,,ii ,cal5d> ,no4 #caa #aaf? ,,congress 
#a/ ,session  ,s4 #abid ,report ,no4    
#aaf-afb ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$
 ,,/ates  ,may #b1 #bjai,mr4 ,wick] 7=  
himself1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mr4 ,"y1 & ,ms4
 ,baldw97 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation    
,novemb] #ba1 #bjai,report$ by ,mr4     
,wick]1 )\t am5dm5t  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require ,f$]al ag5cies ) jurisdiction   
ov] broadb& deploym5t to ent] into an   
int]ag5cy agreem5t relat$ to c]ta9 types
 ( fund+ = broadb& deploym5t4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,broadb& ,int]ag5cy ,coord9ation ,act ( 
#bjai4  #b4 ,int]ag5cy agreem5t  7a7    
,def9itions ,9 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m 
cov]$ ag5cy means--  7,a7 ! ,f$]al      
,communications ,commission2  7,b7 !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture2 &  7,c7 !     
,national ,telecommunications &         
,in=mation ,adm9i/ration2 &  7#b7 ! t]m 
high-co/ programs means--  7,a7 !       
program = ,univ]sal ,s]vice ,support =  

,high-,co/ ,areas set =? "u subp>t ,d ( 
"p #ed ( title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al      
,regulations1 or any successor          
regulations2  7,b7 ! ,remote ,areas     
,fund set =? "u subp>t ,j ( "p #ed (    
title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 
or any successor regulations2  7,c7 !   
,int]/ate ,common ,l9e ,support         
,me*anism = ,rate-(-,return ,c>ri]s set 
=? "u subp>t ,k ( "p #ed ( title #dg1   
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 or any     
successor regulations2  7,d7 ! ,mobility
 ,fund set =? "u subp>t ,l ( "p #ed (   
title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 
or any successor regulations2 &  7,e7 ! 
,high ,co/ ,loop ,support =             
,rate-(-,return ,c>ri]s program set =?  
"u subp>t ,m ( "p #ed ( title #dg1 ,code
 ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 or any successor
 regulations4  7b7 ,int]ag5cy agreem5t  
,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! heads ( ! cov]$  
ag5cies %all ent] into an int]ag5cy     
agreem5t requir+ coord9ation betwe5 !   
cov]$ ag5cies = ! di/ribution ( funds = 

broadb& deploym5t "u--  7#a7 ! high-co/ 
programs2  7#b7 ! programs adm9i/]$ by !
 ,rural ,utilities ,s]vice ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,agriculture2 &  7#c7 ! programs     
adm9i/]$ by ! ,national                 
,telecommunications & ,in=mation        
,adm9i/ration4  7c7 ,requirem5ts ,9     
ent]+ into an int]ag5cy agreem5t )      
respect to ! programs describ$ 9        
subsection 7b71 ! heads ( ! cov]$       
ag5cies %all--  7#a7 require t ! cov]$  
ag5cies %>e in=mation ) ea* o!r ab\t    
exi/+ or plann$ projects t h receiv$ or 
w receive funds "u ! programs describ$ 9
 subsection 7b7 = new broadb& deploym5t2
  7#b7 provide t-- 7,a7 subject to      
subp>agraph 7,b71 ^u reque/ f ano!r     
cov]$ ag5cy ) au?ority to aw>d or       
au?orize any funds = new broadb&        
deploym5t 9 a project area1 a cov]$     
ag5cy %all provide ! o!r cov]$ ag5cy )  
any in=mation ! cov]$ ag5cy possesses   
reg>d+1 ) respect to ! project area--   
7i7 ea* entity t provides broadb& s]vice
 9 ! area2  7ii7 levels ( broadb& s]vice

 provid$ 9 ! area1 includ+ ! spe$ (     
broadb& s]vice & ! te*nology provid$2   
7iii7 ! geographic scope ( broadb&      
s]vice cov]age 9 ! area2 &  7iv7 ea*    
entity t has receiv$ or w receive funds 
"u ! programs describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 
to provide broadb& s]vice 9 ! area2 &   
7,b7 if a cov]$ ag5cy designates any    
in=mation provid$ to ano!r cov]$ ag5cy  
"u subp>agraph 7,a7 z confid5tial1 ! o!r
 cov]$ ag5cy %all protect !             
confid5tiality ( t in=mation2  7#c7     
designate ! ,f$]al ,communications      
,commission z ! entity prim>ily         
responsible =-- 7,a7 coord9at+ among !  
cov]$ ag5cies2 &  7,b7 /or+ or ma9ta9+  
access to all broadb& deploym5t data2   
7#d7 consid] bas+ ! di/ribution ( funds 
= broadb& deploym5t "u ! programs       
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 on /&>diz$    
data reg>d+ broadb& cov]age2 &  7#e7    
provide t ! int]ag5cy agreem5t %all be  
updat$ p]iodically1 except t ! scope ( !
 agreem5t ) respect to ! ,f$]al         
,communications ,commission may n exp&  

beyond ! high-co/ programs4  7d7        
,assessm5t ( agreem5t  7#a7 ,public     
comm5t ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ent]+    
into ! int]ag5cy agreem5t requir$ "u    
subsection 7b71 ! ,f$]al ,communications
 ,commission %all seek public comm5t    
on--  7,a7 ! effectiv5ess ( ! int]ag5cy 
agreem5t 9 facilitat+ effici5t use (    
funds = broadb& deploym5t2  7,b7 !      
availability ( ,tribal1 ,/ate1 & local  
data reg>d+ broadb& deploym5t & !       
inclusion ( t data 9 int]ag5cy          
coord9ation2 &  7,c7 modifications to ! 
int]ag5cy agreem5t t w\ld improve !     
efficacy ( int]ag5cy coord9ation4  7#b7 
,assessm5t2 report ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !   
,f$]al ,communications ,commission      
%all--  7,a7 review & assess ! comm5ts  
receiv$ "u p>agraph 7#a72 &  7,b7 submit
 to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &
 ,transportation ( ! ,s5ate & !         
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report detail+
 any f9d+s & recomm5dations f !         

assessm5t conduct$ "u subp>agraph 7,a74 
,novemb] #ba1 #bjai,report$ )\t am5dm5t