,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cige  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #i1 #bjbc,mr4   
,kilm] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,national &     
,community ,s]vice ,act ( #aiij to      
e/abli% s]vice programs d$icat$ to      
digital equity1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,,x ,s]vice ,corps ,act4  #b4 ,/ate &   
national  7a7 ,/ate & national ,section 
#abb7;b77#b7 ( ! ,national & ,community 
,s]vice ,act ( #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#abegb7;b77#b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by      
r$esignat+ subp>agraph 7,i7 z           
subp>agraph 7,j72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]
 subp>agraph 7,h7 ! foll[+3  7,i7 ,a    
program t-- 7i7 is d$icat$ to !         
a*ievem5t ( digital equity 9 und]s]v$   
communities1 includ+ ?r\gh support+     
digital inclusion activities & enhanc+  
digital lit]acy among individuals 9 su* 
communities2  7ii7 provides             

p>ticipants-- 7,i7 assi/ance 9 !        
developm5t ( pr(essional & te*nical     
skills ) respect to in=mation te*nology1
 includ+-- 7aa7 by provid+ & prep>+     
p>ticipants ) suffici5t tra9+ to        
effectively op]ate1 ma9ta91 or o!rwise  
adapt to new te*nologies relat$ to      
in=mation te*nology2 &  7bb7 to ! ext5t 
practicable1 tra9+ & f9ancial support = 
tra9+ t prep>es su* p>ticipants to      
acquire an indu/ry recogniz$1           
v5dor-neutral c]tification 9 in=mation  
te*nology2  7,,ii7 guidance t may be us$
 9 c>e]s 9 in=mation te*nology1 or 9    
pursu+ fur!r education or appr5tice%ips 
relat+ to in=mation te*nology2  7,,iii7 
! necess>y equipm5t1 or assi/ance 9     
pur*as+ su* equipm5t1 = su* program1    
includ+ comput] devices & sm>tphones2 & 
7,,iv7 ) m5tors :o are in=mation        
te*nology pr(essionals2  7iii7 9        
recruit+ p>ticipants-- 7,i7 conducts    
outrea* & recruitm5t 9 und]s]v$         
communities & o!r local communities2 &  
7,,ii7 gives consid]ation to individuals

 :o are f a m>g9aliz$ community or      
backgr\nd1 h be5 dislocat$ f _! jobs z a
 result ( ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic &        
subsequ5t economic crisis1 or h exp]i5c$
 long-t]m unemploym5t2  7iv7 us+ data   
available by ! ,corporation1 if any1 )  
respect to p>ticipants1 collects &      
reports to ,congress work=ce in=mation  
on p>ticipants1 includ+-- 7,i7          
demographic data2  7,,ii7 prior c>e]    
backgr\nd1 includ+ prior c>e] indu/ry1  
role1 & ye>s ( exp]i5ce2  7,,iii7 future
 c>e] int5tions1 includ+ desir$ indu/ry 
& role2 &  7,,iv7 any job1 education1 or
 appr5tice%ip placem5ts aft]            
p>ticipation 9 ! program2 &  7v7 def9es 
! foll[+ t]ms z foll[s3 7,i7 ,digital   
equity ,! t]m digital equity means !    
condition 9 :i* individuals &           
communities h ! in=mation te*nology     
capacity t is ne$$ = full p>ticipation 9
 ! society & economy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 
7,,ii7 ,digital inclusion ,! t]m digital
 inclusion-- 7aa7 means ! activities t  
are necess>y to ensure t all individuals

 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates h access to1 & ! use 
(1 af=dable in=mation & communication   
te*nologies1 su* z-- 7,,aa7 reliable    
fix$ & wireless broadb& int]net s]vice2 
7,,bb7 int]net-enabl$ devices t meet !  
ne$s ( ! us]2 & 7,,cc7 applications &   
onl9e cont5t design$ to enable &        
enc\rage self-suffici5cy1 p>ticipation1 
& collaboration2 &  7bb7 includes access
 to digital lit]acy tra9+1 quality      
te*nical support1 & basic aw>5ess (     
measures to ensure onl9e privacy &      
cyb]security4  7,,iii7 ,digital lit]acy 
,! t]m digital lit]acy means ! skills   
associat$ ) us+ te*nology to enable us]s
 to f9d1 evaluate1 organize1 create1 &  
communicate in=mation4  7,,iv7 ,und]s]v$
 community ,! t]m und]s]v$ community    
means a community ) digital equity1     
heal?1 f9ancial1 education1 or h\s+     
disp>ities4  4  7b7 ,national ,civilian 
,community ,corps ,section #aeg7;a77#a7 
( ! ,national & ,community ,s]vice ,act 
( #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abfag7;a77#a77  
is am5d$ by ins]t+ be=e ! semicolon !   

foll[+3 1 :i* may include a program     
d$icat$ to digital equity describ$ 9    
section #abb7;b77#b77;,i74  7c7 ,,vi/a  
,section #ajc7;a7 ( ! ,dome/ic ,volunte]
 ,s]vice ,act ( #aigc 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#diec7;a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph   
7#ab71 by /rik+ & at ! end2  7#b7 9     
p>agraph 7#ac71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at !   
end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7#ad7 9 address+ digital 
equity1 :i* meets ! requirem5ts ( a     
program describ$ 9 section              
#abb7;b77#b77;,i7 ( ! ,national &       
,community ,s]vice ,act ( #aiij 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #abegb7;b77#b77;,i774  4  7d7 
,ameri,corps ,s5ior programs ,section   
#bbe7;b77#e7 ( ! ,dome/ic ,volunte]     
,s]vice ,act ( #aigc 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#ejbe7;b77#e77 is am5d$ by ins]t+ be=e !
 p]iod ! foll[+3 1 includ+ a program    
d$icat$ to digital equity describ$ 9    
section #abb7;b77#b77;,i7 ( ! ,national 
& ,community ,s]vice ,act ( #aiij 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #abegb7;b77#b77;,i774