,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bddg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bb1     
#bjba,mr4 ,markey 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,mr4 ,brown1  
,ms4 ,warren1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4        
,blumenthal1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mrs4       
,gillibrand1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4      
,casey1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4 ,booker1    
,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,wyden1  
and ,mr4 ,murphy7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,american    
,rescue ,plan ,act of #bjba to provide  
additional funding for ,e-rate support  
for emergency educational connections   
and devices1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,securing ,universal            
,communications ,connectivity to ,ensure
 ,students ,succeed ,act or the         
,,success ,act4  #b4 ,support for       
emergency educational connections and   

devices  7a7 ,in general ,section #gdjb 
of the ,american ,rescue ,plan ,act of  
#bjba 7,public ,law #aag-b7 is amended--
 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 in the matter  
preceding paragraph 7#a71 by inserting  
7except as provided in subsection       
7c77#b77;,b77 after during a ,,covid-#ai
 emergency period2 and  7#b7 in         
subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 by striking       
paragraph 7#b7 and inserting the        
following3  7#b7 ,appropriation ,in     
addition to amounts otherwise available1
 there is appropriated to the ,emergency
 ,connectivity ,fund1 out of any money  
in the ,treasury not otherwise          
appropriated-- 7,a7 for fiscal year     
#bjba-- 7i7 #g1aga1jjj1jjj1 to remain   
available until ,september #cj1 #bjcj1  
for-- 7,i7 the provision of support     
under the covered regulations2 and      
7,,ii7 the ,commission to adopt1 and the
 ,commission and the ,universal ,service
 ,administrative ,company to administer1
 the covered regulations2 and  7ii7     
#a1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until   

,september #cj1 #bjcj1 for the          
,inspector ,general of the ,commission  
to conduct oversight of support provided
 under the covered regulations2 and     
7,b7 for each of fiscal years #bjbb     
through #bjbf1 #h1jjj1jjj1jjj1 to remain
 available until expended1 for the      
provision of support under the covered  
regulations1 without regard to when--   
7i7 that support is provided2 or  7ii7  
any purchase described in subsection 7a7
 occurs4  2 and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#c71
 by striking under paragraph 7#b77;,a7  
may be used for the purposes described  
in clause 7ii7 of such paragraph and    
inserting under paragraph 7#b77;,a77i7  
may be used for the purposes described  
in subclause 7,,ii7 of such paragraph4  
7b7 ,updates to regulations ,the        
,federal ,communications ,commission may
 make any updates to the regulations    
promulgated under section #gdjb7;a7 of  
the ,american ,rescue ,plan ,act of     
#bjba 7,public ,law #aag-b71 as in      
effect before the date of enactment of  

this ,act1 that may be necessary as a   
result of the amendments made by        
subsection 7a7 of this section4