,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gidc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #af1 #bjbf,mr4   
,m55dez 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,ms4  
,b>ragn1 & ,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,l\isiana7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to e/abli% )9 ! ,f$]al         
,communications ,commission !           
,communications ,equity & ,div]sity     
,c\ncil1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,communications ,equity & ,div]sity     
,c\ncil ,act4  #b4 ,communications      
,equity & ,div]sity ,c\ncil  7a7        
,e/abli%m5t ,!re is e/abli%$ )9 !       
,commission an advisory committee to be 
kn[n z ! ,communications ,equity &      
,div]sity ,c\ncil4  7b7 ,duties ,!      
duties ( ! ,c\ncil %all be ! foll[+3    
7#a7 ,to make recomm5dations to !       
,commission1 includ+ ) respect to--     
7,a7 advanc+ equity ) respect to !      
provision ( & access to communication   
s]vices1 )\t discrim9ation on ! basis ( 

race1 color1 religion1 national orig91  
sex1 or disability2  7,b7 assi/+        
hi/orically und]s]v$ individuals to     
b5efit f communication s]vices &        
opportunities made possible by su*      
s]vices2  7,c7 accel]at+ ! deploym5t to 
all communities ( af=dable & reliable   
communication s]vices by r$uc+ or remov+
 regulatory b>ri]s to infra/ructure &   
inve/m5t2  7,d7 accel]at+ ! entry (     
small bus9esses1 includ+ ^? own$ by     
hi/orically und]s]v$ individuals1 into  
indu/ries relat+ to communication       
s]vices2 &  7,e7 promot+1 ) respect to  
communication s]vices1 a div]sity (     
voices1 localism1 economic competition1 
te*nological advancem5t1 & ! public     
int]e/1 conv5i5ce1 & necessity4  7#b7   
,to provide a =um = /akehold]s ) respect
 to communication s]vices1 includ+ )    
respect to ! issues (--  7,a7 deploym5t2
  7,b7 af=dability2  7,c7 digital       
discrim9ation2  7,d7 access to capital2 
7,e7 small bus9ess m5tor+2  7,f7        
employm5t upskill+2  7,g7 own]%ip       

div]sity2 &  7,h7 procurem5t            
opportunities4  7#c7 ,to develop data & 
exam9e indu/ry tr5ds & practices =      
purposes ( c>ry+ out ea* duty describ$ 9
 ?is subsection4  7#d7 ,to c>ry out o!r 
tasks z det]m9$ appropriate by !        
,commission4  7c7 ,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,numb]
 & appo9tm5t ,! ,c\ncil %all be compos$ 
( n few] ?an #cj & n m ?an #ce memb]s1  
ea* ( :om %all be appo9t$ by ! ,*air ( !
 ,commission4  7#b7 ,t]m ,ea* memb] ( ! 
,c\ncil %all s]ve = a #b-ye> t]m4  7#c7 
,repres5tation ,! memb]s ( ! ,c\ncil    
%all-- 7,a7 be appo9t$ 9 a mann] t      
ensures ! ,c\ncil has ! exp]tise &      
balance ( viewpo9ts necess>y to c>ry out
 ! duties ( ! ,c\ncil2 &  7,b7 include  
repres5tatives (-- 7i7 hi/orically      
und]s]v$ individuals2  7ii7 consum]s2   
7iii7 civil rights organizations2 &     
7iv7 indu/ry /akehold]s ) respect to    
communication s]vices4  7#d7 ,designat$ 
,f$]al ,(fic]  7,a7 ,appo9tm5t ,! ,*air 
( ! ,commission %all appo9t an employee 
( ! ,commission z ! ,designat$ ,f$]al   

,(fic] = purposes ( ! ,c\ncil4  7,b7    
,duties ,! ,designat$ ,f$]al ,(fic]     
appo9t$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all-- 7i7  
call or approve ea* meet+ ( ! ,c\ncil2  
7ii7 prep>e & approve ea* meet+ ag5da2  
7iii7 att5d ea* meet+ ( ! ,c\ncil2  7iv7
 adj\rn ea* meet+ ( ! ,c\ncil once !    
,designat$ ,f$]al ,(fic] det]m9es       
adj\rnm5t is 9 ! public int]e/2 &  7v7  
*air ea* meet+ ( ! ,c\ncil :5 direct$ to
 d s by ! ,*air ( ! ,commission4  7#e7  
,vacancies ,! ,*air ( ! ,commission %all
 fill any vacancy ( ! ,c\ncil )9 #fj    
days f ! date an appo9tm5t ( ! ,c\ncil  
becomes vacant4  7d7 ,meet+s  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,! ,c\ncil %all meet n few] ?an #c
 times ea* ye>4  7#b7 ,op5 meet+        
requirem5ts ,ea* meet+ ( ! ,c\ncil      
%all-- 7,a7 be op5 to ! public2 &  7,b7 
result 9 a deliv]able1 accessible to !  
public1 includ+-- 7i7 any recomm5dation 
made to ! ,c\ncil2  7ii7 a summ>y ( !   
meet+2  7iii7 meet+ m9utes2 &  7iv7 a   
pres5tation ( any topic discuss$4  7#c7 
,notice ,timely notice ( ea* meet+ ( !  

,c\ncil %all be publi%$ 9 ! ,f$]al      
,regi/]4  7e7 ,au?orization (           
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#dej1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbg4  7f7       
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7       
,commission ,! t]m ,commission means !  
,f$]al ,communications ,commission4     
7#b7 ,c\ncil ,! t]m ,c\ncil means !     
,communications ,equity & ,div]sity     
,c\ncil e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a74     
7#c7 ,communication s]vice ,! t]m       
communication s]vice means communication
 s]vices subject to ! jurisdiction ( !  
,f$]al ,communications ,commission4     
7#d7 ,hi/orically und]s]v$ individual ,!
 t]m hi/orically und]s]v$ individual    
means ea* ( ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,an         
individual ( color4  7,b7 ,a woman4     
7,c7 ,an individual :o resides 9 a rural
 area4  7,d7 ,a vet]an4  7,e7 ,an       
individual ) a disability4  7,f7 ,an    
individual adv]sely affect$ by p]si/5t  
pov]ty or inequality4  7#e7 ,rural ,!   
t]m rural has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9    

section #ed4fjj ( title #dg1 ,code (    
,f$]al ,regulations 7or any successor   
regulation74