S. 1822 

One Hundred Sixteenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE SECOND SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and twenty 

An Act 

To require the Federal Communications Commission to issue rules relating to 

the collection of data with respect to the availability of broadband services, 

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 ‘‘Broadband Deployment Accuracy 

and Technological Availability Act’’ or the ‘‘Broadband DATA Act’’. 

SEC. 2. BROADBAND DATA. 

The Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) is 

amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘TITLE VIII—BROADBAND DATA 

‘‘SEC. 801. DEFINITIONS. 

‘‘In this title: 

‘‘(1) BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE.—The term 

‘broadband internet access service’ has the meaning given the 

term in section 8.1(b) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, 

or any successor regulation. 

‘‘(2) BROADBAND MAP.—The term ‘Broadband Map’ means 

the map created by the Commission under section 802(c)(1)(A). 

‘‘(3) CELL EDGE PROBABILITY.—The term ‘cell edge probability’ means the likelihood that the minimum threshold 

download and upload speeds with respect to broadband internet 

access service will be met or exceeded at a distance from 

a base station that is intended to indicate the ultimate edge 

of the coverage area of a cell. 

‘‘(4) CELL LOADING.—The term ‘cell loading’ means the 

percentage of the available air interface resources of a base 

station that are used by consumers with respect to broadband 

internet access service. 

‘‘(5) CLUTTER.—The term ‘clutter’ means a natural or manmade surface feature that affects the propagation of a signal 

from a base station. 

‘‘(6) FABRIC.—The term ‘Fabric’ means the Broadband 

Serviceable Location Fabric established under section 

802(b)(1)(B). 

‘‘(7) FORM 477.—The term ‘Form 477’ means Form 477 

of the Commission relating to local telephone competition and 

broadband reporting. 
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‘‘(8) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian Tribe’ has the 

meaning given the term ‘Indian tribe’ in section 4 of the Indian 

Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 

5304). 

‘‘(9) MOBILITY FUND PHASE II.—The term ‘Mobility Fund 

Phase II’ means the second phase of the proceeding to provide 

universal service support from the Mobility Fund (WC Docket 

No. 10–90; WT Docket No. 10–208). 

‘‘(10) PROPAGATION MODEL.—The term ‘propagation model’ 

means a mathematical formulation for the characterization of 

radio wave propagation as a function of frequency, distance, 

and other conditions. 

‘‘(11) PROVIDER.—The term ‘provider’ means a provider of 

fixed or mobile broadband internet access service. 

‘‘(12) QUALITY OF SERVICE.—The term ‘quality of service’ 

means, with respect to broadband internet access service, the 

download and upload speeds (and, for relevant services, latency) 

with respect to that service, as determined by, and to the 

extent otherwise collected by, the Commission. 

‘‘(13) SHAPEFILE.—The term ‘shapefile’ means a digital storage format containing geospatial or location-based data and 

attribute information— 

‘‘(A) regarding the availability of broadband internet 

access service; and 

‘‘(B) that can be viewed, edited, and mapped in 

geographic information system software. 

‘‘(14) STANDARD BROADBAND INSTALLATION.—The term 

‘standard broadband installation’— 

‘‘(A) means the initiation by a provider of fixed 

broadband internet access service in an area in which 

the provider has not previously offered that service, with 

no charges or delays attributable to the extension of the 

network of the provider; and 

‘‘(B) includes the initiation of fixed broadband internet 

access service through routine installation that can be completed not later than 10 business days after the date on 

which the service request is submitted. 

‘‘SEC. 802. BROADBAND MAPS. 

‘‘(a) RULES.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of enactment of this title, the Commission shall issue final 

rules that shall— 

‘‘(A) require the biannual collection and dissemination 

of granular data, as determined by the Commission— 

‘‘(i) relating to the availability and quality of 

service with respect to terrestrial fixed, fixed wireless, 

satellite, and mobile broadband internet access service; 

and 

‘‘(ii) that the Commission shall use to compile the 

maps created under subsection (c)(1) (referred to in 

this section as ‘coverage maps’), which the Commission 

shall make publicly available; and 

‘‘(B) establish— 

‘‘(i) processes through which the Commission can 

verify the accuracy of data submitted under subsection 

(b)(2); 
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‘‘(ii) processes and procedures through which the 

Commission, and, as necessary, other entities or 

individuals submitting non-public or competitively sensitive information under this title, can protect the security, privacy, and confidentiality of that non-public or 

competitively sensitive information, including— 

‘‘(I) information contained in the Fabric; 

‘‘(II) the dataset created under subsection 

(b)(1)(A) supporting the Fabric; and 

‘‘(III) the data submitted under subsection 

(b)(2); 

‘‘(iii) the challenge process described in subsection 

(b)(5); and 

‘‘(iv) the process described in section 804(b). 

‘‘(2) OTHER DATA.—In issuing the rules under paragraph 

(1), the Commission shall develop a process through which 

the Commission can collect verified data for use in the coverage 

maps from— 

‘‘(A) State, local, and Tribal governmental entities that 

are primarily responsible for mapping or tracking 

broadband internet access service coverage for a State, 

unit of local government, or Indian Tribe, as applicable; 

‘‘(B) third parties, if the Commission determines that 

it is in the public interest to use such data in— 

‘‘(i) the development of the coverage maps; or 

‘‘(ii) the verification of data submitted under subsection (b); and 

‘‘(C) other Federal agencies. 

‘‘(3) UPDATES.—The Commission shall revise the rules 

issued under paragraph (1) to— 

‘‘(A) reflect changes in technology; 

‘‘(B) ensure the accuracy of propagation models, as 

further provided in subsection (b)(3); and 

‘‘(C) improve the usefulness of the coverage maps. 

‘‘(b) CONTENT OF RULES.— 

‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF A SERVICEABLE LOCATION FABRIC

REGARDING FIXED BROADBAND.— 

‘‘(A) DATASET.— 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall create a 

common dataset of all locations in the United States 

where fixed broadband internet access service can be 

installed, as determined by the Commission. 

‘‘(ii) CONTRACTING.— 

‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subclauses (II) 

and (III), the Commission may contract with an 

entity with expertise with respect to geographic 

information systems (referred to in this subsection 

as ‘GIS’) to create and maintain the dataset under 

clause (i). 

‘‘(II) APPLICATION OF THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION.—A contract into which the 

Commission enters under subclause (I) shall in 

all respects comply with applicable provisions of 

the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 

‘‘(III) LIMITATIONS.—With respect to a contract 

into which the Commission enters under subclause 

(I)— 
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‘‘(aa) the entity with which the Commission enters into the contract shall be selected 

through a competitive bid process that is 

transparent and open; and 

‘‘(bb) the contract shall be for a term of 

not longer than 5 years, after which the 

Commission may enter into a new contract— 

‘‘(AA) with an entity, and for the purposes, described in clause (i); and 

‘‘(BB) that complies with the requirements under subclause (II) and this subclause; and 

‘‘(cc) the contract shall— 

‘‘(AA) prohibit the entity described in 

item (aa) from selling, leasing, or otherwise disclosing for monetary consideration 

any personally identifiable information to 

any other entity other than for purposes 

authorized under this title; and 

‘‘(BB) require the entity described in 

item (aa) to include in any contract with 

any other entity a provision that prohibits 

that other entity from engaging in an 

action that is prohibited under subitem 

(AA). 

‘‘(B) FABRIC.—The rules issued by the Commission 

under subsection (a)(1) shall establish the Broadband 

Serviceable Location Fabric, which shall— 

‘‘(i) contain geocoded information for each location 

identified under subparagraph (A)(i); 

‘‘(ii) serve as the foundation upon which all data 

relating to the availability of fixed broadband internet 

access service collected under paragraph (2)(A) shall 

be reported and overlaid; 

‘‘(iii) be compatible with commonly used GIS software; and 

‘‘(iv) at a minimum, be updated every 6 months 

by the Commission. 

‘‘(C) IMPLEMENTATION PRIORITY.—The Commission 

shall prioritize implementing the Fabric for rural and 

insular areas of the United States. 

‘‘(2) COLLECTION OF INFORMATION.—The rules issued by 

the Commission under subsection (a)(1) shall include uniform 

standards for the reporting of broadband internet access service 

data that the Commission shall collect— 

‘‘(A) from each provider of terrestrial fixed, fixed wireless, or satellite broadband internet access service, which 

shall include data that— 

‘‘(i) documents the areas where the provider— 

‘‘(I) has actually built out the broadband network infrastructure of the provider such that the 

provider is able to provide that service; and 

‘‘(II) could provide that service, as determined 

by identifying where the provider is capable of 

performing a standard broadband installation, if 

applicable; 
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‘‘(ii) includes information regarding download and 

upload speeds, at various thresholds established by 

the Commission, and, if applicable, latency with respect 

to broadband internet access service that the provider 

makes available; 

‘‘(iii) can be georeferenced to the GIS data in the 

Fabric; 

‘‘(iv) the provider shall report as— 

‘‘(I) with respect to providers of fixed wireless 

broadband internet access service— 

‘‘(aa) propagation maps and propagation 

model details that— 

‘‘(AA) satisfy standards that are 

similar to those applicable to providers 

of mobile broadband internet access 

service under subparagraph (B) with 

respect to propagation maps and propagation model details, taking into account 

material differences between fixed wireless and mobile broadband internet access 

service; and 

‘‘(BB) reflect the speeds and latency 

of the service provided by the provider; 

or 

‘‘(bb) a list of addresses or locations that 

constitute the service area of the provider, 

except that the Commission— 

‘‘(AA) may only permit, and not 

require, a provider to report the data 

using that means of reporting; and 

‘‘(BB) in the rules issued under subsection (a)(1), shall provide a method for 

using that means of reporting with respect 

to Tribal areas; and 

‘‘(II) with respect to providers of terrestrial 

fixed and satellite broadband internet access 

service— 

‘‘(aa) polygon shapefiles; or 

‘‘(bb) a list of addresses or locations that 

constitute the service area of the provider, 

except that the Commission— 

‘‘(AA) may only permit, and not 

require, a provider to report the data 

using that means of reporting; and 

‘‘(BB) in the rules issued under subsection (a)(1), shall provide a method for 

using that means of reporting with respect 

to Tribal areas; and 

‘‘(v) the Commission determines is appropriate 

with respect to certain technologies in order to ensure 

that the Broadband Map is granular and accurate; 

and 

‘‘(B) from each provider of mobile broadband internet 

access service, which shall include propagation maps and 

propagation model details that indicate the current (as 

of the date on which the information is collected) fourth 

generation Long-Term Evolution (commonly referred to as 
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‘4G LTE’) mobile broadband internet access service coverage of the provider, which shall— 

‘‘(i) take into consideration the effect of clutter; 

and 

‘‘(ii) satisfy— 

‘‘(I) the requirements of having— 

‘‘(aa) a download speed of not less than 

5 megabits per second and an upload speed 

of not less than 1 megabit per second with 

a cell edge probability of not less than 90 

percent; and 

‘‘(bb) cell loading of not less than 50 percent; and 

‘‘(II) any other parameter that the Commission 

determines to be necessary to create a map under 

subsection (c)(1)(C) that is more precise than the 

map produced as a result of the submissions under 

the Mobility Fund Phase II information collection. 

‘‘(3) UPDATE OF REPORTING STANDARDS FOR MOBILE

BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE.—For the purposes of 

paragraph (2)(B), if the Commission determines that the 

reporting standards under that paragraph are insufficient to 

collect accurate propagation maps and propagation model 

details with respect to future generations of mobile broadband 

internet access service technologies, the Commission shall 

immediately commence a rule making to adopt new reporting 

standards with respect to those technologies that— 

‘‘(A) shall be the functional equivalent of the standards 

required under paragraph (2)(B); and 

‘‘(B) allow for the collection of propagation maps and 

propagation model details that are as accurate and 

granular as, or more accurate and granular than, the maps 

and model details collected by the Commission under paragraph (2)(B). 

‘‘(4) CERTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION.—With respect to a 

provider that submits information to the Commission under 

paragraph (2)— 

‘‘(A) the provider shall include in each submission a 

certification from a corporate officer of the provider that 

the officer has examined the information contained in the 

submission and that, to the best of the officer’s actual 

knowledge, information, and belief, all statements of fact 

contained in the submission are true and correct; and 

‘‘(B) the Commission shall verify the accuracy and reliability of the information in accordance with measures 

established by the Commission. 

‘‘(5) CHALLENGE PROCESS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the rules issued under subsection 

(a), and subject to subparagraph (B), the Commission shall 

establish a user-friendly challenge process through which 

consumers, State, local, and Tribal governmental entities, 

and other entities or individuals may submit coverage data 

to the Commission to challenge the accuracy of— 

‘‘(i) the coverage maps; 

‘‘(ii) any information submitted by a provider 

regarding the availability of broadband internet access 

service; or 
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‘‘(iii) the information included in the Fabric. 

‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS; VERIFICATION; RESPONSE TO

CHALLENGES.—In establishing the challenge process 

required under subparagraph (A), the Commission shall— 

‘‘(i) consider— 

‘‘(I) the types of information that an entity 

or individual submitting a challenge should provide to the Commission in support of the challenge; 

‘‘(II) the appropriate level of granularity for 

the information described in subclause (I); 

‘‘(III) the need to mitigate the time and 

expense incurred by, and the administrative burdens placed on, entities or individuals in— 

‘‘(aa) challenging the accuracy of a coverage map; and 

‘‘(bb) responding to challenges described 

in item (aa); 

‘‘(IV) the costs to consumers and providers 

resulting from a misallocation of funds because 

of a reliance on outdated or otherwise inaccurate 

information in the coverage maps; 

‘‘(V) any lessons learned from the challenge 

process established under Mobility Fund Phase II, 

as determined from comments solicited by the 

Commission; and 

‘‘(VI) the need for user-friendly challenge 

submission formats that will promote participation 

in the challenge process; 

‘‘(ii) include a process for verifying the data submitted through the challenge process in order to ensure 

the reliability of that data; 

‘‘(iii) allow providers to respond to challenges submitted through the challenge process; and 

‘‘(iv) develop an online mechanism, which— 

‘‘(I) shall be integrated into the coverage maps; 

‘‘(II) allows for an entity described in subparagraph (A) to submit a challenge under the challenge process; 

‘‘(III) makes challenge data available in both 

geographic information system and non-geographic 

information system formats; and 

‘‘(IV) clearly identifies the areas in which 

broadband internet access service is available, and 

the upload and download speeds at which that 

service is available, as reported to the Commission 

under this section. 

‘‘(C) USE OF CHALLENGES.—The rules issued to establish the challenge process under subparagraph (A) shall 

include— 

‘‘(i) a process for the speedy resolution of challenges; and 

‘‘(ii) a process for the regular and expeditious 

updating of the coverage maps and granular data 

disseminated by the Commission as challenges are 

resolved. 

‘‘(D) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not earlier than 1 year, 

and not later than 18 months, after the date on which 
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the rules issued under subsection (a)(1) take effect, the 

Commission shall, after an opportunity for notice and comment, submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 

Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 

a report that— 

‘‘(i) evaluates the challenge process described in 

subparagraph (A); and 

‘‘(ii) considers whether the Commission should 

commence an inquiry on the need for other tools to 

help— 

‘‘(I) identify potential inaccuracies in the data 

relating to broadband internet access service that 

providers report; and 

‘‘(II) improve the accuracy of the data 

described in subclause (I). 

‘‘(6) REFORM OF FORM 477 PROCESS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

date on which the rules issued under subsection (a) take 

effect, the Commission shall— 

‘‘(i) reform the Form 477 broadband deployment 

service availability collection process of the Commission— 

‘‘(I) to achieve the purposes of this title; and 

‘‘(II) in a manner that— 

‘‘(aa) enables the comparison of data and 

maps produced before the implementation of 

this title with data and coverage maps produced after the implementation of this title; 

and 

‘‘(bb) maintains the public availability of 

data relating to the deployment of broadband 

internet access service; and 

‘‘(ii) harmonize reporting requirements and procedures regarding the deployment of broadband internet 

access service that are in effect on the day before 

the date on which the rules issued under subsection 

(a)(1) take effect with those requirements and procedures in those rules. 

‘‘(B) CONTINUED COLLECTION AND REPORTING.—On and 

after the date on which the Commission carries out 

subparagraph (A), the Commission shall continue to collect 

and publicly report subscription data that the Commission 

collected through the Form 477 broadband deployment 

service availability process, as in effect on July 1, 2019. 

‘‘(7) SHARING DATA WITH NTIA.—The Commission shall 

establish a process to make the data collected under paragraph 

(2) available to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. 

‘‘(c) MAPS.—The Commission shall— 

‘‘(1) after consultation with the Federal Geographic Data 

Committee established under section 753(a) of the Geospatial 

Data Act of 2018, create— 

‘‘(A) the Broadband Map, which shall depict— 

‘‘(i) the extent of the availability of broadband 

internet access service in the United States, without 
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regard to whether that service is fixed broadband internet access service or mobile broadband internet access 

service, which shall be based on data collected by the 

Commission from all providers; and 

‘‘(ii) the areas of the United States that remain 

unserved by providers; 

‘‘(B) a map that depicts the availability of fixed 

broadband internet access service, which shall be based 

on data collected by the Commission from providers under 

subsection (b)(2)(A); and 

‘‘(C) a map that depicts the availability of mobile 

broadband internet access service, which shall be based 

on data collected by the Commission from providers under 

subsection (b)(2)(B); 

‘‘(2) after creating the maps under paragraph (1), use such 

maps— 

‘‘(A) to determine the areas in which terrestrial fixed, 

fixed wireless, mobile, and satellite broadband internet 

access service is and is not available; and 

‘‘(B) when making any new award of funding with 

respect to the deployment of broadband internet access 

service intended for use by residential and mobile customers; 

‘‘(3) update the maps created under paragraph (1) not 

less frequently than biannually using the most recent data 

collected from providers under subsection (b)(2); 

‘‘(4) consult with— 

‘‘(A) the Secretary of Agriculture to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to consult the maps created under 

paragraph (1) when considering the awarding of funds 

for the deployment of broadband internet access service 

under any program administered by the Administrator of 

the Rural Utilities Service; and 

‘‘(B) the National Telecommunications and Information 

Administration to enable the Administration to consult the 

maps created under paragraph (1) when considering the 

awarding of funds for the deployment of broadband internet 

access service under any future program administered by 

the Administration; 

‘‘(5) make available to any Federal agency, upon request, 

the maps created under paragraph (1); and 

‘‘(6) make public at an appropriate level of granularity— 

‘‘(A) the maps created under paragraph (1); and 

‘‘(B) the data collected by the Commission with respect 

to the availability of broadband internet access service 

and the quality of service with respect to broadband internet access service. 

‘‘(d) DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE FOR QUALITY OF SERVICE

RULES.—Any requirement of a rule issued under subsection (a)(1) 

that relates to quality of service shall take effect not earlier than 

the date that is 180 days after the date on which the Commission 

issues that rule. 

‘‘SEC. 803. ENFORCEMENT. 

‘‘It shall be unlawful for an entity or individual to willfully 

and knowingly, or recklessly, submit information or data under 

this title that is materially inaccurate or incomplete with respect 
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to the availability of broadband internet access service or the quality 

of service with respect to broadband internet access service. 

‘‘SEC. 804. IMPROVING DATA ACCURACY. 

‘‘(a) AUDITS.—The Commission shall conduct regular audits 

of information submitted to the Commission by providers under 

section 802(b)(2) to ensure that the providers are complying with 

this title. 

‘‘(b) CROWDSOURCING.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall develop a process 

through which entities or individuals in the United States 

may submit specific information about the deployment and 

availability of broadband internet access service in the United 

States on an ongoing basis so that the information may be 

used to verify and supplement information provided by providers of broadband internet access service for inclusion in 

the maps created under section 802(c)(1). 

‘‘(2) COLLABORATION.—As part of the efforts of the Commission to facilitate the ability of entities and individuals to submit 

information under paragraph (1), the Commission shall— 

‘‘(A) prioritize the consideration of data provided by 

data collection applications used by consumers that the 

Commission has determined— 

‘‘(i) are highly reliable; and 

‘‘(ii) have proven methodologies for determining 

network coverage and network performance; 

‘‘(B) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

of this title, conclude a process that tests the feasibility 

of partnering with Federal agencies that operate delivery 

fleet vehicles, including the United States Postal Service, 

to facilitate the collection and submission of information 

described in that paragraph; and 

‘‘(C) not later than 14 months after the date of enactment of this title, publish on the website of the Commission, 

and submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy 

and Commerce of the House of Representatives, a report 

regarding the testing described in subparagraph (B), which 

shall include— 

‘‘(i) a determination regarding whether the partnerships with Federal agencies described in that 

subparagraph are able to facilitate the collection and 

submission of information described in paragraph (1); 

and 

‘‘(ii) any steps that the Commission plans to take 

to facilitate the partnerships described in that subparagraph. 

‘‘(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIAN TRIBES.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the Commission shall hold workshops for Tribal Governments in each of 

the 12 Bureau of Indian Affairs regions to provide technical 

assistance with the collection and submission of data under 

section 802(a)(2). 

‘‘(2) ANNUAL REVIEW.—Each year, the Commission, in consultation with Indian Tribes, shall review the need for continued workshops required under paragraph (1). 
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‘‘(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SMALL SERVICE PROVIDERS.— The Commission shall establish a process through which a provider 

that has fewer than 100,000 active broadband internet access 

service connections may request and receive assistance from the 

Commission with respect to geographic information system data 

processing to ensure that the provider is able to comply with the 

requirements under section 802(b) in a timely and accurate manner. 

‘‘(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL

GOVERNMENTS AND CONSUMERS.—The Commission shall provide 

technical assistance to consumers and State, local, and Tribal 

governmental entities with respect to the challenge process established under section 802(b)(5), which shall include— 

‘‘(1) detailed tutorials and webinars; and 

‘‘(2) the provision of staff of the Commission to provide 

assistance, as needed, throughout the entirety of the challenge 

process. 

‘‘(f) GAO ASSESSMENT OF FABRIC SOURCE DATA.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the United 

States shall conduct an assessment of key data sources that 

are used for purposes of the Fabric to identify and geocode 

locations where fixed broadband internet access service can 

be installed in order for the Comptroller General to develop 

recommendations for how the quality and completeness of those 

data sources can be improved as data sources for the Fabric. 

‘‘(2) SOURCES INCLUDED.—For the purposes of the assessment conducted under paragraph (1), the key data sources 

described in that paragraph shall include— 

‘‘(A) any relevant sources of Federal data, including 

the National Address Database administered by the 

Department of Transportation; 

‘‘(B) State- and county-level digitized parcel data; and 

‘‘(C) property tax attribute recording. 

‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this title, the Comptroller General of the United States 

shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy 

and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that 

contains the recommendations developed under paragraph (1). 

‘‘SEC. 805. COST. 

‘‘(a) USF.—The Commission may not use funds from the universal service programs of the Commission established under section 254, and the regulations issued under that section, to pay 

for any costs associated with this title. 

‘‘(b) OTHER FUNDS.—The Commission may recover costs associated with this title under section 9 to the extent provided for 

in an appropriation Act, as required under subsection (a) of that 

section. 

‘‘SEC. 806. OTHER PROVISIONS. 

‘‘(a) OMB.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 

initial rule making required under section 802(a)(1) shall be exempt 

from review by the Office of Management and Budget. 

‘‘(b) PRA.—Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States 

Code (commonly known as the ‘Paperwork Reduction Act’) shall 

not apply to the initial rule making required under section 802(a)(1). 

‘‘(c) EXECUTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES.—Except, with respect to 

an entity that is not the Universal Service Administrative Company, 
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as provided in section 802(a)(2)(B), section 802(b)(1)(A)(ii), and subsections (c), (d), and (e) of section 804, the Commission— 

‘‘(1) including the offices of the Commission, shall carry 

out the responsibilities assigned to the Commission under this 

title; and 

‘‘(2) may not delegate any of the responsibilities assigned 

to the Commission under this title to any third party, including 

the Universal Service Administrative Company. 

‘‘(d) REPORTING.—Each fiscal year, the Commission shall submit 

to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 

the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 

House of Representatives a report that summarizes the implementation of this title and associated enforcement activities conducted 

during the previous fiscal year. 

‘‘(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—If the Commission, before the 

date of enactment of this title, has taken an action that, in whole 

or in part, implements this title, the Commission shall not be 

required to revisit such action to the extent that such action is 

consistent with this title.’’. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.