,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cbgh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ac1 #bjai,mr4  
,loebsack 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,ms4  
,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,mr4        
,o',hall]an1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1    
,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,mi*ael  
,f4 ,doyle ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 
,mr4 ,veasey1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,ms4 ,ku/]
 ( ,new ,hamp%ire1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4  
,butt]field1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1
 & ,ms4 ,matsui7 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !
 ,communications ,act ( #aicd to provide
 = ! e/abli%m5t ( a program to exp&     
access to broadb&4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,connect ,am]ica  
,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,expansion ( broadb& 
access ,title ,i ( ! ,communications    
,act ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aea et     
seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+
 new section3  #ad4 ,expansion ( broadb&
 access  7a7 ,program e/abli%$ ,n lat]  
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (

 ?is section1 ! ,commission1 9          
consultation ) ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y1   
%all e/abli% a program to exp& access to
 broadb& = uns]v$ areas1 und]s]v$ areas1
 & uns]v$ an*or in/itutions 9 accordance
 ) ! requirem5ts ( ?is section t--  7#a7
 is sep>ate f any univ]sal s]vice       
program e/abli%$ pursuant to section    
#bed2 &  7#b7 does n require fund+      
recipi5ts to be designat$ z eligible    
telecommunications c>ri]s "u section    
#bad7;e74  7b7 ,use ( program funds     
7#a7 ,exp&+ access to broadb& ?r\gh     
national rev]se auction ,n lat] ?an #ah 
mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
section1 ! ,commission %all aw>d #ge    
p]c5t ( ! am\nts appropriat$ "u         
subsection 7h7 ?r\gh a national rev]se  
auction to fund+ recipi5ts only to exp& 
access to broadb& 9 uns]v$ areas4  7#b7 
,exp&+ access to broadb& ?r\gh ,/ates   
7,a7 ,di/ribution ( funds to ,/ates ,n  
lat] ?an #bee days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,commission   
%all di/ribute #be p]c5t ( ! am\nts     

appropriat$ "u subsection 7h7 among !   
,/ates1 9 direct proportion to !        
population ( ea* ,/ate4  7,b7 ,public   
notice ,n lat] ?an #aie days aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 !          
,commission %all issue a public notice  
in=m+ ea* ,/ate & ! public ( ! am\nts to
 be di/ribut$ "u ?is p>agraph4 ,! notice
 %all include--  7i7 ! mann] 9 :i* a    
,/ate %all in=m ! ,commission ( t       
,/ate's acceptance or acceptance 9 "p ( 
! am\nts to be di/ribut$ "u ?is         
p>agraph2  7ii7 ! date 7:i* is #cj days 
aft] ! date on :i* ! public notice is   
issu$7 by :i* su* acceptance or         
acceptance 9 "p is due2 &  7iii7 !      
requirem5ts z set =? "u ?is section & z 
may be fur!r prescrib$ by ! ,commission4
  7,c7 ,acceptance by ,/ates ,n lat] ?an
 #cj days aft] ! date on :i* ! public   
notice is issu$ "u subp>agraph 7,b71 ea*
 ,/ate accept+ am\nts to be di/ribut$ "u
 ?is p>agraph %all in=m ! ,commission ( 
! acceptance or acceptance 9 "p by !    
,/ate ( ! am\nts to be di/ribut$ "u ?is 

p>agraph 9 ! mann] describ$ by !        
,commission 9 ! public notice4  7,d7    
,requirem5ts = ,/ate receipt ( am\nts   
di/ribut$ ,ea* ,/ate accept+ am\nts     
di/ribut$ "u ?is p>agraph-- 7i7 %all    
only aw>d su* am\nts ?r\gh a /atewide   
rev]se auction or auctions1 9 ! mann]   
prescrib$ by ! ,/ate b subject to !     
requirem5ts z set =? "u ?is section & z 
may be fur!r prescrib$ by ! ,commission2
  7ii7 %all make su* aw>ds only-- 7,i7  
to fund+ recipi5ts to exp& access to    
broadb& 9 uns]v$ areas2  7,,ii7 to fund+
 recipi5ts to exp& access to broadb& to 
uns]v$ an*or in/itutions2 or  7,,iii7 to
 fund+ recipi5ts to exp& access to      
broadb& 9 und]s]v$ areas1 b only if a   
,/ate does n h1 or no long] has1 any    
uns]v$ areas2  7iii7 %all conduct       
sep>ate rev]se auctions = aw>ds made to 
uns]v$ an*or in/itutions "u clause      
7ii77,,ii71 if a ,/ate aw>ds any fund+  
provid$ by ?is section to uns]v$ an*or  
in/itutions2  7iv7 %all return any unus$
 portion ( su* am\nts to ! ,commission  

)9 #aj ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (  
?is section & %all submit a c]tification
 to ! ,commission be=e receiv+ su*      
am\nts t ! ,/ate w return su* am\nts2 & 
7v7 may n use m ?an #e p]c5t ( ! am\nts 
di/ribut$ "u ?is p>agraph to adm9i/] a  
rev]se auction or auctions au?oriz$ by  
?is p>agraph4  7#c7 ,coord9ation (      
,f$]al & ,/ate fund+ ,! ,commission %all
 e/abli% processes ?r\gh ! rulemak+ "u  
subsection 7e7 to-- 7,a7 enable ,/ates  
to conduct /atewide rev]se auctions z "p
 (1 or 9 coord9ation )1 ! national      
rev]se auction2  7,b7 assi/ ,/ates 9    
conduct+ /atewide rev]se auctions2  7,c7
 coord9ate ) ,/ates to ensure t program 
funds aw>d$ by ! ,commission & program  
funds aw>d$ by ! ,/ates are n us$ to    
exp& access to broadb& 9 ! same uns]v$  
areas2 &  7,d7 coord9ate ) o!r ,f$]al   
programs t exp& access to broadb&1 su* z
 ! ,connect ,am]ica ,fund or ! ,broadb& 
e-,connectivity ,pilot ,program1 to     
ensure ! effici5t use ( program funds4  
7c7 ,program requirem5ts  7#a7          

,te*nology neutrality requir$ ,any      
entity adm9i/]+ a rev]se auction 7ei!r !
 ,/ate or ! ,commission7 9 mak+ aw>ds   
may n favor a project us+ any p>ticul>  
te*nology4  7#b7 ,funds pref]5ce ,!re   
%all be a pref]5ce1 z det]m9$ by !      
entity adm9i/]+ ! rev]se auction 7ei!r !
 ,/ate or ! ,commission71 = bidd]s 9 a  
rev]se auction propos+ projects--  7,a7 
) at lea/ #bj p]c5t mat*+ funds f       
private s\rces2  7,b7 t w\ld exp& access
 to broadb& on tribal l&s1 z def9$ by ! 
,commission2  7,c7 t w\ld provide high] 
spe$s ?an ^? specifi$ 9 subsection      
7d77#b72  7,d7 t w\ld exp& access to    
broadb& 9 advance ( ! "t specifi$ 9     
subsection 7e77#e72 or  7,e7 t w\ld exp&
 access to broadb& to areas :]e ! m$ian 
h\sehold income is bel[ #aej p]c5t ( !  
pov]ty ?re%old z def9$ by ! ,bureau ( ! 
,c5sus4  7#c7 ,uns]v$ & und]s]v$ areas  
,9 det]m9+ :e!r an area is an uns]v$    
area or an und]s]v$ area or :e!r an     
an*or in/itution is an uns]v$ an*or     
in/itution = any rev]se auction au?oriz$

 "u ?is section1 ! ,commission %all     
implem5t ! foll[+ requirem5ts ?r\gh !   
rulemak+ describ$ 9 subsection 7e73     
7,a7 ,data = initial det]m9ation ,to    
make an initial det]m9ation z to :e!r an
 area is an uns]v$ area or an und]s]v$  
area or :e!r an an*or in/itution is an  
uns]v$ an*or in/itution1 ! ,commission  
%all--  7i7 to ! ext5t practicable1 use 
! ,national ,broadb& ,availability ,map1
 updat$ pursuant to ! ,consolidat$      
,appropriations ,act1 #bjah 7,public    
,law #aae-ada72  7ii7 consid] o!r data  
on access to broadb& obta9$ or pur*as$  
by ! ,commission2  7iii7 consid] o!r    
publicly available data or in=mation on 
access to broadb&2  7iv7 consid] o!r    
publicly available data or in=mation on 
,/ate broadb& deploym5t programs2 &  7v7
 n det]m9e an area is n an uns]v$ area  
or an und]s]v$ area on ! basis t "o     
location )9 su* area does n meet !      
def9ition ( an uns]v$ area or an        
und]s]v$ area4  7,b7 ,initial           
det]m9ation ,! ,commission %all make an 

initial det]m9ation ( ! areas t are     
uns]v$ areas or und]s]v$ areas & :i*    
an*or in/itutions are uns]v$ an*or      
in/itutions n lat] ?an #bgj days aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section4  7,c7  
,*all5ge ( det]m9ation  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
,commission %all provide = a process =  
*all5g+ any initial det]m9ation reg>d+  
:e!r an area is an uns]v$ area or an    
und]s]v$ area or :e!r an an*or          
in/itution is an uns]v$ an*or in/itution
 t1 at a m9imum1 provides n less ?an #de
 days = a p]son to volunt>ily submit    
in=mation conc]n+--  7,i7 ! broadb& (f]$
 9 ! area2 or  7,,ii7 ! broadb& (f]$ to 
! an*or in/itution4  7ii7 ,/reaml9$     
process ,! ,commission %all ensure t su*
 process is suffici5tly /reaml9$ su* t a
 reasonably prud5t p]son may easily     
p>ticipate to *all5ge su* initial       
det]m9ation ) little burd5 on su* p]son4
  7,d7 ,f9al det]m9ation ,! ,commission 
%all make a f9al det]m9ation ( ! areas t
 are uns]v$ areas or und]s]v$ areas &   
:i* an*or in/itutions are uns]v$ an*or  

in/itutions )9 #a ye> aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is section4  7#d7 ,notice1  
transp>5cy1 acc\ntability1 & ov]sight   
requir$ ,! program %all conta9 suffici5t
 notice1 transp>5cy1 acc\ntability1 &   
ov]sight measures to provide ! public ) 
notice ( ! assi/ance provid$ "u ?is     
section1 & to det] wa/e1 fraud1 & abuse 
( program funds4  7#e7 ,compet5ce ,!    
program %all conta9 suffici5t processes 
& requirem5ts1 z e/abli%$ by ! entity   
adm9i/]+ ! rev]se auction 7ei!r ! ,/ate 
or ! ,commission71 to ensure fund+      
recipi5ts p>ticipat+ 9 su* a rev]se     
auction--  7,a7 are capable ( c>ry+ out 
! project 9 a compet5t mann] 9          
compliance ) all applicable ,f$]al1     
,/ate1 & local laws2 &  7,b7 h !        
f9ancial capacity to meet ! build\t     
obligations ( ! project & requirem5ts z 
set =? "u ?is section & z may be fur!r  
prescrib$ by ! ,commission4  7#f7       
,contract+ requirem5ts ,any labor] or   
me*anic employ$ by any contractor or    
subcontractor 9 ! p]=mance ( "w on any  

project "u ?is section %all be paid     
wages at rates n less ?an ^? prevail+ on
 simil> con/ruction 9 ! locality z      
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,labor "u      
sub*apt] ,,iv ( *apt] #ca ( title #dj1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly ref]r$ to 
z ! ,davis-,bacon ,act74  7d7 ,project  
requirem5ts ,any project fund$ ?r\gh !  
program %all meet ! foll[+ requirem5ts3 
7#a7 ,! project %all adh]e to           
quality-(-s]vice /&>ds z e/abli%$ by !  
,commission4  7#b7 ,! project %all (f]  
broadb& ) a d[nload spe$ ( at lea/ #ajj 
megabits p] second1 an upload spe$ ( at 
lea/ #bj megabits p] second1 & a lat5cy 
t is suffici5tly l[ to all[ real-"t1    
int]active applications4  7#c7 ,= any   
project t involves lay+ fib]-optic      
cables along a roadway1 ! project %all  
include int]sp]s$ conduit access po9ts  
at regul> & %ort int]vals4  7#d7 ,!     
project may n (f] broadb& t does n1 at a
 m9imum1 provide a d[nload spe$ ( at    
lea/ #be megabits p] second1 an upload  
spe$ ( at lea/ #c megabits p] second1 & 

a lat5cy t is suffici5tly l[ to all[    
real-"t1 int]active applications4  7#e7 
,! project %all incorporate prud5t      
cyb]security & supply *a9 risk managem5t
 practices1 z specifi$ by ! ,commission1
 ?r\gh ! rulemak+ describ$ 9 subsection 
7e71 9 consultation ) ! ,director ( !   
,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &          
,te*nology & ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y4     
7#f7 ,! project %all incorporate be/    
practices1 z def9$ by ! ,commission1 =  
ensur+ reliability & resili5cy ( !      
network dur+ disa/]s4  7#g7 ,any fund+  
recipi5t mu/ agree to h ! project meet !
 requirem5ts e/abli%$ "u section #bbd1 z
 if ! project 7 classifi$ z a utility "u
 su* section4  7e7 ,rulemak+ &          
di/ribution & aw>d ( funds ,n lat] ?an  
#ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 section1 ! ,commission1 9 consultation 
) ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y1 %all promulgate
 rules--  7#a7 t implem5t ! requirem5ts 
( ?is section1 z appropriate1 includ+ ! 
program requirem5ts ( subsections 7a71  
7b71 & 7c7 & ! project requirem5ts (    

subsection 7d72  7#b7 t e/abli% ! design
 ( & rules = ! nationwide rev]se        
auction2  7#c7 t e/abli% notice         
requirem5ts = all rev]se auctions       
au?oriz$ "u ?is section t1 at a m9imum1 
provide ! public ) notice (--  7,a7 !   
initial det]m9ation ( :i* areas are     
uns]v$ areas or und]s]v$ areas2  7,b7 ! 
f9al det]m9ation ( :i* areas are uns]v$ 
areas or und]s]v$ areas aft] ! process =
 *all5g+ ! initial det]m9ation has      
conclud$2  7,c7 :i* entities h appli$ to
 bid = fund+2 &  7,d7 ! results ( any   
rev]se auctions1 includ+ id5tify+ !     
fund+ recipi5ts1 :i* areas ea* project w
 s]ve1 ! nature ( ! s]vice t w be       
provid$ by ! project 9 ea* ( ^? areas1 &
 h[ mu* fund+ ! fund+ recipi5ts w       
receive 9 ea* ( ^? areas2  7#d7 t       
e/abli% broadb& build\t mile/ones &     
p]iodic c]tification by fund+ recipi5ts 
to ensure compliance ) ! broadb& build\t
 mile/ones = all rev]se auctions        
au?oriz$ "u ?is section2  7#e7 t e/abli%
 a maximum build\t timeframe ( f\r ye>s 

beg9n+ on ! date on :i* fund+ is provid$
 "u ?is section = any project by a fund+
 recipi5t = a project "u ?is section2   
7#f7 t e/abli% p]iodic report+          
requirem5ts = fund+ recipi5ts ( projects
 & t id5tify1 at a m9imum1 ! nature ( ! 
s]vice provid$ 9 ea* area = any rev]se  
auction au?oriz$ "u ?is section2  7#g7 t
 e/abli% /&>d p5alties = ! noncompliance
 ( fund+ recipi5ts or projects ) !      
requirem5ts z set =? "u ?is section & z 
may be fur!r prescrib$ by ! ,commission 
= any rev]se auction au?oriz$ "u ?is    
section2  7#h7 t e/abli% proc$ures =    
recov]y ( funds1 9 :ole or 9 "p1 f fund+
 recipi5ts 9 ! ev5t ( ! default or      
noncompliance ( ! fund+ recipi5t or     
project ) ! requirem5ts e/abli%$ "u ?is 
section = any rev]se auction au?oriz$ "u
 ?is section2 &  7#i7 t e/abli%         
me*anisms to r$uce wa/e1 fraud1 & abuse 
)9 ! program = any rev]se auction       
au?oriz$ "u ?is section4  7f7 ,reports  
requir$  7#a7 ,inspector g5]al &        
comptroll] g5]al report ,n lat] ?an     

,june #cj & ,decemb] #ca ( ea* ye>      
foll[+ ! aw>d+ ( ! fir/ funds "u !      
program1 ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( !        
,commission & ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to !          
,committees on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ,comm]ce1     
,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( ! ,s5ate a 
report = ! previ\s #f mon?s t reviews ! 
program4 ,su* report %all include any   
recomm5dations to address wa/e1 fraud1 &
 abuse4  7#b7 ,/ate reports ,any ,/ate t
 receives funds "u ! program %all submit
 an annual report to ! ,commission on h[
 su* funds 7 sp5t1 along ) a            
c]tification ( compliance ) !           
requirem5ts z set =? "u ?is section & z 
may be fur!r prescrib$ by ! ,commission1
 includ+ a description ( ea* s]vice     
provid$ & ! numb] ( individuals to :om !
 s]vice 0 provid$4  7g7 ,def9itions ,9  
?is section3 7#a7 ,an*or in/itution ,!  
t]m an*or in/itution means a public or  
private s*ool1 a libr>y1 a m$ical or    
heal?c>e provid]1 a museum1 a public    

safety entity1 public h\s+1 a community 
college1 an in/itution ( high]          
education1 or any o!r community support 
organization or ag5cy4  7#b7 ,area ,!   
t]m area means ! geographic unit (      
measurem5t ) ! greate/ level (          
granul>ity reasonably feasible = !      
,commission to use 9 mak+ eligibility   
det]m9ations "u ?is section & 9 meet+ ! 
requirem5ts & deadl9es ( ?is section4   
7#c7 ,assi/ant ,secret>y ,! t]m         
,assi/ant ,secret>y means ! ,assi/ant   
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce = ,communications &
 ,in=mation4  7#d7 ,broadb& ,! t]m      
broadb&--  7,a7 means broadb& int]net   
access s]vice t is a mass-m>ket retail  
s]vice1 or a s]vice provid$ to an an*or 
in/itution1 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]vice2  
7,b7 includes any s]vice t is a         
functional equival5t ( ! s]vice describ$

 9 subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7,c7 does n     
include dial-up int]net access s]vice4  
7#e7 ,fund+ recipi5t ,! t]m fund+       
recipi5t means an entity t receives     
fund+ = a project "u ?is section4  7#f7 
,program ,unless o!rwise indicat$1 ! t]m
 program means ! program e/abli%$ "u    
subsection 7a74  7#g7 ,project ,! t]m   
project means an und]tak+ by a fund+    
recipi5t "u ?is section to con/ruct &   
deploy infra/ructure = ! provision (    
broadb&4  7#h7 ,rev]se auction ,! t]m   
rev]se auction means an auction 9 :i*   
bids are submitt$ = a p>ticul> project &
 ! bids s]v+ ! mo/ locations = ! l[e/   
co/ to ! entity adm9i/]+ ! rev]se       
auction 7ei!r ! ,/ate or ! ,commission71
 tak+ into consid]ation ! fund+         
pref]5ces 9 subsection 7c77#b7 are      
select$ = fund+4  7#i7 ,und]s]v$ area ,!
 t]m und]s]v$ area means an area t has  
access to broadb& (f]$-- 7,a7 ) a       
d[nload spe$ ( at lea/ #be megabits p]  
second & n m ?an #ii megabits p] second2
  7,b7 ) an upload spe$ ( at lea/ #aj   

megabits p] second2 &  7,c7 ) lat5cy t  
is suffici5tly l[ to all[ real-"t1      
int]active applications4  7#aj7 ,uns]v$ 
an*or in/itution ,! t]m uns]v$ an*or    
in/itution means an an*or in/itution t  
has no access to broadb& or does n h    
access to broadb& (f]$--  7,a7 ) a      
d[nload spe$ ( at lea/ #a gigabit p]    
second2  7,b7 ) an upload spe$ ( at lea/
 #a gigabit p] second2 &  7,c7 ) lat5cy 
t is suffici5tly l[ to all[ multiple1   
simultane\s1 real-"t1 int]active        
applications4  7#aa7 ,uns]v$ area ,! t]m
 uns]v$ area means an area t has no     
access to broadb& or does n h access to 
broadb& (f]$-- 7,a7 ) a d[nload spe$ (  
at lea/ #be megabits p] second2  7,b7 ) 
an upload spe$ ( at lea/ #c megabits p] 
second2 &  7,c7 ) lat5cy t is           
suffici5tly l[ to all[ real-"t1         
int]active applications4  7h7           
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,commission #dj1jjj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>
 #bjbj to c>ry out ! program & su* am\nt

 is au?oriz$ to rema9 available = #aj   
ye>s4  4