A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support.

This bill requires that the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses be made eligible for support under the E-Rate program, which allots broadband discounts to schools and libraries.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 738 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 738

To require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision 
      of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 12, 2019

    Mr. Udall (for himself, Mr. Gardner, Ms. Cortez Masto, and Mr. 
  Whitehouse) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision 
      of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. E-RATE SUPPORT FOR SCHOOL BUS WI-FI.

    (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``school bus'' means a 
passenger motor vehicle that is--
            (1) designed to carry a driver and not less than 5 
        passengers; and
            (2) used significantly to transport early child education, 
        elementary school, or secondary school students to or from 
        school or an event related to school.
    (b) Rulemaking.--Notwithstanding the limitations under paragraphs 
(1)(B) and (2)(A) of section 254(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 
(47 U.S.C. 254(h)) regarding the authorized recipients and uses of 
discounted telecommunications services, not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications 
Commission shall commence a rulemaking to make the provision of Wi-Fi 
access on school buses eligible for support under the E-rate program of 
the Commission set forth under subpart F of part 54 of title 47, Code 
of Federal Regulations.
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