In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

March 3, 2020. 

Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 1822) entitled ‘‘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.’’, do pass with the following 

AMENDMENT: 

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Broadband Deployment 

3 Accuracy and Technological Availability Act’’ or the 

4 ‘‘Broadband DATA Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. BROADBAND DATA. 

6 The Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et 

7 seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘TITLE VIII—BROADBAND DATA 

9 ‘‘SEC. 801. DEFINITIONS. 

10 ‘‘In this title: 

11 ‘‘(1) BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE.— 

12 The term ‘broadband internet access service’ has the 

13 meaning given the term in section 8.1(b) of title 47, 
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1 Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regula2 tion. 

3 ‘‘(2) BROADBAND MAP.—The term ‘Broadband 

4 Map’ means the map created by the Commission 

5 under section 802(c)(1)(A). 

6 ‘‘(3) CELL EDGE PROBABILITY.—The term ‘cell 

7 edge probability’ means the likelihood that the min8 imum threshold download and upload speeds with re9 spect to broadband internet access service will be met 

10 or exceeded at a distance from a base station that is 

11 intended to indicate the ultimate edge of the coverage 

12 area of a cell. 

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

14 means the percentage of the available air interface re15 sources of a base station that are used by consumers 

16 with respect to broadband internet access service. 

17 ‘‘(5) CLUTTER.—The term ‘clutter’ means a nat18 ural or man-made surface feature that affects the 

19 propagation of a signal from a base station. 

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

21 Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric established 

22 under section 802(b)(1)(B). 

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

24 Form 477 of the Commission relating to local tele25 phone competition and broadband reporting. 
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1 ‘‘(8) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian Tribe’ 

2 has the meaning given the term ‘Indian tribe’ in sec3 tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu4 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 

5 ‘‘(9) MOBILITY FUND PHASE II.—The term ‘Mo6 bility Fund Phase II’ means the second phase of the 

7 proceeding to provide universal service support from 

8 the Mobility Fund (WC Docket No. 10–90; WT Docket 

9 No. 10–208). 

10 ‘‘(10) PROPAGATION MODEL.—The term ‘propa11 gation model’ means a mathematical formulation for 

12 the characterization of radio wave propagation as a 

13 function of frequency, distance, and other conditions. 

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

15 provider of fixed or mobile broadband internet access 

16 service. 

17 ‘‘(12) QUALITY OF SERVICE.—The term ‘quality 

18 of service’ means, with respect to broadband internet 

19 access service, the download and upload speeds (and, 

20 for relevant services, latency) with respect to that 

21 service, as determined by, and to the extent otherwise 

22 collected by, the Commission. 

23 ‘‘(13) SHAPEFILE.—The term ‘shapefile’ means a 

24 digital storage format containing geospatial or loca25 tion-based data and attribute information— 
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1 ‘‘(A) regarding the availability of 

2 broadband internet access service; and 

3 ‘‘(B) that can be viewed, edited, and 

4 mapped in geographic information system soft5 ware. 

6 ‘‘(14) STANDARD BROADBAND INSTALLATION.— 

7 The term ‘standard broadband installation’— 

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

9 fixed broadband internet access service in an 

10 area in which the provider has not previously of11 fered that service, with no charges or delays at12 tributable to the extension of the network of the 

13 provider; and 

14 ‘‘(B) includes the initiation of fixed 

15 broadband internet access service through routine 

16 installation that can be completed not later than 

17 10 business days after the date on which the 

18 service request is submitted. 

19 ‘‘SEC. 802. BROADBAND MAPS. 

20 ‘‘(a) RULES.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

22 after the date of enactment of this title, the Commis23 sion shall issue final rules that shall— 
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1 ‘‘(A) require the biannual collection and 

2 dissemination of granular data, as determined 

3 by the Commission— 

4 ‘‘(i) relating to the availability and 

5 quality of service with respect to terrestrial 

6 fixed, fixed wireless, satellite, and mobile 

7 broadband internet access service; and 

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

9 compile the maps created under subsection 

10 (c)(1) (referred to in this section as ‘cov11 erage maps’), which the Commission shall 

12 make publicly available; and 

13 ‘‘(B) establish— 

14 ‘‘(i) processes through which the Com15 mission can verify the accuracy of data sub16 mitted under subsection (b)(2); 

17 ‘‘(ii) processes and procedures through 

18 which the Commission, and, as necessary, 

19 other entities or individuals submitting 

20 non-public or competitively sensitive infor21 mation under this title, can protect the se22 curity, privacy, and confidentiality of that 

23 non-public or competitively sensitive infor24 mation, including— 
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1 ‘‘(I) information contained in the 

2 Fabric; 

3 ‘‘(II) the dataset created under 

4 subsection (b)(1)(A) supporting the 

5 Fabric; and 

6 ‘‘(III) the data submitted under 

7 subsection (b)(2); 

8 ‘‘(iii) the challenge process described in 

9 subsection (b)(5); and 

10 ‘‘(iv) the process described in section 

11 804(b). 

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

13 paragraph (1), the Commission shall develop a proc14 ess through which the Commission can collect verified 

15 data for use in the coverage maps from— 

16 ‘‘(A) State, local, and Tribal governmental 

17 entities that are primarily responsible for map18 ping or tracking broadband internet access serv19 ice coverage for a State, unit of local govern20 ment, or Indian Tribe, as applicable; 

21 ‘‘(B) third parties, if the Commission deter22 mines that it is in the public interest to use such 

23 data in— 

24 ‘‘(i) the development of the coverage 

25 maps; or 
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1 ‘‘(ii) the verification of data submitted 

2 under subsection (b); and 

3 ‘‘(C) other Federal agencies. 

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

5 rules issued under paragraph (1) to— 

6 ‘‘(A) reflect changes in technology; 

7 ‘‘(B) ensure the accuracy of propagation 

8 models, as further provided in subsection (b)(3); 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(C) improve the usefulness of the coverage 

11 maps. 

12 ‘‘(b) CONTENT OF RULES.— 

13 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF A SERVICEABLE LOCA14 TION FABRIC REGARDING FIXED BROADBAND.— 

15 ‘‘(A) DATASET.— 

16 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Commission 

17 shall create a common dataset of all loca18 tions in the United States where fixed 

19 broadband internet access service can be in20 stalled, as determined by the Commission. 

21 ‘‘(ii) CONTRACTING.— 

22 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Subject to 

23 subclauses (II) and (III), the Commis24 sion may contract with an entity with 

25 expertise with respect to geographic in-
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1 formation systems (referred to in this 

2 subsection as ‘GIS’) to create and 

3 maintain the dataset under clause (i). 

4 ‘‘(II) APPLICATION OF THE FED5 ERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION.—A 

6 contract into which the Commission 

7 enters under subclause (I) shall in all 

8 respects comply with applicable provi9 sions of the Federal Acquisition Regu10 lation. 

11 ‘‘(III) LIMITATIONS.—With re12 spect to a contract into which the Com13 mission enters under subclause (I)— 

14 ‘‘(aa) the entity with which 

15 the Commission enters into the 

16 contract shall be selected through 

17 a competitive bid process that is 

18 transparent and open; and 

19 ‘‘(bb) the contract shall be for 

20 a term of not longer than 5 years, 

21 after which the Commission may 

22 enter into a new contract— 

23 ‘‘(AA) with an entity, 

24 and for the purposes, de25 scribed in clause (i); and 
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1 ‘‘(BB) that complies 

2 with the requirements under 

3 subclause (II) and this sub4 clause; and 

5 ‘‘(cc) the contract shall— 

6 ‘‘(AA) prohibit the enti7 ty described in item (aa) 

8 from selling, leasing, or oth9 erwise disclosing for mone10 tary consideration any per11 sonally identifiable informa12 tion to any other entity other 

13 than for purposes authorized 

14 under this title; and 

15 ‘‘(BB) require the entity 

16 described in item (aa) to in17 clude in any contract with 

18 any other entity a provision 

19 that prohibits that other enti20 ty from engaging in an ac21 tion that is prohibited under 

22 subitem (AA). 

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

24 Commission under subsection (a)(1) shall estab-
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1 lish the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric, 

2 which shall— 

3 ‘‘(i) contain geocoded information for 

4 each location identified under subparagraph 

5 (A)(i); 

6 ‘‘(ii) serve as the foundation upon 

7 which all data relating to the availability of 

8 fixed broadband internet access service col9 lected under paragraph (2)(A) shall be re10 ported and overlaid; 

11 ‘‘(iii) be compatible with commonly 

12 used GIS software; and 

13 ‘‘(iv) at a minimum, be updated every 

14 6 months by the Commission. 

15 ‘‘(C) IMPLEMENTATION PRIORITY.—The 

16 Commission shall prioritize implementing the 

17 Fabric for rural and insular areas of the United 

18 States. 

19 ‘‘(2) COLLECTION OF INFORMATION.—The rules 

20 issued by the Commission under subsection (a)(1) 

21 shall include uniform standards for the reporting of 

22 broadband internet access service data that the Com23 mission shall collect— 
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1 ‘‘(A) from each provider of terrestrial fixed, 

2 fixed wireless, or satellite broadband internet ac3 cess service, which shall include data that— 

4 ‘‘(i) documents the areas where the 

5 provider— 

6 ‘‘(I) has actually built out the 

7 broadband network infrastructure of 

8 the provider such that the provider is 

9 able to provide that service; and 

10 ‘‘(II) could provide that service, 

11 as determined by identifying where the 

12 provider is capable of performing a 

13 standard broadband installation, if ap14 plicable; 

15 ‘‘(ii) includes information regarding 

16 download and upload speeds, at various 

17 thresholds established by the Commission, 

18 and, if applicable, latency with respect to 

19 broadband internet access service that the 

20 provider makes available; 

21 ‘‘(iii) can be georeferenced to the GIS 

22 data in the Fabric; 

23 ‘‘(iv) the provider shall report as— 
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1 ‘‘(I) with respect to providers of 

2 fixed wireless broadband internet ac3 cess service— 

4 ‘‘(aa) propagation maps and 

5 propagation model details that— 

6 ‘‘(AA) satisfy standards 

7 that are similar to those ap8 plicable to providers of mo9 bile broadband internet ac10 cess service under subpara11 graph (B) with respect to 

12 propagation maps and prop13 agation model details, taking 

14 into account material dif15 ferences between fixed wire16 less and mobile broadband 

17 internet access service; and 

18 ‘‘(BB) reflect the speeds 

19 and latency of the service 

20 provided by the provider; or 

21 ‘‘(bb) a list of addresses or lo22 cations that constitute the service 

23 area of the provider, except that 

24 the Commission— 
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1 ‘‘(AA) may only permit, 

2 and not require, a provider 

3 to report the data using that 

4 means of reporting; and 

5 ‘‘(BB) in the rules 

6 issued under subsection 

7 (a)(1), shall provide a meth8 od for using that means of 

9 reporting with respect to 

10 Tribal areas; and 

11 ‘‘(II) with respect to providers of 

12 terrestrial fixed and satellite 

13 broadband internet access service— 

14 ‘‘(aa) polygon shapefiles; or 

15 ‘‘(bb) a list of addresses or lo16 cations that constitute the service 

17 area of the provider, except that 

18 the Commission— 

19 ‘‘(AA) may only permit, 

20 and not require, a provider 

21 to report the data using that 

22 means of reporting; and 

23 ‘‘(BB) in the rules 

24 issued under subsection 

25 (a)(1), shall provide a meth-
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1 od for using that means of 

2 reporting with respect to 

3 Tribal areas; and 

4 ‘‘(v) the Commission determines is ap5 propriate with respect to certain tech6 nologies in order to ensure that the 

7 Broadband Map is granular and accurate; 

8 and 

9 ‘‘(B) from each provider of mobile 

10 broadband internet access service, which shall in11 clude propagation maps and propagation model 

12 details that indicate the current (as of the date 

13 on which the information is collected) fourth gen14 eration Long-Term Evolution (commonly re15 ferred to as ‘4G LTE’) mobile broadband inter16 net access service coverage of the provider, which 

17 shall— 

18 ‘‘(i) take into consideration the effect of 

19 clutter; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) satisfy— 

21 ‘‘(I) the requirements of having— 

22 ‘‘(aa) a download speed of 

23 not less than 5 megabits per sec24 ond and an upload speed of not 

25 less than 1 megabit per second 
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1 with a cell edge probability of not 

2 less than 90 percent; and 

3 ‘‘(bb) cell loading of not less 

4 than 50 percent; and 

5 ‘‘(II) any other parameter that 

6 the Commission determines to be nec7 essary to create a map under sub8 section (c)(1)(C) that is more precise 

9 than the map produced as a result of 

10 the submissions under the Mobility 

11 Fund Phase II information collection. 

12 ‘‘(3) UPDATE OF REPORTING STANDARDS FOR

13 MOBILE BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE.— 

14 For the purposes of paragraph (2)(B), if the Commis15 sion determines that the reporting standards under 

16 that paragraph are insufficient to collect accurate 

17 propagation maps and propagation model details 

18 with respect to future generations of mobile 

19 broadband internet access service technologies, the 

20 Commission shall immediately commence a rule mak21 ing to adopt new reporting standards with respect to 

22 those technologies that— 

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

24 the standards required under paragraph (2)(B); 

25 and 
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1 ‘‘(B) allow for the collection of propagation 

2 maps and propagation model details that are as 

3 accurate and granular as, or more accurate and 

4 granular than, the maps and model details col5 lected by the Commission under paragraph 

6 (2)(B). 

7 ‘‘(4) CERTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION.—With 

8 respect to a provider that submits information to the 

9 Commission under paragraph (2)— 

10 ‘‘(A) the provider shall include in each sub11 mission a certification from a corporate officer of 

12 the provider that the officer has examined the in13 formation contained in the submission and that, 

14 to the best of the officer’s actual knowledge, infor15 mation, and belief, all statements of fact con16 tained in the submission are true and correct; 

17 and 

18 ‘‘(B) the Commission shall verify the accu19 racy and reliability of the information in ac20 cordance with measures established by the Com21 mission. 

22 ‘‘(5) CHALLENGE PROCESS.— 

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

24 under subsection (a), and subject to subpara25 graph (B), the Commission shall establish a 
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1 user-friendly challenge process through which 

2 consumers, State, local, and Tribal governmental 

3 entities, and other entities or individuals may 

4 submit coverage data to the Commission to chal5 lenge the accuracy of— 

6 ‘‘(i) the coverage maps; 

7 ‘‘(ii) any information submitted by a 

8 provider regarding the availability of 

9 broadband internet access service; or 

10 ‘‘(iii) the information included in the 

11 Fabric. 

12 ‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS; VERIFICATION; RE13 SPONSE TO CHALLENGES.—In establishing the 

14 challenge process required under subparagraph 

15 (A), the Commission shall— 

16 ‘‘(i) consider— 

17 ‘‘(I) the types of information that 

18 an entity or individual submitting a 

19 challenge should provide to the Com20 mission in support of the challenge; 

21 ‘‘(II) the appropriate level of 

22 granularity for the information de23 scribed in subclause (I); 

24 ‘‘(III) the need to mitigate the 

25 time and expense incurred by, and the 
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1 administrative burdens placed on, enti2 ties or individuals in— 

3 ‘‘(aa) challenging the accu4 racy of a coverage map; and 

5 ‘‘(bb) responding to chal6 lenges described in item (aa); 

7 ‘‘(IV) the costs to consumers and 

8 providers resulting from a 

9 misallocation of funds because of a re10 liance on outdated or otherwise inac11 curate information in the coverage 

12 maps; 

13 ‘‘(V) any lessons learned from the 

14 challenge process established under Mo15 bility Fund Phase II, as determined 

16 from comments solicited by the Com17 mission; and 

18 ‘‘(VI) the need for user-friendly 

19 challenge submission formats that will 

20 promote participation in the challenge 

21 process; 

22 ‘‘(ii) include a process for verifying the 

23 data submitted through the challenge proc24 ess in order to ensure the reliability of that 

25 data; 
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1 ‘‘(iii) allow providers to respond to 

2 challenges submitted through the challenge 

3 process; and 

4 ‘‘(iv) develop an online mechanism, 

5 which— 

6 ‘‘(I) shall be integrated into the 

7 coverage maps; 

8 ‘‘(II) allows for an entity de9 scribed in subparagraph (A) to submit 

10 a challenge under the challenge process; 

11 ‘‘(III) makes challenge data avail12 able in both geographic information 

13 system and non-geographic informa14 tion system formats; and 

15 ‘‘(IV) clearly identifies the areas 

16 in which broadband internet access 

17 service is available, and the upload 

18 and download speeds at which that 

19 service is available, as reported to the 

20 Commission under this section. 

21 ‘‘(C) USE OF CHALLENGES.—The rules 

22 issued to establish the challenge process under 

23 subparagraph (A) shall include— 

24 ‘‘(i) a process for the speedy resolution 

25 of challenges; and 
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1 ‘‘(ii) a process for the regular and ex2 peditious updating of the coverage maps 

3 and granular data disseminated by the 

4 Commission as challenges are resolved. 

5 ‘‘(D) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not earlier 

6 than 1 year, and not later than 18 months, after 

7 the date on which the rules issued under sub8 section (a)(1) take effect, the Commission shall, 

9 after an opportunity for notice and comment, 

10 submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

11 and Transportation of the Senate and the Com12 mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 

13 Representatives a report that— 

14 ‘‘(i) evaluates the challenge process de15 scribed in subparagraph (A); and 

16 ‘‘(ii) considers whether the Commission 

17 should commence an inquiry on the need for 

18 other tools to help— 

19 ‘‘(I) identify potential inaccura20 cies in the data relating to broadband 

21 internet access service that providers 

22 report; and 

23 ‘‘(II) improve the accuracy of the 

24 data described in subclause (I). 

25 ‘‘(6) REFORM OF FORM 477 PROCESS.— 
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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

2 days after the date on which the rules issued 

3 under subsection (a) take effect, the Commission 

4 shall— 

5 ‘‘(i) reform the Form 477 broadband 

6 deployment service availability collection 

7 process of the Commission— 

8 ‘‘(I) to achieve the purposes of this 

9 title; and 

10 ‘‘(II) in a manner that— 

11 ‘‘(aa) enables the comparison 

12 of data and maps produced before 

13 the implementation of this title 

14 with data and coverage maps pro15 duced after the implementation of 

16 this title; and 

17 ‘‘(bb) maintains the public 

18 availability of data relating to the 

19 deployment of broadband internet 

20 access service; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) harmonize reporting requirements 

22 and procedures regarding the deployment of 

23 broadband internet access service that are 

24 in effect on the day before the date on which 

25 the rules issued under subsection (a)(1) take 
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1 effect with those requirements and proce2 dures in those rules. 

3 ‘‘(B) CONTINUED COLLECTION AND REPORT4 ING.—On and after the date on which the Com5 mission carries out subparagraph (A), the Com6 mission shall continue to collect and publicly re7 port subscription data that the Commission col8 lected through the Form 477 broadband deploy9 ment service availability process, as in effect on 

10 July 1, 2019. 

11 ‘‘(7) SHARING DATA WITH NTIA.—The Commis12 sion shall establish a process to make the data col13 lected under paragraph (2) available to the National 

14 Telecommunications and Information Administra15 tion. 

16 ‘‘(c) MAPS.—The Commission shall— 

17 ‘‘(1) after consultation with the Federal Geo18 graphic Data Committee established under section 

19 753(a) of the Geospatial Data Act of 2018, create— 

20 ‘‘(A) the Broadband Map, which shall de21 pict— 

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

23 broadband internet access service in the 

24 United States, without regard to whether 

25 that service is fixed broadband internet ac-
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1 cess service or mobile broadband internet 

2 access service, which shall be based on data 

3 collected by the Commission from all pro4 viders; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) the areas of the United States 

6 that remain unserved by providers; 

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

8 fixed broadband internet access service, which 

9 shall be based on data collected by the Commis10 sion from providers under subsection (b)(2)(A); 

11 and 

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

13 mobile broadband internet access service, which 

14 shall be based on data collected by the Commis15 sion from providers under subsection (b)(2)(B); 

16 ‘‘(2) after creating the maps under paragraph 

17 (1), use such maps— 

18 ‘‘(A) to determine the areas in which terres19 trial fixed, fixed wireless, mobile, and satellite 

20 broadband internet access service is and is not 

21 available; and 

22 ‘‘(B) when making any new award of fund23 ing with respect to the deployment of broadband 

24 internet access service intended for use by resi25 dential and mobile customers; 
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1 ‘‘(3) update the maps created under paragraph 

2 (1) not less frequently than biannually using the most 

3 recent data collected from providers under subsection 

4 (b)(2); 

5 ‘‘(4) consult with— 

6 ‘‘(A) the Secretary of Agriculture to enable 

7 the Secretary of Agriculture to consult the maps 

8 created under paragraph (1) when considering 

9 the awarding of funds for the deployment of 

10 broadband internet access service under any pro11 gram administered by the Administrator of the 

12 Rural Utilities Service; and 

13 ‘‘(B) the National Telecommunications and 

14 Information Administration to enable the Ad15 ministration to consult the maps created under 

16 paragraph (1) when considering the awarding of 

17 funds for the deployment of broadband internet 

18 access service under any future program admin19 istered by the Administration; 

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

21 request, the maps created under paragraph (1); and 

22 ‘‘(6) make public at an appropriate level of 

23 granularity— 

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

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1 ‘‘(B) the data collected by the Commission 

2 with respect to the availability of broadband 

3 internet access service and the quality of service 

4 with respect to broadband internet access service. 

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

6 SERVICE RULES.—Any requirement of a rule issued under 

7 subsection (a)(1) that relates to quality of service shall take 

8 effect not earlier than the date that is 180 days after the 

9 date on which the Commission issues that rule. 

10 ‘‘SEC. 803. ENFORCEMENT. 

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

12 willfully and knowingly, or recklessly, submit information 

13 or data under this title that is materially inaccurate or 

14 incomplete with respect to the availability of broadband 

15 internet access service or the quality of service with respect 

16 to broadband internet access service. 

17 ‘‘SEC. 804. IMPROVING DATA ACCURACY. 

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

19 audits of information submitted to the Commission by pro20 viders under section 802(b)(2) to ensure that the providers 

21 are complying with this title. 

22 ‘‘(b) CROWDSOURCING.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall de24 velop a process through which entities or individuals 

25 in the United States may submit specific information 
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1 about the deployment and availability of broadband 

2 internet access service in the United States on an on3 going basis so that the information may be used to 

4 verify and supplement information provided by pro5 viders of broadband internet access service for inclu6 sion in the maps created under section 802(c)(1). 

7 ‘‘(2) COLLABORATION.—As part of the efforts of 

8 the Commission to facilitate the ability of entities and 

9 individuals to submit information under paragraph 

10 (1), the Commission shall— 

11 ‘‘(A) prioritize the consideration of data 

12 provided by data collection applications used by 

13 consumers that the Commission has deter14 mined— 

15 ‘‘(i) are highly reliable; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) have proven methodologies for de17 termining network coverage and network 

18 performance; 

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

20 enactment of this title, conclude a process that 

21 tests the feasibility of partnering with Federal 

22 agencies that operate delivery fleet vehicles, in23 cluding the United States Postal Service, to fa24 cilitate the collection and submission of informa25 tion described in that paragraph; and 
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1 ‘‘(C) not later than 14 months after the date 

2 of enactment of this title, publish on the website 

3 of the Commission, and submit to the Committee 

4 on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 

5 the Senate and the Committee on Energy and 

6 Commerce of the House of Representatives, a re7 port regarding the testing described in subpara8 graph (B), which shall include— 

9 ‘‘(i) a determination regarding whether 

10 the partnerships with Federal agencies de11 scribed in that subparagraph are able to fa12 cilitate the collection and submission of in13 formation described in paragraph (1); and 

14 ‘‘(ii) any steps that the Commission 

15 plans to take to facilitate the partnerships 

16 described in that subparagraph. 

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

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 

19 Commission shall hold workshops for Tribal Govern20 ments in each of the 12 Bureau of Indian Affairs re21 gions to provide technical assistance with the collec22 tion and submission of data under section 802(a)(2). 

23 ‘‘(2) ANNUAL REVIEW.—Each year, the Commis24 sion, in consultation with Indian Tribes, shall review 
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1 the need for continued workshops required under 

2 paragraph (1). 

3 ‘‘(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SMALL SERVICE

4 PROVIDERS.—The Commission shall establish a process 

5 through which a provider that has fewer than 100,000 ac6 tive broadband internet access service connections may re7 quest and receive assistance from the Commission with re8 spect to geographic information system data processing to 

9 ensure that the provider is able to comply with the require10 ments under section 802(b) in a timely and accurate man11 ner. 

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

13 TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS AND CONSUMERS.—The Commis14 sion shall provide technical assistance to consumers and 

15 State, local, and Tribal governmental entities with respect 

16 to the challenge process established under section 802(b)(5), 

17 which shall include— 

18 ‘‘(1) detailed tutorials and webinars; and 

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

20 provide assistance, as needed, throughout the entirety 

21 of the challenge process. 

22 ‘‘(f) GAO ASSESSMENT OF FABRIC SOURCE DATA.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 

24 the United States shall conduct an assessment of key 

25 data sources that are used for purposes of the Fabric 
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1 to identify and geocode locations where fixed 

2 broadband internet access service can be installed in 

3 order for the Comptroller General to develop rec4 ommendations for how the quality and completeness 

5 of those data sources can be improved as data sources 

6 for the Fabric. 

7 ‘‘(2) SOURCES INCLUDED.—For the purposes of 

8 the assessment conducted under paragraph (1), the 

9 key data sources described in that paragraph shall in10 clude— 

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

12 including the National Address Database admin13 istered by the Department of Transportation; 

14 ‘‘(B) State- and county-level digitized par15 cel data; and 

16 ‘‘(C) property tax attribute recording. 

17 ‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 

18 date of enactment of this title, the Comptroller Gen19 eral of the United States shall submit to the Com20 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 

21 the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Com22 merce of the House of Representatives a report that 

23 contains the recommendations developed under para24 graph (1). 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 805. COST. 

2 ‘‘(a) USF.—The Commission may not use funds from 

3 the universal service programs of the Commission estab4 lished under section 254, and the regulations issued under 

5 that section, to pay for any costs associated with this title. 

6 ‘‘(b) OTHER FUNDS.—The Commission may recover 

7 costs associated with this title under section 9 to the extent 

8 provided for in an appropriation Act, as required under 

9 subsection (a) of that section. 

10 ‘‘SEC. 806. OTHER PROVISIONS. 

11 ‘‘(a) OMB.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 

12 law, the initial rule making required under section 

13 802(a)(1) shall be exempt from review by the Office of Man14 agement and Budget. 

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

16 United States Code (commonly known as the ‘Paperwork 

17 Reduction Act’) shall not apply to the initial rule making 

18 required under section 802(a)(1). 

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

20 respect to an entity that is not the Universal Service Ad21 ministrative Company, as provided in section 

22 802(a)(2)(B), section 802(b)(1)(A)(ii), and subsections (c), 

23 (d), and (e) of section 804, the Commission— 

24 ‘‘(1) including the offices of the Commission, 

25 shall carry out the responsibilities assigned to the 

26 Commission under this title; and 
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1 ‘‘(2) may not delegate any of the responsibilities 

2 assigned to the Commission under this title to any 

3 third party, including the Universal Service Adminis4 trative Company. 

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

6 shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

7 Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy 

8 and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that 

9 summarizes the implementation of this title and associated 

10 enforcement activities conducted during the previous fiscal 

11 year. 

12 ‘‘(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—If the Commission, be13 fore the date of enactment of this title, has taken an action 

14 that, in whole or in part, implements this title, the Commis15 sion shall not be required to revisit such action to the extent 

16 that such action is consistent with this title.’’. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1822 

AMENDMENT