,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ejae  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #af1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,thune 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,fetterman1 and ,mrs4 ,fischer7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
the ,federal ,communications ,commission
 to review and evaluate the processes   
for updating maps that depict the extent
 of the availability of broadband       
internet access service in the ,united  
,states1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,broadband ,mapping ,accurate       
,providers ,act of #bjbf or the         
,broadband ,,map ,act of #bjbf4  #b4    
,mapping process review and evaluation  
7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,broadband internet access service ,the 
term broadband internet access service  
has the meaning given the term in       
section #h4a7;b7 of title #dg1 ,code of 

,federal ,regulations1 or any successor 
regulation4  7#b7 ,broadband maps ,the  
term broadband maps means the maps      
created under section #hjb7;c77#a7 of   
the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg  
,u4,s4,c4 #fdb7;c77#a774  7#c7          
,broadband serviceable location ,the    
term broadband serviceable location     
means an area in the ,united ,states    
where a provider of broadband internet  
access service provides1 or could       
provide1 broadband internet access      
service4  7#d7 ,challenge process ,the  
term challenge process means the        
challenge process established pursuant  
to section #hjb7;b77#e7 of the          
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #fdb7;b77#e774  7#e7          
,commission ,the term ,commission means 
the ,federal ,communications            
,commission4  7b7 ,requirement ,not     
later than #abj days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission 
shall initiate a rulemaking to review   
and evaluate the processes for updating 

the broadband maps1 including the       
challenge process4  7c7 ,considerations 
,in the rulemaking initiated under      
subsection 7b71 the ,commission shall   
consider-- 7#a7 the relative equities   
and burdens of any proposed changes to  
the broadband maps2  7#b7 the impact of 
any proposed changes with respect to the
 use of the broadband maps when making  
funding decisions2  7#c7 the impact of  
any changes proposed in that rulemaking 
on providers of broadband internet      
access service2 and  7#d7 ongoing       
,commission efforts relating to         
broadband mapping1 the restoration of   
broadband serviceable locations1 and the
 challenge process4