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Calendar No. 431 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2666 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
APRIL 18, 2016 
Received 
APRIL 20, 2016 
Read the first time 
APRIL 21, 2016 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from 
regulating the rates charged for broadband Internet ac-
cess service. 
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 ‘‘No Rate Regulation 
of Broadband Internet Access Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REGULATION OF BROADBAND RATES PROHIBITED. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Fed-
eral Communications Commission may not regulate the 
rates charged for broadband Internet access service. 
SEC. 3. EXCEPTIONS. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the 
authority of the Commission to— 
(1) condition receipt of universal service sup-
port under section 254 of the Communications Act 
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 254) by a provider of broadband 
Internet access service on the regulation of the rates 
charged by such provider for the supported service; 
(2) enforce subpart Y of part 64 of title 47, 
Code of Federal Regulations (relating to truth-in- 
billing requirements); or 
(3) enforce section 8.9 of title 47, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations (relating to paid prioritization). 
SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
For purposes of this Act, broadband Internet access 
service shall not be construed to include data roaming or 
interconnection. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE.— 
The term ‘‘broadband Internet access service’’ has 
the meaning given such term in the rules adopted in 
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the Report and Order on Remand, Declaratory Rul-
ing, and Order that was adopted by the Commission 
on February 26, 2015 (FCC 15–24). 
(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Communications Commission. 
(3) RATE.—The term ‘‘rate’’ means the amount 
charged by a provider of broadband Internet access 
service for the delivery of broadband Internet traffic. 
(4) REGULATION.—The term ‘‘regulation’’ or 
‘‘regulate’’ means, with respect to a rate, the use by 
the Commission of rulemaking or enforcement au-
thority to establish, declare, or review the reason-
ableness of such rate. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 15, 2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 431 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2666 
AN ACT 
To prohibit the Federal Communications Commis-
sion from regulating the rates charged for 
broadband Internet access service. 
APRIL 21, 2016 
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