,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gebj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #i1 #bjbj ,ms4 
,eshoo introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require the ,federal ,communications    
,commission to update the national      
broadband plan1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,national ,broadband ,plan for  
the ,future ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,update 
to national broadband plan  7a7         
,definitions ,in this section--  7#a7   
the term appropriate committees of      
,congress means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on
 ,commerce1 ,science1 and               
,transportation of the ,senate2 and     
7,b7 the ,committee on ,energy and      
,commerce of the ,house of              
,representatives2  7#b7 the term        
broadband internet access service has   
the meaning given the term in section   
#h4a of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal    
,regulations1 or any successor          

regulation2  7#c7 the term ,commission  
means the ,federal ,communications      
,commission2  7#d7 the term ,,covid-#ai 
pandemic means the outbreak and         
associated public heath1 economic1 and  
other societal effects of the           
,coronavirus ,disease #bjai             
7,,covid-#ai7 related to the emergency  
declared by the ,secretary of ,health   
and ,human ,services on ,january #ca1   
#bjbj1 under section #cai of the ,public
 ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#bdg;d71 and any renewals thereof and   
any subsequent declarations by the      
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services related to the coronavirus2   
7#e7 the term ,e-,rate program means the
 program set forth under subpart ,f of  
part #ed of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal
 ,regulations1 or any successor         
regulations2  7#f7 the term ,lifeline   
means the program set forth under       
subpart ,e of part #ed of title #dg1    
,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or any  
successor regulations2 and  7#g7 the    

term national broadband plan means the  
plan required to be submitted by the    
,commission to the appropriate          
committees of ,congress under section   
#fjja7k7 of the ,american ,recovery and 
,reinvestment ,act of #bjji 7#dg        
,u4,s4,c4 #acje7k774  7b7 ,update  7#a7 
,in general ,not later than ,july #a1   
#bjba1 and subject to paragraph 7#c71   
the ,commission shall1 after notice and 
an opportunity for public comment1      
submit to the appropriate committees of 
,congress a final report containing an  
update to the national broadband plan4  
7#b7 ,contents ,the update to the       
national broadband plan required under  
paragraph 7#a7 shall-- 7,a7 assess the  
progress of the ,united ,states in      
achieving the goals of the original     
national broadband plan during the      
#aj-year period preceding the date of   
enactment of this ,act2  7,b7 reassess  
the areas of focus contained within the 
original national broadband plan1       
including through-- 7i7 an analysis of  

the most effective and efficient        
mechanisms for ensuring access to       
broadband internet access service by all
 people of the ,united ,states2  7ii7 a 
detailed strategy for achieving-- 7,i7  
affordability of broadband internet     
access service 7including through       
,lifeline72 and  7,,ii7 maximum         
utilization of broadband internet access
 service1 and the infrastructure with   
respect to that service1 by the public2 
7iii7 an evaluation of the status of    
deployment of broadband internet access 
service1 including the progress of      
projects supported by the grants made   
pursuant to section #fjja of the        
,american ,recovery and ,reinvestment   
,act of #bjji 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #acje72 and
  7iv7 a plan for use of broadband      
internet access service1 and the        
infrastructure with respect to that     
service1 in advancing consumer welfare1 
civic participation1 public safety and  
homeland security1 community            
development1 health care delivery1      

energy independence and efficiency1     
education1 worker training1 private     
sector investment1 entrepreneurial      
activity1 job creation and economic     
growth1 and other national purposes2    
7,c7 examine the effects of the         
,,covid-#ai pandemic on how the people  
of the ,united ,states--  7i7 learn1    
including-- 7,i7 an analysis of the     
nature and extent of gaps between       
students who have access to broadband   
internet access service at home and     
students who do not have that access2   
and  7,,ii7 an identification of        
specific ways to close the gaps         
described in subclause 7,i71 including  
through the ,e-,rate program and        
,lifeline2  7ii7 work1 including by     
developing detailed proposals that could
 make working from home more practical  
for workers and more productive for     
employers2  7iii7 receive medical       
information and treatment1 including    
by-- 7,i7 reviewing the adequacy and    
effectiveness of telemedicine programs  

implemented at the ,federal and ,state  
levels2 and  7,,ii7 developing proposals
 for how the programs described in      
subclause 7,i7 could be improved or     
expanded2 and  7iv7 participate in civic
 communications1 including by analyzing 
the effects that the ,,covid-#ai        
pandemic and the infrastructure with    
respect to broadband internet access    
service in the ,united ,states have had 
on--  7,i7 free expression and          
non-commercial speakers in the ,united  
,states2 and  7,,ii7 the availability of
 credible news and information1         
including public health information1    
with respect to that pandemic2  7,d7    
analyze the change in reliance that the 
people of the ,united ,states will have 
on services enabled by broadband        
internet access service as a result of  
the ,,covid-#ai pandemic2 and  7,e7     
develop--  7i7 short-term proposals to  
address the reliance described in       
subparagraph 7,d72 and  7ii7 a long-term
 plan to address any systemic privacy   

and security challenges associated with 
the use of services described in        
subparagraph 7,d74  7#c7 ,final report  
,until ,july #a1 #bjba1 the appropriate 
committees of ,congress shall accept    
from the ,commission an updated version 
of a report previously submitted by the 
,commission under paragraph 7#a71       
without regard to whether the           
,commission had-- 7,a7 labeled the      
previously submitted version of the     
report as the final report2 or  7,b7    
otherwise indicated that the previously 
submitted version was the final version 
of the report4  7#d7 ,subsequent annual 
reports ,not later than #a year after   
the date on which the ,commission       
submits the final report of the         
,commission required under this         
subsection1 as determined in accordance 
with paragraph 7#c71 and annually       
thereafter1 the ,commission shall submit
 to the appropriate committees of       
,congress a report on the progress of   
the ,commission in achieving the goals  

of the national broadband plan1 as      
updated under this subsection4