband    
deployment and adoption on the economy  
of the ,united ,states1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,measuring the      
,economic ,impact of ,broadband ,act of 
#bjag4  #b4 ,assessment and analysis of 
the effect of broadband deployment on   
economy of the ,united ,states  7a7     
,broadband defined ,in this section1 the
 term broadband means an ,internet      
,protocol-based transmission service    
that enables users to send and receive  

voice1 video1 data1 or graphics1 or a   
combination of those items4  7b7        
,assessment and analysis required ,the  
,secretary of ,commerce shall1 acting   
through the ,director of the ,bureau of 
,economic ,analysis1 conduct an         
assessment and analysis of the effects  
of broadband deployment and adoption on 
the economy of the ,united ,states4  7c7
 ,considerations ,in conducting the     
assessment and analysis required by     
subsection 7b71 the ,secretary shall    
consider matters relating to employment1
 including job creation1 business       
headcount1 online commerce1 income1     
education and distance learning1        
telehealth1 telework1 agriculture1      
population growth1 population density1  
broadband speed1 and geography4  7d7    
,consultation ,in conducting the        
assessment and analysis required by     
subsection 7b71 the ,secretary shall    
consult with--  7#a7 the heads of such  
agencies and offices of the ,federal    
,government as the ,secretary considers 

appropriate1 including the ,secretary of
 ,agriculture1 the ,director of the     
,bureau of the ,census1 the             
,commissioner of the ,bureau of ,labor  
,statistics1 the ,small ,business       
,administration1 and the ,federal       
,communications ,commission2  7#b7      
representatives of business1 including  
rural and urban ,internet service       
providers and telecommunications        
infrastructure providers2  7#c7         
representatives from ,state1 local1 and 
tribal government agencies2 and  7#d7   
representatives from consumer and       
community organizations4  7e7 ,report   
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary of ,commerce shall
 submit to the appropriate committees of
 ,congress a report on the findings of  
the ,secretary with respect to the      
assessment and analysis conducted under 
subsection 7b74  7#b7 ,appropriate      
committees of ,congress ,in this        
subsection1 the term appropriate        

committees of ,congress means-- 7,a7 the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation of the ,senate2  7,b7   
the ,committee on ,environment and      
,public ,works of the ,senate2  7,c7 the
 ,committee on ,small ,business and     
,entrepreneurship of the ,senate2  7,d7 
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
of the ,house of ,representatives2  7,e7
 the ,committee on ,transportation and  
,infrastructure of the ,house of        
,representatives2 and  7,f7 the         
,committee on ,small ,business of the   
,house of ,representatives4