I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8556 
To amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure that 
certain telecommunications assistance available to assist school buses 
is preserved consistent with the Declaratory Ruling in the matter of 
Modernizing the E-Rate Program for Schools and Libraries adopted 
by the Federal Communications Commission on October 19, 2023 (FCC 
23–84; WC Docket No. 13–184), and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2024 
Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Ms. NORTON, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. 
ROBERT GARCIA of California, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Ms. STANSBURY) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 
to ensure that certain telecommunications assistance 
available to assist school buses is preserved consistent 
with the Declaratory Ruling in the matter of Modern-
izing the E-Rate Program for Schools and Libraries 
adopted by the Federal Communications Commission on 
October 19, 2023 (FCC 23–84; WC Docket No. 13– 
184), and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Clarifying E–Rate Act 
of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES FOR CERTAIN 
PROVIDERS. 
(a) SCHOOL BUSES AND OTHER LOCATIONS WHERE 
LEARNING OCCURS.—Section 254 of the Communications 
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(6), by striking ‘‘and class-
rooms’’ and inserting ‘‘(including classrooms associ-
ated with such schools, buses associated with such 
schools (if owned, leased, or contracted by a school 
and used primarily to transport students to and 
from such school or activities related to such school), 
and other locations where learning occurs as deter-
mined appropriate by the Commission)’’; 
(2) in subsection (h)(1)(B), by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding, with respect to schools, to classrooms asso-
ciated with such schools, buses associated with such 
schools (if owned, leased, or contracted by a school 
and used primarily to transport students to and 
from such school or activities related to such school), 
and other locations where learning occurs as deter-
mined appropriate by the Commission)’’ after ‘‘edu-
cational purposes’’; and 
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(3) in subsection (h)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘school 
classrooms’’ and inserting ‘‘schools (including class-
rooms associated with such schools, buses associated 
with such schools (if owned, leased, or contracted by 
a school and used primarily to transport students to 
and from such school or activities related to such 
school), and other locations where learning occurs as 
determined appropriate by the Commission)’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to amounts made available for fund-
ing year 2025 and each funding year thereafter. 
(c) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—The amendments 
made by subsection (a) may not be construed to affect 
the authority of the Federal Communications Commission 
with respect to the Declaratory Ruling in the matter of 
Modernizing the E–Rate Program for Schools and Librar-
ies adopted by the Commission on October 19, 2023 (FCC 
23–84; WC Docket No. 13–184). 
(d) DETERMINATIONS.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Commu-
nications Commission shall promulgate a notice of pro-
posed rulemaking to— 
(1) specify, if any, additional locations where 
learning occurs that the Commission determines ap-
propriate 
for 
purposes 
of 
subsections 
(b)(6), 
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(h)(1)(B), and (h)(2)(A) of section 254 of the Com-
munications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254), as 
amended by this Act; and 
(2) establish an annual assessment process for 
determining if further modifications are necessary 
with respect to such additional locations. 
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