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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4227 
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) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To prohibit the submission to the Federal Communications 
Commission of broadband internet access service cov-
erage information or data for the purposes of compiling 
an inaccurate broadband coverage map. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Mapping Accuracy 
Promotes Services Act’’ or the ‘‘MAPS Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(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) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Communications Commission. 
(3) PROVIDER.—The term ‘‘provider’’ means a 
provider of fixed or mobile broadband internet access 
service. 
(4) QUALITY OF SERVICE.—The term ‘‘quality 
of service’’ means information regarding offered 
download and upload speeds and latency of a pro-
vider’s broadband internet access service as deter-
mined by and to the extent otherwise collected by 
the Commission. 
SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for a person 
to willfully, knowingly, or recklessly submit broadband 
internet access service coverage information or data to the 
Commission for the purposes of compiling a broadband 
coverage map that is inaccurate with respect to the avail-
ability or quality of service of broadband internet access 
service. 
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(b) PENALTY.—Any person who violates subsection 
(a) shall be subject to an appropriate penalty, as deter-
mined by the Commission, under— 
(1) the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 151 et seq.), including section 501 of that 
Act (47 U.S.C. 501); and 
(2) the rules of the Commission. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), subsection (a) shall apply with respect to 
broadband internet access service coverage informa-
tion or data that is submitted to the Commission on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) QUALITY
OF
SERVICE
INFORMATION
OR 
DATA.—To the extent broadband internet access 
service coverage information or data relates to qual-
ity of service, subsection (a) shall apply with respect 
to information or data that is submitted on or after 
the date that is 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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