(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘school,’’ and inserting ‘‘school, a community 
college, a head start program’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(J) COMMUNITY
COLLEGE.—The term 
‘community college’ has the meaning given the 
term ‘junior or community college’ in section 
312 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1058). 
‘‘(K) HEAD START PROGRAM.—The term 
‘head start program’ means any local public or 
private nonprofit agency that is designated by 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services as 
a Head Start agency under section 641 of the 
Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9836).’’. 
(b) PILOT PROJECT.—Section 254(h) of such Act (47 
U.S.C. 254(h)) is further amended by inserting after para-
graph (7), as added by section 2, the following: 
‘‘(8) COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND HEAD START 
PROGRAMS PILOT PROJECT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall 
implement a pilot project, not to exceed 
$150,000,000 in any one year, to extend fund-
ing for broadband equipment and services 
under this section to those community college 
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or head start program applicants who best dem-
onstrate 
need, 
maximization 
potential 
of 
broadband use consistent with their educational 
mission, and innovation with respect to use of 
broadband, web-based information and applica-
tions. 
‘‘(B) RULEMAKING REQUIRED.—The Com-
mission shall adopt rules as necessary to imple-
ment this paragraph. 
‘‘(C) SPECIFICATION.—For the first 5 
years after the date of enactment of the E-Rate 
2.0 Act of 2010, community colleges and head 
start programs shall receive funding for 
broadband equipment and services from the 
Federal government exclusively through this 
pilot project.’’. 
SEC. 4. ELECTRONIC BOOKS PILOT PROJECT. 
Section 254(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 
(47 U.S.C. 254(h)) is further amended by inserting after 
paragraph (8), as added by section 3, the following: 
‘‘(9) E-BOOKS FOR E-RATE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall 
implement a pilot project, not to exceed 
$50,000,000 in any one year, to extend to those 
secondary school applicants for funding under 
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this section that are eligible for the highest per-
centage discounted rates under the Commis-
sion’s regulations implementing this section an 
opportunity to apply for meaningfully dis-
counted services and technologies for the use of 
electronic books. 
‘‘(B) RULEMAKING REQUIRED.—The Com-
mission shall adopt such rules as may be nec-
essary to implement this paragraph, including 
rules assuring that such technologies and serv-
ices are incorporated into the course curricula 
of the applying secondary school and that im-
plementation is on a technology-neutral basis. 
‘‘(C) DURATION; REPORT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The pilot project 
shall last 4 years in duration. 
‘‘(ii) REPORT.—At the end of the 
third year of the operation of the pilot 
project, the Commission shall prepare and 
submit to Congress a report assessing the 
project. The report shall include metrics to 
gauge the impact on digital literacy and 
overall learning associated with the student 
use of the electronic books project. 
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‘‘(D) RULEMAKING REQUIRED.—The Com-
mission shall commence and complete a rule-
making in the final year of the pilot project and 
determine whether the program should be ex-
tended or terminated, and if extended, what ad-
ditional entities should be eligible for funding, 
what level of funding is reasonable and afford-
able for such program, and what other modi-
fications to the program are warranted con-
sistent with the public interest.’’. 
SEC. 5. IMPROVED ADMINISTRATION OF E-RATE APPLICA-
TION PROCESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Communica-
tions Commission shall develop and implement policies and 
procedures to streamline and simplify the application proc-
ess under section 254(h) of the Communications Act of 
1934 (commonly known as the ‘‘E-Rate program’’) for the 
purpose of— 
(1) improving administration of the program; 
(2) increasing access to the benefits of the pro-
gram; 
(3) minimizing the burden on applicants; and 
(4) maintaining measures to eliminate waste, 
fraud, and abuse. 
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(b) SPECIFIC MODIFICATIONS.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Federal Communications Commission shall 
consider whether the mission and goals of the E-Rate pro-
gram would be better served by the following modifications 
to the administration of the program: 
(1) The establishment of a multi-year applica-
tion for Priority One services such that applicants 
would be required to submit funding requests only 
once every 3 years for recurring services (such as 
telephone and Internet access services). 
(2) The use of an interactive Web site for com-
municating with applicants. 
(3) The deployment of interactive technology 
tools, such as online application forms, as part of 
the application process to reduce the use of paper- 
based means of communication and to improve the 
ability of applicants to receive clear and current in-
formation regarding their applications and the E- 
Rate program. 
SEC. 6. E-RATE FUND CAP MODIFICATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Communica-
tions Commission shall complete a proceeding to revise the 
amount of the cap provided for in section 54.507(a) of 
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