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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4619 
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to create a pilot program to 
bridge the digital divide by providing vouchers for broadband service 
to eligible students, to increase access to advanced telecommunications 
and information services for community colleges and head start programs, 
to establish a pilot program for discounted electronic books, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2010 
Mr. MARKEY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mrs. CAPPS, and Ms. MATSUI) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to create a 
pilot program to bridge the digital divide by providing 
vouchers for broadband service to eligible students, to 
increase access to advanced telecommunications and in-
formation services for community colleges and head start 
programs, to establish a pilot program for discounted 
electronic books, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘E-Rate 2.0 Act of 
2010’’. 
SEC. 2. E-RATE 2.0 PROGRAM FOR INCREASED ADOPTION. 
Section 254(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 
(47 U.S.C. 254(h)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para-
graph (10); and 
(2) by adding after paragraph (6) the following: 
‘‘(7) DIGITAL DIVIDE MITIGATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall 
implement a pilot program to extend broadband 
service to students who— 
‘‘(i) qualify for funding under the fed-
erally subsidized school lunch program; 
‘‘(ii) attend secondary schools that re-
ceive support under this section; and 
‘‘(iii) who possess a computer for use 
at home. 
‘‘(B) USE OF FUNDS.—The pilot program 
shall distribute funding to such secondary 
schools to dispense vouchers to eligible students 
to be used for monthly service fees for residen-
tial broadband service for such students. 
‘‘(C) RULES.—The Commission shall pro-
mulgate rules to implement the pilot program, 
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including rules to prevent vouchers from being 
sold or transferred to non-qualifying individ-
uals. 
‘‘(D) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) DURATION.—The pilot program 
shall be in effect for a period of 5 years 
after the effective date of the regulations 
promulgated under subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(ii) MAXIMUM
AMOUNT.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Com-
mission to implement the pilot program 
not more than $500,000,000 per year for 
the period described in clause (i).’’. 
SEC. 3. ELIGIBILITY FOR DISCOUNTED RATES FOR COMMU-
NITY COLLEGES AND HEAD START PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 254(h) of such Act (47 
U.S.C. 254(h)) is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘class-
rooms,’’ and inserting ‘‘classrooms, community col-
leges, head start programs’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (10) (as redesignated under 
section 2(1))— 
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