,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dbg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #aj1 #bjai,mr4
 ,coll9s ( ,georgia 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,au/9 ,scott ( ,georgia1 & ,mr4         
,l\d]milk7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d section   
#bed ( ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd to
 provide report+ requirem5ts = recipi5ts
 ( funds t provide access 9 rural & high
 co/ areas1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,connect ,am]ica ,fund ,acc\ntability   
,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,report+ requirem5ts 
= ,connect ,am]ica ,fund  7a7 ,am5dm5t  
,section #bed ( ! ,communications ,act (
 #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bed7 is am5d$ by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  
7l7 ,connect ,am]ica ,fund requirem5ts  
7#a7 ,report requirem5ts ,any cov]$     
telecommunications c>ri] %all submit to 
! ,commission a report 9 accordance ) ! 
requirem5ts ( any rule or regulation    
promulgat$ by ! ,commission ) reg>d to  

p]=mance te/+ requir$ = ,connect ,am]ica
 ,fund recipi5ts t includes ! foll[+3   
7,a7 ,! me?od ( p]=mance te/+ *os5 by ! 
cov]$ telecommunications c>ri] to       
demon/rate compliance ) ,connect ,am]ica
 ,fund model-bas$ support4  7,b7 ,if a  
cov]$ telecommunications c>ri] *ooses to
 use self-te/+ s(tw>e = ! p]=mance te/+ 
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 once e ?ree
 ye>s1 in=mation on ! s(tw>e &          
me?odology us$ to conduct ! te/1 includ+
 any algori?m or process reli$ on )9 !  
self-te/+ s(tw>e4  7,c7 ,a spe$ & lat5cy
 report 9 ! f9al qu>t] ( ! cal5d> ye> t 
includes a li/ ( cu/om] locations te/$ m
 ?an twice dur+ ! ye>4  7#b7            
,repres5tative sample ( consum]s ,any   
cov]$ telecommunications c>ri] :5 r&omly
 *oos+ a te/+ pool = ! p]=mance te/+    
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 %all      
ensure ! sample ( consum]s te/$ is      
repres5tative ( ! numb] ( resid5ces &   
bus9esses 9 ! ,connect ,am]ica ,fund    
s]vice area be+ report$ on4  7#c7       
,univ]sal ,s]vice ,adm9i/rative ,company

  7,a7 ,det]m9ation ( audits ,9 det]m9+ 
:e!r or n to conduct an audit ( a cov]$ 
telecommunications c>ri]1 ! ,adm9i/rator
 %all consid] ! numb] & frequ5cy (      
compla9ts submitt$ to ! ,commission = ! 
broadb& s]vice ( t c>ri]4  7,b7 ,public 
availability ( audits ,any audit        
conduct$ by ! ,adm9i/rator %all be made 
available to ! public4  7#d7 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is subsection3  7,a7 ,adm9i/rator  
,! t]m ,adm9i/rator means ! adm9i/rator 
( ! ,f$]al univ]sal s]vice support      
me*anisms e/abli%$ "u ?is section4  7,b7
 ,cov]$ telecommunications c>ri] ,! t]m 
cov]$ telecommunications c>ri] means an 
eligible telecommunications c>ri] t     
provides fix$ broadb& int]net access    
s]vice & is subject to ! spe$ & lat5cy  
te/+ requirem5ts set =? 9 any rule or   
regulation promulgat$ by ! ,commission )
 reg>d to ,connect ,am]ica ,fund        
recipi5ts4  4  7b7 ,applicability ,!    
am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 %all only
 apply ) respect to support receiv$ f ! 
,connect ,am]ica ,fund e/abli%$ by !    

,f$]al ,communications ,commission      
pursuant to its au?orities "u section   
#bed ( ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd   
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bed7 on or aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4