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(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Communications Commission. 
(2) RESTORED AS IN EFFECT ON JANUARY 19, 
2017.—The term ‘‘restored as in effect on January 
19, 2017’’ means, with respect to the Declaratory 
Ruling and Order described in subsection (b)(1), to 
permanently reinstate the rules and legal interpreta-
tions set forth in such Declaratory Ruling and Order 
(as in effect on January 19, 2017), including any 
decision (as in effect on such date) to apply or for-
bear from applying a provision of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) or a regu-
lation of the Commission. 
(3) RULE.—The term ‘‘rule’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 804 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 3. EXCEPTION TO ENHANCEMENT TO TRANSPARENCY 
REQUIREMENTS 
RELATING 
TO 
PERFORM-
ANCE 
CHARACTERISTICS 
AND 
NETWORK 
PRACTICES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The enhancements to the trans-
parency rule relating to performance characteristics and 
network practices of the Commission under section 8.3 of 
title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, as described in 
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paragraphs 165 through 184 of the Report and Order on 
Remand, Declaratory Ruling, and Order in the matter of 
protecting and promoting the open internet that was 
adopted by the Commission February 26, 2015 (FCC 15– 
24), shall not apply to any small business. 
(b) SUNSET.—Subsection (a) shall not have any force 
or effect after the date that is 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(c) REPORT BY FCC.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission 
shall 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 that contains the recommendations of the Commis-
sion (and data supporting such recommendations) regard-
ing— 
(1) whether the exception provided by sub-
section (a) should be made permanent; and 
(2) whether the definition of the term ‘‘small 
business’’ for purposes of such exception should be 
modified from the definition in subsection (d)(3). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE.— 
The term ‘‘broadband Internet access service’’ has 
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the meaning given such term in section 8.2 of title 
47, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Communications Commission. 
(3) SMALL BUSINESS.—The term ‘‘small busi-
ness’’ means any provider of broadband Internet ac-
cess service that has not more than 100,000 sub-
scribers aggregated over all the provider’s affiliates. 
SEC. 4. GAO REPORT ON INTERNET ECOSYSTEM. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to Congress a report examining the effect of 
the rules described in section 2(b) on the virtuous cycle 
of the internet ecosystem and whether such rules protect 
the access of consumers to a free and open internet. 
SEC. 5. REPORT. 
Not later than 3 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall 
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 
that lists the 27 provisions of title II of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) and the over 
700 rules and regulations referred to in paragraphs 5 and 
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37 of the Report and Order on Remand, Declaratory Rul-
ing, and Order described in section 2(b)(1). 
SEC. 6. GAO REPORT ON IMPORTANCE OF OPEN INTERNET 
RULES TO VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to Congress a report 
examining the importance of the open internet rules to 
vulnerable communities. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) OPEN INTERNET RULES.—The term ‘‘open 
internet rules’’ means the rules described in section 
2(b). 
(2) VULNERABLE
COMMUNITIES.—The term 
‘‘vulnerable communities’’ means— 
(A) ethnic and racial minorities; 
(B) 
socioeconomically 
disadvantaged 
groups; 
(C) rural populations; 
(D) individuals with disabilities; and 
(E) the elderly. 
SEC. 7. REPORT BY FCC ON ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall 
submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
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House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
that describes all enforcement actions taken by the Com-
mission under the rules described in section 2(b) since 
such date of enactment, including the amount of each fine 
imposed or settlement agreed to, the actions taken by the 
Commission to collect such fines and settlements, and the 
amounts of such fines and settlements collected. 
SEC. 8. GAO REPORT ON BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS 
SERVICE COMPETITION. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 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 that— 
(1) examines the efforts by the Federal Com-
munications Commission to assess competition for 
providers of broadband Internet access service (as 
defined in section 8.2 of title 47, Code of Federal 
Regulations) in the market; 
(2) describes how the Commission can better 
assess competition; and 
(3) includes a description of the steps, if any, 
the Commission can take to better increase competi-
tion among providers of broadband Internet access 
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