access service, or information regarding the sub-
scription status of each household to which a sub-
scription is offered; 
(4) data necessary to demonstrate the actual 
price paid by subscribers of broadband internet ac-
cess service at each tier for such service in a manner 
that— 
(A) takes into account any discounts (or 
similar price concessions); and 
(B) identifies any additional taxes and fees 
(including for the use of equipment related to 
the use of a subscription for such service), any 
monthly data usage limitation at the stated 
price, and the extent to which the price of the 
service reflects inclusion within a product bun-
dle; and 
(5) data necessary to assess the resiliency of 
the broadband internet access service network in the 
event of a natural disaster or emergency. 
(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Commission shall 
provide technical assistance to small providers (as defined 
by the Commission) of broadband internet access service, 
to ensure such providers can fulfill the requirements of 
this section. 
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SEC. 12303. DISTRIBUTION OF DATA. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF DATA.—Subject to subsection 
(b), the Commission shall make all data relating to 
broadband internet access service collected under rules re-
quired by this part available in a commonly used electronic 
format to— 
(1) other Federal agencies, including the Na-
tional Telecommunications and Information Admin-
istration, to assist that agency in conducting the 
study required by subsection (g) of section 903 of di-
vision FF of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2021 (Public Law 116–260), as added by this title; 
(2) a broadband office, public utility commis-
sion, 
broadband 
mapping 
program, 
or 
other 
broadband program of a State, in the case of data 
pertaining to the needs of that State; 
(3) a unit of local government, in the case of 
data pertaining to the needs of that locality; and 
(4) an individual or organization conducting re-
search for noncommercial purposes or public interest 
purposes. 
(b) PROTECTION OF DATA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may not 
share any data described in subsection (a) with an 
entity or individual described in that subsection un-
less the Commission has determined that the receiv-
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ing entity or individual has the capability and intent 
to protect any personally identifiable information 
contained in the data. 
(2) DETERMINATION OF PERSONALLY IDENTI-
FIABLE INFORMATION.—The Commission— 
(A) shall define the term ‘‘personally iden-
tifiable information’’, for purposes of paragraph 
(1), through notice and comment rulemaking; 
and 
(B) may not share any data under sub-
section (a) before completing the rulemaking 
under subparagraph (A). 
(c) BALANCING ACCESS AND PROTECTION.—If the 
Commission is unable to determine under subsection 
(b)(1) that an entity or individual requesting access to 
data under subsection (a) has the capability to protect per-
sonally identifiable information contained in the data, the 
Commission shall make as much of the data available as 
possible in a format that does not compromise personally 
identifiable information, through methods such as 
anonymization. 
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SEC. 12304. COORDINATION WITH CERTAIN OTHER FED-
ERAL AGENCIES. 
Section 804(b)(2) of the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 644(b)(2)), as added by the Broadband 
DATA Act (Public Law 116–130), is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking the 
semicolon at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(2) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(B) coordinate with the Postmaster Gen-
eral, the heads of other Federal agencies that 
operate delivery fleet vehicles, and the Director 
of the Bureau of the Census for assistance with 
data collection whenever coordination could fea-
sibly yield more specific geographic data.’’; and 
(3) by striking subparagraph (C). 
SEC. 12305. ADOPTION OF CONSUMER BROADBAND LABELS. 
(a) FINAL RULE.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall 
promulgate regulations to promote and incentivize the 
widespread adoption of broadband consumer labels, as de-
scribed in the Public Notice of the Commission issued on 
April 4, 2016 (DA 16–357), to disclose to consumers in-
formation regarding broadband internet access service 
plans. 
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(b) HEARINGS.—In issuing the final rule under sub-
section (a), the Commission shall conduct a series of pub-
lic hearings to assess, at the time of the proceeding— 
(1) how consumers evaluate broadband internet 
access service plans; and 
(2) whether disclosures to consumers of infor-
mation regarding broadband internet access service 
plans, including those required under section 8.1 of 
title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, are available, 
effective, and sufficient. 
SEC. 12306. GAO REPORT. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
Agriculture of the House of Representatives, the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of the Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
Senate, a report that evaluates the process used by the 
Commission for establishing, reviewing, and updating the 
upload and download broadband internet access service 
speed thresholds, including— 
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(1) how the Commission reviews and updates 
broadband internet access speed thresholds; 
(2) whether the Commission considers future 
broadband internet access service speed needs when 
establishing broadband internet access service speed 
thresholds, including whether the Commission con-
siders the need, or the anticipated need, for higher 
upload or download broadband internet access serv-
ice speeds in the five-year period and the ten-year 
period after the date on which a broadband internet 
access service speed threshold is to be established; 
and 
(3) how the Commission considers the impacts 
of changing uses of the internet in establishing, re-
viewing, or updating broadband internet access serv-
ice speed thresholds, including— 
(A) the proliferation of internet-based busi-
ness; 
(B) working remotely and running a busi-
ness from home; 
(C) video teleconferencing; 
(D) distance learning; 
(E) in-house web hosting; and 
(F) cloud data storage. 
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Subtitle C—Broadband Access 
PART 1—EXPANSION OF BROADBAND ACCESS 
SEC. 
13101. 
EXPANSION 
OF 
BROADBAND 
ACCESS 
IN 
UNSERVED AREAS AND AREAS WITH LOW- 
TIER OR MID-TIER SERVICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Communications 
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 
723. 
EXPANSION 
OF 
BROADBAND 
ACCESS 
IN 
UNSERVED AREAS AND AREAS WITH LOW- 
TIER OR MID-TIER SERVICE. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Commission, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary, 
shall establish a program to expand access to broadband 
service for unserved areas, areas with low-tier service, 
areas with mid-tier service, and unserved anchor institu-
tions in accordance with the requirements of this section 
that— 
‘‘(1) is separate from any universal service pro-
gram established pursuant to section 254; and 
‘‘(2) does not require funding recipients to be 
designated as eligible telecommunications carriers 
under section 214(e). 
‘‘(b) USE OF PROGRAM FUNDS.— 
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‘‘(1) EXPANDING ACCESS TO BROADBAND SERV-
ICE THROUGH NATIONAL SYSTEM OF COMPETITIVE 
BIDDING.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of the enactment of this section, the Commission 
shall award 75 percent of the amounts appropriated 
under subsection (g) through national systems of 
competitive bidding to funding recipients only to ex-
pand access to broadband service in unserved areas 
and areas with low-tier service. 
‘‘(2) EXPANDING ACCESS TO BROADBAND SERV-
ICE THROUGH STATES.— 
‘‘(A) 
DISTRIBUTION
OF
FUNDS
TO 
STATES.—Not later than 255 days after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Com-
mission shall distribute 25 percent of the 
amounts appropriated under subsection (g) 
among the States, as follows: 
‘‘(i) $100,000,000 shall be distributed 
to each of the 50 States, the District of 
Columbia, and Puerto Rico. 
‘‘(ii) $100,000,000 shall be allocated 
equally among and distributed to the 
United States Virgin Islands, Guam, 
American Samoa, the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands, the Repub-
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lic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated 
States of Micronesia, and the Republic of 
Palau. 
‘‘(iii) The remainder shall be allocated 
among and distributed to the entities de-
scribed in clause (i), in proportion to the 
population of each such entity. 
‘‘(B) PUBLIC NOTICE.—Not later than 195 
days after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion, the Commission shall issue a public notice 
informing each State and the public of the 
amounts to be distributed under this para-
graph. The notice shall include— 
‘‘(i) the manner in which a State shall 
inform the Commission of that State’s ac-
ceptance or acceptance in part of the 
amounts to be distributed under this para-
graph; 
‘‘(ii) the date (which is 30 days after 
the date on which the public notice is 
issued) by which such acceptance or ac-
ceptance in part is due; and 
‘‘(iii) the requirements as set forth 
under this section and as may be further 
prescribed by the Commission. 
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‘‘(C) ACCEPTANCE BY STATES.—Not later 
than 30 days after the date on which a public 
notice is issued under subparagraph (B), each 
State accepting amounts to be distributed 
under this paragraph shall inform the Commis-
sion of the acceptance or acceptance in part by 
the State of the amounts to be distributed 
under this paragraph in the manner described 
by the Commission in the public notice. 
‘‘(D) REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE RECEIPT 
OF
AMOUNTS
DISTRIBUTED.—Each State ac-
cepting amounts distributed under this para-
graph— 
‘‘(i) shall only award such amounts 
through statewide systems of competitive 
bidding, in the manner prescribed by the 
State but subject to the requirements as 
set forth under this section and as may be 
further prescribed by the Commission; 
‘‘(ii) shall make such awards only— 
‘‘(I) to funding recipients to ex-
pand access to broadband service in 
unserved areas and areas with low-tier 
service; 
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‘‘(II) to funding recipients to ex-
pand access to broadband service to 
unserved anchor institutions; or 
‘‘(III) to funding recipients to ex-
pand access to broadband service in 
areas with mid-tier service, but only if 
a State does not have, or no longer 
has, any unserved areas or areas with 
low-tier service; 
‘‘(iii) shall conduct separate systems 
of competitive bidding for awards made to 
unserved anchor institutions under clause 
(ii)(II), if a State awards any amounts dis-
tributed under this paragraph to unserved 
anchor institutions; 
‘‘(iv) shall return any unused portion 
of amounts distributed under this para-
graph to the Commission within 10 years 
after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion and shall submit a certification to the 
Commission before receiving such amounts 
that the State will return such amounts; 
and 
‘‘(v) may not use more than 5 percent 
of the amounts distributed under this 
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100 
paragraph to administer a system or sys-
tems of competitive bidding authorized by 
this paragraph. 
‘‘(3) FEDERAL AND STATE COORDINATION.— 
The Commission, in consultation with the Office of 
Internet Connectivity and Growth, shall establish 
processes through the rulemaking under subsection 
(e) to— 
‘‘(A) permit a State to elect for the Com-
mission to conduct statewide systems of com-
petitive bidding on behalf of such State as part 
of, or in coordination with, national systems of 
competitive bidding; 
‘‘(B) assist States in conducting statewide 
systems of competitive bidding; 
‘‘(C) ensure that program funds awarded 
by the Commission and program funds awarded 
by the States are not used in the same areas; 
and 
‘‘(D) ensure that program funds and funds 
awarded through other Federal programs to ex-
pand broadband service with a download speed 
of at least 100 megabits per second, an upload 
speed of at least 100 megabits per second, and 
latency that is sufficiently low to allow multiple, 
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