,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #behe ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #ca1 #bjbe,mrs4 ,fischer 7for herself and ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to modernize and improve the ,broadband ,funding ,map in order to promote the most efficient use of ,federal funds for broadband deployment1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,modernization1 ,accountability1 and ,planning for ,broadband ,funding ,act or the ,,map for ,broadband ,funding ,act4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,broadband ,funding ,map ,the term ,broadband ,funding ,map means the ,deployment ,locations ,map1 as defined in section #fjaje7;a7 of the ,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #agjd7;a774 7#c7 ,broadband infrastructure ,the term broadband infrastructure has the meaning given that term in section #fjaje7;a7 of the ,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #agjd7;a774 7#d7 ,commission ,the term ,commission means the ,federal ,communications ,commission4 7#e7 ,,ntia ,the term ,,ntia means the ,national ,telecommunications and ,information ,administration4 #c4 ,broadband ,funding ,map modernization 7a7 ,in general ,the ,commission1 in coordination with ,,ntia1 shall collect data submitted for the ,broadband ,funding ,map by relevant ,federal agencies on a reasonable and timely basis pursuant to section #fjaje7;d7 of the ,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #agjd71 in order to promote the most efficient use of ,federal funds for broadband deployment and prevent redundant overbuilding of broadband infrastructure with ,federal funding4 7b7 ,inquiry 7#a7 ,notice of inquiry ,not later than #bgj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission shall initiate a notice of inquiry concerning the optimum functionality and transparency of the ,broadband ,funding ,map1 including the quality and completeness of the data populated to the ,broadband ,funding ,map4 7#b7 ,evaluation considerations ,in the inquiry1 the ,commission shall include evaluation of the following considerations3 7,a7 ,the adequacy with which ,federal agencies have been able to collect and submit the required categories of data pursuant to section #fjaje7;d7 of the ,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #agjd7 to date4 7,b7 ,the usability of such existing categories of data described in subparagraph 7,a7 to the public1 and whether any category should be added1 eliminated1 or otherwise altered for improved user experience4 7,c7 ,the timeliness of periodic updates from ,federal agencies to the ,broadband ,funding ,map described in subparagraph 7,a7 pursuant to section #fjaje7;e7 of the ,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #agjd74 7,d7 ,whether the scope of programmatic data to be reported to the ,broadband ,funding ,map pursuant to section #fjaje7;d77#a7 of the ,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #agjd7 should be expanded4 7,e7 ,any manners in which the ,commission should potentially augment or streamline the ,broadband ,funding ,map with existing ,commission mapping tools4 7#c7 ,completion ,not later than #abj days after the initiation of the inquiry under paragraph 7#a71 the ,commission shall complete the inquiry4 #d4 ,,gao ,study and ,report 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller of the ,united ,states shall-- 7#a7 conduct a study on the roles1 responsibilities1 and progress to date of ,federal agencies to maintain the ,broadband ,funding ,map and ensure the completeness and continued relevance of the ,broadband ,funding ,map2 and 7#b7 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the study under paragraph 7#a7 that includes the findings and conclusions of the ,comptroller ,general4 7b7 ,requirements ,in conducting the study required under subsection 7a71 the ,comptroller ,general shall review the following3 7#a7 ,the extent to which each eligible ,federal agency is submitting programmatic data to the ,broadband ,funding ,map adequately and in compliance with section #fjaje of the ,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #agjd71 including identification of any-- 7,a7 successful best practices in submitting such data to the ,commission2 and 7,b7 challenges resulting in incomplete data submissions from an agency or individual program to the ,commission4 7#b7 ,the proficiency of the ,commission's management of the ,broadband ,funding ,map and related interagency collaboration4 7#c7 ,whether the ,commission has sufficient authority to collect the necessary data from ,federal agencies to populate the ,broadband ,funding ,map4 7#d7 ,the respective data collection efforts of ,,ntia pursuant to the ,,access ,,broadband ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #acjg7 and section #fjaje of the ,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #agjd74 7#e7 ,the effectiveness of coordination among the ,commission1 ,,ntia1 and other relevant ,federal agencies that provide funding for broadband infrastructure deployment1 including the ,department of ,agriculture1 the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services1 the ,department of the ,treasury1 the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development1 and the ,institute of ,museum and ,library ,sciences1 pursuant to section #fjaje7;g7 of the ,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #agjd74 7#f7 ,how enhanced use of the ,broadband ,funding ,map across relevant ,federal agencies could improve taxpayer savings4