,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ded  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #ab1      
#bjai,mr4 ,cramer 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 and ,mr4      
,wyden7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct  
the ,federal ,communications ,commission
 to establish the ,office of ,rural     
,broadband1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,office of ,rural ,broadband ,act4 
#b4 ,office of ,rural ,broadband  7a7   
,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7    
,agency ,the term agency has the meaning
 given the term in section #eea of title
 #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7       
,broadband ,the term broadband has the  
meaning given the term advanced         
telecommunications capability in section
 #gjf of the ,telecommunications ,act of
 #aiif 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #acjb74  7#c7     
,commission ,the term ,commission means 

the ,federal ,communications            
,commission4  7#d7 ,office ,the term    
,office means the ,office of ,rural     
,broadband established under subsection 
7b74  7#e7 ,rural ,the term rural has   
the meaning given the term in section   
#ed4eje7;b77#c7 of title #dg1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations1 or any successor 
regulation4  7b7 ,establishment ,not    
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission 
shall establish an ,office of ,rural    
,broadband4  7c7 ,duties ,the ,office   
shall have the following duties3 7#a7   
,coordinate efforts with the ,rural     
,utilities ,service of the ,department  
of ,agriculture and the ,national       
,telecommunications and ,information    
,administration to ensure the mutual and
 complementary success of--  7,a7 the   
initiatives of the ,commission2 and     
7,b7 the programs overseen by the other 
agencies described in this paragraph4   
7#b7 ,coordinate with the ,universal    
,service ,administrative ,company to    

maintain updated information regarding  
programs that deploy rural broadband4   
7#c7 ,coordinate with other agencies to 
remove barriers to broadband deployment4
  7#d7 ,assess1 and publish the         
assessment of1 the impact of proposed   
actions of the ,commission on rural     
consumers before the actions are voted  
upon or taken4  7#e7 ,track broadband   
subscription rates in rural areas1 using
 data collected by the ,bureau of the   
,census under section #ajc7;d7 of the   
,broadband ,data ,improvement ,act 7#dg 
,u4,s4,c4 #acjc7;d774  7#f7 ,coordinate 
with other bureaus and offices of the   
,commission and other agencies to ensure
 consistency and updating of broadband  
mapping in rural areas4  7#g7 ,include  
in the ,communications ,marketplace     
,report required under section #ac of   
the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg  
,u4,s4,c4 #afc7 a report on the efforts 
of the ,office to promote and sustain   
quality and affordable rural            
communications services1 including voice

 service and broadband4  7#h7 ,dedicate 
a representative to address stakeholder 
questions and concerns4  7d7 ,no        
additional reporting requirements       
,nothing in this section shall create   
any additional reporting requirement for
 a broadband provider4