,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ccfa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #af1 #bjbc,mr4   
,crd5as introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,assi/ant ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce =        
,communications & ,in=mation to submit a
 report on ! digital divide & to update 
! ,indicators ( ,broadb& ,ne$ mapp+     
application1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,report on digital divide  7a7 ,report  
requir$ ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually      
!reaft] = ! subsequ5t #aj-ye> p]iod1 !  
,assi/ant ,secret>y1 9 consultation ) ! 
,f$]al ,communications ,commission1 %all
 submit to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &     
,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !
 ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &     
,transportation ( ! ,s5ate1 & make      
publicly available on ! website ( !     
,,ntia1 a report on ! /ate ( ! digital  
divide1 :i* %all include ! foll[+3 7#a7 
,in=mation on & an analysis (-- 7,a7    

b>ri]s to1 & tr5ds reg>d+1 broadb&      
access1 adoption1 & af=dability2  7,b7 !
 connection betwe5-- 7i7 broadb& access1
 adoption1 & af=dability2 &  7ii7 v>i\s 
socioeconomic indicators2 &  7,c7 !     
impact ( ,f$]al programs on broadb&     
access1 adoption1 & af=dability4  7#b7  
,an assessm5t ( ! suffici5cy ( exi/+    
data collection & data sets ) respect to
 ! analysis describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 &1 
if necess>y1 recomm5dations = ,,ntia    
actions to improve data quality4  7#c7  
,recomm5dations = legislative action to 
facilitate closure ( ! digital divide4  
7b7 ,assembly process ,9 assembl+ ea*   
report requir$ by subsection 7a71 !     
,assi/ant ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 utilize 
all available & relevant data1 includ+  
data associat$ ) ! ,indicators (        
,broadb& ,ne$ mapp+ application ( !     
,,ntia & publi%$ rese>* & data f        
individuals & entities o!r ?an ! ,,ntia2
  7#b7 solicit public comm5t2  7#c7 hold
 public meet+s ) relevant /akehold]s2 & 
7#d7 consult ) exp]ts on &              

repres5tatives ( communities t are      
uns]v$ or und]s]v$ ) respect to broadb&4
  #b4 ,indicators ( ,broadb& ,ne$ mapp+ 
application  7a7 ,update requir$ ,n lat]
 ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 & e #ahj days !reaft]1 !    
,assi/ant ,secret>y %all update !       
,indicators ( ,broadb& ,ne$ mapp+       
application ( ! ,,ntia to ensure t su*  
application incorporates1 & includes    
display lay]s ) respect to1 ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,data f ! ,broadb& ,data           
,collection sy/em ( ! ,f$]al            
,communications ,commission1 includ+    
data on availability & subscription     
rates = broadb& ti]s ) a d[nload spe$ ( 
m ?an #be megabits p] second & an upload
 spe$ ( m ?an #c megabits p] second4    
7#b7 ,?ird-p>ty data on ! results (     
mobile network spe$ & signal /r5g? te/s4
  7#c7 ,! id5tification (-- 7,a7 areas (
 p]si/5t pov]ty 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9   
section #fgjb7;a7 ( title #di1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code72  7,b7 hi/orically        
disadvantag$ communities 7z su* t]m is  

us$ 9 section #fgjb ( title #di1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code72  7,c7 areas impact$ by   
previ\s r$l9+ practices 7z det]m9$ us+  
maps produc$ by ! ,home ,own]s' ,loan   
,corporation72 &  7,d7 congressional    
di/ricts4  7#d7 ,data on eligibility &  
enrollm5t ) respect to ! ,af=dable      
,connectivity ,program e/abli%$ "u      
section #ijd7;b7 ( division ,n ( !      
,consolidat$ ,appropriations ,act1 #bjba
 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ageb74  7b7 ,rule (    
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section may be  
con/ru$ to limit ! au?ority ( !         
,assi/ant ,secret>y to incorporate1 z "p
 ( ! ,indicators ( ,broadb& ,ne$ mapp+  
application ( ! ,,ntia1 elem5ts 9       
addition to ! elem5ts id5tifi$ 9        
subsection 7a74  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
,act3 7#a7 ,assi/ant ,secret>y ,! t]m   
,assi/ant ,secret>y means ! ,assi/ant   
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce = ,communications &
 ,in=mation4  7#b7 ,,ntia ,! t]m ,,ntia 
means ! ,national ,telecommunications & 
,in=mation ,adm9i/ration4