,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cfgf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #aj1 #bjai,mr4 
,khanna 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1
 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new      
,york1 ,mr4 ,welch1 and ,mr4 ,lujn7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,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 #bjai4  #b4          
,assessment and analysis regarding the  
effect of the digital economy on the    
economy of the ,united ,states  7a7     
,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7    
,appropriate committees of ,congress    
,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  7#b7       
,assistant ,secretary ,the term         
,assistant ,secretary means the         
,assistant ,secretary of ,commerce for  
,communications and ,information4  7#c7 
,broadband ,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  7#d7 
,digital economy  7,a7 ,in general      
,subject to subparagraph 7,b71 the term 
digital economy has the meaning given   
the term by the ,secretary in carrying  

out this section4  7,b7 ,considerations 
,in establishing a definition for the   
term digital economy under subparagraph 
7,a71 the ,secretary shall consider--   
7i7 the digital-enabling infrastructure 
that a computer network needs to exist  
and operate2 and  7ii7 the roles of     
e-commerce and digital media4  7#e7     
,digital media ,the term digital media  
means the content that participants in  
e-commerce create and access4  7#f7     
,e-commerce ,the term e-commerce means  
the digital transactions that take place
 using the infrastructure described in  
paragraph 7#d77;,b77i74  7#g7 ,secretary
 ,the term ,secretary means the         
,secretary of ,commerce4  7b7 ,biennial 
assessment and analysis required ,not   
later than #b years after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 and biennially  
thereafter1 the ,secretary1 in          
consultation with the ,director of the  
,bureau of ,economic ,analysis of the   
,department of ,commerce and the        
,assistant ,secretary1 shall conduct an 

assessment and analysis regarding the   
contribution of the digital economy to  
the economy of the ,united ,states4  7c7
 ,considerations and consultation ,in   
conducting each assessment and analysis 
required under subsection 7b71 the      
,secretary shall-- 7#a7 consider the    
impact of--  7,a7 the deployment and    
adoption of-- 7i7 digital-enabling      
infrastructure2 and  7ii7 broadband2    
7,b7 e-commerce and platform-enabled    
peer-to-peer commerce2 and  7,c7 the    
production and consumption of digital   
media1 including free media2 and  7#b7  
consult with--  7,a7 the heads of any   
agencies and offices of the ,federal    
,government as the ,secretary considers 
appropriate1 including the ,secretary of
 ,agriculture1 the ,commissioner of the 
,bureau of ,labor ,statistics1 the      
,administrator of the ,small ,business  
,administration1 and the ,federal       
,communications ,commission2  7,b7      
representatives of the business         
community1 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  
7d7 ,report ,the ,secretary shall submit
 to the appropriate committees of       
,congress a report regarding the        
findings of the ,secretary with respect 
to each assessment and analysis         
conducted under subsection 7b74