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(B) 
GRANT
DISTRIBUTION
CONSIDER-
ATIONS.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the NTIA shall, to the extent practical— 
(i) award not less than one grant in 
each State; 
(ii) give substantial weight to whether 
an application is from an eligible entity to 
deploy infrastructure in an area that is an 
area— 
(I) identified by a State in a re-
port submitted under subsection (b); 
or 
(II) in which the NTIA deter-
mines there will be a significant 
amount of public safety or emergency 
response use of the infrastructure; 
(iii) consider whether an application 
from an eligible entity to deploy infrastruc-
ture in an area— 
(I) will, if approved, increase the 
affordability of, or subscribership to, 
service to the greatest population of 
underserved users in the area; 
(II) will, if approved, enhance 
service for health care delivery, edu-
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cation, or children to the greatest pop-
ulation of underserved users in the 
area; 
(III) contains concrete plans for 
enhancing computer ownership or 
computer literacy in the area; 
(IV) is from a recipient of more 
than 20 percent matching grants from 
State, local, or private entities for 
service in the area and the extent of 
such commitment; 
(V) will, if approved, result in 
unjust enrichment because the eligible 
entity has applied for, or intends to 
apply for, support for the non-recur-
ring costs through another Federal 
program for service in the area; and 
(VI) will, if approved, signifi-
cantly 
improve 
interoperable 
broadband communications systems 
available for use by public safety and 
emergency response; and 
(iv) consider whether the eligible enti-
ty is a socially and economically disadvan-
taged small business concern, as defined
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under section 8(a) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 637). 
(g) 
COORDINATION
AND
CONSULTATION.—The 
NTIA shall coordinate with the Federal Communications 
Commission and shall consult with other appropriate Fed-
eral agencies in implementing this section. 
(h) REPORT REQUIRED.—The NTIA shall submit an 
annual report to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate for 
5 years assessing the impact of the grants funded under 
this section on the basis of the objectives and criteria de-
scribed in subsection (f)(2)(B)(iii). 
(i) RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.—The NTIA shall have 
the authority to prescribe such rules as necessary to carry 
out the purposes of this section. 
(j) DEFINITIONS.—For the purpose of this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘advanced broadband service’’ 
means a service delivering data to the end user 
transmitted at a speed of at least 45 megabits per 
second downstream and at least 15 megabits per 
second upstream; 
(2) the term ‘‘advanced wireless broadband 
service’’ means a wireless service delivering to the 
end user data transmitted at a speed of at least 3
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megabits per second downstream and at least 1 
megabit per second upstream over an end-to-end 
internet protocol wireless network; 
(3) the term ‘‘basic broadband service’’ means 
a service delivering data to the end user transmitted 
at a speed of at least 5 megabits per second down-
stream and at least 1 megabit per second upstream; 
(4) the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— 
(A) a provider of wireless voice service, ad-
vanced 
wireless 
broadband 
service, 
basic 
broadband service, or advanced broadband serv-
ice, including a satellite carrier that provides 
any such service; 
(B) a State or unit of local government, or 
agency or instrumentality thereof, that is or in-
tends to be a provider of any such service; and 
(C) any other entity, including construc-
tion companies, tower companies, backhaul 
companies, or other service providers, that the 
NTIA authorizes by rule to participate in the 
programs under this section, if such other enti-
ty is required to provide access to the supported 
infrastructure on a neutral, reasonable basis to 
maximize use;
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(5) the term ‘‘interoperable broadband commu-
nications systems’’ means communications systems 
which enable public safety agencies to share infor-
mation among local, State, Federal, and tribal public 
safety agencies in the same area using voice or data 
signals via advanced wireless broadband service; 
(6) the term ‘‘open access’’ shall be defined by 
the Federal Communications Commission not later 
than 45 days after the date of enactment of this sec-
tion; 
(7) the term ‘‘State’’ includes the District of 
Columbia and the territories and possessions; 
(8) the term ‘‘underserved area’’ shall be de-
fined by the Federal Communications Commission 
not later than 45 days after the date of enactment 
of this section; 
(9) the term ‘‘unserved area’’ shall be defined 
by the Federal Communications Commission not 
later than 45 days after the date of enactment of 
this section; 
(10) the term ‘‘wireless open access’’ shall be 
defined by the Federal Communications Commission 
not later than 45 days after the date of enactment 
of this section; and
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(11) the term ‘‘wireless voice service’’ means 
the provision of two-way, real-time, voice commu-
nications using a mobile service. 
(k) REVIEW
OF DEFINITIONS.—Not later than 3 
months after the date the NTIA makes a broadband in-
ventory map of the United States accessible to the public 
pursuant to section 6001(b), the Federal Communications 
Commission shall review the definitions of ‘‘underserved 
area’’ and ‘‘unserved area’’, as defined by the Commission 
within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act 
(as required by paragraphs (8) and (9) of subsection (j)), 
and shall revise such definitions based on the data used 
by the NTIA to develop and maintain such map. 
SEC. 6003. NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Federal Commu-
nications Commission shall submit to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate, a report containing a national 
broadband plan. 
(b) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The national broadband 
plan required by this section shall seek to ensure that all 
people of the United States have access to broadband ca-