,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cied  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bf1 #bjbf,ms4
 ,ern/ introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to t]m9ate ! ability (        
eligible telecommunications c>ri]s 9    
c]ta9 ,/ates to use ,/ate eligibility   
det]m9ation processes 9 place ( !       
,national ,v]ifi] to det]m9e !          
eligibility ( consum]s = ,lifel9e       
s]vice4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,no ,lifel9e = ,dead ,p     
,act4  #b4 ,m&atory use ( ,national     
,v]ifi] to det]m9e ,lifel9e eligibility 
7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,eligible telecommunications c>ri] ,!   
t]m eligible telecommunications c>ri]   
means a common c>ri] designat$ z an     
eligible telecommunications c>ri] "u    
section #bad7;e7 ( ! ,communications    
,act ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bad7;e774  
7#b7 ,lifel9e s]vice ,! t]m ,lifel9e    
s]vice means voice telephony s]vice or  

broadb& int]net access s]vice provid$ "u
 ! program set =? 9 subp>t ,e ( "p #ed (
 title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1
 or any successor regulation4  7#c7     
,national ,v]ifi] ,! t]m ,national      
,v]ifi] has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section
 #ed4djj ( title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al    
,regulations1 or any successor          
regulation4  7b7 ,m&atory use (         
,national ,v]ifi] ,an eligible          
telecommunications c>ri] may n provide  
,lifel9e s]vice to a consum] unless !   
c>ri] has us$ ! ,national ,v]ifi] to    
v]ify ! eligibility ( ! consum] =       
,lifel9e s]vice4