,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gjbb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bg1 #bjbj ,mr4  
,clyburn 7= himself & ,mr4 ,upton7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,f$]al             
,communications ,commission to take     
c]ta9 actions to accel]ate ! ,rural     
,digital ,opportunity ,fund ,phase ,i   
auction1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,rural  
,broadb& ,accel]ation ,act4  #b4        
,accel]ation ( ,rural ,digital          
,opportunity ,fund ,phase ,i auction ,) 
respect to ! ,rural ,digital            
,opportunity ,fund ,phase ,i auction 79 
?is section ref]r$ to z ! auction7      
provid$ = 9 ! ,report & ,ord] 9 ! matt] 
( ,rural ,digital ,opportunity ,fund &  
,connect ,am]ica ,fund adopt$ by !      
,f$]al ,communications ,commission 79   
?is section ref]r$ to z ! ,commission7  
on ,janu>y #cj1 #bjbj 7,,fcc #bj-e71 !  
,commission %all modify ! framework = ! 

auction adopt$ 9 su* ,report & ,ord] z  
foll[s3  7#a7 ,! ,commission %all beg9  
accept+ long-=m applications be=e !     
auction1 n lat] ?an ! e>li] ( ! date t  
is #cj days aft] ! date on :i* !        
,commission beg9s accept+ %ort-=m       
applications or ,july #ca1 #bjbj1 f su* 
applicants z are will+ to commit to !   
s*$ule describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c77;,b7 =  
deploym5t ( networks capable ( provid+  
symmetrical ,gigabit p]=mance s]vice4   
7#b7 ,if ! long-=m applications accept$ 
pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7 indicate t1 = 
any c5sus block or c5sus block gr\p     
id5tifi$ 9 ! ,prelim9>y ,li/ ( ,eligible
 ,areas releas$ by ! ,commission on ,m>*
 #ag1 #bjbj1 !re is only #a qualifi$    
applicant will+ to commit to provide    
symmetrical ,gigabit p]=mance s]vice    
pursuant to ! s*$ule describ$ 9 p>agraph
 7#c77;,b71 ! ,commission %all1 n lat]  
?an ! e>li] ( ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbj1 or  
#cj days be=e ! />t ( ! auction--  7,a7 
aw>d to su* applicant ,rural ,digital   
,opportunity ,fund ,phase ,i support =  

su* c5sus block or c5sus block gr\p1 at 
#ajj p]c5t ( ! res]ve price 79 ?is      
p>agraph ref]r$ to z ! aw>d72  7,b7     
remove su* c5sus block or c5sus block   
gr\p f ! auction2 &  7,c7 r$uce ! budget
 = ! auction by #ge p]c5t ( ! am\nt ( ! 
aw>d & r$uce ! budget = ! ,rural        
,digital ,opportunity ,fund ,phase ,,ii 
auction provid$ = 9 su* ,report & ,ord] 
by #be p]c5t ( ! am\nt ( ! aw>d4  7#c7  
,! ,commission %all require an applicant
 submitt+ a long-=m application pursuant
 to p>agraph 7#a7 to--  7,a7 n lat] ?an 
#cj days aft] ! date on :i* su*         
applicant submits su* long-=m           
application1 provide a lett] ( commitm5t
 f a bank meet+ ! ,commission's         
eligibility requirem5ts /at+ t ! bank   
w\ld provide a lett] ( cr$it to su*     
applicant if su* applicant becomes a    
w9n+ bidd] & is aw>d$ support2 &  7,b7  
commit to--  7i7 beg9 con/ruction n lat]
 ?an #f mon?s foll[+ fund+ au?orization2
 &  7ii7 beg9 to make s]vice available n
 lat] ?an #a ye> foll[+ fund+           

au?orization4  7#d7 ,if an applicant to 
:i* an aw>d ( support has be5 made "u   
p>agraph 7#b77;,a7 = a c5sus block or   
c5sus block gr\p fails to meet !        
requirem5ts ( p>agraph 7#c7 ) respect to
 su* aw>d ( support1 ! ,commission %all 
revoke su* aw>d ( support & include su* 
c5sus block or c5sus block gr\p =       
competitive bidd+ 9 ! ,rural ,digital   
,opportunity ,fund ,phase ,,ii auction  
provid$ = 9 su* ,report & ,ord]4  7#e7  
,! ,commission %all require an applicant
 to :i* an aw>d ( support has be5 made  
"u p>agraph 7#b77;,a7 to meet !         
deploym5t s*$ule to :i* ! applicant     
committ$ "u p>agraph 7#c77;,b74  #c4    
,ensur+ ! ,,fcc creates accurate s]vice 
maps  7a7 ,au?orization ( appropriations
 ,title ,,viii ( ! ,communications ,act 
( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #fda et seq47 is 
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #hjg4 
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,commission to c>ry out ?is title--     
7#a7 #be1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbj2 &  

7#b7 #i1jjj1jjj = ea* ( ! fiscal ye>s   
#bjba ?r\gh #bjbg4  4  7b7 ,deadl9e =   
creation ( maps ,section #hjb7;c77#a7 ( 
! ,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg     
,u4,s4,c4 #fdb7;c77#a77 is am5d$ by     
/rik+ create & ins]t+ create1 n lat] ?an
 ,octob] #a1 #bjbj4