,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ajdd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ae1         
#bjba,ms4 ,craig introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to create
 a task =ce at ! ,f$]al ,communications 
,commission to ensure ! policy & fund+  
decisions ( ! ,commission are in=m$ by  
data collection & analysis requir$ 9    
title ,,viii ( ! ,communications ,act ( 
#aicd1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,broadb&
 - ,measur+ ,availability & ,align+     
,policies ,task ,=ce ,act or ! ,broadb& 
,,maps ,act4  #b4 ,broadb& ,,maaps ,task
 ,=ce  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #cj  
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
section1 ! ,commission %all e/abli% !   
,broadb& ,,maaps ,task ,=ce4  7b7 ,*air 
,! ,commission %all designate a ,*air ( 
! ,task ,=ce4  7c7 ,memb]%ip ,! memb]s (
 ! ,task ,=ce %all include designees    
select$ by ! ,commission f bureaus &    
(fices ( ! ,commission4  7d7            

,responsibilities ,! ,task ,=ce %all be 
responsible = ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,coord9ate1
 monitor1 & ov]see ! "w ( ! bureaus &   
(fices to implem5t title ,,viii ( !     
,communications ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #fda
 et seq47 & ! ,secure & ,tru/$          
,communications ,networks ,act ( #bjai  
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq471 includ+  
creat+ & updat+ ! broadb& availability  
maps4  7#b7 ,id5tify any ongo+ &        
anticipat$ ,commission action1 includ+  
any report1 rulemak+1 & fund+ program1  
su* z ! ,univ]sal ,s]vice ,fund         
programs1 t %\ld be in=m$ by ! broadb&  
availability maps4  7#c7 ,ensure t any  
relevant ongo+ & anticipat$ ,commission 
action1 includ+ any report1 rulemak+1 & 
fund+ program1 su* z ! ,univ]sal ,s]vice
 ,fund programs1 is in=m$ by ! broadb&  
availability maps4  7#d7 ,n lat] ?an #ah
 mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
section1 provide ! committees (         
jurisdiction an e/imate ( ! ongo+ co/   
associat$ ) ma9ta9+ ! broadb&           
availability maps4  7#e7 ,provide any   

recomm5dation1 if necess>y1 to !        
committees ( jurisdiction to ensure t ! 
,commission c produce accurate broadb&  
availability maps ) suffici5t granul>ity
 to all[ ! ,commission to det]m9e !     
areas 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates t lack broadb&  
int]net access s]vice4  7e7 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,broadb&           
availability maps ,! t]m broadb&        
availability maps means ! maps requir$  
"u section #hjb ( ! ,communications ,act
 ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #fdb74  7#b7    
,broadb& int]net access s]vice ,! t]m   
broadb& int]net access s]vice has !     
mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #h4a7;b7 (   
title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 
or any successor regulation4  7#c7      
,commission ,! t]m ,commission means !  
,f$]al ,communications ,commission4     
7#d7 ,committees ( jurisdiction ,! t]m  
committees ( jurisdiction means !       
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation 
( ! ,s5ate4  7#e7 ,task =ce ,! t]m ,task

 ,=ce means ! ,broadb& ,,maaps ,task    
,=ce e/abli%$ pursuant to subsection    
7a74  7#f7 ,univ]sal ,s]vice ,fund      
program ,! t]m ,univ]sal ,s]vice ,fund  
program means any program au?oriz$ 9    
section #bed7;h7 ( ! ,communications    
,act ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bed7;h774