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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 944 

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a program to expand 

access to broadband in unserved and underserved areas, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 24, 2021 

Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina) introduced the 

following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish 

a program to expand access to broadband in unserved 

and underserved areas, 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 ‘‘State Funding for 

5 Internet Expansion Act of 2021’’ or the ‘‘State Fix Act 

6 of 2021’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF BROADBAND ACCESS. 

2 Title I of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 

3 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 

4 following: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 14. EXPANSION OF BROADBAND ACCESS. 

6 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

7 ‘‘(1) ANCHOR INSTITUTION.—The term ‘anchor 

8 institution’ means— 

9 ‘‘(A) a public or private elementary school 

10 or secondary school, as those terms are defined 

11 in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec12 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

13 7801); 

14 ‘‘(B) a library; 

15 ‘‘(C) a medical or healthcare provider; 

16 ‘‘(D) a museum; 

17 ‘‘(E) a public safety entity; 

18 ‘‘(F) public housing; 

19 ‘‘(G) an institution of higher education, as 

20 that term is defined in section 101 of the High21 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001), in22 cluding a community college; or 

23 ‘‘(H) any other community support organi24 zation or agency. 

25 ‘‘(2) AREA.—The term ‘area’ means the geo26 graphic unit of measurement with the greatest level 


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1 of granularity that is reasonably feasible for the 

2 Commission to use in making eligibility determina3 tions under this section and in meeting the require4 ments and deadlines under this section. 

5 ‘‘(3) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The term ‘As6 sistant Secretary’ means the Assistant Secretary of 

7 Commerce for Communications and Information. 

8 ‘‘(4) BROADBAND.—The term ‘broadband’— 

9 ‘‘(A) has the meaning given the term 

10 ‘broadband internet access service’ in section 

11 8.1(b) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, 

12 or any successor regulation; 

13 ‘‘(B) includes any service that is the func14 tional equivalent of the service described in sub15 paragraph (A); and 

16 ‘‘(C) does not include dial-up internet ac17 cess service. 

18 ‘‘(5) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘covered en19 tity’— 

20 ‘‘(A) means an entity that— 

21 ‘‘(i) is owned by, controlled by, affili22 ated with, or acting at the direction of an 

23 entity that is organized under the laws of, 

24 or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of, 

25 a country, the government of which is on 


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1 the priority watch list established by the 

2 United States Trade Representative pursu3 ant to section 182(a) of the Trade Act of 

4 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242(a)); and 

5 ‘‘(ii) has engaged in an action that is 

6 prohibited under— 

7 ‘‘(I) section 1(a) of Executive 

8 Order 13873 (84 Fed. Reg. 22689; 

9 relating to securing the information 

10 and communications technology and 

11 services supply chain); or 

12 ‘‘(II) any regulations issued in 

13 response to the Executive Order de14 scribed in subclause (I); and 

15 ‘‘(B) includes any subsidiary, affiliate, em16 ployee, or representative of, and any related 

17 party with respect to, an entity described in 

18 subparagraph (A), without regard to the loca19 tion or jurisdiction of incorporation of that sub20 sidiary, affiliate, employee, representative, or 

21 party, as applicable. 

22 ‘‘(6) FUNDING RECIPIENT.—The term ‘funding 

23 recipient’ means an entity that receives funding for 

24 a project under this section. 


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1 ‘‘(7) PROGRAM.—Unless otherwise expressly in2 dicated, the term ‘program’ means the program es3 tablished under subsection (b). 

4 ‘‘(8) PROJECT.—The term ‘project’ means a 

5 project that uses funding made available under this 

6 section to construct and deploy infrastructure for 

7 the provision of broadband. 

8 ‘‘(9) PUBLIC HOUSING.—The term ‘public hous9 ing’— 

10 ‘‘(A) has the meaning given the term in 

11 section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act 

12 of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)); and 

13 ‘‘(B) includes housing receiving tenant14 based rental assistance provided under section 

15 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 

16 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)). 

17 ‘‘(10) REVERSE AUCTION.—The term ‘reverse 

18 auction’ means an auction in which— 

19 ‘‘(A) bids are submitted for a project by 

20 the entities that would construct or deploy in21 frastructure for the provision of broadband 

22 under the project; and 

23 ‘‘(B) the winning bid is the bid that pro24 poses serving an area for the lowest cost, taking 


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1 into consideration the preferences under sub2 section (d)(2). 

3 ‘‘(11) UNDERSERVED AREA.—The term ‘under4 served area’ means an area in which more than 10 

5 percent, but not more than 50 percent, of the popu6 lation of the area has access to broadband— 

7 ‘‘(A) with a download speed of not less 

8 than 25 megabits per second and not more than 

9 50 megabits per second; and 

10 ‘‘(B) with an upload speed of not less than 

11 3 megabits per second. 

12 ‘‘(12) UNSERVED ANCHOR INSTITUTION.—The 

13 term ‘unserved anchor institution’ means an anchor 

14 institution that does not have access to broadband 

15 offered— 

16 ‘‘(A) with a download speed of not less 

17 than 100 megabits per second; and 

18 ‘‘(B) with an upload speed of not less than 

19 10 megabits per second. 

20 ‘‘(13) UNSERVED AREA.—The term ‘unserved 

21 area’ means an area in which not more than 10 per22 cent of the population of the area has access to 

23 broadband— 

24 ‘‘(A) with a download speed of not less 

25 than 25 megabits per second; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) with an upload speed of not less than 

2 3 megabits per second. 

3 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.—Not later than 300 

4 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Com5 mission, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary, shall 

6 establish a program— 

7 ‘‘(1) to expand access to broadband in unserved 

8 areas and underserved areas, and for unserved an9 chor institutions, in accordance with the require10 ments of this section; and 

11 ‘‘(2) that— 

12 ‘‘(A) is separate from any universal service 

13 program established under section 254; and 

14 ‘‘(B) does not require a funding recipient 

15 to be designated as an eligible telecommuni16 cations carrier under section 214(e). 

17 ‘‘(c) USE OF PROGRAM FUNDS.— 

18 ‘‘(1) PUBLIC NOTICE.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 300 

20 days after the date of enactment of this section, 

21 the Commission shall publish in the Federal 

22 Register a notice informing each State and the 

23 public that amounts made available to carry out 

24 this section shall be distributed under this sub25 section. 


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1 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The notice published 

2 under subparagraph (A) shall include— 

3 ‘‘(i) the manner in which a State shall 

4 inform the Commission of the acceptance 

5 by that State, in whole or in part, of the 

6 amounts to be distributed to the State 

7 under this subsection; 

8 ‘‘(ii) a notification that the acceptance 

9 described in clause (i) shall be due on the 

10 date that is 45 days after the date on 

11 which the Commission issues the public no12 tice; and 

13 ‘‘(iii) the requirements with respect to 

14 the use of the distributed amounts under 

15 this section and under any further require16 ments that the Commission may prescribe. 

17 ‘‘(2) ACCEPTANCE BY STATES.—Not later than 

18 45 days after the date on which the Commission 

19 publishes the notice required under paragraph (1), 

20 each State accepting amounts to be distributed 

21 under this subsection shall inform the Commission 

22 of the acceptance, in whole or in part, by the State 

23 of those amounts in the manner described by the 

24 Commission in the notice. 


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1 ‘‘(3) EXPANDING ACCESS TO BROADBAND

2 THROUGH STATES.— 

3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 

4 after the date of enactment of this section, the 

5 Commission shall distribute amounts made 

6 available to carry out this section among the 

7 States that have agreed to accept the funds. 

8 ‘‘(B) FORMULAS.—The amount that a 

9 State receives under subparagraph (A) shall be 

10 the sum of— 

11 ‘‘(i) the amount obtained by— 

12 ‘‘(I) dividing the number of indi13 viduals living in unserved areas in the 

14 State by the total number of individ15 uals living in unserved areas in the 

16 United States; and 

17 ‘‘(II) multiplying 80 percent of 

18 the amount made available to carry 

19 out this section by the quotient ob20 tained under subclause (I); and 

21 ‘‘(ii) the amount obtained by— 

22 ‘‘(I) dividing the number of indi23 viduals living in underserved areas in 

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1 viduals living in underserved areas in 

2 the United States; and 

3 ‘‘(II) multiplying 20 percent of 

4 the amount made available to carry 

5 out this section by the quotient ob6 tained under subclause (I). 

7 ‘‘(4) REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE RECEIPT OF

8 AMOUNTS DISTRIBUTED.—Each State accepting 

9 amounts distributed under this subsection— 

10 ‘‘(A) may allocate those amounts only 

11 through a statewide reverse auction or auctions, 

12 in the manner prescribed by the State, subject 

13 to the requirements of this section (including 

14 the rules promulgated under subsection (g)) 

15 and any further requirements that the Commis16 sion may prescribe; 

17 ‘‘(B) may make an allocation under sub18 paragraph (A) only— 

19 ‘‘(i) to a funding recipient to expand 

20 access to broadband in unserved areas 

21 within the State; 

22 ‘‘(ii) to a funding recipient to expand 

23 access to broadband for unserved anchor 

24 institutions located in the State; or 


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1 ‘‘(iii) if a State does not have, or no 

2 longer has, an unserved area within the 

3 State, to a funding recipient to expand ac4 cess to broadband in underserved areas in 

5 the State; 

6 ‘‘(C) shall— 

7 ‘‘(i) not later than 10 years after the 

8 date of enactment of this section, return to 

9 the Commission any unused portion of 

10 those amounts; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) before accepting those amounts, 

12 submit to the Commission a certification 

13 that the State will comply with clause (i); 

14 and 

15 ‘‘(D) may not use more than 5 percent of 

16 those amounts to administer a reverse auction 

17 that complies with the requirements of this sec18 tion. 

19 ‘‘(5) DISTRIBUTION OF REMAINING FUNDS.—In 

20 the case of any amounts remaining after the 

21 amounts made available to carry out this section are 

22 distributed under this subsection, the Commission 

23 shall transfer those amounts to the general fund of 

24 the Treasury, where those transferred amounts shall 

25 be dedicated for the sole purpose of deficit reduction. 


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1 ‘‘(d) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.— 

2 ‘‘(1) TECHNOLOGY NEUTRALITY REQUIRED.—A 

3 State administering a reverse auction to make 

4 awards under subsection (c) may not favor a project 

5 using any particular technology. 

6 ‘‘(2) BIDDING PREFERENCE.—Consistent with 

7 the program, there shall be a preference, as deter8 mined by the entity administering a reverse auction, 

9 for a bidder in the reverse auction that proposes a 

10 project that is described by any of the following: 

11 ‘‘(A) Not less than 20 percent of the funds 

12 provided by the bidder with respect to the 

13 project are matched from private sources. 

14 ‘‘(B) The project would expand access to 

15 broadband on Tribal lands, as that term is de16 fined by the Commission. 

17 ‘‘(C) The project would provide broadband 

18 that has— 

19 ‘‘(i) a latency of not more than 50 

20 milliseconds; and 

21 ‘‘(ii)(I) a download speed that is not 

22 less than 100 megabits per second or an 

23 upload speed of not less than 20 megabits 

24 per second; or 


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1 ‘‘(II) a download speed of not less 

2 than 1 gigabit per second or an upload 

3 speed of not less than 100 megabits per 

4 second. 

5 ‘‘(D) The project would expand access to 

6 broadband in advance of the time specified in 

7 subsection (g)(1)(D). 

8 ‘‘(E) The project would expand access to 

9 broadband to areas in which the median house10 hold income is below 150 percent of the poverty 

11 threshold, as defined by the Bureau of the Cen12 sus. 

13 ‘‘(F) The project would provide affordable 

14 payment options to subscribers in locations 

15 served. 

16 ‘‘(3) NOTICE, TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNT17 ABILITY, AND OVERSIGHT REQUIRED.—The program 

18 shall contain sufficient notice, transparency, ac19 countability, and oversight measures to— 

20 ‘‘(A) provide the public with notice regard21 ing the assistance provided under this section; 

22 and 

23 ‘‘(B) deter waste, fraud, and abuse with 

24 respect to program funds. 


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1 ‘‘(4) COMPETENCE.—The program shall contain 

2 sufficient processes and requirements, as established 

3 by each State participating in the program, to en4 sure that each entity participating in a reverse auc5 tion conducted by the State— 

6 ‘‘(A) is capable of carrying out the applica7 ble project in a manner that is competent and 

8 that complies with all applicable Federal, State, 

9 and local laws; 

10 ‘‘(B) has the financial capacity to— 

11 ‘‘(i) meet the buildout obligations of 

12 the applicable project; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) satisfy the requirements of this 

14 section and any other further requirements 

15 that the Commission may prescribe in car16 rying out this section; and 

17 ‘‘(C) has the technical and operational ca18 pacity to provide broadband in the manner con19 templated by any bid placed by the entity dur20 ing the reverse auction, which shall include a 

21 detailed consideration of— 

22 ‘‘(i) the prior performance of the enti23 ty in constructing broadband infrastruc24 ture in rural areas; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) the capability of the proposed in2 frastructure to be constructed and de3 ployed by the entity to provide the pro4 posed broadband services in the area that 

5 the infrastructure would serve. 

6 ‘‘(e) PROJECT REQUIREMENTS.—Any project funded 

7 through the program shall satisfy the following require8 ments: 

9 ‘‘(1) The project shall adhere to quality-of-serv10 ice standards established by the Commission. 

11 ‘‘(2) The project— 

12 ‘‘(A) shall offer broadband that, at a min13 imum, provides— 

14 ‘‘(i) a download speed of not less than 

15 the greater of— 

16 ‘‘(I) 50 megabits per second; or 

17 ‘‘(II) the download speed re18 quired for an internet service to qual19 ify as an advanced telecommuni20 cations capability, as defined in sec21 tion 706(d) of the Telecommuni22 cations Act of 1996 (47 U.S.C. 

23 1302(d)); 

24 ‘‘(ii) an upload speed of not less than 

25 the greater of— 


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1 ‘‘(I) 10 megabits per second; or 

2 ‘‘(II) the upload speed required 

3 for an internet service to qualify as an 

4 advanced telecommunications capa5 bility, as defined in section 706(d) of 

6 the Telecommunications Act of 1996 

7 (47 U.S.C. 1302(d)); and 

8 ‘‘(iii) a latency of not more than 100 

9 milliseconds; and 

10 ‘‘(B) may offer broadband that, at a min11 imum, provides— 

12 ‘‘(i) a download speed of not less than 

13 25 megabits per second; 

14 ‘‘(ii) an upload speed of not less than 

15 3 megabits per second; and 

16 ‘‘(iii) a latency of not more than 100 

17 milliseconds. 

18 ‘‘(3) The project shall incorporate prudent cy19 bersecurity and supply chain risk management prac20 tices, as specified by the Commission in the rules 

21 promulgated under subsection (g), after consultation 

22 with the Director of the National Institute of Stand23 ards and Technology and the Assistant Secretary. 

24 ‘‘(4)(A) Any laborer or mechanic employed by 

25 any contractor or subcontractor in the performance 


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1 of work on the project shall be paid wages at rates 

2 not less than those prevailing on similar construction 

3 in the locality, as determined by the Secretary of 

4 Labor under subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, 

5 United States Code (commonly referred to as the 

6 ‘Davis-Bacon Act’). 

7 ‘‘(B) With respect to the labor standards speci8 fied in subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Labor 

9 shall have the authority and functions set forth in 

10 Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 

11 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 40, 

12 United States Code. 

13 ‘‘(5) The funding recipient may not purchase 

14 any materials, products, or services from a covered 

15 entity. 

16 ‘‘(f) DETERMINATIONS REGARDING UNSERVED AND

17 UNDERSERVED AREAS.— 

18 ‘‘(1) INITIAL DETERMINATION.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 

20 days after the date of enactment of this section, 

21 the Commission shall, for the purposes of any 

22 reverse auction conducted under this section, 

23 make an initial determination as to— 

24 ‘‘(i) whether an area is an unserved 

25 area or an underserved area; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) whether an anchor institution is 

2 an unserved anchor institution. 

3 ‘‘(B) RESOURCES.—In making a deter4 mination under subparagraph (A), the Commis5 sion shall— 

6 ‘‘(i) to the extent practicable, use the 

7 National Broadband Availability Map cre8 ated by the Assistant Secretary; 

9 ‘‘(ii) to the extent practicable, use 

10 data from the Broadband Serviceable Lo11 cation Fabric established under section 

12 802(b)(1)(B); 

13 ‘‘(iii) consider other data obtained or 

14 purchased by the Commission that relates 

15 to access to broadband; 

16 ‘‘(iv) consider other publicly available 

17 data or information regarding access to 

18 broadband; and 

19 ‘‘(v) consider other publicly available 

20 data or information on State broadband 

21 deployment programs and any additional 

22 information States have on their constitu23 ents’ broadband access. 

24 ‘‘(2) CHALLENGE PROCESS.—The Commission 

25 shall provide for a process— 


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1 ‘‘(A) for challenging any initial determina2 tion under paragraph (1); 

3 ‘‘(B) that, at a minimum, provides not less 

4 than 45 days for a person to voluntarily submit 

5 information concerning— 

6 ‘‘(i) the broadband offered in the ap7 plicable area; or 

8 ‘‘(ii) the broadband offered to an an9 chor institution, if applicable; and 

10 ‘‘(C) that is sufficiently streamlined such 

11 that a reasonably prudent person that submits 

12 verified data, or meets other requirements im13 posed by the Commission, may easily challenge 

14 an initial determination made under paragraph 

15 (1) with little burden on that person. 

16 ‘‘(3) REBUTTAL PERIOD.—The Commission 

17 shall provide for a 30-day period, beginning on the 

18 day after the last day of the challenge process under 

19 paragraph (2), during which a person may submit a 

20 rebuttal to any challenge brought under that para21 graph. 

22 ‘‘(4) FINAL DETERMINATIONS.—Not later than 

23 255 days after the date of enactment of this section, 

24 and after taking into consideration the challenges 

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1 mitted under paragraph (3), the Commission shall 

2 make a final determination of— 

3 ‘‘(A) the areas that are unserved areas or 

4 underserved areas; and 

5 ‘‘(B) the anchor institutions that are 

6 unserved anchor institutions. 

7 ‘‘(g) RULEMAKING, DISTRIBUTION, AND AWARD OF

8 FUNDS.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 255 days 

10 after the date of enactment of this section, the Com11 mission, in consultation with the Assistant Sec12 retary, shall promulgate rules that accomplish the 

13 following: 

14 ‘‘(A) Implement the requirements of this 

15 section. 

16 ‘‘(B) Establish the design of, and require17 ments for, a reverse auction conducted by a 

18 State under this section. 

19 ‘‘(C) Establish notice requirements for all 

20 reverse auctions conducted under this section 

21 that, at a minimum, and in accordance with the 

22 determinations made under subsection (f), pro23 vide the public with notice of— 

24 ‘‘(i) the initial determination of which 

25 areas are unserved areas or underserved 


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1 areas under paragraph (1) of that sub2 section; 

3 ‘‘(ii) the final determination of which 

4 areas are unserved areas or underserved 

5 areas under paragraph (4) of that sub6 section, after the processes for challenging 

7 the initial determination and for rebutting 

8 any such challenge have concluded; and 

9 ‘‘(iii) with respect to a particular re10 verse auction, which entities have applied 

11 to bid for funding. 

12 ‘‘(D) With respect to a funding recipient 

13 that receives funding under this section for a 

14 project, provide that, not later than 6 years 

15 after the date on which the funding recipient 

16 receives the funding, the funding recipient shall 

17 provide service to not less than 80 percent of 

18 the areas proposed to be served by the project. 

19 ‘‘(E) Establish broadband buildout mile20 stones and periodic certification by funding re21 cipients to ensure compliance with the 

22 broadband buildout milestones. 

23 ‘‘(F) Establish periodic reporting require24 ments for funding recipients that require those 

25 funding recipients to identify, at a minimum, 


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1 with respect to the project to which the funding 

2 relates— 

3 ‘‘(i) the technology used; 

4 ‘‘(ii) the level of service offered; and 

5 ‘‘(iii) the percentage of the applicable 

6 area served. 

7 ‘‘(G) Establish mechanisms to reduce 

8 waste, fraud, and abuse within the program 

9 with respect to any reverse auction conducted 

10 under this section. 

11 ‘‘(H) Establish processes to— 

12 ‘‘(i) assist States in conducting state13 wide reverse auctions; 

14 ‘‘(ii) coordinate with States to ensure 

15 that funds disbursed by the Commission 

16 and program funds awarded by the States 

17 are not used to expand access to 

18 broadband in the same unserved areas; 

19 ‘‘(iii) ensure the efficient use of pro20 gram funds by coordinating with other 

21 Federal programs that expand access to 

22 broadband, such as— 

23 ‘‘(I) the program set forth under 

24 subpart D of part 54 of title 47, Code 


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1 of Federal Regulations (or any suc2 cessor regulations); 

3 ‘‘(II) the program set forth under 

4 subpart J of part 54 of title 47, Code 

5 of Federal Regulations (or any suc6 cessor regulations); and 

7 ‘‘(III) the broadband loan and 

8 grant pilot program known as the 

9 ‘Rural eConnectivity Pilot Program’ 

10 or the ‘ReConnect Program’ author11 ized under section 779 of division A of 

12 the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

13 2018 (Public Law 115–141; 132 Stat. 

14 399); and 

15 ‘‘(iv) ensure that each participating 

16 State conducts a reverse auction in a man17 ner that— 

18 ‘‘(I) achieves the goals of this 

19 section; and 

20 ‘‘(II) does not conflict with the 

21 rules of, or reverse auctions conducted 

22 by, the Commission. 

23 ‘‘(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 

24 Congress that, in conducting the rulemaking under 

25 paragraph (1), the Commission should consider 


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1 using milestones for completion under the program 

2 that are similar to those with respect to the program 

3 set forth under subpart J of part 54 of title 47, 

4 Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regu5 lations). 

6 ‘‘(3) STATE RULEMAKING REQUIREMENTS.—A 

7 State that accepts funding under the program shall 

8 promulgate rules that establish— 

9 ‘‘(A) standard penalties for any funding 

10 recipient or project that does not comply with 

11 this section or with any additional requirements 

12 imposed by the State with respect to a reverse 

13 auction conducted by the State; and 

14 ‘‘(B) procedures for the recovery of funds, 

15 in whole or in part, from a funding recipient if 

16 the funding recipient, or the project carried out 

17 by the funding recipient, fails to comply with 

18 the requirements of this section or with any ad19 ditional requirements imposed by the State with 

20 respect to a reverse auction conducted by the 

21 State. 

22 ‘‘(h) REPORTS REQUIRED.— 

23 ‘‘(1) INSPECTOR GENERAL AND COMPTROLLER

24 GENERAL ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year 

25 after the date on which funds are first awarded 


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1 under the program, and annually thereafter through 

2 fiscal year 2030, the Inspector General of the Com3 mission and the Comptroller General of the United 

4 States shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, 

5 Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 

6 Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 

7 of Representatives a report that— 

8 ‘‘(A) reviews the program for the year cov9 ered by the report; and 

10 ‘‘(B) includes any recommendations to ad11 dress waste, fraud, and abuse with respect to 

12 the program. 

13 ‘‘(2) STATE REPORTS.—A State that, in a year, 

14 receives funds under the program shall submit to the 

15 Commission— 

16 ‘‘(A) a report regarding how those funds 

17 were spent during the applicable year; and 

18 ‘‘(B) a certification that the State, for that 

19 year, has complied with the requirements of this 

20 section and with any further requirements pre21 scribed by the Commission in carrying out this 

22 section, including a description of services pro23 vided with those funds and the number of loca24 tions to which broadband service was provided 

25 with those funds. 


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1 ‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

2 authorized to be appropriated to the Commission 

3 $20,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2021 to carry out the pro4 gram, which shall remain available through fiscal year 

5 2030.’’. 

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