,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ajdf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #d1 #bjai,ms4   
,cortez ,ma/o 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,g>dn]1   
,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,johnson1 ,ms4        
,baldw91 & ,mrs4 ,blackburn7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ 
to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% 
! ,(fice ( ,int]net ,connectivity &     
,gr[?1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,advanc+
 ,critical ,connectivity ,exp&s ,s]vice1
 ,small ,bus9ess ,res\rces1             
,opportunities1 ,access1 & ,data ,bas$  
on ,assess$ ,ne$ & ,dem& ,act or !      
,,access ,,broadb& ,act4  #b4           
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,ag5cy ,! 
t]m ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9      
section #eea ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code4  7#b7 ,assi/ant secret>y ,! t]m  
,assi/ant ,secret>y means ! ,assi/ant   
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce = ,communications &
 ,in=mation4  7#c7 ,commission ,! t]m   
,commission means ! ,f$]al              

,communications ,commission4  7#d7      
,f$]al broadb& support program ,! t]m   
,f$]al broadb& support program does n   
include any ,univ]sal ,s]vice ,fund     
program & means any ( ! foll[+ programs 
7or any o!r simil> ,f$]al program7 to ! 
ext5t ! program (f]s broadb& int]net    
s]vice or programs = promot+ broadb&    
access & adoption = v>i\s demographic   
communities ?r\gh v>i\s m$ia =          
resid5tial1 comm]cial1 or community     
provid]s1 or academic e/abli%m5ts3 7,a7 
,! ,telecommunications & ,te*nology     
,program ( ! ,appala*ian ,regional      
,commission4  7,b7 ,! foll[+ programs ( 
! ,rural ,utilities ,s]vice ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture3 7i7 ,!        
,telecommunications ,infra/ructure ,loan
 & ,loan ,gu>antee ,program4  7ii7 ,!   
,rural ,broadb& ,access ,loan & ,loan   
,gu>antee ,program au?oriz$ "u section  
#fja ( ! ,rural ,electrification ,act ( 
#aicf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #iej;bb74  7iii7 ,! 
,sub/antially ,und]s]v$ ,tru/ ,area     
,initiative4  7iv7 ,! ,community        

,connect ,grant ,program e/abli%$ "u    
title ,,iii ( ! ,agriculture1 ,rural    
,developm5t1 ,food & ,drug              
,adm9i/ration1 & ,relat$ ,ag5cies       
,appropriations1 #bjjd 7division ,a (   
,public ,law #ajh-aii2 #aah ,/at4 #ai74 
7v7 ,! ,di/ance ,le>n+ & ,telem$ic9e    
,grant ,program "u section #bccc ( !    
,food1 ,agriculture1 ,cons]vation1 &    
,free ,trade ,act ( #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 
#iej;aaa-#b74  7,c7 ,! foll[+ programs (
 ! ,economic ,developm5t ,adm9i/ration (
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce3 7i7 ,! ,public 
,works & ,economic ,adju/m5t ,assi/ance 
,programs4  7ii7 ,! ,plann+ & ,local    
,te*nical ,assi/ance ,programs4  7,d7 ,!
 foll[+ programs ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ &
 ,urban ,developm5t3 7i7 ,! ,community  
,developm5t ,block ,grant ,program "u   
title ,i ( ! ,h\s+ & ,community         
,developm5t ,act ( #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#ecja et seq474  7ii7 ,! loan gu>antee  
program "u section #ajh ( ! ,h\s+ &     
,community ,developm5t ,act ( #aigd 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjh7 7commonly kn[n z !    

,section #ajh ,loan ,gu>antee ,program74
  7iii7 ,assi/ance f ! ,public ,h\s+    
,capital ,fund e/abli%$ "u section      
#i7;d7 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,h\s+ ,act (   
#aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;g7d774  7iv7 
,assi/ance f ! ,public ,h\s+ ,op]at+    
,fund e/abli%$ "u section #i7;e7 ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,h\s+ ,act ( #aicg 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;g7e774  7v7 ,!          
,multifamily ,h\s+ ,programs4  7vi7 ,!  
,indian ,community ,developm5t ,block   
,grant ,program4  7vii7 ,! ,indian ,h\s+
 ,block ,grant ,program "u section #aja 
( ! ,native ,am]ican ,h\s+ ,assi/ance & 
,self-,det]m9ation ,act ( #aiif 7#be    
,u4,s4,c4 #daaa74  7viii7 ,loan         
gu>antees "u title ,,vi ( ! ,native     
,am]ican ,h\s+ ,assi/ance &             
,self-,det]m9ation ,act ( #aiif 7#be    
,u4,s4,c4 #daia et seq47 7commonly kn[n 
z ! ,title ,,vi ,loan ,gu>antee         
,program74  7ix7 ,! ,*oice              
,neighborhoods ,initiative4  7x7 ,!     
,,home ,inve/m5t ,p>tn]%ips ,program    
au?oriz$ "u title ,,ii ( !              

,cran/on-,gonzalez ,national ,af=dable  
,h\s+ ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abgba et     
seq474  7xi7 ,! ,h\s+ ,tru/ ,fund       
e/abli%$ "u section #acch ( ! ,f$]al    
,h\s+ ,ent]prises ,f9ancial ,safety &   
,s\ndness ,act ( #aiib 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4   
#defh74  7xii7 ,! ,h\s+ ,opportunities =
 ,p]sons ,) ,,aids ,program au?oriz$ "u 
! ,,aids ,h\s+ ,opportunity ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #abija et seq474  7,e7 ,!     
,am]ican ,job ,c5t]s ( ! ,employm5t &   
,tra9+ ,adm9i/ration ( ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,labor4  7,f7 ,! ,libr>y ,s]vices &     
,te*nology ,grant ,programs ( !         
,in/itute ( ,museum & ,libr>y ,s]vices4 
7#e7 ,(fice ,! t]m ,(fice means ! ,(fice
 ( ,int]net ,connectivity & ,gr[?       
e/abli%$ "u section #c4  7#f7 ,univ]sal 
,s]vice ,fund program ,! t]m ,univ]sal  
,s]vice ,fund program means any program 
au?oriz$ "u section #bed ( !            
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #bed7 to help deploy broadb&4 
7#g7 ,univ]sal s]vice me*anism ,! t]m   
univ]sal s]vice me*anism means any fund+

 /ream provid$ by a ,univ]sal ,s]vice   
,fund program to support broadb& access4
  #c4 ,e/abli%m5t ( ,(fice ( ,int]net   
,connectivity & ,gr[? ,n lat] ?an #ahj  
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,assi/ant ,secret>y %all e/abli% !    
,(fice ( ,int]net ,connectivity & ,gr[? 
)9 ! ,national ,telecommunications &    
,in=mation ,adm9i/ration4  #d4 ,duties  
7a7 ,outrea* ,! ,(fice %all-- 7#a7      
connect ) communities t ne$ access to   
high-spe$ int]net & improv$ digital     
inclusion ef=ts ?r\gh v>i\s =ms (       
outrea* & communication te*niques2  7#b7
 hold regional work%ops across ! ,unit$ 
,/ates to %>e be/ practices & effective 
/rategies = promot+ broadb& access &    
adoption2  7#c7 develop t>get$ broadb&  
tra9+ & pres5tations = v>i\s demographic
 communities ?r\gh v>i\s m$ia2 &  7#d7  
develop & di/ribute publications        
7includ+ toolkits1 prim]s1 manuals1 &   
:ite pap]s7 provid+ guidance1 /rategies1
 & insights to communities z !          
communities develop /rategies to exp&   

broadb& access & adoption4  7b7 ,track+ 
( ,f$]al doll>s  7#a7 ,broadb&          
infra/ructure ,! ,(fice %all track !    
con/ruction & use ( & access to any     
broadb& infra/ructure built us+ any     
,f$]al support 9 a c5tral database4     
7#b7 ,acc\nt+ me*anism ,! ,(fice %all   
develop a /reaml9$ acc\nt+ me*anism by  
:i* any ag5cy (f]+ a ,f$]al broadb&     
support program1 & ! ,commission ?r\gh !
 ,univ]sal ,s]vice ,fund1 %all provide !
 in=mation describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 9 a 
/&>diz$ & effici5t fa%ion4  7#c7 ,report
 ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & e ye> !reaft]1 ! 
,(fice %all make public on ! website ( !
 ,(fice & submit to ! ,committee on     
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( !
 ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a  
report on ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,a description 
( ! "w ( ! ,(fice = ! previ\s ye> & !   
numb] ( resid5ts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates :o   
receiv$ broadb& access z a result ( a   
,f$]al broadb& support program or a     

,univ]sal ,s]vice ,fund program4  7,b7  
,! numb] ( resid5ts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 brok5 d[n  
by ! ,f$]al broadb& support program or  
univ]sal s]vice me*anism to :i* !       
broadb& access 0 attributable4  7,c7 ,an
 e/imate ( ! economic impact ( ! broadb&
 deploym5t ef=ts describ$ 9 subp>agraphs
 7,a7 & 7,b7 on ! local economy 9 areas 
receiv+ assi/ance ?r\gh ^? ef=ts1       
includ+ any effect on small bus9esses or
 jobs4  #e4 ,/reaml9$ applications =    
support  7a7 ,ag5cy consultation ,!     
,(fice %all consult ) any ag5cy (f]+ a  
,f$]al broadb& support program to       
/reaml9e & /&>dize ! application process
 = grants or o!r f9ancial assi/ance f ! 
program4  7b7 ,ag5cy /reaml9+ ,any ag5cy
 (f]+ a ,f$]al broadb& support program  
%all am5d ! application = broadb&       
support f t program1 to ! ext5t         
practicable & z necess>y1 to /reaml9e & 
/&>dize applications = ,f$]al broadb&   
support programs across ! ,f$]al        
,gov]nm5t4  7c7 ,s+le application ,to ! 

greate/ ext5t practicable1 ! ,(fice %all
 seek to create #a application t may be 
submitt$ to apply = all1 or sub/antially
 all1 ,f$]al broadb& support programs4  
7d7 ,website requir$ ,n lat] ?an #ahj   
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,(fice %all create a c5tral website   
?r\gh :i* a pot5tial applicant c le>n   
ab\t & apply = support ?r\gh any ,f$]al 
broadb& support program4  #f4           
,coord9ation ( support ,! ,(fice1 any   
ag5cy t (f]s a ,f$]al broadb& support   
program1 & ! ,commission1 ?r\gh !       
,univ]sal ,s]vice ,fund1 %all coord9ate 
) ea* o!r to ensure t ,f$]al support =  
broadb& is be+ di/ribut$ 9 an effici5t1 
te*nology-neutral1 & f9ancially         
su/a9able mann]1 ) ! goal ( s]v+ ! l>ge/
 numb] ( p]sons 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates :ile  
avoid+ ov]build+ & promot+ ! mo/ job &  
economic gr[? = all resid5ts ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates4  #g4 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9
 ?is ,act is int5d$ to alt] or am5d any 
provision ( section #bed ( !            
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       

,u4,s4,c4 #bed74  #h4 ,no additional    
funds au?oriz$ ,no additional funds are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is ,act4 ,?is ,act %all be c>ri$ out   
us+ am\nts o!rwise au?oriz$4