,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bghe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #af1 #bjai,ms4   
,e%oo 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4     
,?ompson ( ,cali=nia1 & ,ms4 ,p+ree7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,telecommunications  
,act ( #aiif to pres]ve & protect !     
ability ( ,/ate & local gov]nm5ts &     
public-private p>tn]%ips to provide     
broadb& s]vices4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,community ,broadb&
 ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,/ate1 local1 &     
public-private p>tn]%ip broadb& s]vices 
,section #gjf ( ! ,telecommunications   
,act ( #aiif 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #acjb7 is   
am5d$--  7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsection  
7d7 z subsection 7e7 & ins]t+ aft]      
subsection 7c7 ! foll[+3  7d7 ,/ate1    
local1 & public-,private p>tn]%ip       
advanc$ telecommunications capability & 
s]vices  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,no ,/ate /atute1
 regulation1 or o!r ,/ate legal         
requirem5t may prohibit or h ! effect ( 

prohibit+ any public provid] or         
public-private p>tn]%ip provid] f       
provid+1 to any p]son or any public or  
private entity1 advanc$                 
telecommunications capability or any    
s]vice t utilizes ! advanc$             
telecommunications capability provid$ by
 su* provid]4  7#b7 ,antidiscrim9ation  
safegu>ds  7,a7 ,public provid]s ,to !  
ext5t any public provid] regulates      
compet+ private provid]s ( advanc$      
telecommunications capability or s]vices
 t utilize advanc$ telecommunications   
capability1 su* public provid] %all     
apply its ord9ances & rules )\t         
discrim9ation 9 favor ( itself or any   
provid] t x owns ( s]vices t utilize    
advanc$ telecommunications capability4  
7,b7 ,public-private p>tn]%ip provid]s  
,to ! ext5t any ,/ate or local entity t 
is "p ( a public-private p>tn]%ip       
provid] regulates compet+ private       
provid]s ( advanc$ telecommunications   
capability or s]vices t utilize advanc$ 
telecommunications capability1 su* ,/ate

 or local entity %all apply its         
ord9ances & rules )\t discrim9ation 9   
favor ( su* public-private p>tn]%ip     
provid] or any provid] t su* ,/ate or   
local entity or public-private p>tn]%ip 
provid] owns ( s]vices t utilize advanc$
 telecommunications capability4  7#c7   
,sav+s clause ,no?+ 9 ?is subsection    
%all exempt a public provid] or         
public-private p>tn]%ip provid] f any   
,f$]al or ,/ate telecommunications law  
or regulation t applies to all provid]s 
( advanc$ telecommunications capability 
or s]vices t utilize su* advanc$        
telecommunications capability4  2 &     
7#b7 9 subsection 7e71 z r$esignat$--   
7,a7 9 ! matt] prec$+ p>agraph 7#a71 by 
/rik+ ?is subsection & ins]t+ ?is       
section2 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end !     
foll[+3  7#c7 ,public provid] ,! t]m    
public provid] means a ,/ate or local   
entity t provides advanc$               
telecommunications capability1 or any   
s]vice t utilizes su* advanc$           
telecommunications capability1 to any   

p]son or public or private entity4  7#d7
 ,public-private p>tn]%ip provid] ,! t]m
 public-private p>tn]%ip provid] means a
 public-private p>tn]%ip1 betwe5 a ,/ate
 or local entity & a private entity1 t  
provides advanc$ telecommunications     
capability1 or any s]vice t utilizes su*
 advanc$ telecommunications capability1 
to any p]son or public or private       
entity4  7#e7 ,/ate or local entity ,!  
t]m ,/ate or local entity means a ,/ate 
or political subdivision !re(1 any      
ag5cy1 au?ority1 or in/rum5tality ( a   
,/ate or political subdivision !re(1 or 
an ,indian tribe 7z def9$ 9 section     
#d7;e7 ( ! ,indian ,self-,det]m9ation & 
,education ,assi/ance ,act 7#be         
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