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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2447 

To amend the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to provide additional 

funding for E-rate support for emergency educational connections and 

devices, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 22, 2021 

Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. LUJA ́N, Mr. BROWN, Ms. 

WARREN, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Ms. BALDWIN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. CASEY, Mr. PADILLA, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. 

REED, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. WYDEN, and Mr. MURPHY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To amend the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to provide 

additional funding for E-rate support for emergency educational connections and devices, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Securing Universal 

5 Communications Connectivity to Ensure Students Succeed 

6 Act’’ or the ‘‘SUCCESS Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR EMERGENCY EDUCATIONAL CON2 NECTIONS AND DEVICES. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7402 of the American 

4 Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2) is amend5 ed— 

6 (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 

7 paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(except as provided in 

8 subsection (c)(2)(B))’’ after ‘‘during a COVID–19 

9 emergency period’’; and 

10 (2) in subsection (c)— 

11 (A) by striking paragraph (2) and insert12 ing the following: 

13 ‘‘(2) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts 

14 otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 

15 Emergency Connectivity Fund, out of any money in 

16 the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— 

17 ‘‘(A) for fiscal year 2021— 

18 ‘‘(i) $7,171,000,000, to remain avail19 able until September 30, 2030, for— 

20 ‘‘(I) the provision of support 

21 under the covered regulations; and 

22 ‘‘(II) the Commission to adopt, 

23 and the Commission and the Uni24 versal Service Administrative Com25 pany to administer, the covered regu26 lations; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) $1,000,000, to remain available 

2 until September 30, 2030, for the Inspec3 tor General of the Commission to conduct 

4 oversight of support provided under the 

5 covered regulations; and 

6 ‘‘(B) for each of fiscal years 2022 through 

7 2026, $8,000,000,000, to remain available until 

8 expended, for the provision of support under 

9 the covered regulations, without regard to 

10 when— 

11 ‘‘(i) that support is provided; or 

12 ‘‘(ii) any purchase described in sub13 section (a) occurs.’’; and 

14 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘under 

15 paragraph (2)(A) may be used for the purposes 

16 described in clause (ii) of such paragraph’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘under paragraph (2)(A)(i) may be 

18 used for the purposes described in subclause 

19 (II) of such paragraph’’. 

20 (b) UPDATES TO REGULATIONS.—The Federal Com21 munications Commission may make any updates to the 

22 regulations promulgated under section 7402(a) of the 

23 American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2), 

24 as in effect before the date of enactment of this Act, that 


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1 may be necessary as a result of the amendments made 

2 by subsection (a) of this section. 

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