,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #dbc #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #eefg ,report ,no4 #aaf-ebc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #i1 #bjbj,mr4 ,long 7for himself and ,mr4 ,veasey7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,september #ah1 #bjbj;,additional sponsor3 ,mr4 ,flores ,september #ah1 #bjbj,reported from the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce2 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,communications ,act of #aicd to require the ,federal ,communications ,commission to consider market entry barriers for socially disadvantaged individuals in the communications marketplace report under section #ac of such ,act4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,measuring the ,economics ,driving ,investments and ,access for ,diversity ,act of #bjbj or the ,,media ,diversity ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,considering market entry barriers for socially disadvantaged individuals ,section #ac7;d7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #afc7;d77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#d7 ,considering socially disadvantaged individuals ,in assessing the state of competition under subsection 7b77#a7 and regulatory barriers under subsection 7b77#c71 the ,commission1 with the input of the ,office of ,communications ,business ,opportunities of the ,commission1 shall consider market entry barriers for socially disadvantaged individuals in the communications marketplace in accordance with the national policy under section #beg7;b74 4 ,september #ah1 #bjbj,reported from the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce2 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed