,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ccgf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bj1 #bjba ,mr4  
,butt]field introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &   
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !         
,communications ,act ( #aicd to promote 
broadb& deploym5t by increas+           
p>ticipation 9 broadb& support programs4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,exp&+ ,opportunities = ,broadb&    
,deploym5t ,act4  #b4 ,exp&             
,p>ticipation 9 ,broadb& ,support       
,programs  7a7 ,special s]vices ,section
 #bed7;c77#c7 ( ! ,communications ,act (
 #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bed7;c77#c77 is  
am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7#c7 ,special  
s]vices ,9 addition to ! s]vices includ$
 9 ! def9ition ( univ]sal s]vice "u     
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,commission-- 7,a7 %all
 designate broadb& s]vice 79 ?is        
subp>agraph mean+ evolv+1 high-spe$1    
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 endpo9ts7 z   
support$ by ! ,f$]al univ]sal s]vice    
support me*anisms2 &  7,b7 may designate
 additional s]vices = su* support       
me*anisms = s*ools1 libr>ies1 & heal?   
c>e provid]s = ! purposes ( subsection  
7h74  4  7b7 ,f$]al univ]sal s]vice     
support ,section #bed7;e7 ( !           
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #bed7;e77 is am5d$ to read z  
foll[s3  7e7 ,univ]sal s]vice support   
7#a7 ,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 
aft] ! date on :i* ,commission          
regulations implem5t+ ?is section take  
effect1 only an eligible                
telecommunications c>ri] designat$ "u   
section #bad7;e7 %all be eligible to    
receive specific ,f$]al univ]sal s]vice 
support4  7#b7 ,a provid] ( broadb&     
s]vice1 & any affiliate !re(1 t has n   
be5 designat$ z an eligible             
telecommunications c>ri] "u section     
#bad7;e7 ( ?is title %all be eligible to
 receive specific ,f$]al univ]sal s]vice
 support = ! provision ( broadb& s]vice1

 if su* provid] or affiliate meets !    
applicable ,commission legal1 f9ancial1 
& te*nical requirem5ts = receiv+ su*    
support4  7#c7 ,9 assess+ a broadb&     
s]vice provid]'s f9ancial qualifications
 "u p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,commission %all   
all[ su* provid] to *oose to demon/rate 
its f9ancial viability & security ?r\gh 
ei!r-- 7,a7 a lett] ( cr$it issu$ by a  
bank acceptable to ! ,commission2  7,b7 
a p]=mance bond2  7,c7 cr$it rat+ issu$ 
by national rat+s ag5cies2  7,d7 its ,=m
 #aj-,k mo/ rec5tly fil$ ) ! ,u4,s4     
,securities & ,ex*ange ,commission1     
provid$ t su* ,=m #aj-,k %[s ! ability (
 a publicly trad$ applicant to meet     
f9ancial eligibility requirem5ts1 su* z 
by ref]5ce to an applicant's            
debt_/,,ebitda ratio1 ca% fl[1 or o!r   
crit]ia2 or  7,e7 f9ancial records      
audit$ by an unaffiliat$1 qualifi$ firm 
cov]+ ! prec$+ two fiscal ye>s %[+ !    
ability to meet f9ancial eligibility    
requirem5ts4  7#d7 ,a recipi5t ( support
 pursuant to p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 %all 

use t support only = ! provision1       
ma9t5ance1 & upgrad+ ( facilities &     
s]vices = :i* ! support is int5d$4 ,any 
su* support %\ld be explicit & suffici5t
 to a*ieve ! purposes ( ?is section4    
7#e7 ,a provid] ( broadb& s]vice1 & any 
affiliate !re(1 t receives specific     
,f$]al univ]sal s]vice support pursuant 
to ?is subsection %all be subject to any
 deploym5t1 public int]e/1 or report+   
requirem5t e/abli%$ "u "p #ed ( title   
#dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 =     
eligible communications c>ri]s t receive
 su* support4  4  #c4 ,univ]sal ,s]vice 
,obligations ,provid]s w comply ) all   
applicable ,commission requirem5ts z set
 =? 9 "p #ed ( title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al
 ,regulations4