Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act or the Broadband DATA Act
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to change the way broadband data is collected, verified, and reported.
Specifically, the FCC must collect and disseminate granular broadband service availability data (broadband maps) from wired, fixed-wireless, satellite, and mobile broadband providers. To do this, the FCC is required to establish the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric (a dataset of geocoded information for all broadband service locations, atop which broadband maps are overlaid) as the vehicle for reporting broadband service availability data.
Additionally, the FCC must put forth specified requirements for service availability data collected from broadband providers, and it must create a challenge process to enable the submission of independent data challenging the accuracy of FCC broadband maps.
The FCC must conduct regular audits of information submitted by providers, and it must develop a process whereby entities or individuals may submit information about the deployment and availability of broadband service to verify and supplement information submitted by providers. The FCC must also provide data collection and submission assistance to Indian tribes; small service providers; consumers; and state, local, and tribal governments.
The Government Accountability Office must report on identified locations where fixed broadband can be installed to improve the quality and completeness of data sources for the fabric.
[116th Congress Public Law 130]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
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BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT ACCURACY AND
TECHNOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY ACT
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Public Law 116-130
116th Congress
An Act
To require the Federal Communications Commission to issue rules relating
to the collection of data with respect to the availability of broadband
services, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Mar. 23, 2020 - [S. 1822]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Broadband
Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act.>>
SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 47 USC 609 note.>> SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Broadband Deployment Accuracy and
Technological Availability Act'' or the ``Broadband DATA Act''.
SEC. 2. BROADBAND DATA.
The Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``TITLE VIII--BROADBAND DATA
``SEC. 801. <<NOTE: 47 USC 641.>> DEFINITIONS.
``In this title:
``(1) Broadband internet access service.--The term
`broadband internet access service' has the meaning given the
term in section 8.1(b) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations,
or any successor regulation.
``(2) Broadband map.--The term `Broadband Map' means the map
created by the Commission under section 802(c)(1)(A).
``(3) Cell edge probability.--The term `cell edge
probability' means the likelihood that the minimum threshold
download and upload speeds with respect to broadband internet
access service will be met or exceeded at a distance from a base
station that is intended to indicate the ultimate edge of the
coverage area of a cell.
``(4) Cell loading.--The term `cell loading' means the
percentage of the available air interface resources of a base
station that are used by consumers with respect to broadband
internet access service.
``(5) Clutter.--The term `clutter' means a natural or man-
made surface feature that affects the propagation of a signal
from a base station.
``(6) Fabric.--The term `Fabric' means the Broadband
Serviceable Location Fabric established under section
802(b)(1)(B).
``(7) Form 477.--The term `Form 477' means Form 477 of the
Commission relating to local telephone competition and broadband
reporting.
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``(8) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the meaning
given the term `Indian tribe' in section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
``(9) Mobility fund phase ii.--The term `Mobility Fund Phase
II' means the second phase of the proceeding to provide
universal service support from the Mobility Fund (WC Docket No.
10-90; WT Docket No. 10-208).
``(10) Propagation model.--The term `propagation model'
means a mathematical formulation for the characterization of
radio wave propagation as a function of frequency, distance, and
other conditions.
``(11) Provider.--The term `provider' means a provider of
fixed or mobile broadband internet access service.
``(12) Quality of service.--The term `quality of service'
means, with respect to broadband internet access service, the
download and upload speeds (and, for relevant services, latency)
with respect to that service, as determined by, and to the
extent otherwise collected by, the Commission.
``(13) Shapefile.--The term `shapefile' means a digital
storage format containing geospatial or location-based data and
attribute information--
``(A) regarding the availability of broadband
internet access service; and
``(B) that can be viewed, edited, and mapped in
geographic information system software.
``(14) Standard broadband installation.--The term `standard
broadband installation'--
``(A) means the initiation by a provider of fixed
broadband internet access service in an area in which
the provider has not previously offered that service,
with no charges or delays attributable to the extension
of the network of the provider; and
``(B) includes the initiation of fixed broadband
internet access service through routine installation
that can be completed not later than 10 business days
after the date on which the service request is
submitted.
``SEC. 802. <<NOTE: 47 USC 642.>> BROADBAND MAPS.
``(a) Rules.--
``(1) <<NOTE: Deadline.>> In general.--Not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this title, the Commission
shall issue final rules that shall--
``(A) <<NOTE: Requirements. Determination.>>
require the biannual collection and dissemination of
granular data, as determined by the Commission--
``(i) relating to the availability and quality
of service with respect to terrestrial fixed,
fixed wireless, satellite, and mobile broadband
internet access service; and
``(ii) <<NOTE: Public information.>> that the
Commission shall use to compile the maps created
under subsection (c)(1) (referred to in this
section as `coverage maps'), which the Commission
shall make publicly available; and
``(B) establish--
``(i) processes through which the Commission
can verify the accuracy of data submitted under
subsection (b)(2);
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``(ii) <<NOTE: Procedures.>> processes and
procedures through which the Commission, and, as
necessary, other entities or individuals
submitting non-public or competitively sensitive
information under this title, can protect the
security, privacy, and confidentiality of that
non-public or competitively sensitive information,
including--
``(I) information contained in the
Fabric;
``(II) the dataset created under
subsection (b)(1)(A) supporting the
Fabric; and
``(III) the data submitted under
subsection (b)(2);
``(iii) the challenge process described in
subsection (b)(5); and
``(iv) the process described in section
804(b).
``(2) Other data.--In issuing the rules under paragraph (1),
the Commission shall develop a process through which the
Commission can collect verified data for use in the coverage
maps from--
``(A) State, local, and Tribal governmental entities
that are primarily responsible for mapping or tracking
broadband internet access service coverage for a State,
unit of local government, or Indian Tribe, as
applicable;
``(B) <<NOTE: Determination.>> third parties, if
the Commission determines that it is in the public
interest to use such data in--
``(i) the development of the coverage maps; or
``(ii) the verification of data submitted
under subsection (b); and
``(C) other Federal agencies.
``(3) Updates.--The Commission shall revise the rules issued
under paragraph (1) to--
``(A) reflect changes in technology;
``(B) ensure the accuracy of propagation models, as
further provided in subsection (b)(3); and
``(C) improve the usefulness of the coverage maps.
``(b) Content of Rules.--
``(1) Establishment of a serviceable location fabric
regarding fixed broadband.--
``(A) Dataset.--
``(i) In general.--
<<NOTE: Determination.>> The Commission shall
create a common dataset of all locations in the
United States where fixed broadband internet
access service can be installed, as determined by
the Commission.
``(ii) Contracting.--
``(I) In general.--Subject to
subclauses (II) and (III), the
Commission may contract with an entity
with expertise with respect to
geographic information systems (referred
to in this subsection as `GIS') to
create and maintain the dataset under
clause (i).
``(II) Application of the federal
acquisition regulation.--
<<NOTE: Compliance.>> A contract into
which the Commission enters under
subclause (I) shall in all respects
comply with applicable provisions of the
Federal Acquisition Regulation.
``(III) Limitations.--With respect
to a contract into which the Commission
enters under subclause (I)--
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``(aa) the entity with which
the Commission enters into the
contract shall be selected
through a competitive bid
process that is transparent and
open; and
``(bb) <<NOTE: Time
period.>> the contract shall be
for a term of not longer than 5
years, after which the
Commission may enter into a new
contract--
``(AA) with an entity,
and for the purposes,
described in clause (i); and
``(BB) that complies
with the requirements under
subclause (II) and this
subclause; and
``(cc) the contract shall--
``(AA) prohibit the
entity described in item
(aa) from selling, leasing,
or otherwise disclosing for
monetary consideration any
personally identifiable
information to any other
entity other than for
purposes authorized under
this title; and
``(BB) require the
entity described in item
(aa) to include in any
contract with any other
entity a provision that
prohibits that other entity
from engaging in an action
that is prohibited under
subitem (AA).
``(B) Fabric.--The rules issued by the Commission
under subsection (a)(1) shall establish the Broadband
Serviceable Location Fabric, which shall--
``(i) contain geocoded information for each
location identified under subparagraph (A)(i);
``(ii) <<NOTE: Reports.>> serve as the
foundation upon which all data relating to the
availability of fixed broadband internet access
service collected under paragraph (2)(A) shall be
reported and overlaid;
``(iii) be compatible with commonly used GIS
software; and
``(iv) <<NOTE: Updates. Deadline.>> at a
minimum, be updated every 6 months by the
Commission.
``(C) Implementation priority.--The Commission shall
prioritize implementing the Fabric for rural and insular
areas of the United States.
``(2) Collection of information.-- <<NOTE: Standards.>> The
rules issued by the Commission under subsection (a)(1) shall
include uniform standards for the reporting of broadband
internet access service data that the Commission shall collect--
``(A) from each provider of terrestrial fixed, fixed
wireless, or satellite broadband internet access
service, which shall include data that--
``(i) documents the areas where the provider--
``(I) has actually built out the
broadband network infrastructure of the
provider such that the provider is able
to provide that service; and
``(II) could provide that service,
as determined by identifying where the
provider is capable of performing a
standard broadband installation, if
applicable;
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``(ii) includes information regarding download
and upload speeds, at various thresholds
established by the Commission, and, if applicable,
latency with respect to broadband internet access
service that the provider makes available;
``(iii) can be georeferenced to the GIS data
in the Fabric;
``(iv) <<NOTE: Reports.>> the provider shall
report as--
``(I) with respect to providers of
fixed wireless broadband internet access
service--
``(aa) propagation maps and
propagation model details that--
``(AA) satisfy standards
that are similar to those
applicable to providers of
mobile broadband internet
access service under
subparagraph (B) with
respect to propagation maps
and propagation model
details, taking into account
material differences between
fixed wireless and mobile
broadband internet access
service; and
``(BB) reflect the
speeds and latency of the
service provided by the
provider; or
``(bb) <<NOTE: Lists.>> a
list of addresses or locations
that constitute the service area
of the provider, except that the
Commission--
``(AA) may only permit,
and not require, a provider
to report the data using
that means of reporting; and
``(BB) <<NOTE: Methodologies.
>> in the rules issued
under subsection (a)(1),
shall provide a method for
using that means of
reporting with respect to
Tribal areas; and
``(II) with respect to providers of
terrestrial fixed and satellite
broadband internet access service--
``(aa) polygon shapefiles;
or
``(bb) <<NOTE: Lists.>> a
list of addresses or locations
that constitute the service area
of the provider, except that the
Commission--
``(AA) may only permit,
and not require, a provider
to report the data using
that means of reporting; and
``(BB) <<NOTE: Methodologies.
>> in the rules issued
under subsection (a)(1),
shall provide a method for
using that means of
reporting with respect to
Tribal areas; and
``(v) <<NOTE: Determination.>> the Commission
determines is appropriate with respect to certain
technologies in order to ensure that the Broadband
Map is granular and accurate; and
``(B) from each provider of mobile broadband
internet access service, which shall include propagation
maps and propagation model details that indicate the
current (as of the date on which the information is
collected) fourth generation Long-Term Evolution
(commonly referred to as
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`4G LTE') mobile broadband internet access service
coverage of the provider, which shall--
``(i) take into consideration the effect of
clutter; and
``(ii) satisfy--
``(I) the requirements of having--
``(aa) a download speed of
not less than 5 megabits per
second and an upload speed of
not less than 1 megabit per
second with a cell edge
probability of not less than 90
percent; and
``(bb) cell loading of not
less than 50 percent; and
``(II) any other parameter that the
Commission determines to be necessary to
create a map under subsection (c)(1)(C)
that is more precise than the map
produced as a result of the submissions
under the Mobility Fund Phase II
information collection.
``(3) Update of reporting standards for mobile broadband
internet access service.-- <<NOTE: Determination.>> For the
purposes of paragraph (2)(B), if the Commission determines that
the reporting standards under that paragraph are insufficient to
collect accurate propagation maps and propagation model details
with respect to future generations of mobile broadband internet
access service technologies, the Commission shall immediately
commence a rule making to adopt new reporting standards with
respect to those technologies that--
``(A) shall be the functional equivalent of the
standards required under paragraph (2)(B); and
``(B) allow for the collection of propagation maps
and propagation model details that are as accurate and
granular as, or more accurate and granular than, the
maps and model details collected by the Commission under
paragraph (2)(B).
``(4) Certification and verification.--With respect to a
provider that submits information to the Commission under
paragraph (2)--
``(A) the provider shall include in each submission
a certification from a corporate officer of the provider
that the officer has examined the information contained
in the submission and that, to the best of the officer's
actual knowledge, information, and belief, all
statements of fact contained in the submission are true
and correct; and
``(B) the Commission shall verify the accuracy and
reliability of the information in accordance with
measures established by the Commission.
``(5) Challenge process.--
``(A) In general.--In the rules issued under
subsection (a), and subject to subparagraph (B), the
Commission shall establish a user-friendly challenge
process through which consumers, State, local, and
Tribal governmental entities, and other entities or
individuals may submit coverage data to the Commission
to challenge the accuracy of--
``(i) the coverage maps;
``(ii) any information submitted by a provider
regarding the availability of broadband internet
access service; or
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``(iii) the information included in the
Fabric.
``(B) Considerations; verification; response to
challenges.--In establishing the challenge process
required under subparagraph (A), the Commission shall--
``(i) consider--
``(I) the types of information that
an entity or individual submitting a
challenge should provide to the
Commission in support of the challenge;
``(II) the appropriate level of
granularity for the information
described in subclause (I);
``(III) the need to mitigate the
time and expense incurred by, and the
administrative burdens placed on,
entities or individuals in--
``(aa) challenging the
accuracy of a coverage map; and
``(bb) responding to
challenges described in item
(aa);
``(IV) the costs to consumers and
providers resulting from a misallocation
of funds because of a reliance on
outdated or otherwise inaccurate
information in the coverage maps;
``(V) any lessons learned from the
challenge process established under
Mobility Fund Phase II, as determined
from comments solicited by the
Commission; and
``(VI) the need for user-friendly
challenge submission formats that will
promote participation in the challenge
process;
``(ii) include a process for verifying the
data submitted through the challenge process in
order to ensure the reliability of that data;
``(iii) allow providers to respond to
challenges submitted through the challenge
process; and
``(iv) develop an online mechanism, which--
``(I) shall be integrated into the
coverage maps;
``(II) allows for an entity
described in subparagraph (A) to submit
a challenge under the challenge process;
``(III) makes challenge data
available in both geographic information
system and non-geographic information
system formats; and
``(IV) clearly identifies the areas
in which broadband internet access
service is available, and the upload and
download speeds at which that service is
available, as reported to the Commission
under this section.
``(C) Use of challenges.--The rules issued to
establish the challenge process under subparagraph (A)
shall include--
``(i) a process for the speedy resolution of
challenges; and
``(ii) a process for the regular and
expeditious updating of the coverage maps and
granular data disseminated by the Commission as
challenges are resolved.
``(D) Report to congress.-- <<NOTE: Notice. Public
information.>> Not earlier than 1 year, and not later
than 18 months, after the date on which
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the rules issued under subsection (a)(1) take effect,
the Commission shall, after an opportunity for notice
and comment, submit to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives a report that--
``(i) <<NOTE: Evaluation.>> evaluates the
challenge process described in subparagraph (A);
and
``(ii) considers whether the Commission should
commence an inquiry on the need for other tools to
help--
``(I) identify potential
inaccuracies in the data relating to
broadband internet access service that
providers report; and
``(II) improve the accuracy of the
data described in subclause (I).
``(6) Reform of form 477 process.--
``(A) In general.-- <<NOTE: Deadline.>> Not later
than 180 days after the date on which the rules issued
under subsection (a) take effect, the Commission shall--
``(i) reform the Form 477 broadband deployment
service availability collection process of the
Commission--
``(I) to achieve the purposes of
this title; and
``(II) in a manner that--
``(aa) enables the
comparison of data and maps
produced before the
implementation of this title
with data and coverage maps
produced after the
implementation of this title;
and
``(bb) maintains the public
availability of data relating to
the deployment of broadband
internet access service; and
``(ii) <<NOTE: Procedures.>> harmonize
reporting requirements and procedures regarding
the deployment of broadband internet access
service that are in effect on the day before the
date on which the rules issued under subsection
(a)(1) take effect with those requirements and
procedures in those rules.
``(B) <<NOTE: Public information.>> Continued
collection and reporting.--On and after the date on
which the Commission carries out subparagraph (A), the
Commission shall continue to collect and publicly report
subscription data that the Commission collected through
the Form 477 broadband deployment service availability
process, as in effect on July 1, 2019.
``(7) Sharing data with ntia.--The Commission shall
establish a process to make the data collected under paragraph
(2) available to the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration.
``(c) Maps.--The Commission shall--
``(1) <<NOTE: Consultation.>> after consultation with the
Federal Geographic Data Committee established under section
753(a) of the Geospatial Data Act of 2018, create--
``(A) the Broadband Map, which shall depict--
``(i) the extent of the availability of
broadband internet access service in the United
States, without
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regard to whether that service is fixed broadband
internet access service or mobile broadband
internet access service, which shall be based on
data collected by the Commission from all
providers; and
``(ii) the areas of the United States that
remain unserved by providers;
``(B) a map that depicts the availability of fixed
broadband internet access service, which shall be based
on data collected by the Commission from providers under
subsection (b)(2)(A); and
``(C) a map that depicts the availability of mobile
broadband internet access service, which shall be based
on data collected by the Commission from providers under
subsection (b)(2)(B);
``(2) after creating the maps under paragraph (1), use such
maps--
``(A) <<NOTE: Determination.>> to determine the
areas in which terrestrial fixed, fixed wireless,
mobile, and satellite broadband internet access service
is and is not available; and
``(B) when making any new award of funding with
respect to the deployment of broadband internet access
service intended for use by residential and mobile
customers;
``(3) update the maps created under paragraph (1) not less
frequently than biannually using the most recent data collected
from providers under subsection (b)(2);
``(4) <<NOTE: Consultation.>> consult with--
``(A) the Secretary of Agriculture to enable the
Secretary of Agriculture to consult the maps created
under paragraph (1) when considering the awarding of
funds for the deployment of broadband internet access
service under any program administered by the
Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service; and
``(B) the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration to enable the Administration
to consult the maps created under paragraph (1) when
considering the awarding of funds for the deployment of
broadband internet access service under any future
program administered by the Administration;
``(5) make available to any Federal agency, upon request,
the maps created under paragraph (1); and
``(6) make public at an appropriate level of granularity--
``(A) the maps created under paragraph (1); and
``(B) the data collected by the Commission with
respect to the availability of broadband internet access
service and the quality of service with respect to
broadband internet access service.
``(d) Delayed Effective Date for Quality of Service Rules.--Any
requirement of a rule issued under subsection (a)(1) that relates to
quality of service shall take effect not earlier than the date that is
180 days after the date on which the Commission issues that rule.
``SEC. 803. <<NOTE: 47 USC 643.>> ENFORCEMENT.
``It shall be unlawful for an entity or individual to willfully and
knowingly, or recklessly, submit information or data under this title
that is materially inaccurate or incomplete with respect
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to the availability of broadband internet access service or the quality
of service with respect to broadband internet access service.
``SEC. 804. IMPROVING DATA ACCURACY. <<NOTE: 47 USC 644.>>
``(a) Audits.--The Commission shall conduct regular audits of
information submitted to the Commission by providers under section
802(b)(2) to ensure that the providers are complying with this title.
``(b) Crowdsourcing.--
``(1) In general.--The Commission shall develop a process
through which entities or individuals in the United States may
submit specific information about the deployment and
availability of broadband internet access service in the United
States on an ongoing basis so that the information may be used
to verify and supplement information provided by providers of
broadband internet access service for inclusion in the maps
created under section 802(c)(1).
``(2) <<NOTE: Determinations. Deadlines.>> Collaboration.--
As part of the efforts of the Commission to facilitate the
ability of entities and individuals to submit information under
paragraph (1), the Commission shall--
``(A) prioritize the consideration of data provided
by data collection applications used by consumers that
the Commission has determined--
``(i) are highly reliable; and
``(ii) have proven methodologies for
determining network coverage and network
performance;
``(B) not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this title, conclude a process that tests
the feasibility of partnering with Federal agencies that
operate delivery fleet vehicles, including the United
States Postal Service, to facilitate the collection and
submission of information described in that paragraph;
and
``(C) <<NOTE: Web posting. Reports.>> not later
than 14 months after the date of enactment of this
title, publish on the website of the Commission, and
submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy
and Commerce of the House of Representatives, a report
regarding the testing described in subparagraph (B),
which shall include--
``(i) a determination regarding whether the
partnerships with Federal agencies described in
that subparagraph are able to facilitate the
collection and submission of information described
in paragraph (1); and
``(ii) any steps that the Commission plans to
take to facilitate the partnerships described in
that subparagraph.
``(c) Technical Assistance to Indian Tribes.--
``(1) <<NOTE: Workshops.>> In general.--Subject to
paragraph (2), the Commission shall hold workshops for Tribal
Governments in each of the 12 Bureau of Indian Affairs regions
to provide technical assistance with the collection and
submission of data under section 802(a)(2).
``(2) Annual review. <<NOTE: Consultation.>> --Each year,
the Commission, in consultation with Indian Tribes, shall review
the need for continued workshops required under paragraph (1).
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``(d) Technical Assistance to Small Service Providers.--The
Commission shall establish a process through which a provider that has
fewer than 100,000 active broadband internet access service connections
may request and receive assistance from the Commission with respect to
geographic information system data processing to ensure that the
provider is able to comply with the requirements under section 802(b) in
a timely and accurate manner.
``(e) Technical Assistance to State, Local, and Tribal Governments
and Consumers.--The Commission shall provide technical assistance to
consumers and State, local, and Tribal governmental entities with
respect to the challenge process established under section 802(b)(5),
which shall include--
``(1) detailed tutorials and webinars; and
``(2) the provision of staff of the Commission to provide
assistance, as needed, throughout the entirety of the challenge
process.
``(f) GAO Assessment of Fabric Source Data.--
``(1) <<NOTE: Recommenda- tions.>> In general.--The
Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an
assessment of key data sources that are used for purposes of the
Fabric to identify and geocode locations where fixed broadband
internet access service can be installed in order for the
Comptroller General to develop recommendations for how the
quality and completeness of those data sources can be improved
as data sources for the Fabric.
``(2) Sources included.--For the purposes of the assessment
conducted under paragraph (1), the key data sources described in
that paragraph shall include--
``(A) any relevant sources of Federal data,
including the National Address Database administered by
the Department of Transportation;
``(B) State- and county-level digitized parcel data;
and
``(C) property tax attribute recording.
``(3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this title, the Comptroller General of the United
States shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and
Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that contains
the recommendations developed under paragraph (1).
``SEC. 805. <<NOTE: 47 USC 645.>> COST.
``(a) USF.--The Commission may not use funds from the universal
service programs of the Commission established under section 254, and
the regulations issued under that section, to pay for any costs
associated with this title.
``(b) Other Funds.--The Commission may recover costs associated with
this title under section 9 to the extent provided for in an
appropriation Act, as required under subsection (a) of that section.
``SEC. 806. <<NOTE: 47 USC 646.>> OTHER PROVISIONS.
``(a) OMB.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the initial
rule making required under section 802(a)(1) shall be exempt from review
by the Office of Management and Budget.
``(b) PRA.--Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States
Code (commonly known as the `Paperwork Reduction Act') shall not apply
to the initial rule making required under section 802(a)(1).
``(c) Execution of Responsibilities.--Except, with respect to an
entity that is not the Universal Service Administrative Company,
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as provided in section 802(a)(2)(B), section 802(b)(1)(A)(ii), and
subsections (c), (d), and (e) of section 804, the Commission--
``(1) including the offices of the Commission, shall carry
out the responsibilities assigned to the Commission under this
title; and
``(2) may not delegate any of the responsibilities assigned
to the Commission under this title to any third party, including
the Universal Service Administrative Company.
``(d) Reporting.--Each fiscal year, the Commission shall submit to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a
report that summarizes the implementation of this title and associated
enforcement activities conducted during the previous fiscal year.
``(e) Rule of Construction.--If the Commission, before the date of
enactment of this title, has taken an action that, in whole or in part,
implements this title, the Commission shall not be required to revisit
such action to the extent that such action is consistent with this
title.''.
Approved March 23, 2020.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 1822 (H.R. 4229):
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 116-350 (Comm. on Energy and Commerce) accompanying
H.R. 4229.
SENATE REPORTS: No. 116-174 (Comm. on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
Vol. 165 (2019):
Dec. 19, considered and passed
Senate.
Vol. 166 (2020):
Mar. 3, considered and passed House,
amended.
Mar. 10, Senate concurred in House
amendment.
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Mr. Pallone asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H1458-1464)
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
On passage Passed without objection. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1461-1464)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1660)
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to S.1822 by Unanimous Consent.
Enacted as Public Law 116-130
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Senate agreed to the House amendment to S.1822 by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 116-130.
Became Public Law No: 116-130.