,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #deij  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ba1 #bjbb,mr4   
,lujn 7= himself & ,mr4 ,book]7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to provide requirem5ts relat+ 
to data caps on broadb& int]net access  
s]vice1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,uncap  
,am]ica ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
,act3 7#a7 ,broadb& int]net access      
s]vice ,! t]m broadb& int]net access    
s]vice has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section 
#h4a7;b7 ( title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al    
,regulations1 or any successor          
regulation4  7#b7 ,commission ,! t]m    
,commission means ! ,f$]al              
,communications ,commission4  7#c7 ,data
 cap ,! t]m data cap means a limit on ! 
am\nt ( bits or o!r units ( in=mation a 
cu/om] ( a broadb& int]net access s]vice
 provid] may d[nload or upload dur+ a   
p]iod ( "t specifi$ by ! broadb& int]net

 s]vice access provid]-- 7,a7 be=e !    
cu/om]-- 7i7 is *>g$ a fee = additional 
usage2  7ii7 is subject to an increas+  
co/ p] bit or o!r unit ( in=mation2     
7iii7 is *>g$ = an increm5tal block (   
usage2 or  7iv7 exp]i5ces a r$uction (  
access spe$2 or  7,b7 t ! cu/om] is     
o!rwise disc\rag$ or prev5t$ f exce$+4  
#c4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7
 ,access to resili5t1 af=dable1 & secure
 int]net s]vice is ess5tial =           
individuals to p>ticipate 9 society1    
includ+ by provid+ individuals access to
 "w1 education1 & heal? c>e & all[+     
individuals to communicate ) fri5ds &   
family4  7#b7 ,congress has a           
well-e/abli%$ role 9 support+           
infra/ructure = broadb& int]net access  
s]vice & ensur+ t su* infra/ructure be/ 
s]ves ! public int]e/4  7#c7 ,x is 9 !  
public int]e/ to ensure t               
telecommunications networks 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates are utiliz$ to _! fulle/ capacity
 9 ord] to enc\rage innovation1 r$uce   
b>ri]s to employm5t1 & increase access  

to education & heal? c>e4  7#d7 ,su/a9$ 
/rong p]=mance ( broadb& int]net access 
s]vice networks 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates dur+  
hi/orically high dem& ?r\gh\t !         
,,covid-#ai p&emic is evid5ce t _m su*  
networks c accommodate significantly    
increas$ usage rates )\t ! imposition ( 
data caps4  7#e7 ,:ile c]ta9 broadb&    
int]net access s]vice networks may      
require practices to effectively manage 
conge/ion1 ^? practices %\ld be tailor$ 
to improve equitable access among       
consum]s4  7#f7 ,unnecess>y data caps   
limit p>ticipation 9 ! digital economy &
 are contr>y to ! public int]e/4  #d4   
,network managem5t practices  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,a broadb& int]net access s]vice  
provid] %all n impose a data cap except 
:5 tailor$ prim>ily = ! purposes (      
reasonable network managem5t or manag+  
network conge/ion4  7b7 ,regulations    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,commission may        
prescribe su* regulations z may be      
necess>y 9 ! public int]e/ to c>ry out  
?is section4  7#b7 ,tailor$ data caps ,n

 lat] ?an #bgj days aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,commission %all 
promulgate regulations to def9e !       
conditions "u :i* a data cap is to be   
consid]$ tailor$ to ! purpose (         
reasonable network managem5t or manag+  
network conge/ion = purposes (          
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,en=cem5t  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,! ,commission %all implem5t &    
en=ce ?is section z if ?is section 7 a  
"p ( ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg
 ,u4,s4,c4 #aea et seq474  7#b7         
,violations ,any violation ( ?is section
 or any regulation promulgat$ "u ?is    
section %all be consid]$ to be a        
violation ( ! ,communications ,act (    
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aea et seq47 or a 
regulation promulgat$ "u t ,act1        
respectively4