I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1412 
To establish the Foundation for Digital Equity, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 7, 2023 
Ms. MATSUI (for herself, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. SMITH of Wash-
ington, Mr. GRIJALVA, and Mr. CARTER of Louisiana) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce 
A BILL 
To establish the Foundation for Digital Equity, 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Digital Equity Foun-
dation Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. FOUNDATION FOR DIGITAL EQUITY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Assist-
ant Secretary’’ means the Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce for Communications and Information. 
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(2) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the 
Board of Directors described in subsection (d)(1). 
(3) BUSINESS
INCUBATOR.—The term ‘‘busi-
ness incubator’’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 3 of the Native American Business Incuba-
tors Program Act (25 U.S.C. 5802). 
(4) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Communications Commission. 
(5) 
COMMITTEE.—The 
term 
‘‘Committee’’ 
means the Committee for the Establishment of the 
Foundation for Digital Equity established under 
subsection (b). 
(6) COMMUNITY
ANCHOR
INSTITUTION; COV-
ERED
HOUSEHOLD; COVERED
POPULATIONS.—The 
terms ‘‘community anchor institution’’, ‘‘covered 
household’’, and ‘‘covered populations’’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 60302 of the 
Digital Equity Act of 2021 (47 U.S.C. 1721). 
(7) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Commerce. 
(8) DIGITAL EQUITY.—The term ‘‘digital eq-
uity’’ means the condition in which individuals and 
communities have the information technology capac-
ity that is needed for full participation in the society 
and economy of the United States. 
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(9) DIGITAL INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘digital in-
clusion’’— 
(A) means the activities that are necessary 
to ensure that all individuals in the United 
States have access to, and the use of, affordable 
information and communication technologies, 
such as— 
(i) 
reliable 
fixed 
and 
wireless 
broadband; 
(ii) internet-enabled devices that meet 
the needs of the user for telehealth, remote 
work, remote schooling, or other purposes; 
and 
(iii) applications and online content 
designed to enable and encourage self-suf-
ficiency, participation, and collaboration; 
and 
(B) includes— 
(i) obtaining access to digital literacy 
training; 
(ii) the provision of quality technical 
support; and 
(iii) obtaining basic awareness of 
measures to ensure online privacy and cy-
bersecurity. 
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