,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #djbb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bb1 #bjbj,mr4   
,m>key introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ! ,f$]al           
,communications ,commission to update ! 
national broadb& plan1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,national ,broadb& ,plan = ! ,future
 ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,update to national 
broadb& plan  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is    
section-- 7#a7 ! t]m appropriate        
committees ( ,congress means-- 7,a7 !   
,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &      
,transportation ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,b7 !   
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2  7#b7 ! t]m    
broadb& int]net access s]vice has !     
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #h4a ( title 
#dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 or any
 successor regulation2  7#c7 ! t]m      
,commission means ! ,f$]al              
,communications ,commission2  7#d7 ! t]m

 ,e-,rate program means ! program set =?
 "u subp>t ,f ( "p #ed ( title #dg1     
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 or any     
successor regulations2 &  7#e7 ! t]m    
national broadb& plan means ! plan      
requir$ to be submitt$ by ! ,commission 
to ! appropriate committees ( ,congress 
"u section #fjja7k7 ( ! ,am]ican        
,recov]y & ,re9ve/m5t ,act ( #bjji 7#dg 
,u4,s4,c4 #acje7k774  7b7 ,update  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an ,july #a1 #bjba1 & 
subject to p>agraph 7#c71 ! ,commission 
%all submit to ! appropriate committees 
( ,congress a f9al report conta9+ an    
update to ! national broadb& plan4  7#b7
 ,cont5ts ,! update to ! national       
broadb& plan requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7   
%all-- 7,a7 assess ! progress ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates 9 a*iev+ ! goals ( ! orig9al    
national broadb& plan dur+ ! #aj-ye>    
p]iod prec$+ ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is    
,act2  7,b7 reassess ! areas ( focus    
conta9$ )9 ! orig9al national broadb&   
plan1 includ+ ?r\gh-- 7i7 an analysis ( 
! mo/ effective & effici5t me*anisms =  

ensur+ access to broadb& int]net access 
s]vice by all p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7ii7
 a detail$ /rategy = a*iev+-- 7,i7      
af=dability ( broadb& int]net access    
s]vice2 &  7,,ii7 maximum utilization ( 
broadb& int]net access s]vice1 & !      
infra/ructure ) respect to t s]vice1 by 
! public2  7iii7 an evaluation ( ! /atus
 ( deploym5t ( broadb& int]net access   
s]vice1 includ+ ! progress ( projects   
support$ by ! grants made pursuant to   
section #fjja ( ! ,am]ican ,recov]y &   
,re9ve/m5t ,act ( #bjji 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4  
#acje72 &  7iv7 a plan = use ( broadb&  
int]net access s]vice1 & ! infra/ructure
 ) respect to t s]vice1 9 advanc+       
consum] welf>e1 civic p>ticipation1     
public safety & homel& security1        
community developm5t1 heal? c>e deliv]y1
 en]gy indep5d5ce & effici5cy1          
education1 work] tra9+1 private sector  
inve/m5t1 entrepr5eurial activity1 job  
creation & economic gr[?1 & o!r national
 purposes2  7,c7 exam9e ! effects ( !   
,,covid-#ai p&emic on h[ ! p ( ! ,unit$ 

,/ates-- 7i7 le>n1 includ+-- 7,i7 an    
analysis ( ! nature & ext5t ( gaps      
betwe5 /ud5ts :o h access to broadb&    
int]net access s]vice at home & /ud5ts  
:o d n h t access2 &  7,,ii7 an         
id5tification ( specific ways to close !
 gaps describ$ 9 subclause 7,i71 includ+
 ?r\gh ! ,e-,rate program2  7ii7 "w1    
includ+ by develop+ detail$ proposals t 
c\ld make work+ f home m practical =    
work]s & m productive = employ]s2  7iii7
 receive m$ical in=mation & treatm5t1   
includ+ by-- 7,i7 review+ ! adequacy &  
effectiv5ess ( telem$ic9e programs      
implem5t$ at ! ,f$]al & ,/ate levels2 & 
7,,ii7 develop+ proposals = h[ !        
programs describ$ 9 subclause 7,i7 c\ld 
be improv$ or exp&$2 &  7iv7 p>ticipate 
9 civic communications1 includ+ by      
analyz+ ! effects t ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic
 & ! infra/ructure ) respect to broadb& 
int]net access s]vice 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
h _h on-- 7,i7 free expression &        
non-comm]cial speak]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2
 &  7,,ii7 ! availability ( cr$ible news

 & in=mation1 includ+ public heal?      
in=mation1 ) respect to t p&emic2  7,d7 
analyze ! level ( reliance t ! p ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates w h on s]vices enabl$ by  
broadb& int]net access s]vice-- 7i7 be=e
 compreh5sive te/+ ) respect to         
,,covid-#ai is implem5t$ & a vacc9e )   
respect to t disease is develop$2 &     
7ii7 aft] ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic has end$2
 &  7,e7 develop-- 7i7 %ort-t]m         
proposals to address ! reliance describ$
 9 subp>agraph 7,d72 &  7ii7 a long-t]m 
plan to address any sy/emic privacy &   
security *all5ges associat$ ) ! use (   
s]vices describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,d74    
7#c7 ,f9al report ,until ,july #a1      
#bjba1 ! appropriate committees (       
,congress %all accept f ! ,commission an
 updat$ v]sion ( a report previ\sly     
submitt$ by ! ,commission "u p>agraph   
7#a71 )\t reg>d to :e!r ! ,commission   
_h-- 7,a7 label$ ! previ\sly submitt$   
v]sion ( ! report z ! f9al report2 or   
7,b7 o!rwise indicat$ t ! previ\sly     
submitt$ v]sion 0 ! f9al v]sion ( !     

report4  7#d7 ,subsequ5t annual reports 
,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date on :i* ! 
,commission submits ! f9al report ( !   
,commission requir$ "u ?is subsection1 z
 det]m9$ 9 accordance ) p>agraph 7#c71 &
 annually !reaft]1 ! ,commission %all   
submit to ! appropriate committees (    
,congress a report on ! progress ( !    
,commission 9 a*iev+ ! goals ( !        
national broadb& plan1 z updat$ "u ?is  
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