,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gcjb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #cj1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,?an$> 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,grijalva7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to e/abli% ! ,digital ,lit]acy 
& ,equity ,commission1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,digital ,lit]acy & ,equity ,act (  
#bjbf4  #b4 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is e/abli%$
 a commission to be kn[n z ! ,digital   
,lit]acy & ,equity ,commission 79 ?is   
,act ref]r$ to z ! ,commission74  #c4   
,duties ,! ,commission %all conduct a   
/udy on digital lit]acy & equity1       
includ+-- 7#a7 ! /ate ( digital lit]acy 
& in=mation lit]acy 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1  
includ+-- 7,a7 ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local   
programs aim$ at increas+ digital       
lit]acy & in=mation lit]acy2 &  7,b7 an 
analysis ( digital lit]acy & in=mation  
lit]acy 9 l[-income areas & disadvantag$
 areas2  7#b7 programs 9 o!r c\ntries ) 
! goal ( increas+ digital lit]acy &     

in=mation lit]acy2 &  7#c7 !            
id5tification ( /rategies & be/         
practices to ma9ta9 increas$ levels (   
digital lit]acy & in=mation lit]acy 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates4  #d4 ,memb]%ip  7a7      
,numb] & appo9tm5t ,! ,commission %all  
be compos$ (-- 7#a7 ! ,assi/ant         
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce = ,communications &
 ,in=mation or ! delegate ( ! ,assi/ant 
,secret>y2  7#b7 ! ,*airp]son ( ! ,f$]al
 ,communications ,commission or !       
delegate ( ! ,*airp]son ( ! ,f$]al      
,communications ,commission2  7#c7 !    
,*ief ( ! ,wireless ,telecommunications 
,bureau ( ! ,f$]al ,communications      
,commission or ! delegate ( ! ,*ief2    
7#d7 ! ,director ( ! ,in/itute ( ,museum
 & ,libr>y ,s]vices or ! delegate ( !   
,director2  7#e7 ! ,secret>y (          
,education or ! delegate ( ! ,secret>y2 
7#f7 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human      
,s]vices or ! delegate ( ! ,secret>y2   
7#g7 ! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban       
,developm5t or ! delegate ( ! ,secret>y2
  7#h7 #c memb]s appo9t$ by ! ,*airp]son

 ( ! ,commission-- 7,a7 ) k or exp]tise 
9 digital lit]acy & equity2  7,b7 f !   
public or private sector1 includ+-- 7i7 
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local employees2  7ii7
 =m] ,memb]s ( ,congress2 or  7iii7     
employees ( academic in/itutions &      
non-gov]nm5tal organizations2 &  7,c7 :o
 repres5t div]se economic1 pr(essional1 
& cultural backgr\nds2 &  7#i7 n m ?an  
#e memb]s appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t1 f     
among ! heads ( ,f$]al ag5cies1 or      
delegates ( ! heads ( ,f$]al ag5cies1 :o
 ! ,presid5t det]m9es w\ld be b5eficial 
to ! ,commission4  7b7 ,*airp]son2 vice 
*airp]son ,! ,secret>y ( ,education or !
 delegate ( ! ,secret>y %all s]ve z !   
,*airp]son ( ! ,commission1 & !         
,*airp]son ( ! ,f$]al ,communications   
,commission or ! delegate ( ! ,*airp]son
 ( ! ,f$]al ,communications ,commission 
%all s]ve z ! ,vice ,*airp]son ( !      
,commission4  7c7 ,meet+s  7#a7 ,fir/   
meet+ ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,*airp]son ( !
 ,commission %all hold a meet+ ( !      

,commission4  7#b7 ,subsequ5t meet+s ,! 
,commission %all meet n less ?an once e 
#d mon?s at a "t & place det]m9$ by !   
,*airp]son ( ! ,commission1 & may hold  
su* o!r meet+s z ! ,*airp]son ( !       
,commission det]m9es are necess>y to    
c>ry out ?is ,act4  7#c7 ,public access 
,all meet+s ( ! ,commission %all be op5 
to ! public4  7d7 ,quorum ,a majority ( 
! memb]s ( ! ,commission %all con/itute 
a quorum1 b a less] numb] may hold      
he>+s4  #e4 ,p[]s ( ! ,commission  7a7  
,he>+s & sessions ,! ,commission may1 = 
! purpose ( c>ry+ out ?is ,act1 hold su*
 he>+s1 sit & act at su* times & places1
 take su* te/imony1 & receive su*       
evid5ce z ! ,commission consid]s        
appropriate4  7b7 ,p[]s ( memb]s & ag5ts
 ,any memb] or ag5t ( ! ,commission may1
 if au?oriz$ by ! ,commission1 take any 
action t ! ,commission is au?oriz$ to   
take by ?is section4  #f4 ,report ,)9 #b
 ye>s aft] ! appo9tm5t ( ! memb]s ( !   
,commission1 ! ,*airp]son ( !           
,commission %all submit to ! ,congress a

 report t conta9s-- 7#a7 ! results ( !  
/udy requir$ by section #c2  7#b7       
recomm5dations on h[ to improve & ma9ta9
 ! digital lit]acy & in=mation lit]acy (
 individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &        
education 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates relat+ to   
digital lit]acy & in=mation lit]acy     
?r\gh e>ly education & community        
outrea*1 ) a p>ticul> focus on increas+ 
equity 9 ! availability ( digital       
lit]acy & in=mation lit]acy res\rces2   
7#c7 recomm5dations = ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t
 to create & implem5t a me?od to measure
 digital lit]acy 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 9   
ord] to aid future ef=ts to address     
digital lit]acy2 &  7#d7 a plan to      
increase int]ag5cy coord9ation to       
improve digital lit]acy s]vices provid$ 
by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  #g4 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,digital lit]acy ,!   
t]m digital lit]acy means ! ability to  
use in=mation & communication           
te*nologies to f9d1 evaluate1 create1 & 
communicate in=mation1 requir+ bo?      
cognitive & te*nical skills4  7#b7      

,disadvantag$ area ,! t]m disadvantag$  
area means a community ) an annual m$ian
 h\sehold income t is less ?an #hj p]c5t
 ( ! /atewide annual m$ian h\sehold     
income1 det]m9$ on ! basis ( ! late/    
available dec5nial c5sus ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates4  7#c7 ,in=mation lit]acy ,! t]m 
in=mation lit]acy means-- 7,a7 ! ability
 to recognize :5 in=mation is ne$$2 &   
7,b7 ! ability to locate1 evaluate1 &   
use ne$$ in=mation effectively4  7#d7   
,l[-income ,! t]m l[-income has ! mean+ 
giv5 t t]m 9 section #acjc ( ! ,h\s+ &  
,community ,developm5t ,act ( #aiib 7#ab
 ,u4,s4,c4 #dejb74