,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gifc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ag1 #bjbf,mr4   
,ob]nolte introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &     
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,f$]al
 ,communications ,commission to         
promulgate regulations to improve !     
,lifel9e program ( ! ,commission1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,no ,lifel9e = !   
,dead ,act4  #b4 ,lifel9e program       
improvem5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an    
#abj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,f$]al ,communications         
,commission %all promulgate regulations 
) respect to ! ,lifel9e program to      
provide = ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! eligibility 
( a consum] = assi/ance "u su* program  
%all be det]m9$ us+ ! ,national ,lifel9e
 ,eligibility ,v]ifi] & ! ,national     
,lifel9e ,acc\ntability ,database1 )\t  
any option = opt+ out ( su* ,v]ifi] or  
su* ,database on ! basis ( a ,/ate or   
o!r sy/em relat$ to eligibility         

det]m9ations4  7#b7 ,n lat] ?an #ahj    
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 any consum] ^: eligibility =      
assi/ance "u su* program 0 det]m9$ )\t  
use ( ! ,national ,lifel9e ,eligibility 
,v]ifi] & ! ,national ,lifel9e          
,acc\ntability ,database-- 7,a7 %all h !
 eligibility ( su* consum] = assi/ance  
"u su* program reexam9$ & det]m9$ us+   
su* ,v]ifi] & su* ,database2 &  7,b7    
%all be no long] eligible = assi/ance "u
 su* program if det]m9$ ineligible      
pursuant to a reexam9ation "u           
subp>agraph 7,a74  7#c7 ,only a consum] 
:o is a citiz5 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or a   
qualifi$ ali5 %all be eligible =        
assi/ance "u su* program4  7#d7 ,only a 
consum] :o provides1 z "p ( !           
application process = assi/ance "u su*  
program1 ! ,social ,security numb] 7or a
 ,tribal id5tifi]7 ( su* consum] %all be
 eligible = assi/ance "u su* program4   
7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,lifel9e program ,! t]m ,lifel9e program
 means ! ,lifel9e program ( ! ,f$]al    

,communications ,commission1 set =? 9   
subp>t ,e ( "p #ed ( title #dg1 ,code ( 
,f$]al ,regulations 7or any successor   
regulation74  7#b7 ,national ,lifel9e   
,acc\ntability ,database ,! t]m         
,national ,lifel9e ,acc\ntability       
,database has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9    
section #ed4djj ( subp>t ,e ( "p #ed (  
title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations  
7or any successor regulation74  7#c7    
,national ,lifel9e ,eligibility ,v]ifi] 
,! t]m ,national ,lifel9e ,eligibility  
,v]ifi] has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9      
section #ed4djj ( subp>t ,e ( "p #ed (  
title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations  
7or any successor regulation74  7#d7    
,qualifi$ ali5 ,! t]m qualifi$ ali5 has 
! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #dca ( ! 
,p]sonal ,responsibility & ,"w          
,opportunity ,reconciliation ,act (     
#aiif 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #afda74