,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dicj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #a1 #bjbd,mr4   
,hawley introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to address defaults ) respect 
to aw>ds made "u broadb& programs c>ri$ 
out by ! ,f$]al ,communications         
,commission1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,broadb& ,fairness ,act4  #b4 ,policy ,x
 is ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates t1 )     
respect to an aw>d made "u a broadb&    
program c>ri$ out by ! ,f$]al           
,communications ,commission1 ! aw>d %\ld
 s]ve ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! funds compris+ !  
aw>d 7 int5d$ to be exp5d$4  #c4        
,defaults 9 ,,fcc broadb& programs  7a7 
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,broadb& int]net access s]vice ,! t]m   
broadb& int]net access s]vice has !     
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #h4a7;b7 (   
title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 
or any successor regulation4  7#b7      

,broadb& program ,! t]m broadb& program 
means any program adm9i/]$ by !         
,commission t is directly or indirectly 
int5d$ to increase ! deploym5t (1 access
 to1 ! af=dability (1 or ! adoption (   
broadb& int]net access s]vice4  7#c7    
,commission ,! t]m ,commission means !  
,f$]al ,communications ,commission4     
7#d7 ,default ,! t]m default means1 )   
respect to an aw>d "u a broadb& program1
 t ! recipi5t ( ! aw>d-- 7,a7 fails to  
timely file a ,long-,=m ,application )  
respect to ! aw>d2  7,b7 fails to meet !
 docum5t submission deadl9es e/abli%$ by
 ! ,commission ) respect to ! aw>d2     
7,c7 is f\nd by ! ,commission to be     
ineligible or unqualifi$ to receive !   
aw>d2 or  7,d7 is o!rwise disqualifi$ by
 ! ,commission = any reason be=e !      
au?orization ( support "u ! aw>d4  7#e7 
,indian ,tribe ,! t]m ,indian ,tribe has
 ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #d ( !    
,indian ,self-,det]m9ation & ,education 
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74  
7#f7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate-- 7,a7 has !    

mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #c ( !       
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #aec72 &  7,b7 includes an    
,indian ,tribe4  7#g7 ,/ate gov]nm5t ,! 
t]m ,/ate gov]nm5t or gov]nm5t ( a      
,/ate-- 7,a7 means ! gov]nm5t ( a ,/ate2
 &  7,b7 ) respect to an ,indian ,tribe1
 means ! ,tribal gov]nm5t ) respect to t
 ,indian ,tribe4  7b7 ,effect ( default 
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law or     
regulation1 ^u a default ) respect to an
 aw>d "u a broadb& program1 ! foll[+    
%all apply3 7#a7 ,! geographic region   
propos$ to be s]v$ by ! aw>d %all be    
eligible to receive support "u-- 7,a7   
o!r broadb& programs2 &  7,b7 any       
program adm9i/]$ by any ,f$]al ag5cy o!r
 ?an ! ,commission t is directly or     
indirectly int5d$ to increase !         
deploym5t (1 access to1 ! af=dability (1
 or ! adoption ( broadb& int]net access 
s]vice4  7#b7 7,a7 ,any am\nt ( ! aw>d t
 is =feit$ aft] ! default %all n be     
deposit$ 9 ! ,treasury ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 & in/ead %all be made available by !   

,commission to ! gov]nm5t ( ! ,/ate t 0 
! subject ( ! aw>d 7or ! activities "u !
 aw>d7 s t su* ,/ate gov]nm5t is able1  
to ! maximum ext5t practicable1 to      
provide ! b5efits t 7 propos$ to be     
provid$ "u ! aw>d4  7,b7 ,if multiple   
,/ates 7 ! subject ( ! aw>d 7or !       
activities "u ! aw>d71 ! ,commission    
%all make available am\nts "u           
subp>agraph 7,a7 to ! gov]nm5t ( ea* su*
 ,/ate 9 ! same proportion1 z calculat$ 
by ! ,commission1 t ! aw>d 7or !        
activities "u ! aw>d7 w\ld h be5 made   
available if ! aw>d _h be5 c>ri$ out4   
7#c7 ,) respect to b5efits provid$ by a 
,/ate gov]nm5t "u p>agraph 7#b7-- 7,a7  
any m9imum spe$ requirem5ts t 7         
applicable ) respect to ! orig9al aw>d  
%all rema9 9 effect ) respect to !      
b5efits provid$ by ! ,/ate gov]nm5t "u t
 p>agraph2 &  7,b7 ! ,/ate gov]nm5t1 if 
necess>y1 may supplem5t ! am\nts made   
available to ! ,/ate gov]nm5t "u t      
p>agraph ) funds ( ! ,/ate gov]nm5t4