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Tribal governments to provide technical assistance 
with the collection and submission of data under sec-
tion 802(a)(2)(A). 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL REVIEW.—Each year, the Com-
mission, in consultation with Indian Tribes, shall re-
view the need for continued workshops required 
under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SMALL SERVICE 
PROVIDERS.—The Commission shall establish a process 
through which a provider that has fewer than 100,000 ac-
tive broadband internet access service connections may re-
quest and receive assistance from the Commission with re-
spect to geographic information system data processing to 
ensure that the provider is able to comply with the rules 
issued under section 802(a)(1) in a timely and accurate 
manner. 
‘‘(e) GAO ASSESSMENT OF FABRIC SOURCE DATA.— 
‘‘(1) ASSESSMENT.—The Comptroller General 
of the United States shall conduct an assessment of 
key data sources that are used for purposes of the 
Fabric to identify and geocode locations where fixed 
broadband internet access service can be installed, in 
order to develop recommendations for how the qual-
ity and completeness of such data sources can be im-
proved as data sources for the Fabric. Data sources 
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to be assessed shall include any sources of relevant 
Federal data, including the National Address Data-
base administered by the Department of Transpor-
tation, State- and county-level digitized parcel data, 
and property tax record tax attribute recording. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this title, the Comptroller 
General shall submit to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate a report containing the rec-
ommendations developed in the assessment under 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(f) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO CONSUMERS AND 
STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTI-
TIES.—The Commission shall provide technical assistance 
to consumers and State, local, and Tribal governmental 
entities with respect to the challenge process established 
under section 802(b)(5), which shall include— 
‘‘(1) detailed tutorials and webinars; and 
‘‘(2) making available staff of the Commission 
to provide assistance, as needed, throughout the en-
tirety of the challenge process. 
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‘‘SEC. 804. COST. 
‘‘(a) LIMITATION.—The Commission may not use 
funds from the universal service programs of the Commis-
sion established under section 254, and the regulations 
issued under that section, to carry out this title. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Commission to 
carry out this title— 
‘‘(1) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; and 
‘‘(2) $9,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2022 through 2028. 
‘‘SEC. 805. OTHER PROVISIONS. 
‘‘(a) OMB.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the initial rulemaking required under section 
802(a)(1) shall be exempt from review by the Office of 
Management and Budget. 
‘‘(b) PRA.—Chapter 35 of title 44, United States 
Code (commonly known as the ‘Paperwork Reduction 
Act’) shall not apply to the initial rulemaking required 
under section 802(a)(1). 
‘‘(c) EXECUTION
OF RESPONSIBILITIES.—Except, 
with respect to an entity that is not the Universal Service 
Administrative 
Company, 
as 
provided 
in 
sections 
802(a)(2)(B), 802(b)(1)(A)(ii), and 803(d), the Commis-
sion— 
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‘‘(1) including the offices of the Commission, 
shall carry out the responsibilities assigned to the 
Commission under this title; and 
‘‘(2) may not delegate any of the responsibil-
ities assigned to the Commission under this title to 
any third party, including the Universal Service Ad-
ministrative Company. 
‘‘(d) REPORTING.—Each fiscal year, the Commission 
shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a re-
port that summarizes the implementation of this title and 
associated enforcement activities conducted during the 
previous fiscal year.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 16, 
2019. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 345 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4229 
AN ACT 
To require the Federal Communications Commis-
sion to issue rules relating to the collection of 
data with respect to the availability of broadband 
services, and for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 17, 2019 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
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