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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3361 
To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and 
Information to submit a report on the digital divide and to update 
the Indicators of Broadband Need mapping application, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 16, 2023 
Mr. CA´RDENAS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Commu-
nications and Information to submit a report on the 
digital divide and to update the Indicators of Broadband 
Need mapping application, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REPORT ON DIGITAL DIVIDE. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually there-
after for the subsequent 10-year period, the Assistant Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Federal Communications 
Commission, shall submit to the Committee on Energy 
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and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate, and make publicly available on the website of 
the NTIA, a report on the state of the digital divide, which 
shall include the following: 
(1) Information on and an analysis of— 
(A) barriers to, and trends regarding, 
broadband access, adoption, and affordability; 
(B) the connection between— 
(i) broadband access, adoption, and 
affordability; and 
(ii) various socioeconomic indicators; 
and 
(C) the impact of Federal programs on 
broadband access, adoption, and affordability. 
(2) An assessment of the sufficiency of existing 
data collection and data sets with respect to the 
analysis described in paragraph (1) and, if nec-
essary, recommendations for NTIA actions to im-
prove data quality. 
(3) Recommendations for legislative action to 
facilitate closure of the digital divide. 
(b) ASSEMBLY PROCESS.—In assembling each report 
required by subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary shall— 
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(1) utilize all available and relevant data, in-
cluding data associated with the Indicators of 
Broadband Need mapping application of the NTIA 
and published research and data from individuals 
and entities other than the NTIA; 
(2) solicit public comment; 
(3) hold public meetings with relevant stake-
holders; and 
(4) consult with experts on and representatives 
of communities that are unserved or underserved 
with respect to broadband. 
SEC. 2. INDICATORS OF BROADBAND NEED MAPPING AP-
PLICATION. 
(a) UPDATE REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 
days thereafter, the Assistant Secretary shall update the 
Indicators of Broadband Need mapping application of the 
NTIA to ensure that such application incorporates, and 
includes display layers with respect to, the following: 
(1) Data from the Broadband Data Collection 
system of the Federal Communications Commission, 
including data on availability and subscription rates 
for broadband tiers with a download speed of more 
than 25 megabits per second and an upload speed 
of more than 3 megabits per second. 
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(2) Third-party data on the results of mobile 
network speed and signal strength tests. 
(3) The identification of— 
(A) areas of persistent poverty (as such 
term is defined in section 6702(a) of title 49, 
United States Code); 
(B) historically disadvantaged communities 
(as such term is used in section 6702 of title 
49, United States Code); 
(C) areas impacted by previous redlining 
practices (as determined using maps produced 
by the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation); and 
(D) congressional districts. 
(4) Data on eligibility and enrollment with re-
spect to the Affordable Connectivity Program estab-
lished under section 904(b) of division N of the Con-
solidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (47 U.S.C. 
1752). 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to limit the authority of the Assist-
ant Secretary to incorporate, as part of the Indicators of 
Broadband Need mapping application of the NTIA, ele-
ments in addition to the elements identified in subsection 
(a). 
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SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Assist-
ant Secretary’’ means the Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce for Communications and Information. 
(2) NTIA.—The term ‘‘NTIA’’ means the Na-
tional Telecommunications and Information Admin-
istration. 
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