#aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#acbh  ,,an ,,act  ,to e/abli% ! ,(fice 
( ,int]net ,connectivity & ,gr[?1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,advanc+ ,critical     
,connectivity ,exp&s ,s]vice1 ,small    
,bus9ess ,res\rces1 ,opportunities1     
,access1 & ,data ,bas$ on ,assess$ ,ne$ 
& ,dem& ,act or ! ,,access ,,broadb&    
,act4  #b4 ,e/abli%m5t ( ! (fice (      
int]net connectivity & gr[? ,n lat] ?an 
#ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y %all       
e/abli% ! ,(fice ( ,int]net             
,connectivity & ,gr[? )9 ! ,national    
,telecommunications & ,in=mation        
,adm9i/ration4  #c4 ,duties  7a7        
,outrea* ,! ,(fice %all-- 7#a7 connect )
 communities t ne$ access to high-spe$  
int]net & improv$ digital inclusion     
ef=ts ?r\gh v>i\s =ms ( outrea* &       
communication te*niques2  7#b7 hold     
regional work%ops across ! c\ntry to %>e
 be/ practices & effective /rategies =  
promot+ broadb& access & adoption2  7#c7

 develop t>get$ broadb& tra9+ &         
pres5tations = v>i\s demographic        
communities ?r\gh v>i\s m$ia2 &  7#d7   
develop & di/ribute publications        
7includ+ toolkits1 prim]s1 manuals1 &   
:ite pap]s7 provid+ guidance1 /rategies1
 & insights to communities z !          
communities develop /rategies to exp&   
broadb& access & adoption4  7b7 ,track+ 
( f$]al doll>s  7#a7 ,broadb&           
infra/ructure ,! ,(fice %all track !    
con/ruction & use ( & access to any     
broadb& infra/ructure built us+ any     
,f$]al support 9 a c5tral database4     
7#b7 ,acc\nt+ me*anism ,! ,(fice %all   
develop a /reaml9$ acc\nt+ me*anism by  
:i* any ag5cy (f]+ a ,f$]al broadb&     
support program & ! ,commission ?r\gh ! 
,univ]sal ,s]vice ,fund %all provide !  
in=mation describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 9 a  
/&>diz$ & effici5t fa%ion4  7#c7 ,report
 ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & e ye> !reaft]1 ! 
,(fice %all make public on ! website ( !
 ,(fice & submit to ! ,committee on     

,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( !
 ,s5ate a report on ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,a  
description ( ! "w ( ! ,(fice = !       
previ\s ye> & ! numb] ( resid5ts ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates t receiv$ broadb& z result
 ( ,f$]al broadb& support programs & !  
,univ]sal ,s]vice ,fund program4  7,b7  
,a description ( h[ _m resid5ts ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates 7 provid$ broadb& by :i*  
univ]sal s]vice me*anism or :i* ,f$]al  
broadb& support program4  7,c7 ,an      
e/imate ( ! economic impact ( su*       
broadb& deploym5t ef=ts on ! local      
economy1 includ+ any effect on small    
bus9esses or jobs4  #d4 ,/reaml9$       
applications = support  7a7 ,ag5cy      
consultation ,! ,(fice %all consult )   
any ag5cy (f]+ a ,f$]al broadb& support 
program to /reaml9e & /&>dize !         
applications process = f9ancial         
assi/ance or grants = su* program4  7b7 
,ag5cy /reaml9+ ,any ag5cy (f]+ a ,f$]al
 broadb& support program %all am5d _!   

applications = broadb& support1 to !    
ext5t practicable & z necess>y1 to      
/reaml9e & /&>dize applications = ,f$]al
 broadb& support programs across !      
,gov]nm5t4  7c7 ,s+le application ,to ! 
greate/ ext5t practicable1 ! ,(fice %all
 seek to create "o application t may be 
submitt$ to apply = all1 or sub/antially
 all1 ,f$]al broadb& support programs4  
7d7 ,website requir$ ,n lat] ?an #ahj   
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,(fice %all create a c5tral     
website ?r\gh :i* pot5tial applicants c 
le>n ab\t & apply = support ?r\gh any   
,f$]al broadb& support program4  #e4    
,coord9ation ( support ,! ,(fice1 any   
ag5cy t (f]s a ,f$]al broadb& support   
program1 & ! ,commission ?r\gh !        
,univ]sal ,s]vice ,fund %all coord9ate )
 ! ,(fice to ensure t support is be+    
di/ribut$ 9 an effici5t1                
te*nology-neutral1 & f9ancially         
su/a9able mann]1 ) ! goal ( s]v+ ! l>ge/
 numb] ( p]sons 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates :ile  
avoid+ ov]build+ & promot+ ! mo/ job &  

economic gr[? = all resid5ts ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates4  #f4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3   
7#a7 ,ag5cy ,! t]m ag5cy has ! mean+    
giv5 t t]m 9 section #eea ( title #e1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,assi/ant    
secret>y ,! t]m ,assi/ant ,secret>y     
means ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce =
 ,communications & ,in=mation4  7#c7    
,commission ,! t]m ,commission means !  
,f$]al ,communications ,commission4     
7#d7 ,f$]al broadb& support program ,!  
t]m ,f$]al broadb& support program does 
n include any ,univ]sal ,s]vice ,fund   
program & means any ( ! foll[+ programs 
7or any o!r simil> ,f$]al program7 to ! 
ext5t ! program (f]s broadb& int]net    
s]vice or programs = promot+ broadb&    
access & adoption = v>i\s demographic   
communities ?r\gh v>i\s m$ia =          
resid5tial1 comm]cial1 community        
provid]s1 or academic e/abli%m5ts3 7,a7 
,! ,telecommunications & ,te*nology     
,program ( ! ,appala*ian ,regional      
,commission4  7,b7 ,!                   
,telecommunications ,infra/ructure      

,loans & ,loan ,gu>antees1 ! ,rural     
,broadb& ,access ,loans & ,loan         
,gu>antees1 ! ,sub/antially ,und]s]v$   
,tru/ ,areas ,provisions1 ! ,community  
,connect ,grant ,program1 & ! ,di/ance  
,le>n+ & ,telem$ic9e ,grant ,program ( !
 ,rural ,utilities ,s]vice ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,agriculture4  7,c7 ,! ,public ,works
 & ,economic ,adju/m5t ,assi/ance       
,programs & ! ,plann+ & ,local ,te*nical
 ,assi/ance ,programs ( ! ,economic     
,developm5t ,adm9i/ration ( ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,comm]ce4  7,d7 ,! ,community         
,developm5t ,block ,grants & ,section   
#ajh ,loan ,gu>antees1 ! ,funds =       
,public ,h\s+ ,au?orities3 ,capital     
,fund & ,op]at+ ,fund1 ! ,multifamily   
,h\s+1 ! ,indian ,community ,developm5t 
,block ,grant ,program1 ! ,indian ,h\s+ 
,block ,grant ,program1 ! ,title ,,vi   
,loan ,gu>antee ,program1 ,*oice        
,neighborhoods1 ! ,,home ,inve/m5t      
,p>tn]%ips ,program1 ! ,h\s+ ,tru/      
,fund1 & ! ,h\s+ ,opportunities =       
,p]sons ) ,,aids ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ &

 ,urban ,developm5t4  7,e7 ,! ,am]ican  
,job ,c5t]s ( ! ,employm5t & ,tra9+     
,adm9i/ration ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor4   
7,f7 ,! ,libr>y ,s]vices & ,te*nology   
,grant ,programs ( ! ,in/itute ( ,museum
 & ,libr>y ,s]vices4  7#e7 ,(fice ,! t]m
 ,(fice means ! ,(fice ( ,int]net       
,connectivity & ,gr[? e/abli%$ pursuant 
to section #b4  7#f7 ,univ]sal s]vice   
fund program ,! t]m ,univ]sal ,s]vice   
,fund program means any program au?oriz$
 "u section #bed ( ! ,communications    
,act ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bed7 to    
help deploy broadb&4  7#g7 ,univ]sal    
s]vice me*anism ,! t]m univ]sal s]vice  
me*anism means any fund+ /ream provid$  
by a ,univ]sal ,s]vice ,fund program to 
support broadb& access4  #g4 ,rule (    
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act is int5d$  
to alt] or am5d any provision ( section 
#bed ( ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd   
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bed74  #h4 ,det]m9ation 
( ,budget>y ,effects ,! budget>y effects
 ( ?is ,act1 = ! purpose ( comply+ ) !  
,/atutory ,pay-,z-,y-,g ,act ( #bjaj1   

%all be det]m9$ by ref]5ce to ! late/   
/atem5t titl$ ,budget>y ,effects (      
,,paygo ,legislation = ?is ,act1        
submitt$ = pr9t+ 9 ! ,congressional     
,record by ! ,*airman ( ! ,h\se ,budget 
,committee1 provid$ t su* /atem5t has   
be5 submitt$ prior to ! vote on passage4
  ,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,may 
#h1 #bjai4;,cl]k4