,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abid  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #b1       
#bjai,mr4 ,wicker 7for himself and ,ms4 
,klobuchar7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to require ,federal agencies with    
jurisdiction over broadband deployment  
to enter into an interagency agreement  
related to certain types of funding for 
broadband deployment4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,broadband ,interagency ,coordination   
,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,interagency        
agreement  7a7 ,definitions ,in this    
section-- 7#a7 the term covered agency  
means--  7,a7 the ,federal              
,communications ,commission2  7,b7 the  
,department of ,agriculture2 and  7,c7  
the ,national ,telecommunications and   
,information ,administration2 and  7#b7 
the term high-cost programs means--     
7,a7 the program for ,universal ,service

 ,support for ,high-,cost ,areas set    
forth under subpart ,d of part #ed of   
title #dg1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations1 or any successor          
regulations2  7,b7 the ,remote ,areas   
,fund set forth under subpart ,j of part
 #ed of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal    
,regulations1 or any successor          
regulations2  7,c7 the ,interstate      
,common ,line ,support ,mechanism for   
,rate-of-,return ,carriers set forth    
under subpart ,k of part #ed of title   
#dg1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or 
any successor regulations2  7,d7 the    
,mobility ,fund set forth under subpart 
,l of part #ed of title #dg1 ,code of   
,federal ,regulations1 or any successor 
regulations2 and  7,e7 the ,high ,cost  
,loop ,support for ,rate-of-,return     
,carriers program set forth under       
subpart ,m of part #ed of title #dg1    
,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or any  
successor regulations4  7b7 ,interagency
 agreement ,not later than #ahj days    
after the date of enactment of this     

,act1 the heads of the covered agencies 
shall enter into an interagency         
agreement requiring coordination between
 the covered agencies for the           
distribution of funds for broadband     
deployment under--  7#a7 the high-cost  
programs2  7#b7 the programs            
administered by the ,rural ,utilities   
,service of the ,department of          
,agriculture2 and  7#c7 the programs    
administered by the ,national           
,telecommunications and ,information    
,administration4  7c7 ,requirements ,in 
entering into an interagency agreement  
with respect to the programs described  
in subsection 7b71 the heads of the     
covered agencies shall--  7#a7 require  
that the covered agencies share         
information with each other about       
existing or planned projects that have  
received or will receive funds under the
 programs described in subsection 7b7   
for new broadband deployment2  7#b7     
provide that-- 7,a7 subject to          
subparagraph 7,b71 upon request from    

another covered agency with authority to
 award or authorize any funds for new   
broadband deployment in a project area1 
a covered agency shall provide the other
 covered agency with any information the
 covered agency possesses regarding1    
with respect to the project area--  7i7 
each entity that provides broadband     
service in the area2  7ii7 levels of    
broadband service provided in the area1 
including the speed of broadband service
 and the technology provided2  7iii7 the
 geographic scope of broadband service  
coverage in the area2 and  7iv7 each    
entity that has received or will receive
 funds under the programs described in  
subsection 7b7 to provide broadband     
service in the area2 and  7,b7 if a     
covered agency designates any           
information provided to another covered 
agency under subparagraph 7,a7 as       
confidential1 the other covered agency  
shall protect the confidentiality of    
that information2  7#c7 designate the   
,federal ,communications ,commission as 

the entity primarily responsible for--  
7,a7 coordinating among the covered     
agencies2 and  7,b7 storing or          
maintaining access to all broadband     
deployment data2  7#d7 consider basing  
the distribution of funds for broadband 
deployment under the programs described 
in subsection 7b7 on standardized data  
regarding broadband coverage2 and  7#e7 
provide that the interagency agreement  
shall be updated periodically1 except   
that the scope of the agreement with    
respect to the ,federal ,communications 
,commission may not expand beyond the   
high-cost programs4  7d7 ,assessment of 
agreement  7#a7 ,public comment ,not    
later than #a year after entering into  
the interagency agreement required under
 subsection 7b71 the ,federal           
,communications ,commission shall seek  
public comment on--  7,a7 the           
effectiveness of the interagency        
agreement in facilitating efficient use 
of funds for broadband deployment2  7,b7
 the availability of ,tribal1 ,state1   

and local data regarding broadband      
deployment and the inclusion of that    
data in interagency coordination2 and   
7,c7 modifications to the interagency   
agreement that would improve the        
efficacy of interagency coordination4   
7#b7 ,assessment2 report ,not later than
 #ah months after the date of enactment 
of this ,act1 the ,federal              
,communications ,commission shall--     
7,a7 review and assess the comments     
received under paragraph 7#a72 and  7,b7
 submit to the ,committee on ,commerce1 
,science1 and ,transportation of the    
,senate and the ,committee on ,energy   
and ,commerce of the ,house of          
,representatives a report detailing any 
findings and recommendations from the   
assessment conducted under subparagraph 
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