,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dddh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #cj1 #bjbf,mr4  
,?une 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 & ,mr4    
,b>rasso7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ! ,assi/ant        
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce = ,communications &
 ,in=mation to create tools = track+ !  
progress ( grant recipi5ts "u ! ,broadb&
 ,equity1 ,access1 & ,deploym5t         
,program1 to require ! ,assi/ant        
,secret>y to help executive ag5cies     
improve compliance ) ! /atutory deadl9e 
= process+ communications use           
applications1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,accel]at+ ,broadb& ,p]mits ,act (      
#bjbf4  #b4 ,track+ ,,bead progress &   
p]mits  7a7 ,progress da%bo>d ,section  
#fjajb7;j7 ( ! ,infra/ructure ,inve/m5t 
& ,jobs ,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb7;j77  
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3     
7#e7 ,progress da%bo>d ,! ,assi/ant     

,secret>y %all make available on a      
public website a da%bo>d t tracks !     
progress ( ea* eligible entity ?r\gh    
major mile/ones "u ! ,program1 includ+--
 7,a7 ! am\nt ( grant funds receiv$ "u  
?is section t ! eligible entity has     
exp5d$2 &  7,b7 ! numb] ( locations at  
:i* broadb& s]vice has be5 made         
available us+ grant funds receiv$ by !  
eligible entity "u ?is section1 & !     
numb] ( ^? locations at :i* broadb&     
s]vice has be5 utiliz$4  4  7b7 ,track+ 
p]mits ,section #fjajb7;h7 ( !          
,infra/ructure ,inve/m5t & ,jobs ,act   
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb7;h77 is am5d$--    
7#a7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#f7 z      
p>agraph 7#g72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]   
p>agraph 7#e7 ! foll[+3  7#f7 ,track+   
p]mits ,! ,assi/ant ,secret>y %all      
create a tool to help ea* eligible      
entity-- 7,a7 id5tify ! relevant ,f$]al 
p]mit requirem5ts = ea* subgrantee ( !  
eligible entity2 &  7,b7 monitor !      
progress ( ea* subgrantee ( ! eligible  
entity t[>d obta9+ ,f$]al p]mits4  4    

#c4 ,track+ & improv+ process+ times =  
communications use applications ,section
 #fdji7;b77#c7 ( ! ,middle ,class ,tax  
,relief & ,job ,creation ,act ( #bjab   
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #adee7;b77#c77 is am5d$  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,e7 ,track+
 & improv+ process+ times  7i7 ,data    
controls ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ! ,accel]at+ ,broadb& 
,p]mits ,act ( #bjbf1 ! ,assi/ant       
,secret>y %all develop controls to      
ensure t data is suffici5tly accurate & 
complete = an executive ag5cy to track !
 process+ "t = ea* application describ$ 
9 subp>agraph 7,a7 receiv$ by !         
executive ag5cy4  7ii7 ,requirem5t to   
analyze1 address1 & report on delay     
factors ,) respect to ! factors t       
contribute to delays 9 process+         
applications describ$ 9 subp>agraph     
7,a71 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y %all-- 7,i7 
analyze ! factors z ! delays are        
occurr+2  7,,ii7 take actions to address
 ! factors2 &  7,,iii7 provide an annual
 report on ! factors to-- 7aa7 !        

,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &      
,transportation ( ! ,s5ate2  7bb7 !     
,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural         
,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate2  7cc7 ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives2 &  7dd7 ! ,committee on
 ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives4  7iii7 ,me?od = al]t+  
/aff to at-risk applications ,n lat] ?an
 #ij days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( !    
,accel]at+ ,broadb& ,p]mits ,act (      
#bjbf1 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y %all       
e/abli% a me?od to al]t employees ( an  
executive ag5cy to any application      
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 ) respect to
 :i* ! executive ag5cy is at risk (     
fail+ to meet ! #bgj-;day deadl9e "u t  
subp>agraph4  4  #d4 ,m9imum broadb&    
project co/ ,section #dajja7f77;,a7 ( ! 
,,fa/ ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4               
#dcgjm7#f77;,a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9      
clause 7iii71 by /rik+ or at ! end2     
7#b7 by r$esignat+ clause 7iv7 z clause 
7v72 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft] clause 7iii7
 ! foll[+3  7iv7 7,i7 is subject to     

,,nepa2  7,,ii7 involves ! con/ruction (
 infra/ructure = broadb&2 &  7,,iii7 is 
likely to require a total inve/m5t ( m  
?an #e1jjj1jjj2 or  4