,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ebdc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ba1         
#bjai,ms4 ,m5g 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1
 ,ms4 ,blunt ,ro*e/]1 ,mrs4 ,bu/os1 ,mr4
 ,butt]field1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 
,mr4 ,engel1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,ms4      
,fudge1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez ( ,texas1 ,mr4   
,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mrs4
 ,lawr5ce1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,mr4
 ,sablan1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,mississippi1 
,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4          
,velzquez1 & ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 
addition to ! ,committee on ,education &
 ,labor1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly    
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,national           
,telecommunications & ,in=mation        
,adm9i/ration ,organization ,act to     
e/abli% a mobile hotspot grant program1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 

,act may be cit$ z ! ,clos+ ! ,homework 
,gap ,?r\gh ,mobile ,hotspots ,act4  #b4
 ,mobile hotspot grant program ,!       
,national ,telecommunications &         
,in=mation ,adm9i/ration ,organization  
,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c #ija et seq47 is     
am5d$ by add+ aft] section #aeh ! foll[+
 new section3  #aei ,mobile hotspot     
grant program  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!       
,assi/ant ,secret>y %all e/abli% a      
program 7to be kn[n z ! ,mobile ,hotspot
 ,grant ,program7 to provide grants to  
eligible in/itutions to facilitate      
mobile hotspot programs4  7b7 ,grant    
au?ority ,! ,assi/ant ,secret>y may     
provide grants to eligible in/itutions  
"u ! program e/abli%$ 9 subsection 7a74 
7c7 ,application ,to be eligible to     
receive a grant provid$ "u ?is section1 
an eligible in/itution %all submit an   
application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &   
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,assi/ant     
,secret>y may require4  7d7 ,use (      
grants ,a grant provid$ "u ?is section  
%all be us$ to facilitate a mobile      

hotspot program t provides a hotspot    
device to an enroll$ /ud5t1 or ! family 
or gu>dian ( su* enroll$ /ud5t1 & su*   
hotspot device %all--  7#a7 be portable2
  7#b7 n conta9 a data limitation2 &    
7#c7 comply ) ! ,*ildr5's ,onl9e        
,privacy ,protection ,act ( #aiih 7#ae  
,u4,s4,c4 #feja et seq474  7e7 ,priority
 ( grants  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,assi/ant   
,secret>y %all prioritize provid+ a     
grant to eligible in/itutions t create a
 mobile hotspot program t w provide     
hotspot devices to ! highe/ numb] (     
l[-income /ud5ts4  7#b7 ,set asides     
7,a7 ,f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian ,tribes 
,to ! ext5t practicable1 at lea/ #e     
p]c5t ( ! am\nts appropriat$ to c>ry out
 ?is section %all be us$ to provide     
grants to f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian     
,tribes4  7,b7 ,u4,s4 t]ritories & !    
,di/rict ( ,columbia ,to ! ext5t        
practicable1 at lea/ #e p]c5t ( ! am\nts
 appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section    
%all be us$ to provide grants to        
t]ritories ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & !        

,di/rict ( ,columbia4  7f7 ,grant limit 
,an eligible in/itution may n receive m 
?an #b p]c5t ( ! total sum appropriat$ =
 a fiscal ye> to c>ry out ?is section4  
7g7 ,report ,! ,assi/ant ,secret>y %all 
submit to ,congress a report on-- 7#a7 !
 numb] ( eligible in/itutions t receive 
a grant provid$ "u ?is section2  7#b7 ! 
numb] ( enroll$ /ud5ts t receive access 
to broadb& int]net access s]vice ?r\gh a
 grant provid$ "u ?is section2  7#c7 !  
numb] ( enroll$ /ud5ts t are "p ( !     
homework gap2  7#d7 h[ hotspot devices  
are us$2 &  7#e7 ! am\nt ( data us$ p]  
hotspot device4  7h7 ,au?orization (    
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ #ajj1jjj1jjj = ea* fiscal   
ye> #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbe4  7i7 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,broadb& int]net   
access s]vice ,! t]m broadb& int]net    
access s]vice has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9
 section #h4a7;b7 ( title #dg1 ,code (  
,f$]al ,regulations 7or any successor   
regulation74  7#b7 ,elem5t>y s*ool2     
second>y s*ool ,! t]ms elem5t>y s*ool & 

second>y s*ool h ! mean+s giv5 su* t]ms 
9 section #haja ( ! ,elem5t>y &         
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#c7 ,eligible       
in/itution ,! t]m eligible in/itution   
means any ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,an elem5t>y 
s*ool4  7,b7 ,a second>y s*ool4  7,c7   
,an in/itution ( high] education4  7,d7 
,a f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe4    
7,e7 ,a libr>y4  7,f7 ,a libr>y         
consortium4  7,g7 ,a ,/ate libr>y       
adm9i/rative ag5cy4  7#d7 ,enroll$ /ud5t
 ,! t]m enroll$ /ud5t means a /ud5t :o  
is enroll$ 9 an elem5t>y s*ool1 a       
second>y s*ool1 or an in/itution ( high]
 education4  7#e7 ,f$]ally recogniz$    
,indian ,tribe ,! t]m f$]ally recogniz$ 
,indian ,tribe has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m   
,indian tribe 9 section #d ( ! ,indian  
,self-,det]m9ation & ,education         
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74  
7#f7 ,homework gap ,! t]m homework gap  
means unequal access to digital devices 
& broadb& int]net access s]vice t       
prev5ts an enroll$ /ud5t f complet+     

homework4  7#g7 ,hotspot device ,! t]m  
hotspot device means a portable device--
 7,a7 t connects to broadb& int]net     
access s]vice us+ a cellul> data        
connection2  7,b7 to :i* o!r devices    
wirelessly connect by means ( ,wi-,fi2 &
  7,c7 t enables ! devices describ$ 9   
subp>agraph 7,b7 to connect to ! broadb&
 int]net access s]vice describ$ 9       
subp>agraph 7,a74  7#h7 ,in/itution (   
high] education ,! t]m in/itution (     
high] education has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m
 9 section #aja ( ! ,high] ,education   
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74     
7#i7 ,libr>y2 libr>y consortium2 ,/ate  
libr>y adm9i/rative ag5cy ,! t]ms       
libr>y1 libr>y consortium1 & ,/ate      
libr>y adm9i/rative ag5cy h ! mean+s    
giv5 su* t]ms 9 section #bac ( ! ,museum
 & ,libr>y ,s]vices ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#iabb74  7#aj7 ,l[-income /ud5t ,! t]m  
l[-income /ud5t has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m
 9 section #fabb ( ! ,am]ica ,,competes 
,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ihcb74  4