,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cefi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bc1 #bjbj,ms4    
,klobu*> 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,cram]1 ,ms4   
,smi?1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,ms4 ,baldw91    
,mr4 ,da9es1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,ms4          
,murk[ski1 ,mr4 ,te/]1 ,mr4 ,b>rasso1   
,mr4 ,rob]ts1 ,mr4 ,"y1 ,ms4 ,ros51 &   
,mr4 ,pet]s7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &      
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to help    
small bus9ess broadb& provid]s keep     
cu/om]s connect$4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,keep+ ,critical   
,connections ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,keep+  
,critical ,connections ,em]g5cy ,fund   
7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! 
t]m ,commission means ! ,f$]al          
,communications ,commission2  7#b7 ! t]m
 cov]$ program means a program e/abli%$ 
by a small bus9ess broadb& provid] "u   
:i* ! small bus9ess broadb& provid]1 at 
any "t dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai em]g5cy p]iod1
 volunt>ily-- 7,a7 provides a cu/om] )  

free or disc\nt$ broadb& s]vice1 or free
 upgrades ( exi/+ s]vice to meet c]ta9  
capacity & spe$ ne$s1 due specifically  
to ! pres5ce ( a /ud5t 9 ! h\sehold ( ! 
cu/om] :o ne$s di/ance le>n+ capability2
 or  7,b7 refra9s f disconnect+ broadb& 
s]vice provid$ to an exi/+ cu/om] due to
 nonpaym5t or und]paym5t if ! cu/om]--  
7i7 has a h\sehold income1 at ! "t ( !  
nonpaym5t or und]paym5t1 t does n exce$ 
#ace p]c5t ( ! ,f$]al pov]ty guidel9es  
7z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &    
,human ,s]vices72  7ii7 is unable to    
make a full paym5t due specifically to !
 economic impact ( ! national em]g5cy   
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c72 &  7iii7      
provides suffici5t docum5tation to !    
provid] to %[ t ! cu/om] meets ! crit]ia
 "u clauses 7i7 & 7ii72  7#c7 ! t]m     
,,covid-#ai em]g5cy p]iod means ! p]iod 
dur+ :i* ! national em]g5cy decl>ation  
by ! ,presid5t "u ! ,national ,em]g5cies
 ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq47 )   
respect to ! ,coronavirus ,disease #bjai
 7,,covid-#ai7 is 9 effect2 &  7#d7 !   

t]m small bus9ess broadb& provid] means 
a broadb& provid] t provides broadb&    
s]vice to few] ?an #bej1jjj cu/om]s4    
7b7 ,fund+  7#a7 ,appropriation ,out (  
any funds 9 ! ,treasury n o!rwise       
appropriat$1 !re is appropriat$ to !    
,commission #b1jjj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> 
#bjbj1 to rema9 available until exp5d$1 
to reimburse small bus9ess broadb&      
provid]s = ! co/s ( c>ry+ out a cov]$   
program4  7#b7 ,rules ,! ,commission    
%all promulgate rules on an exp$it$     
basis1 & )\t reg>d to section #eec (    
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 reg>d+ ! 
provision ( reimbursem5ts to small      
bus9ess broadb& provid]s "u p>agraph    
7#a74