,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #hdh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ad1 #bjai,ms4    
,h>ris introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% digital s]vices
 9 ,/ate & local gov]nm5ts1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,digital ,s]vice ,act (    
#bjai4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act--   
7#a7 ! t]m ,adm9i/rator means !         
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,digital 
,s]vice2  7#b7 ! t]m digital s]vice     
grant means a grant "u section #c7;a72  
7#c7 ! t]m digital s]vice team means a  
team ( te*nologi/s1 design]s1 civil     
s]vants1 & o!r relevant exp]ts d$icat$  
to mod]niz+ ! deliv]y ( gov]nm5t s]vices
 to ! public ?r\gh in=mation te*nology2 
7#d7 ! t]m eligible applicant means a   
,/ate1 ,indian ,tribe1 or unit ( local  
gov]nm5t t has receiv$ n m ?an #a       
digital s]vice grant2  7#e7 ! t]m       
,indian ,tribe has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m   

,indian tribe 9 section #d7;e7 ( !      
,indian ,self-,det]m9ation & ,education 
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4          
#ecjd7;e772  7#f7 ! t]m ,/ate has !     
mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #ija ( title 
,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe 
,/reets ,act ( #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4     
#ajbea72 &  7#g7 ! t]m unit ( local     
gov]nm5t means a city1 c\nty1 t[n%ip1   
t[n1 bor\gh1 p>i%1 village1 or o!r g5]al
 purpose political subdivision ( a      
,/ate4  #c4 ,digital s]vice grants  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator may make a     
grant to an eligible applicant to       
e/abli% or support a digital s]vice     
team4  7b7 ,application ,an eligible    
applicant desir+ a digital s]vice grant 
%all submit an application at su* "t1 9 
su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !  
,adm9i/rator may specify4  7c7 ,initial 
grant pref]5ce ,among eligible          
applicants t h n previ\sly receiv$ a    
digital s]vice grant1 ! ,adm9i/rator    
%all give pref]5ce to an eligible       
applicant if-- 7#a7 ! *ief executive    

(fic] ( ! eligible entity has publicly  
demon/rat$ a commitm5t to mod]niz+      
gov]nm5t te*nology & s]vice deliv]y2    
7#b7 ! eligible entity has (ficially    
designat$ an (fic] ( ! eligible entity  
to h responsibility = functions relat+  
to ! digital s]vices ( ! eligible       
entity1 su* z a ,*ief ,te*nology ,(fic]1
 ,*ief ,innovation ,(fic]1 or ,*ief     
,digital ,s]vices ,(fic]1 & su*         
functions are recogniz$ z di/9ct f      
managem5t & op]ations ( traditional     
in=mation te*nology2 or  7#c7 ! eligible
 entity demon/rates a rigor\s commitm5t 
to digital deliv]y ( gov]nm5t s]vices 9 
su* mann] z ! ,adm9i/rator det]m9es     
appropriate4  7d7 ,cont9u+ grants ,!    
,adm9i/rator may make n m ?an #a        
additional digital s]vice grant to an   
eligible applicant t has previ\sly      
receiv$ a digital s]vice grant if !     
eligible applicant-- 7#a7 has a         
demon/rat$ record ( successful digital  
deliv]y ( gov]nm5t s]vices1 includ+     
?r\gh ! use ( ! fir/ digital s]vice     

grant2 &  7#b7 articulates cle>ly !     
gov]nm5t s]vice deliv]y projects !      
eligible applicant w\ld c>ry out ) !    
grant4  7e7 ,grant p]iod ,! ,adm9i/rator
 %all aw>d digital s]vice grants = a    
p]iod ( #b ye>s4  7f7 ,cont9uity ( fund+
 ,to ! maximum ext5t practicable1 !     
,adm9i/rator %all aw>d digital s]vice   
grants describ$ 9 subsection 7d7 9 a    
mann] t ensures t !re is n a break 9    
fund+ betwe5 ! initial digital s]vice   
grant & ! grant describ$ 9 subsection   
7d74  7g7 ,grant am\nt ,! annual am\nt (
 a digital s]vice grant %all be equal to
 ! less] (-- 7#a7 9 doll>s1 ! am\nt     
equal to ! sum (-- 7,a7 ! population    
s]v$ by ! eligible applicant2 &  7,b7   
#bjj1jjj2 or  7#b7 #b1ejj1jjj4  7h7 ,use
 ( funds ,n less ?an #ej p]c5t ( ! am\nt
 receiv$ "u a digital s]vice grant %all 
be us$ = sal>y & b5efits ( ! memb]s ( ! 
digital s]vice team4  7i7 ,mat*+        
requirem5t ,! ,f$]al %>e ( an activity  
c>ri$ out us+ a digital s]vice grant    
%all be n m ?an #hj p]c5t4  #d4 ,report+

  7a7 ,by recipi5ts ,n lat] ?an ! end ( 
! p]iod ( a digital s]vice grant1 !     
recipi5t ( ! digital s]vice grant %all  
submit to ! ,adm9i/rator & make publicly
 available on ! website ( ! recipi5t a  
brief report describ+-- 7#a7 ! skills & 
areas ( exp]tise ( ! memb]s ( ! digital 
s]vice team e/abli%$ or support$ us+    
am\nts made available "u ! grant2  7#b7 
projects und]tak5 us+ am\nts made       
available "u ! grant1 includ+ a         
discussion ( ! impact ( ^? projects2    
7#c7 lessons le>n$ f implem5t+ !        
projects describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b72  7#d7
 ! in=mation te*nology projects !       
recipi5t int5ds to implem5t next2 &     
7#e7 any o!r in=mation det]m9$          
appropriate by ! ,adm9i/rator4  7b7 ,to 
,congress & public ,n lat] ?an ,septemb]
 #cj1 #bjbb1 & e #b ye>s !reaft]1 !     
,adm9i/rator %all submit to ,congress & 
make publicly available on ! website ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,digital ,s]vice a report
 t summ>izes-- 7#a7 ! digital s]vice    
grants appli$ = & made2 &  7#b7 ! uses &

 impacts ( digital s]vice grants1 bas$  
on ! reports receiv$ "u subsection 7a74 
#e4 ,au?orization ( appropriations  7a7 
,am\nts ,to c>ry out ?is ,act ,!re are  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,adm9i/rator to c>ry out ?is ,act       
#ae1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbj   
?r\gh #bjbg4  7b7 ,am\nts ,to c>ry out !
 mission ( ! ,,usds ,9 addition to !    
am\nts au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ "u    
subsection 7a71 !re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to ! ,adm9i/rator to c>ry   
out ! mission ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,digital
 ,s]vice #ej1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s
 #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbg4  7c7 ,availability  
,am\nts made available pursuant to      
subsections 7a7 & 7b7 %all rema9        
available until exp5d$4