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,s4 #cfij  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ab1 #bjbj,mr4    
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,van ,holl51 ,mr4 ,b5net1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 
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,m]kley1 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,ms4 ,w>r51    
,mr4 ,:iteh\se1 ,mr4 ,udall1 ,mr4       
,pet]s1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mrs4 ,fe9/e91   
,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1 ,mr4 ,casey1  
,mr4 ,c>p]1 ,ms4 ,s9ema1 ,mr4 ,coons1   
,mr4 ,he9ri*1 ,mr4 ,w>n]1 ,ms4 ,/ab5[1  
,mr4 ,leahy1 & ,mr4 ,te/]77 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide 
= ,e-,rate support = ,wi-,fi hotspots1  
modems1 r\t]s1 & connect$ devices dur+  

em]g5cy p]iods relat+ to ,,covid-#ai1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,em]g5cy           
,educational ,connections ,act ( #bjbj4 
#b4 ,e-,rate support = ,wi-,fi hotspots1
 o!r equipm5t1 & connect$ devices dur+  
em]g5cy p]iods relat+ to ,,covid-#ai    
7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,advanc$ telecommunications & in=mation 
s]vices ,! t]m advanc$                  
telecommunications & in=mation s]vices  
means advanc$ telecommunications &      
in=mation s]vices1 z t t]m is us$ 9     
section #bed7;h7 ( ! ,communications    
,act ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bed7;h774  
7#b7 ,commission ,! t]m ,commission     
means ! ,f$]al ,communications          
,commission4  7#c7 ,connect$ device ,!  
t]m connect$ device means a laptop      
comput]1 tablet comput]1 or simil>      
device t is capable ( connect+ to       
advanc$ telecommunications & in=mation  
s]vices4  7#d7 ,cov]$ regulations ,! t]m
 cov]$ regulations means ! regulations  
promulgat$ "u subsection 7b74  7#e7     

,,covid-#ai em]g5cy p]iod ,! t]m        
,,covid-#ai em]g5cy p]iod means ! p]iod 
dur+ :i* a public heal? em]g5cy decl>$  
pursuant to section #cai ( ! ,public    
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#bdg;d7 ) respect to ,,covid-#ai1       
includ+ "u any r5ewal ( su* decl>ation1 
is 9 effect4  7#f7 ,em]g5cy             
,connectivity ,fund ,! t]m ,em]g5cy     
,connectivity ,fund means ! fund        
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7h77#a74  7#g7   
,eligible equipm5t ,! t]m eligible      
equipm5t means ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,wi-,fi   
hotspots4  7,b7 ,modems4  7,c7 ,r\t]s4  
7,d7 ,devices t comb9e a modem & r\t]4  
7,e7 ,connect$ devices4  7#h7 ,libr>y ,!
 t]m libr>y includes a libr>y           
consortium4  7#i7 ,wi-,fi ,! t]m ,wi-,fi
 means a wireless network+ protocol bas$
 on ,in/itute ( ,electrical &           
,electronics ,eng9e]s /&>d #hjb4aa 7or  
any successor /&>d74  7#aj7 ,wi-,fi     
hotspot ,! t]m ,wi-,fi hotspot means a  
device t is capable (-- 7,a7 receiv+    
mobile advanc$ telecommunications &     

in=mation s]vices2 &  7,b7 %>+ su*      
s]vices ) ano!r device ?r\gh ! use (    
,wi-,fi4  7b7 ,regulations requir$ ,n   
lat] ?an #g days aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 ! ,commission %all          
promulgate regulations provid+ = !      
provision1 f am\nts made available f !  
,em]g5cy ,connectivity ,fund1 ( support 
"u section #bed7;h77#a77;,b7 ( !        
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #bed7;h77#a77;,b77 to an      
elem5t>y s*ool1 second>y s*ool1 or      
libr>y 7includ+ a ,tribal elem5t>y      
s*ool1 ,tribal second>y s*ool1 or       
,tribal libr>y7 eligible = support "u t 
section1 dur+ a ,,covid-#ai em]g5cy     
p]iod 7includ+ any portion ( ! p]iod    
occurr+ be=e ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is    
,act7 ( eligible equipm5t or advanc$    
telecommunications & in=mation s]vices1 
= use by-- 7#a7 9 ! case ( a s*ool1     
/ud5ts & /aff ( ! s*ool at locations t  
include locations o!r ?an ! s*ool2 &    
7#b7 9 ! case ( a libr>y1 patrons ( !   
libr>y at locations t include locations 

o!r ?an ! libr>y4  7c7 ,eligibility (   
,tribal libr>ies ,= purposes ( det]m9+ !
 eligibility ( a ,tribal libr>y =       
support "u ! cov]$ regulations1 !       
portion ( p>agraph 7#d7 ( section       
#bed7;h7 ( ! ,communications ,act (     
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bed7;h77 relat+ to
 eligibility = assi/ance f a ,/ate      
libr>y adm9i/rative ag5cy "u ! ,libr>y  
,s]vices & ,te*nology ,act 7#bj         
,u4,s4,c4 #iaba et seq47 %all n apply4  
7d7 ,prioritization ( support ,!        
,commission %all provide 9 ! cov]$      
regulations = a me*anism to require a   
s*ool or libr>y to prioritize !         
provision ( eligible equipm5t or advanc$
 telecommunications & in=mation s]vices 
7or bo?71 = :i* support is receiv$ "u ^?
 regulations1 to /ud5ts & /aff or       
patrons 7z ! case may be7 t ! s*ool or  
libr>y believes d n h access to eligible
 equipm5t or advanc$ telecommunications 
& in=mation s]vices 7or d n h access to 
ei!r71 respectively1 at ! resid5ces ( ! 
/ud5ts & /aff or patrons4  7e7 ,treatm5t

 ( equipm5t aft] em]g5cy p]iod ,!       
,commission %all provide 9 ! cov]$      
regulations t1 9 ! case ( a s*ool or    
libr>y t pur*ases eligible equipm5t us+ 
support receiv$ "u ! cov]$ regulations1 
! s*ool or libr>y-- 7#a7 may1 aft] !    
,,covid-#ai em]g5cy p]iod ) respect to  
:i* ! support is receiv$1 use ! equipm5t
 = any purposes t ! s*ool or libr>y     
consid]s appropriate1 subject to any    
re/rictions provid$ 9 ! cov]$           
regulations 7or any successor           
regulation72 &  7#b7 may n sell or      
o!rwise transf] ! equipm5t 9 ex*ange =  
any ?+ 7includ+ a s]vice7 ( value1      
except t ! s*ool or libr>y may ex*ange !
 equipm5t = upgrad$ equipm5t ( ! same   
type4  7f7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9  
?is section %all be con/ru$ to affect   
any au?ority ( ! ,commission "u section 
#bed7;h77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,communications   
,act ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4             
#bed7;h77#a77;,b77 to all[ support "u t 
section to be us$ = ! purposes describ$ 
9 subsection 7b7 ( ?is section o!r ?an z

 requir$ by t subsection4  7g7          
,proc$ural matt]s  7#a7 ,"p #ed         
regulations ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be 
con/ru$ to prev5t ! ,commission f       
provid+ t ! regulations 9 "p #ed ( title
 #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations-- 7,a7
 %all apply 9 :ole or 9 "p to support   
provid$ "u ! cov]$ regulations2  7,b7   
%all n apply 9 :ole or 9 "p to support  
provid$ "u ! cov]$ regulations2 or  7,c7
 %all be modifi$ 9 :ole or 9 "p =       
purposes ( application to support       
provid$ "u ! cov]$ regulations4  7#b7   
,exemption f c]ta9 rulemak+ requirem5ts 
,subsections 7b71 7c71 & 7d7 ( section  
#eec ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1   
%all n apply to ! cov]$ regulations or a
 rulemak+ to promulgate ! cov]$         
regulations4  7#c7 ,pap]work ,r$uction  
,act exemption ,a collection ( in=mation
 conduct$ or sponsor$ "u ! cov]$        
regulations1 or "u section #bed ( !     
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #bed7 9 connection ) support  
provid$ "u ! cov]$ regulations1 %all n  

con/itute a collection ( in=mation = !  
purposes ( sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #ce (    
title #dd1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly
 ref]r$ to z ! ,pap]work ,r$uction      
,act74  7h7 ,em]g5cy ,connectivity ,fund
  7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is e/abli%$ 9 ! 
,treasury ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates a fund to be
 kn[n z ! ,em]g5cy ,connectivity ,fund4 
7#b7 ,appropriation ,!re is appropriat$ 
to ! ,em]g5cy ,connectivity ,fund1 out (
 any money 9 ! ,treasury n o!rwise      
appropriat$1 #d1jjj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>
 #bjbj1 to rema9 available ?r\gh fiscal 
ye> #bjba4  7#c7 ,use ( funds ,am\nts 9 
! ,em]g5cy ,connectivity ,fund %all be  
available to ! ,commission to provide   
support "u ! cov]$ regulations4  7#d7   
,relation%ip to univ]sal s]vice         
contributions ,support provid$ "u !     
cov]$ regulations %all be provid$ f     
am\nts made available "u p>agraph 7#c7 &
 n f contributions "u section #bed7;d7 (
 ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg    
,u4,s4,c4 #bed7;d774