,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ded  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ab1 #bjai,mr4
 ,cram] 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mr4 
,hoev51 & ,mr4 ,wyd57 introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !   
,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &      
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !
 ,f$]al ,communications ,commission to  
e/abli% ! ,(fice ( ,rural ,broadb&1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,(fice ( ,rural        
,broadb& ,act4  #b4 ,(fice ( ,rural     
,broadb&  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section3  7#a7 ,ag5cy ,! t]m ag5cy has !
 mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #eea ( title
 #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,broadb&
 ,! t]m broadb& has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m  
advanc$ telecommunications capability 9 
section #gjf ( ! ,telecommunications    
,act ( #aiif 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #acjb74     
7#c7 ,commission ,! t]m ,commission     
means ! ,f$]al ,communications          
,commission4  7#d7 ,(fice ,! t]m ,(fice 
means ! ,(fice ( ,rural ,broadb&        

e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b74  7#e7 ,rural
 ,! t]m rural has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9  
section #ed4eje7;b77#c7 ( title #dg1    
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 or any     
successor regulation4  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t  
,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,commission %all 
e/abli% an ,(fice ( ,rural ,broadb&4    
7c7 ,duties ,! ,(fice %all h ! foll[+   
duties3 7#a7 ,coord9ate ef=ts ) ! ,rural
 ,utilities ,s]vice ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,agriculture & ! ,national              
,telecommunications & ,in=mation        
,adm9i/ration to ensure ! mutual &      
complem5t>y success (--  7,a7 !         
initiatives ( ! ,commission2 &  7,b7 !  
programs ov]se5 by ! o!r ag5cies        
describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph4  7#b7          
,coord9ate ) ! ,univ]sal ,s]vice        
,adm9i/rative ,company to ma9ta9 updat$ 
in=mation reg>d+ programs t deploy rural
 broadb&4  7#c7 ,coord9ate ) o!r ag5cies
 to remove b>ri]s to broadb& deploym5t4 
7#d7 ,assess1 & publi% ! assessm5t (1 ! 
impact ( propos$ actions ( ! ,commission

 on rural consum]s be=e ! actions are   
vot$ ^u or tak54  7#e7 ,track broadb&   
subscription rates 9 rural areas1 us+   
data collect$ by ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus "u
 section #ajc7;d7 ( ! ,broadb& ,data    
,improvem5t ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4         
#acjc7;d774  7#f7 ,coord9ate ) o!r      
bureaus & (fices ( ! ,commission & o!r  
ag5cies to ensure consi/5cy & updat+ (  
broadb& mapp+ 9 rural areas4  7#g7      
,include 9 ! ,communications ,m>ketplace
 ,report requir$ "u section #ac ( !     
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #afc7 a report on ! ef=ts ( ! 
,(fice to promote & su/a9 quality &     
af=dable rural communications s]vices1  
includ+ voice s]vice & broadb&4  7#h7   
,d$icate a repres5tative to address     
/akehold] que/ions & conc]ns4  7d7 ,no  
additional report+ requirem5ts ,no?+ 9  
?is section %all create any additional  
report+ requirem5t = a broadb& provid]4