,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dabf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #c1 #bjbb,mrs4    
,capito 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,klobu*>7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ! ,f$]al           
,communications ,commission to e/abli% a
 vett+ process = prospective applicants 
= high-co/ univ]sal s]vice program      
fund+4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,rural ,broadb& ,protection   
,act ( #bjbb4  #b4 ,vett+ process =     
prospective high-co/ univ]sal s]vice    
fund applicants  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
section-- 7#a7 ! t]m ,commission means !
 ,f$]al ,communications ,commission2    
7#b7 ! t]m cov]$ fund+ means high-co/   
univ]sal s]vice program fund+ provid$   
?r\gh a competitive aw>d process = !    
deploym5t ( a broadb&-capable network & 
! provision ( support$ s]vices ov] !    
network2 &  7#c7 ! t]m new cov]$ fund+  
aw>d means an aw>d ( cov]$ fund+ t is   

made bas$ on an application submitt$ to 
! ,commission on or aft] ! date on :i*  
rules are promulgat$ "u subsection 7b74 
7b7 ,,fcc rulemak+ ,n lat] ?an #ahj days
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !   
,commission %all initiate a rulemak+    
proce$+ to e/abli% a vett+ process =    
applicants =1 & o!r recipi5ts (1 a new  
cov]$ fund+ aw>d4  7c7 ,cont5ts ,9      
promulgat+ rules "u subsection 7b71 !   
,commission %all provide t-- 7#a7 an    
applicant = a new cov]$ fund+ aw>d %all 
include 9 ! initial application a       
proposal conta9+ suffici5t detail &     
docum5tation = ! ,commission to asc]ta9 
t ! applicant possesses ! te*nical      
capability1 & has a reasonable plan1 to 
deploy ! propos$ network & deliv]       
s]vices ) ! relevant p]=mance           
*>act]i/ics def9$ by ! ,commission & z  
pl$g$ by ! applicant2  7#b7 ! proposal  
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all include   
suffici5t detail & support+ docum5tation
 = ! ,commission to reasonably asc]ta9  
:e!r ! applicant & ! te*nology t !      

applicant plans to use w\ld h ! ability 
to p]=m z requir$ giv5 ! *>act]i/ics ( !
 locations to be s]v$2 &  7#c7 !        
,commission %all evaluate a proposal    
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 aga9/          
reasonable & well-e/abli%$ te*nical     
/&>ds1 includ+ ! te*nical /&>ds adopt$  
by ! ,commission 9 ord]s ( ! ,commission
 relat+ to mod]niz+ ! ,,fcc ,=m #dgg    
,data ,program 7,,wc ,docket ,no4       
#aa-aj7 7or ord]s ( ! ,commission relat+
 to mod]niz+ any successor collection7 =
 purposes ( entities t mu/ report       
broadb& availability cov]age4