,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #djcb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bb1 #bjba,mr4  
,allr$ 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,o',hall]an1    
,mr4 ,hudson1 & ,mr4 ,gu?rie7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to provide outrea* & te*nical  
assi/ance to small provid]s reg>d+ !    
b5efits ( ,op5 ,,ran networks1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,op5 ,,ran ,outrea* ,act4  
#b4 ,outrea* & te*nical assi/ance to    
small provid]s reg>d+ ,op5 ,,ran        
networks  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,assi/ant     
,secret>y %all conduct outrea* & provide
 te*nical assi/ance to small            
communications network provid]s to raise
 aw>5ess ( ! b5efits ( ,op5 ,,ran       
networks & o!r op5 network ar*itectures4
  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7  
,assi/ant ,secret>y ,! t]m ,assi/ant    
,secret>y means ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y ( 
,comm]ce = ,communications & ,in=mation1
 act+ ?r\gh ! head ( ! ,(fice ( ,int]net

 ,connectivity & ,gr[?4  7#b7 ,op5      
network ar*itecture ,! t]m op5 network  
ar*itecture means ,op5 ,,ran networks & 
o!r network elem5ts t foll[ a set ( op5 
/&>ds = multi-v5dor network equipm5t    
int]op]ability1 includ+ op5 core & op5  
transport4  7#c7 ,op5 ,,ran network ,!  
t]m ,op5 ,,ran network means a wireless 
network t foll[s ! ,op5 ,radio ,access  
,network approa* to /&>dization adopt$  
by ! ,o-,,ran ,alliance1 ,telecom ,infra
 ,project1 or ,?ird ,g5]ation ,p>tn]%ip 
,project 7#c;,,gpp71 or any simil> set (
 op5 /&>ds = multi-v5dor network        
equipm5t int]op]ability4