,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fecd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ag1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,foster 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,mr4
 ,crdenas1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,sewell of
 ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 
,mr4 ,neguse1 ,mrs4 ,lee of ,nevada1    
,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new     
,york1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1    
,mr4 ,heck1 ,ms4 ,dean1 ,mrs4 ,axne1    
,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4    
,johnson of ,georgia1 and ,mr4 ,green of
 ,texas7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,financial ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
include reasonable costs for high-speed 
internet service in the utility         
allowances for families residing in     
public housing1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,closing the ,digital ,divide   
for ,students ,act of #bjbj4  #b4       
,inclusion of high-speed internet       
service in public housing utility       
allowances for certain families         

,subsection 7b7 of section #c of the    
,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;a7b77 is amended by
 adding at the end the following new    
paragraph3  7#ad7 ,utility allowance ,a 
utility allowance under this ,act for   
public housing shall include costs for  
high-speed internet service1 including  
the cost of renting or purchasing       
equipment necessary to access such      
service and a one-time installation fee1
 subject to the following limitations3  
7,a7 ,cost ,the cost included in a      
utility allowance for a public housing  
dwelling unit pursuant to this paragraph
 for monthly internet service shall     
not-- 7i7 exceed the lowest cost        
available in the area of such housing   
for such monthly high-speed internet    
service2 and  7ii7 include any costs for
 cable or satellite television service  
or telephone service4  7,b7 ,family     
choice ,subparagraph 7,a7 may not be    
construed to prohibit a household in    
public housing from subscribing to-- 7i7

 a high-speed internet service the cost 
of which exceeds the cost described in  
subparagraph 7,a77i72 or  7ii7 any joint
 package for internet service together  
with cable or satellite television      
service or telephone service1 or both4  
7,c7 ,qualified families ,costs for     
high-speed internet service may be      
included in a utility allowance only for
 a household that incurs such costs and 
includes children who qualify for free  
and reduced price lunch pursuant to     
section #i of the ,richard ,b4 ,russell 
,national ,school ,lunch ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #ageh74  7,d7 ,protection of  
minors ,costs for high-speed internet   
service may be included in a utility    
allowance for a household only if the   
internet service provider1 upon initial 
provision of such service for a         
household1 provides the household with a
 specific technology capable of blocking
 or filtering internet access to visual 
depictions described in section         
#bed7;h77#e77;,b77i7 of the             

,communications ,act of #aicg 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bed7;h77#e77;,b77i77 that    
provides a level of protection against  
access by minors to such depictions     
through the internet that is at least as
 great as the level of protection       
provided by a technology protection     
measure 7as such term is defined in     
paragraph 7#g7 of such section #bed7;h77
 that meets the requirements for        
certification under such paragraph1 as  
determined by the ,secretary4  4