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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3676 
To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct an assessment and analysis 
of the effects of broadband deployment and adoption on the economy 
of the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 10, 2019 
Mr. KHANNA (for himself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. CLARKE of 
New York, Mr. WELCH, and Mr. LUJA´N) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct an assess-
ment and analysis of the effects of broadband deployment 
and adoption on the economy of the United States, 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 ‘‘Measuring the Eco-
nomic Impact of Broadband Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS REGARDING THE EF-
FECT OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY ON THE 
ECONOMY OF THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Small Business and 
Entrepreneurship of the Senate; 
(D) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives; 
(E) the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(F) the Committee on Small Business of 
the House of Representatives. 
(2) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Assist-
ant Secretary’’ means the Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce for Communications and Information. 
(3) 
BROADBAND.—The 
term 
‘‘broadband’’ 
means an Internet Protocol-based transmission serv-
ice that enables users to send and receive voice, 
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video, data, or graphics, or a combination of those 
items. 
(4) DIGITAL ECONOMY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the term ‘‘digital economy’’ has the 
meaning given the term by the Secretary in car-
rying out this section. 
(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In establishing a 
definition for the term ‘‘digital economy’’ under 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall con-
sider— 
(i) the digital-enabling infrastructure 
that a computer network needs to exist 
and operate; and 
(ii) the roles of e-commerce and dig-
ital media. 
(5) DIGITAL MEDIA.—The term ‘‘digital media’’ 
means the content that participants in e-commerce 
create and access. 
(6) E-COMMERCE.—The term ‘‘e-commerce’’ 
means the digital transactions that take place using 
the infrastructure described in paragraph (4)(B)(i). 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Commerce. 
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(b) BIENNIAL ASSESSMENT
AND ANALYSIS RE-
QUIRED.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary, 
in consultation with the Director of the Bureau of Eco-
nomic Analysis of the Department of Commerce and the 
Assistant Secretary, shall conduct an assessment and 
analysis regarding the contribution of the digital economy 
to the economy of the United States. 
(c) CONSIDERATIONS AND CONSULTATION.—In con-
ducting each assessment and analysis required under sub-
section (b), the Secretary shall— 
(1) consider the impact of— 
(A) the deployment and adoption of— 
(i) digital-enabling infrastructure; and 
(ii) broadband; 
(B) 
e-commerce 
and 
platform-enabled 
peer-to-peer commerce; and 
(C) the production and consumption of 
digital media, including free media; and 
(2) consult with— 
(A) the heads of any agencies and offices 
of the Federal Government as the Secretary 
considers appropriate, including the Secretary 
of Agriculture, the Commissioner of the Bureau 
of Labor Statistics, the Administrator of the 
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Small Business Administration, and the Federal 
Communications Commission; 
(B) representatives of the business commu-
nity, including rural and urban internet service 
providers and telecommunications infrastruc-
ture providers; 
(C) representatives from State, local, and 
tribal government agencies; and 
(D) representatives from consumer and 
community organizations. 
(d) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the ap-
propriate committees of Congress a report regarding the 
findings of the Secretary with respect to each assessment 
and analysis conducted under subsection (b). 
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