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‘‘(B) DEMONSTRATION DESCRIBED.—The demonstration 
described in this subparagraph is a demonstration that 
the purpose or function— 
‘‘(i) supports public safety answering point func-
tions or operations; or 
‘‘(ii) has a direct impact on the ability of a public 
safety answering point to— 
‘‘(I) receive or respond to 9–1–1 calls; or 
‘‘(II) dispatch emergency responders.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.—If any provision of this section or 
the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, 
the remainder of this section and the application of such provision 
to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.’’. 
(d) PROHIBITION ON 9–1–1 FEE OR CHARGE DIVERSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Commission obtains evidence that 
suggests the diversion by a State or taxing jurisdiction of 9– 
1–1 fees or charges, the Commission shall submit such informa-
tion, including any information regarding the impact of any 
underfunding of 9–1–1 services in the State or taxing jurisdic-
tion, to the interagency strike force established under para-
graph (3). 
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Beginning with the first report 
under section 6(f)(2) of the Wireless Communications and Public 
Safety Act of 1999 (47 U.S.C. 615a–1(f)(2)) that is required 
to be submitted after the date that is 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall include 
in each report required under such section all evidence that 
suggests the diversion by a State or taxing jurisdiction of 9– 
1–1 fees or charges, including any information regarding the 
impact of any underfunding of 9–1–1 services in the State 
or taxing jurisdiction. 
(3) INTERAGENCY
STRIKE
FORCE
TO
END
9–1–1
FEE
OR 
CHARGE DIVERSION.— 
(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission 
shall establish an interagency strike force to study how 
the Federal Government can most expeditiously end diver-
sion by a State or taxing jurisdiction of 9–1–1 fees or 
charges. Such interagency strike force shall be known as 
the ‘‘Ending 9–1–1 Fee Diversion Now Strike Force’’ (in 
this subsection referred to as the ‘‘Strike Force’’). 
(B) DUTIES.—In carrying out the study under subpara-
graph (A), the Strike Force shall— 
(i) determine the effectiveness of any Federal laws, 
including regulations, policies, and practices, or budg-
etary or jurisdictional constraints regarding how the 
Federal Government can most expeditiously end diver-
sion by a State or taxing jurisdiction of 9–1–1 fees 
or charges; 
(ii) consider whether criminal penalties would fur-
ther prevent diversion by a State or taxing jurisdiction 
of 9–1–1 fees or charges; and 
(iii) determine the impacts of diversion by a State 
or taxing jurisdiction of 9–1–1 fees or charges.
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(C) MEMBERS.—The Strike Force shall be composed 
of such representatives of Federal departments and agen-
cies as the Commission considers appropriate, in addition 
to— 
(i) State attorneys general; 
(ii) States or taxing jurisdictions found not to be 
engaging in diversion of 9–1–1 fees or charges; 
(iii) States or taxing jurisdictions trying to stop 
the diversion of 9–1–1 fees or charges; 
(iv) State 9–1–1 administrators; 
(v) public safety organizations; 
(vi) groups representing the public and consumers; 
and 
(vii) groups representing public safety answering 
point professionals. 
(D) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Strike 
Force shall publish on the website of the Commission and 
submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
on the findings of the study under this paragraph, 
including— 
(i) any recommendations regarding how to most 
expeditiously end the diversion by a State or taxing 
jurisdiction of 9–1–1 fees or charges, including actions 
that can be taken by Federal departments and agencies 
and appropriate changes to law or regulations; and 
(ii) a description of what progress, if any, relevant 
Federal departments and agencies have made in imple-
menting the recommendations under clause (i). 
(4) FAILURE TO COMPLY.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, any State or taxing jurisdiction identified by the 
Commission in the report required under section 6(f)(2) of the 
Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 (47 
U.S.C. 615a–1(f)(2)) as engaging in diversion of 9–1–1 fees 
or charges shall be ineligible to participate or send a representa-
tive to serve on any committee, panel, or council established 
under section 6205(a) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job 
Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1425(a)) or any advisory com-
mittee established by the Commission. 
(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act, the Wireless 
Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999 (Public Law 106– 
81), or the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) 
shall be construed to prevent a State or taxing jurisdiction from 
requiring an annual audit of the books and records of a provider 
of 9–1–1 services concerning the collection and remittance of a 
9–1–1 fee or charge. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) 9–1–1 FEE OR CHARGE.—The term ‘‘9–1–1 fee or charge’’ 
has the meaning given such term in subparagraph (D) of para-
graph (3) of section 6(f) of the Wireless Communications and 
Public Safety Act of 1999, as added by this Act. 
(2) 9–1–1 SERVICES.—The term ‘‘9–1–1 services’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 158(e) of the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration Organiza-
tion Act (47 U.S.C. 942(e)).
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(3) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Fed-
eral Communications Commission. 
(4) DIVERSION.—The term ‘‘diversion’’ means, with respect 
to a 9–1–1 fee or charge, the obligation or expenditure of 
such fee or charge for a purpose or function other than the 
purposes and functions designated in the final rules issued 
under paragraph (3) of section 6(f) of the Wireless Communica-
tions and Public Safety Act of 1999, as added by this Act, 
as purposes and functions for which the obligation or expendi-
ture of such a fee or charge is acceptable. 
(5) STATE OR TAXING JURISDICTION.—The term ‘‘State or 
taxing jurisdiction’’ has the meaning given such term in 
subparagraph (D) of paragraph (3) of section 6(f) of the Wireless 
Communications and Public Safety Act of 1999, as added by 
this Act. 
SEC. 903. OFFICE OF INTERNET CONNECTIVITY AND GROWTH. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Advancing 
Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, 
Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and 
Demand Act’’ or the ‘‘ACCESS BROADBAND Act’’. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall establish 
the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth within the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration. 
(c) DUTIES.— 
(1) OUTREACH.—The Office shall— 
(A) connect with communities that need access to high- 
speed internet and improved digital inclusion efforts 
through various forms of outreach and communication tech-
niques; 
(B) hold regional workshops across the country to share 
best practices and effective strategies for promoting 
broadband access and adoption; 
(C) develop targeted broadband training and presen-
tations for various demographic communities through var-
ious media; 
(D) develop and distribute publications (including tool-
kits, primers, manuals, and white papers) providing guid-
ance, strategies, and insights to communities as the 
communities develop strategies to expand broadband access 
and adoption; and 
(E) as applicable in carrying out subparagraphs (A) 
through (D), coordinate with State agencies that provide 
similar broadband investments, outreach, and coordination 
through Federal programs. 
(2) TRACKING OF FEDERAL DOLLARS.— 
(A) BROADBAND
INFRASTRUCTURE.—The Office shall 
track the construction and use of and access to any 
broadband infrastructure built using any Federal support 
in a central database. 
(B) ACCOUNTING MECHANISM.—The Office shall develop 
a streamlined accounting mechanism by which any agency 
offering a Federal broadband support program and the 
Commission for any Universal Service Fund Program shall 
provide the information described in subparagraph (A) in 
a standardized and efficient fashion.
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(C) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter, 
the Office shall make public on the website of the Office 
and submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 
report on the following: 
(i) A description of the work of the Office for the 
previous year and the number of residents of the 
United States that received broadband as result of 
Federal broadband support programs and the Uni-
versal Service Fund Programs. 
(ii) A description of how many residents of the 
United States were provided broadband by which uni-
versal service mechanism or which Federal broadband 
support program. 
(iii) An estimate of the economic impact of such 
broadband deployment efforts on local economies, 
including any effect on small businesses or jobs. 
(d) RELATION TO CURRENT BROADBAND ACTIVITIES OF NTIA.— 
The Assistant Secretary shall assign to the Office all activities 
performed by the National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration as of the date of the enactment of this Act that 
are similar to the activities required to be conducted by the Office 
under this Act. 
(e) STREAMLINED APPLICATIONS FOR SUPPORT.— 
(1) AGENCY CONSULTATION.—The Office shall consult with 
any agency offering a Federal broadband support program to 
streamline and standardize the applications process for finan-
cial assistance or grants for such program. 
(2) AGENCY STREAMLINING.—Any agency offering a Federal 
broadband support program shall amend the applications of 
the agency for broadband support, to the extent practicable 
and as necessary, to streamline and standardize applications 
for Federal broadband support programs across the Govern-
ment. 
(3) SINGLE
APPLICATION.—To the greatest extent prac-
ticable, the Office shall seek to create one application that 
may be submitted to apply for all, or substantially all, Federal 
broadband support programs. 
(4) WEBSITE
REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Office shall create 
a central website through which potential applicants can learn 
about and apply for support through any Federal broadband 
support program. 
(f) COORDINATION OF SUPPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—To ensure that Federal support for 
broadband deployment is being distributed in an efficient, tech-
nology-neutral, and financially sustainable manner, and that 
a program does not duplicate any other Federal broadband 
support program or any Universal Service Fund high-cost pro-
gram— 
(A) any agency that offers a Federal broadband support 
program shall coordinate with the Office consistent with 
the goals described in paragraph (2); and 
(B) the Office, with respect to Federal broadband sup-
port programs, and the Commission, with respect to the