,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ccba  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ae1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,mull9 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 & ,mr4 
,crapo7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ! ,f$]al           
,communications ,commission to ensure   
equitable & nondiscrim9atory            
contributions to ! me*anisms t pres]ve &
 advance univ]sal s]vice1 to r$uce !    
f9ancial burd5 on consum]s1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,l[]+ ,broadb& ,co/s =     
,consum]s ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,l[]+      
broadb& co/s = consum]s  7a7 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is section3 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 ,broadb& provid] ,!   
t]m broadb& provid] means a provid] (   
broadb& int]net access s]vice4  7#c7    

,commission ,! t]m ,commission means !  
,f$]al ,communications ,commission4     
7#d7 ,edge provid] ,! t]m edge provid]  
means a provid] ( onl9e cont5t or       
s]vices1 includ+-- 7,a7 a digital       
adv]tis+ s]vice2  7,b7 a se>* eng9e2    
7,c7 a social m$ia plat=m2  7,d7 a      
/ream+ s]vice2  7,e7 an app /ore2  7,f7 
a cl\d comput+ s]vice2  7,g7 an         
ov]-!-top messag+ s]vice or any o!r     
s]vice t enables text+2  7,h7 a         
videoconf]5c+ s]vice2  7,i7 a video gam+
 s]vice2 &  7,j7 an e-comm]ce plat=m4   
7#e7 ,eligible telecommunications c>ri] 
,! t]m eligible telecommunications c>ri]
 means a common c>ri] designat$ z an    
eligible telecommunications c>ri] "u    
section #bad7;e7 ( ! ,communications    
,act ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bad7;e774  
7b7 ,l[]+ broadb& co/s = consum]s       
,section #bed7;d7 ( ! ,communications   
,act ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bed7;d77 is
 am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ ,e & ins]t+ !    
foll[+3  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,e  2 &  7#b7 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#b7 ,rulemak+ 

7,a7 ,initial rulemak+ ,n lat] ?an #ah  
mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,l[]+  
,broadb& ,co/s = ,consum]s ,act ( #bjbc1
 ! ,commission %all complete a rulemak+ 
to re=m ! ,univ]sal ,s]vice ,fund by    
exp&+ ! contribution base s t broadb&   
provid]s & edge provid]s1 except z      
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#c7 ( ?is           
subsection1 contribute on an equitable &
 nondiscrim9atory basis to ! specific1  
pr$ictable1 & suffici5t me*anisms       
e/abli%$ by ! ,commission to pres]ve &  
advance univ]sal s]vice4  7,b7          
,revisions ,f "t to "t aft] ! rulemak+  
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 !          
,commission may revise ! rules adopt$ "u
 t subp>agraph1 z necess>y1 to ensure t 
broadb& provid]s & edge provid]s cont9ue
 to contribute on an equitable &        
nondiscrim9atory basis to ! specific1   
pr$ictable1 & suffici5t me*anisms       
e/abli%$ by ! ,commission to pres]ve &  
advance univ]sal s]vice4  7#c7 ,exempt$ 
edge provid]s & broadb& provid]s ,!     
requirem5t to contribute describ$ 9     

p>agraph 7#b7 %all n apply to-- 7,a7 an 
edge provid] t-- 7i7 transmitt$ less ?an
 #c p]c5t ( ! e/imat$ quantity ( broadb&
 data t 0 transmitt$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
dur+ ! mo/ rec5t ye>1 z det]m9$ by !    
,commission2 &  7ii7 e>n$ less ?an      
#e1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 rev5ue 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates dur+ ! mo/ rec5t ye>2 or  7,b7 an
 edge provid] or broadb& provid] or     
class ( edge provid]s or broadb&        
provid]s if ! rev5ue ( ! provid] is su* 
t ! level ( contribution ( ! provid] to 
! pres]vation & advancem5t ( univ]sal   
s]vice w\ld be de m9imis4  7#d7 ,broadb&
 provid]2 edge provid] def9$ ,9 ?is     
subsection1 ! t]ms broadb& provid] &    
edge provid] h ! mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 9  
section #b ( ! ,l[]+ ,broadb& ,co/s =   
,consum]s ,act ( #bjbc4  4  7c7         
,support+ broadb& provid]s  7#a7        
,adoption ( me*anism ,n lat] ?an #ah    
mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 ! ,commission %all complete a rulemak+ 
to adopt a new me*anism "u ! high-co/   
program ( ! ,univ]sal ,s]vice ,fund t w 

provide specific1 pr$ictable1 &         
suffici5t support = exp5ses incurr$ by a
 broadb& provid] t is an eligible       
telecommunications c>ri] 9 provid+      
support$ s]vices to ! ext5t t su*       
exp5ses are n o!rwise recov]$ f rev5ues 
e>n$ f ! assessm5t ( j1 reasonable1 &   
af=dable rates on end us]s 9 high-co/   
areas or f o!r univ]sal s]vice support  
me*anisms4  7#b7 ,limit on eligible     
telecommunications c>ri]s ,! ,commission
 %all ensure t n m ?an #a eligible      
telecommunications c>ri] = any area     
receives support f ! me*anism adopt$    
?r\gh ! rulemak+ conduct$ "u p>agraph   
7#a74  7d7 ,en=cem5t by ! ,f$]al        
,communications ,commission  7#a7 ,p[]s 
( ,commission ,except z o!rwise provid$1
 ! ,commission %all en=ce ?is ,act 9 !  
same mann]1 by ! same means1 & ) ! same 
jurisdiction1 p[]s1 & duties z ?\gh all 
applicable t]ms & provisions ( !        
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #aea et seq47 7 incorporat$   
into & made a "p ( ?is ,act4  7#b7      

,p5alties1 privileges1 & immunities ,any
 p]son :o violates ?is ,act %all be     
subject to ! p5alties & entitl$ to !    
privileges & immunities provid$ 9 !     
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #aea et seq474  7e7 ,purpose2 
rule ( con/ruction  7#a7 ,purpose ,!    
purpose ( ?is section is to direct !    
,commission to require contributions to 
! ,univ]sal ,s]vice ,fund f edge        
provid]s & broadb& provid]s & to modify 
! high co/ program to promote af=dable &
 available broadb&4  7#b7 ,rule (       
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be 
con/ru$ to provide ! ,commission )--    
7,a7 any new au?ority ov] broadb&       
provid]s2 or  7,b7 any au?ority ov] edge
 provid]s o!r ?an z describ$ 9 p>agraph 
7#a74