[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9450 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9450
To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the ACCESS
BROADBAND Act to provide for improvements to the broadband Deployment
Locations Map of the Federal Communications Commission and the
broadband infrastructure funding database of the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 3, 2024
Mr. Pfluger (for himself and Mrs. Dingell) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the ACCESS
BROADBAND Act to provide for improvements to the broadband Deployment
Locations Map of the Federal Communications Commission and the
broadband infrastructure funding database of the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Provide Rigorous Oversight To
Optimize Connectivity and Offset Latency Act'' or the ``PROTOCOL Act''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO FCC BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT LOCATIONS MAP AND NTIA
BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING DATABASE.
(a) Additional Data Elements.--
(1) FCC map.--Section 60105(d) of the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act (47 U.S.C. 1704(d)) is amended by
striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
``(3) allows users to manipulate the Deployment Locations
Map to identify, search, and filter broadband infrastructure
deployment projects by--
``(A) the Federal agency of jurisdiction;
``(B) the program title;
``(C) the network type, including wired,
terrestrial fixed, wireless, mobile, and satellite
broadband infrastructure deployment;
``(D) the name of the entity receiving support to
deploy the broadband infrastructure;
``(E) whether the entity receiving support to
deploy the broadband infrastructure is--
``(i) a private, for-profit entity;
``(ii) a nonprofit organization;
``(iii) a public-private partnership;
``(iv) a public utility;
``(v) a private utility;
``(vi) a public utility district;
``(vii) a government entity;
``(viii) a cooperative;
``(ix) a Tribal entity; or
``(x) a type of entity not listed in
clauses (i) through (ix);
``(F) the amount of Federal funding awarded;
``(G) whether any non-Federal matching funds were
contributed, and, if so, the amount of such funds;
``(H) the duration timeline, including the dates of
a project's beginning and ending, or anticipated
beginning or ending date;
``(I) the total number of locations to which a
project makes service available; and
``(J) minimum required download and upload
speeds;''.
(2) NTIA database.--Section 903(c)(2)(A) of the ACCESS
BROADBAND Act (47 U.S.C. 1307(c)(2)(A)) is amended--
(A) by striking ``The Office'' and inserting the
following:
``(i) In general.--The Office''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(ii) Data elements.--For any Federal
broadband support program or Universal Service
Fund Program that provides support for
broadband infrastructure deployment, the
database required by clause (i) shall include
the data described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of
section 60105(d) of the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act (47 U.S.C. 1704(d)).''.
(b) Definitions of Federal Broadband Support Program and Broadband
Infrastructure.--
(1) In general.--Section 903(g) of the ACCESS BROADBAND Act
(47 U.S.C. 1307(g)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the
following:
``(H) The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment
Program established under section 60102 of the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (47 U.S.C.
1702).'';
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (8) as
paragraphs (4) through (9), respectively; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) Broadband infrastructure.--The term `broadband
infrastructure' has the meaning given such term in section
60105(a) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (47
U.S.C. 1704(a)).''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--Section 903 of the ACCESS
BROADBAND Act (47 U.S.C. 1307) is amended--
(A) by striking ``broadband deployment'' each place
it appears and inserting ``broadband infrastructure
deployment''; and
(B) in paragraph (8) (as redesignated by this
section) of subsection (g), by striking ``broadband''
and inserting ``broadband infrastructure''.
(c) Coordination Between FCC and NTIA.--Section 60105(g) of the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (47 U.S.C. 1704(g)) is amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``Nonduplication'' and
inserting ``Nonduplication; Coordination''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following: ``The Commission
and the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and
Information shall coordinate with each other to ensure
consistency between, and accuracy in, the Deployment Locations
Map and the central database required by subsection (c)(2)(A)
of such section.''.
(d) State Reporting.--
(1) Data relating to federal programs.--Not later than 1
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually
thereafter, the Assistant Secretary shall transmit to each
State a request for the State to submit to the Assistant
Secretary a report, with respect to the 1-year period
immediately preceding the report date, that--
(A) lists the locations at which broadband service
was made available using broadband infrastructure
deployed with support provided through any covered
Federal award received by the State; and
(B) lists any subgrants or other awards made by the
State to other entities of support provided through a
covered Federal award received by the State, and the
locations at which broadband service will be made
available using broadband infrastructure deployed with
such support.
(2) Data relating to state programs.--In requesting a State
to submit a report under paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary
shall request the State to include in the report, with respect
to the 1-year period immediately preceding the report date--
(A) a list of the locations at which broadband
service was made available using broadband
infrastructure deployed with support provided through a
program established by the State; and
(B) a list of any awards of support for the
deployment of broadband infrastructure made by the
State through a program established by the State, and
the locations at which broadband service will be made
available using broadband infrastructure deployed with
such support.
(3) Transmission by ntia to fcc.--Not later than 45 days
after receiving a report from a State in response to a request
under paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary shall transmit the
report to the Commission.
(4) Inclusion in fcc map and ntia database.--
(A) FCC map.--Section 60105(d) of the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (47 U.S.C.
1704(d)), as amended by the preceding provisions of
this section, is further amended--
(i) in paragraph (4), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) incorporates the data in the State reports
transmitted to the Commission by the Assistant Secretary of
Commerce for Communications and Information under section 2(d)
of the PROTOCOL Act.''.
(B) NTIA database.--Section 903(c)(2)(A) of the
ACCESS BROADBAND Act (47 U.S.C. 1307(c)(2)(A)), as
amended by the preceding provisions of this section, is
further amended by adding at the end the following:
``(iii) Data submitted by states.--The
database required by clause (i) shall
incorporate the data in the State reports
submitted to the Assistant Secretary under
section 2(d) of the PROTOCOL Act.''.
(e) Required Use of FCC Map by Federal Agencies; Outreach by FCC.--
Section 60105 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (47 U.S.C.
1704) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(i) Required Use of Map by Federal Agencies; Outreach by FCC.--
``(1) Required use.--Each Federal agency providing funding
for broadband infrastructure deployment shall use the
Deployment Locations Map in making an award of any such
funding.
``(2) Outreach.--The Commission shall conduct outreach to
each Federal agency providing funding for broadband
infrastructure deployment to ensure that such agency is aware
of--
``(A) the requirement of subsection (e)(2) to
report relevant data to the Commission; and
``(B) the requirement of paragraph (1) of this
subsection to use the Deployment Locations Map in
making an award of such funding.''.
(f) Definitions.--
(1) In general.--In this section:
(A) Broadband infrastructure.--The term ``broadband
infrastructure'' has the meaning given such term in
section 60105(a) of the Infrastructure Investment and
Jobs Act (47 U.S.C. 1704(a)).
(B) Broadband service.--The term ``broadband
service'' has the meaning given the term ``broadband
internet access service'' in section 8.1(b) of title
47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor
regulation.
(C) Covered federal award.--The term ``covered
Federal award'' means any award made under a covered
Federal program, to the extent such award provides
support for broadband infrastructure deployment.
(D) Covered federal program.--The term ``covered
Federal program'' means any of the following:
(i) A Federal broadband support program.
(ii) A Universal Service Fund Program.
(E) State.--The term ``State'' means each State of
the United States, the District of Columbia, and each
commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United
States.
(2) Terms defined in access broadband act.--In this
section, the terms ``Assistant Secretary'', ``Commission'',
``Federal broadband support program'', and ``Universal Service
Fund Program'' have the meanings given such terms in section
903(g) of the ACCESS BROADBAND Act (47 U.S.C. 1307(g)).
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