I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7432 
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit schools and libraries 
that receive universal service support from blocking internet access to 
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer resources, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 30, 2020 
Mr. SCHNEIDER (for himself, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. GRIJALVA, 
Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. SEAN PATRICK 
MALONEY of New York, Ms. NORTON, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. SWALWELL of 
California, and Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit 
schools and libraries that receive universal service sup-
port from blocking internet access to lesbian, gay, bisex-
ual, transgender, and queer resources, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Don’t Block LGBTQ 
Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. ACCESS TO LGBTQ RESOURCES UNDER UNIVERSAL 
SERVICE SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 254(h) of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para-
graph (8); 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) ACCESS TO LGBTQ RESOURCES.—Notwith-
standing subsection (l)(2), an elementary school, sec-
ondary school, or library may not receive services at 
discount rates under paragraph (1)(B) if such school 
or library (under an internet safety policy with re-
spect to which certification is required under this 
subsection or otherwise) blocks internet access to 
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer re-
sources.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (8) (as redesignated), by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(J) 
LESBIAN, 
GAY, 
BISEXUAL, 
TRANSGENDER, AND QUEER RESOURCES.—The 
term ‘lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and 
queer resources’ means information that is re-
lated to homosexuality, bisexuality, transgender 
identity, transgender status, gender noncon-
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formity, gender expansive, gender identity, sex-
ual orientation, or related topics, except that 
such term does not include a visual depiction 
described in paragraph (5)(B)(i) or (6)(B)(i).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
TO COMMUNICA-
TIONS ACT OF 1934.— 
(1) SECTION
254.—Section 254(h)(4) of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254(h)(4)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (7)(A)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘paragraph (8)(A)’’. 
(2) SECTION
271.—Section 271(g)(2) of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 271(g)(2)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘section 254(h)(5)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 254(h)(8)’’. 
Æ 
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