an opportunity for notice and comment, submit 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate a report that— 
‘‘(i) evaluates the challenge process; 
and 
‘‘(ii) considers whether the Commis-
sion should amend its rules to create an 
automated tool that includes predictive ca-
pabilities to identify potential inaccuracies 
and features that allow a provider of 
broadband internet access service, the 
Commission, and the public to visualize the 
data relating to broadband internet access 
service that the provider reports in order 
to improve the accuracy of the data sub-
mitted by the provider. 
‘‘(6) REFORM OF FORM 477 PROCESS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date on which the rules issued 
under subsection (a)(1) take effect, the Com-
mission shall— 
‘‘(i) reform the Form 477 broadband 
deployment service availability collection
process of the Commission to achieve the 
purposes of this title and in a manner that 
enables the comparison of data and maps 
produced before the implementation of this 
title with data and coverage maps pro-
duced after the implementation of this title 
and maintains the public availability of 
broadband deployment service availability 
data; and 
‘‘(ii) harmonize reporting require-
ments and procedures regarding the de-
ployment of broadband internet access 
service that, as of the date on which the 
rules issued under subsection (a)(1) take 
effect, are in effect. 
‘‘(B) CONTINUED
COLLECTION
AND
RE-
PORTING.—On and after the date on which the 
Commission carries out subparagraph (A), the 
Commission shall continue to collect and pub-
licly report subscription data that the Commis-
sion collected through the Form 477 broadband 
deployment service availability collection proc-
ess, as in effect on July 1, 2019. 
‘‘(c) MAPS.—The Commission shall—
‘‘(1) after consulting with the Federal Geo-
graphic Data Committee established by section 
753(a) of the Geospatial Data Act of 2018 (43 
U.S.C. 2802(a)), create— 
‘‘(A) the Broadband Map, which shall de-
pict— 
‘‘(i) the extent of the availability of 
broadband internet access service in the 
United States, without regard to whether 
that service is fixed broadband internet ac-
cess service or mobile broadband internet 
access service, which shall be based on 
data collected by the Commission from all 
providers; and 
‘‘(ii) the areas of the United States 
that remain unserved by providers; 
‘‘(B) a map that depicts the availability of 
fixed broadband internet access service, which 
shall be based on data collected by the Commis-
sion from providers under subsection (b)(2)(A); 
and 
‘‘(C) a map that depicts the availability of 
mobile broadband internet access service, which 
shall be based on data collected by the Commis-
sion from providers under subsection (b)(2)(B);
‘‘(2) use the maps created under paragraph 
(1)— 
‘‘(A) to determine the areas in which ter-
restrial fixed, fixed wireless, mobile, and sat-
ellite broadband internet access service is and is 
not available; and 
‘‘(B) when making any new award of fund-
ing 
with 
respect 
to 
the 
deployment 
of 
broadband internet access service; 
‘‘(3) update the maps created under paragraph 
(1) not less frequently than biannually using the 
most recent data collected from providers under sub-
section (b)(2); 
‘‘(4) make available to all Federal agencies, 
upon request, the maps created under paragraph 
(1); 
‘‘(5) establish a process to make the data col-
lected under subsection (b)(2) available to the Na-
tional Telecommunications and Information Admin-
istration; and 
‘‘(6) make public at an appropriate level of 
granularity— 
‘‘(A) the maps created under paragraph 
(1); and
‘‘(B) the data collected by the Commission 
with respect to broadband internet access serv-
ice availability and quality of service. 
‘‘(d) DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE OF QUALITY OF 
SERVICE RULES.—Any requirement of a rule relating to 
quality of service issued under subsection (a)(1) shall take 
effect not earlier than the date that is 180 days after the 
date on which the Commission issues such rule. 
‘‘SEC. 803. IMPROVING DATA ACCURACY. 
‘‘(a) AUDITS.—The Commission shall conduct reg-
ular audits of information submitted to the Commission 
by providers under section 802(b)(2) to ensure that the 
providers are complying with this title. 
‘‘(b) CROWDSOURCING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall— 
‘‘(A) develop a process through which enti-
ties or persons in the United States may submit 
specific information about the deployment and 
availability of broadband internet access service 
in the United States on an ongoing basis so 
that the information may be used to verify and 
supplement information provided by providers 
of broadband internet access service for inclu-
sion in the maps created under section 
802(c)(1); and
‘‘(B) update the maps created under sec-
tion 802(c)(1) on no less than an annual cycle 
based on the information received through such 
process. 
‘‘(2) COLLABORATION.—As part of the efforts 
of the Commission to facilitate the ability of entities 
or persons to submit information under paragraph 
(1), the Commission shall— 
‘‘(A) prioritize the consideration of data 
provided by data collection applications used by 
consumers that the Commission has deter-
mined— 
‘‘(i) are highly reliable; and 
‘‘(ii) have proven methodologies for 
determining network coverage and network 
performance; and 
‘‘(B) coordinate with the Postmaster Gen-
eral, or the heads of other Federal agencies 
that operate delivery fleet vehicles, to facilitate 
the submission of specific information by the 
United States Postal Service or such other 
agencies under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIAN TRIBES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Commission shall hold annual workshops for
Tribal governments to provide technical assistance 
with the collection and submission of data under sec-
tion 802(a)(2)(A). 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL REVIEW.—Each year, the Com-
mission, in consultation with Indian Tribes, shall re-
view the need for continued workshops required 
under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SMALL SERVICE 
PROVIDERS.—The Commission shall establish a process 
through which a provider that has fewer than 100,000 ac-
tive broadband internet access service connections may re-
quest and receive assistance from the Commission with re-
spect to geographic information system data processing to 
ensure that the provider is able to comply with the rules 
issued under section 802(a)(1) in a timely and accurate 
manner. 
‘‘(e) GAO ASSESSMENT OF FABRIC SOURCE DATA.— 
‘‘(1) ASSESSMENT.—The Comptroller General 
of the United States shall conduct an assessment of 
key data sources that are used for purposes of the 
Fabric to identify and geocode locations where fixed 
broadband internet access service can be installed, in 
order to develop recommendations for how the qual-
ity and completeness of such data sources can be im-
proved as data sources for the Fabric. Data sources
to be assessed shall include any sources of relevant 
Federal data, including the National Address Data-
base administered by the Department of Transpor-
tation, State- and county-level digitized parcel data, 
and property tax record tax attribute recording. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this title, the Comptroller 
General shall submit to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate a report containing the rec-
ommendations developed in the assessment under 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(f) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO CONSUMERS AND 
STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTI-
TIES.—The Commission shall provide technical assistance 
to consumers and State, local, and Tribal governmental 
entities with respect to the challenge process established 
under section 802(b)(5), which shall include— 
‘‘(1) detailed tutorials and webinars; and 
‘‘(2) making available staff of the Commission 
to provide assistance, as needed, throughout the en-
tirety of the challenge process.
‘‘SEC. 804. COST. 
‘‘(a) LIMITATION.—The Commission may not use 
funds from the universal service programs of the Commis-
sion established under section 254, and the regulations 
issued under that section, to carry out this title. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Commission to 
carry out this title— 
‘‘(1) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; and 
‘‘(2) $9,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2022 through 2028. 
‘‘SEC. 805. OTHER PROVISIONS. 
‘‘(a) OMB.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the initial rulemaking required under section 
802(a)(1) shall be exempt from review by the Office of 
Management and Budget. 
‘‘(b) PRA.—Chapter 35 of title 44, United States 
Code (commonly known as the ‘Paperwork Reduction 
Act’) shall not apply to the initial rulemaking required 
under section 802(a)(1). 
‘‘(c) EXECUTION
OF RESPONSIBILITIES.—Except, 
with respect to an entity that is not the Universal Service 
Administrative 
Company, 
as 
provided 
in 
sections 
802(a)(2)(B), 802(b)(1)(A)(ii), and 803(d), the Commis-
sion—
‘‘(1) including the offices of the Commission, 
shall carry out the responsibilities assigned to the 
Commission under this title; and 
‘‘(2) may not delegate any of the responsibil-
ities assigned to the Commission under this title to 
any third party, including the Universal Service Ad-
ministrative Company. 
‘‘(d) REPORTING.—Each fiscal year, the Commission 
shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a re-
port that summarizes the implementation of this title and 
associated enforcement activities conducted during the 
previous fiscal year.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 16, 
2019. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4229 
AN ACT 
To require the Federal Communications Commis-
sion to issue rules relating to the collection of 
data with respect to the availability of broadband 
services, and for other purposes.