,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gddg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #a1 #bjbj,mr4 ,clyburn 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,upton1 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,cox of ,california1 ,mrs4 ,bustos1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,balderson1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,rice of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,duncan1 ,mr4 ,norman1 ,ms4 ,spanberger1 ,mr4 ,trone1 ,mr4 ,wilson of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,palazzo1 ,mr4 ,wright1 and ,mr4 ,gottheimer7 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 ,acceleration of ,rural ,digital ,opportunity ,fund ,phase ,i auction 7a7 ,in general ,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 ,commission 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 accept long-form applications before the auction1 during the period that begins not earlier than the date that is #cj days after the date on which the ,commission begins accepting short-form applications and ends on ,september #ae1 #bjbj1 from such applicants as are willing to commit to the schedule described in paragraph 7#c77;,c7 for deployment of networks capable of providing gigabit broadband internet access service4 7#b7 ,if the long-form applications accepted pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 indicate that1 for any census block or census block group that1 as of ,july #ca1 #bjbj1 was identified on the ,list of ,eligible ,areas maintained by the ,commission1 there is only #a qualified applicant willing to commit to provide gigabit broadband internet access service pursuant to the schedule described in paragraph 7#c77;,c71 the ,commission shall1 not later than the earlier of ,october #ae1 #bjbj1 or #ad 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 #ej 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 #ej percent of the amount of the award4 7#c7 ,the ,commission shall require an applicant submitting a long-form application pursuant to paragraph 7#a71 in order for such application to be considered complete-- 7,a7 to demonstrate project readiness by providing a network design for a fiber optic cable or hybrid fiber optic and coaxial cable network 7which may include other technology used in conjunction with the foregoing solely on an ancillary basis7 to be deployed to provide gigabit broadband internet access service to locations in each census block or census block group covered by the application1 except that an applicant that has offered gigabit broadband internet access service 7despite consumer equipment limitations7 for at least #b years before the date on which the application is submitted shall be presumed to have demonstrated project readiness2 7,b7 to demonstrate financial stability by providing a letter of commitment from a bank or other documentation to establish that sufficient credit would be available to such applicant if such applicant becomes a winning bidder and is awarded support2 and 7,c7 to commit to-- 7i7 begin construction not later than #f months following funding authorization2 and 7ii7 begin to make service available in at least one awarded census block not later than #a year following funding authorization4 7#d7 ,a recipient of an award of support under paragraph 7#b77;,a7 shall have a reasonable opportunity1 of not less than #ij days after the date on which such award of support is made1 to cure any deficiencies in a long-form application submitted pursuant to paragraph 7#a74 7#e7 ,if a recipient of an award of support under paragraph 7#b77;,a7 for a census block or census block group fails to meet the deployment schedule to which the recipient committed under paragraph 7#c77;,c71 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 ,order1 unless such deployment schedule is extended by the ,commission for good cause1 due to extenuating circumstances outside the control of the recipient and the ,commission finds that the recipient is making good faith efforts to overcome such circumstances4 7#f7 ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 the ,commission shall not require any short-form or long-form applicant to be designated as an eligible telecommunications carrier under section #bad7;e7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bad7;e77 in order to receive ,rural ,digital ,opportunity ,fund ,phase ,i or ,phase ,,ii support4 7b7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,broadband internet access service ,the term broadband internet access service has the meaning given such term in section #h4a7;b7 of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or any successor regulation74 7#b7 ,commission ,the term ,commission means the ,federal ,communications ,commission4 7#c7 ,gigabit broadband internet access service ,the term gigabit broadband internet access service means broadband internet access service with a downstream speed of at least #a gigabit per second4 #b4 ,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