,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fefc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ba1 #bjbj,ms4 
,m5g introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide =      
,e-,rate support = ,wi-,fi hotspots1    
modems1 r\t]s1 & connect$ devices dur+  
em]g5cy p]iods relat+ to ,,covid-#ai1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,em]g5cy           
,educational ,connections ,act ( #bjbj4 
#b4 ,e-,rate support = ,wi-,fi hotspots1
 o!r equipm5t1 & connect$ devices dur+  
em]g5cy p]iods relat+ to ,,covid-#ai    
7a7 ,regulations requir$ ,n lat] ?an #g 
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,commission %all promulgate     
regulations provid+ = ! provision1 f    
am\nts made available f ! ,em]g5cy      
,connectivity ,fund e/abli%$ "u         
subsection 7i77#a71 ( support "u section
 #bed7;h77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,communications  
,act ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4             
#bed7;h77#a77;,b77 to an elem5t>y s*ool1

 second>y s*ool1 or libr>y 7includ+ a   
,tribal elem5t>y s*ool1 ,tribal second>y
 s*ool1 or ,tribal libr>y7 eligible =   
support "u su* section1 = ! pur*ase dur+
 an em]g5cy p]iod describ$ 9 subsection 
7e7 7includ+ any portion ( su* a p]iod  
occurr+ be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is  
,act7 ( equipm5t describ$ 9 subsection  
7c71 advanc$ telecommunications &       
in=mation s]vices1 or equipm5t describ$ 
9 su* subsection & advanc$              
telecommunications & in=mation s]vices1 
= use by-- 7#a7 9 ! case ( a s*ool1     
/ud5ts & /aff ( su* s*ool at locations t
 include locations o!r ?an su* s*ool2 & 
7#b7 9 ! case ( a libr>y1 patrons ( su* 
libr>y at locations t include locations 
o!r ?an su* libr>y4  7b7 ,eligibility ( 
,tribal libr>ies ,= purposes ( det]m9+ !
 eligibility ( a ,tribal libr>y =       
support "u ! regulations requir$ by     
subsection 7a71 ! portion ( p>agraph    
7#d7 ( section #bed7;h7 ( !             
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #bed7;h77 relat+ to           

eligibility = assi/ance f a ,/ate libr>y
 adm9i/rative ag5cy "u ! ,libr>y        
,s]vices & ,te*nology ,act %all n apply4
  7c7 ,equipm5t describ$ ,! equipm5t    
describ$ 9 ?is subsection is ! foll[+3  
7#a7 ,wi-,fi hotspots4  7#b7 ,modems4   
7#c7 ,r\t]s4  7#d7 ,devices t comb9e a  
modem & r\t]4  7#e7 ,connect$ devices4  
7d7 ,prioritization ( support ,!        
,commission %all provide 9 ! regulations
 requir$ by subsection 7a7 = a me*anism 
to require a s*ool or libr>y to         
prioritize ! provision ( equipm5t       
describ$ 9 subsection 7c71 advanc$      
telecommunications & in=mation s]vices1 
or equipm5t describ$ 9 su* subsection & 
advanc$ telecommunications & in=mation  
s]vices1 = :i* support is receiv$ "u su*
 regulations1 to /ud5ts & /aff or       
patrons 7z ! case may be7 t ! s*ool or  
libr>y believes d n h access to equipm5t
 describ$ 9 subsection 7c71 d n h access
 to advanc$ telecommunications &        
in=mation s]vices1 or h access to nei!r 
equipm5t describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 nor  

advanc$ telecommunications & in=mation  
s]vices1 at ! resid5ces ( su* /ud5ts &  
/aff or patrons4  7e7 ,em]g5cy p]iods   
describ$ ,an em]g5cy p]iod describ$ 9   
?is subsection is ! duration ( a public 
heal? em]g5cy decl>$ pursuant to section
 #cai ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 z a result (     
,,covid-#ai1 includ+ any r5ewal !re(4   
7f7 ,treatm5t ( equipm5t aft] em]g5cy   
p]iod ,! ,commission %all provide 9 !   
regulations requir$ by subsection 7a7 t1
 9 ! case ( a s*ool or libr>y t pur*ases
 equipm5t describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 us+ 
support receiv$ "u su* regulations1 su* 
s*ool or libr>y-- 7#a7 may1 aft] !      
em]g5cy p]iod ) respect to :i* su*      
support is receiv$1 use su* equipm5t =  
su* purposes z su* s*ool or libr>y      
consid]s appropriate1 subject to any    
re/rictions provid$ 9 su* regulations   
7or any successor regulation72 &  7#b7  
may n sell or o!rwise transf] su*       
equipm5t 9 ex*ange = any ?+ 7includ+ a  
s]vice7 ( value1 except t su* s*ool or  

libr>y may ex*ange su* equipm5t =       
upgrad$ equipm5t ( ! same type4  7g7    
,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section 
%all be con/ru$ to affect any au?ority !
 ,commission may h "u section           
#bed7;h77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,communications   
,act ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4             
#bed7;h77#a77;,b77 to all[ support "u   
su* section to be us$ = ! purposes      
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 o!r ?an z     
requir$ by su* subsection4  7h7         
,proc$ural matt]s  7#a7 ,"p #ed         
regulations ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be 
con/ru$ to prev5t ! ,commission f       
provid+ t ! regulations 9 "p #ed ( title
 #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 %all 
apply 9 :ole or 9 "p to support provid$ 
"u ! regulations requir$ by subsection  
7a71 %all n apply 9 :ole or 9 "p to su* 
support1 or %all be modifi$ 9 :ole or 9 
"p = purposes ( application to su*      
support4  7#b7 ,exemption f c]ta9       
rulemak+ requirem5ts ,subsections 7b71  
7c71 & 7d7 ( section #eec ( title #e1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 %all n apply to a  

regulation promulgat$ "u subsection 7a7 
( ?is section or a rulemak+ to          
promulgate su* a regulation4  7#c7      
,pap]work ,r$uction ,act exemption ,a   
collection ( in=mation conduct$ or      
sponsor$ "u ! regulations requir$ by    
subsection 7a71 or "u section #bed ( !  
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #bed7 9 connection ) support  
provid$ "u su* regulations1 %all n      
con/itute a collection ( in=mation = !  
purposes ( sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #ce (    
title #dd1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly
 ref]r$ to z ! ,pap]work ,r$uction      
,act74  7i7 ,em]g5cy ,connectivity ,fund
  7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is e/abli%$ 9 ! 
,treasury ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates a fund to be
 kn[n z ! ,em]g5cy ,connectivity ,fund4 
7#b7 ,appropriation ,!re is appropriat$ 
to ! ,em]g5cy ,connectivity ,fund1 out (
 any money 9 ! ,treasury n o!rwise      
appropriat$1 #b1jjj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>
 #bjbj1 to rema9 available ?r\gh fiscal 
ye> #bjba4  7#c7 ,use ( funds ,am\nts 9 
! ,em]g5cy ,connectivity ,fund %all be  

available to ! ,commission to provide   
support "u ! regulations requir$ by     
subsection 7a74  7#d7 ,relation%ip to   
univ]sal s]vice contributions ,support  
provid$ "u ! regulations requir$ by     
subsection 7a7 %all be provid$ f am\nts 
made available "u p>agraph 7#c7 & n f   
contributions "u section #bed7;d7 ( !   
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #bed7;d774  7j7 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is section3 7#a7 ,advanc$             
telecommunications & in=mation s]vices  
,! t]m advanc$ telecommunications &     
in=mation s]vices means advanc$         
telecommunications & in=mation s]vices1 
z su* t]m is us$ 9 section #bed7;h7 ( ! 
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #bed7;h774  7#b7 ,commission  
,! t]m ,commission means ! ,f$]al       
,communications ,commission4  7#c7      
,connect$ device ,! t]m connect$ device 
means a laptop comput]1 tablet comput]1 
or simil> device t is capable ( connect+
 to advanc$ telecommunications &        
in=mation s]vices4  7#d7 ,libr>y ,! t]m 

libr>y includes a libr>y consortium4    
7#e7 ,wi-,fi ,! t]m ,wi-,fi means a     
wireless network+ protocol bas$ on      
,in/itute ( ,electrical & ,electronics  
,eng9e]s /&>d #hjb4aa 7or any successor 
/&>d74  7#f7 ,wi-,fi hotspot ,! t]m     
,wi-,fi hotspot means a device t is     
capable (-- 7,a7 receiv+ mobile advanc$ 
telecommunications & in=mation s]vices2 
&  7,b7 %>+ su* s]vices ) ano!r device  
?r\gh ! use ( ,wi-,fi4