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Union Calendar No. 278 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4227 

[Report No. 116–349] 

To prohibit the submission to the Federal Communications Commission of 

broadband internet access service coverage information or data for the 

purposes of compiling an inaccurate broadband coverage map. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019 

Mr. MCEACHIN (for himself, Mr. LONG, Mr. LOEBSACK, and Mr. LATTA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

DECEMBER 16, 2019 

Additional sponsors: Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. TONKO, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. MCKINLEY, Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. 

CA ́RDENAS, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. WALDEN, Mr. WELCH, Mr. WRIGHT, 

Mr. VAN DREW, Mrs. RODGERS of Washington, Ms. CLARKE of New 

York, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. OLSON, Mrs. 

AXNE, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. WEXTON, Mrs. HARTZLER, 

Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. ROUDA, Ms. 

SPANBERGER, Ms. TORRES SMALL of New Mexico, Mr. COX of California, Ms. FINKENAUER, Mr. KINZINGER, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. CARSON of 

Indiana, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. DELGADO, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. 

GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. KELLER, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. TIPTON, 

Mr. KHANNA, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. HURD of Texas, 

and Mr. O’HALLERAN

DECEMBER 16, 2019 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To prohibit the submission to the Federal Communications 

Commission of broadband internet access service coverage information or data for the purposes of compiling 

an inaccurate broadband coverage map. 


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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 ‘‘Mapping Accuracy 

5 Promotes Services Act’’ or the ‘‘MAPS Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE.— 

9 The term ‘‘broadband internet access service’’ has 

10 the meaning given the term in section 8.1(b) of title 

11 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor 

12 regulation. 

13 (2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 

14 means the Federal Communications Commission. 

15 (3) PROVIDER.—The term ‘‘provider’’ means a 

16 provider of fixed or mobile broadband internet access 

17 service. 

18 (4) QUALITY OF SERVICE.—The term ‘‘quality 

19 of service’’ means information regarding offered 

20 download and upload speeds and latency of a pro21 vider’s broadband internet access service as deter22 mined by and to the extent otherwise collected by 

23 the Commission. 


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1 SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for a person 

3 to willfully, knowingly, or recklessly submit broadband 

4 internet access service coverage information or data to the 

5 Commission for the purposes of compiling a broadband 

6 coverage map that is inaccurate with respect to the avail7 ability or quality of service of broadband internet access 

8 service. 

9 (b) PENALTY.—Any person who violates subsection 

10 (a) shall be subject to an appropriate penalty, as deter11 mined by the Commission, under— 

12 (1) the Communications Act of 1934 (47 

13 U.S.C. 151 et seq.), including section 501 of that 

14 Act (47 U.S.C. 501); and 

15 (2) the rules of the Commission. 

16 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para18 graph (2), subsection (a) shall apply with respect to 

19 broadband internet access service coverage informa20 tion or data that is submitted to the Commission on 

21 or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

22 (2) QUALITY OF SERVICE INFORMATION OR

23 DATA.—To the extent broadband internet access 

24 service coverage information or data relates to qual25 ity of service, subsection (a) shall apply with respect 

26 to information or data that is submitted on or after 


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1 the date that is 180 days after the date of the enact2 ment of this Act. 


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Union Calendar No. 278 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4227 

[Report No. 116–349] 

A BILL 

To prohibit the submission to the Federal Commucoverage map. purposes of compiling an inaccurate broadband cess service coverage information or data for the nications Commission of broadband internet acDECEMBER 16, 2019 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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