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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2063 
To prohibit the President or a Federal agency from constructing, operating, 
or offering wholesale or retail services on broadband networks without 
authorization from Congress, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 3, 2019 
Mr. CA´RDENAS (for himself, Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, Mr. VELA, and Mr. 
BANKS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To prohibit the President or a Federal agency from con-
structing, operating, or offering wholesale or retail serv-
ices on broadband networks without authorization from 
Congress, 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 ‘‘Eliminate From Regu-
lators Opportunities to Nationalize The Internet in Every 
Respect Act’’ or the ‘‘E-FRONTIER Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST THE PRESIDENT OR A FED-
ERAL AGENCY CONSTRUCTING, OPERATING, 
OR OFFERING SERVICES ON BROADBAND 
NETWORKS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 902 of title 5, United States 
Code; 
(2) the term ‘‘broadband network’’— 
(A) means a communications network, the 
primary purpose of which is to provide con-
sumers with the capability to transmit data to 
and receive data from all or substantially all 
internet endpoints; and 
(B) includes a next-generation mobile 
broadband network; 
(3) 
the 
term 
‘‘nationwide 
public 
safety 
broadband network’’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 6001 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and 
Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1401); and 
(4) the term ‘‘President’’ means the President 
of the United States. 
(b) PROHIBITION.—Neither the President nor an 
agency may construct, operate, or offer wholesale or retail 
service on a broadband network unless a duly enacted Act 
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of Congress signed into law by the President provides the 
President or the agency, as applicable, with that authority. 
(c) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to— 
(1) limit, restrict, or circumvent in any way— 
(A) the implementation of the nationwide 
public safety broadband network; or 
(B) any rules implementing the nationwide 
public safety broadband network under title VI 
of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Cre-
ation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.); 
(2) affect the authority of the President under 
section 706 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 606); 
(3) prevent— 
(A) an agency from providing another 
agency with access to a broadband network; or 
(B) a private entity from obtaining access 
to a broadband network at a facility that is 
owned or operated by the Federal Government 
if that entity is under a contract to provide 
services at that facility; or 
(4) affect the authority of the Federal Commu-
nications Commission under the Communications 
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.). 
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SEC. 3. REPORT ON VULNERABILITIES OF UNITED STATES 
BROADBAND NETWORKS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate; 
(C) the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
the Senate; 
(D) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives; 
(E) the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(F) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(2) the term ‘‘broadband network’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 2(a). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study and submit to the ap-
propriate committees of Congress a report, which shall in-
clude— 
(1) a discussion and analysis of— 
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