,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hdb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #ad1         
#bjai,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself1 ,mrs4
 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 and ,mr4       
,hoeven7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve 
the mapping of wireless broadband       
coverage4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,improving          
,broadband ,mapping ,act of #bjai4  #b4 
,definitions ,in this ,act-- 7#a7 the   
term ,commission means the ,federal     
,communications ,commission2 and  7#b7  
the term coverage means wireless        
broadband coverage4  #c4 ,verification  
of wireless broadband coverage data  7a7
 ,rulemaking ,not later than #a year    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,commission shall initiate a  
rulemaking to establish a process to use
 coverage data reported by consumers and
 ,state1 local1 and ,tribal government  

entities to verify coverage data        
reported by wireless carriers4  7b7     
,consumer data ,the ,commission shall   
consider including in the process       
established under subsection 7a7 a      
mechanism to incorporate coverage data  
obtained from consumers through-- 7#a7  
the ,,fcc ,speed ,test mobile           
application1 including any successor to 
that application2 and  7#b7 any         
application through which consumers     
report coverage data4  7c7 ,state1      
local1 and ,tribal data ,the ,commission
 shall consider including in the process
 established under subsection 7a7 a     
mechanism for the ,commission to        
incorporate coverage data obtained from 
,state1 local1 or ,tribal government    
entities that are primarily responsible 
for mapping or tracking coverage for a  
,state1 unit of local government1 or    
,indian ,tribe1 as applicable4  #d4     
,evidentiary process for fixed and      
mobile broadband services ,in addition  
to the consumer input contemplated under

 section #c with respect to mobile      
wireless coverage data1 the ,commission 
shall consider other measures1          
including1 but not limited to1 an       
evidence-based challenge process1 to    
help in verifying coverage data reported
 by providers of both fixed and mobile  
broadband services4