,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ebdc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,november #ba1 #bjai,ms4 ,meng 7for herself1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,rochester1 ,mrs4 ,bustos1 ,mr4 ,butterfield1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mrs4 ,lawrence1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,mr4 ,sablan1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 and ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,education and ,labor1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,national ,telecommunications and ,information ,administration ,organization ,act to establish a mobile hotspot grant program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,closing the ,homework ,gap ,through ,mobile ,hotspots ,act4 #b4 ,mobile hotspot grant program ,the ,national ,telecommunications and ,information ,administration ,organization ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c #ija et seq47 is amended by adding after section #aeh the following new section3 #aei ,mobile hotspot grant program 7a7 ,establishment ,the ,assistant ,secretary shall establish a program 7to be known as the ,mobile ,hotspot ,grant ,program7 to provide grants to eligible institutions to facilitate mobile hotspot programs4 7b7 ,grant authority ,the ,assistant ,secretary may provide grants to eligible institutions under the program established in subsection 7a74 7c7 ,application ,to be eligible to receive a grant provided under this section1 an eligible institution shall submit an application at such time1 in such manner1 and containing such information as the ,assistant ,secretary may require4 7d7 ,use of grants ,a grant provided under this section shall be used to facilitate a mobile hotspot program that provides a hotspot device to an enrolled student1 or the family or guardian of such enrolled student1 and such hotspot device shall-- 7#a7 be portable2 7#b7 not contain a data limitation2 and 7#c7 comply with the ,children's ,online ,privacy ,protection ,act of #aiih 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #feja et seq474 7e7 ,priority of grants 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,assistant ,secretary shall prioritize providing a grant to eligible institutions that create a mobile hotspot program that will provide hotspot devices to the highest number of low-income students4 7#b7 ,set asides 7,a7 ,federally recognized ,indian ,tribes ,to the extent practicable1 at least #e percent of the amounts appropriated to carry out this section shall be used to provide grants to federally recognized ,indian ,tribes4 7,b7 ,u4,s4 territories and the ,district of ,columbia ,to the extent practicable1 at least #e percent of the amounts appropriated to carry out this section shall be used to provide grants to territories of the ,united ,states and the ,district of ,columbia4 7f7 ,grant limit ,an eligible institution may not receive more than #b percent of the total sum appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out this section4 7g7 ,report ,the ,assistant ,secretary shall submit to ,congress a report on-- 7#a7 the number of eligible institutions that receive a grant provided under this section2 7#b7 the number of enrolled students that receive access to broadband internet access service through a grant provided under this section2 7#c7 the number of enrolled students that are part of the homework gap2 7#d7 how hotspot devices are used2 and 7#e7 the amount of data used per hotspot device4 7h7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated #ajj1jjj1jjj for each fiscal year #bjbj through #bjbe4 7i7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,broadband internet access service ,the term broadband internet access service has the meaning given such term in section #h4a7;b7 of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or any successor regulation74 7#b7 ,elementary school2 secondary school ,the terms elementary school and secondary school have the meanings given such terms in section #haja of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74 7#c7 ,eligible institution ,the term eligible institution means any of the following3 7,a7 ,an elementary school4 7,b7 ,a secondary school4 7,c7 ,an institution of higher education4 7,d7 ,a federally recognized ,indian ,tribe4 7,e7 ,a library4 7,f7 ,a library consortium4 7,g7 ,a ,state library administrative agency4 7#d7 ,enrolled student ,the term enrolled student means a student who is enrolled in an elementary school1 a secondary school1 or an institution of higher education4 7#e7 ,federally recognized ,indian ,tribe ,the term federally recognized ,indian ,tribe has the meaning given the term ,indian tribe in section #d of the ,indian ,self-,determination and ,education ,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74 7#f7 ,homework gap ,the term homework gap means unequal access to digital devices and broadband internet access service that prevents an enrolled student from completing homework4 7#g7 ,hotspot device ,the term hotspot device means a portable device-- 7,a7 that connects to broadband internet access service using a cellular data connection2 7,b7 to which other devices wirelessly connect by means of ,wi-,fi2 and 7,c7 that enables the devices described in subparagraph 7,b7 to connect to the broadband internet access service described in subparagraph 7,a74 7#h7 ,institution of higher education ,the term institution of higher education has the meaning given such term in section #aja of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74 7#i7 ,library2 library consortium2 ,state library administrative agency ,the terms library1 library consortium1 and ,state library administrative agency have the meanings given such terms in section #bac of the ,museum and ,library ,services ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #iabb74 7#aj7 ,low-income student ,the term low-income student has the meaning given such term in section #fabb of the ,america ,,competes ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ihcb74 4