,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bfja  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #h1 #bjai,mr4    
,pet]son 7= himself & ,mr4 ,c>t] (      
,georgia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &     
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,f$]al
 ,communications ,commission to e/abli% 
! ,(fice ( ,rural ,telecommunications1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,(fice ( ,rural    
,telecommunications ,act4  #b4 ,(fice ( 
,rural ,telecommunications  7a7         
,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,commission %all e/abli% an ,(fice (    
,rural ,telecommunications4  7b7 ,duties
 ,! ,(fice %all h ! foll[+ duties3 7#a7 
,coord9ate ef=ts ) ! ,rural ,utilities  
,s]vice ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture & !
 ,national ,telecommunications &        
,in=mation ,adm9i/ration to ensure !    
mutual & complem5t>y success ( !        
,commission's initiatives & ! programs  
ov]se5 by ^! o!r ag5cies4  7#b7         

,coord9ate ) ! ,univ]sal ,s]vice        
,adm9i/rative ,company to ma9ta9 updat$ 
in=mation reg>d+ ,connect ,am]ica ,fund 
programs t deploy rural broadb&4  7#c7  
,coord9ate ) o!r ag5cies to remove      
b>ri]s to broadb& deploym5t4  7#d7      
,assess & publi% ! impact ( ! actions ( 
! ,commission on rural consum]s be=e !  
actions are vot$ ^u or tak54  7#e7      
,measure broadb& adoption rates 9 rural 
areas4  7#f7 ,coord9ate ) o!r bureaus & 
(fices ( ! ,commission & o!r ag5cies to 
ensure consi/5cy & updat+ ( broadb&     
mapp+ 9 rural areas4  7#g7 ,n less      
frequ5tly ?an annually1 report to       
,congress on ! ef=ts ( ! ,(fice to      
promote & su/a9 quality & af=dable rural
 communications1 includ+ voice &        
broadb&4  7#h7 ,d$icate a repres5tative 
to address /akehold] que/ions & conc]ns4
  7c7 ,no additional report+ requirem5ts
 ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all create any    
additional report+ requirem5t = a       
broadb& provid]4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 section3 7#a7 ,ag5cy ,! t]m ag5cy has !

 mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #eea ( title
 #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,broadb&
 ,! t]m broadb& means-- 7,a7 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]vice1 b exclud+ dial-up
 int]net access s]vice2 &  7,b7 any     
s]vice t ! ,commission f9ds to be       
provid+ a functional equival5t ( !      
s]vice describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74     
7#c7 ,commission ,! t]m ,commission     
means ! ,f$]al ,communications          
,commission4  7#d7 ,(fice ,! t]m ,(fice 
means ! ,(fice ( ,rural                 
,telecommunications e/abli%$ pursuant to
 subsection 7a74  7#e7 ,rural area ,!   
t]m rural area means any area o!r ?an-- 
7,a7 a city1 t[n1 or incorporat$ area t 
has a population ( m ?an #bj1jjj        
inhabitants2 or  7,b7 an urbaniz$ area  
contigu\s & adjac5t to a city or t[n t  

has a population ( m ?an #ej1jjj        
inhabitants4