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Housing Trust Fund, and the Housing Oppor-
tunities for Persons with AIDS of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development. 
(E) The American Job Centers of the Em-
ployment and Training Administration of the 
Department of Labor. 
(F) The Library Services and Technology 
Grant Programs of the Institute of Museum 
and Library Services. 
(G) The State Digital Equity Capacity 
Grant 
Program 
established 
under 
section 
31121. 
(H) The Digital Equity Competitive Grant 
Program established under section 31122. 
(I) The program established under section 
723 of the Communications Act of 1934 (relat-
ing to expansion of access to broadband service 
for unserved areas, areas with low-tier service, 
areas with mid-tier service, and unserved an-
chor institutions), as added by section 31301. 
(J) The broadband infrastructure finance 
and innovation program established under chap-
ter 2 of subtitle C. 
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(10) GENDER
IDENTITY.—The term ‘‘gender 
identity’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
249(c) of title 18, United States Code. 
(11) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 8101(30) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7801(30)). 
(12) MEDICAID ENROLLEE.—The term ‘‘Med-
icaid enrollee’’ means, with respect to a State, an in-
dividual enrolled in the State plan under title XIX 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) 
or a waiver of that plan. 
(13) 
NATIONAL
LIFELINE
ELIGIBILITY 
VERIFIER.—The term ‘‘National Lifeline Eligibility 
Verifier’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
54.400 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
any successor regulation). 
(14) NATIVE
HAWAIIAN
ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘‘Native Hawaiian organization’’ means any or-
ganization— 
(A) that serves the interests of Native Ha-
waiians; 
(B) in which Native Hawaiians serve in 
substantive and policymaking positions; 
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(C) that has as a primary and stated pur-
pose the provision of services to Native Hawai-
ians; and 
(D) that is recognized for having expertise 
in Native Hawaiian affairs, digital connectivity, 
or access to broadband service. 
(15) OFFICE.—The term ‘‘Office’’ means the 
Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth estab-
lished pursuant to section 31101. 
(16) PUBLIC
HOUSING
AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘public housing agency’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 3(b) of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)). 
(17) SNAP PARTICIPANT.—The term ‘‘SNAP 
participant’’ means an individual who is a member 
of a household that participates in the supplemental 
nutrition assistance program under the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.). 
(18) SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVAN-
TAGED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN.—The term ‘‘so-
cially and economically disadvantaged small business 
concern’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
8(a)(4) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
637(a)(4)). 
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(19) TRIBALLY
DESIGNATED
ENTITY.—The 
term ‘‘tribally designated entity’’ means an entity 
designated by an Indian Tribe to carry out activities 
under this subtitle. 
(20) UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND PROGRAM.— 
The term ‘‘Universal Service Fund program’’ means 
any program authorized under section 254 of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254), to 
the extent such program provides support for 
broadband service deployment. 
(21) UNIVERSAL
SERVICE
MECHANISM.—The 
term ‘‘universal service mechanism’’ means any 
funding stream provided by a Universal Service 
Fund program to support broadband service deploy-
ment. 
(22) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.— 
The term ‘‘workforce development program’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 3 of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3102). 
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CHAPTER 1—OFFICE OF INTERNET 
CONNECTIVITY AND GROWTH 
SEC. 31101. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF INTERNET 
CONNECTIVITY AND GROWTH. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall establish 
the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth within the 
National Telecommunications and Information Adminis-
tration. 
SEC. 31102. DUTIES. 
(a) OUTREACH.—The Office shall— 
(1) connect with communities that need access 
to broadband service and improved digital inclusion 
activities through various forms of outreach and 
communication techniques; 
(2) hold regional workshops across the country 
to share best practices and effective strategies for 
promoting access to broadband service and adoption 
of broadband service; 
(3) develop targeted broadband service training 
and presentations for various demographic commu-
nities through various media; and 
(4) develop and distribute publications (includ-
ing toolkits, primers, manuals, and white papers) 
providing guidance, strategies, and insights to com-
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munities as the communities develop strategies to 
expand access to broadband service and adoption of 
broadband service. 
(b) TRACKING OF FEDERAL DOLLARS.— 
(1) BROADBAND SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE.— 
The Office shall track the construction and use of 
and access to any broadband service infrastructure 
built using any Federal support in a central data-
base. 
(2) ACCOUNTING
MECHANISM.—The Office 
shall develop a streamlined accounting mechanism 
by which any Federal agency offering a Federal 
broadband service support program, and the Com-
mission with respect to the Universal Service Fund 
programs, shall provide the information described in 
paragraph (1) in a standardized and efficient fash-
ion. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and every year 
thereafter, the Office shall make public on the 
website of the Office and submit to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
on the following: 
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(A) A description of the work of the Office 
for the previous year and the number of resi-
dents of the United States that received 
broadband 
service 
as 
result 
of 
Federal 
broadband service support programs and the 
Universal Service Fund programs. 
(B) A description of how many residents of 
the United States were provided broadband 
service by which universal service mechanism or 
which Federal broadband service support pro-
gram. 
(C) An estimate of the economic impact of 
such broadband service deployment efforts on 
the local economy, including any effect on small 
businesses or jobs. 
(D) A description of any non-economic 
benefits of such broadband service deployment 
efforts, including any effect on civic engage-
ment. 
(E) The extent to which residents of the 
United States that received broadband service 
as a result of Federal broadband service sup-
port programs and the Universal Service Fund 
programs received such service at the download 
and upload speeds required by such programs. 
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(c) STUDY
AND REPORT
ON AFFORDABILITY
OF 
ADOPTION OF BROADBAND SERVICE.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Office, in consultation with 
the Commission, the Department of Agriculture, the 
Department of the Treasury, and such other Federal 
agencies as the Office considers appropriate, shall, 
not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and biennially thereafter, conduct a 
study that examines the following: 
(A) The number of households for which 
cost is a barrier to the adoption of broadband 
service, the financial circumstances of such 
households, and whether such households are 
eligible for the broadband benefit under section 
31141. 
(B) The extent to which the cost of adop-
tion of broadband service is a financial burden 
to households that have adopted broadband 
service, the financial circumstances of such fi-
nancially burdened households, and whether 
such households are receiving the broadband 
benefit under section 31141. 
(C) The appropriate standard to determine 
whether adoption of broadband service is af-
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fordable for households, given the financial cir-
cumstances of such households. 
(D) The feasibility of providing additional 
Federal subsidies, including expanding the eligi-
bility for or increasing the amount of the 
broadband benefit under section 31141, to 
households to cover the difference between the 
cost of adoption of broadband service (deter-
mined before applying such additional Federal 
subsidies) and the price at which adoption of 
broadband service would be affordable. 
(E) How a program to provide additional 
Federal subsidies as described in subparagraph 
(D) should be administered to most effectively 
facilitate adoption of broadband service at the 
lowest overall expense to the Federal Govern-
ment, including measures that would ensure 
that the availability of the subsidies does not 
result in providers raising the price of 
broadband service for households receiving sub-
sidies. 
(F) How participation in the Lifeline pro-
gram of the Commission has changed in the 5 
years prior to the date of the enactment of this 
Act, including— 
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(i) geographic information at the cen-
sus-block level depicting the scale of 
change in participation in each area; and 
(ii) information on changes in partici-
pation by specific types of Lifeline-sup-
ported services, including fixed voice te-
lephony service, mobile voice telephony 
service, fixed broadband service, and mo-
bile broadband service and, in the case of 
any Lifeline-supported services provided as 
part of a bundle of services to which a 
Lifeline discount is applied, which Lifeline- 
supported services are part of such bundle 
and whether or not each Lifeline-supported 
service in such bundle meets Lifeline min-
imum service standards. 
(G) How competition impacts the price of 
broadband service, including the impact of mo-
nopolistic business practices by broadband serv-
ice providers. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and biennially 
thereafter, the Office shall submit to Congress a re-
port on the results of the study conducted under 
paragraph (1). 
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(3) COST
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘‘cost’’ means, with respect to adoption of 
broadband service, the cost of adoption of broadband 
service to a household after applying any subsidies 
that reduce such cost. 
SEC. 31103. STREAMLINED APPLICATIONS FOR SUPPORT. 
(a) FEDERAL AGENCY CONSULTATION.—The Office 
shall consult with any Federal agency offering a Federal 
broadband service support program to streamline and 
standardize the application process for financial assistance 
for such program. 
(b) FEDERAL AGENCY STREAMLINING.—Any Fed-
eral agency offering a Federal broadband service support 
program shall amend the applications of such agency for 
broadband service support, to the extent practicable and 
as necessary, to streamline and standardize applications 
for Federal broadband service support programs across 
the Government. 
(c) SINGLE APPLICATION.—To the greatest extent 
practicable, the Office shall seek to create one application 
that may be submitted to apply for all, or substantially 
all, Federal broadband service support programs. 
(d) WEBSITE REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Office shall 
create a central website through which potential applicants 
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can learn about and apply for support through any Fed-
eral broadband service support program. 
SEC. 31104. COORDINATION OF SUPPORT. 
The Office, any Federal agency that offers a Federal 
broadband service support program, and the Commission 
with respect to the Universal Service Fund programs shall 
coordinate to ensure that support is being distributed in 
an efficient, technology-neutral, and financially sustain-
able manner, with the goals of achieving universal access 
to affordable broadband service and promoting the most 
job and economic growth for all residents of the United 
States. 
SEC. 31105. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this chapter is intended to alter or amend 
any provision of section 254 of the Communications Act 
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254). 
SEC. 31106. FUNDING. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—There are appropriated to the 
Assistant Secretary, out of any money in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, $26,000,000 to carry out this 
chapter for fiscal year 2021, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Assistant Sec-
retary $26,000,000 to carry out this chapter for fiscal 
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year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
SEC. 31107. STUDY AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO CONNECT 
SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 12 months after 
the date of the enactment of this act, the Office of Internet 
Connectivity and Growth, in consultation with the Com-
mission and the Rural Utility Service of the Department 
of Agriculture, shall, after public notice and an oppor-
tunity for comment, conduct a study to assess the extent 
to which Federal funds for broadband internet access serv-
ices, including the Universal Service Fund programs and 
other Federal broadband service support programs, have 
expanded access to and adoption of broadband internet ac-
cess service by socially disadvantaged individuals as com-
pared to individuals who are not socially disadvantaged in-
dividuals. 
(b) REPORT AND PUBLICATION.— 
(1) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Of-
fice of Internet Connectivity and Growth shall sub-
mit a report on the results of the study under sub-
section (a) to— 
(A) the Committee on Energy & Commerce 
in the House of Representatives; 
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(B) the Committee on Commerce, Science 
and Transportation of the Senate; and 
(C) each agency administering a program 
evaluated by such report. 
(2) PUBLIC PUBLICATION.—Contemporaneously 
with submitting the report required by paragraph 
(1), the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth 
shall publish such report on the public facing 
website of— 
(A) the National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration; 
(B) the Commission; and 
(C) the Rural Utility Service of the De-
partment of Agriculture. 
(3) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The report required 
by paragraph (1) shall include recommendations 
with regard who to how Federal funds for the Uni-
versal 
Service 
Fund 
programs 
and 
Federal 
broadband service support programs may be dis-
persed in an a manner that better expands access to 
and adoption of broadband internet access service by 
socially disadvantaged individuals as compared to in-
dividuals who are not socially disadvantaged individ-
uals. 
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(c) SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUAL.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘socially disadvantaged individual’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 8 of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637). 
CHAPTER 2—DIGITAL EQUITY PROGRAMS 
SEC. 31121. STATE DIGITAL EQUITY CAPACITY GRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary 
shall establish in the Office the State Digital Equity 
Capacity Grant Program (referred to in this section 
as the ‘‘Program’’)— 
(A) the purpose of which is to promote the 
achievement of digital equity, support digital in-
clusion activities, and build capacity for efforts 
by States relating to the adoption of broadband 
service by residents of those States; 
(B) through which the Assistant Secretary 
shall make grants to States in accordance with 
the requirements of this section; and 
(C) which shall ensure that States have the 
capacity to promote the achievement of digital 
equity and support digital inclusion activities. 
(2) CONSULTATION
WITH
OTHER
FEDERAL 
AGENCIES; NO CONFLICT.—In establishing the Pro-
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gram under paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary 
shall— 
(A) consult with— 
(i) the Secretary of Agriculture; 
(ii) the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development; 
(iii) the Secretary of Education; 
(iv) the Secretary of Labor; 
(v) the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services; 
(vi) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; 
(vii) the Secretary of the Interior; 
(viii) the Assistant Secretary for In-
dian Affairs of the Department of the Inte-
rior; 
(ix) the Commission; 
(x) the Federal Trade Commission; 
(xi) the Director of the Institute of 
Museum and Library Services; 
(xii) the Administrator of the Small 
Business Administration; 
(xiii) the Federal Cochairman of the 
Appalachian Regional Commission; and 
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(xiv) the head of any other Federal 
agency that the Assistant Secretary deter-
mines to be appropriate; and 
(B) ensure that the Program complements 
and enhances, and does not conflict with, other 
Federal broadband service support programs 
and Universal Service Fund programs. 
(3) TRIBAL AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN CONSULTA-
TION AND ENGAGEMENT.—In establishing the Pro-
gram under paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary 
shall conduct robust, interactive, pre-decisional, 
transparent consultation with Indian Tribes and Na-
tive Hawaiian organizations. 
(b) ADMINISTERING ENTITY.— 
(1) SELECTION; FUNCTION.—The governor (or 
equivalent official) of a State that wishes to be 
awarded a grant under this section shall, from 
among entities that are eligible under paragraph (2), 
select an administering entity for that State, which 
shall— 
(A) serve as the recipient of, and admin-
istering agent for, any grant awarded to the 
State under this section; 
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(B) develop, implement, and oversee the 
State Digital Equity Plan for the State de-
scribed in subsection (c); 
(C) make subgrants to any of the entities 
described in clauses (i) through (xi) of sub-
section (c)(1)(D) that is located in the State in 
support of— 
(i) the State Digital Equity Plan for 
the State; and 
(ii) digital inclusion activities in the 
State generally; and 
(D) serve as— 
(i) an advocate for digital equity poli-
cies and digital inclusion activities; and 
(ii) a repository of best practice mate-
rials regarding the policies and activities 
described in clause (i). 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Any of the following 
entities may serve as the administering entity for a 
State for the purposes of this section if the entity 
has demonstrated a capacity to administer the Pro-
gram on a statewide level: 
(A) The State. 
(B) A political subdivision, agency, or in-
strumentality of the State. 
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(C) An Indian Tribe located in the State, 
a tribally designated entity located in the State, 
or a Native Hawaiian organization located in 
the State. 
(c) STATE DIGITAL EQUITY PLAN.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT; CONTENTS.—A State that 
wishes to be awarded a grant under subsection (d) 
shall develop a State Digital Equity Plan for the 
State, which shall include— 
(A) an identification of the barriers to dig-
ital equity faced by covered populations in the 
State; 
(B) measurable objectives for documenting 
and promoting, among each group described in 
subparagraphs (A) through (H) of section 
31001(6) located in that State— 
(i) the availability of, and affordability 
of access to, broadband service and tech-
nology needed for the use of broadband 
service; 
(ii) public awareness of such avail-
ability and affordability and of subsidies 
available to increase such affordability (in-
cluding subsidies available through the 
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(B) ensure that the National Lifeline Eligi-
bility Verifier approves an eligible household to 
receive the broadband benefit not later than ten 
days after the date of the submission of infor-
mation necessary to determine if such house-
hold is an eligible household. 
(4) REIMBURSEMENT.—From the Broadband 
Connectivity Fund established in subsection (g), the 
Commission shall reimburse a provider in an amount 
equal to the broadband benefit with respect to an el-
igible household that receives such benefit from such 
provider. 
(5) REIMBURSEMENT
FOR
CONNECTED
DE-
VICE.—A provider that, in addition to providing the 
broadband benefit to an eligible household, supplies 
such household with a connected device may be re-
imbursed 
up 
to 
$100 
from 
the 
Broadband 
Connectivity Fund established in subsection (g) for 
such connected device, if the charge to such eligible 
household is more than $10 but less than $50 for 
such connected device, except that a provider may 
receive reimbursement for no more than one con-
nected device per eligible household. 
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‘‘(iii) the requirements as set forth 
under this section and as may be further 
prescribed by the Commission. 
‘‘(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 
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unserved areas and areas with low-tier 
service; 
‘‘(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 
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