,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjbb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bg1 #bjbj ,mr4 
,clyburn 7for himself and ,mr4 ,upton7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the
 ,federal ,communications ,commission to
 take certain actions to accelerate the 
,rural ,digital ,opportunity ,fund      
,phase ,i auction1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,rural ,broadband   
,acceleration ,act4  #b4 ,acceleration  
of ,rural ,digital ,opportunity ,fund   
,phase ,i auction ,with respect to the  
,rural ,digital ,opportunity ,fund      
,phase ,i auction 7in this section      
referred to as the auction7 provided for
 in the ,report and ,order in the matter
 of ,rural ,digital ,opportunity ,fund  
and ,connect ,america ,fund adopted by  
the ,federal ,communications ,commission
 7in this section referred to as the    
,commission7 on ,january #cj1 #bjbj     

7,,fcc #bj-e71 the ,commission shall    
modify the framework for the auction    
adopted in such ,report and ,order as   
follows3  7#a7 ,the ,commission shall   
begin accepting long-form applications  
before the auction1 not later than the  
earlier of the date that is #cj days    
after the date on which the ,commission 
begins accepting short-form applications
 or ,july #ca1 #bjbj1 from such         
applicants as are willing to commit to  
the schedule described in paragraph     
7#c77;,b7 for deployment of networks    
capable of providing symmetrical        
,gigabit performance service4  7#b7 ,if 
the long-form applications accepted     
pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 indicate     
that1 for any census block or census    
block group identified in the           
,preliminary ,list of ,eligible ,areas  
released by the ,commission on ,march   
#ag1 #bjbj1 there is only #a qualified  
applicant willing to commit to provide  
symmetrical ,gigabit performance service
 pursuant to the schedule described in  

paragraph 7#c77;,b71 the ,commission    
shall1 not later than the earlier of    
,september #cj1 #bjbj1 or #cj days      
before the start of the auction--  7,a7 
award to such applicant ,rural ,digital 
,opportunity ,fund ,phase ,i support for
 such census block or census block      
group1 at #ajj percent of the reserve   
price 7in this paragraph referred to as 
the award72  7,b7 remove such census    
block or census block group from the    
auction2 and  7,c7 reduce the budget for
 the auction by #ge percent of the      
amount of the award and reduce the      
budget for the ,rural ,digital          
,opportunity ,fund ,phase ,,ii auction  
provided for in such ,report and ,order 
by #be percent of the amount of the     
award4  7#c7 ,the ,commission shall     
require an applicant submitting a       
long-form application pursuant to       
paragraph 7#a7 to--  7,a7 not later than
 #cj days after the date on which such  
applicant submits such long-form        
application1 provide a letter of        

commitment from a bank meeting the      
,commission's eligibility requirements  
stating that the bank would provide a   
letter of credit to such applicant if   
such applicant becomes a winning bidder 
and is awarded support2 and  7,b7 commit
 to--  7i7 begin construction not later 
than #f months following funding        
authorization2 and  7ii7 begin to make  
service available not later than #a year
 following funding authorization4  7#d7 
,if an applicant to which an award of   
support has been made under paragraph   
7#b77;,a7 for a census block or census  
block group fails to meet the           
requirements of paragraph 7#c7 with     
respect to such award of support1 the   
,commission shall revoke such award of  
support and include such census block or
 census block group for competitive     
bidding in the ,rural ,digital          
,opportunity ,fund ,phase ,,ii auction  
provided for in such ,report and ,order4
  7#e7 ,the ,commission shall require an
 applicant to which an award of support 

has been made under paragraph 7#b77;,a7 
to meet the deployment schedule to which
 the applicant committed under paragraph
 7#c77;,b74  #c4 ,ensuring the ,,fcc    
creates accurate service maps  7a7      
,authorization of appropriations ,title 
,,viii of the ,communications ,act of   
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #fda et seq47 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #hjg4 ,authorization of     
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to the ,commission to   
carry out this title--  7#a7 #be1jjj1jjj
 for fiscal year #bjbj2 and  7#b7       
#i1jjj1jjj for each of the fiscal years 
#bjba through #bjbg4  4  7b7 ,deadline  
for creation of maps ,section           
#hjb7;c77#a7 of the ,communications ,act
 of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #fdb7;c77#a77  
is amended by striking create and       
inserting create1 not later than        
,october #a1 #bjbj4