,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cige  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #i1 #bjbc,mr4  
,kilmer 7for himself and ,mr4           
,fitzpatrick7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,national and ,community ,service ,act  
of #aiij to establish service programs  
dedicated to digital equity1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,,it ,service  
,corps ,act4  #b4 ,state and national   
7a7 ,state and national ,section        
#abb7;b77#b7 of the ,national and       
,community ,service ,act of #aiij 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #abegb7;b77#b77 is amended--  
7#a7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,i7 
as subparagraph 7,j72 and  7#b7 by      
inserting after subparagraph 7,h7 the   
following3  7,i7 ,a program that-- 7i7  
is dedicated to the achievement of      
digital equity in underserved           
communities1 including through          

supporting digital inclusion activities 
and enhancing digital literacy among    
individuals in such communities2  7ii7  
provides participants-- 7,i7 assistance 
in the development of professional and  
technical skills with respect to        
information technology1 including-- 7aa7
 by providing and preparing participants
 with sufficient training to effectively
 operate1 maintain1 or otherwise adapt  
to new technologies related to          
information technology2 and  7bb7 to the
 extent practicable1 training and       
financial support for training that     
prepares such participants to acquire an
 industry recognized1 vendor-neutral    
certification in information technology2
  7,,ii7 guidance that may be used in   
careers in information technology1 or in
 pursuing further education or          
apprenticeships relating to information 
technology2  7,,iii7 the necessary      
equipment1 or assistance in purchasing  
such equipment1 for such program1       
including computer devices and          

smartphones2 and  7,,iv7 with mentors   
who are information technology          
professionals2  7iii7 in recruiting     
participants-- 7,i7 conducts outreach   
and recruitment in underserved          
communities and other local communities2
 and  7,,ii7 gives consideration to     
individuals who are from a marginalized 
community or background1 have been      
dislocated from their jobs as a result  
of the ,,covid-#ai pandemic and         
subsequent economic crisis1 or have     
experienced long-term unemployment2     
7iv7 using data available by the        
,corporation1 if any1 with respect to   
participants1 collects and reports to   
,congress workforce information on      
participants1 including-- 7,i7          
demographic data2  7,,ii7 prior career  
background1 including prior career      
industry1 role1 and years of experience2
  7,,iii7 future career intentions1     
including desired industry and role2 and
  7,,iv7 any job1 education1 or         
apprenticeship placements after         

participation in the program2 and  7v7  
defines the following terms as follows3 
7,i7 ,digital equity ,the term digital  
equity means the condition in which     
individuals and communities have the    
information technology capacity that is 
needed for full participation in the    
society and economy of the ,united      
,states4  7,,ii7 ,digital inclusion ,the
 term digital inclusion-- 7aa7 means the
 activities that are necessary to ensure
 that all individuals in the ,united    
,states have access to1 and the use of1 
affordable information and communication
 technologies1 such as-- 7,,aa7 reliable
 fixed and wireless broadband internet  
service2 7,,bb7 internet-enabled devices
 that meet the needs of the user2 and   
7,,cc7 applications and online content  
designed to enable and encourage        
self-sufficiency1 participation1 and    
collaboration2 and  7bb7 includes access
 to digital literacy training1 quality  
technical support1 and basic awareness  
of measures to ensure online privacy and

 cybersecurity4  7,,iii7 ,digital       
literacy ,the term digital literacy     
means the skills associated with using  
technology to enable users to find1     
evaluate1 organize1 create1 and         
communicate information4  7,,iv7        
,underserved community ,the term        
underserved community means a community 
with digital equity1 health1 financial1 
education1 or housing disparities4  4   
7b7 ,national ,civilian ,community      
,corps ,section #aeg7;a77#a7 of the     
,national and ,community ,service ,act  
of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abfag7;a77#a77 
is amended by inserting before the      
semicolon the following3 1 which may    
include a program dedicated to digital  
equity described in section             
#abb7;b77#b77;,i74  7c7 ,,vista ,section
 #ajc7;a7 of the ,domestic ,volunteer   
,service ,act of #aigc 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#diec7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in         
paragraph 7#ab71 by striking and at the 
end2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#ac71 by       
striking the period at the end and      

inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7#ad7 in        
addressing digital equity1 which meets  
the requirements of a program described 
in section #abb7;b77#b77;,i7 of the     
,national and ,community ,service ,act  
of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                 
#abegb7;b77#b77;,i774  4  7d7           
,ameri,corps ,senior programs ,section  
#bbe7;b77#e7 of the ,domestic ,volunteer
 ,service ,act of #aigc 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#ejbe7;b77#e77 is amended by inserting  
before the period the following3 1      
including a program dedicated to digital
 equity described in section            
#abb7;b77#b77;,i7 of the ,national and  
,community ,service ,act of #aiij 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #abegb7;b77#b77;,i774