,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ahhd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bg1 #bjba,ms4    
,ros5 7= h]self & ,mrs4 ,capito7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to ensure t fix$ broadb&      
int]net access s]vice assi/$ by any     
,f$]al broadb& support program meets a  
m9imum level ( s]vice4  #a4 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,broadb&      
,p>ity ,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,ag5cy ,! t]m ag5cy has 
! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #eea (     
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7    
,f$]al broadb& support program ,! t]m   
,f$]al broadb& support program means any
 ( ! foll[+ programs 7or any o!r simil> 
,f$]al program7 to ! ext5t ! program    
(f]s fix$ broadb& int]net access s]vice 
or programs = promot+ access to &       
adoption ( fix$ broadb& int]net access  
s]vice = v>i\s demographic communities  
?r\gh v>i\s m$ia = resid5tial1          

comm]cial1 or community provid]s1 or    
academic e/abli%m5ts3 7,a7 ,!           
,telecommunications & ,te*nology        
,program ( ! ,appala*ian ,regional      
,commission4  7,b7 ,! foll[+ programs ( 
! ,rural ,utilities ,s]vice ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture3 7i7 ,!        
,telecommunications ,infra/ructure ,loan
 & ,loan ,gu>antee ,program e/abli%$ "u 
! ,rural ,electrification ,act ( #aicf  
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ija et seq474  7ii7 ,any 
program to provide grants1 loans1 or    
loan gu>antees "u sections #fja ?r\gh   
#fjc ( ! ,rural ,electrification ,act ( 
#aicf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #iej;bb et seq474   
7iii7 ,! sub/antially und]s]v$ tru/ area
 initiative "u section #cjf;,f ( !      
,rural ,electrification ,act ( #aicf 7#g
 ,u4,s4,c4 #icf;f74  7iv7 ,! ,community 
,connect ,grant ,program e/abli%$ "u    
section #fjd ( ! ,rural ,electrification
 ,act ( #aicf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #iej;bb-#c74
  7v7 ,! di/ance le>n+ & telem$ic9e     
grant program e/abli%$ "u *apt] #a (    
subtitle ,d ( title ,,xxii ( ! ,food1   

,agriculture1 ,cons]vation1 & ,trade    
,act ( #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #iej;aaa et  
seq474  7,c7 ,! foll[+ programs ( !     
,economic ,developm5t ,adm9i/ration ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce3 7i7 ,! ,public    
,works & ,economic ,adju/m5t ,assi/ance 
,programs4  7ii7 ,! ,plann+ & ,local    
,te*nical ,assi/ance ,programs4  7,d7 ,!
 foll[+ programs ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ &
 ,urban ,developm5t3 7i7 ,! ,community  
,developm5t ,block ,grant ,program "u   
title ,i ( ! ,h\s+ & ,community         
,developm5t ,act ( #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#ecja et seq474  7ii7 ,! loan gu>antee  
program "u section #ajh ( ! ,h\s+ &     
,community ,developm5t ,act ( #aigd 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjh7 7commonly kn[n z !    
,section #ajh ,loan ,gu>antee ,program74
  7iii7 ,assi/ance f ! ,public ,h\s+    
,capital ,fund e/abli%$ "u section      
#i7;d7 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,h\s+ ,act (   
#aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;g7d774  7iv7 
,assi/ance f ! ,public ,h\s+ ,op]at+    
,fund e/abli%$ "u section #i7;e7 ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,h\s+ ,act ( #aicg 7#db   

,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;g7e774  7v7 ,!          
,multifamily ,h\s+ ,programs4  7vi7 ,!  
,indian ,community ,developm5t ,block   
,grant ,program4  7vii7 ,! ,indian ,h\s+
 ,block ,grant ,program "u section #aja 
( ! ,native ,am]ican ,h\s+ ,assi/ance & 
,self-,det]m9ation ,act ( #aiif 7#be    
,u4,s4,c4 #daaa74  7viii7 ,loan         
gu>antees "u title ,,vi ( ! ,native     
,am]ican ,h\s+ ,assi/ance &             
,self-,det]m9ation ,act ( #aiif 7#be    
,u4,s4,c4 #daia et seq47 7commonly kn[n 
z ! ,title ,,vi ,loan ,gu>antee         
,program74  7ix7 ,! ,*oice              
,neighborhoods ,initiative4  7x7 ,!     
,,home ,inve/m5t ,p>tn]%ips ,program    
au?oriz$ "u title ,,ii ( !              
,cran/on-,gonzalez ,national ,af=dable  
,h\s+ ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abgba et     
seq474  7xi7 ,! ,h\s+ ,tru/ ,fund       
e/abli%$ "u section #acch ( ! ,f$]al    
,h\s+ ,ent]prises ,f9ancial ,safety &   
,s\ndness ,act ( #aiib 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4   
#defh74  7xii7 ,! ,h\s+ ,opportunities =
 ,p]sons ,) ,,aids ,program au?oriz$ "u 

! ,,aids ,h\s+ ,opportunity ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #abija et seq474  7,e7 ,!     
,am]ican ,job ,c5t]s ( ! ,employm5t &   
,tra9+ ,adm9i/ration ( ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,labor4  7,f7 ,! ,libr>y ,s]vices &     
,te*nology ,grant ,programs ( !         
,in/itute ( ,museum & ,libr>y ,s]vices4 
7,g7 ,any ,univ]sal ,s]vice ,fund       
high-co/ program au?oriz$ to help deploy
 fix$ broadb& int]net access s]vice4    
7,h7 ,! foll[+ programs ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
! ,treasury3 7i7 ,! ,coronavirus ,/ate  
,fiscal ,recov]y ,fund "u section #fjb (
 ! ,social ,security ,act1 z add$ by    
section #iija7;a7 ( ! ,am]ican ,rescue  
,plan ,act ( #bjba 7,public ,law        
#aag-b74  7ii7 ,! ,coronavirus ,local   
,fiscal ,recov]y ,fund "u section #fjc (
 ! ,social ,security ,act1 z add$ by    
section #iija7;a7 ( ! ,am]ican ,rescue  
,plan ,act ( #bjba 7,public ,law        
#aag-b74  7iii7 ,! ,coronavirus ,capital
 ,projects ,fund "u section #fjd ( !    
,social ,security ,act1 z add$ by       
section #iija7;a7 ( ! ,am]ican ,rescue  

,plan ,act ( #bjba 7,public ,law        
#aag-b74  7#c7 ,univ]sal ,s]vice ,fund  
high-co/ program ,! t]m ,univ]sal       
,s]vice ,fund high-co/ program has !    
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #ijc (       
division ,,ff ( ! ,consolidat$          
,appropriations ,act1 #bjba 7#dg        
,u4,s4,c4 #acjg74  #c4 ,univ]sal m9imum 
level ( s]vice = f$]ally support$ fix$  
broadb&  7a7 ,rulemak+ ,n lat] ?an #ahj 
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,f$]al ,communications ,commission1 9 
consultation ) ! ,secret>y (            
,agriculture1 ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 ! 
,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t1 
& ! head ( ea* o!r ag5cy t provides     
assi/ance "u a ,f$]al broadb& support   
program1 %all conduct a rulemak+ to     
e/abli% a m9imum level ( s]vice = fix$  
broadb& int]net access s]vice assi/$ by 
a ,f$]al broadb& support program to     
ensure t su* s]vice c support-- 7#a7    
virtual le>n+2  7#b7 teleheal? s]vices2 
&  7#c7 telework4  7b7 ,m9imum level (  
s]vice ,! m9imum level ( s]vice e/abli%$

 "u subsection 7a7 %all1 9 a            
te*nology-neutral mann]1 include-- 7#a7 
a m9imum d[nload spe$2  7#b7 a m9imum   
upload spe$2 &  7#c7 a maximum lat5cy4  
7c7 ,requirem5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z
 provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 subject to    
subsection 7e71 & not)/&+ any o!r       
provision ( law1 an ag5cy may n provide 
assi/ance "u a ,f$]al broadb& support   
program unless ! fix$ broadb& int]net   
access s]vice to be assi/$ meets or     
exce$s1 or w meet or exce$ :5 deploy$1 !
 m9imum level ( s]vice e/abli%$ "u      
subsection 7a7 t 0 9 effect on ! date on
 :i* ! ag5cy made ! det]m9ation to      
provide ! assi/ance4  7#b7              
,infeasibility ,p>agraph 7#a7 %all n    
apply if ! ag5cy provid+ assi/ance      
det]m9es t ! provision ( fix$ broadb&   
int]net access s]vice t meets or exce$s 
! m9imum level ( s]vice describ$ 9 t    
p>agraph is infeasible4  7d7 ,te*nical &
 con=m+ am5dm5t ,section #fja7;e7 ( !   
,rural ,electrification ,act ( #aicf 7#g
 ,u4,s4,c4 #iej;bb7e77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9

 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ at lea/-- & all
 t foll[s ?r\gh ! p]iod at ! end (      
subp>agraph 7,b7 & ins]t+ n less ?an !  
m9imum level ( s]vice e/abli%$ "u       
section #c7;a7 ( ! ,broadb& ,p>ity ,act 
( #bjba42 &  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by   
ins]t+ 1 subject to ! condition t !     
m9imum acceptable level ( broadb&       
s]vice1 z adju/$ "u ?is p>agraph1 may n 
be less ?an ! m9imum level ( s]vice     
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 be=e ! p]iod at
 ! end4  7e7 ,prospective applicability 
,?is section & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is   
section-- 7#a7 %all apply to any        
det]m9ation ( an ag5cy to provide       
assi/ance "u a ,f$]al broadb& support   
program t is made on or aft] ! date (   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 &  7#b7 %all n     
affect any aw>d ( assi/ance made "u a   
,f$]al broadb& support program be=e !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4