,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bfff  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ai1 #bjba,mr4 
,van ,drew introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !         
,communications ,act ( #aicd to prohibit
 provid]s ( broadb& int]net access      
s]vice f increas+ rates or en=c+ data   
caps or all[ances dur+ an em]g5cy or    
major disa/]1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,new ,ov]ages 9 ,crisis ,areas          
,prev5tion ,act or ! ,,no ,,cap ,act 4  
#b4 ,requirem5ts = broadb& provid]s dur+
 em]g5cies & major disa/]s ,title ,,vii 
( ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg   
,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq47 is am5d$ by add+
 at ! end ! foll[+3  #gbc4 ,requirem5ts 
= broadb& provid]s dur+ em]g5cies &     
major disa/]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,dur+ a     
cov]$ p]iod ) respect to a cov]$ area1 a
 provid] ( broadb& int]net access s]vice
 may n1 ) respect to a cu/om] ( su*     
provid] 9 su* area-- 7#a7 increase any  

rate1 fee1 or o!r *>ge relat+ to su*    
s]vice2  7#b7 impose any rate1 fee1 or  
o!r *>ge relat+ to su* s]vice t did n   
apply be=e su* p]iod2 or  7#c7 en=ce any
 data cap or all[ance1 reg>dless ( :e!r 
su* data cap or all[ance appli$ be=e su*
 p]iod4  7b7 ,inapplicability to mobile 
broadb& int]net access s]vice ,?is      
section does n apply ) respect to mobile
 broadb& int]net access s]vice4  7c7    
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,broadb& int]net access s]vice  7,a7 ,9 
g5]al ,! t]m broadb& int]net access     
s]vice means a mass-m>ket retail s]vice 
by wire or radio t provides ! capability
 to transmit data to & receive data f   
all or sub/antially all int]net         
endpo9ts1 includ+ any capabilities t are
 incid5tal to & enable ! op]ation ( !   
communications s]vice1 b exclud+ dial-up
 int]net access s]vice4  7,b7           
,functional equival5t2 evasion ,! t]m   
broadb& int]net access s]vice includes  
any s]vice t-- 7i7 provides a functional
 equival5t ( ! s]vice describ$ 9        

subp>agraph 7,a72 or  7ii7 is us$ to    
evade ! protections set =? 9 ?is        
section4  7#b7 ,cov]$ area ,! t]m cov]$ 
area means a geographical area ) respect
 to :i*-- 7,a7 a major disa/] or em]g5cy
 is decl>$ "u ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d       
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq472 or  
7,b7 a public heal? em]g5cy is decl>$ "u
 section #cai ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d74  7#c7     
,cov]$ p]iod ,! t]m cov]$ p]iod means1 )
 respect to a cov]$ area1 ! p]iod t--   
7,a7 beg9s on ! date ( ! decl>ation )   
respect to su* area (-- 7i7 a major     
disa/] or em]g5cy "u ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d
 ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq472 or  
7ii7 a public heal? em]g5cy "u section  
#cai ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d72 &  7,b7 ends on 
! date t is #fj days aft] ! t]m9ation ( 
su* major disa/]1 em]g5cy1 or public    
heal? em]g5cy 7z ! case may be74  7#d7  
,data cap or all[ance ,! t]m data cap or

 all[ance means a limit on1 or a        
fee-bas$ /ructure ) ! purpose ( limit+1 
! numb] ( bits a cu/om] may d[nload or  
upload us+ broadb& int]net access s]vice
 dur+ a p]iod ( "t specifi$ by ! provid]
 ( su* s]vice4  7#e7 ,educational       
in/itution ,! t]m educational in/itution
 means-- 7,a7 an elem5t>y s*ool 7z def9$
 9 section #haja ( ! ,elem5t>y &        
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ghja772  7,b7 a second>y     
s*ool 7z def9$ 9 su* section72 &  7,c7  
an in/itution ( high] education 7z def9$
 9 section #aja ( ! ,high] ,education   
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja774    
7#f7 ,mobile broadb& int]net access     
s]vice  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m mobile     
broadb& int]net access s]vice means a   
broadb& int]net access s]vice t s]ves   
end us]s prim>ily us+ mobile /ations4   
7,b7 ,inclusions ,! t]m mobile broadb&  
int]net access s]vice includes-- 7i7    
broadb& int]net access s]vices t use    
sm>tphones or mobile-network-enabl$     
tablet comput]s z ! prim>y endpo9ts =   

connection to ! int]net2 &  7ii7 mobile 
satellite broadb& s]vices4  7,c7        
,exclusion ,! t]m mobile broadb& int]net
 access s]vice does n include a broadb& 
int]net access s]vice provid$ to an     
educational in/itution & made available 
by su* in/itution = educational purposes
 to /ud5ts enroll$ at su* in/itution4  4