,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fgbc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #e1 #bjbj,mr4   
,peterson 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,young1    
,mr4 ,van ,drew1 ,mr4 ,cox of           
,california1 ,mr4 ,rogers of ,kentucky1 
,mr4 ,lucas1 ,ms4 ,craig1 ,mr4 ,case1   
,mr4 ,gonzalez of ,texas1 and ,mr4      
,correa7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,communications ,act of #aicd 
to clarify the eligibility of broadband 
internet access services for ,federal   
universal service support1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,universal          
,broadband ,act of #bjbj4  #b4          
,universal service support for broadband
 internet access services  7a7          
,clarification of eligibility for       
support  7#a7 ,in general ,section      
#bed7;c7 of the ,communications ,act of 
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bed7;c77 is       
amended by adding at the end the        

following3  7#d7 ,broadband internet    
access services ,in addition to the     
services included in the definition of  
universal service under paragraph 7#a71 
the ,commission shall designate         
broadband internet access services as   
services that are supported by ,federal 
universal service support mechanisms4   
,in designating services under this     
paragraph1 the ,commission shall ensure 
that the services designated are        
sufficient for the purposes for which   
consumers use broadband internet access 
services1 as such purposes evolve over  
time4  4  7#b7 ,obligations of eligible 
telecommunications carriers ,section    
#bad7;e77#a77;,a7 of the ,communications
 ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4           
#bad7;e77#a77;,a77 is amended by        
inserting all of after offer4  7b7      
,contributions to universal service     
7#a7 ,providers of broadband internet   
access services required to contribute  
,section #bed of the ,communications    
,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bed7 is   

amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7b77#d71 by
 inserting and all providers of         
broadband internet access services after
 telecommunications services2 and  7,b7 
in subsection 7d7-- 7i7 in the heading1 
by striking ,telecommunications carrier2
  7ii7 in the first sentence1 by        
inserting and every provider of         
broadband internet access services after
 telecommunications services2 and  7iii7
 in the second sentence-- 7,i7 by       
inserting 1 or provider or class of     
providers1 after carriers2 and  7,,ii7  
by inserting or provider's after        
carrier's each place it appears4  7#b7  
,additional matters relating to         
universal service contributions ,section
 #bed7;d7 of the ,communications ,act of
 #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bed7;d77 is      
amended-- 7,a7 by striking ,every       
telecommunications carrier and inserting
 the following3  7#a7 ,in general ,every
 telecommunications carrier  2 and  7,b7
 by adding at the end the following3    
7#b7 ,exclusion from contribution base  

of services provided to ,lifeline       
consumers ,in determining the amount    
that a telecommunications carrier or    
provider of a broadband internet access 
service is required to contribute under 
this subsection1 the ,commission shall  
exclude from the determination any      
services provided by such carrier or    
provider to consumers who receive       
services through the ,lifeline program  
of the ,commission4  7#c7 ,consideration
 of anticipated funding needs  7,a7 ,in 
general ,in determining the amount of   
contributions required under this       
subsection1 the ,commission shall       
consider forecasts of anticipated demand
 for services that are supported by each
 of the ,federal universal service      
support mechanisms over periods that are
 sufficiently long to allow for adequate
 planning1 thereby ensuring sufficient  
and predictable funding for each such   
mechanism4  7,b7 ,prohibition on        
contribution limit ,the ,commission may 
not establish any limit on the total    

amount of contributions required under  
this subsection with respect to all     
,federal universal service support      
mechanisms1 except for establishing the 
amount that providers are required to   
contribute with respect to a particular 
time period based on the projected      
demand for services that are supported  
by ,federal universal service support   
mechanisms over such time period4  4    
7c7 ,access in ,tribal areas ,section   
#bed7;b77#c7 of the ,communications ,act
 of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bed7;b77#c77  
is amended-- 7#a7 in the heading1 by    
striking ,access in rural and high cost 
areas and inserting ,access in all      
regions2 and  7#b7 by inserting ,tribal1
 after insular14  7d7 ,prohibition on   
expenditure limit ,section #bed of the  
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bed7 is amended by adding at 
the end the following3  7m7 ,prohibition
 on expenditure limit ,the ,commission  
may not establish any limit on the total
 amount of funds that may be expended   

through all ,federal universal service  
support mechanisms4 ,nothing in the     
preceding sentence shall be construed to
 prohibit the ,commission from ensuring 
that funds expended through the ,federal
 universal service support mechanisms   
are expended for services eligible for  
support through such mechanisms4  4  7e7
 ,consultation among ,,fcc1 ,,ntia1 and 
,,usda ,the ,federal ,communications    
,commission1 the ,assistant ,secretary  
of ,commerce for ,communications and    
,information1 and the ,secretary of     
,agriculture shall1 in administering    
,federal financial assistance for the   
deployment of broadband services1       
consult with one another regarding the  
distribution of such assistance for the 
deployment of broadband services in     
rural areas4  7f7 ,reporting            
requirements ,section #bed of the       
,communications ,act of #aicd1 as       
amended by subsection 7d71 is further   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7n7 ,reporting requirements 

,not later than #ahj days after the end 
of each calendar year1 the ,commission  
shall submit to ,congress a report that 
contains the following3 7#a7 ,a         
statement of the total amount expended  
in such year to support broadband       
internet access services through the    
,federal universal service support      
mechanisms for high-cost areas4  7#b7 ,a
 statement of the amount1 of the total  
amount stated under paragraph 7#a71     
expended in each of the following3 7,a7 
,rural areas4  7,b7 ,insular areas4     
7,c7 ,tribal areas4  7,d7 ,areas that1  
as of the beginning of such year1 were  
unserved areas1 as determined by the    
,commission4  7#c7 ,a description of    
progress during such year in advancing  
the universal service principles        
described in subsection 7b7 and the     
requirements for meeting future growth  
in the demand for the services that are 
supported by ,federal universal service 
support mechanisms1 including challenges
 that may prevent the advancement of    

such principles4  4  7g7 ,broadband     
internet access service defined ,section
 #bed of the ,communications ,act of    
#aicd1 as amended by subsections 7d7 and
 7f71 is further amended by adding at   
the end the following3  7o7 ,broadband  
internet access service defined ,in this
 section1 the term broadband internet   
access service-- 7#a7 means a           
mass-market retail service by wire or   
radio that provides the capability to   
transmit data to and receive data from  
all or substantially all internet       
endpoints1 including any capabilities   
that are incidental to and enable the   
operation of the communications service1
 but excluding dial-up internet access  
service2 and  7#b7 includes any service 
that the ,commission finds to be        
providing a functional equivalent of the
 service described in paragraph 7#a74  4