,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #aj1        
#bjai,mr4 ,collins of ,georgia 7for     
himself1 ,mr4 ,austin ,scott of         
,georgia1 and ,mr4 ,loudermilk7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend     
section #bed of the ,communications ,act
 of #aicd to provide reporting          
requirements for recipients of funds    
that provide access in rural and high   
cost areas1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,connect ,america ,fund            
,accountability ,act of #bjai4  #b4     
,reporting requirements for ,connect    
,america ,fund  7a7 ,amendment ,section 
#bed of the ,communications ,act of     
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bed7 is amended by
 adding at the end the following new    
subsection3  7l7 ,connect ,america ,fund
 requirements  7#a7 ,report requirements
 ,any covered telecommunications carrier

 shall submit to the ,commission a      
report in accordance with the           
requirements of any rule or regulation  
promulgated by the ,commission with     
regard to performance testing required  
for ,connect ,america ,fund recipients  
that includes the following3  7,a7 ,the 
method of performance testing chosen by 
the covered telecommunications carrier  
to demonstrate compliance with ,connect 
,america ,fund model-based support4     
7,b7 ,if a covered telecommunications   
carrier chooses to use self-testing     
software for the performance testing    
described in subparagraph 7,a71 once    
every three years1 information on the   
software and methodology used to conduct
 the test1 including any algorithm or   
process relied on within the            
self-testing software4  7,c7 ,a speed   
and latency report in the final quarter 
of the calendar year that includes a    
list of customer locations tested more  
than twice during the year4  7#b7       
,representative sample of consumers ,any

 covered telecommunications carrier when
 randomly choosing a testing pool for   
the performance testing described in    
paragraph 7#a77;,a7 shall ensure the    
sample of consumers tested is           
representative of the number of         
residences and businesses in the        
,connect ,america ,fund service area    
being reported on4  7#c7 ,universal     
,service ,administrative ,company  7,a7 
,determination of audits ,in determining
 whether or not to conduct an audit of a
 covered telecommunications carrier1 the
 ,administrator shall consider the      
number and frequency of complaints      
submitted to the ,commission for the    
broadband service of that carrier4  7,b7
 ,public availability of audits ,any    
audit conducted by the ,administrator   
shall be made available to the public4  
7#d7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3  
7,a7 ,administrator ,the term           
,administrator means the administrator  
of the ,federal universal service       
support mechanisms established under    

this section4  7,b7 ,covered            
telecommunications carrier ,the term    
covered telecommunications carrier means
 an eligible telecommunications carrier 
that provides fixed broadband internet  
access service and is subject to the    
speed and latency testing requirements  
set forth in any rule or regulation     
promulgated by the ,commission with     
regard to ,connect ,america ,fund       
recipients4  4  7b7 ,applicability ,the 
amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall  
only apply with respect to support      
received from the ,connect ,america     
,fund established by the ,federal       
,communications ,commission pursuant to 
its authorities under section #bed of   
the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg  
,u4,s4,c4 #bed7 on or after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act4